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No sign shall be located on or near any street corner or near any right-of-way, which would obscure vision of drivers using said street, and no sign shall in any way conflict with traffic control signals at the intersection of any streets. No sign shall be located so as to impair or impede the visibility of a vehicle entering into or exiting from a parcel of property.
(Ord. 792, passed 12-3-01)
(A) Signs shall be illuminated only by steady, stationary, shielded light sources directed solely at the sign, or internal to it, without causing glare for motorists, pedestrians, or neighboring premises.
(B) All exterior illumination shall be shaded so as not to project onto adjoining property or thoroughfares.
(C) Direct exterior illumination and internally illuminated signs shall avoid the use of glaring undiffused lights or bulbs that could distract motorists.
(D) No signs shall be illuminated by the use of flashing, moving, or intermittent lighting.
(E) Illuminated signs shall not produce more than one foot-candle of illumination measured four feet from such signs. Illumination levels shall be certified through signed plans, elevations, sections and details from a licensed electrical engineer as employed or retained by the sign company.
(F) Electronic messaging. Signs in the B-1, B-2, B-3, TC and MI districts may include electronic messaging, provided that the following standards are met. Signs in the R-1A, R-1B, and R-1C may include electronic messaging signs on lots with buildings of greater than 3,000 square feet.
(1) The maximum area of electronic messaging shall be half the total area of the sign in which the electronic message board is placed.
(2) Copy change shall be no more frequent than once per eight seconds.
(3) Glare shall be reduced and/or minimized in such a manner as to maintain an appropriate level of contrast during the day. To reduce driver distraction at night and light trespass into residential areas, an automatic dimmer shall be installed to control brightness. The maximum brightness of the sign shall not exceed 10,000 NITs. At night, the sign shall be set to no more than 10% of its maximum brightness.
(4) Motion, animation and video. Video display, animation, flashing, whirling, fading, dissolving transitions, or any other type of motion are prohibited.
(5) When text is displayed, the background behind the text must be a solid color, for the purpose of ensuring that the text is readable. Images are permitted, provided that no text is displayed in front of them.
(Ord. 792, passed 12-3-01; Am. Ord. passed 2-20-17)
The area of all signs shall be computed by measuring the area of the regular shaped envelope required to enclose the lettering and/or logo and the structures to which the letters and/or logo are attached.
(A) Wall sign area shall be computed using the envelope around the letters.
(B) Double-faced freestanding area sign shall be computed using only one face of the sign provided that:
(1) The outline and dimensions of both faces are identical, and
(2) The faces are back-to-back so that only one face is visible at any given location.
(C) Monolith sign area shall be computed by measuring the entire vertical surface of a face upon which the letters and/or logo are attached. In the case of a double-faced or multi-faced monolith sign, the area of the sign shall be computed using only one face of the sign. The area of a cylindrical monolith sign shall be computed by multiplying the diameter of the cylinder by its height.
(D) A sign support shall not be considered when measuring the area of ground or freestanding sign.
(E) In determining conformance with setback standards and distance requirements, the following guidelines shall be used:
(1) The distance between two signs shall be measured along a straight horizontal line that represents the shortest distance between the two signs.
(2) The distance between a sign and a parking lot shall be measured along a straight horizontal line that represents the shortest distance between the sign and the outer edge of the parking lot.
(3) The distance between a sign and a building or property line shall be measured along a straight horizontal line that represents the shortest distance between the sign and the building.
(Ord. 792, passed 12-3-01)
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