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Exhibit B Chapter 1163 Signs (Proposed) Building 1.0 square foot of sign area per lineal foot of primary facade width Building Unit 1.0 square foot of sign area per lineal foot of fagade width of the individual building unit provided that the building unit has an exterior entrance 6. Wall Sign Standards. Any wall sign shall comply with the following standards: (a) Wall signs shall be mounted on or flush with a wall and shall not project more than 24 inches from the wall or face of the building to which it is attached. (b) A wall sign may be mounted on the facade wall or mounted on a raceway or wireway. (c) A wall sign shall not be painted directly on a building. (d) No wall sign shall extend any closer than 12 inches to either the top or side edges of the surface or wall to which it is attached. No wall sign shall cover or obscure any wall opening. (e) No wall sign shall be nearer than two feet to any other sign, nor nearer than five feet to any other building or structure. (f) No wall sign shall extend above the parapet of the main building to which it is attached, nor beyond the vertical limits of such building. (g) The wall sign allowance may be used for signs attached to roofed structures over fueling stations. 7. Canopy Sign Standards. Any canopy sign shall comply with the following standards: (a) Signage shall not cover more than 15 square feet of any individual awning, canopy or marquee. (b) Signage may be mounted above any canopy that extends over a customer entrance provided that the maximum sign height over the canopy shall be 18 inches as measured from the top of the canopy to the top of the sign. (c) Only the area of the sign may be illuminated internally on a canopy. The remainder of any canopy shall not be illuminated or may only be illuminated by an external source such as gooseneck lighting. 8. Projecting Sign Standards. Any projecting sign shall comply with the following standards: (a) Only one projecting sign shall be permitted for each building unit. (b) The maximum sign area for a projecting sign shall be six square feet. (c) Decorative supporting structures for projecting signs are encouraged and shall not count toward the maximum square footage of signs allowed, however, in no case shall the supporting structure exceed six square feet. (d) Projecting signs must be suspended from brackets approved by the Building Commissioner and contain no exposed guy wires or turnbuckles unless determined to be a decorative supporting structure, as permitted in C above. (e) A projecting sign shall be perpendicular to the wall of the building to which it is attached and shall not extend more than four feet from the facade wall to which it is attached. Such a sign shall maintain a minimum six-inch clearance from the facade of any building. Page 1163-13 City of North Olmsted Zoning Code