02-16 Amend Chp. 1329 Signs - Laserfiche WebLink

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(a) Light sources to illuminate signs shall be shielded from all adjacent residential buildings and streets and shall not be of such brightness so as to cause glare hazardous to pedestrians or motorists or so as to cause reasonable objection from adjacent residential districts. (b) All signs in commercial, industrial, and residential districts may be illuminated. Parking lots and automotive sales lots shall be illuminated in accordance with the provisions of this section. (c) Flashing or moving illumination shall not be permitted in any district within the City. 1329.07 SIGNS: RESIDENTIAL DISTRICTS. Accessory signs shall be permitted in the R -IL, R -IM, R -111, L and R -2 Districts pursuant to the regulations of the Planning and Zoning Code, Chapters 1121, 1123, 1125 and 1127 or the same as shall be amended from time to time. 1329.08 SIGNS: APARTMENT ML AND MH DISTRICTS. Accessory signs in Apartment ML and MH Districts shall be designed, erected, altered, proved and maintained, in whole or in part, in accordance with these regulations. The types of signs permitted as to use, structure, size and number for each building or lot shall be regulated as follows: (a) Bulletin Boards. One bulletin board not exceeding twenty square feet in area or five feet in height may be located on the premises of a public, charitable or religious institution but not less than fifteen feet from a street right -of -way line; indirect illumination shall be permitted. (b) Development Signs. One development sign not exceeding fifty square feet in area and ten feet in height shall be permitted on the lot which a building is under construction. Signs shall be removed on the issuance of a final occupancy permit or one year after the permit is issued, whichever date occurs first. (c) Directional Signs. Two directional signs each not exceeding two square feet in area shall be permitted on any building or tot, but not less than five feet from any lot or street right -of -way line. (d) Identification Signs. One wall or ground identification sign not exceeding eight square feet shall be permitted, provided the wall sign is located on the street side of a multiple family building and provided any ground sign located in front of the setback line has received approval from the Board of Building Standards. (e) 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 in area, shall be permitted for each lot. (f) Canopy igns. One canopy sign shall be permitted. The total area of one face of the sign shall not exceed five square feet and the vertical dimension of the sign shall not exceed twelve inches and the lowest structural member shall not be less than eight feet from the sidewalk grade.