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(a) Bulletin boards for churches, schools, community, or other public, semi-public, or non-profit institution shall be permitted without a sign permit provided they do not exceed thirty (30) square feet of announcement area.
(b) No building wall shall be used to display advertising, except that pertaining to the use carried on within such building.
(c) In computing the area of any sign, all faces or panels or background areas contrasting with the face of the building on which advertising is displayed shall be considered sign area. For projecting signs or pole signs, freestanding signs, or secondary signs that are double- sided with identical copy on both sides and if both sides cannot be viewed at one time, only one side will be counted as the total sign area. For signs containing open spaces or separate letters, words and/or symbols, either free standing or attached to a non-contrasting background, sign area shall be determined to be the smallest rectangle enclosing all such advertising.
(d) Any sign covered by this Ordinance that would exceed these restrictions or any additional sign requested above the number permitted shall require approval by the Planning and Zoning Commission.
(e) Permanent subdivision signs built at the entrance to a housing development constructed of brick, stone, or other durable material and not causing any obstruction of driver vision at an intersection shall be permitted, without permit, provided that the sign is no taller than five feet. The sign may not be illuminated by anything other than landscape lighting mounted at ground level.
(f) No signs are permitted on the rear of a commercial or industrial building, unless the sign is intended to direct pedestrian or vehicular traffic in the parking area while on the same premises. Rear wall directional signs can be no larger than four (4) square feet, and may only be a wall sign that extends no further than six (6) inches from the wall.
(g) No sign shall be permitted to encroach on public right-of-way with the exception of projecting signs or wall signs which project from the wall more than six (6) inches and are attached to a building. No portion of these signs shall hang lower than ten (10) feet from the sidewalk or grade.
(h) Privately owned safety, traffic control or directional signs, including, but not limited to exit, entrance, clearance, parking, or no parking signs shall not require a permit unless any of the following conditions exist:
(1) Sign is illuminated.
(2) Sign exceeds four (4) square feet of area.
(3) Sign contains any advertising words, symbols, etc.
(4) Sign is free-standing.
(i) All persons seeking to erect or place a sign shall require a sign permit from the Zoning Inspector, unless this Ordinance, specifically, states that the sign does not require a permit. The application process is described in Section 1187.12 of this Chapter.
(Ord. 05-08. Passed 4-10-08.)
(a) In any agriculture (A) district, each business shall be permitted one free-standing ground sign.
(b) Such sign shall not exceed twenty (20) square feet, shall not extend into the public right-of-way, and shall have a maximum height of not more than four (4) feet above grade.
(Ord. 05-08. Passed 4-10-08.)
Signs for home occupations are normally located in residential areas. In order to maintain an aesthetically appealing and pleasant environment for all residents in the area where the home occupation is located, the following restrictions shall apply. Any variance from these restrictions shall require an approval from the Planning and Zoning Commission:
(a) For any residential (R) zoned area, the following shall apply:
(1) In any residential (R) zoned area, only one home occupation sign will be permitted per residence. The sign shall be a wall mounted sign. No home occupation sign shall be larger than eight (8) square feet.
(2) A free-standing sign may be located in one of the required front or side yards, but must be at least ten (10) feet from any public right- of-way.
(3) Illuminated or flashing signs will not be permitted in residential zoned areas.
(Ord. 05-08. Passed 4-10-08.)
Neighborhood Commercial (C-1) Districts are usually abutting residential areas and are within walking distance of residential housing. In order to maintain an aesthetically appealing and pleasant environment for the residents abutting the commercial use, the following shall apply:
(a) A business located within a neighborhood commercial district shall be allowed a maximum of two (2) signs, which may be a combination of any of the following:
(1) A wall sign not to exceed ten percent (10%) of the buildings wall area where the sign is mounted.
(2) A free-standing sign not to exceed fifteen (15) feet in height with a maximum of fifteen (15) square feet of sign area. Only one free-standing sign will be allowed per building.
(3) Secondary signs attached to a free-standing sign, if more than one business is located in a single building. Secondary signs may not exceed ten (10) square feet of sign area.
(4) A projecting sign not to exceed fifteen (15) square feet.
(b) One sign may be illuminated per business. Flashing signs or internally illuminated signs are not permitted.
(c) Any variance from the above shall require approval from the Planning and Zoning Commission.
(Ord. 05-08. Passed 4-10-08.)
For all properties within the C-D (core commercial) district the following shall apply:
(a) For each business in a C-D zoned district, a maximum of two (2) signs, which may be a combination of any of the following, shall be permitted.
(1) A wall sign not to exceed twenty percent (20%)of the total area of the building wall area where the sign is mounted.
(2) A projecting sign not to exceed twenty (20) square feet.
(3) A sign painted on a fabric awning permanently affixed to the entry of a business.
(b) Signs may be externally illuminated. Flashing signs are prohibited.
(c) Any variance from the above will require approval from the Planning and Zoning Commission.
(Ord. 05-08. Passed 4-10-08.)
In any C-2 district, the following shall apply:
(a) For any C-2 district, the following signs are allowed:
(1) Free-Standing Sign: Only one free-standing sign is permitted per use, and such free-standing sign (with the exception of highway signs described below) may not exceed fifteen (15) feet or the maximum height of the building, whichever is less. The maximum sign area for a free-standing sign is one square foot of sign area per linear foot of lot frontage, up to a maximum of 150 square feet. The free-standing sign may not be located closer to the road right-of-way than ten (10) feet.
(2) Highway Signs: One highway sign may be located on a property when such property is within 500 feet of a limited access highway, if allowed and approved as a special use by the Planning and Zoning Commission in accordance with Chapter 1177
. The maximum height of a highway sign shall be forty (40) feet, and the maximum area of the sign shall be eighty (80) square feet. The lighting, materials, location, and orientation of the sign shall be approved as part of the special use; reductions in sign area elsewhere on the property may be a condition of special use approval. The highway sign may not be located closer to the road right-of-way than ten (10) feet.
(3) Wall Signs: Wall signs attached to or painted on a wall surface of any building or structure may not occupy more than twenty percent (20%) of any wall area of which such sign is a part or to which such sign is most nearly parallel. Only three (3) wall signs are permitted per building or structure.
(b) When a structure contains more than one business establishment, or when the owners of two (2) or more contiguous lots voluntarily agree to develop common signage, a common signage plan may be submitted and approved. Common signage plans may not exceed the following limitations:
(1) Maximum Sign Area: The total maximum sign area of all types (freestanding or attached to any building) shall not exceed either four (4) square feet of signage per linear foot of street frontage, or eight percent (8%) of the ground floor of the principal building, or 1,000 square feet, whichever is less.
(2) Maximum Area of Wall Signs: The total maximum building wall area that may be used for signage is twenty percent (20%) of the wall area.
(3) Maximum Number of Free-standing Signs: Free-standing signs are limited to one for each 500 feet of frontage.
(c) All signs may be internally or externally illuminated. Flashing signs are prohibited.
(d) Any variance from the above will require approval from the Planning and Zoning Commission.
(Ord. 05-08. Passed 4-10-08.)
(a) For any M-1 or M-2 district, the following signs are allowed:
(1) Free-Standing Sign: One free-standing sign shall be permitted per use, and such free-standing sign may not exceed fifteen (15) feet or the maximum height of the building, whichever is less. The maximum sign area for a free-standing sign is one square foot of sign area per linear foot of lot frontage, up to a maximum of 100 square feet. Free-standing signs may not exceed the building. All free-standing signs may not be located closer to the road right-of-way than ten (10) feet.
(2) Wall Signs: Wall signs attached to or painted on a wall surface of any building or structure may not occupy more than ten percent (10%) of any wall area of which such sign is a part, or to which such sign is most nearly parallel. Only three (3) wall signs are permitted per building or structure.
(b) When a structure contains more than one business establishment, or when the owners of two (2) or more contiguous lots voluntarily agree to develop common signage, a common signage plan may be submitted and approved.
Common signage plans may not exceed the following limitations:
(1) Maximum Sign Area: The total maximum sign area of all types (freestanding or attached to any building) shall not exceed either two (2) square feet of sign area per linear foot of street frontage or three percent (3%) of the ground floor of the principal building or 600 square feet, whichever is less.
(2) Maximum Area of Wall Signs: The total maximum building wall area that may be used for sign area is ten percent (10%)of the wall area which such sign is a part, or to which such sign is most nearly parallel. One sign will be allowed per business located in the building.
(3) Maximum Number of Free-standing Signs: Free-standing signs are limited to one for each 500 feet of frontage.
(c) All signs may be internally or externally illuminated. Flashing signs are prohibited.
(d) Any variance from the above will require a special permit from the Planning and Zoning Commission.
(Ord. 05-08. Passed 4-10-08.)
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