The following regulations apply to the city’s industrial zones, in addition to any generally applicable regulations.
(A) All signs shall satisfy the requirements of BCO § 39.05 (General Requirements), unless otherwise allowed in this section.
(B) Signs allowed without a permit. Signs exempt under BCO § 39.02(A) (Exemptions) are not regulated under this chapter and therefore do not require a permit. Incidental signs are allowed without a permit so long as the definitional requirements of an incidental sign are met. All other signs are either prohibited or require a permit.
(C) On-premise freestanding signs.
(1) Allowable area: one square foot per lineal foot of street frontage, up to a maximum of 200 square feet, provided that each business frontage shall be guaranteed a minimum of 36 square feet of sign area. (Note to reader: modern codes use a ratio based on one square foot per lineal foot. The maximum is a good idea to ensure that large sites do permit extra-large sign sizes.)
(2) Number of signs: one per street frontage. A second sign may be placed, with the maximum sign area distributed between two signs, along the street frontage, provided that a distance of 200 feet between signs is maintained.
(3) Height of sign: maximum 30 feet.
(D) On-premise wall signs.
(1) Allowable area: one square foot per linear foot of building frontage (if a freestanding sign is also placed), per abutting street frontage, as measured horizontally along a side building elevation, up to a maximum of 200 square feet per sign; provided that each building is guaranteed a minimum of a 36 square foot sign. The maximum sign area may be distributed among any number of signs. This subsection applies to sites that also have a freestanding sign. Subsection (D)(2), below, applies if there are no freestanding signs.
(2) Allowable area if no freestanding sign is present: 1.5 square feet per lineal foot of building frontage, per abutting street frontage, as measured horizontally along a side building elevation, up to a maximum of 300 square feet per sign, with a guaranteed minimum of 54 square feet of sign area per building.
(3) Projecting signs are prohibited in the Industrial zone.
(4) The maximum sign area for an individual wall may be distributed among any number of wall signs.
(E) Business complex signs. A business complex sign may be placed, either monument style or freestanding, at the main entrance of each industrial or business complex, based on the following specifics:
(1) Allowable area: one square foot per lineal foot of street frontage of the premises, up to a maximum of 200 square feet for each sign; provided that every business complex shall be guaranteed a minimum of 64 square feet of signage.
(2) Number of signs: one per complex entrance as allowed by site plan approval. A second complex sign may be placed at a second entrance, if desired.
(3) Height of sign: a maximum of 30 feet.
(4) Space shall be made available for businesses to be listed on the business complex sign directory, if desired by the business.
(F) Directional signs. Directional signs may not exceed six square feet per sign side and a maximum height of 42 inches. One directional sign is allowed per abutting street frontage entrance or exit.
(G) No more than three feather signs are allowed along the frontage of each legal lot in an industrial zone and are only allowed as temporary signs.
(Ord. 2018-04-01, passed 5-8-2018)