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)