Billboards shall be permitted in industrially or commercially zoned areas within 660 feet of the nearest edge of the right-of-way and visible from any part of the traveled way of a highway which is a part of the interstate or primary system in the state, subject to the following regulations:
(A) Size. The maximum sign area for any one billboard shall be 1,200 square feet with a maximum height of 30 feet above preexisting grade and a maximum length of 60 feet. Maximum size limitations shall apply to each side of a billboard.
(B) Lighting.
(1) No revolving or rotating beam or beacon of light that simulates any emergency light or device shall be permitted as part of any billboard. No flashing, intermittent or moving light or lights will be permitted except scoreboards and other illuminated signs designating public service information, such as time, date or temperature or similar information, will be allowed.
(2) External lighting, such as floodlights, thin line and gooseneck reflectors are permitted, provided that the light source is directed solely upon the face of the sign and is effectively shielded so as to prevent beams or rays of light from being directed into any portion of the main traveled way of the highway or onto adjacent property and the lights are not of an intensity so as to cause glare, impair the vision of the driver of a motor vehicle, or otherwise interfere with the driver’s operation of a motor vehicle.
(3) No sign shall be so illuminated that it interferes with the effectiveness of, or obscures, an official traffic sign, device or signal.
(C) Spacing.
(1) On interstate highways and freeways on the federal aid primary system, no billboard shall be erected within one mile of an existing billboard on either side of the highway.
(2) On non-freeway federal-aid primary highways or any state-numbered highway, no billboard shall be erected within one mile of an existing sign or billboard on either side of the roadway.
(3) No billboard shall be located in such manner as to obstruct or otherwise physically or visually interfere with the effectiveness of an official traffic sign, including directional signs, signals or devices or obstruct or physically interfere with a motor vehicle operator’s view of approaching, merging or intersecting traffic.
(D) Location. To provide a safety zone and to prevent injury or property damage to residentially zoned properties resulting from billboard collapse, no portion of a billboard shall be located within 1,000 feet of any residentially zoned property.
(E) Other regulations. All other provisions of this chapter relating to the design and construction of signs and permit requirements shall apply equally to billboards authorized under this section.
(Ord. 2002-09, passed 4-3-02) Penalty, see § 10.99