§ 1286.09 SIGNS IN BUSINESS AND INDUSTRIAL DISTRICTS.

   Signs in Business and Industrial Districts, except for residential uses shall comply with the standards in the following sections.

   (a)   Building signs.  The maximum number and area of permanent signs attached to buildings shall conform to the table below. Building signs include wall signs, window signs, awning or canopy signs and projecting signs.

Table 2 Building Signs
	Zoning District
	IO	HTC	RB	LI
a. Signplate
Maximum number per address	1	1	1	1
Maximum area (sf)	2	2	2	2
b. Building
Maximum number per occupant	1	1	1	1
Maximum area permitted sq. ft./ft. frontage	1	1	1	1
Maximum square foot area per occupant	50	50	50	70
c. Projecting Sign
Maximum number per building	n.a.	1	n.a.	n.a.
Maximum area permitted (sf)	n.a.	12	n.a.	n.a.

 

   (b)   Window signs.

      (1)   Ground floor occupants.  A window sign shall not exceed 40 percent of the total glass area at the ground floor window and shall comply with the design standards for signs. (§ 1286.13)

      (2)   Upper floor occupants.  For a multi-story building, each occupant above the ground floor shall be permitted one permanent sign to be placed in a window of the occupant's space, not to exceed six square feet or 25 percent of the area of the window in which the sign is placed, whichever is smaller. These signs shall be in addition to the maximum allowable area for building signs provided in Table 2.

   (c)   Secondary frontage or access. If a building or occupant has frontage on a second street or has access from a second public entrance such as a parking lot an additional sign area may be permitted on the secondary frontage not to exceed 40 percent of the sign area permitted for the primary frontage, as determined in § 1286.06.

   (d)   Projecting signs. Projecting signs shall be permitted only in the Historic District. Projecting signs shall be limited to occupants that have a minimum of 20 feet of occupant frontage. All projecting signs shall have a maximum height of 15 feet, but shall not extend above the parapet line, and a minimum clearance of eight feet from the ground to the bottom of the sign, except when the projecting sign is located above a landscaped area or other area that does not permit pedestrian traffic beneath the sign. A projecting sign shall not be permitted to extend into the street right-of-way.

   (e)   Ground signs. Permanent ground signs permitted in Business and Industrial Districts shall comply with the following regulations:

Table 3 Permanent Ground Signs
	Zoning District
	IO	HTC	RB	LI
Ground signs
Maximum number permitted per building	1	1	1	1
Maximum area (sf)	35	25/50**	35	35
Maximum height (ft)	8	10	8	8
Maximum area of sign and supporting structure (sf) ***	55	45/75**	55	55
Setback from public right-of-way (ft)	25	15	25	25
Entrance/exit signs
Maximum number permitted	2/drive	2/drive	2/drive	2/drive
Maximum area per sign (sf)	4	2	4	4
Instructional signs	As regulated in § 1286.09(e)
**   Maximum area may be permitted by the Planning and Zoning Commission for Shopping Centers of four or more establishments as defined in § 1261.09(ss). ***   May be modified by the Planning and Zoning Commission if the ground sign is an integral part of a retaining wall or landscaped area.

 

      (1)   Additional ground signs.  An additional ground sign may be permitted on lots not less than four acres in Business and Industrial Districts for a building or development on a corner lot. The additional sign shall not exceed the area as provided in Table 3.

      (2)   Setback from intersections. On a corner lot, ground signs shall comply with the minimum setback provided in Table 3.

      (3)   Minimum side yard. Ground signs shall be located not less than 15 feet from a side lot line provided, however, when adjacent to a Residential District (R-l, R-2, R-3 or R-5) or a lot used for residential purposes, a ground sign shall be not less than 30 feet from the side lot line.

      (4)   Changeable copy. Ground signs may have up to 75 percent of the permanent sign area devoted to changeable copy.

      (5)   Multi-occupant facilities. When a ground sign is permitted on a site that has more than one occupant, it is the property owner's responsibility to determine if the sign area shall be devoted to identification of the building(s), the anchor occupant, all occupants or some combination thereof.

      (6)   Street address. Permanent ground signs shall contain the street address in numerals not exceeding seven inches in height.

      (7)   Landscaping. Ground signs shall be erected in a landscaped setting.

      (8)   Location. The Planning and Zoning Commission may approve the location of a ground sign less than the required distance from a road right-of-way if it finds the sign will not interfere with traffic sight lines and that the required setback is unreasonable because of existing site conditions; provided, however, that, no ground sign or part thereof shall be permitted in a road right-of-way.

   (f)   Temporary signs. Temporary signs in Business and Industrial Districts may be permitted in addition to the permanent signs as regulated in subsections (a) through (e) of this section; provided:

      (1)   Temporary signs may be ground signs, window signs or banner signs;

      (2)   The area of a temporary window sign shall not exceed 25 percent of the total transparent glass area of the window in which the sign is placed;

      (3)   Temporary ground and temporary banner signs are permitted provided:

         A.   There shall be no more than two temporary or banner signs each not more than 32 square feet in area;

         B.   Each sign shall have a maximum height of six feet above grade;

         C.   Each sign shall not be less than 15 feet from a street right-of-way except the Planning and Zoning Commission may permit signs less than 15 feet from a street right-of-way in the Historic District; and

         D.   Signs shall be permitted for a maximum of 15 consecutive days and not more than a total of 45 days each calendar year.

      (4)   Temporary signs that are created in order to announce a specific event shall be removed within seven days after the close of such event.

(Am. Ord. 05-O-10, passed 3-21-2005)

   (g)   Illumination.  Permanent signs may be illuminated as provided in § 1286.11(a).

   (h)   Instructional signs. Instructional signs that are clearly intended for instructional purposes shall be permitted as needed and as approved by the Planning and Zoning Commission.

   (i)   Signs for residential uses. Signs for uses permitted or conditionally permitted in Residential Districts shall conform to the sign regulations provided in § 1286.08.

(Ord. 04-O-28, passed 8-23-2004; Am. Ord. 11-O-38, passed 7-11-2011)