(A) No sign shall be placed in a manner visible from any public street, alley, right-of-way, sidewalk or other public easement except as provided herein nor shall any sign be placed in or extend over any
required yard in any district or be placed in or extend over any street, right-of-way, roadway, sidewalk, public or private utility or access or other easement, or alley except as provided herein or in Article 15 of the Zoning Code, and with approval of the Director.
(B) All signs permitted hereunder shall be constructed and placed so as not to interfere with vehicular traffic by obstructing sight lines for streets, pedestrian rights-of-way and driveways.
(C) No sign shall be allowed to be illuminated except as expressly provided herein. Signs which are otherwise allowed to be illuminated are not allowed if the Director shall find that the lighting causes glare or otherwise interferes with the vision of persons operating motor vehicles. All illuminated signs shall be non-flashing and shall be constant in intensity and color, except that signs which display time and temperature are allowed in C-N, C-1, C-2, C-3, C-M, M-1, M-2 and M-3 zones.
(D) No sign shall be allowed if the Director finds that the sign is constructed or designed in a manner which may cause the sign to be confused with a traffic sign or other traffic control device.
(E) The maximum allowed area for all signs other than freestanding business signs shall be determined by drawing four or fewer straight lines encompassing the extremities of the sign within the smallest possible area.
(F) The maximum allowed area for freestanding business signs shall be measured by drawing eight or fewer straight lines encompassing the extremities of the sign within the smallest possible area, provided, however, that the area of a freestanding sign shall not include poles, supports or other structures which are solely for support and which do not contain any advertising and, the area of a freestanding sign shall not include the space between the business identification portion of a freestanding business sign and the reader board portion.
(G) Signs which revolve, rotate or move in any way shall be allowed in the C-N, C-1, C-2, C-3, C-M, M-1, M-2 and M-3 zones only and no such sign shall move faster than one cycle every ten seconds.
(H) No sign shall have more than four faces.
(I) One freestanding rent/sale sign per site not exceeding 12 square feet in area shall be allowed in any district. Lots abutting more than one street, one such rent/sate sign shall be allowed for each abutting street. In the C-N, EZ-1, C-1, C-2, C-3, C-M, M-1, M2, M-3, PRO and PEC Districts freestanding or attached rent/sale signs not exceeding 30 square feet shall be allowed. Such signs shall be removed not later than 24 hours after closing of sale or consummation of lease.
(J) One or more signs identifying persons or business firms engaged in the construction of a building on site, are allowed, provided that each such sign shall not exceed 12 square feet in area or eight feet above ground in height. In the alternative, one sign identifying all persons or business firms engaged in construction of a building on site is allowed, provided the sign shall not exceed 30 square feet in area or eight feet above ground in height. All such signs must be removed within 20 days following issuance of a certificate of occupancy for the building.
(L) This regulation shall be in addition to the requirements of KRS 177.830 - 177.890.
(M) No changing image signs are allowed, other than that of time and temperature, as set out in division (C) hereinabove. Changing image signs include any sign using a video, or light emitting device display method, which changes its message or background by means of electrical, kinetic, solar or mechanical energy. Video, or light emitting device displays which project a static, non-changing message are also not allowed.
(Ord. 97-01, passed 3-24-97; Am. Ord. 09-08, passed 12-8-09)