(A) Generally. The following regulations shall apply to billboards.
(B) Where permitted. Billboards shall be permitted only in the I-2 District, subject to the standards contained herein, and the Highway Advertising Act of 1972, as amended.
(C) Spacing.
(1) Not more than 3 billboards may be located per linear mile of street or highway regardless of the fact that the billboards may be located on different sides of the street or highway. The linear mile measurement shall not be limited to the boundaries of the Village of Manchester where the particular street or highway extends beyond the boundaries. Double-faced billboard structures (i.e., structures having back-to-back billboard faces) and V-type billboard structures having only 1 face visible to traffic proceeding from any given direction on a street or highway shall be considered as 1 billboard. Additionally, billboard structures having tandem billboard faces (i.e., 2 parallel billboard faces facing the same direction and side by side to one another) or stacked billboard faces (i.e., 2 billboard faces facing the same direction with 1 face being directly above the other) shall be considered as 1 billboard. Otherwise, billboard structures having more than 1 billboard face shall be considered as 2 billboards and shall be prohibited in accordance with the minimum spacing requirement set forth in division (C)(2) below.
(2) No billboard shall be located within 1,000 feet of another billboard abutting either side of the same street or highway.
(3) No billboard shall be located within 200 feet of a residential zone and/or existing residence. If the billboard is illuminated, this required distance shall instead be 300 feet.
(4) No billboard shall be located closer than 75 feet from a property line adjoining a public right-of-way or 10 feet from any interior boundary lines of the premises on which the billboard is located.
(D) Height. The height of a billboard shall not exceed 30 feet above the level of the street or road upon which the billboard faces or to which the message upon the billboard is directed. In the event that the billboard is situated upon 2 streets or roads having different levels, the height of the billboard shall be measured from the higher street or road.
(E) Surface area. The surface display area of any side of a billboard may not exceed 300 square feet. In the case of billboard structures with tandem or stacked billboard faces, the combined surface display area of both faces may not exceed 300 square feet.
(F) Illumination. A billboard may be illuminated, provided the illumination is concentrated on the surface of the sign and is located so as to avoid glare or reflection onto any portion of an adjacent street or highway, the path of on-coming vehicles or any adjacent premises. In no event shall any billboard have flashing or intermittent lights, nor shall the lights be permitted to rotate or oscillate.
(G) Construction and maintenance.
(1) No billboard shall be on top of, cantilevered, or otherwise suspended above the roof any building.
(2) (a) A billboard must be constructed in such a fashion that it will withstand all wind and vibration forces that can normally be expected to occur in the vicinity.
(b) A billboard must be maintained so as to assure proper alignment of structure, continued structural soundness and continued readability of message.
(Ord. 239, passed 3-5-2001, § 8.7) Penalty, see § 151.999