(A) Generally.
(1) The regulations in this section are limited to signs in the O-1, C-1, C-2, C-3, I-1, I-2, PO-1, PC-1, and PI-2 Districts.
(2) On-site canopy or marquee signs, wall signs, and freestanding signs are permitted in all commercial, office, and industrial districts subject to the following conditions.
(B) Conditions.
(1) Signs permitted for single buildings on developed lots or group of lots developed as 1 lot, not in a business center subject to division (B)(2) below:
(a) Area. Each developed lot shall be permitted at least 1 freestanding exterior sign and 1 exterior wall sign.
1. The area of freestanding exterior signs may be up to 80 square feet, except where the speed limit is 50 mph or greater, in which case the size of the sign may be up to 120 square feet on each street frontage.
2. The area of exterior wall signs permitted for each lot shall be determined as 2 square feet of sign area for each 1 linear foot of building length which faces 1 public street.
(b) Number.
1. Each developed lot shall be permitted 1 exterior freestanding on-site sign.
2. For every developed lot that has frontage on 2 collector or arterial streets, 2 exterior on-site signs shall be permitted.
3. Only 1 freestanding identification sign shall be permitted on any street frontage.
4. All businesses without ground floor frontage shall be permitted 1 combined exterior wall sign per road frontage, in addition to the number of signs allocated to the developed lot.
5. The total area of all exterior signs shall not exceed the total sign area permitted in division (B)(1)(a) above.
(2) Signs permitted for a shopping center, office park, industrial park, or other integrated group of stores, commercial buildings, office buildings, or industrial buildings, not subject to division (B)(1) above:
(a) Freestanding signs.
1.
Each business center shall be permitted 1 freestanding identification sign for each frontage on a public street.
2. Each sign shall state only the name of the business center and the major tenants located therein.
3. The maximum permitted sign area shall be determined as 1 square foot for each 1 linear foot of building, which faces 1 public street.
4. The maximum area for each freestanding sign shall be 200 square feet.
5. Tenants of a business center shall not permit individual freestanding identification signs.
(b) Wall signs.
1. Each business in a business center with ground floor frontage shall be permitted 1 exterior wall sign.
2.
The sign area for such an exterior wall sign shall be computed as 2 square feet for each 1 linear foot of building frontage occupied by the business. This area can be divided into another sign on another wall adjacent to a street.
3. All businesses without ground floor frontage shall be permitted 1 combined exterior wall sign not more than 24 square feet in area.
(c) Office, commercial, and industrial park signs.
1. A freestanding sign, identifying the primary tenants in an office park or an industrial park, may be installed at the entrance(s) to a park.
2. Each parcel in a park will be allowed 1 available space on a park sign.
3. Each space shall be no larger than 8 inches x 48 inches.
4. Park signs shall be no higher than 6 feet above the height of the public road at the point of the centerline most closely adjacent to the sign.
5. No park sign shall be greater than 8 feet long.
6. All park signs shall be located no closer to an adjacent road than ½ of the minimum setback required for a structure on the parcel as provided in this chapter.
(3) A time and temperature sign shall be permitted in addition to the above permitted signs, provided that ownership identification or advertising copy does not exceed 10% of the total sign area and further provided that the total area of the sign does not exceed 30 square feet.
(4) Canopy and marquee signs.
(a) No canopy or marquee sign shall extend into a public right-of-way except by variance granted by the Zoning Board of Appeals.
(b) In granting the variance, the Board of Appeals shall assure that the requirements of § 150.367 are complied with; that the minimum clearance of the sign is 8 feet measured from the sidewalk surface to the bottom edge of the sign; that the sign does not obstruct pedestrian or vehicular view; and that the sign does not create a hazard for pedestrian or vehicular traffic.
(5) Permitted automobile service station signs.
(a) In addition to the provisions of divisions (B)(1) and (B)(2), an automobile service station may have 1 additional sign for each public street frontage having a driveway, for the purpose of advertising gasoline prices and other services provided on the premises.
(b) The sign shall be mounted on a freestanding structure or on the structure of another permitted sign, provided that clear views of street traffic by motorists or pedestrians are not obstructed.
(c) The sign shall not exceed 8 square feet in area.
(6) Prohibited automobile service station signs.
(a) Notwithstanding any of the provisions of §§ 150.165 et seq., 150.190 et seq., 150.215 et seq., 150.235 et seq., 150.250 et seq., 150.270 et seq., 150.295 et seq., 150.315 et seq., and 150.330 et seq., no signs shall be located on fuel pump islands, except those constituting an integral part of the pump or those required by state law or regulation.
(b) No signs shall be attached to light standards.
(c) No signs shall be attached to fuel pump canopies except those identifying self-service and full-service pumps or similar messages.
(Ord. -, Article V, § 5.2.8, passed 9-12-2006; Am. Ord. passed - -)
Penalty, see § 150.999