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<br /> <br /> <br /> Created: 2021-04-05 11:46:26 [EST] <br />(Supp. No. 19, Update 1) <br /> <br />Page 8 of 14 <br />Sec. 78-1478. Permitted sign type, area, height, and illumination by sign district. 249 <br />All signs shall conform to the applicable standards in Table 1: Sign Standards by Sign District. The following 250 <br />provisions shall also apply: 251 <br />(1) Wall Sign. Wall signs shall not extend more than 18 inches from the wall they are attached to. 252 <br />(2) Monument Signs. 253 <br />a. No more than one monument sign shall be permitted on any site except in cases where 254 <br />properties front more than one public street. For properties that front more than one public 255 <br />street, one additional monument sign may be permitted provided that the additional monument 256 <br />sign does not exceed half the size of the maximum sign area allowed for a monument sign in the 257 <br />underlying district. 258 <br />b. The sign area of a monument sign shall only be calculated using one side of the sign. If the two 259 <br />sides are different sizes, the larger side shall be used for determining sign area. 260 <br />c. Monument signs shall be located at least five feet from any property line and shall not project 261 <br />over the property line. Clear vision shall be maintained from all streets and driveways. 262 <br />d. The total area of a monument sign shall not exceed 1.5 times the permitted sign copy area of a 263 <br />monument sign. The total sign area includes all sign copy, graphics, and s tructure. 264 <br />(3) Service Area Canopy. Each edge of a The street facing edge or face of a service area canopy is 265 <br />permitted up to 50 sq ft of sign area in addition to all other sign areas permitted on site. Such street 266 <br />facing edge or face of a service area canopy as well as areas underneath the canopy service area 267 <br />canopy facing a street is permitted 25 square feet of sign area in addition to all other sign area 268 <br />permitted on the site. Such signage may be illuminated externally, internally, or backlit, but no other 269 <br />part of the face of the canopy shall be illuminated. 270 <br />(4) Awnings and Canopies. No part of an awning or sun canopy shall be less than eight feet or greater than 271 <br />12 feet above grade. Any sign area on the awning, if illuminated, will be deducted fro m the permitted 272 <br />sign area. The fabric or material used for the awning or canopy must be opaque and no internal 273 <br />illumination is permitted. 274 <br />(5) Adult Use Signs. In addition to this division, all adult use oriented signs shall comply with the sign 275 <br />requirements in the Sexually Oriented Business Ordinance. 276 <br />Table 1: Sign Standards by Sign District <br />Sign Type District 1 District 2 District 3 District 4 District 5 <br />Total Sign area on a parcel shall <br />be in proportion to the lot <br />frontage on a street, described <br />by the ratio: 1 foot of street <br />frontage to X feet of sign area, <br />unless otherwise noted <br />1:1 1:1 1:1 1:2.5 5% of <br />building <br />façade <br />WALL <br />Maximum sign copy area — <br />single sign <br />6 sf 20 sf 60 sf 100 sf 45 sf <br />Max Height wall <br />height <br />wall <br />height <br />wall <br />height <br />wall <br />height <br />wall <br />height <br />Commented [JB4]: The Commission wanted to protect <br />adjacent residential areas from sign glare.