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Exhibit B: Chapter 1163 Signs (Proposed) <br />(f) Projecting signs shall not be internally illuminated. <br />(g) Projecting signs shall not encroach into any right-of-way. <br />B. Window Signs. No sign permit shall be required provided that any window sign complies <br />with the following standards: <br />1. Window signs shall not occupy more than 33 percent of the window area. The sign area <br />is based on the total window area, regardless of the presence of an awning. Window <br />areas separated by piers, architectural elements or similar features that are not glass or <br />window framing or support shall be considered separate and distinct window areas. See <br />Figure H. <br />Figure H: The window area is illustrated within the dashed line areas for the two storefronts above. The dashed lines <br />indicate two distinct window areas due to separation by an architectural feature not related to the windows. <br />Window signs may be temporarily or permanently attached to the window surface. <br />Window signs are not permitted in any window of a space used for residential uses or <br />purposes unless allowed as a temporary sign in accordance with Section 1163.13. <br />C. Ground Signs <br />1. Ground signs shall not be permitted in One or Two Family Residence Districts, except as <br />accessory to an approved conditional use. In all other districts, one ground sign shall be <br />permitted per lot with the exception for lots having either a total area in excess of 10 <br />acres or a total street frontage in excess of 600 feet, in which case two ground signs are <br />permitted provided each sign complies with the standards of this section and the signs <br />are separated by a minimum of 200 feet. <br />2. The maximum sign area of an individual ground sign shall be 65 square feet if the sign <br />does not exceed a height of eight feet or a maximum sign area of 50 square feet if the <br />sign does not exceed a height of 12 feet. In no case shall a ground sign exceed 12 feet <br />in height. <br />3. Ground signs shall be set back a minimum of five feet from every right-of-way line, a <br />minimum of 20 feet from any side or rear lot line and a minimum of 75 feet from any <br />.... ...... , .. .�,, .. w.,_.... <br />Page 1163-14 City of North Olmsted Zoning Code <br />