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Portland, ME Code of Ordinances ch. 14, art. VII, §§ 14-565–14-582

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Portland, ME Code of Ordinances ch. 14, art. VII, §§ 14-565–14-582
Parent Document
Portland, ME Code of Ordinances ch. 14, art. VII, §§ 14-565–14-582
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Portland (municipal)

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                                                          20 SF max.4
                                        Sign placement The total sign area for signs on single-tenant or multi-tenant buildings may be placed on any
                                                          building elevation, provided that at least 1 sign must be placed above or associated with the
                                                          building entry or tenant’s building entry, in the case of a multi-tenant building.
1
  Where a building features two principal entry facades facing parallel streets, each entry façade shall be eligible for the full amount of signage relative to its frontage,
notwithstanding the total area.
2
  Standards do not apply to municipal stadiums with more than 6,000 seats. The standards for the Small Mixed-Use Sign District shall apply instead.
3
  Building signs shall be visually related to the building on which they are located in terms of materials, color, scale, etc., as determined by the Building Authority.
4
  Product trademarks limited to 5 percent of total sign area.
5
  On the peninsula, each tenant may have two signs, provided that one sign is a blade sign and one sign is placed parallel to the building façade.
6
  If a tenant faces additional street frontages, one additional sign is allowed per frontage for that tenant.