1331.05 DESIGN, CONSTRUCTION, AND MAINTENANCE.

   All Signs shall be designed, constructed, and maintained in accordance with the following standards:

   (a)   All new Signs shall comply with applicable provisions of the City’s building and electrical codes;

   (b)   No Signs shall be erected in the public right-of-way, or within five (5) feet of the public right-of-way, except as otherwise permitted herein;

   (c)   Except for Flags, and Window Signs, all Signs shall be constructed of permanent materials and shall be permanently attached to the ground, a Building, or another Structure by direct attachment to a rigid wall, frame, or Structure;

   (d)   All Signs shall be maintained in good repair, structural condition, in compliance with all building and electrical codes, and in conformance with this Ordinance;

   (e)   No Sign shall be permitted that is an imitation of, or which resembles, an official traffic control device, railroad Sign, or which hides from view or interferes with the effectiveness of an official traffic control device or any railroad Sign, signal, or traffic sight lines. Illuminated Signs shall be so constructed as to avoid glare or reflection on any portion of an adjacent highway or residential Buildings;

   (f)   No Sign shall be permitted that contains statements, words, or pictures of an obscene, indecent, or immoral character, which may offend public morals or decency; and

   (g)   No Sign shall be placed on rocks, trees, or on poles maintained by public utilities.

Table 1331-1 – Sign Type and Design Standards for Signs Requiring a Permit

SIGN TYPE AND DESIGN STANDARDS

ZONING DISTRICT

MAXIMUM AREA PLACEMENTMAX HEIGHT

Urban Residential

Suburban Residential

Downtown

Mixed Use Residential

Mixed Use Commercial

Medical- Institutional

Max. No. of Signs per Parcel or Footage

Min. Clearance Height

Max Projection from Wall

Distance from Curb

SIGN TYPE

UR

SR

DT

MUR

MUC

MIN

On-Premise Ground-Mounted Signs

Low Profile Ground Mounted Sign

P 7

P

P

P

12 sq. ft.

1 (or a maximum of 3 when used in conjunction with a single Ground Mounted Sign place in the Frontage)

n/a

n/a

n/a

5 ft.

Medium Profile Ground Mounted Sign

P

P

72 sq. ft.

1

n/a

n/a

5 ft.

10 ft.

High Profile Ground Mounted Sign Type 1

P

P

100 sq. ft.

1

n/a

n/a

n/a

30 ft.

High Profile Ground Mounted Sign Type 2 [for commercial uses located not more than four hundred (400) feet from the center line of the Interstate 81 right-of-way]

200 sq. ft.

1

n/a

n/a

n/a

75 ft.

A-Frame Sign

P

P

P

P

P

6 sq. ft.

1

See Section 1329.04 Encroachments

4 ft.

                                                               

7 Permitted for Civic and Institutional Uses only.

SIGN TYPE AND DESIGN STANDARDS

ZONING DISTRICT

MAXIMUM AREA PLACEMENTMAX HEIGHT

Urban Residential

Suburban Residential

Downtown

Mixed Use Residential

Mixed Use Commercial

Medical- Institutional

Max. No. of Signs per Parcel or Footage

Min. Clearance Height

Max Projection from Wall

Distance from Curb

SIGN TYPE

UR

SR

DT

MUR

MUC

MIN

Building Signs

Wall Sign

P

P

P

P

P

P

Residential - 9 sq. ft. maximum Non-residential - 2 sq. ft. per lineal foot of each bldg. wall facing a public street. Maximum 200 sq. ft.

1 per bldg. wall

See Section 1331.06(b)

Projecting/Suspended Sign

P

P

P

P

P

6 sq. ft. maximum

1

8 ft.

24 in.

n/a

n/a

Canopy/Awning, Gallery, Marquee Signs

P

P

P

P

2 sq. ft. per linear foot of each bldg. wall facing a public street, 200 sq. ft. maximum

1

8 ft.

n/a

n/a

n/a

P = Permitted / Blank Cell = Not Permitted

(Ord. 2021-07. Passed 7-21-21.)