(A) Nothing in this chapter will be interpreted as authorizing the erection or construction of any sign not permissible under the zoning or building ordinances of the city.
(B) All electrical signs, temporary or permanent, are subject to the State Electrical Code and approval of the Electrical Inspector.
(C) No sign other than bench signs at public transit stops and governmental traffic safety or roadway information signs and off-site directional signs as defined in § 150.03 may be permanently or temporarily erected within any street right-of-way or upon any public easement.
(D) Directional signs are permitted in all districts provided the directional signs are located on the property referred to by the sign or within a planned unit development. The area of such signs must not exceed ten square feet per sign face for a single tenant building or 20 square feet per sign face for a multiple tenant building or a multi-building complex. Such signs must not have more than two sign faces. Maximum sign height for free-standing or monument-type directional signs is six feet above grade.
(E) It is unlawful to park any vehicle or trailer on a public right-of-way or public property or on private property so as to be visible from a public right-of-way, which has attached thereto or located thereon any sign or advertising device for the basic purpose of directing people to a business or activity located on the same or nearby property or any other premises.
(F) Businesses that utilize permanent, legal outdoor sales, (such as lumber yards, nurseries, and the like) are allowed generic product identification signs for customer convenience, and to assist in traffic movement. These signs must not exceed 36 square feet in area, nor exceed eight feet in height, and may be illuminated. These signs are allowed for orientation information purposes only and must not be visible from public streets. These product identification signs must be setback 100 feet or more from all public streets.
(G) If a free-standing sign or monument sign is constructed so that the faces are not constructed so as to be back to back, the total area of all sides added together must not exceed the maximum allowable sign area for the district.
(H) Architectural building extensions such as awnings or canopies, other than vehicular service canopies, primarily built as shelter for entrances or for aesthetic purposes, are allowed to display signage. These signs are considered as wall signs for the purpose of determination of the maximum allowable sign area.
(I) Vehicular service canopy signs are limited to a business logo and/or graphic design not to exceed ten percent of each canopy face area or ten square feet on each canopy face, whichever is smaller. Service station canopy signs are restricted to two faces of the canopy and must not be located above or below the canopy area.
(J) Service stations may advertise gasoline prices on reader boards attached to a permitted free-standing sign or attached to canopy supports. If attached to the canopy supports, these signs must be no larger than 15 square feet in area. In no case may a free-standing sign be constructed for the sole purpose of advertising prices. Service stations may have gas pump topper signs advertising products for sale on the premises, not to exceed two square feet per gas pump.
(K) No sign except bench signs and billboards, may in its entirety, separately advertise a product, commodity, service, or contain other miscellaneous language that is not directly related to the business name, except as allowed by § 150.06(B)(5)(h).
(L) A product identification sign may be integrated into a permitted free-standing, monument or wall business sign and will be included as part of the maximum allowable sign area. Product identification sign area must not exceed ten percent of the maximum allowable sign area.
(M) Buildings, premises or lots are not allowed to have pennants, pinwheels, or other attention attracting devices, or temporary signs except in, accordance with § 150.06 of this chapter.
(N) One flagpole may be erected for each 100 feet of street frontage, not to exceed a total of three flagpoles. Height of the poles must not exceed the building height regulations, as specified by the zoning ordinance for the district where the poles are located, and flag length must not exceed 25% of the pole height, and no more than two flags per pole are permitted.
(O) It is unlawful for a sign permitted by this chapter, by reason of its location, color intensity, to create hazard to the safe, efficient movement of vehicular or pedestrian traffic. A private sign must not contain alarming words which might be construed as traffic controls, such as “stop,” “caution,” “warning,” and the like, unless such sign is intended to direct traffic on the premises.
(P) A sign must not contain any indecent or offensive picture or written matter.
(Q) State and federal government agencies and their political subdivisions are exempt from the provisions of the sign ordinance except for setback requirements.
(R) All sign permits for multiple tenant buildings require the signature of the property owner or the property owner's agent.
('72 Code, § 356:20) (Ord. 1988-602(A), passed 8-22-88; Am. Ord. 1992-694, passed 5-11-92; Am. Ord. 2000-939, passed 11-13-00; Am. Ord. 2014-1165, passed 2-3-14) Penalty, see § 10.99