2505. APPROPRIATE SIGN TYPES

APPROPRIATE SIGN TYPES Signage shall be of a type appropriate to the affected historic building, site, or district. The specific characteristics of the historic building, site, or district shall determine what sign types are appropriate in each instance. The following sign types, when properly designed and installed, may be appropriate for a historic property, depending on its design, setting, and characteristics: Banner signs; Blade signs; Channel letter signs; Halo lit signs; Hanging signs; Painted signs; Panel signs; Pin-mounted signs; Plaques, markers, and medallions that are commemorative, interpretive, or informational in nature; Projecting signs; Raceway signs; Reverse channel signs; Routed signs; Signs on the valance of an awning or canopy; Three-dimensional signs; and Window signs. The following sign types are typically not appropriate for historic buildings and districts: Internally-illuminated, plastic-faced box or cabinet signs; Electronic signs, flashing signs, and other signs with moving text or images; Moving or rotating signs; Pole-mounted signs more than ten feet (10 ft.) in height; and Prohibited signs, as defined in § 2506. SOURCE: Notice of Final Rulemaking published at 57 DCMR 2281, 2285 (March 19, 2010); as corrected by Errata Notice published at 58 DCR 11084, 11085 (December 23, 2011).