Sec. 2209(c)

Signage

• Cabinet or box signs prohibitedProhibitedNot allowed in the district at all, short of rezoning or a variance.

  Cabinet or box signs, either standing alone or as a component of a sign, shall not be allowed.

• Electronic displays restricted to major entertainment venues

  Electronic displays shall be allowed only for major entertainment venues and shall require the approval of the City Council

• Maximum awning extension over public property3 ft

  Awnings shall not horizontally extend more than three (3) feet over the public street, sidewalk or other public property

• Maximum awning sign area2 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.

  Awning signs shall be limited to one (1) sign per awning and shall not exceed a maximum of two (2) square feet in area

• Maximum banner extension over public property5 ft

  shall not horizontally extend more than five (5) feet over the public street, sidewalk or other public property

• Maximum number of building crown signs2 count

  buildings no less than thirty-two (32) feet in height may have a maximum of two (2) building crown signs

• Maximum number of building crown signs (52 ft+ buildings)4 count

  Buildings no less than fifty-two (52) feet in height may have a maximum of four (4) building crown signs

• Maximum canopy extension over public property3 ft

  Canopies shall not horizontally extend more than three (3) feet over the public street, sidewalk or other public property

• Maximum canopy sign area2 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.

  Canopy signs shall be limited to one (1) sign per canopy and shall not exceed a maximum of two (2) square feet in area

• Maximum changeable copy as percentage of marquee area40 pct

  the changeable copy portion of such signs is not greater than forty percent (40%) of the total area of the marquee sign

• Maximum hanging sign area9 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.

  Hanging signs shall be limited to one (1) sign for each building façade occupied by a ground story establishment and shall not exceed nine (9) square feet in area

• Maximum hanging sign extension over public property3 ft

  Hanging signs shall not horizontally extend more than three (3) feet over the public street, sidewalk or other public property

• Maximum marquee extension over public property10 ft

  Marquee signs may encroach over a public street, sidewalk or other public property by a maximum horizontal distance of ten (10) feet

• Maximum marquee sign heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.18 ft

  The top of such signs shall be at a height no greater than eighteen (18) feet above ground level

• Maximum parking structure building crown signs2 count

  parking structures no less than thirty-two (32) feet in height shall also have no more than two (2) building crown signs

• Maximum parking structure projecting sign extension6 ft

  shall not horizontally extend more than six (6) feet over the public street, sidewalk or other public property

• Maximum parking structure wall sign area60 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.

  The maximum area for projecting signs shall not exceed sixty (60) square feet

• Maximum projecting sign area per face9 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.

  Projecting signs shall not be internally illuminated and shall not exceed nine (9) square feet per face in sign area

• Maximum projecting sign extension over public property3 ft

  horizontally extend more than three (3) feet over the public street, sidewalk or other public property

• Maximum sidewalk sign area per side6 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.

  A maximum of one (1) such sign, not to exceed six square feet per side, shall be permitted per establishment

• Maximum sign story location2 story

  Except as expressly allowed, no sign shall be located above the second story of any building

• Maximum table umbrella sign area2 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.

  no more than two (2) square feet per sign

• Maximum table umbrella signs per umbrella2 count

  Table umbrella signs shall be limited to no more than two (2) signs on each umbrella

• Maximum temporary sign area for sale/lease/rent16 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.

  Temporary signs located on property for sale, lease or rent shall not exceed sixteen (16) square feet in area

• Maximum temporary signs for 100ft+ frontageFrontageThe length of a lot line that touches a public street.2 count

  leasable spaces with a building frontage one hundred (100) feet or greater in width shall be permitted a maximum of two (2) such signs

• Maximum temporary signs per building frontageFrontageThe length of a lot line that touches a public street.1 count

  Not more than one (1) such sign is permitted for each building frontage

• Maximum wall sign area60 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.

  Wall signs shall not exceed sixty (60) square feet or one (1) square foot per linear foot of building frontage

• Maximum wall sign extension over public property12 in

  No wall sign shall extend above the building façade or horizontally extend more than twelve (12) inches over the public street, sidewalk or other public property

• Maximum window sign area as percentage of window area10 pct

  Window signs shall not exceed, in the aggregate, ten (10) per cent of the total area of the windows in which they are located

• Minimum awning vertical clearance8 ft

  minimum vertical clearance of eight (8) feet above ground level

• Minimum banner vertical clearance15 ft

  Banners shall have a minimum vertical clearance of fifteen (15) feet above ground level

• Minimum building heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. for banner signs32 ft

  Banner signs other than those allowed in connection with major entertainment venues shall be permitted on buildings no less than thirty-two (32) feet in height

• Minimum canopy vertical clearance8 ft

  minimum vertical clearance of eight (8) feet

• Minimum hanging sign vertical clearance8 ft

  maintain a minimum vertical clearance of eight (8) feet above ground level

• Minimum marquee vertical clearance9 ft

  the marquee shall have a minimum vertical clearance of nine (9) feet above ground level

• Minimum projecting sign vertical clearance8 ft

  All projecting signs shall maintain a minimum vertical clearance of eight (8) feet above ground level

• Minimum sidewalk clearance8 ft

  a horizontal clearance of at least eight (8) feet shall be maintained on public sidewalks

• Neon signs restricted to windows

  Neon signs shall not oscillate, blink or flash and shall only be allowed in windows