(A) No light, sign or other advertising device shall be designed or erected in such a manner or location as to imitate or resemble any official traffic sign, signal or device, or use words, phrases, symbols or characters implying the existence of danger, the need to stop or maneuver the vehicle or create an unsafe distraction for the vehicle operator.
(B) No sign shall be placed or located in or extend over a street, right-of-way, roadway, sidewalk, public or private access easement, or alley except as provided herein.
(C) No sign shall be attached to or painted on the surface of any tree, utility pole, streetlight standard or dilapidated structure.
(D) No sign shall be allowed to be illuminated except as expressly provided herein. Signs which are otherwise allowed to be illuminated are not allowed if it is determined that the lighting causes glare or otherwise interferes with the vision of persons operating motor vehicles on any public way or interferes with any adjacent property.
(E) Neon lighting and tubing and other exposed light sources may be used in signs where signs are permitted to be directly illuminated.
(F) No sign may be located or constructed so as to obstruct sight lines for persons using streets, alleys, pedestrian rights-of-way and driveways.
(G) Signs accessory to non-conforming uses shall be permitted and shall be subject to the regulations for the use.
(H) Where more than one freestanding sign is permitted on a lot, such signs shall be located and oriented to the distinct street frontage by which the signs are permitted. Signs may not be closer than 75 feet from each other as measured in a straight line.
(I) On lots with multiple street frontages, and/or where multiple freestanding signs are permitted, the total square footage in area per side of a freestanding sign may be increased by 50% over the maximum permitted square footage if only one freestanding sign is erected.
(J) Sign materials should coordinate with building materials.
(K) Wall mounted tenant signs must be placed on the wall of the tenant’s leased space.
(L) Signs placed on fences are considered to be and are counted as freestanding signs.
(M) Residential signs should use more natural or earth tones in their colors to lessen impact on the surrounding uses.
(N) All residential signs may be externally illuminated only.
(O) All freestanding signs shall contain the numerical street address of the business on the sign. The street address shall be displayed in numbers in contrast to the sign at least six inches in height.
(P) Sign permits shall become null and void if not installed within six months from the original issue date of the permit.
(Ord. 06-2008, passed 6-16-2008, § 7.2; Ord. 12-2009, passed 9-8-2009; Ord. 10-2014, passed 4-7-2014)