1. Additional Sign. When adjacent to Interstate 80 or U.S. 65, to include U.S. Highway 65 and rerouted 65 located north of Interstate 80 as eligible roadway, the C-2, General Commercial District, the C-3, Planned Commercial District, the C-6, Commercial Entertainment/Recreational District and the M-l, Limited Industrial District one additional on-premises sign oriented to the Interstate shall be allowed for each lot which: contains a retail business providing food, lodging or fuel and repair services essential to normal operation and maintenance of motor vehicles; is not separated from the Interstate by any property, on either side of the route of access, that is zoned or designated by the Comprehensive Plan for any residential or office use; is located within one thousand (1,000) feet of the Interstate right-of-way, and is located within a travel distance of five thousand (5,000) feet from said Interstate highways, said distance being calculated by beginning at the center point of the Interstate median at the nearest interchange, and thence measuring along the centerlines of streets traveled to reach the property’s primary access, to the closest point on the lot. Such Interstate Signs shall comply with all regulations of this chapter, provided that the following bulk regulations apply in lieu of those contained in Table 159.05C.
(Ord. 10-18-2021 #01 (592) – Dec. 21 Supp.)
A. Orientation. The faces of a free-standing or roof sign shall be perpendicular to, or in the case of a curve, radial to the right-of-way of the nearest section of Interstate.
B. Area. The maximum area shall be 300 square feet, except as provided by subsection 2 of this section, for motor fuel price signs. (Except C-6 District)
C. Height. The maximum height of a freestanding sign shall be fifty (50) feet. (Except C-6 District)
D. Setback. The minimum setback of a freestanding sign from any property line shall be fifty (50) feet.
E. Signs in C-6 Commercial Entertainment/Recreational District.
(1) Decisions on sign height and area shall only be made after a public hearing process. The public hearing shall meet the same requirements as that of a rezoning application.
(2) Overall sign height cannot exceed the sign setback from any street right-of-way.
(3) Sign must be located within 1,200 feet of the Interstate right-of-way.
(4) All other aspects of the sign shall comply with all other regulations of the sign ordinance unless expressly waived during the public hearing process.
(5) The commercial message of the sign is limited to activities within the zone lot.
(6) If the use ceases for which the sign was constructed, the sign must be removed within 180 days after the use ceases. The City Council may grant an extension of 90 days if requested by the property owner and deemed appropriate by the City Council.
(7) Any change in ownership or use of the property upon which the sign is located will require a subsequent public hearing process as in (1) above for approval of use of the sign for advertisement by the new ownership or for a new use.
EDITOR’S NOTE The following ordinances have been adopted: |
8-16-04#1 (158) – Prairie Meadows Racetrack and Casino Sign is located on the northwest portion of their existing property, at least 120 feet south of Adventureland Drive right-of-way. It is 120 feet tall and has a sign area of approximately 2,452 square feet per side for a total of 4,904 square feet. The sign faces have a separation of up to 18 feet. 10-01-2012#1 (357) – That the request of Prairie Meadows Racetrack and Casino to replace the existing electronic reader board sign (15'x30.5') with a larger reader board sign (30.5'x30.5') on the Interstate High Rise sign is hereby approved. 05-15-2017 #01 (455) – That the request from Adventurelands of America to construct a sign on the north portion of their property, north of the hotel. The total sign, including the brick base, is proposed to be approximately 15'10" tall. It will have a sign area of 79.49 square feet per side and is proposed to setback 17 feet from the north property line. Further, the request includes an electronic full color LED display with an intended use to mostly show text advertising of on-premise content. It will most likely include some digital graphics and possibly video. This sign will be classified as their Interstate sign, and is hereby approved. |
2. Motor Fuel Price Signs. Gasoline service stations, convenience, stores and similar retail businesses selling gasoline or similar fuels for use in motor vehicles as a major part of their business shall be allowed sign area in addition to that customarily permitted by this chapter, to display changeable price information for such fuel. The copy on each such price sign shall be limited to the type of fuel and price. The maximum copy area shall not exceed 16 square feet. The signage shall be incorporated in a permitted sign type and shall not be a separate sign structure or portable sign.
3. Additional Sign. When adjacent to Interstate 80 or U.S. 65 (rerouted 65), property zoned C-2, C-3, C-5 and M-1, one additional on- premises sign shall be allowed for each lot which contains a business not meeting the use requirements of subsection 1 above. The following bulk requirements apply:
A. The sign is considered a bonus and not figured into the total signage allotment for the given lot.
B. Height. The maximum height of a freestanding sign shall be thirty-five (35) feet.
C. Area. The maximum area shall be 125 square feet.
D. Setback. The minimum setback shall be 35 feet from the right-of-way and 100 feet from a side lot line. The sign can be no closer than 300 feet from the next closest sign of this type.”
(Ord. 5-17-04 #2(149) – Dec. 04 Supp.)