20.16.070 Business complex signs.
A. A business located within an enclosed business complex, such as a shopping mall; arcade; multistory dental, medical, business or office building; or similar structure, and which does not have frontage visible from a public street or way, may display signs upon the exterior of said structure where it abuts upon a public street, but in no case shall the number and total area of such signs exceed that permitted for the business complex as a single premises as specified by Chapter 20.24 of this code. For a business complex structure in which the allowable sign area is shared by four or more businesses, an exception to the number of signs and the total areas is permitted subject to the following standards:
1. One additional wall sign, projecting sign or ground sign shall be permitted for each street frontage of the business complex structure.
2. The maximum area of such sign(s) shall not exceed that already specified by this code for its type and location.
3. No sign of any type shall be suspended from or attached to the face of a multistory building above the third floor space, or forty (40) feet above the existing grade adjacent to the building, whichever is less.
B. A business located within a business complex, such as a shopping mall, arcade or similar structure, which has frontage visible from a public street may display signs upon the exterior of the single business premises that abuts upon a public street(s), but in no case shall the number and total area of such signs exceed that specified by Chapter 20.24 of this code with the following exceptions:
1. Each premises may have an individual ground sign as specified in Chapter 20.24 of this code, provided said ground sign is located directly in front of said premises; or
2. Each premises may share a common ground sign; provided, that the total aggregate area of such common ground sign does not exceed that permitted for the business complex as a single premises. (Ord. 7120-NS § 8 (part), 2009)