2018-016 Amending Ordinances Creating Historical Overlay Districts to Incorporate Design Standards for the Historic Districts

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5,,', A PVTA J A L E IS NOT PROPORTIONAL TO BUILDING 'SIGNAGE IS HARMONIOUS WITH SURROUNDING AREA POLE SIGNS ARE NOT SUITABLE SIGNAGE *I relkI FAT , el (1) major and one (1) minor signs, with no sign exceeding fifty (50) square feet. The total number of signs shall be kept to a minimum. Developing a signage plan for a multi - tenant building is required for meeting that requirement. The total area of all signage shall not exceed thirty-six (36) square inches per running foot of store frontage for each facade, for a total of no more than fifty (50) square feet. If the facadle's proportions support additional signagle, the Historic Preservation Commission may approve it. When computing the area of a sign, the measurement shall include all borders. Bracing and support structures are not included in figuring the area. In the case of channel letter signs, the determining area shall be the smallest rectangle that will contain all the writing. For signs with more than one (1) sign face, such as double-faced, back-to-back, overhanging and projecting signs, each side of the Sign shall be included in total allowable signage area. • Signs that direct the, reader to a specific place or along a specific course, such as "entrance," "exit," and "handicap access," shall not count toward the total allowable signage area. Emergency signs are exempt. • Sign illumination may be provided by indirect, internal, or bare -bulb lighting, provided there is no resulting glare; by indirect lighting employing a hood or diffuser; or by internal illlumination using opal glass or another translucent material (excluding plastic) that transmits an equal or lesser amouint of light. "Glare" is defined as an illumination level of at BILLBOARD Design Standards for the, City of Paris, Texas 75