(A) (1) It is not the intent or purpose of these regulations to presuppose what advertising needs each individual business may have. To this end, the following types of signs shall be permitted in the PO, CL, CG and CH Zone Districts. Table 1 indicates the maximum total sign area permitted per parcel of property. Within the limits or conditions established by the section and Table 1, each individual property owner shall determine the types of signs to be placed on the property and/or building. The total area of all signs shall be determined by the Planning and Building Codes Department and the total area of all such signs shall not exceed the limits set forth in Table 1.
(2) In no case, though, shall any one sign exceed 30% of the allowable sign area and, no free-standing signs may exceed 100 square feet, with the following exceptions:
(a) Multiple businesses on a single parcel of property may increase the area permitted to 150 square feet; however, no one business shall have a sign on that pole sign which exceeds 75 square feet if multiple businesses are utilizing it for advertising purposes.
(b) Building-mounted (attached) and pole- or ground-mounted signs for properties located the following distances from the road right-of-way may be increased by the following percentages:
Distance from Right-of-Way | Percentage of Increase |
0 ft. - 30 ft. | No increase |
31 ft. - 50 ft. | 20% |
51 ft. - 75 ft. | 30% |
Over 76 ft. | 50% |
(Ord. 8, passed 10-23-1987, § 11.19)
(B) (1) Building-mounted (attached) sign(s) shall be permitted per building face, except that no fascia sign shall be permitted on any face of the building, which adjoins residentially-used or zoned land;
(2) One pole or one ground-mounted sign. Both types of signs shall not be permitted per parcel or property;
(3) Changeable copy/reader boards (if attached to and made a part of the fascia, pole-mounted or ground-mounted signs);
(4) Entrance/exit signs (not to exceed three feet in height);
(5) Drive-thru service identification;
(6) Pricing signs (used in conjunction with full-service and self-service gasoline stations);
(7) Canopy signs;
(8) Awning signs, used as fascia signs;
(9) Menu boards at drive through service businesses/restaurants; and
(10) Roof signs on mansard-style roofs.
Table 1: Maximum Total Sign Area per Parcel of Property, By Zone District
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Note: the maximum total area of all signs in a CL, CG or CH and PO zoned parcel shall not exceed the lesser of the following: | ||||
Zone District | PO | CL | CG | CH |
Maximum total square feet | 100 | 200 | 800 | 1,000 |
% of ground floor area of principal building | 4% | 4% | 8% | 10% |
Square feet of signage per linear foot of street frontage | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 |
Table 2: Height and Setback Requirements for Pole or Ground-mounted Signs in CL, CG, PO or CH Zoned Property | ||||||||
Zone District | PO | CL | CG | CH | ||||
Sign Type | Monument | Pole | Monument | Pole | Monument | Pole | Monument | Pole |
Maximum height (from ground to top of sign) | 6 ft. | 25 ft. | 6 ft. | 25 ft. | 6 ft. | 50 ft. | 6 ft. | 50 ft. |
Minimum height (from ground to bottom of sign) | 0 ft. | 9 ft. | 0 ft. | 9 ft. | 0 ft. | 9 ft. | 0 ft. | 9 ft. |
NOTES TO TABLE: Front yard, side yard and rear yard setbacks: 1/2 distance required in basic zone district. This distance is measured from the property line. | ||||||||
(Ord. 8, passed 10-23-1987, § 11.20)