§ 208-2112. Number of Freestanding Signs.

A.         Except as authorized by this section, no lot or parcel may have more than one (1) freestanding sign.

B.         If a commercial or industrial use is located on a corner lot that has at least one hundred fifty (150) feet of frontage on each of the two (2) intersecting public streets, then the development may have not more than one (1) freestanding sign along each side of the development bordered by such streets. However, in such cases the total freestanding sign area shall be limited to fifty (50) square feet for both signs and no one (1) sign shall exceed thirty-five (35) square feet.

C.         If a development is located on a lot that is bordered by two (2) public streets that do not intersect at the lot's boundaries (double front lot), then the development may have not more than one (1) freestanding sign on each side of the development bordered by such streets.  However, in such cases the total freestanding sign area shall be limited to fifty (50) square feet for both signs and no one (1) sign shall exceed thirty-five (35) square feet.

D.         A freestanding sign to be used on a parcel of commercial or industrial property with multiple uses and a name distinct from that of any occupant, such as a shopping center, shall be permitted a freestanding sign area of one hundred (100) square feet which shall be used only to identify the center and/or as a register to identify the multiple uses.  Where such use has over one thousand (1,000) feet of total street frontage, the allowable signage may be divided between two (2) freestanding structures.

 

Last Updated on September 29, 2008
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