(A) Generally. All signs, whether accessory or advertising, shall comply with the provisions of this section, except where provisions to the contrary appear in the district provisions. All signs shall also comply with all applicable provisions of other regulations of the city.
(50.6313.10)
(B) Maximum area of signs.
(1) On any street frontage of any zoning lot in any zoning district, the ratio of the total area, in square feet, of all faces of all signs, except as provided below, to the length in feet of such frontage shall not exceed the value set forth for that district below, subject to subsection (B)(2) below:
District
|
Ratio
|
A, R | 0.02 |
O, P | 0.05 |
CN | 0.20 |
CG, CI, CS, ML | 2.00 |
MH | 1.5 |
(2) The application of subsection (B)(1) above shall be subject to the following modifications.
(a) In determining such ratio, there shall be included all advertising signs and all accessory signs other than real estate signs and directional signs. In determining the ratio of sign area to street frontage, each sign face shall be related to the frontage to which it is nearest. The area of a sign at a street corner may be based on the sum of the lengths of the frontages on the intersecting streets.
(b) No sign in the CG, CI, CS, or ML districts shall have an area based on more than 150 feet of frontage; in all other districts, sign area shall be based on no more than 300 feet of frontage; each zoning lot shall be permitted at least one square foot of sign area, regardless of length of street frontage.
(c) Each professional office and business establishment shall be permitted a sign having an area of one square foot, regardless of length of street frontage, but no dwelling unit in an R, P, or O district shall have more than a total of one square foot of sign area identifying the professional offices and other home occupations in such dwelling unit.
(d) Where the area of permitted signs on a zoning lot is based on the street frontage of such lot, and such frontage is subsequently reduced, the maximum area of signs permitted on such lot shall be correspondingly reduced.
(3) In addition to the signs permitted on the basis of street frontage, the following signs shall be permitted on any zoning lot:
(a) Temporary signs having a total area not to exceed eight square feet, pertaining to the sale or lease of the premises or the constructing of a building; and
(b) Warning and directional signs, each less than three square feet in area, consisting solely of arrows, or such words as “steps,” “fire escape,” “exit,” “entrance,” “parking lot,” “danger,” or similar symbols and displaying neither the name of an establishment, service, or product nor any advertising matter.
(50.6313.20)
(C) Similarity to traffic and emergency signals. No sign shall be maintained at any location where, by reason of its position, size, shape, or color, it may obstruct, impair, obscure, interfere with the view of, or be confused with, any traffic control sign, signal, or device, or where it may interfere with, mislead, or confuse traffic. No illumination simulating traffic control devices or signals or emergency vehicles shall be used.
(50.6313.30)
(D) Flashing signs.
(1) No flashing sign shall be located in or within 300 feet of an R, P, or O district in such a position as to be directly visible from any such district.
(2) No instantaneous flashing sign shall be permitted in any district.
(50.6313.40)
(E) Location of signs. With the exception of traffic control signs, highway designation signs, and other publicly installed signs, no sign shall project over a public right-of-way, except in the CI and CS districts, and such signs shall not extend nearer than two feet to the curb line or edge of pavement. No horizontal projecting sign shall exceed 50 square feet in area, and no vertical projecting sign shall exceed 100 square feet in area.
(50.6313.50)
(F) Temporary signs. All signs erected or posted to serve a temporary function shall be removed within 20 days from the date that function is no longer required.
(50.6313.60)
(Prior Code, Appendix B, § 50.6313) (Ord. 702, passed 3-15-1971; Ord. 777, passed 4-20-1987)