1. The sign shall be flat against the surface of the awning.

2. The sign shall maintain a clearance of seven feet six inches above a public right-of-way or required front yard.

3. The sign shall not be closer than two feet, measured in horizontal distance, from the curb line of any street.

4. The sign shall not extend more than five feet into the right-of-way unless a license agreement pursuant to paragraph 11.5.1, General, has been issued.

5. Any fabric awning valance may not extend more than one foot below the rigid mount of the awning.

6. The maximum sign area is 40 square feet per sign.

7. Only one sign is permitted over each door or window.

8. The area of all permitted awning signs shall be included in the area of all wall signs.

1. Canopy signs shall be permitted on nonresidential uses subject to the following requirements:

2. The maximum sign area per canopy face is 12 square feet.

3. The vertical edge of the canopy sign shall be a maximum of two feet in height, except for fuel canopies, where the maximum vertical edge of the canopy may be 42 inches.

4. In no case shall the sign extend beyond the vertical edge of the canopy to which it is attached.

5. The sign area used for the computation of sign size shall be deducted from the allowable square footage for wall signs.

1. Monument Signs

A freestanding sign constructed on the ground with a continuous footing or foundation with the base of the sign at grade level.

2. Pylon Signs

A freestanding sign permanently affixed to the ground by one or more supports.

3. Standards

Standards for freestanding signs are pursuant to paragraph 11.6.2, Standards for Freestanding Signs.

1. Marquee signs shall be allowed in all non-residential districts, including MU, UC, and DD Districts, subject to the following conditions:

2. The marquee shall maintain a vertical clearance over a sidewalk of at least seven feet six inches.

3. The marquee shall be no closer than two feet, measured in horizontal distance, from the curb line of any street.

4. The message area may extend the full length of the marquee.

5. The message area shall not exceed eight feet in height.

6. The message area shall not exceed 200 square feet in area, except in the DD District where it shall not exceed 350 square feet in area.

7. Only one marquee sign shall be allowed per establishment.

1. The sign shall not extend above the top of the wall to which it is attached, except that a sign 18 inches or less in width and perpendicular to such wall may extend up to a maximum of two feet beyond the top of the wall.

2. The sign shall maintain a clearance of 7’-6" above a public right-of-way or required front yard.

3. The sign shall not extend into a required front yard more than six feet or into a public right-of-way more than 4.5 feet unless a license agreement pursuant to paragraph 11.5.1, General, has been issued.

4. The sign shall not exceed 40 square feet in area.

5. Only one sign shall be permitted per establishment, except that an establishment in a Design District with more than one street frontage may have one sign per street frontage.

1. Roof signs are allowed only in the MU District and Downtown Tier.

2. Roof signs shall be allowed by right on buildings of five stories or more.

3. Roof signs on buildings with less than five stories are allowed through the approval of a Design Special Use Permit, pursuant to Sec. 3.9, Special Use Permit.

4. The maximum sign area shall be 15% of the building façade area that is on the same building elevation as the sign. The amount of sign area devoted to roof signs shall be deducted from the allowable wall sign square footage.

1. The sign shall be no closer than two feet, measured in horizontal distance, from the curb line of any street.

2. The sign shall maintain a vertical clearance over a sidewalk of at least seven feet six inches.

3. The sign area shall not exceed 3½ square feet.

4. Only one sign shall be allowed per establishment or per exterior wall per establishment.

1. The sign may be erected up to two weeks before the event and shall be removed within seven days after the event. However, in no case shall a sign be posted for more than 30 days.

2. The sign area shall not exceed 32 square feet except in the Design districts, where the sign area shall not exceed 32 square feet or 10% of the square footage of the building façade area on one street frontage, whichever is larger.

3. Only one sign shall be allowed per business per special event and shall include the date(s) of the event in the sign copy.

4. Each business site may be issued two sign permits for a temporary sign within a 12-month period. Each 12-month period shall begin with the issuance of the first permit and shall expire 12 months from that date.

5. Construction information, or sales, rental, or leasing information, must meet the standards of paragraphs 11.4.2, 11.4.13, and 11.4.14 as applicable.

6. Exception for Downtown Design District:Signs on vacant buildings that drape the building façades or cover the windows, and that display only decorative graphics or public art, shall be allowed with no maximum square footage, number, or duration. Such signs shall be removed prior to occupancy.

7. (County Only) Within the SRP-C District, the sign area shall not exceed 32 square feet or 10% of the square footage of the building façade area on one street frontage, whichever is larger.

1. The sign shall not extend more than 12 inches from the wall of the building, except in the case of a sign on the lower slope of a roof or a canopy roof, where the sign may extend the distance required to make the sign vertical.

2. The sign may extend up to 12 inches into a public right-of-way.

3. The sign may not extend beyond the edges of the wall to which it is attached, except when the sign is contiguous on two adjacent walls of the same building, the connecting portion may extend to but not beyond the face of the adjoining portion.

4. The sign may not prevent the free entrance and exit from any window, door or fire escape.

5. Wall signs may not exceed 15% of the wall area in size. Where the area of the wall is less than 167 square feet, a minimum of 25 square feet of wall sign area is allowed.

6. The total sign area shall be the sum of all signs on the wall including signs on the wall surface, signs affixed to the wall parallel and in the same plane as the wall, signs on awnings or canopies, window signs, door signs, signs on the lower slopes of roofs or canopy roofs, and signs on parapets above roofs.

7. The sign shall only have one face, regardless of the proposed angle of separation of proposed faces.