SEC. 1111.2. SIGN PERMITS.

   (a)   New general advertising signs are prohibited in any Conservation District or on any historic property regulated by this Article 11.

   (b)   If a permit for a sign is required pursuant to Article 6 of this Code, the requirements of this Section shall apply to such permit in addition to those of Article 6.

   (c)   In addition to the requirements of Article 6, an application for a business sign, general advertising sign, identifying sign, or nameplate to be located on a Significant or Contributory Building or any building in a Conservation District shall be subject to review pursuant to the provisions of this Article. The HPC, or the Planning Department pursuant to Section 1111.1 of this Code, shall disapprove the application or approve it with modifications to conform to the requirements outlined in Section 1111.6 of this Code, including the proposed location, materials, typeset, size of lettering, means of illumination, method of replacement, or the attachment so that the special architectural, historical or aesthetic significance of the subject building or the Conservation District are preserved. No application shall be denied on the basis of the content of the sign.

(Added by Ord. 414-85, App. 9/17/85; amended by Ord. 95-12, File No. 120301, App. 5/21/2012, Eff. 6/20/2012; Ord. 179-18, File No. 180423, App. 7/27/2018, Eff. 8/27/2018)

AMENDMENT HISTORY

Section header amended; section amended in its entirety; Ord. 95-12, Eff. 6/20/2012. Division (c) amended; Ord. 179-18, Eff. 8/27/2018.