Signs for uses in Residence-Industry, Semi- Industry, General Industry and Unrestricted Industry Districts shall be permitted as regulated below:
(a) Maximum Sign Face Area (Industrial). The maximum sign face area of all building-mounted permanent signs for each building or unit thereof shall be related to the width of the building or unit. (For lots without buildings or with unusually small buildings, see division (d) of Section 350.20). Maximum sign face area, excluding the area of free-standing signs, shall be determined according to the measurement standards of Section 350.05 and the following formula where “W” is the width of frontage (in feet) of the building or unit thereof: (W × 1.5) + 25 = Square Feet of Signage.
(b) Permitted Types, Number, Area and Height (Industrial). Signs by use and structural type are permitted only in accordance with the regulations presented in the Schedule of Permitted Types, Number, Area and Height (Industrial). Sign types not listed are prohibited except for billboards and political signs which are permitted as regulated in Sections 350.10 and 350.11 respectively. (All signs are permanent unless listed as temporary).
Schedule of Permitted Types, Number, Area, & Height
(Industrial)
Signs by Use Type | Signs by Structural Type
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Free-Standing
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Wall
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Window
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Canopy
| Roof 2 | |
Signs by Use Type | Signs by Structural Type
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Free-Standing
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Wall
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Window
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Canopy
| Roof 2 | |
Identification or Business 2, 3 | #: 1 per lot 4 | SF: As regulated by formula | #: 1 per building unit | #: 1 per building unit | |
SF: 50 1 | SF: 6 if hanging from soffit | ||||
Ht: 25 ft. | Ht: permitted building height | ||||
Directional & Information 5 | #: Minimum necessary as approved by Building Commissioner | Not Permitted | |||
SF: 4 | SF: 4 | SF: 4 | SF: 4 | ||
Ht: 3 ft. | |||||
Real Estate (Temporary) | #: 1 per street frontage | #: 1 per building side | #: 1 per building unit | Not Permitted | Not Permitted |
SF: 48 | SF: 48 | SF: 12 | |||
Ht: 10 ft. | |||||
Development 6 (Temporary) | #: 2 per lot (total) | Not Permitted | Not Permitted | ||
SF: 96 | SF: 96 | SF: 12 | |||
Ht: 12 ft. | |||||
Temporary (Excluding Real Estate and Development) | As permitted in Section 350.12 | SF: 25% of window area | As permitted in Section 350.12 | ||
#: Maximum number of signs SF: Maximum sign area (in square ft.) per side of each sign Ht: Maximum height for free-standing signs and roof signs Sign Area Formula: (W × 1.5) + 25 = square feet | |||||
1 Free-standing identification or business sign may exceed 50 square feet in area by an amount equal to 5 square feet for each 1-foot reduction in height below 25 feet. However, no such sign shall exceed 125 square feet in area. 2 Roof signs are permitted only in General and Unrestricted Industrial Districts. The height and placement of roof signs is further regulated in chapter 3113 of the Building Code. 3 Identification and business signs using animation or electronically-changeable copy are permitted as free-standing, wall or window signs in all industrial districts. 5 For hospitals, colleges and other public facilities and institutions, directional and information signs may be permitted to a maximum area of 12 sq. ft. and a maximum height of 6 ft. as necessary in the determination of the Building Commissioner. 6 In Local Retail Districts, wall and free-standing development signs shall be limited to 48 sq. ft. and 10 ft. in height (for free-standing signs). | |||||
(c) Location (Industrial). Free-standing signs as permitted for Industrial Districts shall conform to the location regulations presented in the Schedule of Location Regulations (Industrial) in addition to the regulations of Section 350.08.
Schedule of Location Regulations (Industrial)
Free-standing Sign Types
Minimum Distance From | Identification/ Business | Real Estate & Development | Information & Political | Directional
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Residential District Line | 25 ft. | 25 ft. | 5 ft. | 5 ft. |
Street R.O.W. Line(s) | 3 ft. | 3 ft. | 3 ft. | 1 ft. |
Side & Rear Lot Lines | 5 ft. | 5 ft. | 5 ft. | 5 ft. |
(d) Industrial Parks. In addition to signs otherwise permitted, a free-standing industrial park identification sign shall be permitted for a unified development of three (3) or more industrial firms and buildings served by a common local access road. Such sign shall conform to the following regulations:
(1) Permitted Information: Name and address of the industrial park and names of firms located in the park;
(2) Maximum Number: One (1) for each street frontage containing a vehicular entrance to the industrial park;
(3) Maximum Sign Face Area: Sixty (60) square feet plus an additional twenty (20) square feet for each additional tenant above three (3), to a maximum of one hundred twenty (120) square feet;
(4) Maximum Height: Twelve (12) feet;
(5) Location. Such sign shall be located at a vehicular entrance to the industrial park and shall conform to the location regulations for other identification or business signs stated in division (c) above. If, however, an industrial park identification sign is displayed, no other free-standing identification or business sign in the development shall be located within fifty (50) feet of the industrial park identification sign.
(e) Supplemental Regulations. Signs in Industrial Districts shall also conform to regulations of Section 350.20.
(Ord. No. 934-10. Passed 5-16-11, eff. 5-20-11)