(A) Residential districts. Subject to the requirements of § 156.192, the following signs may be permitted in residential districts.
Sign Type | Number, Area, Height, and Other Limitations |
Exempt | See § 156.193 |
Monument or wall - multiple-family complex or church facility - for sites 20 acres and more | Maximum number: 2 signs Maximum sign area: Each sign shall consist of no more than 24 square feet in area Maximum height: 6 ft. For every sq. ft. of surface area, there shall be provided 1-1/2 sq. ft. of landscaping |
Monument or wall - single-family subdivision identification | Maximum number: 2 signs per entrance Maximum sign area: Each sign shall consist of no more than 20 sq. ft. in area and may be attached to a supporting structure, including a wall or monument, having a surface area not in excess of 100 sq. ft. on any one elevation Maximum height: 6 ft. For every sq. ft. of surface area, there shall be provided 1-1/2 sq. ft. of landscaping |
Monument or wall - multiple-family complex or church facility | Maximum number: 2 signs Maximum sign area: Each sign shall consist of not more than 16 sq. ft. in area Maximum height: 6 ft. For every sq. ft. of surface area, there shall be provided 1-1/2 sq. ft. of landscaping |
(B) Historic Central Business District.
(1) Subject to the requirements of § 156.192, the following signs may be permitted.
(2) For the purposes of providing sign uniformity, a property is encouraged to incorporate either wall and monument signs or wall and pole sign.
(3) Except as provided for in § 156.197, the use of monument signs and pole signs together on the same street frontage is prohibited.
Sign Type | Number, Area, Height, and Other Limitations |
Sign Type | Number, Area, Height, and Other Limitations |
Wall (plus one monument or pole sign) | 1 sign per building face when fronting on a public street or highway. Sign area shall be computed at 1 sq. ft. for each lineal foot of front building face, the total not to exceed 65 sq. ft. per sign (where there are multiple uses in a single structure (i.e., commercial strip shopping center) one wall sign is permitted for each individual business or tenant space, however, the aggregate total sq. ft. of all signs shall not exceed the limits set forth in this section) |
Monument | |
Individual building sites | Maximum number: 1 sign Maximum sign area: 0.5 sq. ft. for each lineal front foot of building face, the total not to exceed 32 sq. ft. all signs Maximum height: 8 ft. Separation: 30 ft. from any other sign |
Shopping centers or multiple-tenant buildings on lots of less than 2.5 acres | Maximum number: 1 sign Maximum sign area: 0.5 sq. ft. for each lineal front foot of building face, the total not to exceed 80 sq. ft. Maximum height: 8 ft. Separation: 30 ft. from any other sign |
Shopping centers, multiple-tenant buildings, or single use buildings on lots greater than 2.5 acres | Maximum number: 1 sign Maximum sign area: 0.5 sq. ft. for each lineal front foot of building face, the total not to exceed 130 sq. ft. Maximum height: 8 ft. Separation: 30 ft. from any other sign |
Where a lot fronts on two streets | Maximum number: 1 sign per street front Maximum sign area: the aggregate of the applicable standard above |
Pole | |
Individual building sites | Maximum number: 1 sign Maximum sign area: 0.5 sq. ft. for each lineal front foot of building face, the total not to exceed 65 sq. ft. Maximum height: 12 ft. Separation: 30 ft. from any other sign |
Shopping centers or multiple-tenant buildings on lots of less than 2.5 acres | Maximum number: 1 sign Maximum sign area: 0.5 sq. ft. for each lineal front foot of building face, the total not to exceed 80 sq. ft. Maximum height: 12 ft. Separation: 30 ft. from any other sign |
Shopping centers, multiple-tenant buildings, or single-use buildings on lots greater than 2.5 acres | Maximum number: 1 sign Maximum sign area: 0.5 sq. ft. for each lineal front foot of building face, the total not to exceed 130 sq. ft. Maximum height: 12 ft. Separation: 30 ft. from any other sign |
Where a lot fronts on two streets | Maximum number: 1 sign per street front Maximum sign area: the aggregate of the applicable standard above |
(C) Office and industrial.
(1) Subject to the requirements of § 156.192, the following signs may be permitted in the office and industrial districts.
(2) For the purposes of providing sign uniformity, a property is encouraged to incorporate either wall and monument signs or wall and pole signs. Except as provided for in § 156.197, the use of monument signs and pole signs together on the same street frontage is prohibited.
Sign Type | Number, Area, Height, and Other Limitations |
Sign Type | Number, Area, Height, and Other Limitations |
Wall (plus one monument or pole sign) | 1 sign per building face when fronting on a public street or highway; the sign area shall be computed at 1 sq. ft. for each lineal foot of front building face, the total not to exceed 300 sq. ft. per sign (in the case where there are multiple uses in a single structure, one wall sign is permitted for each individual business or tenant space, however, the aggregate total square footage of all signs for the individual business or tenant space shall not exceed the limits set forth in this section) |
Monument | |
Individual building sites on lots 2.5 acres and less | Maximum number: 1 sign Maximum sign area: 1 sq. ft. for each lineal front foot of building face, total not to exceed 75 sq. ft. Maximum height: 6 ft. Separation: 30 ft. from any other sign |
Multiple-tenant buildings on lots 2.5 acres and less | Maximum number: 1 sign Maximum sign area: 1 sq. ft. for each lineal front foot of building face, the total not to exceed 100 sq. ft. Maximum height: 10 ft. Separation: 30 ft. from any other sign |
Multiple-tenant buildings, or single-use buildings on lots greater than 2.5 acres | Maximum number: 1 sign Maximum sign area: 1 sq. ft. for each lineal front foot of building face, total not to exceed 150 sq. ft. Maximum height: 12 ft. Separation: 30 ft. from any other sign |
Where a lot fronts on two streets | Maximum number: 1 sign per street front Maximum sign area: the aggregate of the applicable standard above |
Pole | |
Individual building sites on lots 2.5 acres and less | Maximum number: 1 sign Maximum sign area: 1 sq. ft. for each lineal front foot of building face, the total not to exceed 90 sq. ft. Maximum height: 12 ft. Separation: 30 ft. from any other sign |
Multiple-tenant buildings on lots 2.5 acres and less | Maximum number: 1 sign Maximum sign area: 1 sq. ft. for each lineal front foot of building face, the total not to exceed 125 sq. ft. Maximum height: 12 ft. Separation: 30 ft. from any other sign |
Where a lot fronts on two streets | Maximum number: 1 sign per street front Maximum sign area: the aggregate of the applicable standard above |
Table notes: For all commercial, office, and industrial districts: properties with lot frontage on both U.S. 231 and a major through street shall be allowed two signs for each sign type, provided that no sign established exceeds the permitted sq. ft. requirement for the particular sign type. | |
(Ord. 2014-26, passed 9- -2014) Penalty, see § 156.999