1163.04 MAXIMUM SIGN AREAS PERMITTED.

   Signs as permitted in the respective zoning districts shall conform to the maximum area requirements in Schedule 1163.04 unless regulations are otherwise specified in this Zoning Code.

(Ord. 20-2012. Passed 5-21-12.)

Schedule 1163.04
MAXIMUM SIGN AREA REGULATIONS
(Maximum Areas in Square Feet)

		Residential and Park Districts			Commercial and Special Districts
	Type of Sign	Single/ Two Family	Multiple Family (a)	Institutional Uses	Commercial Uses	Institutional Uses
(1)	Nameplate(b)	2	2	2	2	2
(2)	Residential identification	N.P.	12	N.A.	N.A.	N.A.
(3)	Institutional identification	N.P.	N.P.	24(c)	N.P.	(d)
(4)	Commercial identification	N.P.	N.P.	N.P.	(e)	N.P.
(5)	Instructional	N.P.	(f)	(f)	(f)	(f)
(6)	Public purpose/safety	(k)	(g)	(g)	(g)	(g)
(7)	Directional	N.P.	4(h)	4(h)	4(h)	4(h)
(8)	Temporary	12(i)	12(i)	12(i)	(j)	(j)
(9)	Construction	N.P.	12(l)	12	24	24
(10)	Permanent window sign	N.P.	N.P.	N.P.	(m)	(m)

 

Notes to Schedule 1163.04:

N.A. = Not Applicable.

N.P. = Not Permitted.

(a)   These standards shall also apply to multiple-family developments in commercial or special districts.

(b)   One (1) per dwelling unit for a single-family or two-family dwelling, or address for a multiple-family dwelling, institution, or business.

(c)   One (1) per institution. Maximum sign area permitted per face. Single faced and two- faced freestanding signs shall be permitted. See also Section 1163.06(b).

(d)   The maximum permitted area for institutional identification signs for conditionally permitted institutional uses in a commercial or special district is one (1) square foot for each lineal foot of building frontage. Each face of a two-faced freestanding sign shall be counted toward the total. In no case shall the maximum permitted area exceed 150 square feet.

(e)   The maximum permitted area for commercial identification signs in a commercial or special district is ten (10) square feet plus one (1) square foot for each lineal foot of building frontage over ten (10) feet. This maximum area applies to the sum of all types of identification signs (wall, window or awning), nameplates, instructional signs, and directional signs unless otherwise exempt pursuant to Section 1163.03(e). In no case shall the maximum permitted area exceed 150 square feet.

(f)   Considered an identification sign unless exempt pursuant to Section 1163.03(e).

(g)   Public purpose/safety signs shall be permitted as needed to achieve the intended public purpose.

(h)   Maximum area of a directional sign shall be per sign face. There shall be no more than two (2) freestanding directional signs per access drive.

(i)   Total aggregate sign area for each institutional use or residential zoning lot. The maximum permitted area for any individual sign is six (6) square feet. See also Section 1163.06(f).

(j)   Shall comply with the regulations of Section 1163.06(e)(5) (temporary window signs) and Section 1163.06(f) (temporary signs).

(k)   See Section 1163.06(a) (safety and security signs in residential districts).

(l)   Permitted only in an MF-3 Multiple-Family District.

(m)   Ten percent (10%) of the total window area. See also Section 1163.06(e)(5).

   (Ord. 025-2023. Passed 6-5-23.)