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2 <br /> a. Use. Projecting signs may be used in place of a wall sign for each facade. Exception: <br /> On Hewitt Avenue, a projecting sign may be used in addition to a wall sign. <br /> b. Clearance. Projecting sign shall clear sidewalk by eight feet. <br /> c. Projection. It shall project not more than six feet from a building facade. <br /> d. Size. It shall not be larger than twenty-four square feet in area. Exception: There shall <br /> be no size limitations for designated retail streets unless otherwise noted herein. <br /> e. Support. It shall be supported only with ornamental structural supports. Guy wires and <br /> angle iron are prohibited. <br /> f. Height. Shall not extend above the building parapet, soffit,the eave line or the roof of <br /> the building. Exception: Vertically oriented neon signs may project up to twenty-five <br /> percent above the roofline on Hewitt Avenue. <br /> 5. Special Sign District: Hewitt Avenue. The following signage/standards shall apply to Hewitt <br /> Avenue, east of Grand Avenue: <br /> a. Projecting signs that revolve or rotate and/or employ moving or flashing lights are <br /> permitted,provided they conform to other applicable standards and do not create <br /> excessive glare as determined by the city. <br /> b. Signs should be highly graphic in form, expressive, and individualized. <br /> c. Signs should convey the product or service offered by businesses in bold graphic form. <br /> d. For one-in-a-kind graphic elements,the size limit may be increased up to twenty <br /> percent, so long as the sign is oriented towards the pedestrian. <br /> Is hereby amended to read as follows: <br /> 22.020.F. Signs. The following design standards shall supplement the citywide sign standards in <br /> Chapter 36. Where there is a conflict between Chapter 36 and this section,the regulations of this <br /> section shall control. <br /> 1. Illumination Standards. <br /> a. Backlit signs with letters or graphics on a plastic sheet(can signs) are prohibited unless <br /> otherwise noted. <br /> b. Backlit logos under five square feet or individual backlit letters are permitted. <br /> c. Neon signs and externally lit signs are encouraged. <br /> 2. Freestanding Signs. <br /> a. Freestanding signs shall be prohibited except to identify public buildings and uses. <br /> b. No more than one freestanding sign may be used for each such use. <br /> c. The maximum sign area shall be forty square feet. <br /> d. The maximum height for a freestanding sign shall be six feet. <br /> e. The minimum setback from the front property line shall be five feet. <br /> 3. Wall Signs. <br /> a. Use. One sign is permitted for each facade. <br /> b. Size. Each facade of each business shall be allowed the larger of: <br /> (1) Thirty-two square feet; or <br /> (2) Up to fifteen percent of the area of the facade upon which the sign or signs are <br /> to be located, up to a maximum of sixty square feet; <br /> (3) Awning signs shall be considered to be wall signs for the purpose of <br /> determining allowable sign area. AwnIng signs made of canvas, vinyl, or other <br /> similar i_n:i r_als shall not be hacldit. <br /> 6 <br />