Signs in MPD medical park districts shall be erected, altered, relocated and maintained in accordance with the regulations as provided in this chapter.
(a) Maximum sign area per building. Maximum permanent sign area, measured in square feet, for all permitted signs for a building is based on the frontage width in feet (“W”) of the building as follows:
(1) Wall signs. The maximum square footage of wall signs shall be determined by lineal feet frontage. Each sign will be allowed the maximum of any smaller frontage.
0-35 | W x 1.5 |
36-50 | W x 1.25 |
51-75 | W x 1.00 |
76+ | W x .75 |
(2) Ground signs. The maximum square footage shall be determined by the number of tenants per building.
1 tenant | 30 square feet, with a maximum height of 5 feet |
2 - 3 tenants | 50 square feet, with a maximum height of 9 feet |
4 + tenants | 100 square feet, with a maximum height of 18 feet |
(3) Pole signs. These signs shall not exceed twenty-five feet high and ten feet wide, with a face of ten feet wide and eight feet high. A pole sign may include a secondary sign not to exceed seven feet wide and four feet high, with two faces, that may be LED lighted and may have scrolling images.
(b) Schedule of regulations.
Type of Sign | Maximum Number | Maximum Size of Single Face Area in Square Feet | Maximum Height in Feet | Location Minimum Set Back in Feet | Other Requirements | |
Type of Sign | Maximum Number | Maximum Size of Single Face Area in Square Feet | Maximum Height in Feet | Location Minimum Set Back in Feet | Other Requirements | |
Identification | Ground | TBD by Planning Commission | 30 | 5 | 5 from ROW | Minimum 100 feet from residential district line |
50 | 9 | 25 from lot line | ||||
100 | 18 | |||||
Wall | 1 per Unit | See Chart | 20% of building height | Front of building | 3 ft. minimum from end of building unit | |
Pole | 1/unit | 10 ft. wide 8 ft. tall | 25 ft. | 5 from ROW 25 from lot line | 10 ft. wide | |
Canopy or awning | 1 | 5 | 8 inches | Business name only | ||
Door or window | 1 | 2 | Door | Business name and address** | ||
Name plate | 1 | 2 | Door or wall | Business name | ||
Window* | 1 per unit | 5 | Front of building | Permitted in lieu of wall sign | ||
Directional | TBD by Planning Commission | 2 | 3 if ground | 1 from ROW | Minimum 10 ft. from residential line | |
5 if on wall | 5 from side lot line | |||||
*Provided that the total of all window signs, temporary and permanent, do not exceed 25% of the total window area | ||||||
**Emergency off-site telephone number with numbers not to exceed two inches in height | ||||||
(Ord. 159-11. Passed 9-1-11; Ord. 199-19. Passed 10-17-19.)