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)

16-15-13:SIGNS IN HISTORIC DISTRICTS:

On Premises Signs In Historic Districts	Permitted Sign Structures	Maximum				Permitted Lighting Type	Permitted Mechanical Motion
		Area (Square Feet)	Number	Projection Over Right Of Way	Height
OR	Freestanding	8 per sign	1 per business office	0	6 feet	External only, no flashing	None
	Projecting			60 inches	Below eaves or parapet
	Wall			0
	Wall nameplate	6	1 per business
OS	Freestanding	32 per sign	1 per business	0	10 feet	External only, no flashing	None
	Projecting	16 per sign			Below eaves or parapet
	Wall
	Wall nameplate	6
OC	Freestanding	8 per sign	1 per business office	0	6 feet	External only, no flashing	None
	Projecting			40 inches	Below eaves or parapet
	Wall			0
	Wall nameplate	6	1 per business
C-1	Freestanding	n/a
	Projecting	16 per sign	1 per business per street frontage	40 inches	Below eaves or parapet	External only, no flashing	None
	Wall			0
	Wall nameplate	6	1 per business
C-2	Freestanding	n/a
	Projecting	40 per sign	1 per business per street frontage	40 inches	Below eaves or parapet	External only, no flashing	None
	Wall			0
	Wall nameplate	6	1 per business
C-2A	Freestanding	n/a
	Projecting	40 per sign	1 per business per street frontage	40 inches	Below eaves or parapet	External only, no flashing	None
	Wall			0
	Wall nameplate	6	1 per business
C-3	Freestanding	100 per sign	1 per street frontage per multi-tenant building	0	40 feet	External only, no flashing	None
	Wall		1 per business per street frontage		Below eaves or parapet
	Wall nameplate	6	1 per business
C-4	Freestanding	n/a
	Projecting	25 per sign	1 per business per street frontage	60 inches	Below eaves or parapet	External only, no flashing	None
	Wall	100 per sign		0
	Wall nameplate	6	1 per business
C-5	Freestanding	n/a
	Projecting	25 per sign	1 per business per street frontage	60 inches	Below eaves or parapet	External only, no flashing	None
	Wall	100 per sign		0
	Wall nameplate	6	1 per business
CS	Freestanding	100 per sign	1 per business per street frontage	0	40 feet	External only, no flashing	None
	Wall				Below eaves or parapet
	Wall nameplate	6
CR	Freestanding	n/a
	Projecting	100 per sign	1 per street frontage	60 inches	Below eaves or parapet	External only, no flashing	None
	Wall			0
	Wall nameplate	6	1 per business
LI, HI, MHI	Freestanding	100 per sign	1 per street frontage	0	25 feet	External only, no flashing	None
	Wall		1 per business per street frontage		Below eaves or parapet
	Wall nameplate	6	1 per business
ID	Freestanding	100 per sign	As per institutional district regulations	0	10 feet	External only, no flashing	None
	Wall				Below eaves or parapet
	Wall nameplate	6	1 per business
R-1, R-2, R-2A, R-3 & R-4*	Freestanding	8 per sign	1	0	6 feet	External Only: No Flashing	None
	Projecting			60 inches	Below eave or parapet
	Wall	6 per sign	1	0
	Wall Nameplate
*   Signs in Residential zones allowed for (1) Education or Religious Institutions or (2) Real Estate Development or Subdivision Identification.

 

(Ord. 52-09, 10-19-2009; amd. Ord. 16-22, 4-18-2022)

16-15-14: NONCONFORMING SIGNS:

Any sign which becomes a nonconforming sign on the effective date hereof or which becomes a nonconforming sign at any future date shall be regulated according to the rules set forth in section 16-4-6 of this title, provided that no alteration, improvement or other change, except changes to the sign panel that do not result in changes to the sign cabinet, may be made to such nonconforming sign that will increase its level of nonconformity. In the event that such nonconforming sign, or panels or portions thereof shall be removed, for a period exceeding six (6) months, or if the use to which the nonconforming sign pertains is changed, any replacement sign shall be made to conform to the maximum area, number, allowable structure type, protection, height, lighting and motion requirements for signs permitted in the zoning district. A nonconforming sign may be altered to reduce its level of nonconformity. (Ord. 52-09, 10-19-2009)

16-15-15: MAINTENANCE:

All signs and sign support structures, together with all of their supports, braces, guys and anchors, shall be kept in repair and in a proper state of preservation. The display surface of all signs shall be kept neatly painted or posted at all times. (Ord. 52-09, 10-19-2009)