Temporary Sign Regulations
(Permits required for all signage below except when specifically noted)
SIGN TYPE | PERMITTED ZONING DISTRICTS | NUMBER | DIMENSIONAL STANDARDS (MAXIMUMS) | DURATION |
Portable Ground1: Non-Commercial Message | All | One (l) | Maximum Size Per Side: 4 sq. ft. Height: 6 ft. | 90 days in a calendar year2 |
Portable Ground: Off Premise3 | All | One (l) | Maximum Size Per Side: 3 sq. ft. Height: 3 ft. | Up to 4 non-consecutive days Per month; must remove daily |
Portable Ground: On Premise | Commercial | One (l) | Size: 12 sq. ft. Height: 4 ft. | 90 days in a calendar year; Must remove daily, by close of business |
Portable Ground: On Premise | Non-Residential Use in Residential Zoned District | One (l) | Size: 12 sq. ft. Height: 4 ft. | 90 days in a calendar year; Must remove daily, by close of business |
Sandwich Board | Commercial | One (1) | Maximum Size Per Side: 6 sq. ft. Height: 34 ft. | 90 days with unlimited permit renewals in a calendar year. Must remove daily by close of business. |
Banner | All Commercial | Two (2)4 | Size: 12 sq. ft. Height: 4 ft. | 90 days in a calendar year; Must remove daily, by close of business |
Special Displays Nonresidential | Non-Residential | One (l) | See Section 1474.12 for standards | |
Special Displays Residential | Residential | See Section 1474.12 for standards | ||
1 No permit required. 2 Can apply for an additional 90 days with permit, no limit to consecutive permits. 3 No permit required. 4 Two (2) banners signs per establishment may be permitted, provided one is located on the premise and one is located off- premise. | ||||
Permanent Sign Regulations
(Permits required for all signage below except when specifically noted)
Residential Zoned Districts | ||||
SIGN TYPE | NUMBER | DIMENSIONAL STANDARDS (MAXIMUMS)5 | LOCATION STANDARDS | ADDITIONAL STANDARDS |
l. On-Premise Commercial Advertising Signs | One (1) per establishment | Size: 20 sq. ft. Height: 6 ft. | May be located in the front yard, but not closer than 10 ft. to existing or planned right-of-way | |
2. Temporary Signs | See standards in Temporary Sign Regulations Table. | |||
Non-Residential Zoned Districts | ||||
For each business, only one of the following three signs (wall sign, awning sign, or projecting sign) shall be permitted: | ||||
SIGN TYPE | NUMBER | DIMENSIONAL STANDARDS (MAXIMUMS)1 | LOCATION STANDARDS | ADDITIONAL STANDARDS |
1. Wall Signs | One (1) per establishment | Size:.75 sq. ft. per linear foot of the building facade associated with the subject storefront or 36 sq. ft., whichever is less Projection: 9 inches | One (1) per road frontage Sign may not extend above the top or beyond the edges of the attached wall | |
2. Awning / Canopy Signs6 | Lettering Height: 9 inches 25% of total awning or canopy face area | Lettering permitted on vertical face of the valance only | No other advertising, logos, or lettering permitted on awning/canopy | |
3. Projecting signs | One (1) per establishment | Size: 9 sq. ft. Height: 8 ft. min. from ground if in area where pedestrians pass underneath | ||
4. Ground Signs | One (1) per establishment7 | Size, total: 48 sq. ft. (includes both sides) Size, single side: 24 sq. ft. Height & Width: 6 ft. | May be located in the front yard, but not closer than 5 ft. to existing or planned right-of-way | Multi-tenant buildings must have one (1) shared ground sign |
5. Window Signs | – | 20% of total window area | ||
6 Temporary Signs | See standards in Temporary Sian Regulations Table | |||
5 Maximum dimensional standard is listed, unless otherwise noted. 6 Signs for residential uses in non-residential districts shall be governed by the sign regulations of Residential Zoned Districts. 7 If a non-residential use within a second principal building or an accessory building is located at the rear of the property on the same parcel so it does not front a street, then one (1) additional sign may be permitted if there is a demonstrated need and it is not detrimental to the character of the area. | ||||
(Ord. 2019-01. Passed 1-14-19.)