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8,645 Highway Oriented District. Areas in this district are usually es~ gnate commune ty commercial or strip or street-oriented com- merci al i n the Metropolitan Area General Plan, Signs i n this district are oriented to automobiles traveling at higher speeds than those on local or collector streets, Higher signs are allowed i n this district than i n mos t others to make i t easier for persons driving cars i n this district to find the businesses they seek. The following signs shall be permitted vn proper- t~ es located w~ the n areas des gnated as "Highway Oriented District" on the Sign District Map : ~a} All signs shall be located to comply with all yard and special setback requirements of the zoning ordinance, ~ b} Each separate business occupancy may have one identity sign located within the first 15 feet of the street property line, and not mare than 30 feet total height above grade. Such sign shat ] not exceed 100 square feet of surface area for any one face, or 200 square feet of surface area for two or more faces. Such sign shall be separate and not part of any other signs allowed an the property, The identity sign may include within the surface area permitted, the message "open," or "open 24 hours," in the case of service station or restaurant occupancies, and the term "vacancy" or "no vacancy" in the case of motels. ~ c } The total surface area of all other signs, including billboards, on the property shat 1 not exceed three square feet for each lineal foot of street frontage. None of these signs shall be higher than 30 feet above grade, nor located less than 15 feet from any street property line. ~d} The highway oriented district shall extend, unless other- wi se shown on the Sign District Map, 200 feet from the center line of the highway i t faces. fie} Any business property within the highway oriented dis- tri ct, but not having highway street frontage, may have identity s~ gns only, Such s~ gns shall conform to either the highway on ent- ed district regulations, or to the regulations of the nearest adjacent sign district. 8.650 Industrial District. Areas i n this district are usually designated 7 ndustr~ a ~ n the Metropolitan Area General Plan. Businesses i n this district often have m7 ni mal street frontage but they occupy large sites. Thus the standards used i n the commercial sign districts are not adequate for industrial signing. Ta account for these factors, one identity sign i s al 1 owed for nisi bi l i ty from nearby highways and arterials, and additional sign area is based on building perimeter rather than to street frontage. The following signs shall be permitted on properties located within areas designated as "Industrial District" on the Sign District Map: ~a} General, All signs shall be located to comply with all yard and spec~a setback requirements of the zoning ordinance, fib} Identity signs. Each separate occupancy may have one pole or roof-mounted ~ enti ty sign, not more than 30 feet total height above grade, Such sign shall not exceed 100 square feet of surface area for any one face or 200 square feet of surface area for two or more faces. Such sign shall be separate and not part of any other sign al 1 owed on this property. ~ c } Wall si n . The total surface area of al 1 other wal 1 Ordinance - 12