16-15-11-7: C-2A MIXED USE NEIGHBORHOOD DISTRICT:

On Premises Signs	Permitted Sign Structures	Maximum				Permitted Lighting Type	Permitted Mechanical Motion
		Area (Square Feet)	Number	Projection Over Right Of Way	Height
C-2A mixed use neighborhood:
Identification signs:
Business, retail or office	Freestanding	100 per sign	1 per premises or complex; 0 if 2 wall signs	0	20 feet	Internal, no flashing	None
	Projecting	25 per sign	2 per premises or complex; 1 in combination with a freestanding sign	60	Below eaves or parapet
	Wall	50 per sign		0
Directory	Wall	10 per sign	1 per building entrance	0	Below eaves or parapet	No flashing	None
Freestanding canopy	Wall	20 per sign	2 per canopy	0	Below canopy fascia	Internal, no flashing	None
Shopping center or multiple tenant building	Freestanding	200 per sign	1 per premises	0	20 feet	No flashing	None
	Wall	50 per sign	1 per business		Below eaves or parapet
All applications	Wall nameplate	6 per sign	1 per business per street frontage	0	Below eaves or parapet	No flashing	None
Directional signs:
All applications	Freestanding	6 per sign	Not specified	0	10 feet	Internal, no flashing	None
	Wall				Below eaves or parapet

 

(Ord. 52-09, 10-19-2009)

16-15-11-8: C-3 GENERAL COMMERCIAL DISTRICT:

On Premises Signs	Permitted Sign Structures	Maximum				Permitted Lighting Type	Permitted Mechanical Motion
		Area (Square Feet)	Number	Projection Over Right Of Way	Height
C-3 general commercial:
Identification signs:
Business, retail or office	Freestanding	2 per foot for first 100 linear feet of frontage, then 1 per each additional linear foot; maximum 500 aggregate square feet per premises; no sign shall exceed 200 square feet	1 per 100 linear feet of frontage; 3 signs per premises maximum; signs shall be separated by at least 100 feet	0	40 feet	No flashing	None
	Wall	10 percent of any 1 building wall, or 400 aggregate square feet, whichever is less	2 per business per street frontage		Below eaves or parapet
Directory	Wall	10 per sign	1 per building entrance	0	Below eaves or parapet	No flashing	None
Freestanding canopy	Wall	20 per sign	4 per canopy	0	On canopy fascia	Internal, no flashing	None
Shopping center or multiple tenant building	Freestanding	300 per sign	1 per street frontage	0	40 feet	No flashing	None
	Wall	100 per sign	1 per business per street frontage		Below eaves or parapet
Used auto sales when accessory to a new auto sales dealership	Freestanding	250 per sign	1 per premises	0	40 feet	No flashing	None
	Wall				Below eaves or parapet
All applications	Wall nameplate	6 per sign	1 per business per street frontage	0	Below eaves or parapet	No flashing	None
Directional signs:
All applications	Freestadingl	6 per sign	Not specified	0	10 feet	Internal, no flashing	None
	Wall				Below eaves or parapet	No flashing
Drive-up automated bank teller (standalone)	Freestanding	75 per sign	1 per premises	0	20	No flashing	None

 

(Ord. 52-09, 10-19-2009; amd. Ord. 44-23, 9-18-2023)

16-15-11-9: C-4 DOWNTOWN COMMERCIAL DISTRICT:

On Premises Signs	Permitted Sign Structures	Maximum				Permitted Lighting Type	Permitted Mechanical Motion
		Area (Square Feet)	Number	Projection Over Right Of Way	Height
C-4 downtown commercial:
Identification signs:
Business, retail or office	Freestanding	100 per sign	1 per premises	0	25 feet	No flashing	None
	Projecting	25 per sign	1 per business per street frontage	60 inches	Below eaves or parapet
	Wall	100 per sign		0
Directory	Freestanding	10 per sign	1 per building entrance	0	5 feet	No flashing	None
	Wall				Below eaves or parapet
All applications	Wall nameplate	6 per sign	1 per business per street frontage	0	Below eaves or parapet	No flashing	None
Directional signs:
All applications	Freestanding	6 per sign	Not specified	0	10 feet	Internal, no flashing	None
	Wall				Below eaves or parapet	No flashing
Drive-up automated bank teller (standalone)	Freestanding	75 per sign	1 per premises	0	20 feet	No flashing	None

 

(Ord. 52-09, 10-19-2009; amd. Ord. 44-23, 9-18-2023)

16-15-11-10: C-5 CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT:

On Premises Signs	Permitted Sign Structures	Maximum				Permitted Lighting Type	Permitted Mechanical Motion
		Area (Square Feet)	Number	Projection Over Right Of Way	Height
C-5 central business:
Identification signs:
Business, retail or office	Freestanding	100 per sign	1, limited to street frontages along Locust and Iowa Streets, along 7th Street between Locust Street and the alley, and along 9th Street between Main and Iowa Streets	0	25 feet	No flashing	None
	Ground monument, having a cast iron base and sign body constructed of stone, cast stone, or terra cotta. Wood, vinyl, aluminum sheeting in excess of 5 square feet, synthetic wood, and EIFS are prohibited	18 per sign	1 per business along Main Street frontage between 8th and 10th Streets		10 feet, 5.5 feet wide
	Projecting	25 per sign	1 per business per street frontage	60 inches	Below eaves or parapet
	Wall	100 per sign		18 inches
Freestanding canopy	Wall	20 per sign	2 per canopy	0	On canopy fascia	Internal, no flashing	None
All applications	Wall nameplate	6 per sign	1 per business per street frontage	0	Below eaves or parapet	No flashing
Directional signs:
All applications	Freestanding	6 per sign	Not specified	0	10 feet	Internal, no flashing	None
	Wall				Below eaves or parapet	No flashing

 

(Ord. 24-13, 5-20-2013)

16-15-11-11: CS COMMERCIAL SERVICE AND WHOLESALE DISTRICT:

On Premises Signs	Permitted Sign Structures	Maximum				Permitted Lighting Type	Permitted Mechanical Motion
		Area (Square Feet)	Number	Projection Over Right Of Way	Height
CS commercial service and wholesale:
Identification signs:
Business, retail or office	Freestanding	2 per foot for first 100 linear feet of frontage, then 1 per each additional linear foot; maximum 500 aggregate square feet per premises; no sign shall exceed 200 square feet	1 per 100 linear feet of frontage; 3 signs per premises maximum; signs shall be separated by at least 100 feet	0	40 feet	No flashing	None
	Wall	10 percent of any 1 building wall, or 400 aggregate square feet, whichever is less	2 per business per street frontage		Below eaves or parapet
Directory	Wall	10 per sign	1 per building entrance	0	Below eaves or parapet	No flashing	None
Shopping center or multiple tenant building	Freestanding	300 per sign	1 per street frontage	0	40 feet	No flashing	None
	Wall	100 per sign	1 per business per street frontage		Below eaves or parapet
All applications	Wall nameplate	6 per sign	1 per business per street frontage	0	Below eaves or parapet	No flashing	None
Directional signs:
All applications	Freestanding	6 per sign	Not specified	0	10 feet	Internal, no flashing	None
	Wall				Below eaves or parapet	No flashing

 

(Ord. 52-09, 10-19-2009)

16-15-11-12: CR COMMERCIAL RECREATION DISTRICT:

On Premises Signs	Permitted Sign Structures	Maximum				Permitted Lighting Type	Permitted Mechanical Motion
		Area (Square Feet)	Number	Projection Over Right Of Way	Height
CR commercial recreation:
Identification signs:
Business, retail or office	Freestanding	2 per foot for first 100 linear feet of frontage, then 1 per each additional linear foot; maximum 500 aggregate square feet per premises; no sign shall exceed 200 square feet	1 per 100 linear feet of frontage; 3 signs per premises maximum; signs shall be separated by at least 100 feet	0	40 feet	No flashing	None
	Wall	10 percent of any 1 building wall, or 400 aggregate square feet, whichever is less	2 per business per street frontage		Below eaves or parapet
Freestanding canopy	Wall	20 per sign	4 per canopy	0	On canopy fascia	Internal, no flashing	None
Shopping center or multiple tenant building	Freestanding	300 per sign	1 per street frontage	0	40 feet	No flashing	None
	Wall	100 per sign	1 per business per street frontage		Below eaves or parapet
All applications	Wall nameplate	6 per sign	1 per business per street frontage	0	Below eaves or parapet	No flashing	None
Directional signs:
All applications	Freestanding	6 per sign	Not specified	0	10 feet	Internal, no flashin	None
	Wall				Below eaves or parapet	No flashing
Drive-up automated bank teller (standalone)	Freestanding	75 per sign	1 per premises	0	20	No flashing	None

 

(Ord. 52-09, 10-19-2009; amd. Ord. 44-23, 9-18-2023)

16-15-11-13: ID INSTITUTIONAL DISTRICT:

On Premises Signs	Permitted Sign Structures	Maximum				Permitted Lighting Type	Permitted Mechanical Motion
		Area (Square Feet)	Number	Projection Over Right Of Way	Height
ID institutional:
Identification signs:
Directory	Wall	10 per sign	1 per building entrance	0	Below eaves or parapet	No flashing	None
Specify name, profession, occupants, or hours of operation	Freestanding	100 per sign	2 per street frontage or 1 per building, whichever is less restrictive	0	10 feet	No flashing	None
	Wall		2 per building or as otherwise limited by ordinance approving the district		Below eaves or parapet
All applications	Wall nameplate	6 per sign	1 per business per street frontage	0	Below eaves or parapet	No flashing	None
Directional signs:
All applications	Freestanding	6 per sign	Not specified	0	10 feet	Internal, no flashing	None
	Wall				Below eaves or parapet	No flashing

 

(Ord. 52-09, 10-19-2009)

16-15-11-14: LI, HI, AND MHI INDUSTRIAL DISTRICTS:

On Premises Signs	Permitted Sign Structures	Maximum				Permitted Lighting Type	Permitted Mechanical Motion
		Area (Square Feet)	Number	Projection Over Right Of Way	Height
LI, HI, and MHI industrial:
Identification signs:
Business, retail or office	Freestanding	2 per foot for first 100 linear feet of frontage, then 1 per each additional linear foot; maximum 500 aggregate square feet per premises; no sign shall exceed 200 square feet	1 per 100 linear feet of frontage; 3 signs per premises maximum; signs shall be separated by at least 100 feet	0	40 feet	No flashing	None
	Wall	10 percent of any 1 building wall, or 400 aggregate square feet, whichever is less	2 per business per street frontage		Below eaves or parapet
Directory	Wall	9 per sign	1 per building entrance	0	Below eaves or parapet	No flashing	None
Freestanding canopy	Wall	20 per sign	4 per canopy	0	On canopy fascia	Internal, no flashing	None
Multiple tenant building	Freestanding	300 per sign	1 per street frontage	0	40 feet	No flashing	None
	Wall	100 per sign	1 per business per street frontage		Below eaves or parapet
All applications	Wall nameplate	6 per sign	1 per business per street frontage	0	Below eaves or parapet	No flashing	None
Directional signs:
All applications	Freestanding	9 per sign	Not specified	0	10 feet	Internal, no flashing	None
	Wall				Below eaves or parapet	No flashing
Drive-up automated bank teller (standalone)	Freestanding	75 per sign	1 per premises	0	20	No flashing	None

 

(Ord. 52-09, 10-19-2009; amd. Ord. 44-23, 9-18-2023)

16-15-12: OFF PREMISES SIGNS:

Off Premises Signs	Permitted Sign Structures	Maximum		Minimum		Permitted Lighting Type	Permitted Mechanical Motion
		Area (Square Feet)	Height	Setback	Spacing
C-2 neighborhood shopping center, and C-2A mixed use neighborhood:
Off premises signs shall be permitted only by conditional use permit	Freestanding	300 per sign	25 feet	20 feet from property line; 100 feet from historic district	As determined by zoning board of adjustment	No flashing	None
	Wall		Below eaves or parapet
C-3 general commercial, C-4 downtown commercial, and CS commercial service and wholesale:
All off premises signs	Freestanding	750 feet per sign, but only 300 feet per sign if within 200 feet of a historic district and not abutting a state or federal highway	50 feet	100 feet from historic district	Spacing between any 2 off premises sign structures, which are located on either side of federal aid primary highway(s), and oriented toward said highway(s) will be no less than 750 feet, and spacing between any 2 off premises sign structures, which are located on either side of all other city street(s) will be no less than 500 feet. A linear measurement perpendicular to the centerline of the roadway(s) will apply to determine required distance and is taken from the nearest point of each structure	No flashing	None
	Wall	300 per sign	Below eaves or parapet
CR commercial recreation:
All off premises signs	Freestanding	750 feet per sign, but only 300 feet per sign if within 200 feet of a historic district not abutting a state or federal highway	50 feet	100 feet from historic district	Spacing between any 2 off premises sign structures, which are located on either side of federal aid primary highway(s), and oriented toward said highway(s) will be no less than 750 feet, and spacing between any 2 off premises sign structures, which are located on either side of all other city street(s) will be no less than 500 feet. A linear measurement perpendicular to the centerline of the roadway(s) will apply to determine required distance and is taken from the nearest point of each structure	No flashing	None
	Wall		Below eaves or parapet
LI light industrial, HI heavy industrial, and MHI modified heavy industrial
All off premises signs	Freestanding	750 feet per sign but only 300 feet per sign if within 200 feet of a historic district and not abutting a state or federal highway	50 feet	100 feet from historic district	Spacing between any 2 off premises sign structures, which are located on either side of federal aid primary highway(s), and oriented toward said highway(s) will be no less than 750 feet, and spacing between any 2 off premises sign structures, which are located on either side of all other city street(s) will be no less than 500 feet. A linear measurement perpendicular to the centerline of the roadway(s) will apply to determine required distance and is taken from the nearest point of each structure	No flashing	None
	Wall		Below eaves or parapet

 

Note: Off premises sign spacing requirements shall be measured perpendicular to the centerline of the street which the sign is oriented toward, between the closest point on each sign structure.

(Ord. 2-10, 1-19-2010)

(Ord. 52-09, 10-19-2009)