(1) Permanent signs in each zoning district must comply with the requirements of Table 2 of this section:
Table 2: Permanent Sign Requirements. All permanent signs shall be subject to the following requirements: | |
(a) Rural and Residential Zoning Districts | |
Sign Type | R Rural R-X Rural Executive R-1, R-1X, R-2, R-3, R-4, R-5 and R-6 Residential Districts Requirements |
Identification or Nameplate Signs | One per residence to assist with navigation. |
Maximum sign area of two square feet. | |
No sign permit is required. | |
Ground Signs | Each property with a residence may have one ground sign, temporary or permanent, without a permit. The maximum size is six square feet. This sign may be an on-premise sign or a sign containing only non-commercial speech. There is no time limit for such a sign. |
In addition, non-residential uses and licensed residential care facilities that are allowed by the Zoning Ordinance, and manufactured home parks in R-6 zones, may have one ground sign with a maximum sign area of 50 square feet. The maximum height of the sign shall be eight feet. | |
Table 2: Permanent Sign Requirements (Cont’d). | ||
(a) Rural and Residential Zoning Districts | ||
Building Wall Signs | Non-residential uses and licensed residential care facilities that are allowed by the Zoning Ordinance, and manufactured home parks in R-6 zones, may have one wall sign on one building, maximum 80 square feet. | |
Property Setback | No sign shall be closer than ten feet to any lot line. | |
(b) NB, Neighborhood Business Zoning District | ||
Sign Type | Single and Double Occupancy Building Requirements | Multi-Occupancy Building Requirements |
Ground Signs | One ground sign of any type: | If a single building has three or more businesses, it must comply with § 1010.006(11) and shall be limited to one ground sign. |
Maximum sign area of 50 square feet. | Maximum sign area of 100 square feet. | |
Maximum sign height of 30 feet. | ||
No closer than 50 feet to another ground sign. | ||
Building Wall Signs | Total wall sign area shall not exceed: 100 square feet or 10% of the building facade area, whichever is greater. | |
Wall signs are permitted on any facade that is not directly adjacent to a residential zone. For the purposes of this section a road shall constitute a separation of zones. | Sign for individual business only if business has separate entrance. Maximum sign size applies to that tenant’s wall area and signs are permitted only on a facade that is not directly adjacent to a residential zone. For purposes of this section a road shall constitute a separation of zones. | |
No illuminated sign may face land zoned residential or guided residential by the comprehensive plan. For the purposes of this section a road shall constitute a separation of zones. | ||
No wall sign higher than parapet wall. | ||
Property setback | No sign may be closer than five feet to any lot line. | |
Table 2: Permanent Sign Requirements (Cont’d). | |||
(c) LB, Limited Business Zoning District | |||
Sign Type | Single and Double Occupancy Building Requirements | Multi- Occupancy Building Requirements | Motor Fuel Station Requirements |
Ground Signs | One ground sign of any type. | If single building has three or more businesses, it must comply with § 1010.006(11) and shall be limited to one ground sign of any type. | One ground sign per frontage, which could be a pylon sign, meeting the following requirements: |
Maximum sign area of 80 square feet. | |||
Maximum sign height of 45 feet height. | |||
Maximum sign area of 50 square feet. | Maximum sign area of 100 square feet. | ||
Maximum sign height of 30 feet | |||
Shall not be located closer than 50 feet to another ground sign | |||
Building Wall Signs | Total wall sign area shall not exceed: 100 square feet or 10% of the building facade area, whichever is greater. | ||
Wall signs are permitted on any facade that is not directly adjacent to a residential zone. For the purposes of this section a road shall constitute a separation of zones. | Sign for individual business only if business has separate entrance. Maximum sign size applies to that tenant’s wall area and signs are permitted only on a facade that is not directly adjacent to a residential zone. For purposes of this section a road shall constitute a separation of zones. | Canopy signs must comply with conditional use permit requirements in Zoning Ordinance. | |
No illuminated sign may face land zoned residential or guided residential by the comprehensive plan. For the purposes of this section a road shall constitute a separation of zones. | |||
No wall sign higher than parapet wall. | |||
Property setback | No sign may be closer than five feet to any property line. | ||
Table 2: Permanent Sign Requirements (Cont’d). |
(d) GB, General Business, PSP, Public Semi-Public Zoning Districts | |||
Sign Type | Single and Double Occupancy Building Requirements | Multi-Occupancy Building Requirements | Motor Fuel Station Requirements |
Ground Signs | One ground sign of any type per parcel. | If single building has three or more businesses, it must comply with § 1010.006(11). | One ground sign per frontage, which could be a pylon sign, meeting the following requirements: |
Maximum sign area 80 square feet. | |||
Ground signs may total two square feet per frontage foot up to a maximum sign area of 200 square feet. | Maximum sign height of 45 feet. | ||
If between Town Center Parkway and Apollo Drive near the interchange of Interstate 35W and Lake Drive or between 21st Avenue North and Otter Lake Road near the interchange of Interstate 35E and Main Street, one additional sign is allowed consistent with the following standards: | |||
1. For a pylon sign: | |||
Maximum sign height of 40 feet. | a. Maximum sign area of 100 square feet. b. Maximum sign height of 65 feet. | ||
2. For a ground sign: | |||
Shall not be located closer than 50 feet to another ground sign. | a. Maximum sign area of 32 square feet. Maximum sign area of 32 square feet. b. Maximum sign height of 30 feet. | ||
Table 2: Permanent Sign Requirements (Cont’d). | |||
(d) GB, General Business, PSP, Public Semi-Public Zoning Districts (Cont’d) | |||
Sign Type | Single and Double Occupancy Building Requirements | Multi-Occupancy Building Requirements | Motor Fuel Station Requirements |
Building Wall Signs | Total wall sign area shall not exceed: 100 square feet or 10% of the building facade area, whichever is greater. | ||
Wall signs are permitted on any facade that is not directly adjacent to a residential zone. For the purposes of this section a road shall constitute a separation of zones. | Sign for individual business only if business has separate entrance. Maximum sign size applies to that tenant’s wall area and signs are permitted only on a facade that is not directly adjacent to a residential zone. For purposes of this section a road shall constitute a separation of zones. | Wall signs are permitted on any facade that is not directly adjacent to a residential zone. For the purposes of this section a road shall constitute a separation of zones. | |
No illuminated sign may face land zoned residential or guided residential by the comprehensive plan. For the purposes of this section a road shall constitute a separation of zones. | |||
No wall sign higher than parapet wall. | |||
Property setback | No sign may be closer than five feet to any lot line. | ||
Table 2: Permanent Sign Requirements (Cont’d). | ||
(e) LI, Light Industrial, GI, General Industrial, and BC, Business Campus Zoning Districts | ||
Sign Type | Single and Double Occupancy Buildings | Multi-Occupancy Building Requirements |
Ground Signs | Individual sign allowed only if business is not part of integrated retail complex. | If single building has three or more businesses,it must comply with § 1010.006(11). |
Ground signs of any type totaling two square feet per frontage foot up to a maximum sign area of 200 square feet. | ||
Maximum sign height of 40 feet. | ||
Shall not be closer than 50 feet to another ground sign. | ||
Building Wall Sign | Total wall sign area shall not exceed: | |
100 square feet; or 10% of the building facade area whichever is greater. | ||
Wall signs are permitted on any facade that is not directly adjacent to a residential zone. For the purposes of this section a road shall constitute a separation of zones. | Sign for individual business only if business has separate entrance. Maximum sign size applies to that tenant’s wall area and signs are permitted only on a facade that is not directly adjacent to a residential zone. For purposes of this section a road shall constitute a separation of zones. | |
No illuminated sign may face land zoned residential or guided residential by the comprehensive plan. For the purpose of this section a road shall constitute a separation of zones. | ||
No wall sign higher than parapet wall. | ||
Property Setback | No sign may be closer than five feet to any lot line. | |
(2) In a PUD, Planned Unit Development Districts, permanent signs are regulated according to the standards for the corresponding land use and zoning category as stated in this section, except that a sign plan with differing requirements may be approved by the city.
(Am. Ord. 09-14, passed 11-10-2014; Am. Ord. 01-23, passed 3-27-2023)