(A) Signs in residence districts.
(1) Only the following privately owned signs are permitted on any lot: one commercial sign, if attached to a dwelling or garage; trespassing signs; and signs indicating the private nature of a driveway; provided, that the area on one side of the sign shall not exceed 2 square feet. Commercial signs may be allowed in Agriculture residence (AR) districts if authorized by an interim use permit.
(2) Identification signs for parks, schools, churches, hospitals, or similar institutions, and for clubs, lodges, farms, estates or similar uses are permitted, provided that the area on one side of any such sign shall not exceed 20 square feet.
(3) The front and side yard setbacks for temporary and directional signs shall be at least five feet.
(B) Signs in the business districts.
(1) The area on one side of all signs erected on one street frontage of any one premise shall not exceed 20% of the building facing area unless authorized by an interim use permit by the Council.
(2) The sign, except a directional sign, shall be erected only on the premises on which the use to which the sign relates is conducted.
(3) Marquees and covered walks: signs may be placed on the roof or facing of a covered walk or marquee in which case the 2 foot projection limit from the building shall be waived. Signs attached under the marquee or walk covering shall not project more than 2 feet from the building facing, nor lower than 8 feet above the sidewalk.
(4) Advertising signs shall be limited to not more than one for a lot of 100-foot frontage or less and to 1 per each additional 100 feet of lot frontage. The structures may not exceed 35 feet in length, 12 feet in height of sign facing, and 40 feet in total height. No advertising sign may be erected within 400 feet of an adjoining residential district. Advertising signs that are placed to be visible by 1-90 traffic shall not be located within 500 feet of any other such sign.
(5) The foregoing regulations do not apply to a municipally owned community events sign.
(6) No setbacks are required in the Central Business (“CB”) district.
(7) Except for directional signs, the front yard setback shall be at least ten feet, and the side yard setback shall be at least five feet, for each sign in Service Business (“SB”) districts.
(8) The front yard and side yard setbacks for each directional sign shall be at least five feet.
(C) Signs in industrial districts.
(1) The total surface area of signs on a lot shall not exceed the sum of three square feet per lineal foot of lot frontage, nor shall any single business sign surface exceed 300 square feet in area, nor shall two or more smaller signs be so arranged or integrated so as to create a surface area in excess of 300 square feet.
(2) Except for directional signs, the front yard setback shall be at least ten feet and the side yard setback shall be at least five feet, for each sign in Service Business (“SB”) districts.
(3) The front yard and side yard setbacks for each directional sign shall be at least five feet.
(4) The least width of a corner lot shall be the front for purposes of this chapter.
(Ord. 109, 5th Series, passed 6-3-1999; Am. Ord. 119, 5th Series, passed 2-5-2002; Am. Ord. 5, 6th Series, passed 4-4-2006; Ord. 71, 6th Series, passed 10-1-2013)