Accessory signs in Sign District III shall be designed, erected, altered, moved and maintained in whole or in part, in accordance with these regulations. The requirements of Sign District III shall be the same as the requirements of the Sign District II specified in § 1290.15 except as otherwise stated herein.
(A) Functional type permitted. Development signs of a temporary nature, directional signs, identifications signs and real estate signs.
(B) Structural types permitted. Ground, pole and wall.
(C) Maximum sign face area. The maximum sign face area of all permanent signs for each separate use occupying a building or unit of a building shall be related to the frontage of the building or unit thereof as determined by the following formula:
Maximum sign face area1 = (W2 x 2.0) square feet expect that the total in all cases shall not exceed 300 square feet.
1 "Maximum Sign Face Area" means the total area of one surface of a permanent sign.
2 "W" means the frontage of a building as defined in Chapter 1242.
(D) Vacant lots. Each vacant lot is permitted a maximum sign area of 50 square feet, limited to aground sign which shall be located no closer to any street than the required building setback line.
(E) Regulations for billboards.
(1) Within the maximum sign face areas for permanent signs established for Sign District III, a single billboard is permitted on a premises provided that it is:
(a) Located on a plain wall surface and not extending above the roof line or beyond the end wall. A plain wall is a surface of either brick, wood masonry or other material, or apart thereof, without windows, cornices, or other architectural or decorative features.
(b) Placed flat against and fastened on the building which has such eligible plain wall surface.
(c) Containing a sign area not exceeding 40 square feet nor more than ten percent of the eligible wall surface, whichever is less.
(d) Located:
1. A minimum of 50 feet from any public right-of-way.
2. To directly face parking lots, which are located in either side yards or rear yards.
3. Located so as not to directly face any residential district.
(e) A maximum of 16 feet above the ground.
(f) The total face area shall not exceed the limits established in § 1290.15(C)(1).
(Ord. 2003-51, passed 5-20-03)