1292.15 FREESTANDING OR PYLON SIGNS IN C-1, C-2, C-3 AND I, COMMERCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL DISTRICTS.
   (a)   Free-standing or pylon signs, including monument signs, are permitted on individual sites based on the width of property, according to the following schedule:
Maximum Area:
sites with frontage between 150 to 300-feet
Maximum Area:
sites with frontage up to 150-feel
Max Height (ft.)
Min. distance between signs on same property (ft.)
Min. setback from side lot line (ft.)
Min. setback from front lot line (ft.)
Max area for individual business sign (sq. ft.)
Max area for reader board (sq. ft.)
Total max allowable area (sq. ft.)
Max area for individual business sign (sq. ft.)
Max area for reader board (sq. ft.)
Total max allowable area (sq. ft.)
Maximum Area:
sites with frontage between 150 to 300-feet
Maximum Area:
sites with frontage up to 150-feel
Max Height (ft.)
Min. distance between signs on same property (ft.)
Min. setback from side lot line (ft.)
Min. setback from front lot line (ft.)
Max area for individual business sign (sq. ft.)
Max area for reader board (sq. ft.)
Total max allowable area (sq. ft.)
Max area for individual business sign (sq. ft.)
Max area for reader board (sq. ft.)
Total max allowable area (sq. ft.)
Freestanding/Pylon Sign
      single business
36
24
60
24
24
48
25
50
25
3
      multiple businesses
24
24
150
12
24
100
25
50
25
3
Ground-Mounted/ Monument Sign
      single business
36
24
60
3G
24
60
5
50
25
10
      multiple businesses
24
24
150
24
60
5
50
25
10
 
* 36-square feet total combined for all businesses
   (b)   One additional free-standing or pylon sign shall be allowed for each additional 300 feet of frontage. Such frontage shall be calculated on a per street basis and shall not be cumulative for those lots fronting on more than one street.
   (c)   No freestanding or pylon sign shall be closer than 50 feet from another such sign on the same site, nor shall any such sign be closer than 25 feet from any interior lot line.
   (d)   No freestanding or pylon sign shall exceed the following sizes:
      (1)   A freestanding or pylon sign for a single business location shall not exceed 36 square feet.
      (2)   A freestanding or pylon sign for a multiple business location shall not exceed 24 square feet per each individual approved business, however the total sign area for a multiple business sign shall not exceed 150 square feet.
      (3)   Individual business signs as allowed in subsection (d)(2) shall be uniform in size and style and be located on one continuous sign area at one location.
      (4)   One manual or computerized reader-board not to exceed 24 square feet may be added to a single freestanding or pylon sign. (See illustrations in Section 1292.25.)
   (e)   No freestanding or pylon sign shall exceed 25 feet in height.
   (f)   No portion of a freestanding or pylon sign shall be located within three feet of a property line. A freestanding or pylon signs located within ten feet of a property line shall be, at its lowest frame, not less than ten feet from the street curb elevation.
   (g)   In place of a freestanding or pylon sign, a ground-mounted or monument sign, with a minimum setback of ten feet and outside of any required clear vision zone, may be permitted. The top of such sign shall not be in excess of five (5) feet above ground level. (See illustrations in Section 1292.25.)
   (h)   Foundation supporting columns or posts for any freestanding sign shall not be greater than eight inches in width. No advertising shall be allowed on said supporting material, except that the property’s address (6 inch numbers/letters maximum height) shall be located on said supporting columns or post, so as to be visible to the public.
(Res. 24-95. Passed 2-13-95; Ord. 2002-05. Passed 6-24-02; Ord. 2005-02. Passed 4-11-05; Ord. 2007-04. Passed 10-8-07.)