§ 20-26. Wall signs; canopy signs; awning signs; projecting signs; and window signs.

All signs under this section require a permit. Wall signs, canopy signs and awning signs for all nonresidential use properties except the DBD district shall comply with the following:

(1)

Area. Wall signs shall have an aggregate area not to exceed two (2) square feet for each linear foot of building face, not to exceed two hundred (200) square feet in area. Canopy and awning signage shall be deducted from allocated wall sign area.

(2)

Changeable copy. Wall, canopy or awning signs shall not have changeable copy unless approved as a marquee sign. Marquee wall signs may be substituted for wall signs for uses as approved such as theaters and hotels where their use is customary. Such signs shall not extend above the roofline of the building, nor extend more than two (2) feet from the face of the building upon which secured. Allowable sign dimensions shall be the same as for wall signs.

(3)

Height. No wall sign that projects more than four (4) inches from the building surface on which it is attached shall be less than eight (8) feet above the finished elevation at its lowest extremity. A wall sign shall not project above the vertical wall to which it is attached.

(4)

Prohibited. Animated illumination or effects, electronic, and/or flashing wall signs are prohibited.

(5)

Projection. No wall sign shall project more than twenty-four (24) inches from the building surface on which it is attached.

(6)

Projecting signs. A business shall be allowed to attach one (1) projecting sign to a building facade which fronts a public right-of-way with the following stipulations:

a.

The sign shall not exceed an area of six (6) square feet.

b.

The horizontal dimension of the sign shall not exceed three (3) feet.

c.

The sign shall be attached perpendicular to the building wall.

d.

The distance from the ground to the lower edge of the sign shall be a minimum of seven (7) feet over a sidewalk and a minimum of thirteen (13) over a street or driveway.

e.

The distance from the building wall to the sign shall not exceed six (6) inches.

f.

The height of the top edge of the sign shall not exceed the height of the wall from which the sign projects, if attached to a single story building, or the height of the sill or bottom of any second story window, if attached to a multi-story building.

g.

The sign may be directly or indirectly lighted, however, direct lighting shall be of the sign copy only. Animated illumination or effects, blinking, flashing, rotating, and/or scrolling projecting signs shall be prohibited.

(7)

Window signs. Each business having windows shall not cover more than fifty (50) percent of the glass area of each window with signage. Animated illumination or effects, electronic, blinking, flashing, and/or scrolling window signs shall be prohibited unless stationary as defined herein and no greater than four (4) square feet in sign area. Stationary electronic window signs do not require a permit.

(Ord. No. 26-12, 5-3-12; Ord. No. 01-15, § 7, 3-5-15)