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The following signs are allowed in C-N zones:

A. Wall and/or Marquee. Each establishment shall be allowed a combined sign area of one square foot per lineal foot of building frontage facing a dedicated street or alley; however, the sign may be increased to a maximum of one and one-half square feet per lineal foot of building frontage; provided, the sign does not exceed 50 percent of the background area on which the sign is applied, mounted or displayed.

Each establishment shall be allowed signs facing on-site parking areas for five cars or more and walkways 10 feet in width. Such signs may contain a sign area of one-half square foot per lineal foot of building frontage. The maximum sign area shall not exceed 20 square feet per establishment.

B. Freestanding (Pole). A freestanding pole sign shall be subject to the following:

1. Each neighborhood shopping center or shopping complex consisting of one parcel or contiguous parcels shall be allowed one freestanding pole sign (in existing developed shopping centers a freestanding service station sign shall be allowed to remain and will not be included in determining the total number of signs allowed);

2. Signs are restricted to those lots having a minimum frontage of 100 feet on a dedicated street. In the case of corner lots, only one frontage shall be counted;

3. Maximum height, 25 feet;

4. Maximum sign area, 100 square feet;

5. Minimum ground clearance, eight feet;

6. The sign may project a maximum of five feet into the public right-of-way;

7. The sign shall maintain a 10-foot setback from all interior property lines;

8. Freestanding pole signs less than eight feet in height are restricted to a maximum sign area of 12 square feet and shall maintain a minimum setback of five feet from all streets;

9. Commercial messages on pole signs in the C-N zone may identify only the name of the shopping center or complex and tenants therein.

C. Ground (Monument). A low-profile ground sign may be used in lieu of a freestanding pole sign. The sign shall be subject to the following:

1. Maximum height, eight feet;

2. Maximum sign area, 50 square feet;

3. The sign shall maintain a minimum setback of five feet from all streets and 10 feet from all interior property lines;

4. The sign structure shall be designed to be architecturally compatible with the main building and constructed with the same or similar materials.

D. Signs on Screening Walls or Fences. In lieu of a freestanding sign, a sign may be applied to a wall or fence used for screening of parking areas. The sign shall be subject to the following:

1. The sign may only denote the name of the principal establishment or the name of the commercial complex;

2. Maximum sign area, 25 square feet.

E. The Zoning Administrator may reduce sign areas below those authorized above based on the sign guidelines and criteria contained in the design manual, without consideration of the graphic design of the copy or message displayed on the sign. (Ord. 3544 § 2, 2023; Ord. 2924 § 2, 2003).