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Proposed Ordinance 53-10. Substituted October 18, 2010. (c) Buildings or lots having frontage on a second street or a secondary entrance to a parking area may be permitted additional signs along such secondary streets which shall, however, not exceed twenty-five percent (25%) of the area of the signs permitted along the main facades. (d) Projecting or Pole Signs. The area of any double or multi-faced sign shall have only one face, the largest one should the faces differ is size, counted in calculating the area of the sign, and the measurable area shall be the entire area within a single, continuous perimeter composed of square or rectangles which enclose the extreme limits of the advertising message. (Ord. 50-80. Passed 10-6-80.) 1329.05 DESIGN STANDARDS. Signs, as permitted in all use districts, shall be designed to be compatible in character and style with regard to materials, color and size of the building, other signs designed or located on the same building, and other signs adjoining buildings in order to produce an overall unified effect, and in accordance with the standards set forth in this section. Signs hall be reviewed with respect to each of the provisions of this section and shall require approval by the Board of Building Standards. (Ord. 52-85. Passed 9-3-85.) (a) Continuity. Signs shall be considered in relationship to their surrounding environment and, if seen m series, should have a continuity of design. (b) Stvle and Color. The style of a sign shall be generally consistent throughout the particular building or block involved; the color of signs shall be a component of the color of the building facade and the total number of colors on a sign shall be limited to four. (c) Letterino. The lettering. on a sign shall be large enough to be easily read,. but not overly large or out of scale with the building upon which. it is placed. An excessive amount of information on signs, where visual clutter could create a potential safety hazard to motorists or pedestrians, shall not be permitted. (d) Materials. Signs shall be fabricated on and of materials which are of good quality, good durability and complementary to the building of which. they become a part. When noncombustible outdoor signs or display structures are required by this chapter, all parts including the supporting structures shall be of noncombustible material; provided, however, that wood, approved plaster, or other material not more than combustible than wood or approved plastic shall be permitted in the following locations: (1) For small ornamental moldings, caps, nailing strips, individual letters, symbols, figures and insignia. (2) On the face of a sign, provided that the aggregate are of such facing for any sign shall not exceed .100 square feet. (Ord. 58-79. Passed 7-16-79.) (e) Structural Desion. Any graphic, other sign structure, marquee, canopy or awning as defined in this chapter, shall be designed and constructed to withstand a wind pressure of not less than thirty pounds per square foot of net surface area, allowing for wind from any Page 5 of 28