Sign standards applicable to the single-family residential, manufactured home park, and multi-family residential zoning districts.
(A) Subdivision/facility entry signs. One double-faced or two single-sided ground / monument type signs are permitted at each entrance to a subdivision, apartment complex, or other residential development. A permit shall be required.
(1) Sign area. Sign area shall not exceed 32 square feet.
(2) Height. Sign height shall not exceed six feet measured from ground level. In no case may mounding or other alterations of the natural ground level be used as a point of reference for measuring sign height.
(3) Setback. Each sign structure shall be set back a minimum of two feet from the right-of-way of any public street and shall be located outside of the sight visibility triangle per § 156.072 . Entry signs placed in the right-of-way of a public street, such as in the median of a boulevard, shall be prohibited unless approved by the County Highway or Town Engineer.
(4) Features. Ground/monument entry signs shall generally incorporate design features into the structure such as decorative brick or stone walls, lighting and landscaping.
(5) Landscaping. A minimum of two square feet of landscaping per one square foot of sign area consisting of shrubs and perennial ground cover shall be provided.
Subdivision Entry Sign
(B) General signs. Every property shall be permitted signs that meet the following standards. No permit shall be required.
(1) Dimensions. Signs with the exception of "yard cards" shall be no greater than six square feet in area or four feet in height.
(2) Setback. No sign shall be located in a public right-of-way or closer than ten feet to any other property line.
(3) Political advertisement. Political signs may be erected no more than 30 days prior to the election and are to be removed within five days after the election.
(C) Identification/home occupation signs. No displays, signs, and/or advertisements associated with the home occupation shall be permitted.
(D) Model home/temporary sales facility signs. Wall, awning, or ground signs shall be permitted on the lot of the sales facility and limited to an aggregate square footage not exceeding 32 square feet of sign area. In addition, individual model homes may have one sign not to exceed four square feet. Such signs shall be placed a minimum of ten feet from the right-of-way and ten feet from adjacent property lines, and in a manner consistent with the sight visibility standards of § 156.072.
(E) GENERAL SIGN NOTE. The general sign provisions are intended to accommodate political signs, contractor signs, "yard cards" and other similar types of signs. See Sign Standards Table in § 156.087.
(Ord. 2007-1B, passed 2-5-07)