14.38.080 Signs Permitted in Commercial (CG, FC1, FC2, FC3, CM, and CA) Zones.
Signs within the General Commercial (CG), Freeway Commercial (FC1), Freeway Commercial Two (FC2), Freeway Commercial Three (FC3), Heavy Commercial (CM), and Commercial Automotive (CA) zones shall be regulated by the following provisions. Any signs, or types of sign, not expressly allowed by this Section are prohibited. (See Sections 14.38.090 and 14.38.100, Provo City Code for signs in Shopping Center (SC) zones).
(1) Freestanding Signs Under Five (5) Feet in Height. On-premises freestanding signs five (5) feet or less in height shall meet the following requirements:
(a) Area. Section 14.38.120, Provo City Code.
(b) Number. There may be one (1) such sign for each frontage of the property, plus one (1) additional sign for each one hundred (100) foot increment of said frontage in excess of one hundred (100) feet. Said signs shall be placed no closer than fifty (50) feet apart. In the case of a parcel of property having multiple occupancies with a common frontage, the frontage shall be deemed to be that of the entire commonly used parcel of property and not the frontage of the individual business or occupancies.
(2) Freestanding Signs Over Five (5) Feet in Height. On-premises freestanding signs over five (5) feet in height shall comply with the following provisions:
(a) Area. Refer to Section 14.38.130, Provo City Code.
(b) Number. There may be one (1) such sign on each street frontage and one (1) additional sign for any portion of each such frontage in excess of two hundred (200) feet (except for the FC1, FC2, and FC3 zones). The size of any such additional sign shall be determined from Section 14.38.130, Provo City Code, by counting as frontage that portion of each frontage which is in excess of two hundred (200) feet.
(c) Height. No such sign shall exceed thirty-five (35) feet in height.
(d) Projection. No such sign shall project over a property line, nor more than five (5) feet into any required front yard.
(3) Wall Signs in Other Commercial (C) Zones.
(a) Area. The maximum area shall be as set forth in Section 14.38.140, Provo City Code.
(b) Number. There may be two (2) such signs for each building face, but in no case shall a total wall sign area for each face exceed that shown in Section 14.38.140, Provo City Code. No building shall be deemed to have more than four (4) building faces.
(c) Height. No part of any such sign shall extend above the top level of the wall upon, or in front of, which it is situated.
(d) Projection. No such sign, including any light box or structural part, shall project more than eighteen (18) inches from the face of the part of the building to which it is attached. No copy is permitted on the sides of any such sign.