The signs in this section are permitted in addition to the permitted
signs in these regulations.
A. Additional projecting signs. Where a business or businesses are located
above or below the first floor and the stairs to such business or
businesses are directly at street level, only one projecting sign
shall be permitted above the entry to the stair. Multiple-occupant
buildings shall share such sign.
B. Second floor uses. Commercial uses on the second floor of multiple-story
buildings may have window lettering signs. A maximum of one window
lettering sign is permitted per window area on the second floor and
shall consist of no more than two rows of lettering placed in the
lower half of the window. The maximum height of lettering on window
signs shall not exceed six inches. Second floor window signs shall
be nonilluminated, and shall consist of paint, gold-leaf or vinyl
on the glass surface. Window signs above the second floor shall not
be permitted.
C. Drive-through restaurant menu boards. Two additional signs shall
be permitted for the purpose of displaying the type and price of products
sold on site to drive-through customers. Each sign shall not exceed
30 square feet in area and six feet in height. Illumination of menu
boards shall be as permitted for freestanding signs in the zone in
which the menu board is located.
D. Entrances for other than ground floor occupancies. Where a business
or businesses are located above or below the first floor or businesses
with an occupancy frontage less than 10 feet, the door to such business
or businesses directly at street level shall be permitted to have
window lettering complying with the appropriate section for the specified
zone, and shall be installed on the window area of the door. Where
a door contains less than twenty-five-percent window area, such door
shall be considered as having twenty-five-percent window area for
calculating permitted window lettering area.
E. Gasoline service station canopies. One line of lettering or graphics
shall be permitted on one side of a gasoline service station canopy.
Such lettering or graphics shall not exceed two feet high by eight
feet in length. Square footage used on the canopy shall be deducted
from the allowed facade square footage. Illumination of the canopy
shall be as permitted for pole signs in the zone in which the canopy
is located.