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-5- to 5 percent of the area of the facade on which they are located; (C) Office/professional, agricultural, business park, industrial, and institutional uses may have signs with a total aggregate area of up to lO percent of the area of the facade on which they are located; (D) Commercial uses may have signs with a total aggregate area of up to 15 percent of the area of the facade on which they are located; and, (E) Premises containing two or more uses having different standards under this section shall have the allowable area determined by the use allowing the greater area. Sec. 2-2. On-Premise Freestanding Signs. Permanent on-premise freestanding signs shall be subject to the following standards: ( 1) The number of such signs on a premises shall be limited to one per street frontage or one per driveway, whichever is greater. The following shall not be counted in this limitation: (A) Directional signs up to 12 square feet in area provided the number of such signs does not exceed the number of driveways; and, (B) Subdivision identification signs in accordance with this Section. (2) The height shall not exceed 42-1/2 feet along the highway corridor, and Texas Highways 123, 21 and 80; 35 feet along all designated major arterials other than the highway corridor, Texas Highways 123, 21 and 80; and 25 feet in all other locations. Freestanding signs within 10 feet of any property line shall not exceed 4 feet in height unless displayed on a permitted fence or wall. Signs greater than 6 feet in height must be reviewed by the San Marcos Electric Utility for proper clearance from power lines. (3) The area of each sign shall not exceed 260 square feet in the highway corridor, and 160 square feet in all other locations, except for freestanding multiple-occupancy signs in accordance with this section. (4) Agricultural uses, and single-family, two-family, and mobile home residential uses, may have only those signs exempted in Section 1-3, and subdivision identification signs in accordance with this Section. (5) A multiple-occupancy premises may have a sign having an area up to: (A) 80 square feet, plus 20 square feet per tenant advertised on the sign, or 260 square feet, whichever is greater, when located in the highway corridor; or, (B) 50 square feet, plus 10 square feet per tenant advertised on the sign, or 160 square feet, whichever is greater, in all other locations. ( 6) A subdivision identification sign up to 96 square feet in area and 4 feet in height, may be displayed on private property or in the public right-of-way at a street entrance to the subdivision in addition to other freestanding signs permitted by this Section. If located in the right-of-way, the sign shall be subject to the following requirements: