§ 1427-21. Maximum Total Sign Area.

In determining compliance with the maximum total sign area (See § 1427-35-(a), § 1427-37-(a), and § 1427-39-(a)), the following rules apply:

(a)

For a site with frontage on only one street, the linear feet of frontage along the street shall be counted for purposes of determining the maximum allowable sign area. For the purposes of § 1427-21, the building frontage is the horizontal linear dimension of the first story of the building.

(b)

The maximum total sign area for all buildings shall be the sum of the allowable building sign area permitted and the allowable ground sign area permitted in each of the individual zoning districts.

(c)

The maximum sign area for all building (wall, projecting, marquee, awning/canopy) signs shall be a multiple of the linear feet of building frontage occupied by an individual establishment, subject to the maximums delineated for each zoning district. No more than two building sign types may be used on a single building.

(d)

The maximum sign area for all ground signs shall be a multiple of the linear feet of lot frontage at the street, subject to the maximums delineated for each zoning district.

(e)

The maximum total sign area may be allocated among the permitted signs in each district, provided that each sign conforms to the applicable regulations of the district in which the sign is located and the applicable regulations for the type of sign.

(f)

In no case may the total area of all signs on a particular site exceed the maximum total sign area given for a site in a particular zoning district.

(g)

Signs that are exempt from permit requirements (§ 1427-11 Exempt Signs), listed as temporary signs (§ 1427-13 Temporary Signs) and non-commercial signs (§ 1427-15 Non-commercial Signs) do not count against the maximum total sign area for a site in a particular zoning district.

(Ordained by Ord. No. 303-2006, § 1(Exh. A), eff. Nov. 25, 2006)