§ 33-106. Permanent point of sale signs in the BU and IU Districts.

Type of signs permitted: Detached; marquee; flat; awning, canopy, roller curtain, umbrella; projecting; pylon. (Not applicable to shopping centers; see definition for shopping centers.)

Type of Signs	Size	Number	Setbacks and Spacing	Illumination	Maximum Height	Special Conditions
Detached	40 square feet maximum for first 50 feet of initial street frontage plus .75 square foot for each additional foot of street frontage to a maximum sign size of 300 square feet	See special conditions	Setback for all street r.o.w.'s is 7 feet for a sign not exceeding 40 square feet; thereafter .8125 foot of additional setback for each 10 square feet of sign calculated to the nearest½ foot; maximum required setback need not be greater than 20 feet. 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 where the calculated street frontage is above the 200 lineal feet Minimum space between detached signs shall be 10 feet Pole signs erected in connection with service stations may disregard the interior side setbacks, provided that they do not overhang on property of different ownership and the clear distance between the bottom of the sign and the established grade elevation of the property is at least 8 feet	See general section on illumination	30 feet from grade to top of sign	Type and number of point of sale signs permitted for a single individual business on a lot will be based on the following formula:  Lot frontage     Signs  (feet)     allowed 0—75       2 signs but no detached 76—150       3 signs, one (1) of which may be detached 151 +       4 signs, one (1) of which may be detached In addition, a corner lot with minimum dimensions of 300 feet by 300 feet will be allowed 4 signs, 2 of which may be detached signs provided that the second sign is no greater than ½ the size allowed the first sign and provided the separation between the 2 signs is at least equal to 50 percent of the total amount of frontage on both streets or roadways Where multiple businesses are located on a given lot, each business use shall be permitted a wall sign only
Marquee	40 square feet	Same as detached	15 feet from r.o.w. 5 feet from interior side property line	Same as detached	Same as detached	Same as detached In addition, for purpose of counting signs, each face of a marquee shall count as an individual sign
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 the 15 feet measured to bottom of the sign	Same as detached	Not applicable	Same as detached	Not applicable
Awning, canopy, roller curtain and umbrella signs	24 square feet	Same as detached	Same as detached	Same as detached	Not applicable	No permit required 8″ letter height
Projecting	40 square feet	Same as detached	7 feet from r.o.w. No closer than 5 feet to interior side property line	Same as detached	Not applicable	Same as detached
Pylon	Approved sign surface area shall be 20 percent of the wall area from which the pylon extends or projects Pylon size shall be limited to a maximum of 50 percent of the approved sign surface area	Same as detached	Same as detached	Same as detached	Not applicable	In Business and Industrial Districts only, the material and construction may vary from the materials and type of construction of the exterior walls of the building but same must be approved by the Director. In all cases, the pylon shall have the appearance of a solid structure

 

(Ord. No. 85-59, § 2, 7-18-85; Ord. No. 85-81, § 1, 10-1-85; Ord. No. 95-215, § 1, 12-5-95)