(a) No off-site sign shall be permitted in any zoning district in the City of Davison unless conditional use permits therefor shall be first obtained from the City Council with recommendation by the Planning Commission after site plan review as per Chapter 1262.
(Ord. 97-1. Passed 3-10-97.)
(b) Permits shall be issued for one year only and shall expire January 1 of each year, regardless of the date originally issued during the year. Permits will be issued subject to structural inspection if deemed necessary by the Building Official.
(c) Permit fees shall be determined pursuant to the Schedule of Fees, as adopted by the City Council. Waiver of any fees for governmental or community service units is subject to Council approval.
(d) The City's Planning Commission shall review all applications for permits to determine the impact upon the surrounding neighborhood, including vision clearance, safety, decency and general good taste of the community. Also, the size, height, location, and positioning shall be reviewed to protect the general landscape and recreational uses of the neighborhood.
(e) In those few instances when advertising signs shall be permitted, such signs shall not in any instance violate the following conditions:
(1) Such signs shall not be within 1,000 feet of an existing residential structure on the same side of the street.
(2) Such signs shall not be closer than 1,000 feet to another advertising structure on the same side of the street.
(f) Off-site signs may be permitted in Industrial Districts, subject to the conditional use provisions of Chapter 1262, and subject to the following conditions:
(1) Freestanding advertising signs or billboards shall not be placed closer than 1,000 feet from any Residential District other than a Residential Agricultural District.
(2) Off-site signs may be either non-illuminated or illuminated, but non- flashing, provided that the direct source of light is in such a manner that it is not visible from the street or any adjoining residential property.
(3) No off-site advertising sign or billboard shall exceed a height of 15 feet or a length of 30 feet, nor shall there be less than ten feet to its lowest edge from the curb level of the street or more than 25 feet to the top of the sign.
(g) Each permit application shall be subject to site plan review consistent with all other Zoning Code provisions, made and provided, and consistent with districts affected.
(Res. 24-95. Passed 2-13-95; Ord. 95-5 Passed 7-10-95; Ord. 2002-05. Passed 6-24-02.)