(A) Standards for size, number, and duration of display period. The following table shall govern the number and size of permanent signs, both attached and detached.
(B) Attached, permanent signs in the CS1 and CS2 Districts.
(1) Shall not occupy more than 10% of the space on any one facade of a building with the maximum size of any single sign limited to 35 square feet.
(2) Window graphics including stained glass lettering or logos are in addition to the number of allowable signs set forth above, but shall not cover more than 10% of the total window area of the facade of the building in which the window signs are located.
(C) Detached, permanent signs in the CS1 and CS2 Districts.
(1) Shall be limited to a maximum of 60 square feet per sign.
(2) Number of detached signs in the CS1 and CS2 Districts. The number of Detached, Permanent Signs in the CS1 and CS2 Districts shall be based on the total front footage of a single piece of property on each public road fronted upon:
(a) One to 200 feet. One sign.
(b) Two hundred and one feet and above. A maximum of two signs are permitted on any single road having road frontage adjoining the premises in excess of 201 feet. The two signs shall not be closer than 100 road frontage feet, with the exception that a sign is permitted at each of two separate drive entrances to said road. In the event the tract of land constitutes a corner lot which is adjacent to two separate public roads, signs are permitted for each public road according to the criteria set forth above.
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(D) Detached permanent signs in all districts. Sign height for detached, permanent signs, including support structure, shall not exceed 12 feet. For lots that lie above street level, height shall be measured from the highest adjacent existing grade. For lots that lie below street level, height shall be measured from street level. See illustration below.
(E) Permanent signs in the R3(A) District. The maximum size of permanent signs in the R3(A) district shall be based upon the size of the complex or entity to which the sign pertains. Such sizes are governed by the following table:
Number of Dwelling Units | Allowable Sign Size |
5 or less | 20 sq. ft. |
6 - 15 | 25 sq. ft. |
16 - 20 | 30 sq. ft. |
21 and up | 35 sq. ft. |
* When two or more complexes or entities share a sign support structure, each sign may be as large as their allowable limit, up to a maximum of 50 combined square feet. | |
(1989 Code, Title V, Ch. 51, Art. XIX, § 1905) (Ord. passed 6-8-1982; Ord. passed 12-6-1983; Ord. passed 10-22-1986; Ord. passed 11-18-1986; Ord. passed 9-10-1991; Ord. passed 11-12-1996; Ord. passed 10-13-2009; Ord. 2013-04, passed 3-12-2013; Ord. 2016-03, passed 2-9-2016
; Ord. 2019-02, passed 2-11-2019)