(a) A multifamily or non-residential premise may display detached signs subject to the following restrictions:
(1) TYPE OF SIGNS: A sign permitted by this subsection must:
(A) be a premise sign; or
(B) convey a noncommercial message.
(2) NUMBER OF SIGNS: Each premise may have one detached sign for each 600 feet, or fraction thereof, of frontage along a public way, other than an alley.
(3) SETBACK: A sign permitted by this subsection must comply with the following setback requirements:
(A) A minimum setback of five feet is required of all detached signs.
(B) A minimum setback of 10 feet is required for signs exceeding 10 square feet in effective area or 15 feet in height.
(C) A minimum setback of 20 feet is required for all signs exceeding 20 square feet in effective area or 20 feet in height.
(D) A minimum setback of 15 feet is required if any part of the sign, other than supports that do not exceed a total cross-sectional area of one square foot, occupies the space between two feet and 10 feet above grade.
(4) EFFECTIVE AREA AND HEIGHT: A detached sign may not exceed 50 square feet in effective area or 25 feet in height.
(b) A single family or duplex residential premise may display detached signs subject to the following restrictions:
(1) TYPE OF SIGNS: A sign permitted by this subsection must:
(A) refer to the sale or lease of the premises;
(B) refer to an occasional sale authorized in Section 51A-4.217(b)(5) of this code; or
(C) convey a noncommercial message.
(2) NUMBER OF SIGNS: Each premise may have one detached sign for each 600 feet, or fraction thereof, of frontage along a public way, other than an alley.
(3) SETBACK: A sign permitted by this subsection must comply with the following setback requirements:
(A) A minimum setback of five feet is required for all detached signs unless the premise has a yard that is less than five feet, in which case the sign must be set back the maximum possible distance.
(B) A minimum setback of 10 feet is required for signs exceeding 10 square feet in effective area.
(C) A minimum setback of 15 feet is required if any part of the effective area of the sign occupies the space above two feet above grade.
(4) EFFECTIVE AREA AND HEIGHT: A detached sign may not exceed 20 square feet in effective area or eight feet in height. (Ord. Nos. 19455; 20927; 20962; 21798)