The following provisions concern signs in the R-1, R-2, R-2A, R-2B, R-3, R-3A, R-4 and R-4A Residential Districts and area guided for low- and medium-density residential in the Planned Community Development District and Planned Unit Development District, and said signs are regulated according to the requirements set forth below:
(A) Identification signs (name plate). One free-standing or wall sign/name plate per dwelling unit, not greater than two square feet in area, indicating the name and/or address of the occupant. A sign must not be constructed so as to have more than two surfaces.
(B) Institutional signs. Institutional uses which do not meet the criteria stated in § 150.03 of this chapter for area identification signs, are allowed only one monument sign per street frontage. Such sign must not exceed 60 square feet in area.
(C) Residential development signs. These signs shall be reviewed and approved as part of a preliminary plat, site plan review, conditional use permit, or development plan application. Sign area shall be determined by the text copy area only and be limited to 60 square feet per structure face.
(D) Home occupation signs. One non-illuminated sign with a maximum square footage of two feet for each dwelling unit wherein a permitted home occupation exists.
(E) Minimum setbacks. A sign must not be erected in the public right-of-way. For divisions (A) and (B) of this section, signs must be set back at least 15 feet from front property lines, at least ten feet from side and rear property lines and at least 15 feet from the property lines of corner lots. For division (C) signs, no setback is required. For division (D) of this section, signs must be set back at least 20 feet from front property lines. All signs must allow for an unobstructed view of traffic at intersections of streets or driveways.
(F) Maximum height of signs. For signs described in divisions (A) and (D) of this section, no sign may exceed six feet above grade. For signs described in divisions (B) and (C) of this section, no sign may exceed ten feet above grade.
(G) Residential development signs. Signs must be constructed of durable materials. Residential development signs may be placed in median islands, roundabouts, or cul-de-sac islands provided that the island is a separate platted lot privately owned and maintained by a homeowners association, management company, or the like, and approved through the preliminary plat, site plan review, or conditional use permit application.
('72 Code, § 356.30(1)) (Ord. 1988-602(A), passed 8-22-88; Am. Ord. 1992-694, passed 5-11-92; Am. Ord. 2000-935, passed 11-13-00; Am. Ord. 2003-1002, passed 8-25-03) Penalty, see § 10.99