A. Off premises signs are allowed by special use permit only in the central business district (CBD), neighborhood business (C-1), general business (C-2), high density business (C-3), light industrial (M-1) and heavy industrial (M-2) zones. Off premises signs shall conform to the special use standards in chapter 17.60 of this title as they now exist or may be amended in addition to the following standards:
1. Each property may have a maximum of two (2) off premises signs, not to exceed eight (8) square feet per sign.
2. Off premises signage combined with on premises signage shall not exceed total allowed sign area per property.
B. Billboard signs shall only be erected in the high density business (C-3) or light industrial (M-1) zones within the interstate sign overlay district.
C. Billboard and off premises signs erected in the interstate sign overlay district shall be subject to the Idaho transportation department regulations in addition to the following requirements:
1. Billboard and off premises signs shall be oriented toward traffic on Interstate 84.
2. The maximum height of a billboard or off premises sign along any interstate shall be thirty five feet (35').
3. The maximum surface area of a billboard or off premises sign along any interstate shall be three hundred fifty (350) square feet.
4. Billboard and off premises signs shall have only one sign surface area except that billboard signs may have two (2) sign surface areas if the surface areas are oriented in opposite directions. No V-shaped billboards shall be allowed.
5. External lighting of billboard or off premises signs, such as floodlights, thin line and gooseneck reflectors are permitted, provided the light source is directed upon the face of the sign and is effectively shielded so as to prevent beams or rays of light from being directed toward any residential structure or into any portion of the main traveled way of the interstate or freeway and the lights are not of such intensity so as to interfere with the residential use of property or to cause glare, impair the vision of the driver of a motor vehicle, or otherwise interfere with a driver's operation of a motor vehicle.
6. No billboard or off premises sign shall have wind activated elements or any material which glistens or sparkles.
7. Billboards or off premises signs shall maintain a minimum setback from another billboard, zoning district, structure or use as follows:
Zoning District, Structure Or Use | Distance (In Feet) |
Zoning District, Structure Or Use | Distance (In Feet) |
Any freestanding sign | 100 |
Church, school or park | 500 |
Designated historic district | 500 |
From a billboard sign along the interstate to another billboard sign | 4,000 |
From another billboard sign | 2,000 |
Interchange or at grade intersection measured from the beginning or ending of the pavement widening at the exit from or entrance to the main traveled way | 500 |
R-1, R-2, or R-3 | 500 |
Residential structure | 500 |
(Ord. 1149, 2016)