Permitted signage described in this section is for specified zones, unless otherwise outlined in section 9-26-090 of this chapter where the provisions therein will govern. The area of wall, freestanding, and monument signs are added together in order to arrive at the total sign allowance.
A. Nonresidential Zones:
1. Wall Signs:
a. For any one side of a building the maximum sign area for each one linear foot of building wall shall be one square foot.
b. When the wall on which the sign is placed is more than two hundred feet (200') from any public right-of-way, the maximum sign area for each one linear foot of building wall shall be one and one-half (11/2) square feet.
c. No part of a building wall sign shall extend above a roofline.
d. No part of such signs shall project from a building wall a distance greater than twelve inches (12").
2. Freestanding And Monument Signs:
a. The maximum number of signs per street frontage shall be one, except as follows:
(1) A Commercial Center having a minimum of six hundred fifty feet (650') of linear frontage along a single public street may have additional monument signs in accordance with the following:
(A) No more than four (4) monument signs; and
(B) A minimum of two hundred (200) linear feet between signs.
b. The maximum sign area shall be twenty four (24) square feet.
c. The maximum height shall be six feet (6').
d. The maximum vertical dimension of the cabinet or panel shall be four feet (4').
e. The maximum horizontal dimension of the cabinet or panel shall be ten feet (10').
f. Such signs shall be placed within a landscaped setting of not less than two hundred forty (240) square feet.
g. Up to fifty percent (50%) of the allowed sign area may be used for a change panel sign in conjunction with the freestanding monument sign.
3. Tower Signs:
a. Tower signs are permitted only for developments or multiple tenant complexes with one hundred thousand (100,000) or more square feet of building floor area, inclusive of all pads within the development, subject to the following.
b. Such signs shall identify the project, building, business or businesses within the development, or development.
c. The maximum area of such sign shall be seventy five (75) square feet.
d. The maximum height of such sign shall be twenty feet (20').
e. The maximum number of such signs per complex or development shall be one sign.
f. Such sign shall be placed within a landscaped area of four (4) square feet for each one square foot of sign area.
4. Informational Signs:
a. The maximum number of such signs each for driveway entrance from a public or private right of way shall be one sign.
b. The maximum height of such sign shall be three feet (3').
c. The maximum area of such sign shall be four (4) square feet.
d. The maximum area of business name or logo on such sign shall be one square foot.
e. Where a driveway is shared the maximum area of such sign shall be eight (8) square feet.
f. Where a driveway is shared the maximum combined area of the sign copy shall be two (2) square feet.
5. Properties Developed As A Multibuilding Complex: Properties developed as a multibuilding complex shall be allowed on site freestanding signs, in addition to that otherwise permitted by this section, subject to the following requirements:
a. The maximum number of signs for a complex shall be determined by the following:
(1) Complexes of two (2) or three (3) buildings shall be allowed one additional sign.
(2) Complexes of four (4) or more buildings shall be allowed up to one additional sign for every two (2) buildings.
b. The maximum height of such signs shall be seven feet (7').
c. The maximum area of such sign shall be thirty two (32) square feet.
d. Such signs shall not be located within fifty feet (50') of a public right of way.
6. Awning Signs: Signs may be permitted on awnings if the following conditions have been met:
a. The awning is compatible with the color, architectural character, and design of the building upon which the awning is mounted, the location is appropriate, and the materials used are durable.
b. If the awning is mounted on a multi-tenant building, the awning sign shall comply with the approved master sign program, if one has been approved, regarding its place, color, size, material, and letter style.
c. The maximum area the awning sign shall cover is twenty percent (20%) of the total front face area of the awning.
d. Sign letters or logos may be placed on the awning valance only.
e. If sign letters or logos are placed on the awning, only the face area of the letters or logos may be illuminated. All illumination must be internal behind the surface of the awning.
7. Restaurant Uses: Restaurants with drive-through facilities shall be allowed one on site freestanding sign per drive-through lane, in addition to that otherwise permitted by this section, according to the following requirements:
a. The additional freestanding sign shall be located more than thirty feet (30') from the closest public right of way property line.
b. The additional freestanding sign shall not be located more than five feet (5') from the drive-through lane.
c. The maximum area of such sign shall be forty five (45) square feet.
d. Such sign shall not be taller than seven feet (7').
f. Such signs shall be identified and accommodated in the approved sign allowance and shall require a sign permit prior to installation.
B. Residential Zones:
1. Commercial uses within residential structures shall be allowed signage according to the following requirements:
a. No part of a building wall sign shall extend above a roofline.
b. Such sign shall be installed with the exposed face of the sign in a plane parallel to the face of the building wall.
c. Such signs shall not project from a building wall a distance greater than twelve inches (12").
d. Such signs shall have a maximum area of two (2) square feet.
2. Subdivisions and residential developments shall be allowed signage according to the following requirements:
a. The maximum number of signs shall be two (2) per vehicular entrance into the development.
b. Such signs shall not exceed twenty four (24) square feet.
c. Such signs shall be a maximum of five feet (5') in height.
d. Such signs shall be located a maximum of twenty five feet (25') the closest right of way property line inside the development.
e. Such signs shall be mounted on or integrated into a wall surrounding the development.
(Ord. 963, 2-15-2011; amd. Ord. 1389, 4-16-2019; Ord. 1435, 4-21-2020)