The following restrictions will be adhered to regarding outdoor advertising signs.
(A) All signs that fall under the regulatory criteria of this chapter shall be located at a minimum of 50 feet from the property line or right-of-way boundary, adjacent to the main travel corridor, whichever is greater.
(1) All signs that fall under the regulatory criteria of this chapter shall be located at a minimum of 250 feet from the side property lines of the parcel on which the sign is located.
(2) All signs that fall under the regulatory criteria of this chapter shall be located at a minimum of 100 feet from the rear property line of the parcel on which the sign is located.
(3) All signs that fall under the regulatory criteria of this chapter shall be located no closer than 250 feet to any other sign that falls under the regulatory criteria of this chapter.
(4) All required setbacks specified in divisions (A)(1) through (A)(3) above are to be measured from the closest point of the sign’s footing (i.e., a pedestal or signpost) to the property line or right-of- way in question.
(B) All signs that fall under the regulatory criteria of this chapter shall be located outside all public rights-of-way.
(C) All signs that fall under the regulatory criteria of this chapter shall comply with all other applicable federal, state, and local regulations and requirements, including but not limited to the State Building Code, state and federal environmental laws, and the State Department of Transportation rules.
(D) All signs that fall under the regulatory criteria of this chapter, and utilize unnatural lighting, shall have the lighting elements aimed at the sign and not aimed so as to interfere with the movement of traffic or to be a nuisance to surrounding property.
(E) All signs that fall under the regulatory criteria of this chapter shall be no higher than 60 feet.
(F) If signs fall under the regulatory criteria of this chapter, the sign owner will be required to secure a sign permit from the County Manager or his or her designee. The permit will include the following:
(1) Size of the sign including support structures;
(2) Statement indicating whether the sign will be lighted. If statement indicates that the sign is not to be lighted, but the sign owner decides to add lights later, then the permit shall be amended;
(3) Location of the sign in relation to property lines and rights-of-way;
(4) Signed statement from the property owner indicating his or her agreement to the sign being placed on his or her property; and
(5) Payment of any fees imposed by the county.
(Ord. passed 12-1-2008) Penalty, see § 111.99