Signs, as accessory uses in Office/Industrial Districts, shall be designed, erected, altered, moved and maintained, in whole or in part, in accordance with the following regulations. In addition, such signs shall conform to all applicable regulations of this chapter.
(a) Maximum Sign Face Area.
(1) The maximum sign face area of all permanent signs for each main building or unit thereof shall be related to the width of the building or unit thereof. Maximum sign face area shall be determined according to the following formula, where "W" is the frontage width (in feet) of the building or unit thereof.
(2) Maximum sign face area = (W x 3) = square feet.
(b) Permanent and Temporary Signs. All signs listed are permanent unless indicated as temporary. All temporary signs shall be permitted for a period of ninety days after placement, after which time they should be removed. Temporary signs shall be permitted only in accordance with Section 1296.11.
(c) Location (Industrial/Business).
(1) Compliance; intent. Signs as permitted in Industrial Districts shall conform to the location regulations stated in the following schedule. It is an intent of this section to prohibit freestanding identification signs on lots with street frontage insufficient to provide the required minimum distance from side lot line.
SCHEDULE OF LOCATION REGULATIONS (OFFICE/INDUSTRIAL) | |
Minimum Distance (in feet) | Freestanding Signs (feet) |
Residential District Line | 75 |
Street Right-of-Way | 30 |
Side and Rear Lot Lines | 30 |
(2) Wall, awning and canopy signs. Wall and canopy signs shall not extend above the wall or surface to which they are attached. Wall signs shall be set back from the ends of the building and party wall lines a minimum distance of three feet.
(d) Industrial Parks. In addition to signs otherwise permitted, an industrial park identification sign shall be permitted for a unified development of three or more industrial firms and buildings served by a common local access road. Such sign shall conform to the following regulations:
(1) Permitted information shall include the name and address of the industrial park and names of firms located in the park.
(2) The maximum number of signs shall be one for each street frontage containing a vehicular entrance to the industrial park.
(3) The maximum sign face area per side shall be 100 square feet.
(4) The maximum height shall be ten feet.
(5) Such sign shall be located at a vehicular entrance to the industrial park and shall conform to the location regulations for other identification signs stated in subsection (c) hereof.
However, if an industrial park identification sign is displayed, no other freestanding identification sign in the development shall be located within 100 feet of an arterial road.
(e) Lots Bounded by Certain Highways or Boundaries. The following special regulations shall apply to land zoned for office/industrial use which is bounded on at least three sides by an Interstate highway, a State highway, a County road or an adjacent and abutting municipality:
(1) Such use shall be permitted one freestanding business sign not exceeding 700 square feet in sign face area and not exceeding seventy-five feet in overall height, provided that such sign is built of structural steel in compliance with American welding standards and embedded in concrete to a depth of at least fifteen feet.
(2) Such sign shall be located not closer than ten feet from an Interstate right-of-way and twenty feet minimum from any lot line.
(Ord. 2001-035. Passed 10-17-01.)