13 Motion to approve an ordinance amending Chapter 28, Signs and Billboards, of the Code of Ord.

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Electrical Code, as it may be amended; and the 2000 Edition of the International Electrical Code, as it may be amended; additionally, illuminated signs shall comply with the following provisions: (1) Any light used for the illumination of a sign shall be shielded so that the beams or rays of light shine directly onto the sign and not into surrounding areas. (2) Neither the direct nor the reflected light from any light source shall create a traffic hazard or distraction to operators of motor vehicles on public thoroughfares. (3) External illumination shall be allowed; however, such lighting must complywith the above subsections 28-22(b)(1) and (b)(2). (c) Replacement after street construction or other projects. IVon-conforming signs required to be removed by property owners as a result of street repairs or construction or other utility projects may not be replaced except to conforming status. Sec. 28-23. Multi-use signs. A multi-use sign which identifies a coordinated development site of more than one use, such as a shopping center, office center, or industrial park, may have a sign area not larger than the area allowed for a single-use sign on the site, or a maximum of 300 square feet. A multi-use sign may contain a directory or listing of the occupants within a center or multi-use development, provided that the directory portion of the sign shall not exceed 200 square feet or 75 percent of the total sign area, whichever is less. If a directory is utilized, the remainder of the sign area shall contain only the identification of the entire center or entire development. If a multi-use sign area meets the maximum square footage allowed for a single use, no detached ground sign is allowed for any single use within the center or development, or for any use listed in a directory on such sign; instead, other single uses within the center or development may utilize attached signage only in accordance with the following provisions: (1) The total area per face of an attached sign shall not exceed 1 square foot of face area per front foot of leased or occupied fascia length. (2) If the leased or occupied fascia length has multiple frontages, an attached sign may be placed on each frontage in a size not to exceed 1 square foot of face area per front foot of leased or occupied fascia length; however, signs located on the back of a development shall be limited to 1 square foot of face area per back foot of leased or occupied fascia length not to exceed 32 square feet, whichever is smaller. Page 26 of 36 - 000120