1159.06 PERMITTED SIGNS IN RESIDENTIAL DISTRICTS (R-1, R-2, R-3, R-4 AND R-5 DISTRICTS).
(a) Exempt Signs. Exempt signs shall be permitted in residential districts, pursuant to Section 1159.04(a).
(b) Temporary Signs. Temporary signs specified in Section 1159.04(c) shall be permitted in residential districts.
(c) Home Occupation Signs. Home occupation signs are permitted, subject to the following regulations:
(1) Maximum size: six (6) sq. ft.
(2) Home occupation signs must be located on the same site as the home occupation.
(3) Maximum number of signs: one (1)
(4) All home occupation signs require a permit. The duration of the permit shall be the same as the duration of the Conditional Zoning Certificate authorizing the home occupation.
(5) Home occupation signs shall not be illuminated.
(d) Signs for Public Uses and Quasi-Public Uses. Signs for public uses are permitted in residential districts pursuant to Section 1159.04(a). Quasi-public signs shall comply with the following regulations:
(1) Maximum size: thirty-six (36) sq. ft.
(2) Signs for quasi-public uses must be located on the same site as the quasi-public use.
(3) Maximum number of signs: one (1)
(4) All signs for quasi-public uses require a permit. The duration of the permit shall not exceed the duration of the Conditional Zoning Certificate authorizing the quasi-public use.
(5) Signs for quasi-public uses shall only be ground or planter signs.
(6) No more than fifty percent (50%) of the sign face shall be changeable copy.
(e) Residential Entranceway Signs. Residential entryway signs are permitted subject to Section 1159.04(f).
(f) Nonconforming Signs. Nonconforming signs in residential districts shall be subject to the requirements in Section 1159.03(d).
(g) Residential Homeowners' Association Signs. Residential homeowners' association changeable copy signs are permitted subject to the following regulations:
(1) Maximum size: nine (9) sq. ft.
(2) Maximum height: five (5) ft.
(3) Maximum number: one (1) per entrance
(4) Such signs shall be located at the entrances to the development on private property, at least five (5) feet from the right-of-way line. If feasible, such signs shall be located behind the entranceway sign so as to limit visibility of the homeowners' association sign from the cross street providing access to the development.
(h) Signs for Approved Nonresidential Principal Uses.
(1) There shall be no more than one ground, planter or wall sign for each such use.
(2) Maximum size: a ground, planter or wall sign approved for a non-residential use in a residential district shall comply with the size and height regulations set forth in Section 1159.07(d).
(3) Electronic changeable copy is permitted on ground and planter signs, subject to the requirements in Section 1159.04(e).
(i) Street Address and Nameplate Signs. Street address and nameplate signs are permitted subject to Section 1159.04(a).
(Ord. 2013-128. Passed 3-10-13.)