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The following signs are allowed in the commercial and industrial zoning districts:

A. All signs as allowed in WMC 16.32.070 and 16.32.110;

B. Freestanding Sign. One freestanding sign not exceeding one square foot in sign area for each linear foot of main street frontage up to a maximum of 150 square feet is allowed per premises. Such signs may not exceed a height of 30 feet. Where an occupancy is on a corner or has more than one street frontage, one additional freestanding sign will be allowed on the additional frontage, not to exceed the area and/or height of the other freestanding sign. Where a lot has in excess of 400 feet of street frontage, one additional freestanding sign will be allowed for each additional 100 feet of street frontage. Such signs shall be subject to the size and height limitations of the first allowed freestanding sign and may be placed no closer than 250 feet to any other freestanding sign on the same premises;

C. Under-Canopy Sign. One under-canopy sign not exceeding 50 square feet in sign area is allowed per occupancy;

D. Incidental Sign. One incidental sign not exceeding six square feet in aggregate sign area is allowed per occupancy;

E. Awning Sign. One awning sign, with text not exceeding 30 percent of the surface area of an awning, or one marquee sign, not to exceed one square foot in sign area for each linear foot of marquee front and side is allowed per occupancy;

F. Portable Sign. One portable sign not exceeding 32 square feet in sign area or five feet in height is allowed per lot. Such signs may be displayed eight times per year for periods not to exceed two weeks;

G. Projecting Sign. A projecting sign may be used instead of a freestanding sign as long as it does not exceed a sign area of one square foot for each linear foot of an occupancy’s building frontage up to a maximum of 50 square feet. Signs may not project more than six feet from the building face and the lowest portion of the sign must be a minimum of eight feet from the sidewalk or pedestrian area;

H. Ground Sign. Two ground signs may be used instead of any one freestanding sign, not to exceed 50 square feet each and five feet in height;

I. Wall Sign. Any size and amount of wall signs;

J. A-Frame/Sandwich Board Signs. One A-frame/sandwich board sign is allowed per business; provided, that the size of the sign does not exceed three feet in width and four feet in height, the sign is only placed on the lot where the business occurs, is only in place during store hours, and is stored inside at all other times. (Ord. 17-09 § 12, 2017; prior code § 16.43.906.4)