The following signs may be erected or maintained, as shown for each zoning district or land use, only after obtaining a permit from the city and payment of permit fees, providing the standards of § 154.03 are met.
Zoning District | Pylon Sign | Ground Sign | Building Sign | Maximum Area (sq. ft.) |
Zoning District | Pylon Sign | Ground Sign | Building Sign | Maximum Area (sq. ft.) |
Residential | — | 1 | — | 40 |
Multiple Residential | — | One of either, but not both | 40 | |
Agriculture | — | One of either, but not both | 40 | |
Agriculture: parcel is 10 acres or more with commercial greenhouse or nursery in operation | 1 of each sign. Area of building sign shall not exceed 200 sq. ft. | 80 | ||
Institutional | — | 1 | 1 | Building: See Note 4 Ground: 60 |
Neighborhood Convenience Center | — | 1 | 1/business | 40 each |
Gasoline sales | 1 or 1 | 1 | Building: See Note 1 Ground: 40 Pylon: 80 | |
Limited business | ||||
Single occupant | — | 1 See Note 3 | 1 | Building: See Note 2 Ground: 40 |
Multi-occupant | — | 1 See Note 3 | 1 | Building: See Note 2 Ground: 60 |
General business | ||||
Single occupant | 1 or 1 | 1 | Building: See Note 1 Ground: 110 Pylon: 110 | |
Multi-occupant | 1 or 1 | 1/business | Building: See Note 1 Ground: 110 Pylon: 110 | |
Retail business | ||||
Single occupant | 1 or 1 | 1 | Building: See Note 1 Ground: 110 Pylon: 110 | |
Multi-occupant; under 50,000 sq. ft. | 1 or 1 | 1/business | Building: See Note 1 Ground: 110 Pylon: 110 | |
Multi-occupant; over 50,000 sq. ft. | 2 or 2 | 1/business | Building: See Note 1 Ground: 180 Pylon: 180 | |
Shopping center; regional | Same as retail business | |||
Visitors business | Same as retail business | |||
Industrial and sand and gravel | Same as retail business | |||
Planned development | The ordinance establishing each planned development district shall be used to determine the most applicable zoning district designated for each lot and signs shall be permitted by the most applicable zoning district as determined by the city’s building official. | |||
NOTES TO TABLE 1 - Area of sign for building sign(s) may be equal to: 1 sq. ft. of area of sign per 25 sq. ft. of the sign permit-holder's occupied floor area of the building if occupied area is 5000 sq. ft. or less; plus an additional 1 sq. ft. of area of sign per 100 sq. ft. of the sign permit-holder's occupied floor area of the building over 5000 sq. ft. Maximum allowed: 500 sq. ft. area of sign per building Minimum allowed: 40 sq. ft. 2 - Area of sign for building sign(s) in limited business district may be equal to: 1 sq. ft. of sign per 100 sq. ft. of total building floor area. Maximum allowed: 200 sq. ft. of area of sign per building Minimum allowed: 40 sq. ft. 3 - See § 154.04(H) regarding a second permissible ground sign as a substitution for all building signs. 4 - Sign area for buildings in institutional districts: 1 sq. ft. of area of sign per 100 sq. ft. of the total building floor area Maximum allowed: An aggregate of 500 sq. ft. for all building signs on lot. Minimum allowed: 40 sq. ft. | ||||
(‘81 Code, § 6-105) (Ord. 495, passed 9-20-90; Am. Ord. 504, passed 2-28-91; Am. Ord. 536, passed 2-27-92; Am. Ord. 555, passed 5-13-93; Am. Ord. 971, passed 6-26-14; Am. Ord. 1058, passed 3-28-19) Penalty, see § 10.99