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  3. Article 7.3. Signs

Sec. 7.3.6. Awning, Gallery, Marquee Signs

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A. Description
An on-premise sign attached flat to (or extending vertically upward or downward) from an awning, gallery or marquee. A sign permit is not required.
B. Location
B1 Clear height (min) 8'
B2 ROW Encroachment Allowed with Council approval
C. Size
C1 Area (max) 2 square feet per linear foot of each building wall facing a public street or facing a private access way if the subject property has no frontage on a public street.  
C2 No portion of the sign shall exceed a height of 36 inches above the height of the awning, gallery, marquee/canopy.  
C3 Height of letters (max) 18"
D. Miscellaneous
Signs shall not extend outside the overall length or width of an awning, gallery or marquee or extend above the height of the building wall that the awning, gallery or marquee is attached.

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  • Sec. 7.3.5. Projecting Signs
  • Sec. 7.3.7. Window Signs
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  • CHAPTER 1. INTRODUCTORY PROVISIONS
  • CHAPTER 2. RESIDENTIAL DISTRICTS
  • CHAPTER 3. MIXED USE DISTRICTS
  • CHAPTER 4. SPECIAL DISTRICTS
  • CHAPTER 5. OVERLAY DISTRICTS
  • CHAPTER 6. USE REGULATIONS
  • CHAPTER 7. GENERAL DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS
  • CHAPTER 8. SUBDIVISION & SITE PLAN STANDARDS
  • CHAPTER 9. NATURAL RESOURCE PROTECTION
  • CHAPTER 10. ADMINISTRATION
  • CHAPTER 11. BUILDING AND HOUSING CODE
  • CHAPTER 12. DEFINITIONS
  • HISTORY TABLE
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  • Article 7.1. Parking
  • Article 7.2. Landscaping and Screening
  • Article 7.3. Signs
    • Sec. 7.3.1. Applicability
    • Sec. 7.3.2. Signs Allowed by District
    • Sec. 7.3.3. Additional Sign Types
    • Sec. 7.3.4. Wall Signs
    • Sec. 7.3.5. Projecting Signs
    • Sec. 7.3.6. Awning, Gallery, Marquee Signs
    • Sec. 7.3.7. Window Signs
    • Sec. 7.3.8. Low Profile Ground Signs
    • Sec. 7.3.9. Medium Profile Ground Signs
    • Sec. 7.3.10. High Profile Ground Signs
    • Sec. 7.3.11. Tract Signs
    • Sec. 7.3.12. A-Frame Signs
    • Sec. 7.3.13. Special Sign Types
    • Sec. 7.3.14. Off-Premise Signs
    • Sec. 7.3.15. Prohibited Signs
    • Sec. 7.3.16. General Sign Regulations
    • Sec. 7.3.17. Nonconforming Signs
  • Article 7.4. Site Lighting
  • Article 7.5. Outdoor Display and Storage

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