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ORDINANCE NO. 98m 0 9 3. Wall/Facade Signage: The maximum vertical dimension of a facade or wall sign shall not exceed twenty-five 25) percent of the building height. ii. Awnings with lettering shall be considered wall signs. Where lettering is used on an awning, the area of lettering shall be included in the percentage limitation of a project's sign area. iii. Lettering, logos, and trim colors on canopy facia shall be considered a wall sign and shall be limited to 33% of the facia area of any one elevation. Internally illuminated signs shall not be placed on a canopy structure, and no sign shall be placed above the facia on a canopy structure. iv. Wall signs facade signs, are prohibited on roofs with a slope less than 20:12 (rise:run)pitch. Wall signs mounted on a roof shall be enclosed on all sides to cover the internal frame and its connection to the roof. Also see IRC LDR's Section 956.12(1)(01. 4. Changeable Copy Wall Signs for Theaters i. Theaters may utilize W to eighty (80) percent of actual sign area for display of names of films, plays or other performances currently showing. 5. Illumination: i. All external flood sign illumination shall be mounted atrg ade, directly in front of the sign area. Light source shall be completely shielded from oncoming motorist's view. 6. Window signs."Window signs" shall include permanently affixed window signs, temporary window signs, and any signs or displays located within three (3) feet of the window, door, or storefront. Window signsprohibited, except as follows: a cumulative total of six (6)square feet of window area per building or tenant space face may be used for display of business name, business hours, entrance or exit information, credit card or membership signs, restaurants menus, or flyers or posters related to not for profit organizations and special events. Nonconforming signs: It is the intent of these regulations to allow nonconforming signs to continue until they are no longer used or become hazardous, and to encourage conformance to these special sign regulations. A "compatible freestanding sign" shall be defined as any freestanding sign permitted prior to the adoption of these special regulations, and conforming to the SR 60 maximum height requirements for a freestanding si gn, and wide -based monument style mounting for a freestanding sign. i. Nonconforming signs or nonconforming sign structures on sites abandoned for 12 or more consecutive months shall not be permitted for reuse. ii. Except as otherwise provided herein, there may be a change of tenancy or ownership of a nonconforming sign, without the loss of nonconforming status if the site is not abandoned for 12 or more consecutive months. Coding: Words in stnke4tirov type are deletions from existing law. Words underlined are additions. 46 1. Nonconforming to the following: signs are subject i. Nonconforming signs or nonconforming sign structures on sites abandoned for 12 or more consecutive months shall not be permitted for reuse. ii. Except as otherwise provided herein, there may be a change of tenancy or ownership of a nonconforming sign, without the loss of nonconforming status if the site is not abandoned for 12 or more consecutive months. Coding: Words in stnke4tirov type are deletions from existing law. Words underlined are additions. 46