(A) Required street address. For the purposes of public safety, the street number of every residential building shall be prominently displayed on a side of the building facing the street, using numbers that are at least three inches in height.
(B) Nameplate and identification signs. Nameplate and identification signs shall be permitted in residence districts subject to the following controls:
(1) Content. Nameplate and identification signs may be used only to indicate the name and address of the occupant.
(2) Number. There shall be not more than one nameplate or identification sign, which may be either freestanding or attached to the building.
(3) Location. Such signs shall be located at least six feet inside all property lines.
(4) Size. Such signs shall be no larger than one square foot.
(5) Height. Such signs shall project no higher than five feet above curb level.
(C) Signs accessory to parking areas. Signs accessory to parking areas shall be permitted in multiple-family residential districts subject to the following:
(1) Entrance/exits signs. Signs designating parking area entrances and exits shall be limited to one sign for each such exit or entrance, and to a maximum size of two square feet each.
(2) Identification sign. One sign per parking area, designating the conditions of use or identity of such parking area and limited to a maximum size of nine square feet, shall be permitted. Parking lots that are accessible from more than one street shall be permitted to erect one identification sign facing each street.
(3) Directional signs, no parking signs, and signs identifying parking spaces for the handicapped shall be permitted as needed within parking areas.
(D) Permanent residential identification signs. Residential development permanent identification signs shall be permitted in residential districts subject to the following controls:
(1) Content. Permanent residential identification signs shall bear only the name of the development or subdivision, the address of the building if a multiple-family structure and the name and address of the management if applicable.
(2) Area. No such sign shall exceed 48 square feet in area.
(3) Number. There shall not be more than one such sign located at each entrance to the subdivision or development.
(4) Height. No such sign shall project higher than six feet above curb level.
(E) Signs for nonconforming uses. Each nonconforming nonresidential use in a residential district shall be permitted one accessory sign which shall conform to the requirements of this subchapter concerning content, location, height and projection. In addition, the following requirements shall be met:
(1) Area. No such accessory wall sign shall exceed two square feet in area.
(2) Lighting. No such accessory wall sign shall be intentionally lighted.
(F) Business districts signs. The signs in § 155.251 shall be permitted in all districts zoned for business uses, including those districts zoned B-1, B-2, and B-3.
(Ord. 792, passed 12-3-01; Am. Ord. passed 2-20-17)
Cross-reference:
Tables and figures, see § 155.253. Table 12-2