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Exhibit 13Chapter 1163 Signs (Proposed) &I'a, — _—, — - — ------- - w„ property line abutting a One or Two Family Residence District. 4. Exposed sign foundations shall be constructed with a finished material such as brick, stone or wood. 5. Permitted ground signs shall be located in a landscaped area equal to or larger than the total sign area of the applicable sign. Such landscaped area may be an area that fulfills any landscaping requirements of this code. The landscaped area shall include all points where sign structural supports attach to the ground. 6. All illumination of signs shall be subject to Section 1163.11. 7. Ground signs may contain changeable copy. A ground sign may contain up to 75 percent of manual changeable copy in sign area or up to 50 percent of an electronic message center in sign area subject to the provisions of this chapter. 8. Electronic Message Centers (a) Only one ground sign on each lot may have an electronic message center, except that electronic message centers shall be prohibited in -residential districts and on lots within any locally -designated historic district or eontaining a NGrth Olmsted landmark. (b) No additional changeable copy sign area shall be permitted on a ground sign if there is an electronic message center. (c) Any message change shall be a static, instant message change. (d) Messages can only change ence four (4) times every 24 hours. (e) Only Light Emitting Diodes (LED) technology or similar quality signs shall be permitted for electronic message centers. (f) The electronic message center shall come equipped with an automatic dimming photocell, which automatically adjusts the display's brightness based on ambient light conditions. (g) The sign shall consist of one color of light lettering, symbols or logos on a black or similarly dark colored background that does not produce glare. D. Drive -Through Facility Signs 1. Drive-through facility signs shall only be permitted in Business Districts. 2. In no case shall a single drive-through facility sign exceed 32 square feet in sign area. The total aggregate sign area of all signs associated with a drive-through facility shall not exceed 72 square feet. 3. No drive-through facility sign under this section shall exceed six feet in height measured from the grade of the adjacent driving surface to the top of the sign. 4. Such signs shall be oriented so as to only be visible to occupants of vehicles in the stacking lanes of the drive-through facility. 5. Drive-through facility signs may be pole signs provided the poles are no taller than 18 inches as measured from the grade to the bottom of the sign structure. 6. Drive-through facility signs may be internally or externally illuminated. Up to 100 percent of each sign may be an electronic message center if they comply with the following standards: Page 1163-15 City of North Olmsted Zoning Code