Signs in commercial and industrial districts.

§ 255-1530. Signs in commercial and industrial districts.

- (1) Signs in commercial and industrial districts may be either wall-mounted, freestanding or projecting and may be illuminated, except as provided for elsewhere in this chapter.

- (2) In commercial and industrial districts, except shopping centers [§ 1530A(2)], there may be one wall-mounted sign for each main building or use as follows: Table 15-1 Distance of Sign from Nearest Public Maximum Permitted Area of Wall Street Line Mounted Sign Less than 200 feet 1 square feet per lineal foot of building frontage. Maximum area: 60 square feet 200 to 299 feet 1 square feet per lineal foot of building frontage. Maximum area: 100 square feet 300 to 399 feet 1 square feet per lineal foot of building frontage. Maximum area: 150 square feet 400 to 499 feet 1 square feet per lineal foot of building frontage. Maximum area: 200 square feet 500+ feet 1 square feet per lineal foot of building frontage. Maximum area: 250 square feet (3) Additionally, one freestanding sign for each main building not to exceed 48 square feet per side may be allowed. The sign shall not exceed 20 feet in height above the finished grade and shall be erected so that it does not impede vision or obstruct access to any street, sidewalk, driveway, off-street parking or loading facility or any other required access. Where two or more structures are located on the same or contiguous lots, owned and operated as a unit, or where a number of commercial or industrial uses share the same entrance, a sign plaza in conformance with § 255-1530B(2) may be required. In place of any allowable wall-mounted or freestanding sign, a projecting sign in accordance with § 255-1510B(5) is permitted.

- (1) There may be one wall-mounted sign for each use or establishment, not to exceed one square foot for each lineal foot of the portion of the building's wall containing the use or establishment. Such sign shall be located in accordance with Table 15-1. The measurement shall be taken along the building frontage.

- (2) In addition to such wall-mounted signs, there shall be permitted in shopping centers one common freestanding sign identifying all uses. Such freestanding signs shall conform to the following: Table 15-2 Freestanding Signage Maximum Area of Freestanding Maximum Height of Sign Freestanding Sign Zoning District (square feet) (feet from ground level) Village Commercial 12 6 Zones GB and I 2.5 per 1,000 G.F.A (Maximum 150) 20 (3) Signs in shopping centers may be illuminated.

- (4) A freestanding sign shall not be erected so as to impede the vision or obstruct access to or from any street, sidewalk, driveway, off-street parking or loading facility, or any other access required.