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c. For complexes that are permitted to have a second sign under subsection 2.a. above, the second sign may be no greater than sixteen (16) square feet in area and six (6) square feet in height. 3. "R-B", Residential Business District: a. Business Signs. Only one (1) sign shall be erected on the subject property. (1) Freestanding or Wall Sign. Not more than eighteen (18) square feet in total area, nor higher than six (6) feet. 4. "B-1", Limited Neighborhood Business District: a. Within the "B-1"District, the maximum allowable square footage of sign area per lot shall not exceed the sum of one (1) square foot per front foot of the building, plus one (1) square foot for each front foot of lot not occupied by a building, up to one hundred (100) square feet. Each lot will be allowed one (1) pylon or freestanding sign and one (1) wall sign or two (2) wall signs total. 5. "B-2" through "B-I", and "I-1" and "I-P" Districts: a. Except for corner lots as described in this section, the maximum number of signs on any principal building shall be two (2) and in all cases, the total sign area shall be calculated as fifteen (15) percent of the gross silhouette area of the front of the building. Where the principal building is on a corner or through lot and thus faces two (2) public streets, both sides may be counted. If, however, the building has only one (1) frontage and the owner elects to erect two (2) signs, the total square footage of both signs may not exceed the maximum allowable square footage determined from the front building silhouette. For purposes of determining the gross area of the silhouette of the principal building, the silhouette shall be defined as that area within an outline drawing of the principal building as viewed from the front lot line or from the related public street(s).In addition to wall signs, freestanding signs may be utilized, or a combination of both. In the B-2, B-3, and B-4 zoning districts, each building shall be allowed one wall sign and one freestanding sign, except that corner lots may utilize one wall sign per street frontage plus one freestanding sign. For all buildings in all other zoning districts, no more than one (1) pylon sign or combination of two (2) signs be displayed. (1) The city may determine that commercial buildings that front on both public and private streets may qualify as corner lots for the purposes of this Section. b. Conditional Uses. In the case of a shopping center or where there are two (2) or more business uses located within one structure or on one property, the approval of a conditional use permit shall be required for the entire complex in accordance with an overall site plan indicating the size, location and height of all signs. A maximum of fifteen (15) percent of the building silhouette shall apply to the principal building where the aggregate allowable sign area is distributed among the several businesses. In the case of applying this conditional use permit to a complex, the complex may have two (2) freestanding signs identifying the complex in accordance with the following: (1) Only one (1) sign per street frontage. Lot shall have at least five hundred (500) feet of total street frontage to be allowed two (2) signs. (2) Identification signs may be located no closer than five (5) feet to any street right-of--way. (3) Where more than one shopping center identification sign is to be located on such property, no such sign shall be located less than forty (40) feet from point of intersection of property lines. For purposes of determining the gross area of the silhouette of the