SIGNS PERMITTED IN B-3 CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT. | ||||||||||
Sign Style | Sign Type | Permitted Signs (#1) | Max. No. Per Zone Lot | Max. Area Per Zone Lot | Max. Area Per Individual Sign Face | Max. Width | Max. Ht. From Grade (#2) | Setback Front (#2) | Setback Side & Rear (#2) | Other Requirements |
All Permitted Signs in B-3 Districts | Internal and external illumination permitted with a sign permit | |||||||||
Freestanding Signs | ||||||||||
Area Identification Sign | P | 1 per development entrance | – | 70 s.f. | 14 ft. | 6 ft. | 10 ft. | 10 ft. | ||
Low Profile or Monument Sign | P | 1 | – | 70 s.f. | 10 ft. | 8 ft. | 10 ft. | 10 ft. | ||
Building Signs | ||||||||||
Awning Sign | P | 2 | – | 25% of vertical surface of awning | – | (# 3) | 5 ft. | 5 ft. | ||
Canopy or Marquee Sign | P | 1 | 10% of wall area of which such sign is a part | 25% of vertical surface of canopy or marquee | – | (# 3) | 3 ft. from curb face | 5 ft. | ||
Identification Sign | N | 1 per building | 1.5 s.f. | 1.5 s.f. | – | – | – | – | (# 4) | |
Projecting Sign | P | 1 | 10% of wall area of which such sign is a part | 40 s.f. | 6 ft. | (# 3) | – | – | ||
Suspended / Swinging Sign | P | 1 per bldg. entrance | 12 s.f. | 6 s.f. | 6 ft. | (# 3) | – | – | ||
Wall Sign | P | 1 per building unit (# 5) | – | s.f. equal to 1.6 times lineal frontage of building facade | – | – | – | – | ||
Permanent Window Sign | P | 1 | – | 25% of the total window area of each ground floor occupancy of a building (# 6) | – | 12 ft. | – | – | ||
(Ord. 84-2006. Passed 8-21-06; Ord. 57-2017. Passed 10-2-17.)
Footnotes to Signs Permitted in the B-3 Central Business District: | |
#1. | P = Sign permit required; N = No sign permit required |
#2. | Signs located within sixty (60) feet of a street intersection or a railroad and a street intersection must provide a clear view between heights of two and one-half (2-1/2) feet and 10 feet and shall not be located within 10 feet of a curb line or a paved roadway. Signs shall not be allowed to project over public rights of way except for wall signs on the front wall of a building which abut the right-of-way. |
# 3. | A vertical clearance of 10 feet is required from a sidewalk, private drive, or parking area. Signs attached to the underside of a canopy or marquee shall have a minimum clearance of 8 feet from same. Where applicable, a vertical clearance of 14 feet is required from a public street. |
# 4. | Only name and address of occupant allowed on sign. Identification wall signs not exceeding 4 square feet in area with non-illuminated letters may be permitted in addition to regulated signage. |
# 5. | Premises fronting on more than one public right of way may not combine permissible signs for one frontage with another frontage for the purpose of placing the combined area of signs on the frontage. |
# 6. | The percentage figure here shall mean the percentage of the area of the wall of which such sign is a part or to which each such sign is most nearly parallel. |
(Ord. 1-2006. Passed 2-22-06.)