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SECTION XI. SPECIAL SIGN TYPES <br />• Special Sien Tvpes. <br />A. Service area canopy signs. Each edge of a service area canopy facing a street is <br />permitted 25 sf of sign area in addition to all other sign area permitted on the site. Such <br />signage may be illuminated externally, internally, or backlit, but no other part of the face <br />of the canopy shall be illuminated. <br />B. Awning or sun canopy: No part may be less than 8 ft. or greater than 12 ft above <br />grade. Any sign area on the awning, if illuminated, will be deducted from the permitted <br />wall sign area. The fabric or material used for the awning or canopy must be opaque and <br />no internal illumination is permitted. <br />C. Design of Freestanding Signs Freestanding signs in the Lexington Avenue South of <br />694 Sign District. Freestanding signs in this Sign District may not be supported by poles <br />or columns. They must be monument type ground signs with with the copy resting on <br />and supported by a solid base of brick or rock faced block in a color similar to or <br />complementary to the main structure on the site. The material of the base must extend at <br />least one half way up the sides of the sign face. <br />D. Commercial Real Estate Signs. For Sale or For Rent signs on commercial or <br />industrial properties, whether attached to the wall or freestanding are permitted as part of <br />the unused sign area allocated to the site. No freestanding for sale or for rent signage is <br />permitted except as part of or attached to the permitted freestanding sign or signs on the <br />site. If adequate unallocated sign area is not available, temporary signage may be <br />attached to the wall or an existing freestanding sign as regulated in Section 5 Temporary <br />Signs. <br />SECTION XII MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR <br />Maintenance, Sign Permit Required. All signs shall be kept in good repair and free from <br />peeling paint, rust, damaged or rotted supports, framework or other material, broken or missing <br />faces or missing letters. Any structure from which a sign has been moved or removed shall be <br />repaired with materials and/or painted or stained to match the existing background. <br />. A. Activities considered normal maintenance and repair and not requiring a sign permit <br />from the City shall include activities such as replacing lamps, replacing ballast in <br />6 <br />