• Section 7.03 Permitted Freestanding Signs .

   Freestanding signs shall be permitted in the following districts in accordance with the regulations herein.

   (a)   General Requirements.

      (1)   Only one (1) freestanding sign shall be located on any premises; however, the Planning Commission may permit a second sign which is not to exceed seventy-five (75) percent of the first sign area when having building frontage on two (2) public rights-of-way.

      (2)   A freestanding sign shall be located no closer than ten (10) feet from the public right-of-way.

   (b)   Freestanding Signs in CBD - Freestanding signs shall be permitted within the CBD, except for properties with frontage on East and West Grand River Avenue between Center Street and South Court Street.

   (c)   Height and Area Requirements. Freestanding signs shall be permitted in accordance with the following requirements:

	Height (ft.)	Area (sq. ft.)
CBD District All permitted and special land uses, except for freestanding signs set forth in Section 4(b).	6	32 per side, not to exceed a total of 64
B-1, B-2, I-1 and I-2 Districts All permitted and special land uses.	12	50 per side, not to exceed a total of 100
O-1 Districts All permitted and special land uses, not located within a business center.	6	32 per side, not to exceed a total of 64
R-1, R-2, R-T and R-M Districts Applicable to the following uses: libraries, parks and recreational facilities; public and private schools; Municipal office buildings; churches; golf courses, country clubs and cemeteries; convalescent homes; bed and breakfast operations, and funeral homes or mortuaries.	6	32 per side, not to exceed a total of 64
Applicable to the following uses: colleges, universities and other such institutions of higher learning; general hospitals; and other uses of a community-wide or regional nature.	12	50 per side, not to exceed a total of 100
R-1, R-2, R-T and R-M Districts All one-family, multiple family or mobile home park developments.	6	32 per side, not to exceed a total of 64
HL Districts (Only one (1) sign per building, either a freestanding sign or a wall sign in this district) All special land uses:	5	8 per side, not to exceed a total of 16

 

   (d)   Freestanding Signs Requiring Special Land Use Approval. The Planning Commission may consider a sign that is greater than the maximum height and area requirements or less than the minimum setback requirements as a special land use.

In review of a Special Land Use, the Planning Commission shall consider the standards set forth in Section 3.03 and the following:

      (1)   The standards set forth in Sections 7.02 and 7.07;

      (2)   The size, shape and topography of the property;

      (3)   The relationship of the sign to neighboring properties and signs; and

      (4)   The relationship to and visibility from the public street where the property is located.