§ 33-105. Permanent point of sale signs for shopping centers.
Latest version.
Type of signs permitted: Detached; attraction board; flat; pylon; awning, canopy,
roller curtain, umbrella; semaphore.
Type of Signs
Size
Number
Setbacks and Spacing
Illumination
Maximum Height
Special Conditions*
Detached
Up to 40 square feet for first 50 feet of frontage plus .75 square feet for each additional
foot of frontage to a maximum sign size of 300 square feet
1 sign only if shopping center has less than 500 feet of lineal street frontage; a
shopping center with 500 or more lineal street frontage is permitted either 1 300-square-foot
sign or 2 200-square-foot signs; shopping centers on a corner lot are permitted an
additional 40-square-foot sign on a side street
Setback for all street r.o.w.'s is 7 feet for a sign not exceeding 40 square feet;
thereafter .8125 feet of additional setback for each 10 square feet of sign (calculated
to the nearest ½ foot)
Interior side setback is a minimum of 3½ feet for a sign not exceeding 40 square feet;
thereafter the interior side setback shall be increased by 10 percent of the calculated
street frontage up to 100 lineal feet and by 20 percent of the calculated street frontage
where the same exceeds 100 lineal feet but does not exceed 200 lineal feet; then increases
by 30 percent of the calculated street frontage above the 200 lineal feet
Minimum space between detached signs shall be 20 feet
Illumination permitted; see general provision on illumination
30 feet from grade to top of sign
Sign shall be used only to identify the shopping center and/or as a directory of tenants
in the shopping center
Flat (wall and cantilever)
10 percent of the wall area for a building that does not exceed 15 feet in height,
then 1.5 percent increase for each foot of building height above grade measured to
the bottom of the sign
Only 2 signs of a type selected by applicant
Not applicable
Same as detached
Not applicable
Signs permitted only for individual tenants shopping center must be placed flat against
building or on a cantilever or pylon
Awning, canopy, roller curtain and umbrella signs
24 square feet
Same as flat
7 feet from r.o.w.
Illumination permitted; see general provision on illumination
Not applicable
No permit required
Semaphore signs
Maximum of 4 square feet per side face
Number approved by the Director in his approval of the plot use plan for the shopping
center
Only 2 dual-faced signs may be attached to any 1 standard or pole
Location determined by the Director in his approval of the plat use plan for shopping
centers
Signs must observe setback requirements applicable to other detached signs
Signs must be attached to light standards in parking lots and shall not contain any
illumination save and except as provided by the overhead electrical lights supported
by the standard or pole
Minimum of 9 feet from the parking lot paved surface to bottom of sign
No more than 30 feet from parking lot paved surface to top of sign
Permitted only in shopping centers in BU-1A and more liberal districts
The property of the shopping center and its parking lot area must be under one (1)
ownership and abutting and immediately adjacent to one (1) another; the electrical
light standard and/or pole supporting such signs shall be sufficient to support the
signs without the possibility of injury to person and property
*Service stations in a shopping center are permitted the same type and number of signs
that are permitted a service station in a BU (Business) District and shall comply
with all regulations applicable to it in the BU District.
