§ 92.043 SIGNS PERMITTED IN COMMERCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL DISTRICTS (GHBD, HMD, MUSCD, NBD, NSD, SCD, LID, HID, I-O).
   (A)   The intensity of commercial development in the commercial and industrial districts are established by the traffic-carrying capacity of the fronting thoroughfare. Signs may be illuminated internally or externally, subject to the requirements in the various districts.
   (B)   The Director of Planning and Community Development or his or her designee may place the following signs in such districts subsequent to the issuance of a permit. All other signs shall be prohibited. Additional specifications for sign placement are found in § 92.037.
District
Use
Type of Sign
Maximum Area (Wall )
Maximum Area (Ground- Mounted)
External or Internal Illumina tion
Maxim um Height
Total Number
District
Use
Type of Sign
Maximum Area (Wall )
Maximum Area (Ground- Mounted)
External or Internal Illumina tion
Maxim um Height
Total Number
HMD
Medical
Wall and ground - mounte d
20%
120 square feet
(32 square feet)
External or Internal
7 feet
1 per street front
SCD
NSD
Shoppin g center directo ry
Ground -
mounte d or pole
N/A
120 square feet
External or Internal
35 feet
1 per street front; no closer than 100 feet
SCD
NSD
Shoppin g center out- parcels
Wall; ground -
mounte d or pole
20%
120 square feet
(120 square feet)
External or Internal
35 feet 15 feet
1 per street front
GHBD MUSCD
General
Wall; ground - mounte d or pole
20%
120 square feet
(120 square feet)
External or Internal
40 feet
1 per street front or 1 per busine ss per 100 feet
NBD
General
Wall; ground - mounte d or pole
20%
120 square feet
(120 square feet)
External or Internal
40 feet
1 per street front
LID
HID
General
Wall; ground - mounted or pole
20%
120 square feet
(120 square feet)
External or Internal
35 feet
1 per street front
I-O
 
Wall; ground - mounte d
80 squar e feet
80 square feet
External or Internal
8 feet
1 per street front
Note: Distance set-back right-of-way will apply.
 
   (C)(1)   The aggregate area of all wall signs per premises may be increased based on the distance the principle building is set back from the existing right-of-way. No increase shall be permitted if used in conjunction with a ground-mounted sign.
      (2)   The increase shall be in accordance with the following table:
 
Principal Building Distance Setback from Existing Right-of-Way
Allowed Aggregate Wall Sign Area Increase
0 - 99 feet
0%
100 - 249 feet
50%
250 - 349 feet
75%
350 feet +
100%
 
   (D)   One A-frame or pedestal sign or other similar sign. Sign must be at least five feet from the road right-of-way. Sign area not to exceed 12 square feet on each side and total height must be less than five feet from the ground.
   (E)   One A-frame or pedestal sign or similar sign. Sign must be at least five feet from road right-of-way. Sign area not to exceed 32 square feet on each side and total height must be less than five feet from the ground. In addition, the following must be met:
      (1)   Five-lane highway.
      (2)   Speed limit of 45 mph or greater.
      (3)   Minimum lot width of 200 feet.
   (F)   One flag sign that does not exceed 15 square feet or one non-traditional flag sign (e.g. feather flag, flutter flag, bowhead banner) that does not exceed three feet in width and that has a pole with a maximum height of ten feet above the ground.
(Ord. 01-44, passed 12-17-01; Am. Ord. 04-52, passed 11-15-04; Am. Ord. 05-30, passed 7-18- 05; Am. Ord. 06-22, passed 8-21-06; Am. Ord. 11-24, passed 7-18-11; Am. Ord. 13-01, passed 1-22-13; Am. Ord. 15-12, passed 5-4-15; Am. Ord. 21-02, passed 1-19-21; Am. Ord. 21-26, passed 7-12-21; Am. Ord. 22-01, passed 1-3-22) Penalty, see § 10.80