Agenda - Planning Commission - 08/26/2021

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(Code 1978, § 9.12.08; Ord. No. 94-02, 2-28-1994; Ord. No. 03-31, 9-15-2003; Ord. No. 08-07, § 2, 2-12-2008; Ord. No. 08-25, § 2, 8-12-2008; Ord. No. 10-11, § 2, 7-27-2010; Ord. No. 13-15, § 2, 8-27-2013) Sec. 117-520. E-1 and E-2 Employment Districts. (a) Wall, canopy or marquee sign. Total sign area may not exceed 15 percent of the front building facade. Sign height shall not exceed the top of the parapet wall or, if no parapet wall, sign height shall not exceed the height of the eaves. A wall, canopy or marquee sign may be located on the outermost wall of any principal building but shall not project more than 16 inches from the wall to which the sign is to be affixed. Where a principal building is devoted to two or more permitted uses, the operator of each such use may install a wall sign upon his proportionate share of the building wall to which the sign is to be affixed. The maximum gross surface area of each such wall sign shall be determined by calculating the proportionate share of the area of the building wall, including doors and windows to which the sign is to be affixed and applying such proportion to the total permitted wall sign aggregate gross surface area for the building. The gross surface area of a wall sign may be increased by ten percent if such wall sign: (1) Consists only of individual, outlined alphabetic, numeric, and/or symbolic characters without background except provided by the building surface to which the sign is to be affixed; and (2) Any illumination, if any, is achieved through shielded illumination, shielded silhouette lighting, or shielded spot lighting but not any lighting where the light source is visible or exposed on the face or sides of the characters. (b) Ground signs. There shall not be more than one ground sign for each parcel or per road frontage on parcels with more than one road frontage, not to exceed an aggregate of two ground signs. The gross surface area of a ground sign shall not exceed 100 square feet for each exposed face nor exceed an aggregate gross surface area of 200 square feet. For parcels qualifying for two ground signs, the second ground sign shall not exceed 50 square feet for each exposed face nor exceed an aggregate gross surface area of 100 square feet and may not exceed 12.5 feet in height as measured in section 117-463(c) of this section. (c) Directional signs. (1) Directional or instructional signs are permitted in accordance with section 117-463(I). (2) Parking lot directional signs designating parking area entrances and exits are limited to one sign for each entrance and/or exit and shall not exceed four square feet for each exposed face. Parking lot directional signs shall not project higher than five feet in height, as measured from the established grade of the parking area to which such signs are accessory. (3) Parking lot instructional signs designating the conditions of use or identification of parking areas shall not exceed eight square feet and shall not project higher than ten feet in height for wall signs and seven feet in height for ground signs, as measured from the established grade of the parking area to which such signs are accessory. (d) Window signs. Window signs shall not exceed 30 percent of the area of the window in which the sign is proposed to be displayed. (Code 1978, § 9.12.09; Ord. No. 94-02, 2-28-1994; Ord. No. 03-31, 9-15-2003; Ord. No. 08-07, § 2, 2-12-2008; Ord. No. 08-25, § 2, 8-12-2008; Ord. No. 17-01, § 2, 1-10-2017) Sec. 117-521. Business and industrial park signs. (a) Park identification signs. Industrial or business park signs shall be permitted to contain the following information: the name and address of the park, the management or the developer thereof, and the names of (Supp. No. 10, Update 2) Created: 2021-07-01 14:42:48 [EST] Page 13 of 15