A. Residential One And Residential Two Zones: No signs shall be permitted in the R-1 and R-2 zones, except for one real estate sign, which sign must be located on the property which is for sale, lease or rental and which may not exceed a total of nine (9) square feet in area.
B. Residential Three And Residential Multi-Family Zones: Apartments, condominiums, townhouses, churches, nursing homes, and public buildings or other structures permitted in these zones may have one sign facing each adjoining street. Signs shall be limited to thirty two (32) square feet and, unless mounted on a building, shall be limited to six feet (6') in height.
C. Neighborhood Business District Zone (C-1): Each business may have one sign of not more than thirty two (32) square feet and, unless mounted on the building, shall be limited to six feet (6') in height. Signs must be at least fifteen feet (15') from any adjacent property. Billboard signs shall not be permitted in the neighborhood business district zone.
D. General Business District (C-2) And High Density Business District (C-3) Zones:
1. Each property may have one freestanding sign facing each adjacent road of not over two hundred (200) square feet and not over thirty five feet (35') in height. Freestanding signs must be at least ten feet (10') from any adjacent property. Billboard signs shall be permitted only within the interstate sign overlay zone and shall be governed by the terms of section 17.32.075 of this chapter.
2. Building signs facing each adjacent road shall not be more than two hundred (200) square feet in size and mounted no higher than thirty five feet (35') from the ground and no higher than the eave line of the building to which it is attached or adjacent without a special use permit approved by the commission pursuant to the provisions of chapter 17.60 of this title.
E. Central Business District Zone (CBD):
1. Each property may have one freestanding sign facing each adjacent road of not over one hundred (100) square feet and not over twenty five feet (25') in height. Freestanding signs must be at least ten feet (10') from any adjacent property. Freestanding signs shall be constructed of materials that are similar to or that complement the building materials on the front building facade of the principal building in the same lot. The vertical support structure of a freestanding sign shall be a minimum of twelve inches (12") wide. Off premises signs may be allowed by special use permit approved by the commission pursuant to the provisions of chapter 17.60 of this title and section 17.32.075 of this chapter.
2. Each property may have one single faced building sign facing each adjacent street frontage up to three (3) square feet per linear foot of the side of the building facing the street frontage. The maximum sign area for a building sign shall be one hundred fifty (150) square feet.
3. Projecting signs are permitted only in this zoning district and no other. Each building may have one projecting sign for each adjacent street. Signs are limited to twenty four (24) square feet and may not project more than six feet (6') from the building. The bottom of any projecting sign must be at least eight feet (8') above the ground.
F. Light Industrial (M-1) And Heavy Industrial (M-2) Zones:
1. Each property may have one freestanding sign facing each adjacent road of not over two hundred (200) square feet and not over thirty five feet (35') in height. Freestanding signs must be at least ten feet (10') from any adjacent property. Billboard signs shall be permitted only within the interstate sign overlay zone and shall be governed by the terms of section 17.32.075 of this chapter.
2. Building signs facing each adjacent road shall not be more than two hundred (200) square feet in size and mounted no higher than thirty five feet (35') from the ground and no higher than the eave line of the building to which it is attached or adjacent without a special use permit approved by the commission pursuant to the provisions of chapter 17.60 of this title. Off premises signs are allowed by special use permit approved by the commission pursuant to the provisions of chapter 17.60 of this title and section 17.32.075 of this chapter.
G. Business Park District (BP) And Mixed Use (MU) Zones: Signs in the business park or mixed use zones shall only be allowed by special use permit, utilizing the procedures set forth in chapter 17.60 of this title. In no case shall a building sign exceed the standards of subsection F2 of this section.
H. Interstate Sign Overlay District: The purpose of this district is to allow for different standards for signs erected in certain areas adjacent to Interstate I-84. The following provisions for signs located within the district shall apply:
1. High rise signs shall have a maximum height of eighty five feet (85') when measured from the surface of the ground to the top of the sign. Each high rise sign shall have a maximum signage of three hundred fifty (350) square feet for a single business occupancy of a parcel of real property and a maximum of seven hundred (700) square feet for two (2) or more businesses on a single parcel of real property. Each parcel of real property within the district may only have one high rise sign. High rise signs must meet all requirements of the state of Idaho department of transportation pertaining to high rise signs adjacent to interstate highways.
2. Frontage business identification or product signs shall have a maximum height of thirty five feet (35') measured from the surface of the ground to the top of the sign. Each parcel of real property may have one frontage business identification or product sign per street frontage, regardless of how many individual businesses are located thereon, not to exceed two hundred (200) square feet.
3. Each parcel of real property may have one single faced building sign facing each adjacent street frontage. The area of the building sign shall not exceed three (3) square feet per linear foot of the side of the building facing the street frontage. Buildings with less than twenty one (21) linear feet of frontage may have a building sign not to exceed sixty five (65) square feet. For purposes of this subsection, any signage and/or logos on attached or detached canopies shall be considered part of a building sign.
4. A building permit shall be required for the erection of any sign in the interstate sign overlay district, which permit shall be applied for and issued in conformance with existing provisions of this title.
5. Off premises signs may be allowed in the interstate overlay district by special use permit only.
6. This subsection is intended to take precedence over any other provisions of this code which contradict any of its terms.
7. The initial boundaries of the interstate sign overlay district shall be as follows: Beginning at the intersection of the east boundary of Section 6, T 9 S, R 17 E, and the north Right of Way of Interstate Highway 84; Thence in a northwesterly direction along the north Right of Way of said Interstate Highway 84 through Section 6, T 9 S, R 17 E, Section 31, T 8 S, R 17 E, and Sections 36, 25, 24, 23 and 14, T8 S, R 16 E, to the west boundary of said Section 14, T 8 S, R 16 E; Thence north along the west boundary of said Section 14 to a line which lies 1000 feet northeast of and parallel to the north Right of Way of said Interstate Highway 84; Thence southeasterly along a line parallel to and 1000 feet northeast of the north Right of Way of said Interstate Highway 84 through Sections 14, 23, 24, and 25, T 8 S, R 16 E, and Section 30, T 8 S, R 17 E, to a point on the north boundary of Section 31, T 8 S, R 17 E; Thence east along the north boundary of said Section 31 to a line 1000 feet east of and parallel to the west boundary of said Section 31; Thence south along a line 1000 feet east of and parallel to the west boundary of said Section 31 to a line which lies 1000 feet northeast of and parallel to the north Right of Way of said Interstate Highway 84; Thence southeasterly along a line parallel to and 1000 feet northeast of the north Right Of Way of said Interstate Highway 84 and Section 31, T 8 S, R 17 E, and Section 6, T 9 S, R 17 E, to the east boundary of said Section 6; Thence south along the east boundary of said Section 6 to the north Right of Way of Interstate Highway 84 and the point of beginning.
(Ord. 1149, 2016)