§ 190-133. Permitted sign area.

A. 

All signs. The maximum area of all signs, excluding those that are exempt, shall be related to the height of the building above the finished grade and the length of the wall of the building facing the nearest street. The total maximum face area for all signs shall not exceed "X" square feet per linear foot of building frontage where "X" equals the values in the following table. Where the lot fronts on more than one street, the frontage shall be the length of the longest side.

	District	Gross Surface Area of Signs Permitted Per Foot of Building Frontage Per Street (square feet)
	B-1	0.5
	B-2	2.0
	B-3	1.5
	B-4	0.5
	B-5	0.5
	I-1	1
	I-2	2
	I-3	3
	RA	Not permitted

B. 

The maximum total face area for a pole sign shall be determined by the street frontage of the lot. Where the lot fronts on more than one street, the frontage shall be the length of the longest side. The size of any single face shall not exceed 50% of the total area permitted.

C. 

A permitted public and civic use located in a residential district shall be allowed a maximum of 32 square feet of sign area. A maximum of 20 square feet of sign area may be used for a ground sign, building sign or a combination of the two. Such signs shall be located a minimum of 25 feet from any lot line.