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COUNTY LOCAL LAWS

2. Location

a.  Flat Wall Signs

Flat wall signs may be located anywhere
on any wall or building, except that, above the first
floor, no window or part of a window shall be situated
within the area, or surface area, as defined herein, of
such sign or its supporting structure, nor shall any such
sign or part of such sign or its supporting structure
cover any window or part of a window. No flat wall sign
shall extend above the roof line. In the case of a
multi—story building which has a screening enclosing
elevator, shafts, stairs, or heating and air conditioning
units, a flat wall sign may be permitted within the area
of the screening.

b.  Projecting Signs

Projecting signs may project over public
rights—of—way only where there is no building setback;
then they may project no more than forty—two (42) inches
or one—third (1/3) of the sidewalk width, whichever is
lesser, beyond the right—or—way line, but no closer than
eight (8) feet to a curb line without variance from the
Board of Appeals, and they must have a minimum clearance
of ten (10) feet above the finished grade of a sidewalk
and eighteen (18) feet above any road, driveway or alley.
No projecting sign or supporting structure shall project
more than forty—two (42) inches from the wall of a
building, nor be less than ten (10) feet from the ground
level at the base of the building, nor be higher than
twenty—five (25) feet from the ground level to the top of
the sign on a multi—story building; and above the first
floor, no window or part of a window shall be situated
within the area, or surface area, as defined herein, of
such sign, or its supporting structure, nor shall any
such sign or part of such sign or its supporting
structure cover any window or part of a window.
Furthermore, no projecting sign or supporting structure
shall be located in such a manner as to obstruct the
light and vision of a window. Every face of projecting
sign shall be considered as a separate sign for purposes
of computing the allowable area, and the sum of the areas
of all faces of a projecting sign shall not exceed
twenty—five (25) square feet. No projecting sign or
supporting structure shall extend above the roof line.

c.    Freestanding Signs

Where a building does not cover the full
area of the property, business signs may be freestanding
or ground supported and may be located in the required
front yard as provided [by the Zoning Regulations] FOR BY