The following sections concern signs in the R-5, R-6, and R-7 Multiple Residential Districts and areas guided for high-density residential development 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 wall sign/name plate per institution or multiple residential building, not to exceed six square feet in area, or one wall sign/name plate per dwelling unit where separate entrances occur, not to exceed two square feet in area.
(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, not to 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) Minimum setbacks. For division (B) of this section, monument signs must be set back at least 15 feet from front property lines and at least ten feet from side and rear property lines. On corner lots, all monument signs must be set back at least 15 feet from front and side corner property lines. All signs must be set back a minimum of three feet from driveways to edge of sign, and a 30 foot clear-view triangle must be maintained at public street intersections. All signs must allow for an unobstructed view of traffic at intersections of streets or driveways.
(E) Maximum height of signs. For division (B) of this section, no sign may exceed eight feet above grade. For division (C) of this section, no sign may exceed ten feet above grade.
(F) 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(2)) (Ord. 1988-602(A), passed 8-22-88; Am. Ord. 1992-69, passed 5-11-92; Am. Ord. 2003-1002, passed 8-25-03) Penalty, see § 10.99