(a) A civic organization identification sign shall be permitted at one location along one State route entrance to the City, provided that the sign meets the following conditions:
(1) Approval of the plan and location by the Planning Commission;
(2) Location on private property or within the public right of way without causing an obstruction to either traffic or safe visibility;
(3) Erection and maintenance plan with no public expense to be involved;
(4) Total signage to be the lesser of nine square feet per individual organization sign attached thereto or seventy-two square feet, and each organization sign to be no larger than four square feet;
(5) An attached legend identifying the City and welcoming people to the City may be allowed, and the area of such a sign will not be counted toward the size limitation specified by paragraph (a)(4) hereof.
(b) Motel signs may include the following and are subject to the following restrictions:
(1) Only the following numbers of signs are permitted on any one zoning lot with a motel:
A. Two wall signs, plus one wall sign for each major and separate establishment (e.g. restaurant, gift shop, club);
B. One free-standing sign oriented to each abutting street right of way, provided that all free-standing signs are separated by at least 300 feet;
C. Directional signs, free of advertising materials, as necessary to control and direct traffic.
(2) The following maximum size of signs is established for any one zoning lot with a motel:
A. Wall signs, two square feet per linear foot of building frontage to an aggregate maximum area for all such signs of 200 square feet;
B. Free-standing signs, one square foot for each two linear feet of lot frontage to a maximum area of 200 square feet if each such sign is oriented toward an interstate right of way contiguous to the motel zoning lot, and one square foot for each four linear feet of lot frontage to a maximum area of seventy square feet if a sign is oriented toward a non-interstate street right of way;
C. Directional signs, three square feet each.
(3) The following setbacks shall be observed for motel signs:
A. No part of a free-standing sign shall be within ten feet of a street right of way nor within twenty feet of the intersection of corner right-of-way lines, with the exception of directional signs which shall be allowed within four feet of a street right of way if such directional signs do not exceed two and one-half feet in height.
B. No sign shall be located less than fifteen feet from any side property line.
(c) Gasoline service station signs may include the following and are subject to the following restrictions:
(1) Only the following functional types of signs are permitted on zoning lots with gasoline service stations:
A. Identification signs;
B. Temporary signs;
C. Directional signs;
D. Business signs;
(2) Only the following structural types of signs are permitted on zoning lots with gasoline service stations:
A. Free-standing signs;
B. Projecting signs;
(3) Only the following numbers of signs are permitted on any one zoning lot with a gasoline service station:
A. Two wall signs, plus, if applicable, one directional sign not more than six square feet in area per service bay doorway indicating services to be performed in such service bay;
B. One free-standing sign per establishment;
C. Two projecting signs per establishment, plus projecting signs from canopy support poles, if limited to one such sign, not exceeding five square feet in area per support pole, and if indicating only full or self-service and/or operating instructions;
(Ord. 82-7. Passed 2-9-82; Ord. 96-6. Passed 3-27-96; Ord. 01-6. Passed 2-13-01.)
D. One directional sign per driveway entrance, in addition to the directional signs permitted in this section, provided that at least seventy-five percent of the area of each sign is free of advertising material;
E. Temporary signs;
(4) The following maximum sizes of signs are established for zoning lots with gasoline service stations:
A. Wall signs, two square feet for each linear foot of building frontage with a maximum aggregate area for all wall signs of 200 square feet;
B. Free-standing signs may be sixteen square feet in area plus the larger of either one square foot per foot of building frontage, or one square foot per four linear feet of lot frontage on a public street, with an upper size limit of eighty-six square feet. Such free- standing signs may include commodity prices.
C. Projecting and directional signs, three square feet in area;
(Ord. 82-7. Passed 2-9-82; Ord. 91-18. Passed 11-26-91.)
D. Temporary signs, sixteen square feet in area.
(Ord. 89-26. Passed 9-12-89; Ord. 01-6. Passed 2-13-01.)
(5) The following setbacks shall be observed for gasoline service station signs:
A. No part of a free-standing sign shall be within ten feet of a street right of way nor within twenty feet of the intersection of corner right-of-way lines, with the exception of directional signs which shall be allowed within four feet of a street right of way if such directional signs do not exceed two and one-half feet in height.
B. No sign shall be located less than fifteen feet from any side property line.
(Ord. 82-7. Passed 2-9-82.)
(d) Multifamily project identification signs shall be allowed in “A”, “R” and “S-PUD” Districts, provided that:
(1) There is only one sign and it is located at the principal entrance to the site.
(2) The height of the sign does not exceed six feet.
(3) The sign area shall be limited to the lesser of either twenty square feet or one square foot per dwelling unit.
(4) If such sign is free-standing and independent of a wall edifice, it shall be set back from the public right of way by at least ten feet.
(5) Such signs are either unlighted or indirectly lighted.
Such sign may be established flat against a masonry wall, extending no more than six inches therefrom provided that the square footage of the face of said wall is at least six times as great as the sign area displayed in the same plane and provided that said wall does not exceed six feet in height and is located no closer than one foot from a public right of way.
(Ord. 95-4. Passed 5-23-95; Ord. 96-6. Passed 3-27-96.)
(e) Signs shall be allowed on a parcel which real estate sales of any type are being actively performed without permit, unless otherwise specified below, subject to the following restrictions:
(1) Signs up to thirty-two square feet in area and six feet in overall height are allowed for multifamily and nonresidential properties on zoning lots larger than one acre, and on which are situated buildings of 10,000 or more square feet.
(2) All other signs in residential zones are limited to five square feet in area and four feet in overall height.
(3) Only one temporary sign per zoning lot is allowed in the case of residential properties of three or fewer dwelling units. In the case of multifamily dwellings and nonresidential properties, one temporary sign per street frontage is allowed if either a corner zoning lot or more than one street frontage is involved.
(4) Each model home shall be limited to two temporary signs with an aggregate total area of twenty square feet.
(5) All temporary signs listed in paragraphs (f)(l) through (5) hereof shall be placed at least ten feet from the nearest right-of-way boundary.
(Ord. 94-14. Passed 6-14-94.)
(f) Grand opening wall signs are temporarily excluded from size limitations of this chapter and shall be allowed for all newly opened businesses, provided that:
(1) Such signs are displayed for not more than seven consecutive days.
(2) Such signs relate to a new retail or service entity at a given location and not to a name change or reorganization of a business.
(3) Such signs are confined to zoning lots wherein are located the newly established retail and service businesses.
(4) Such signs do not involve safety or distraction hazards.
(5) Such signs do not involve banners, pennants, flags or streamers suspended between structures.
(6) A permit for such signs shall be issued by the City after payment of a fee and the posting of a deposit as provided in Section 1282.06(c).
(Ord. 82-7. Passed 2-9-82; Ord. 90-15. Passed 5-8-90.)
(g) Temporary signs related to a periodic event not elsewhere regulated by this chapter, are permitted in all zoning districts, provided that such signs meet the following conditions:
(1) Only one such sign shall be displayed per zoning lot and must be located at the site of the event.
(2) The permission of the property owner shall be obtained before establishing a sign display.
(3) Such signs shall be displayed not more than two weeks before nor more than 24 hours after any event being announced.
(4) The overall height of free-standing signs shall not exceed six feet, and the location of free-standing and projecting signs shall be at least ten feet from all right of way and property lines.
(5) The square footage per sign per zoning lot does not exceed sixteen feet. (Ord. 83-30. Passed 10-11-83.)
(6) A free permit shall be obtained for such signs.
(Ord. 90-11. Passed 4-10-90.)
(h) A shopping center on a zoning lot of at least two acres, occupied by a group of five or more establishments forming a central retail and service market, may display one free- standing sign advertising only the name, ownership and location of the center and the name and type of business of each occupant within the center. The free-standing sign of a shopping center may have an area of one square foot of sign area for each two linear feet of zoning lot frontage, with a maximum of 100 square feet. The sign shall be located not less than ten feet from any right of way and shall be not more than twenty-five feet in height. (Ord. 87-11. Passed 4-28-87.)
(i) Single-family plat identification signs shall be allowed in “A”, “R” and “S-PUD” Districts, provided that:
(1) The plat being identified contains at least ten zoning lots.
(2) There is only one sign or one sign per major entry into the plat from other than a designated local street.
(3) Such signage is located flat against a masonry wall, projecting no more than six inches therefrom, and said wall is not more than six feet in height, not closer than one foot from a public right of way and not of greater length than fifty percent of the zoning lot frontage where it is mounted. The square footage of the wall plus the sign mounted thereon shall be at least nine times as large as the sign area alone.
(4) Such signs are limited in size to thirty-two square feet in area and are either unlighted or indirectly lighted.
(j) Electronic Message Boards may be permitted as part of a freestanding, permanent, ground-mounted sign provided that:
(1) The electronic message board component of a sign may comprise no more than fifty (50) percent of the sign's total allowed sign face area, with a maximum size limit of twenty-four (24) square feet.
(2) When associated with a highway sign, the electronic message board component of a sign may comprise no more than fifty percent of the sign's total allowed sign face area, with a maximum size limit of forty (40) square feet.
(3) The Electronic Message Board component shall be placed at a height lower than the permanent freestanding ground sign face, with a maximum distance of six inches between the permanent sign face and the electronic message board.
(4) Electronic Message Boards shall not be mounted on an exterior wall, window or any location within a building that would make the sign visible from the exterior of the building.
(5) The message area of an electronic message board sign may be illuminated by incandescent lamps, LED (light emitting diodes) or magnetic discs. Whatever the light source, undue brightness is prohibited. For the purpose of enforcing this provision, “undue brightness” will be construed to mean illumination of a white portion of the sign in excess of the intensity levels: Day: 5,000 nits, Night: 1,000 nits or in excess of twelve (12) foot-candles, measured from the nearest point of any public road. To ensure compliance with this provision, the sign must have an automatic phased proportional dimmer, which must be used to reduce nighttime brightness levels (compared to daytime brightness levels). Further, prior to the issuance of a permit for an electronic message board sign, the applicant shall provide written certification from the sign manufacturer that the light intensity has been factory pre-set not to exceed the levels specified above, and the intensity level is protected from end-user manipulation by password-protected software or other method as deemed appropriate by the Planning, Building and Development Director.
(6) Any individual text message displayed on the electronic message board shall remain illuminated, visible and static for at least 8 seconds.
(7) The message shall not flash, move, scroll or contain animation of any kind.
(8) All zoning lots within the “C” and “S-PUD” Zoning Districts shall be allowed one electronic message board sign.
(9) Electronic message board signs are prohibited within 200 feet of a residential zoning lot.
(10) Signs may only be utilized by businesses that are currently open/active.
(Ord. 95-4. Passed 5-23-95; Ord. 96-6. Passed 3-27-96; Ord. 07-6. Passed 8-28-07; Ord. 11-17. Passed 12-13-11; Ord. 18-01. Passed 2-27-18.)