1. Sign Area Allowed – Horizontal Multiple Tenant Buildings. The following sign areas shall be allowed.
A. Public Street Facing Tenant(s):
(1) One and a half square feet of sign area may be erected for every linear foot of tenant frontage to a maximum of 100 square feet.
(2) In the case that the tenant(s) sign has a setback of greater than 250 feet from the nearest public street right-of-way, two square feet of sign area may be erected per linear foot of tenant frontage to a maximum sign area of 200 square feet.
(3) In the case that a tenant has frontage along more than one public street, the total sign area shall be calculated off of no more than two public street frontages, up to a maximum of 400 square feet.
(4) Tenants frontage shall be measure from demising wall to demising wall (see Figure 167A).
(5) Buildings greater than 50,000 square feet are not subject to the square footage maximums listed above.
B. Nonpublic Street Facing Tenant(s):
(1) One and a half square feet of sign area may be erected for every linear foot of tenant frontage to a maximum of 100 square feet.
(2) In the case that the tenant(s) sign has a setback of greater than 250 feet from the nearest public street right-of-way, two square feet of sign area may be erected per linear foot of tenant frontage to a maximum sign area of 200 square feet.
(3) In the case that a tenant has frontage along both a non-public street and a public street, the sign area shall be calculated off of the public street facing frontage.
(4) In the case that a tenant is not oriented towards a street frontage and desires to place a sign on the elevation that faces a street frontage, the maximum allowable sign area allowed to be displayed by all tenants on the public street facing frontage shall be one and a half square feet of sign area per linear foot of building frontage.
(5) Tenant frontage shall be measured from demising wall to demising wall (see Figure 167A).
(6) Buildings greater than 50,000 square feet are not subject to the square footage maximums listed above.
Figure 167A
Horizontal Multiple Tenant Building Oriented Toward Street Frontage
Horizontal Multiple Tenant Building Oriented Toward Street Frontage
2. Sign Area Allowed – Vertical Multiple Tenant Buildings. In the case of a vertical multiple tenant building, the maximum square footage for each building or tenant signs shall be one square foot of sign area for every linear foot of building or tenant frontage. In the event that a tenant occupies more than one story, they shall not be permitted to count the frontage on both stories (see Figure 167B).
Figure 167B
Vertical Multiple Tenant Building Signage
Vertical Multiple Tenant Building Signage
3. Number of Signs Allowed. A maximum of two signs will be allowed per business with a maximum of one sign per wall. Corner tenants that front a public street or a nonpublic street will be allowed a maximum of three signs. Sign size will be limited by the regulations stated above.
4. Letters, Symbols and Logos. Under no circumstances will a letter, symbol, or logo dimension greater than six feet be allowed, except any use that occupies in excess of 100,000 square feet of building area shall be allowed to have individual letters not to exceed eight feet in height.
5. Design. All signage on a multi-tenant building shall complement the character and architecture of the building and be consistent in design and construction.