Pahoa Village Signs-Chap3 DRAFT ramsayer - final rev 22Nov13

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Section 3 -_. Sign elevation. Maximum sign elevation, measured from the finished ground elevation to the top of the sign, 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. A ground sign shall not exceed six feet in elevation. Any 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 sign is attached. (5) A window sign shall not exceed five and one -half feet in height. Section 3 -_. Number of signs. (a) Only two signs 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 building frontage. Section 3- . Prohibited signs. In addition to the signs prohibited in section 3 -7, the following types of signs are also prohibited in the Pahoa Village district: (1) Any sign or display which is constructed primarily of materials with a shiny, slick, or reflective surface such as fiberglass or acrylic plastic; (2) Any sign which is displayed on any roof or mansard roof, or when attached to a building extends above the lowest edge of any portion of the roof or mansard roof, (3) Any sign which has a vertical clearance of less than nine feet or projects, extends, or is otherwise displayed over or above any public street, park, other public places or pedestrian way, except as may be permitted by section 3 -62 or chapter 22; (4) Any sign for product advertising when visible to the general public. A sign containing only the name of a business is not a sign for product advertising; (5) Any mechanical sign, graphic design or decorative element that functions through animation, revolvement, up, down, sidewards or any other similar movement, including but not limited to, any spinning device, light bulb border, flashing or mobile illumination; and (6) Any sign which is flashing, blinking, rotating or inflatable. Section 3 -_. Exempt signs (signs allowed without permits). In addition to the exempt signs allowed in section 3 -8, the following signs are exempt in the Pahoa Village district, with the restrictions stated in section 3 -8: 31