§ 30-512. UB and UB-2 districts.

Unless specifically provided otherwise in this article and subject to the regulations and restrictions set forth in this article, the following signs shall be permitted and the following sign regulations shall apply in the UB and UB-2 Urban Business Districts:

(1)

Types of permitted signs. Wall signs, projecting signs, suspended signs, awning signs, canopy signs, and freestanding signs shall be permitted, subject to the restrictions set forth in this section.

(2)

Permitted sign area. The aggregate area of all signs located on a lot shall not exceed one square foot for each linear foot of street frontage nor in any case 100 square feet, provided that:

a.

No individual sign shall exceed the smaller of 32 square feet in area or such smaller sign area specified elsewhere in this article.

b.

For a lot having frontage on more than one street, permitted sign area shall be determined by the street frontage having the greatest dimension.

c.

Where more than one main building is located on a lot, the aggregate area of all signs attached to each building shall not exceed one square foot for each linear foot of building frontage along the street nor in any case 100 square feet for each building frontage along a street, and in addition thereto such lot shall be permitted one freestanding sign subject to the restrictions set forth in Subsection (4) of this section.

(3)

Projecting signs. No projecting sign shall exceed 24 square feet in area or be located within 25 feet of another projecting sign on the same building wall. No such sign, other than a noncommercial flag, shall project greater than five feet from the face of the building or extend above the height of the wall to which it is attached.

(4)

Freestanding signs. Freestanding signs shall be permitted subject to the following:

a.

One freestanding sign not exceeding 16 square feet in area or ten feet in height shall be permitted. Except as set forth in subdivision b. of this subsection, such sign shall be included in the calculation of the permitted sign area set forth in subsection (2) of this section.

b.

On any lot utilized for a shopping center, one freestanding sign not exceeding 32 square feet in area or ten feet in height shall be permitted on a shopping center site provided no other freestanding signs are located on such lot. Such sign shall not be included in calculation of the permitted sign area set forth in Subsection (2) of this section.

(Code 1993, § 32-512; Code 2004, § 114-512; Ord. No. 2008-2-55, § 2, 3-24-2008; Ord. No. 2017-149, § 3, 9-11-2017; Ord. No. 2018-209, § 1, 9-10-2018)

(Code 1993, § 32-512; Code 2004, § 114-512; Ord. No. 2008-2-55, § 2, 3-24-2008; Ord. No. 2017-149, § 3, 9-11-2017; Ord. No. 2018-209, § 1, 9-10-2018)