(a) Signs exempted from permit requirements by Section 1337.09 may be erected in any zoning District.
(b) Signs identifying the occupant of the premises on which the sign is located, or advertising any product, service or entertainment offered at that location, shall be permitted as a business use accessory to the commercial, industrial, educational, religious, institutional or other activity conducted on the premises in all zoning districts other than SR, R-1, R-2, R-3 and R-4.
(c) Signs identifying multifamily housing facilities shall be permitted as a business use accessory to the operation of apartment or condominium complexes in districts zoned R-3 and signs identifying mobile home parks shall be permitted as a business use accessory to the operation of a mobile home park in districts zoned R-4.
(d) Signs identifying the principal entrances to a subdivision shall be permitted in districts zoned SR, R-1, R-2 and R-3.
(e) In reviewing applications seeking approval of the establishment of a land use permitted as a Special Exception, the Board of Zoning and Building Appeals shall consider the necessity of signage accessory to the proposed use and the requirements and conditions imposed by the Board pursuant to Section 1165.07 may include restrictions on the placement, height, dimensions, luminosity and other characteristics of signage permitted as accessory to the land use.
(f) The Board of Zoning and Building Appeals may grant a Special Exception permitting the erection of one or more signs identifying the occupant, or advertising products, services or entertainments offered by the occupant, of lands located in an SR, R-1, R-2 or R-3 District and lawfully used for commercial, industrial, educational, religious, institutional or other purposes.
(g) In reviewing applications for the allowance of a Special Exception pursuant to subsections (d) or (e) hereof, the Board shall consider the communicative needs of the applicant and the placement, height, illumination, noise of operation, size, structural integrity and permanency of the proposed sign in relation to:
(1) The public right of way and potential interference with vehicular or pedestrian traffic; and,
(2) The impact of the sign on the use and development of adjacent property, including, but not solely determined by, aesthetic considerations.
(Ord. 6283. Passed 3-26-02.)