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124 F F. Size, Number and Location of Signs 1. In a Marine,Business or Light Industrial District, each place of business may be issued a permit for a sign, or signs as follows: (a) One or more wall signs for each wall fronting on a street or parking area, the total area of such signs not to ex- ceed 10 per cent of the pertinent wall area, including doors and windows therein. Such sign may not be directly painted on any wall, but may consist of individual letters attached to or cut into such wall; in such case, the area of such sign shall be figured on the basis of the perimeter required to contain all the letters, numbers or other devices comprising the sign. If a building be provided with a portico, projecting shelter, balcony, or the like the sign may be erected on such structure, provided it does not extend over a public way. (b) Permitted roof signs may be used in place of or in conjunction with wall signs, but in no case shall the total area of such sign or signs exceed 10 per cent of the wall area below the roof sign. (c) In addition to the signs permitted under (a) and (b) above, where the area in front of a building permits, there may be one standing sign for each street frontage, not to ex- ceed 16 square feet per side in area for each 50 feet, or frac- tion thereof, that it is set back from the street line. 2. In all other districts, each premises on which there j exists or is permitted any business activity duly authorized by : variance, exception or special permit, may be issued permits for signs in accordance with the provisions of sub-paragraph F-1, above, or of such lesser number or area as may be speci- fied by such variance, exception or special permit, however, no neon signs shall be permitted. 3. Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this para- graph, certain special types of activities or situations are recognized for which such provisions may be modified and ' permits issued as follows: (a) Theatres: The marquee of a theatre shall be consid- ered as comprising part of the wall area in determining the total sign area to be permitted. (b) Subdivisions: One subdivision name sign, not to ex- ceed 20 square feet,may be permitted for each entry to a sub- division from a public way.