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Fowler, Michigan Code of Ordinances
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TABLE OF SPECIAL ORDINANCES
PARALLEL REFERENCES
§ 152.270 SIGN REQUIREMENTS FOR INDIVIDUAL ZONING DISTRICTS.
   Sign requirements for specific zoning districts are contained in the following tables.
RESIDENTIAL ZONING DISTRICTS - PERMITTED SIGNS
RESIDENTIAL ZONING DISTRICTS - PERMITTED SIGNS
Ground signs for manufactured home parks, multiple family complexes, or other non-residential uses allowed in the district
Number
1 per major entrance
Size
No greater than 32 square feet
Location
Minimum of ½ of the front setback required for main buildings and a minimum of 15 feet from any side or rear property line
Height
No higher than 8 feet
Ground signs and decorative walls for residential subdivisions (see also § 152.267(E))
Number
1 per street entrance
Size
No greater than 75 square feet (sign size only)
Location
Within a public street right-of-way, outside the traveled portion of the roadway, unless permission from the owner of the property on which the sign is located grants permission. In this instance, the sign may be setback no more than 10 feet from the public right-of-way.
Height
No higher than 8 feet
Wall signs for home occupations
Number
1 per lot or parcel
Size
No greater than 2 square feet
Location
On wall of house facing street and non-illuminated
Wall signs for non-residential uses
Number
1 per street frontage
Size
No greater than 5% of the wall area to which the sign is affixed
Location
On wall of building facing street
Political signs
Number
1 per issue or candidate per lot or parcel
Size
No greater than 6 square feet
Location
Minimum of 15 feet from any side or rear property line and no closer than the street right-of-way
Height
No higher than 6 feet
Real estate signs
Number
1 per lot or parcel
Size
No greater than 6 square feet for lots or parcels under 1 acre; 32 square feet for vacant lots or parcels over 1 acre
Location
Minimum of 15 feet from any side or rear property line and no closer than the street right-of-way
Height
No higher than 6 feet
 
(C-1) CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT - PERMITTED SIGNS
(C-1) CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT - PERMITTED SIGNS
Wall signs or projecting signs
Number
1 per street frontage plus 1 per side facing a parking lot to identify the location of any public entrance
Size
Street frontage - no greater than 10% of the wall area to which the sign is affixed; Parking lot frontage - no greater than 5% of the wall to which the sign is affixed
Location
On wall of building facing street and wall facing public or private parking area
Height
Projecting sign: Minimum clear space of 8 feet from bottom of sign and not higher than the roof line of the building
Ground sign or freestanding sign, when no projecting signs are used
Number
1 street frontage (provided the frontage meets the required lot width for the district in which it is located), except that only 1 ground sign or 1 freestanding sign shall be permitted per street frontage
Size
No greater than 50 square feet per sign
Location
Minimum of 5 feet from any property line or adjacent building
Height
Ground sign: No higher than 8 feet;
Freestanding sign: No higher than 20 feet
Political signs
Number
1 per issue or candidate per lot or parcel
Size
No greater than 6 square feet
Location
Minimum of 5 feet from any property line or adjacent building
Height
No higher than 6 feet
Real estate signs
Number
1 per lot or parcel
Size
No greater than 16 square feet
Location
Minimum of 5 feet from any property line or adjacent building and no closer than the street right-of-way
Height
No higher than 6 feet
Marquee signs
Number
1 per street frontage
Size
No greater than 50 square feet
Location
On face of marquee
Height
Minimum clear space of 8 feet from bottom of marquee
Awning signs
Number
1 per awning face
Size
No greater than 20% of any awning face to which the sign is affixed
Location
On face of awning
Height
Minimum clear space of 8 feet from bottom of awning
Portable signs
Number
1 per lot or parcel limited to a total display period of 90 days, in any 365 day period.
Size
No greater than 32 square feet
Location
No closer than the street right-of-way
Height
No higher than 6 feet
 
(C-2) COMMERCIAL DISTRICT - PERMITTED SIGNS
(C-2) COMMERCIAL DISTRICT - PERMITTED SIGNS
Ground Signs
Number
1 per street frontage (provided the frontage meets the required lot width for the district in which it is located), except that only 1 ground sign or 1 freestanding sign shall be permitted per street frontage
Size
No greater than 50 square feet
Location
Minimum of 15 feet from any side or rear property line, minimum of 5 feet from the street right-of-way line
Height
No higher than 8 feet
Freestanding signs
Number
1 street frontage (provided the frontage meets the required lot width for the district in which it is located), except that only 1 ground sign or 1 freestanding sign shall be permitted per street frontage
Size
No greater than 50 square feet
Location
Minimum of 15 feet from any side or rear property line, minimum of 5 feet from the street right-of-way line
Height
No higher than 20 feet, except when the front setback of the sign exceeds 30 feet 1 additional foot in height shall be allowed for each additional foot in setback beyond 30 feet
Wall signs
Number
1 per street frontage
Size
No greater than 10% of the wall area to which the sign is affixed.
Location
On wall of building facing street
Political signs
Number
1 per issue or candidate
Size
No greater than 6 square feet
Location
Minimum of 15 feet from any side or rear property line
Height
No higher than 6 feet
Real estate signs
Number
1 per lot or parcel
Size
No greater than 16 square feet
Location
Minimum of 10 feet from the street right-of-way line, 15 feet from all other property lines
Height
No higher than 6 feet
Portable signs
Number
1 per lot or parcel limited to a total display period of 90 days, in any 365 day period.
Size
No greater than 32 square feet
Location
Minimum of ½ the required setback for the main building from any property line and street right-of-way line
Height
No higher than 6 feet
 
(I) INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT - PERMITTED SIGNS
(I) INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT - PERMITTED SIGNS
Ground signs
Number
1 per lot or parcel
Size
No greater than 32 square feet
Location
Minimum of 5 feet from the street right-of-way line, 15 feet from all other property lines
Height
No higher than 6 feet
Wall signs
Number
1 per street frontage
Size
No greater than 5% of the wall area to which the sign is affixed
Location
On wall of building facing street
Political signs
Number
1 per issue or candidate per lot or parcel
Size
No greater than 6 square feet
Location
Minimum of 5 feet from the street right-of-way line, 15 feet from all other property lines
Height
No higher than 6 feet
Real estate signs
Number
1 per lot or parcel
Size
No greater than 16 square feet
Location
Minimum of 5 feet from the street right-of-way line, 15 feet from all other property lines
Billboard signs
Number
1 per lot or parcel
Size
No greater than 150 square feet
Location
Minimum of 35 feet from the street right-of-way line, no closer than 50 feet to any other property line, and no closer than 1,500 feet to any other billboard on the same of opposite side of the street
Height
No higher than 20 feet
 

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