§ 31.5-72. Wall signs (facia signs).

(a)

Wall signs may be permitted in any zoning district, except (subject to section 31.5-141) residential districts.

(b)

A wall sign shall be erected only on a wall, cupola or parapet of a building.

(c)

A wall sign shall not be erected on a roof the angle of which exceeds forty-five (45) degrees from the horizontal plane, such as a mansard roof.

(d)

A wall sign shall not extend above the roof line or parapet of the wall of the building on which it is erected.

(e)

A wall sign shall not extend more than twenty-four (24) inches from the wall on which it is erected.

(f)

Except as provided by subsection 31.5-72(g), the maximum allowable copy area of any wall sign shall be as specified in section 31.5-15(a)(2) and (3).

(g)

Notwithstanding subsection 31.5-72(f), when canopies are used in conjunction with gasoline islands and pumps, an additional one-half (½) square foot of copy area per one (1) linear foot of canopy frontage shall be permitted. This additional copy area shall only be allowed on the canopy.

(h)

An EMC shall be prohibited.

(Ord. No. 90-10, § 4(a)(6), 5-21-90; Ord. No. 94-14, § 16, 7-26-94; Ord. No. 2015-17 , § 9, 9-22-15)