(A) General requirements.
(1) The maximum total sign area for all permanent signs on any one lot shall be 100 square feet.
(2) Electronic changeable copy signs shall not be permitted.
(3) Sign permits are required unless specifically exempted.
(4) Signs not listed are not permitted.
(5) Properties in which the primary use is single- or two-family residential shall follow requirements for signs permitted in residential districts (§ 152.263).
(6) Sign lighting may be internal or external.
(a) External lighting shall be shielded in a way to direct light onto the sign only and minimize light trespass onto adjacent properties;
(b) External lighting shall not be permitted to be directed toward roads in a manner that could interfere with the vision of drivers; and
(c) External lighting shall be directed downward only.
(B) Freestanding signs.
(1) One freestanding on-premises advertising sign.
(2) Maximum sign area shall be 40 square feet per sign.
(3) Signs may be internally lit.
(C) Wall signs.
(1) There shall be a maximum of three wall signs permitted per commercial or industrial structure.
(2) Wall signs shall have a maximum sign area of 40 square feet.
(D) Other signs.
(1) One manual changeable copy sign attached to the same support structure which holds the freestanding sign or on the side of the building shall be permitted. The maximum sign area shall be 30 square feet.
(2) One freestanding sign is permitted at each entrance to a platted subdivision or otherwise recognized neighborhood:
(a) Not to exceed three freestanding signs per platted subdivision or otherwise recognized neighborhood; and
(b) The maximum sign area shall be 24 square feet.
(3) Roof signs which are flush with and an integral part of the surface of the roof are permitted on commercial or industrial structures.
(a) Signs which extend above or protrude from the roof of a structure are permitted with a certified structural engineering report to verify wind shear and safety.
(b) Roof signs shall have a maximum sign area of 40 square feet.
(Ord. 2017-06, passed 6-12-2017)