11-4-5.3

Extracted standards

3 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.

From the ordinance

A sign attached to, painted on, or erected against the wall, parapet, fascia or mansard roof of a building or structure with the exposed face of the sign in a plane parallel to the vertical face of the building or structure. (a) The permitted area of such signs is derived from the use and zoning district where the sign is proposed to be located, in accordance with Section 11-4 and Table 11-4. (b) No part of such sign shall project from the building wall on which it is mounted a distance greater than twenty-four (24) inches. (c) Such signs are permitted to be located on the specific business identified therein, and are not transferable in whole or in part from one building frontage to another. Where a single common entrance serves two (2) or more businesses, they are considered one (1) business for sign computation purposes. (d) Building mounted wall signs shall not extend horizontally a distance greater than sixty percent (60%) of the width of the building wall on which it is displayed. Buildings containing multiple occupancies are permitted building mounted wall signs for individual tenants, however, such signage shall not extend horizontally a distance greater than sixty (60%) of the width of the building wall designated for such specific occupancy. (e) No building mounted wall sign shall extend above or below the wall, parapet, or fascia upon which it is placed, nor shall such signs be installed within twelve (12) inches of the top of such building or parapet wall. Signs mounted on the lower portion of a mansard roof with a slope exceeding forty-five (45) degrees from the horizon are permitted, provided such signs do not project above the top of the roof feature on which it is placed. No sign is permitted which breaks the silhouette of the building on which it is located.