The following are permanent signs allowed in the ER, R-1, R-2, and R-3 Districts:
(a) Entrance Signs. Two (2) wall signs or one permanent monument sign may be permitted for any subdivision or multi- family dwelling development with a minimum of twenty (20) lots or dwelling units provided that the sign meets the following requirements:
(1) General Standards.
A. Each sign may have a maximum sign area of twenty (20) square feet.
B. No such sign or any portion of the structure shall exceed six feet in height.
C. The sign may only be illuminated through an external light source.
(2) Monument Sign.
A. A maximum of one permanent monument sign may be permitted for each entrance to the subdivision or development on a collector or arterial street, as determined by the Zoning Administrator.
B. The sign shall be setback ten (10) feet from the public right-of-way.
C. If an applicant proposes to use monument signs, no wall signs, as allowed in Subsection 1117.07(a)(3), below shall be permitted.
(3) Wall Signs on Entry Fences, Landscaping Walls, or Features.
A. A maximum of two wall signs may be permitted for each entrance to the subdivision or development on a collector or arterial street, as determined by the Zoning Administrator.
B. The signs shall be mounted to a decorative landscaping wall, fence, or architectural feature adjacent to the entrance street.
C. The placement of wall signs on architectural features shall only be permitted if such architectural feature is approved as part of a PD or a subdivision plat. See Figure 1117-J. As part of such approval, the Planning Commission may authorize the wall sign to be mounted above six (6) feet in height but in no case shall the wall sign be mounted to exceed the height of the architectural feature.
Figure 1117-J: Example of an architectural feature at the entrance of a subdivision.
D. Each sign shall be setback ten (10) feet from the public right-of-way.
E. If an applicant proposes to use wall signs, no monument sign, as allowed in Subsection 1117.07(a)(2), above, shall be permitted.
(b) Flags. No more than two flags located on flagpoles or on wall-mounted posts are permitted on any lot provided that the following shall apply:
(1) No more than one flag pole is permitted on any lot.
(2) The maximum height of flag poles shall not exceed the maximum building height for structures in the subject zoning district, and a maximum area of forty (40) square feet for any individual flag attached to the pole.
(3) For flags affixed to a building, the maximum projection of the post shall be six feet and a maximum area of fifteen (15) square feet per flag. Such flags may project into the right-of-way provided they maintain a clearance of eight (8) feet from the bottom of the flag to the sidewalk surface and they do not encroach into the area of the right-of-way paved for streets.
(4) No zoning certificate shall be required for the use of flags.
(c) Signs for Certain Nonresidential Uses in Residential Districts. The following signs shall be permitted on a lot that contains a principal use under the public, institutional, and recreational use classification in Table 1105-2 or for a skilled nursing or personal care facility in a residential district:
(1) One permanent monument sign may be permitted on a lot containing a use approved as a conditional use provided the sign meets the following requirements:
A. The sign shall be set back ten (10) feet from the public right-of-way.
B. The maximum sign area shall be twenty-four (24) square feet.
C. No such sign or any portion of the structure shall exceed six feet in height.
(2) Buildings signs shall be permitted on a lot containing a use approved as a conditional use provided the signs meet the same requirements for building signs in the P-I District in Section 1117.08(b).
(Ord. 2023-16. Passed 6-5-23.)