§ 1427-37. Signs Standards for the C and UM Districts.

Signs in the C and UM Districts must comply with the following:

(a)

Maximum Building Sign Area. The maximum sign area allowed is as follows: (See § 1427-21)

(1)

CN-P and CC-P Districts : One square foot for every linear foot of building frontage per establishment.

(2)

CN-M, CC-M and UM Districts: 1.5 square feet for every linear foot of building frontage on a street per site.

(3)

CC-A and CG-A Districts : Two square feet for every linear foot of building frontage per establishment.

(4)

Changeable Copy Signs are permitted in the CN-M, CC-M, CC-A, and CG-A Districts. They may be constructed as ground, wall, marquee, or canopy signs and are subject to all other size regulations for the particular sign type selected. Only one changeable copy sign per site is permitted. A Changeable Copy Sign may not be changed or rearranged at less than a ten second interval and may not include streaming, animating, or flashing text or images, except for time/temperature signs that may change up to twenty times per minute.

(b)

Maximum Ground Sign Area. The maximum sign area allowed is as follows: (See § 1427-21)

(1)

CN-M and CC-M Districts : 0.75 square feet for every linear foot of lot frontage on a street per site.

(2)

CC-A and CG-A Districts : One square foot for every linear foot of lot frontage on a street per site.

For Signs in the CN-P & CC-P Districts, the following regulations apply:

CN-P & CC-P District	Ground Signs	Window Signs	Projecting Signs	Wall Signs	Marquee Signs	Awning or Canopy Signs
Permitted Signs	Conditional	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes, if no projecting or wall sign	Yes
Max. # of Signs	1 per site	Unlimited	1 per building frontage per establishment	1 per building frontage per establishment	1 per building frontage per establishment	1 per establishment
Max. Sign Area	30 square foot per sign space	See § 1427-29	28 sq. ft. per sign face	See § 1427-37(a)(1)	See § 1427-37(a)(1)	See § 1427-37(a)(1)
Max. # of Sign Faces Permitted	2	1	2	1	1	1
Max. Sign Height	6 ft.	See § 1427-29	See § 1427-27	20 feet above grade	Not more than 2 ft. above marquee	N/A
Max. Sign Width	6 ft.	Horizontal limits of the window	See § 1427-27	Horizontal limits of the wall	Horizontal limits of the marquee	Horizontal limits of the awning or canopy
Min. Setback from any lot line	One-half the height of the sign	N/A	See § 1427-27	N/A	N/A	N/A
Permitted Illumination	External or Internal	External or Internal	External or Internal	External or Internal	External or Internal	External or Internal

 

For Signs in the CN-M, CC-M & UM Districts, the following regulations apply:

CN-M, CC-M & UM District	Ground Signs	Window Signs	Projecting Signs	Wall Signs	Marquee Signs	Awning or Canopy Signs
Permitted Signs	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Max. # of Signs	See § 1427-25	Unlimited	1 per building frontage per establishment	1 per building frontage per establishment	1 per building frontage per establishment	1 per establishment
Max. Sign Area	36 sq. ft. per sign face	See § 1427-29	28 sq. ft. per sign face	See § 1427-37-(a)(2)	See § 1427-37-(a)(2)	See § 1427-37-(a)(2)
Max. # of Sign Faces Permitted	2	1	2	1	1	1
Max. Sign Height	10 ft.	See § 1427-29	See § 1427-27	25 ft.	Not more than 2 ft. above marquee	N/A
Max. Sign Width	None	Horizontal limits of the window	See § 1427-27	Horizontal limits of the wall	Horizontal limits of the marquee	Horizontal limits of the awning or canopy
Min. Setback from any lot line	One-half the height of the sign	N/A	See § 1427-27	N/A	N/A	N/A
Permitted Illumination	External or Internal	External or Internal	External or Internal	External or Internal	External or Internal	External or Internal

 

For Signs in the CC-A & CG-A Districts, the following regulations apply:

CC-A & CG-A District	Ground Signs	Window Signs	Projecting Signs	Wall Signs	Marquee Signs	Awning or Canopy Signs
Permitted Signs	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Max. # of Signs	See § 1427-25	Unlimited	1 per building frontage per establishment	1 per building frontage per establishment	1 per building frontage per establishment	N/A
Max. Sign Area	72 sq. ft. per sign face	See § 1427-29	28 sq. ft. per sign face	See § 1427-37(a)(3)	See § 1427-37(a)(3)	144 sq. ft.
Max. # of Sign Faces Permitted	2	1	2	1	1	1
Max. Sign Height	15 ft. unless adjacent to and oriented toward an interstate than 40 ft. per 1427-25(g)	See § 1427-29	See § 1427-27	See § 1427-23	Not more than 2 ft. above marquee	N/A
Max. Sign Width	10 ft.	Horizontal limits of the window	See § 1427-27	Horizontal limits of the establishment	Horizontal limits of the marquee	Horizontal limits of the awning or canopy
Min. Setback from any lot line	One-half the height of the sign	N/A	See § 1427-27	N/A	N/A	N/A
Permitted Illumination	External or Internal	External or Internal	External or Internal	External or Internal	External or Internal	External or Internal

 

(Ordained by Ord. No. 303-2006, § 1(Exh. A), eff. Nov. 25, 2006; a. Ord. No. 0221-2007, § 8, eff. July 6, 2007; a. Ord. No. 0222-2007, § 1, eff. July 6, 2007)