B-1 Zoning District. Within the Shopping Center and Highway Commercial Zones, signs are permitted as follows:
(A) One free-standing sign indicating only the name and nature of the occupancy for each developed parcel not to exceed one square foot of sign area for each lineal foot of street frontage abutting the developed portion of the parcel, provided that:
(1) Where a developed parcel has in excess of 300 feet of street frontage, one additional free-standing sign may be erected for each additional 300 feet of street frontage in excess of the first 300 feet of street frontage abutting the developed portion of that parcel. (see Figure l).
(2) Where a developed parcel is permitted to have more than one free-standing sign under these regulations, the distance between said free-standing signs on each parcel shall be not less than 300 feet.
(B) No free-standing sign shall be located nearer than five feet to an interior property line. (Figure 2).
(C) One wall or facia sign indicating only the name and nature of the occupancy, for each occupancy within the developed parcel. The sign shall not exceed a total area of three square feet of copy for each linear foot of building occupancy or that area of copy permitted in § 157.042, whichever is the lesser. If such occupancy is on a corner, one wall sign will be permitted for each face. If the building includes a canopy, each tenant will be permitted one under canopy sign in conformity with § 157.045.
(D) No free-standing sign shall exceed the height or area established by Table 1, § 157.040. No height limit is specified for signs placed flat against the wall of a building, painted on the wall of a building or for other attached signs provided all other provisions of this chapter are complied with.
(E) With the exception of a free- standing sign, a sign may be located within or project into a required front or street sideyard setback area, if the setback area exceeds five feet. However, no sign may project into or over an abutting public right-of-way except as otherwise provided for in this chapter.
(Ord. 81-0-8, passed 4-21-81; Am. Ord. 81-0-21, passed 6-22-81; Am. Ord. 81-0-30, passed 10-26-81) Penalty, see § 157.999