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Wall Signs •A wall sign is defined as a sign mounted on and parallel to a building wall or other vertical building surface. Signs on the sides of a service station pump island roof structure shall be considered wall signs. Permitted Districts A-B Ag Business District LC-I Limited Commercial District B-I Local Business District M-1 Industrial District C-I,C-2 Commercial District Specific Regulations The maximum size and height of a wall sign is defined by the speed limit of the adjacent highway as follows: Road Speed(MPH) Maximum size(sq.ft.) Maximu m leight(ft) - 0-35 100 a(A"„ f 1 i S 36-45 200 -- 35 45 300 50 ?(For buildings six stories or more in height a wall sign may also be located within 2D feet of the top of the building façade. )(There shall be no more than two such signs per building, except that a building on a zoning lot with two road frontages is allowed a maximum xof three wall signs and a building with more than two road frontages is allowed a maximum of 4 wall signs. >The maximum size and height of signs on zoning lots with two or more road frontages shall be determined by reference to the nearest ?<adjacent road which is not within the right-of-way of another road. ><There shall be no more than two wall signs on any one side of the building. .xWall signs shall be located only on the building containing the business advertised on the sign. .)<In the EXP-I Exposition district wall signs shall have a maximum size of 300 sq.ft. xFor a wall sign,the height shall be measured from the base of the building below the sign to the top of the sign face. The top of the sign may not be higher than the building on which it is mounted. XEach primary building housing a separate unaffiliated business on a parcel is allowed to have the total related signs as permitted by this ordinance. -X Businesses located in one building must share the total signs allocated to the building. x The total sign copy area of all on-premise signs related to a business shall not exceed the maximum permitted sign copy area. General Regulations 54,4o.sign shall use any word, phrase, symbol, shape, form, or character in such manner as to interfere with moving traffic, including signs which incorporate typical street-type or traffic control-type sign designs and colors. No sign may be installed at any location where by reason of its position, wording, illumination, size, shape, or color it may obstruct, impair, obscure, interfere with the view of, or be confused with,any official traffic control sign,signal or device. f sign may block or interfere with the visibility for ingress or egress of a driveway. All signs, except auxiliary signs, that are adjacent to driveway ingress or egress,shall provide a minimum of 6 feet of clearance between ground level and the bottom edge of the sign. —B uble deck signs,flashing or rotating lights on signs,and graphic signs are not permitted. xcept for time and temperature signs and electronic signs,no fluttering,undulating,rotating, or other moving signs shall be permitted. o sign may be located within a permanently protected green space area, a road right-of-way, an intersection vision clearance triangle, or installed on a roof. sV io sign,temporary or otherwise,shall be affixed to a tree or utility pole,fence or fence pole, or be painted on a stone. Illumination of signs must be designed so that the lighting element is shielded from view from any adjacent residence and from vehicular traffic. Neon and fiber-optic lighting and electronic signs are exempt from this regulation. cvS1-n trim is permitted on all signs and may be installed around the outside of the sign copy area. The square foot area of the trim shall not be greater than 25% of the permitted copy area of the sign. yrTfie supporting structure or bracing of a sign shall not be counted as a part of sign copy area unless such structure or bracing is made a part of the sign's message. The square foot total of all appendage sign copy areas shall be included with the sign copy area of the primary sign to provide the overall copy area of the sign.