Signs in an Industrial Park District shall be accessory to and on the same lot as the permitted building or use, except as indicated below, and shall conform with regulations set forth in this section.
Signs in an Industrial Park District shall conform to the following regulations:
(a) General Locations; Obstruction Prohibited. Signs in an Industrial Park District may be located on the surface of the building wall adjacent to a street. The maximum dimensions set forth shall include the structural members, unless otherwise indicated. No sign shall extend into the public right of way. Signs shall not project over or obstruct the required windows or doors of any building, be attached to or obstruct a fire escape or interfere with other safety provisions as may be further regulated in the Building Code. Unless regulated otherwise in the Traffic Code, signs shall not be erected so as to obstruct street sight lines or traffic control lights or signs at intersections. Signs visible from the sight lines along a street shall not contain any arrow or words such as "stop," "go," "slow," etc. or otherwise resemble highway traffic signs.
(b) Illumination of Signs. Light sources to illuminate signs shall be reflected and shielded, shall not be of excessive brightness or cause glare hazardous to pedestrians or auto drivers and shall not be objectionable to adjacent residential districts. The colors red or green either in direct illumination or reflection shall not be used where it may interfere with the sight lines of a traffic signal. Flashing, moving or intermittent illumination and outline lighting shall not be permitted.
(c) Measurement Standards. Standards to measure and compute the amount of sign area permitted are established as follows: The frontage of a building shall be the number of lineal feet of the facade facing the principal street or containing the main entrance of an office or industrial park building. The frontage of a lot shall be the number of lineal feet that the lot abuts on the principal street.
(d) Contents of Signs. The following types of signs shall be permitted:
(1) Development signs;
(2) Directional signs;
(3) Industrial name sign.
(e) Design of Signs. The following types of signs shall be permitted:
(1) Flat and wall signs;
(2) Ground signs may be located within the required yards on any lot in an Industrial Park District;
(3) Temporary signs, which shall be used no longer than two weeks.
(f) Area of Signs. The total area of all signs permitted on a lot in an Industrial Park District shall not exceed the number of square feet indicated in the following schedule:
Frontage of Building (in feet) | Maximum Square Feet Sign Area** |
under 15 | 30 |
15 - 19 | 35 |
20 - 24 | 40 |
25 - 29 | 45 |
30 - 34 | 50 |
35 - 39 | 55 |
40 - 44 | 57.5 |
45 - 49 | 60 |
50 - 54 | 62.5 |
55 - 59 | 65 |
60 - 64 | 67.5 |
65 - 69 | 70 |
70 and over | 71.5 + 1.5* |
* For each additional five feet of frontage or fraction thereof.
** Accessory restaurants within an office building may have one exterior identification sign no greater than twelve square feet and attached to the building. The total permitted sign area set forth in the above schedule shall include:
(1) The area of the faces visible from a public way;
(2) The area of signs placed upon the surface of windows or doors; and
(3) The area within an outline enclosing the lettering, modeling or insignia of signs integral with a wall and other signs not designed as a panel.
(g) Height of Signs.
(1) Flat or wall signs shall not project in front of the building wall or beyond any building corner or building height.
(2) Ground signs may be located within the required yards, shall be not less than twenty feet from another lot and shall not exceed five feet in height. The maximum size of one face of any ground sign shall not exceed forty square feet. A permanent development sign may be located in front of a setback line if approved by the Planning Commission.
(h) Application for Permit. A permit shall be required for all permanent and temporary signs. Application for permits to erect, place, paint or alter a sign shall be made by the owner or lessee of the property upon which a sign is proposed and submitted on forms furnished by the Building Commissioner. The application shall be made either separately or included with a permit for a building. Each application shall be accompanied by a drawing to scale, showing:
(1) The design and layout proposed, including the total area of the sign; the size, character and color of letters, lines and surface symbols;
(2) The method of illumination, if any;
(3) The exact location of the sign in relation to the building and property;
(4) Details and specifications for construction, erection and attachments as may be required by the Building Code.
(i) Removal of Signs. Any owner, part owner, tenant or lessee who does not obtain an appropriate permit or allows a sign to remain on his property shall be deemed to have knowledge of the erection and nature of the sign and whenever the removal of any sign has been ordered by the Building Commissioner and the person, firm or corporation on whose premises such sign or display structure has been erected, affixed, attached or maintained fails to remove the sign within forty-eight hours after receiving such notice, the Building Commissioner may remove or cause to be removed such sign at the expense of the person, firm or corporation on whose premises it was erected, affixed or attached, and each such person, firm or corporation shall be individually and separately liable for the expenses incurred in the removal of such sign. In the event that any business permanently closes, or relocates to another site, any sign advertising or identifying their business shall immediately be removed by the owner of the real property. (Ord. 32-1992. Passed 7-13-92.)