§ 152.335 SIGNS PERMITTED WITH A ZONING PERMIT.

   This subchapter includes the standards on the types of signs required to obtain a zoning permit prior to construction, erection, enlargement, display, alteration or illumination.

   (A)   Permitted signs by base zoning district. The following table prescribes the allowable types, numbers, dimensions, locations and configurations of permitted signs within the base zoning districts.

Permitted Signs by Base Zoning District
Sign Type	Use Type	Maximum Area (Sq. Ft. per Side)	Maximum Height (Ft.)	Maximum Number	Location	Illumination1
AG District
Awning sign	Commercial	50% of awning area	Limited to awnings associated with the 1st floor	N/A	N/A	N
Directory sign	Civic and institutional	6	4	2	5 feet behind curb or 10 feet from edge of pavement	E
Freestanding sign	Commercial	100	20	1 per street frontage (max. 2)	At least 5 feet behind ROW and at least 10 feet from any property line	I
Monument sign	Non-residential	60	6*	1 per street frontage with minimum 200 feet of separation between signs	At least 5 feet behind ROW and at least 10 feet from any property line	E
Wall sign	Non-residential	5% of wall area	1-story building: below roof 2-+ story building: below sill of 2nd floor windows	1 per I	N/A	I
Window sign	Non-residential	50% of total window area on first floor facade			First floor primary facade	N
GC District
Awning sign	All uses	50% of awning area	Limited to awnings associated with the 1st floor	N/A	N/A	N
Canopy sign	Commercial use with fuel sales	10% of canopy area	N/A	1 per street frontage	N/A	N
Directory sign	Civic and institutional	6	4	2	5 feet behind curb or 10 feet from edge of pavement	E
	Commercial	10 per tenant up to 50 sq. ft.	6	1 per street entrance	Not visible from outside of the development
Freestanding sign	Single use on an individual lot	75	15	1 per street frontage (max. 2)	At least 5 feet behind ROW and at least 5 feet from any property line	I
	Shopping center	100	20
Monument sign	All uses	60	8*	1 per street frontage with minimum 200 feet of separation between signs	At least 5 feet behind ROW and at least 10 feet from any property line	E
Projecting sign	All uses	15	8	1 per establishment	Sign shall maintain a minimum 8-foot clearance when above a sidewalk	I
Wall sign (front)	All uses	1.5 per linear foot of building facing a street	1-story building: below roof 2-+ story building: below sill of 2nd floor windows	4	N/A	I
Wall sign (side)	All uses	5% of wall area		2 per facade
Window sign	All uses	50% of total window area on first floor facade			First floor primary facade	N
I District
Awning sign	All uses	50% of awning area	Limited to awnings associated with the 1st floor	N/A	N/A	N
Canopy sign	Commercial use with fuel sales	10% of canopy area	N/A	1 per street frontage	N/A	N
Freestanding sign	All uses	150	25	1 per street frontage (max. 2)	At least 5 feet behind ROW and at least 5 feet from any property line	I
Monument sign	All uses	80	8*	1 per street frontage with minimum 200 feet of separation between signs	At least 5 feet behind ROW and at least 10 feet from any property line	E
Wall sign (front)	All uses	2 per linear foot of building facing the street	Below the roof	4	N/A	I
Wall sign (side)	All uses	10% of wall area		2 per facade
Window sign	All uses	50% of total window area on first floor facade			First floor primary facade	N
OI and CB Districts
Awning sign	Non-residential	50% of awning area	Limited to awnings associated with the 1st floor.	N/A	N/A	N
Canopy sign	Commercial use with fuel sales	10% of canopy area	N/A	1 per street frontage	N/A	N
Directory sign	Civic and institutional	6	4	2	5 feet behind curb or 10 feet from edge of pavement	E
	Commercial	10 per tenant up to 50 sq. ft.	6	1 per street entrance	Not visible from outside of the development
Hanging sign	All uses	16 inches by 36 inches	7 feet above sidewalk (minimum)	1 per establishment	2-foot clearance under awning	N
Monument sign	All uses (except multi-tenant buildings)	36	6*	1 per street frontage with minimum 200 feet of separation between signs	At least 5 feet behind ROW and at least 10 feet from any property line	E
	Multi-tenant Buildings	48
Projecting sign	All uses	15	8	1 per establishment	Sign shall maintain a minimum 8-foot clearance when above a sidewalk	I
Wall sign (front)	All uses	1 per linear foot of building facing the street	1-story building: below roof 2-+ story building: below sill of 2nd floor windows	2	N/A	I
Wall sign (side)	All uses	5% of wall area		1 per facade
Window sign	All uses	50% of total window area on first floor facade			First floor primary facade	N
R-3, R-10 and R-15 Districts
Directory sign	Civic and institutional	6	4	2	5 feet behind curb or 10 feet from edge of pavement	E
Monument sign	SF detached residential subdivision	36	6*	1 per street entrance	At least 5 feet behind ROW and at least 10 feet from any property line	E
	Attached residential (min. 10 units)
	Civic and institutional	48		1 per establishment
Wall sign	Civic and Institutional	5% of wall area	1-story building: below roof 2-+ story building: below sill of 2nd floor windows	1 per facade	N/A	I
NOTES TO TABLE: 1. Key To Illumination notes: E = External illumination I = Internal illumination N= No illumination allowed * The Zoning Administrator may permit monument sign heights up to 15 feet when the lot on which the sign is located fronts a highway and the additional height will not create a safety hazard.

 

   (B)   Additional sign standards. The following standards shall apply in addition to the standards in the table above.

      (1)   Wall signs.

         (a)   The maximum permitted aggregate area of wall signs includes the area of any windows or doorways.

         (b)   The preferred location for wall signs is between the first floor window and window sill of second floor, or on the sign frieze area of building (if original to building). Building identification signs that are an integral part of the building’s design and architectural character shall not be considered a sign for the purposes of this standard.

         (c)   A projecting sign may be substituted for a wall sign.

         (d)   No wall sign shall project more than 18 inches from the building wall.

         (e)   No wall sign or its supporting structure shall cover any window or part of a window.

      (2)   Monument signs. Only buildings set back 20 feet or more from the right-of-way may use a monument sign.

      (3)   Free standing signs.

         (a)   Only buildings set back 35 feet or more from the right-of-way may use a freestanding sign.

         (b)   The maximum height shall be as measured from street grade or the sidewalk (where one exists), whichever is less.

      (4)   Projecting signs.

         (a)   A projecting sign may project horizontally a maximum of six feet, but shall be set back at least two feet from the back face of the curb or outer edge of the pavement where there is no curb. Setback distances for projecting signs that front on state roads must be approved by the state’s Department of Transportation.

         (b)   A projecting sign shall be erected at a height of not less than eight feet above the pedestrian walkway.

         (c)   A projecting sign shall not extend beyond the roofline of the building to which it is attached.

         (d)   A projecting sign shall not exceed 15 square feet in area.

(Ord. passed 3-5-2018)