(a) The Historic District includes any home, office, or business fronting on Main Street or located within one alley to the north or south of Main Street, between Center Street and Hanstein Ditch.
(b) The Historic District is the central part of the community and the focus of community life. It is the intent of these regulations to promote pleasant visual communications and, toward this end, signs erected in this area shall be harmonious with the general architectural character of the district and be compatible in design with the building for which the sign is installed.
(c) The following restrictions apply to permanent signs in the Historic District:
(d) Permanent Signs - Historic District Chart.
District Type | Historic | |||||
Sign Type | Permit Required | Maximum Quantity | Maximum Area (sq. ft.) | *Maximum Height (ft.) | Minimum Setbacks (ft.) | Other Requirements |
Freestanding | Yes | 1 per parcel | 20 | 10 | 5 | May be permitted in the Municipality R-O-W when specifically permitted by Council or its designated representative |
Business Park District | Yes | 1 additional sign | 20 | 10 | 5 | |
Directional | Yes | -- | 30 | 10 | 5 | Maximum size per sign is 6 sq. ft. 30 sq. ft. in total signage per tenant. |
Bulletin Board | Yes | 1 per parcel | 15 | -- | 5 | |
Building Mounted | Yes | 1 per tenant | -- | -- | -- | A 2nd sign is permitted where a business has frontage on more than one (1) street or where a rear entrance is commonly used by the public. The total sign area may not exceed the maximum sign area allowed for a single sign. |
Wall | Yes | -- | Equal to 67% (1-story) or 100% (multi-story) of linear feet of building frontage | -- | -- | 1 wall sign shall be permitted on the front of the business establishment which it represents. |
Window | No | -- | 50% of window | -- | -- | |
Projecting | Yes | -- | 12 sq. ft. plus 2 sq. ft. for each full foot beyond the minimum 8 ft. clearance, to a maximum of 16 sq. ft. | May not extend above the building wall or fascia to which it is attached. | -- | Maximum horizontal projection - 4-1/2 ft. |
District Type | Historic | |||||
Sign Type | Permit Required | Maximum Quantity | Maximum Area (sq. ft.) | *Maximum Height (ft.) | Minimum Setbacks (ft.) | Other Requirements |
Nameplate | Yes | 1 additional sign per tenant | 4 | 1 | -- | Suspended from below the centerline of an awning or canopy perpendicular to the storefront. |
Awning and Canopy | Yes | -- | 45% of the total vertical area of the awning surface up to a maximum of 12 sq. ft. | -- | -- | The advertising message shall not exceed 1 ft. in height. Light fixtures may be allowed within or under an awning. |
Directory | Yes | 1 additional sign per building | 1 ½ sq. ft. per building occupant | -- | -- | Directory signs shall be mounted flat against the face of the building like a wall sign. |
Marker or Plaque | Yes | 1 per building | 6 | -- | 5 | May be illuminated by indirect lighting or spotlight. |
* Maximum Height is measured from grade.
(Ord. 19-011. Passed 4-22-19.)