(a) Permitted Use Types and Structural Types. Accessory signs to nonresidential uses shall be designed, erected, altered, moved and maintained, in whole or in part, in accordance with the following regulations:
(1) Use types.
A. Directional
B. Identification
C. Nameplate
D. Project (temporary)
E. Real estate (temporary)
(2) Structural types.
A. Ground
B. Pylon
C. Wall or panel
(b) Maximum Area and Number of Signs.
(1) Ground and pylon signs. One permanent identification ground or pylon sign indicating the building or occupant name only shall be permitted on the lot of each industrial use. A permanent identification sign shall not exceed 32 square feet in single-face sign area for a ground sign and 50 square feet for a pylon sign.
A ground sign shall not exceed five feet in height and shall be located not less than 25 feet from a side property line and not less than 50 feet from any residential district line. A ground sign shall be set back a minimum of 10 feet from a street right-of-way line.
A pylon sign shall not exceed 15 feet in height and shall be located not less than 25 feet from a side property line and not less than 50 feet from any residential district line. A pylon sign shall be set back a minimum of ten feet from a street right-of-way line.
No ground or pylon sign shall be allowed within a triangle formed between points on the street right-of-way line and the nearest edge of an intersecting drive within 35 feet from their intersection.
(2) Wall signs. One identification wall sign shall be permitted for each separate use occupying a building. The maximum sign face area of any permanent identification wall sign shall be 48 square feet.
(3) Directional signs. Directional ground signs indicating traffic routes may be permitted in addition to the other limitations of this section, provided that no such sign exceeds three square feet in single-face sign area or is closer than 15 feet to any side lot line or ten feet to any street right-of-way line, and provided that no directional sign exceeds three feet in height.
(4) Temporary project ground sign. One temporary project ground sign not exceeding 50 square feet in single-face sign area and eight feet in height shall be permitted if it is located on the lot of a proposed building or a building under construction. Such project sign shall be located not less than 100 feet from the nearest residential lot line and not less than 10 feet from the nearest nonresidential lot and street right-of-way line. Permits for such signs shall be for a period not exceeding one year. However, such permits may be renewed while construction is pursued diligently. Project signs shall be removed within 14 days following the issuance of the first occupancy permit.
(5) Real estate signs. One temporary real estate ground sign may be permitted advertising the sale, rental or lease of the premises or part of the premises on which the sign is displayed, provided such sign does not exceed 48 square feet in single- face sign area or five feet in height. Such sign shall be located not less than 25 feet from any side lot line or ten feet from any street right-of-way line. Illumination shall not be permitted. All real estate signs in nonresidential districts shall be permitted for a period of only six months, with six-month renewal periods.
(6) Industrial park and commercial park identification sign. In addition to the signs permitted in this section, one industrial or commercial park identification ground or pylon sign may be permitted for a unified development of three or more industrial buildings serviced by a common local access road. Said sign shall only identify the name and address of the industrial or commercial park. Said sign must be at least ten feet from the right-of-way. The maximum sign face area shall be 75 square feet. The maximum height shall not exceed 12 feet.
(Ord. 2000-15. Passed 3-8-00; Ord. 2010-109. Passed 11-10-10; Ord. 2015-22. Passed 4-8-15; Ord. 2015-99. Passed 12-9-15; Ord. 2018-12. Passed 1-10-18.)