(A) Freestanding signs.
(1) Freestanding signs are allowed on lots with at least 50 feet of street frontage. Where permitted, freestanding signs may be installed in required buffers.
(2) All freestanding signs shall have a maximum width often feet.
(3) Freestanding signs must meet the following requirements:
(a) One freestanding sign per street frontage is allowed.
(b) In the OI and LBD zoning districts, principal signs shall have a maximum sign area of 20 square feet and a maximum height of six feet.
(c) In the CBD, GBD, IND and CMU zoning districts, principal signs shall have a maximum sign area of 40 square feet and a maximum height of six feet, except that multi-tenant developments on lots with 400 feet or more of street frontage may have one freestanding sign with a maximum sign area of 100 square feet and a maximum height of 15 feet. Sign area and height for lots with street frontage less than 400 feet shall be prorated.
(d) Pole signs shall only be internally illuminated.
(e) Monument signs may be internally or externally illuminated.
(4) Free-standing signs. Free-standing signs are permitted in all required yards, and front yard buffer areas (only).
(5) Incidental signs shall have a maximum sign area of three square feet and a maximum height of two and one-half feet. Incidental signs may only be internally illuminated.
(6) Sidewalk signs shall meet the following requirements:
(a) One sidewalk sign is allowed per business.
(b) A maximum height of four feet and a maximum width of two and one-half feet are allowed.
(c) The sign shall only be displayed when the business is open.
(d) Illumination of any type is prohibited.
(e) Signs must be placed on the sidewalk in front of the building, no further than 12 feet from the building.
(f) Signs shall be placed to allow a minimum passable space on the sidewalk of six feet, may not otherwise impede pedestrian movements, or create a conflict with any provision of the Americans with Disabilities Act.
(g) Signs shall be placed where they will not obstruct the swing radius of vehicle doors legally parked in the right-of-way.
(h) The sign shall not be attached to the ground or building, and must be constructed and weighted to prevent overturning and splaying.
(7) Subdivision signs shall meet the following requirements:
(a) One subdivision sign per entrance is allowed.
(b) A maximum sign area of 20 square feet and a maximum height of six feet are allowed.
(c) Subdivision signs shall only be externally illuminated.
(8) Freestanding principal signs for permitted institutional uses in residential zoning districts are permitted provided they meet the following criteria:
(a) Only one sign per street frontage is allowed;
(b) The maximum sign area is 20 square feet;
(c) The maximum sign height is six feet; and
(d) Signs may be internally or externally illuminated.
(B) Building signs.
(1) The total area of all building signs shall not exceed the following allowances:
(a) One square foot per linear foot of building frontage for a building set back less than 20 feet from the front property line.
(b) Two square feet per linear foot of building frontage for a building set back 20 feet or more from the front property line.
(c) The total area of all building signs shall not exceed 300 square feet per building.
(2) Buildings containing multiple building signs shall be required to submit a common signage plan meeting the requirements of § 157.108.
(3) Only the following types of building signs are allowed for permitted, nonresidential uses in all residential zoning districts: identification, incidental, and wall signs. A permit is required for such sign and will only be issued upon compliance with all requirements for each applicable specific sign type.
(4) Canopy, awning and marquee signs must conform to the following requirements:
(a) Only one canopy sign is allowed per street frontage.
(b) Only one marquee sign is allowed per street frontage.
(c) Signs on an awning, canopy or marquee shall not exceed 20% of the total area of the awning, canopy or marquee and shall be limited to the name of the business inside.
(d) Awnings, canopies and marquees shall only have signage on those surfaces that face a public street or which are oriented towards pedestrians on the sidewalk in front of the building. No part of a canopy sign shall extend above, below or beyond any portion of the canopy.
(e) Illumination.
1. Marquees shall only be internally illuminated.
2. Lights may be installed underneath awnings, canopies and marquees only if they are directed to point toward the ground, and are not used to illuminate the awning, canopy or marquee.
(f) A minimum clearance of eight feet is required between the bottom edge of an awning, canopy or marquee and the sidewalk, pavement or ground surface.
(5) Identification signs shall be limited to one per building, with a maximum sign area of two square feet and a maximum height of eight feet.
(6) Incidental signs attached to a building shall have a maximum sign area of three square feet.
(7) Integral roof signs shall conform to the following requirements:
(a) One integral roof sign is allowed per street frontage.
(b) The maximum sign area allowed for an integral roof sign is 20 square feet.
(c) An integral roof sign shall not extend more than four feet from the building.
(8) Projecting signs must conform to the following requirements:
(a) One projecting sign is allowed per street frontage.
(b) The maximum sign area allowed for a projecting sign is ten square feet.
(c) A minimum clearance of eight feet is required between the bottom of the sign and the sidewalk, pavement or ground surface.
(d) The maximum distance a projecting sign shall project from a building is four feet.
(e) Signs hanging over sidewalks shall not project from the building wall to an extent that they obstruct the view of pedestrians, bicyclists or motorists, or of street intersections, traffic signs, devices or signals.
(f) Projecting signs shall not be mounted higher than 12 feet.
(g) All projecting signs shall be mounted at right angles to the building wall.
(h) Projecting signs shall only be externally illuminated as specified in the illumination provisions of this section.
(9) Wall signs must conform to the following requirements:
(a) Wall signs may be externally or internally illuminated as specified in the illumination provisions of this section.
(b) No wall sign shall project more than 12 inches from the wall to which it is mounted, nor shall it extend beyond any point of the wall, a roof line, parapet wall, or mansard roof; except that signs shall not project beyond the face of the building a maximum of three inches in the Corridor Overlay District.
(c) If a building is located on a corner lot, a wall sign on the side of the building may not exceed 50% of the maximum size allowable in that zoning district.
(d) Permitted nonresidential uses in residential zoning districts (i.e. churches, schools, etc.) shall have a maximum of one wall sign, with a maximum sign area of 20 square feet and a maximum height of 15 feet.
(e) In the OI zoning district, a maximum of one wall sign, with a maximum sign area of 30 square feet and a maximum height of 15 feet, shall be allowed.
(f) The maximum sign area allowed in the CBD, GBD, LBD, IND, and CMU zoning districts is as follows:
1. One square foot per linear foot of building frontage for a building set back less than 20 feet from the front property line.
2. Two square foot per linear foot of building frontage for a building set back 20 feet or more from the front property line.
3. No individual sign shall exceed 100 square feet unless the building is set back at least 100 feet from the front property line.
(g) The maximum sign height allowed in the CBD, GBD, LBD, IND and CMU zoning districts is as follows:
1. In the CBD and LBD zoning districts, the maximum sign height is 20 feet.
2. In the GBD, CMU and IND zoning districts, wall signs may extend to the height of the building.
(10) The size of any window sign or cumulative size of all window signs shall not exceed 30% of the size of the individual window on which they are located. This requirement shall apply to windows fronting any public street. The total accumulated size of window signs on all windows of a building shall not exceed 300 square feet.
(11) Illuminated neon signs located within four feet of a window and that are plainly visible from any public street shall not exceed a maximum sign area of two square feet and no more than two illuminated neon signs may be displayed per street frontage. No illuminated neon sign may be displayed outside of a building.
(C) Changeable copy signs.
(1) Changeable copy shall be permitted only on permanent principal and institutional freestanding signs, marquee signs, canopy signs and wall signs, and shall comply with all of the regulations of such signs as applicable, and as outlined in this section.
(2) The portion of a sign that includes changeable copy letters shall not exceed 50% of the total area of the sign.
(3) Changeable copy by electronic or automated means is allowed; however copy cannot be changed more than three times per day.
(Ord. 15-002, passed 2-24-15; Am. Ord. 2015-022, passed 10-13-15; Am. Ord. 2016-002, passed 3-8- 16; Am. Ord. 2017-013, passed 10-10-17; Am. Ord. 2019-020, passed 11-12-19)