(A) AG Districts.
(1) Signs.
(a) One non-flashing sign for each street frontage containing not more than 40 square feet and pertaining only to products for sale upon the premises or services rendered thereon or therefrom shall be permitted in this District.
(b) Name signs shall be permitted subject to the following conditions. Name signs shall display only the:
1. Name of the premises upon which it is displayed;
2. Name of the owner, lessee of said premises;
3. Address of said premises;
4. Nature of occupation engaged in on said premises;
(c) “For Rent” and “For Sale” signs shall be permitted.
(2) Advertising structures. Advertising structures are not permitted.
(B) RS, R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, MH and PR Districts.
(1) Signs. Name plates shall be permitted subject to the following conditions.
(a) Nameplates shall not exceed two square feet in area.
(b) Name plates shall display only the:
1. Name of the premises upon which it is displayed; and
2. Name of the owner or lessee of said premises; and
3. Address of said premises
(2) Advertising structures. Advertising structures are not permitted.
(C) PB District.
(1) Signs.
(a) The following signs are permitted:
1. One unlighted, free standing sign subject to the following regulations:
a. The sign shall contain thereon only the name of the buildings, occupants or groups thereof;
b. The sign shall not exceed 15 square feet in area;
c. The sign shall not exceed six feet in height.
2. One unlighted sign, attached to the face of the building, subject to the following regulations:
a. The sign shall indicate only the name and address of the building or group of buildings, provided that the sign may also contain the name of the occupant or groups thereof if a free standing sign is not located on the lot;
b. The letter or numeral height shall not exceed two square feet in area.
3. Name plates not exceeding two square feet in area. Nameplates shall display only:
a. The name of the occupant;
b. Suite or office number;
c. The nature of the services rendered upon the premises.
4. “For Rent” or “For Sale” signs posted on the subject lot or building by the owner or his or her authorized agent. The signs shall not exceed six square feet in area and there shall be not more than two such signs for any one lot, building or occupancy.
(2) Advertising structures. Advertising structures are not permitted.
(D) AB Districts.
(1) Signs.
(a) The following signs shall be permitted:
1. Signs indicating the name and nature of the occupancy or the name and address of the owner. These signs shall be attached to the building in which the occupancy is located;
2. “For Rent” or “For Sale” signs posted on the subject lot or building by the owner or his authorized agent. Said signs shall not exceed six square feet in area and there shall be not more than two such signs for any one lot, building or occupancy;
3. Directional signs related to the location of buildings or activities on the property on which the signs are located. Each directional sign shall not exceed square feet in area;
4. One free standing sign, subject to the following regulations:
a. The sign shall contain thereon only the name of the buildings, occupants or groups thereof;
b. The sign shall not exceed 150 square feet in area.
(b) The following regulations shall apply to signs for each occupancy:
1. A sign may not exceed one square foot in area for each front foot of the structure or portion of the structure wherein the pertaining use is conducted or one-half square foot of sign for each front foot of the lot upon which the structure is located. The total sign area per commercial use may not exceed 150 for each building frontage. The minimum sign area for occupancy need not be less than 40 square foot;
2. Building frontage to be used in calculating the permitted sign area shall include frontage whereon a public entrance to the occupancy;
3. Building frontage to be used in calculating the permitted sign area shall include frontage whereon a public entrance to the occupancy is located. Separate calculations may be made for front, side and rear entrance and separate signs may be erected on each of these building frontages;
4. Signs shall not extend over a public sidewalk or right-of-way. All faces of signs mounted on or attached to a building shall be parallel to the face to the building except that “fin” type signs shall be permitted in connection with automobile service stations;
5. No blinking, flashing, rotating or animated signs shall be permitted on the exterior of any building in this district;
6. In cases where the building has a rear parking lot, signs may be located on the side or rear of the building and shall be developed to the same standards as are required in the front of said store; provided however, that said signs shall not be lighted in such manner as to be disturbing to the abutting residential district;
7. Lights used to illuminate signs shall be so installed as to concentrate the illumination on the sign and so as to minimize glare upon a public street or adjacent property.
(c) Signs may be placed on the roof of buildings but may not exceed the permitted building height in this district.
(2) Advertising structures. Advertising structures are permitted subject to the provisions of this chapter.
(E) LB and CC Districts.
(1) Signs.
(a) The following signs shall be permitted:
1. Signs indicating the name and nature of the occupancy or the name and address of the building or the name and address of the owner. These signs shall be attached to the building in which the occupancy is located;
2. “For Rent” or “For Sale” signs posted on the subject lot or building by the owner or his authorized agent. Said signs shall not exceed six square feet in area and there shall be not more than two such signs for any one lot, building or occupancy;
3. Directional signs related to the location of buildings or activities on the property on which the signs are located. Each directional sign shall not exceed square feet in area;
4. One freestanding sign, subject to the following regulations:
a. The sign shall contain thereon only the name of the buildings, occupants or groups thereof;
b. The sign shall not exceed 60 square feet in area.
(b) The following regulations shall apply to signs for each occupancy:
1. A sign may not exceed one square foot in area for each front foot of the structure or portion of the structure wherein the pertaining use is conducted or one-half square foot of sign for each front foot of the lot upon which the structure is located. The total sign area per commercial use may not exceed 60 square feet for each building frontage. The minimum sign area for occupancy need not be less than 40 square feet;
2. Building frontage to be used in calculating the permitted sign area shall include frontage whereon a public entrance to the occupancy is located. Separate calculations may be made for front, side and rear entrance and separate signs may be erected on each of these building frontages.
3. Blade signs extending over the sidewalk shall be limited to a maximum of 20 square feet of signage and must have a minimum of 10 feet of clearance below the lowest hanging point.
4. No blinking, flashing, rotating or animated signs shall be permitted on the exterior of any building in this district;
5. In cases where the building has a rear parking lot, signs may be located on the side or rear of the building and shall be developed to the same standards as are required in the front of said store, provided however, that said signs shall not be lighted in such manner as to be disturbing to the abutting residential district;
6. Lights used to illuminate signs shall be so installed as to concentrate the illumination on the sign and so as to minimize glare upon a public street or adjacent property.
(c) Signs may be placed on the roof of buildings but may not exceed the permitted building height in this district.
(2) Advertising structures. Advertising structures are not permitted.
(F) GB, CB, SC, I1, I2 and I3 Districts.
(1) Signs are permitted subject to the general provisions of this section.
(2) Advertising structures are permitted in conformity with all the provisions of this chapter, except advertising structures are not permitted in a CB District.
(G) AZ District.
(1) Signs may be permitted by special exception only and shall be subject to restrictions which the Board may consider necessary to impose.
(2) Advertising structures are not permitted.
(H) (PC) Commercial and (PI) Industrial. Advertising structures are permitted in conformity with this chapter.
(1985 Code, § 36-7-4-600(4.3.1)) (Am. Ord. 2-2021, passed 5-4-2021)