SIGNS PERMITTED IN B-4 SHOPPING CENTER 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-4 Districts | Internal and external illumination permitted with a sign permit (#3) | |||||||||
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 per development | – | 100 s.f. | 10 ft. | 10 ft. | 10 ft. | 10 ft. | ||
Building Signs | ||||||||||
Awning Sign | P | 1 per Building Unit | – | 25% of vertical surface of awning | – | (# 4) | 5 ft. | 5 ft. | ||
Canopy or Marquee Sign | P | 1 | 10% of the wall area of the Bldg. Unit of which such sign is a part | 25% of vertical surface of canopy or marquee | – | (# 4) | 3 ft. from curb face | 5 ft. | ||
Identification Sign | N | 1 per Bldg. Unit | – | 1.5 s.f. | – | – | – | – | (# 5) | |
Suspended / Swinging Sign | P | 1 per Bldg. Entrance | – | 6 s.f. | 3 ft. | (# 4) | – | – | ||
Wall Sign | P | 1 per Bldg Unit (# 6) | – | s.f. equal to 1.6 times lineal footage of building facade | – | – | – | – | ||
Permanent Window Sign | P | 1 | – | 25% of the total window area of each ground floor occupancy of a building (# 7) | -- | 12 ft. | – | -- | ||
(Ord. 84-2006. Passed 8-21-06; Ord. 57-2017. Passed 10-2-17..)
Footnotes to Signs Permitted in the B-4 Shopping Center District: |
Footnotes to Signs Permitted in the B-4 Shopping Center District: | |
# 1. | P = Sign permit required; N = No sign permit required |
# 2. | Signs shall not be allowed to project over public rights of way. 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. |
# 3. | No direct light or significant glare from sign illumination shall be cast onto any right-of-way or adjacent zone lot that is zoned or used for residential purposes. No exposed bulbs or signs of excessively bright luminance are permitted. |
# 4. | 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 12 feet is required from a public street. |
# 5 | 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. |
# 6 | 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. |
# 7 | 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.)