Commercial developments shall be permitted to have accessory signs according to the following standards:
A. A townhouse or multiple-family dwelling complex containing twenty (20) or more units may have one freestanding ground sign per street frontage identifying the complex, provided said sign shall have a maximum height of six feet (6'), shall have a maximum area of ten (10) square feet, and shall be lighted from within a translucent face. No flashing or intermittent lighting shall be permitted.
B. In the C-1 suburban office and C-2 restricted commercial zoning districts, the following signs are permitted:
1. One ground sign per street frontage; and
2. One nameplate for each occupant, which shall be mounted on the building.
C. In the C-3, C-4 and C-5 zoning districts, the following signs are permitted:
1. One ground sign or freestanding sign per street frontage;
2. One of the following per freestanding structure with only one occupant: canopy sign, combination sign, fascia sign, parapet wall sign, projecting sign, or wall sign advertising the business conducted on the premises;
3. Where a group of businesses occupies the same structure, each of the occupants having street or outside exposure shall be permitted to have one of the sign types listed in subsection C2 of this section per occupant; provided that the occupant of an enclosed shopping facility with no street frontage or exposure shall be permitted to place a wall sign which shall not exceed thirty six (36) square feet in area on the outside wall of the structure in conformance with the general location standards of this title. (Ord. 1147, 2015)