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Ordinance No. 2216 Page 15 of 20 no more than five feet from the building wall and to be situated not higher than the lowest of the following: 1. Twenty-five feet above grade; or 2. Cornice line of the building. No projecting sign shall be located less than five feet from any common wall or other point common to two separate business establishments on the same property. No projecting sign shall be located less than 15 feet from any other projecting sign whether located on the same property or not. No projecting sign shall be located directly above a wall sign or above a building projection such as an awning or similar shading device. D. Window Signs. Coverage shall not exceed 25 percent for any individual window or door area visible from the exterior of the building. Window signs are prohibited above the second level. E. Awning or Canopy Signs. On ground floor level, 30 percent maximum coverage allowed of the total exterior surface area of each awning or canopy, not to exceed a total of one square foot per linear front foot of business establishment. On the second floor level and above, 20 percent maximum coverage allowed of the total exterior surface area of each awning or canopy, not to exceed a total of one square foot per linear front foot of business establishment. F. Temporary Signs. Temporary signs for all business may be displayed and maintained for not more than 30 days at a time, and may not occupy more than 25 percent of the total window area of a business. Special event flyers may be erected on private property up to two weeks in advance of the event being promoted and must be removed within 48 hours following the conclusion of the event. G. Overhang Signs. The following types of overhang signs may be mounted to or suspended from fixed, permanent building projections (but not on top of sloping surfaces or roofs): 1. Signs mounted to the vertical face of the building projection and therefor parallel to the storefront. Such sign shall not exceed an overall average height of two feet; 2. Signs suspended from a building projection and therefor perpendicular to the storefront. Such signs shall not exceed an overall average height of nine inches; H. Freestanding Signs. Freestanding signs shall be permitted at residential structures which have been converted to commercial use and at service stations and public buildings with frontage on Main Street. I. Directory Signs. directory signs shall be permitted for multi-tenant buildings and for businesses in buildings without direct frontage on a public street as follows: 1. Directory signs may be building-mounted and placed near a common building entry or stairway; additional directory signs may be allowed at other building locations subject to design review approval. directory signs shall be placed only on the building occupied by the tenants whose names appear on the sign. 2. Directory signs may be freestanding signs which are incorporated into a landscape area. Freestanding directory signs may be pole or post signs but may not be monument signs. These signs shall be limited to five feet in height and 12 square feet in area and may be nonilluminated or indirectly illuminated (such as spot lit). 3. Directory signs may include a floor plan or similar graphic diagram for the building or site. directory signs which are not visible from a public street shall not count toward the allowable sign area for a site.