(A) Permits required. Improvement location permits shall be required for all new signs, except those exempt signs listed in § 152.148. Maintenance, touch-up, repainting or repair of a legal sign shall not require a sign permit.
(B) Location of signs. All signs shall be located on the same lot as the use to which it is associated.
(C) Setbacks for signs and advertising structures.
(1) All signs and advertising structures shall have a minimum setback of eight feet on interior lots.
(2) All signs and advertising structures on corner lots shall adhere to the sight "visibility triangle" requirements outlined in § 152.022.
(3) No part of any sign shall encroach upon the above minimum setbacks.
(D) Height and area limitations.
(1) All signs in agricultural zoned areas shall have a maximum height of ten feet and a maximum area of 40 square feet.
(2) All signs in commercial and industrial zoned areas shall have a maximum height of 35 feet, a maximum area of 100 square feet and a maximum width of ten feet.
(E) Permanent signs.
(1) All signs and advertising structures shall be permanent in nature, except for those signs allowed as temporary signs in accordance with this section.
(2) On each property where signs are permitted, there shall be no more than one freestanding or monument sign per 50 feet of street frontage.
(3) The number of wall signs is not limited; provided that the aggregate size of all wall signs does not exceed 100 square feet and signs to do not cover more than 50% of any wall.
(F) Temporary signs.
(1) Temporary signs containing commercial messages are permitted for a maximum of 90 calendar days in any 12-month period.
(2) Non-commercial temporary signs, including community event signs, are permitted for such length of time as the staff finds appropriate to the purpose of the sign.
(G) Obsolete signs. Signs that identify businesses, goods or services no longer provided on the premises shall be removed within 90 calendar days after the business ceases.
(H) Illumination. Illumination of all signs shall comply with the following standards.
(1) The light from any illuminated sign shall be so shaded, shielded and directed that the light intensity does not generate glare onto nearby residential areas between the hours of 8:00 p.m. and 8:00 a.m.
(2) Neither the direct nor the reflected light from primary light sources shall create a traffic hazard to operators of motor vehicles on public thoroughfares or approaches to public thoroughfares.
(3) No exposed reflective type bulbs or incandescent lamps that exceed 40 watts shall be used on the exterior surface of a sign.
(Ord. 2006-13, passed 4-3-2006; Ord. 2012-9, passed 7-2-2012)