(a)        Signs permitted for all commercial and industrial uses located in the HMC, OC, LC and HC zoning districts are as follows. For residential uses, please refer to Sec. D-10. For public and institutional uses, please refer to Sec. D-14. 

Sign Type

Maximum Number of Signs Per Lot

Maximum Sign Area

Maximum Sign Height

Permit Required

Freestanding
  • 1 per each 150 feet of lot frontage
  • Minimum of 1 sign permitted regardless of frontage
  • Separated by a minimum distance of 75 feet from other freestanding signage located on the same zoning lot

See Sec. D-08

See Sec. D-08

Yes

Wall

N/A

20% of the building face where signs are mounted

N/A

Yes


Temporary

  1. Freestanding
  2. Wall


a. 1 sign per street frontage. 

75 ft between each sign. 

A maximum of 4 signs per lot.

b. N/A


a. 64 square feet

b. 20% of building frontage where mounted


a. 6 feet

b. N/A

Yes

Directional

2 per drive entrance

6 square feet

4 feet 

No

Projecting/V-Sign

1 per façade

32 square feet

8 feet minimum clearance over pedestrian walkways

Yes

Awning/Canopy/Marquee

1 per face

50% of awning, canopy or marquee face

N/A

Yes

Off-premises sign (billboard)  
  • 1 per lot
  • Billboards count toward the total sign allotment for the property 
  • Minimum separation of 1500 feet between billboards along the same side of the road

300 square feet

40 feet

Yes

Off-premises sign (non-billboard)

Permitted in cases where a legally platted lot does not have public road frontage, provided: 

  • The sign shall be placed in a permanent sign easement
  • The sign is placed along the nearest public street to the establishment it serves
  • The establishment the sign serves is visible from the sign location

See Sec. D-08

See Sec. D-08

Yes

(b)        Electronic Message Center signs shall be permitted in all zoning districts pertaining to this section and shall be classified in accordance with the sign type (wall, freestanding, etc.), except that portable or temporary electronic message center signs are not permitted. 

(c)        Center Identification Signs To encourage efficiency in signage and reduce the aesthetic impact of multiple freestanding signs advertising businesses on the same or adjoining properties, Center Identification Signs are encouraged. Center identification signs shall comply with the following: 

Sign Type

Maximum Number of Signs Per Lot

Maximum Sign Area

Maximum Sign Height

Permit Required

Center Identification
  • 1 per each 200 feet of lot frontage 
  • Separated by a minimum distance of 200 feet from other freestanding signage located on the same zoning lot

300 square feet

40 feet

Yes

(Code 2020)

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