For the purpose of this section, the commercial districts C, C-H and C-R are considered to be commercial zones. Signs in these districts are subject to all standards set forth in this title and to the following additional standards:
A. Permitted Signs: The following signs are permitted in commercial zones:
1. All signs listed in section 15-5-020 of this chapter;
2. Ground signs; and
3. Neon signs.
B. Setback: All signs shall be set back ten feet (10') from existing or future public street right of way lines. Setback shall be measured from the right of way line to the nearest part of the sign extending toward such line.
C. Sizes Of Temporary Signs: Temporary signs shall not exceed sixteen (16) square feet in size.
D. Projections: No projection of any sign shall be allowed into the required side yard where a commercial zone abuts any residential zone or residential use.
E. Wall Signs: The maximum area of wall signs on main buildings shall not exceed ten percent (10%) of the front face and five percent (5%) of any other building face. If no ground signs are proposed, the coverage of the front face of a building may be increased to fifteen percent (15%). For the purpose of this title, canopies over gasoline islands shall be considered accessory structures and may have wall signs incorporated into them which cover not more than twenty percent (20%) of the fascia of the roof portion of such structures.
F. Ground Signs: The following provisions shall apply to ground signs:
1. Lot frontage of at least one hundred feet (100') is required before a ground sign will be permitted;
2. For each commercial lot or commercial complex with between one hundred feet (100') and three hundred feet (300') of frontage on a public street, one ground sign may be allowed for each separate street frontage. For each additional three hundred feet (300') of separate street frontage, one additional ground sign may be permitted;
3. Ground signs on individual lots or commercial complexes shall be separated by at least one hundred feet (100') from signs on adjacent lots. Where there are multiple signs on one lot or commercial complex, such signs shall be separated by at least two hundred feet (200');
4. The area of a ground sign shall not exceed one square foot of area for each linear foot of street frontage, or two hundred (200) square feet, whichever is less. This standard may be reviewed by the planning commission in conjunction with a special exception application and may be adjusted either up or down;
5. The maximum height of ground signs at the minimum setback shall be twenty feet (20') above the elevation of the top of curb nearest to the sign. This height may be increased to a maximum of forty feet (40') if the sign is set back an additional one and one-half feet (11/2') for each foot of height over twenty feet (20'). These standards may be reviewed by the planning commission in conjunction with a special exception application and may be adjusted either up or down; and
6. On corner lots, ground signs shall be set back thirty feet (30') from the intersection of property lines.
G. Monument Signs: One monument sign may be allowed for each business on a lot, or in a commercial complex; provided, that a minimum separation of fifty feet (50') is maintained between such signs and they are set back a minimum of twenty five feet (25') from side property lines. (Ord. 2012-32, 10-16-2012; amd. Ord. 2021-13, 5-18-2021)