§ 7.0. Signs permitted in zones C-2, C-3, C-4 and I-1.

A.

Non-retail establishments with less than ten thousand (10,000) square feet of floor area are permitted one (1) building wall sign not to exceed twenty (20) square feet of sign face area. (Ord. No. 86-479, § 7, 6-2-86)

B.

Non-retail establishments with more than ten thousand (10,000) square feet of floor area are permitted one (1) building wall sign not to exceed twenty (20) feet of sign face area and one (1) free standing sign not to exceed twelve (12) feet in height nor sixty (60) square feet of sign face area. (Ord. No. 86-479, § 8, 6-2-86)

C.

Gasoline service stations, in addition to other permitted signs, are authorized:

1.

The permitted free-standing sign face area for each free-standing sign may be increased by sixteen (16) square feet. (Ord. No. 11-2210, § 5, 11-21-11)

2.

A total of seventy-six (76) square feet of copy area is permitted on the canopy and spandrells of a gasoline service station with not more than six (6) pumps or multiple dispensing units. Permitted copy area may be increased by not more than twenty-eight (28) square feet for each additional island of two (2) or more pumps or multiple dispensing units.

All such copy shall be limited to the brand name and logo of the oil company. The signs shall be constructed as an integral part of the canopy and spandrell structures and shall not extend above the roof-line of the canopy.

Copy area on the canopy and spandrells shall be the smallest geometric figure which describes the area enclosed by the actual copy of the signs, not the entire area of the canopy face or spandrell.

3.

Each car wash may have one building wall sign not to exceed twenty-four (24) square feet of copy area, which identifies the car wash. (Ord. No. 95-1362, § 1, 5-15-95)

D.

Permitted signs for free-standing retail structures:

	Less than 2,800 square feet of floor area		2,800 to 15,000 square feet of floor area		15,000 to 30,000 square feet of floor area
Type Sign Permitted	Building Wall Sign	Free Standing Sign	Building Wall Sign	Free Standing Sign	Building Wall Sign	Free Standing Sign
Sign Face Area* (square feet)	40	60	40	80	100	100
Maximum Height	Top of building wall	16 feet	Top of building wall	20′	Top of building wall	20′
Maximum number	One	One	One per facing street	One	One per facing street	One

 

	30,000 to 45,000 square feet of floor area		More than 45,000 square feet of floor area
Type Sign Permitted	Building Wall Sign	Free Standing Sign	Building Wall Sign	Free Standing Sign
Sign Face Area* (square feet)	180	100**	320	120**
Maximum Height	Top of building wall	20 feet	Top of building wall	20 feet
Maximum number	Five	One	Five	One

 

*Indicates maximum size for one sign face.

**Permitted free-standing sign copy area may be applied to permitted building wall sign copy area.

(Ord. No. 86-479, § 9, 6-2-86; Ord. No. 86-518, § 2, 8-4-86; Ord. No. 87-574, § 1, 1-5-87; Ord. No. 03-1982, § 2, 9-15-03; Ord. No. 11-2210, § 6, 11-21-11)

E.

Permitted signs for retail establishments located in a shopping center:

	Less than 2,000 square feet of floor area	2,000 to 10,000 square feet of floor area	10,000 to 30,000 square feet of floor area
Type Sign Permitted	Building Wall Sign	Building Wall Sign	Building Wall Sign
Sign Face Area  (square feet)	30	60	140
Maximum Height	Top of building wall	Top of building wall	Top of building wall
Number	One	One	One per facing street

 

Indicates maximum size for one sign face.

Type Sign Permitted	30,000 to 45,000 square feet of floor area Building wall sign	More than 45,000 square feet of floor area Building wall sign
Sign Face Area	200	300
Maximum Height	Top of building wall	Top of building wall
Number	Two	Two

 

(Ord. No. 86-479, § 10, 6-2-86; Ord. No. 86-518, § 3, 8-4-86)

F.

Permitted shopping center locator signs:

	Less than 10,000 square feet of floor area	10,000 to 30,000 square feet of floor area	More than 30,000 square feet of floor area
Sign Face Area*(square feet)	75	100	200
Maximum Height	20 feet	20 feet	20 feet
Maximum Number	One	One per facing street, total sign face area of all signs not to exceed 200 square feet	One per facing street, total sign face area of all signs not to exceed 400 square feet

 

*Indicates maximum size for one sign face.

(Ord. No. 03-1982, § 2, 9-15-03)

G.

Size of permitted signs may be increased: Establishments located in the C-2, C-3, C-4 and I-1 Districts may qualify for a larger building wall sign if the establishment is situated more than two hundred (200) feet from the public street right-of-way on which it fronts:

Distance from Public Right-of-Way	Percent Increase in Permitted Building Wall Sign, Face Area
200′ to 300′	20
300′ to 400′	30
400′ to 500′	40
More than 500′	50

 

H.

Because of the number of automobile dealerships located in the City of Hoover and their unique signage requirements, sign regulations for automobile dealerships with one franchise on the premises are as follows:

	Auto dealership with floor area less than 30,000 square feet		Auto dealership with floor area of 30,000 square feet or greater
Type Sign Permitted	Building Wall Sign	Free-Standing Sign	Building Wall Sign	Free-Standing Sign
Sign Face Area (square feet)	100	220*	100	380*
Maximum Height	Top of building wall	20 feet	Top of building wall	20 feet
Maximum Number	N/A	3	N/A	3

 

 

*Permitted free-standing sign copy area may be applied to permitted building wall sign copy area. The maximum sign face area of a free-standing sign shall be two hundred sixty (260) square feet.

Automobile dealerships with more than one automobile franchise may increase the permitted copy area for building wall and free-standing signs by thirty-three (33) per cent and the maximum number of free-standing signs by two (2), for each additional automobile franchise on the premises; except that no automobile dealership with floor area less than thirty thousand (30,000) square feet may have more than five hundred forty (540) square feet of total copy area and no dealership with floor area greater than thirty thousand (30,000) square feet may have more than eight hundred (800) square feet of total copy area.

I.

Because of the unique nature of limited access self service storage facilities, sign regulations for limited access self service storage facilities that are two or more stories in height, are as follows:

	Buildings with floor area less than 100,000 square feet		Buildings with floor area of 100,000 square feet or greater
Type Sign Permitted	Building Wall Sign	Free-Standing Sign	Building Wall Sign	Free-Standing Sign
Sign face area (sq. ft.)	100*	60	200*	60
Maximum height	Top of Building Wall	20 Feet	Top of Building Wall	20 Feet
Maximum number	One per facing street	One	One per facing street	One

 

*Total, combined sign face area of all building wall signs

(Ord. No. 07-2148A, § I, 9-17-07)

(Ord. No. 83-390, § 2, 11-7-83; Ord. No. 86-479, § 11, 6-2-86; Ord. No. 86-518, § 1, 8-4-86; Ord. No. 03-1972, § 1, 6-16-03; Ord. No. 04-2013, § 6, 4-5-03)

Editor's note

See Editor's note following section 6.0.