Presenter
Presented by Ms. Burns
Title
An Ordinance amending the Pittsburgh Code of Ordinances, Title Nine, Zoning, Chapter 911.02 (Use Table) to include a definition and use standards for Convenience Information Signs and Electronic Messaging Signs.
Body
Be it resolved by the Council of the City of Pittsburgh as follows:
Section 1. Amend Chapter 919.03.I Convenience Information Signs as follows:
919.03.I Convenience Information Signs
Convenience information signs[,] (such as date, time, [and] weather, and information about the use within the premises associated with the Convenience Information Sign[,]) and official emblems of on-premises religious, educational, cultural, charitable, public, and nonprofit organizations may be permitted in any district provided that such signs:
1. Shall only [not] contain advertising matter, related directly to the exact on-premise use, attached to or integrated with or as part of such sign. Such advertising shall not include any information regarding donors, sponsors, or related entities;
2. May be attached to a building wall and no part of the sign shall project more than [4] 6 inches at a height below 80 inches from the grade beneath the sign. Signs attached to the building at a height above 80 inches from the bottom of the sign to the grade beneath the sign shall not project more than 3 feet from the building.
3. Shall not exceed [18] 2 square feet [in] of sign face area for each lineal foot of building wall width to a maximum of 80 square feet;
4. Wall mounted signs exceeding eighty (80) square feet may be approved by Administrator's Exception if the following conditions are met:
i. The sign does not exceed two (2) square feet of sign face area for each lineal foot of building wall width.
ii. The letters of the sign do not exceed three (3) feet in height
iii. The sign is architecturally compatible with the building and surrounding buildings.
iv. Zoning Administrator approval is in accorda...
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