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October 25, 2006 Plan Commission Minutes Page 5 of 6 Article 8 SIGN REGULATIONS 34-103.4 Miscellaneous regulations. 2. Projection Into Rights-of-Way. No sign shall project beyond a right-of-way line, except for the following: a. Wall signs not projecting more than eighteen (18) inches from the exterior surface of a building or the surface of an integral architectural element which is part of the building; or b. Signs mounted on or under a canopy, awning or marquee which is permitted to project into a right- of-way, in accordance with Article 5, Section 34-55.1, subsection (2)(c) of this chapter, and where the bottom edge of the sign is not less than seven feet above the sidewalk or pedestrian way. c. In the “CC” - Core Commercial District a primary wall sign may be attached to a building at an angle and project into the Right-of-Way, provided: 1) There is no more than one such sign for each entrance door to a business establishment; 2) The sign does not project more than five (5) feet from the face of the building; 3) The bottom of the sign is at least ten (10) feet from grade and its top is no higher than whichever of the following is highest: forty (40) feet from above grade, or the height of the building at the building line; and 4) No support for the sign shall extend above the cornice line of a building to which it is attached. 5) No signs perpendicular to the wall shall be internally illuminated. Primary Signs: Chapter 34 ZONING CODE Article 8 SIGN REGULATIONS 34-106.2 Primary signs. 1. Each business or institution occupying the ground floor of a premise shall be permitted primary signs with a total gross sign area of not more than twenty-five (25) square feet. This total gross sign area may be increased to forty (40) square feet if the building frontage of the portion of the building occupied by the business or institution exceeds nineteen (19) feet, increased to eighty (80) square feet if the building frontage of the portion of the building occupied by the business or institution exceeds ninety (90) feet, and increased to one hundred twenty (120) square feet if the building frontage of the portion of the building occupied by the business or institution exceeds one hundred twenty (120) feet. Primary signs may be freestanding signs, wall signs, roof signs, window signs, or signs affixed to or In the “CC” - Core painted on canopies or awnings, subject to the limitations stated herein. Commercial District the above may include wall signs perpendicular to the face of the building if erected according the regulations set forth in Section 34-103.4(2)(c). Q:\WPOFFICE\WPDATA\m-10-25-2006.plc.final.wpd