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Signs in commercial districts. In Districts CA, CB, CC and CD, the following signs are permitted: [Amended 6-2-2014 ATM by Art. 57] (1) One sign mounted on the face or roof of the building not to exceed altogether in area more than 15% of the front wall area of the building if occupied by a single business or enterprise. Where a building is occupied by more than one business or enterprise, all signs together shall not exceed 15% of the front wall area of the building, and each occupant shall be entitled to erect a sign which, in combination with all other permitted signs, would exactly total 15% of said front wall area and would be also proportionate to the amount of square footage occupied by the occupant in said building, excluding for purposes of the proportion common hallways and lavs and other common entries or areas within said building; provided, however, that in no case shall any sign extend above a flat roof or the elevation of the front wall by more than 20% of the average height of the front elevation of said building. The height and size of a sign in the CD District may exceed the requirements of this section by the issuance of a special permit from the Planning Board. (2) One freestanding sign located within the front yard area of a building and not exceeding 15% of the front wall area of the building or 60 square feet, whichever is the smaller, provided that the building has a minimum setback of 30 feet and the sign is so located as to be set back 15 feet from the street line and 20 feet from any side line. Square-footage limitations above expressed relate to one face or side of the sign. A sign may have two faces, neither face exceeding the sixty-square-foot limitation above, provided that inside theater, drive-in or outside theaters and restaurants shall be governed by the foregoing provisions with the exception that the square footage limitation shall be 120 square feet. (3) Directional signs not to exceed three square feet in area. (4) One window sign for each window of the building not to exceed in area 20% of the area of any window upon which located. E. Signs in industrial districts. In Districts IA and IB, the following signs are permitted: (1) One sign mounted on the face or roof of the main building not aggregating in area more than 15% of the front wall area of said building as determined by orientation to the principal trafficway or street and not extending above a flat roof or the elevation of the front wall by more than 20% of the average height of the front elevation of said building.