Signs in nonresidential districts shall conform to the standards set forth in this Section, except for residential uses which shall comply with the standards set forth in Section 1165.06.
(a) Maximum Number and Area of Permanent Signs Attached to Buildings. Permanent signs attached to buildings shall conform to the maximum number and area limitations set forth in Table 1165.05(a). In addition to the sign area permitted in Table 1165.05(a), each building shall be permitted to display numerals indicating the building's street address, provided the numerals and letters do not exceed eight (8) inches in height.
Permanent Signs Attached to Buildings | ||
Type | Maximum Number Permitted | Maximum Area |
(A) Signplate | 2/address and 1/entry | 2 sq. ft. |
(B) Building Sign | 1/ground floor Occupant frontage | 1.4 sq. ft. per linear ft. of building frontage, not to exceed 100 sq. ft. (a) |
(C) Projecting Sign | 1/ground floor Occupant frontage (b) | 6 sq. ft. |
(D) Instructional Sign | ||
(b) Building Signs. The building sign permitted in Table 1165.05(a) shall be a wall sign or an awning sign erected in compliance with the following additional regulations.
(1) Awning Signs. Awning signs may be permitted to extend over a public right-of-way provided such awning signs comply with the regulations of this Chapter.
(2) Corner Lots and Public Entrances Not Fronting a Street. The maximum allowable area for building signs set forth in Table 1165.05(a) shall be the area allowed for the occupant's primary frontage. In the event an occupant has a secondary frontage as defined in Section 1165.04(c) additional sign area shall be permitted in compliance with the following:
A. The sign area for the secondary building frontage shall be forty (40) percent of the sign area permitted for the primary frontage.
B. The property owner may choose to locate the permitted building sign area on any exterior building wall provided the sign area on any one wall does not exceed the formula set forth in Table 1165.05(a) and signs are attached to no more that two (2) exterior walls.
(3) Large Building Setbacks. The maximum allowable area for a building sign may be increased by twenty five (25) percent for each additional one hundred (100) feet of building setback when the principal building is located more than one hundred (100) feet from the principal street on which the building is located and the building is visible from the street. The additional twenty five (25) percent in area for each additional one hundred (100) feet of setback can be used on a graduated scale basis for each additional one hundred (100) feet of setback. For example, a principal building with a setback of one hundred and fifty (150) feet from the principal street may have a building sign not to exceed one hundred twelve and one half (112.5) percent of the maximum allowable area.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, no sign shall exceed two hundred (200) percent of the maximum allowable area.
(c) Projecting Signs.
(1) Projecting signs shall be limited to occupants that have a minimum of twelve (12) feet of occupant frontage.
(2) All Projecting signs shall not extend above the roofline or exceed a height of fourteen (14) feet, whichever is less, and shall have a minimum clearance of seven (7) feet from the ground to the bottom of the sign, except when the projecting sign is located above a landscaped area or other area that does not permit pedestrian traffic beneath the sign.
(3) Illumination. Projecting signs shall be illuminated only in compliance with Section 1165.08.
(Ord. 09-111. Passed 4-16-09.)
(Ord. 09-111. Passed 4-16-09.)
(d) Permanent Ground Signs. Permanent ground signs permitted in nonresidential districts, including Electronic Reader Boards, shall comply with the following regulations: (Ord. 13-103. Passed 4-4-13.)
(1) Maximum Number, Area and Height, Minimum Setback of Permanent Ground Signs. Permanent ground signs shall comply with the maximum number, area and height limitations and minimum setback from the street right-of-way set forth in Table 1165.05(d).
Permanent Ground Signs | ||||
Maximum Number | Maximum Area | Maximum Height | Minimum Setback | |
1. Ground Sign (a) | ||||
a. Building setback 30 feet (b) | 1 per lot (c) | 32 sq. ft. | 8 ft. | 15 ft. |
b. Building setback 12 but < 30 ft. (b) | 1 per lot (c) | 24 sq. ft. | 6 ft. | Equal to height of sign |
2. Entrance/Exit Signs | 2 per driveway (1 in, 1 out) | 2 sq. ft. | 3 ft. | 4 ft. |
3. Instructional Signs | ||||
(a) Not permitted on the site when the building is setback less than 12 ft. from the street right-of-way. (b) From street right-of-way. (c) Except as otherwise permitted in Section 1165.05(d)(2) for lots that exceed 500 ft. in street frontage. | ||||
(2) Additional Ground Signs. One additional ground sign shall be permitted for every additional five hundred (500) feet of street frontage or fraction thereof per lot greater than five hundred (500) feet. For example, if the street frontage of the lot is five hundred one (501) feet, up to two (2) ground signs are permitted and three (3) ground signs are not permitted unless the street frontage of the lot is at least 1,000 feet. For comer lots, each street frontage shall be calculated separately. Ground signs on the same lot shall be separated by a minimum of two hundred (200) feet, as measured along the street right-of-way line. For corner lots, both sides of the intersection shall be used in measuring spacing.
(3) Minimum Sign Setback from Intersection. On corner lots, ground signs shall comply with the minimum sign setback from both street rights-of- way, as set forth in Table 1165.05(d).
(4) Minimum Sign Setback from Side Lot Lines. Ground signs shall be located a minimum of fifteen (15) feet from any side lot line except that when a side lot line coincides with a residential district boundary line or a lot used for residential purposes, the minimum setback shall be thirty (30) feet.
(5) Base and Skirting. Ground signs, other than temporary signs and post and panel signs, shall have a solid base or solid skirting around the bottom of the sign extending from the bottom of the sign panel down to the ground.
(6) Landscaping. Ground signs shall be erected in a landscaped setting and not on sidewalks, drives or in parking lots. Neither the landscaping nor the ground sign shall obstruct the view of vehicles entering or exiting the property. There shall be landscaping around the base of the ground sign and the landscaping shall be continuously maintained during the existence of the sign.
(Ord. 09-111. Passed 4-16-09.)
(Ord. 09-111. Passed 4-16-09.)
(7) Changeable Copy. Changeable copy signs may have up to thirty (30) percent of the sign area set forth in Table 1165.05(d) devoted to changeable copy.
A. The changeable copy shall not be changed more than eight (8) times per day, and no more than one (1) time per hour.
B. Changeable copy may only be manually changed.
C. All changeable copy shall comply with the lettering style, lettering color, background color and all elements approved as a part of the sign application. No alphabetic letter or number shall be used as a substitute for a different alphabetic letter or number or a different color of letter. (Ord. 13-103. Passed 4-4-13.)
(8) Multi-Occupant Facilities. When a ground sign is permitted on a site that has more than one occupant, it is the property owner's responsibility to determine if the sign area shall be devoted to identification of the building(s), the anchor occupant, all occupants, or some combination thereof.
(e) Instructional Signs. Instructional signs that are clearly intended for instructional purposes shall be permitted as needed provided such signs comply with the following:
(1) The signs are not larger than necessary to serve the intended instructional purpose;
(2) The number of instructional signs located on the site is the minimum needed to serve the intended instructional purpose;
(3) Lettering on the sign does not exceed two (2) inches in height; and
(4) The signs are not in a location and do not possess design characteristics that constitute or serve to attract attention beyond the perimeter of the site.
(1) Temporary signs may be ground signs, window signs, or banner signs.
(2) The total maximum number and area permitted for temporary ground signs and temporary banner signs shall be regulated based on the district in which the lot is located.
A. In Districts CB - Central Business, GC - General Commercial, and I - Industrial a maximum of one (1) sign per parcel shall be permitted provided the total area of all temporary ground signs and temporary banner signs shall not exceed thirty-two (32) square feet per parcel.
(3) Temporary ground signs shall have a maximum height of six (6) feet and shall be located a minimum distance of twelve (12) feet from the public right-of-way and a minimum distance of fifteen (15) feet from a side lot line, except that when a side lot line coincides with a residential district boundary line or a lot used for residential purposes, the minimum setback shall be thirty (30) feet.
(4) One temporary ideological ground sign permitted in Subsection 1165.05(f)(3) may be erected for an unspecified time. All other temporary ground signs and temporary banner signs shall be permitted for a maximum of fifteen (15) consecutive days, and not more than a total of seventy-five (75) days per calendar year.
(5) Temporary signs that are erected in order to announce or advertise a specific event shall be removed within three (3) days after the close of such event.
(6) Temporary A-Frame Signs shall be allowed in all CB - Central Business, GC - General Commercial, and I - Industrial zoning districts. The maximum of one sign per business having an exterior store front will be permitted. The sign shall be placed adjacent to the exterior store front and shall not be located closer than three (3) feet to a public right of way on the parcel; nor shall it impede pedestrian or vehicular traffic in any way. The sign shall not exceed three (3) feet in height or two (2) feet in width. The temporary A-Frame sign shall be removed at the close of each business day.
(Ord. 09-111. Passed 4-16-09.)
(g) Wall Mural Signs or Wall Murals. Wall Mural Signs or Wall Murals shall contain no advertising of products or services, and shall be permitted only as conditional uses as provided by Chapter 1135 of the Codified Ordinances.
(Ord. 13-149. Passed 1-9-14.)