A. Window Signs. When allowed, window signs may cover a maximum of 20 percent of the window area in all commercial and industrial zones. Other than painted window signs, no sign shall be permitted to be located on the outside surface of the glazed area.

B. Canopy Signs (Soffits). One on-site canopy sign or soffit is permitted for each establishment in a commercial zone. Minimum clearance for signs attached under the marquee is seven feet. The maximum size of a canopy sign is one foot wide by five feet long. The sign may not project beyond marquee. Larger canopy signs facing a dedicated street or interior parking area may be used in lieu of wall signs, provided the signs do not exceed the maximum area permitted in the underlying zone for wall signs.

C. Temporary Promotional Signs. Temporary promotional signs in conjunction with promotional events as regulated by CVMC 19.58.370 are allowed for any nonresidential use in a commercial zone. Commercial messages on such signs will pertain to grand openings, change of business address, change of ownership or lessee, business anniversaries and similar promotional events. Said signs may consist of A- and I-frame signs and signs on paper, cardboard, plastic or fabric. The signs shall be located on the premises of the business having the event. The number and location of the signs shall not create a traffic hazard because of the distractive character to motorists of any sign or the cumulative effect of all the signs on the lot, nor shall any sign unreasonably obscure existing signs or adjacent properties. Only one freestanding sign shall be allowed on each street frontage; such sign shall not be more than eight feet in height or contain more than 40 square feet of sign area. Pennants may be used only for safety and precautionary purposes. Price signs may be used but shall not exceed 12 by 16 inches. Excluding price signs, the total area of all promotional signage shall not exceed two square feet of lineal street frontage of the sales area.

D. Other Signs. The following signs are allowed in all commercial zones: window; temporary promotional, public and quasi-public; directional; warning; instructional; directory; real estate; signs allowed pursuant to the unclassified use approval process; signs on mansard roofs; signs on pitched roofs; and signs on architectural appendages. Service station price signs are allowed anywhere that motor fuels may be legally sold or dispensed to the public. Drive-in theater marquees may be allowed only when on-site to a legal use of drive in theater. Theater marquees are allowed only on-site to legally use as a theater. (Ord. 3256 § 1 (Exh. A), 2013; Ord. 2924 § 2, 2003).