2013-34 PRTCP SC - AC Draft Ord & DG

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(b) If the director, after considering the committee's recommendation(s), finds that the proposed sign is in compliance with this article and chapter and any other applicable county, state or federal law or regulation, a sign permit shall be issued by the department. Section 3- . Variances. A variance may be granted in accordance with article 1, division 6 of this chapter. Section 3- . Design Committee review of variances. Prior to final decision - making on a variance application, the director shall transmit a copy of the variance application through the County planning director to the committee for its review and recommendation. Division 2. Permissible Sins. Section 3- Sign area /size and lettering size. (a) Unless otherwise provided, the maximum permitted surface area /size of any sign oriented to any public street, park, other public place or pedestrian way shall be: (1) Directory sign. (A) If the lot frontage is up to thirty lineal feet, a directory sign may not exceed twelve square feet, except that no wall directory sign may exceed the lesser of twelve square feet or fifteen percent of the wall area on which it is located. (B) If the lot frontage is greater than thirty lineal feet, a directory sign may not exceed twenty -two square feet, except that no wall directory sign may exceed the lesser of twenty -two square feet or fifteen percent of the wall area on which it is located. (C) A directory sgn, either wall or ground sign, shall not exceed sixteen square feet in the Pahoa Village district. (2) Ground sign. (A) If lot frontage is U to thirty lineal feet, a yround siun shall not exceed twelve square feet for any building or portion of a building under separate mana ement or control and not exceed six feet in elevation from the round. (B) If lot frontage is greater than thirty lineal feet, a ground sign shall not exceed twenty -two square feet for any building or portion of a building under separate management or control and not exceed eleven feet in elevation from the ground. (3) Marquee sign. (A) A sign attached to the underside of a Marquee (hanging sign) for each business conducted on the premises shall not exceed nine square feet in area, and the lower edges must be at least seven and one -half feet above the ground. . (B) A sign attached to or otherwise displayed upon the face of the marquee shall not exceed a total sign area of twenty -two square feet or fifteen percent of the marquee area on which it is displayed, whichever is less. (4) Proi ecting sign. A projecting sign for each business conducted on the premises, stating the name and the nature of the business, may only occur on an exterior wall without an overhang and shall not exceed sixteen square feet. (5) Wall sign.