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Proposed Ordinance 53-10. Substituted October 18, 2010. (10) Real estate signs. One temporary double face freestanding or wall sign advertising the sale, lease or rental of the premises or part of the premises on which the signs are displayed, not exceeding five square feet,. shall be permitted. (11) Projecting sians. May be permitted in cases where innovative design is demonstrated and where no potential safety hazard to motorists or pedestrians is created, subject to review and approval by the Board of Building Standards. (12) Awning sians. One awning sign shall be permitted. The total area of one face of the sign shall not exceed six square feet and the vertical dimension of the sign shall not exceed twelve inches. (d) Supplementary Area and Location Standards. (i) Side and rear entrances. In cases where the office or business building has an entrance from the side street of a corner lot or has a back entrance from a parking lot open to the public, additional sign area equal to twenty-five percent (25%) of that permitted on the front of the building may be used over such entrance. (Ord. 52-85. Passed 9-3-85.) (2) Shopping center identification signs. In addition to the sign face area permitted for each individual establishment, one shopping center sign identifying the name and/or logo of a unified shopping area in the Cl, C2, C3 Districts may be permitted, subject to review and approval by the Board of Building Standards. Shopping center signs shall not exceed forty square feet in area and may be either ground or pole signs, subject to the regulations governing such sign. (Ord. 25-96. Passed 10-7-96.) (3) Billboards. One billboard may be permitted per business or development site pursuant to the regulations and standards of subsection (f) hereof. (4) Vacant lots. Each vacant lot is permitted a maximum sign area of fifty square feet, limited to a ground sign which shall be located no closer to any street than the required building setback line. (5) One sign per building face. Notwithstanding the provision of this section, each business shall be permitted a maximum of one sign on any single building face for the building, or the portion of the building, in which the business is located; provided that this limitation shall not apply to directional signs, nameplates or real estate signs, or to a second noncommercial sign which shall not exceed five square feet. (Ord. 52-85. Passed 9-3-85.) (e) Portable Signs and Roof Signs. Portable signs and roof signs shall not be permitted in the Cl, C2, C3 zoning districts unless permitted by specific provisions of this chapter. (f) Regulations for Billboards. Page 10 of 28