B-57

Signage

• Awning sign exemption criteria

  Signs on building awnings shall not be included in determining the number of building signs permitted, or in determining permissible sign area, if they meet the following criteria: a. Such signs are uniform in font, color, size and style; b. There is only one (1) sign per awning; and c. Such signs are no larger than two (2) square feet.

• Freestanding sign approval

  All freestanding signs shall be subject to approval by the city council

• Maximum sign area for commercial buildings 5-10 storiesStoreysHabitable floor levels. Whether a basement or attic counts is defined by the local code.200 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.

  Commercial buildings, including hotels and motels, of five (5) stories to ten (10) stories may have two (2) signs in addition to other allowed signage, provided that no such sign shall have an area exceeding two hundred (200) square feet.

• Maximum sign area for commercial buildings over 10 storiesStoreysHabitable floor levels. Whether a basement or attic counts is defined by the local code.300 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.

  Commercial buildings, including hotels and motels, of more than ten (10) stories in height may have two (2) signs in addition to other allowed signage, provided that no such sign shall have an area exceeding three hundred (300) square feet.

• Maximum sign area for commercial buildings under 5 storiesStoreysHabitable floor levels. Whether a basement or attic counts is defined by the local code.150 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.

  Commercial buildings, including hotels and motels, of less than five (5) stories in height may have two (2) signs in addition to other allowed signage, provided that no such sign shall have an area exceeding one hundred fifty (150) square feet.

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

  no individual sign shall exceed sixty (60) square feet in area.

• Maximum major tenant sign area per foot of building footage1.2 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000./ft

  For each foot of building footage, a major tenant may have a maximum of one and two-tenths (1.2) square feet of sign area

• Maximum number of signs for major tenant4 count

  No major tenant shall have a total of more than four (4) signs

• Maximum number of signs per facade for major tenant2 count

  or more than two (2) signs per building facade.

• Maximum sign area for parking structures75 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.

  Public or private parking structures and parking garages may have one (1) sign per vehicle entrance and two (2) additional signs. Such signs shall be no greater in area than seventy-five (75) square feet.

• Maximum sign area at residential entrance8 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.

  One additional sign at each street-level entrance to upper-floor residential dwelling units shall be permitted; provided, that no such sign shall exceed eight (8) square feet in area.

• Maximum sign area per foot of occupancy frontageFrontageThe length of a lot line that touches a public street.0.6 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000./ft

  For each foot of occupancy frontage, an establishment shall have no more than six-tenths (0.6) of one (1) square foot of sign area.

• Maximum sign area for establishments with less than 40 ft frontageFrontageThe length of a lot line that touches a public street.24 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.

  Any establishment having less than forty (40) feet of occupancy frontage may have one (1) sign not exceeding twenty-four (24) square feet in area.

• Maximum story for signs2 story

  No such sign shall be allowed above the second story of any building.

• Maximum number of signs per establishment4 count

  No single establishment shall have more than four (4) signs

• Maximum number of signs per building facade2 count

  or more than two (2) signs per building facade

• Maximum sign area at street level entrance20 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.

  Two (2) additional signs, not exceeding twenty (20) square feet each, shall be allowed at each street level entrance.