(a) Conformance. Any existing signs located on property zoned F-Fairgrounds District as of the date of this amendment are hereby determined to be conforming. Any signs erected after the effective date of this amendment shall conform to the standards contained in this section.
(b) Exemption and Applicability. The installation of signs in the F-Fairgrounds District during the period of the traditional, annual fair sponsored by the Ionia Free Fair Association, and during the period 14 days prior to the start of the fair, shall be exempt from the requirements of this chapter. All signs installed during this period shall be removed within 30 days after the conclusion of the fair.
The applicable requirements of this chapter shall apply to all other days not exempted in the time period noted in this section.
(c) The following signs are permitted in the F-Fairgrounds District as regulated herein.
SIGNS PERMITTED IN THE F DISTRICT
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TYPE | MAXIMUM NUMBER | MAXIMUM AREA | MAXIMUM HEIGHT | ILLUMINATION PERMITTED | MINIMUM SETBACK |
SIGNS PERMITTED IN THE F DISTRICT
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TYPE | MAXIMUM NUMBER | MAXIMUM AREA | MAXIMUM HEIGHT | ILLUMINATION PERMITTED | MINIMUM SETBACK |
Wall Sign | N/A | 50% of wall area or 200 sq. ft., whichever is less | N/A | Yes | N/A |
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Pole Sign | 1 on M-66 frontage only | 48 sq. ft. | 25 ft. | Yes | 10 ft. from rights-of- way, front, and side lot lines |
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Monument Sign | 1 on M-66 frontage only | 48 sq. ft. | 6 ft. | Yes | 5 ft. from front lot line or right-of- way; 10 ft. from side lot line building/ use |
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Sidewalk Sign | 1 per use | 8 sq. ft. per side | 4 ft. | No | N/A |
(1) Wall signs shall be permitted on the exterior of the wall that surrounds the race track subject to the standards identified in (a) and (b) above.
(2) Wall signs placed on the interior of the wall that surrounds the race track shall be exempt from Chapter 1284.
(Ord. 558. Passed 1-4-22.)