Neon tubing may be installed on a building (unless prohibited by a specific plan or other site specific design standard or regulation), subject to the following:
A. Installation of neon on a building shall require a commission review and approval, or a revision to an existing commission review and approval or conditional use permit for the building.
B. Neon tubing which is physically or visually connected to a sign shall be considered part of the sign and its area included in the total area of the sign.
C. Neon may only be installed on a building within an architectural feature designed and intended for neon tubing.
D. All transformers, ballast, etc., shall be contained within the building or otherwise shielded from view.
E. Neon tubing shall conform with the maximum brightness standards contained in section 15.36.130 of this chapter. (Ord. 2552 § 1, 2004)