(a) The total area of all permanent signs for each parcel shall not exceed the number of square feet indicated as follows:
(1) One pole or one ground sign (choice of either, but not both).
A. Pole. The maximum sign area of a pole sign shall be in accordance with the following schedule:
Schedule of Pole Sign Area Regulations | ||
For a Parcel Having: | Total Area All Sides (sq. ft.) | Maximum Area Any One Side (sq. ft.) |
One occupant | 100 | 50 |
Two or more occupants | 150 | 75 |
B. Ground. The maximum area of a ground sign shall be forty square feet per side.
(2) All other signs. The maximum area of all other signs shall not exceed three times the building frontage. Such signs must be located on the building.
(b) Sign areas shall be permitted, in addition to the areas stated in the above table, as follows:
(1) Professional or service offices and organizations above the ground floor of a building may have nameplate or additional signs if the total area of the sign does not exceed two percent of the floor area occupied by the establishment, or fifty square feet, whichever is smaller. No window sign shall exceed two square feet in sign area.
(2) The size, area and design of signs for theaters and places of amusement shall be determined for each establishment and regulated by conditional use permits issued by the Planning Commission.
(3) Temporary development signs announcing a proposed building or a building under construction, or advertising the sale, rental or lease of a building or part thereof, shall be located on the lot occupied by the building or use advertised and shall not exceed forty square feet in total sign area.
(4) Permanent signs, indicating the name, the owner or the manager of a building, shall be permitted, the size and design of which is to be approved by the Planning Commission.
(5) Directional signs of permanent construction, indicating traffic routes and similar functions, shall be permitted in addition to the above limitations, if each sign does not exceed four square feet in total sign area.
(6) Temporary signs announcing sales, new products and special business events shall be permitted on the inside and outside of buildings and in yards where other signs are permitted, in addition to the permanent business signs, provided such signs do not exceed forty percent of the maximum sign area permitted for each establishment and are not displayed for more than thirty consecutive days.
(c) Signs for buildings and uses permitted in an Executive Office Park District shall be limited as follows:
(1) One ground sign per building, not to exceed forty square feet in area and not less than eight feet above grade, or one flat or wall sign not exceeding one square foot in area for each foot of building frontage, shall be permitted.
(2) Temporary development signs announcing a proposed building or a building under construction, or advertising the sale, rental or lease of a building or a part thereof, shall be located on the lot occupied by the building or use advertised and shall not exceed forty square feet in total sign area.
(3) Directional signs of permanent construction, indicating traffic routes and similar functions, shall be permitted in addition to the above limitations, if each sign does not exceed four square feet in total sign area.
(4) Signs visible from the exterior shall not be permitted for any permitted accessory uses.
(Ord. 95-2-3. Passed 4-4-95.)