2013-34 PRTCP SC - AC Draft Ord & DG

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(A) If lot frontage is up to thirty lineal feet, a wall sign shall not exceed fifteen percent of the total exposed area of the wall, associated with the business on which the sign is displayed, or twelve square feet, whichever is less. A sign on the face of the building for each business conducted on the premises shall not exceed fifteen percent of the area of the face of the building actually occupied by the business, or twelve square feet, whichever is less. (B) If lot frontage is greater than thirty lineal feet, a wall sign shall not exceed fifteen percent of the total exposed area of the wall, associated with the business for which the sign is displayed, or twenty -two square feet, whichever is less. A sign on the face of the building for each business conducted on the premises shall not exceed fifteen percent of the area of the face of the building actually occupied by the business or twenty -two square feet, whichever is less. (C) The total area of any wall covered by signage shall not exceed fifteen percent of the total area of the wall on which it is located, whether used by single or multiple businesses. (6) Window signs and painted window signs. For any business, one window sign fronting any street is allowed and shall cover no more than five percent of the total combined area of windows on the respective street frontage or ten square feet, whichever is less. (b) In any case, the total area allowed shall not exceed twelve square feet for any sign not fronting a public street or vehicular access or for any sign located within the Pahoa Village district. Section 3- . Sign elevation. Maximum sign elevation, measured from the finished ground elevation to the top of the siun, shall be as follows: (1) A directory wall sign shall not exceed nine feet in elevation. (2) The elevation of a ground sign shall be computed as the distance from the base of the sign at normal grade to the top of the highest attached component of the sign. Normal grade shall be construed to be the lower of either the existing grade prior to construction or the newly established grade after construction, exclusive of any filling, berming, mounding, or excavating solely for the purpose of locating the sign. . ground sign shall not exceed six feet in elevation. The lettering or symbols shall not be higher than five and one -half feet from the finished elevation. (3) A projecting sign may be placed no less than seven feet above ground, and may extend into no more than one -third of the width of any public area or pedestrian way, or four feet, whichever is less. (4) The top edge of a wall sign shall not exceed the top of the roof line of the building on which the siun is attached. (5) A window sign shall not exceed five and one -half feet in height. Section 3- . Number of sins. (a) Only two sins for any commercial business for any street or vehicular access on which a building has its primary entrance shall be permitted. (b) In a multi - building complex, a directory sign for the complex may be allowed which shall not count as the one sign allowed for the buildin frontage. 10