Sec. 656.399.35. - Signage.

(1) Wall, projecting, marquee, or awning signs shall be clearly integrated with the architecture of the building and shall be consistent in design and materials with the architecture of the proposed building. The use of internal illumination is prohibited. Signage in the overlay should support the historic nature of the community and not detract from the area. (2) Except for those properties zoned CRO or residential properties, the maximum sign area permitted per sign is as follows. Building Size (Gross Floor Area) Maximum Sign Area Under 40,000 square feet 32 square feet 40,000- 125,000 square feet 48 square feet Over 125,000 square feet 64 square feet   (a) Building Signage, a maximum of .5 copy area per store front lineal feet of store frontage. (b) Ground Signage shall be determined by the size of the principal building structure as follows. (c) Ground Signage shall be limited in height of five feet. (d) Pole signs shall be prohibited in this area. (3) Window Signage shall be limited to 20 percent of one window pane per storefront (4) Signs located on the interior of a structure, but visible from the exterior of the building, are permitted and are not charged against the maximum allowable signage area if such signs are not physically attached or painted to the window and do not obscure more than ten percent of ground floor street side building transparency. The ten percent is not to exceed total glass area calculated for both unattached and temporary window signs. (5) Temporary Signs can take the form of banners, window graphics, or as cards integrated with a window display. Temporary signs are permitted on the interior of the business establishment only and shall be no more than five square feet of text and shall not exceed ten square feet in size and no more than ten percent of ground floor street side building transparency. Temporary signs shall not be displayed more than 30 days in a calendar year. (6) Menu Boards. One menu board shall be allowed per street address. Menu boards shall not exceed eight square feet in size (sign and copy area is calculated on one side only) and shall be positioned so as to be adjacent to that restaurant or business listed on the board and information on that board shall advertise exclusively the goods and services of that business and be placed in a manner which is clearly visible to pedestrian traffic. Said menu boards shall not be placed in the City right-of-way without permission from the City Engineer. All signs shall be removed at the end of each business day. All signs shall be securely anchored to the ground. (7) Restaurant Menu Box Signs shall be located in a permanently mounted display box on the surface of the building within eight feet to the entry. The allowable area for restaurant menu signs shall be a maximum of four square feet and shall not be included in the calculation of allowable copy area. (8) Street art signs shall be permitted by meeting the following standards: (a) Street art shall be counted toward the maximum allowable copy area; the square footage of the street art shall be calculated by multiplying the greatest width by the greatest height of the object. (b) The maximum sign area per street art sign is eight square feet. Sign and copy area is calculated on one side only. (c) One piece of street art shall be allowed per street address. A minimum storefront width of 20 feet is required to be permitted street art. (d) The street art shall not encroach into the right-of-way more than two feet and shall not be placed in the right-of-way without a encroachment permit as required by Chapter 61. Street art shall not be secured to the tree guards or tree grates or disturb the sidewalk pavement within the right-of-way. (e) Street art shall be removed at the end of the business day. (f) Street art shall be located in the front of the business and address named on the sign permit and advertise that business exclusively. (g) The applicant may have one street art piece or a menu board, but not both. (Ord. 2008-192-E, § 3)