No sign shall be permitted in any M district except as provided in this section.
(a) Temporary Signs. Temporary signs not exceeding in the aggregate fifty square feet, announcing the erection of a building, the architect, the builders, contractors, etc., may be erected for a period of sixty days, plus the construction period not to exceed one year from the date of issuance of the permit, after which the sign shall be removed from the premises.
(b) Industrial District Signs. In any M district each business shall be permitted flat or wall signs.
(c) Free-standing Signs. Free-standing signs not over fifteen feet in height, having a maximum total sign area of 100 square feet and located not closer than ten feet to any street right-of-way line and not closer than 100 feet to any adjoining lot line may be erected to serve an establishment. There shall be only one free-standing sign for each building.
(d) Pole Signs. Pole signs of symbolic design shall be permitted for establishments provided:
(1) No part of such sign shall project into the right of way of any street or highway;
(2) The maximum area of any face of such sign shall not exceed twenty-five square feet; and
(3) The pole support of the sign shall not be less than fifty feet from any lot in an R district.
(e) Permanent Advertising Signs. All permanent advertising signs for any single business enterprise may have an area equivalent to one and one-half square feet of sign area for each lineal foot of width of a building, or part of a building, occupied by such enterprise, but shall not exceed a maximum area of 100 square feet. In computing the area of free-standing or protruding signs all faces on which advertising is displayed are considered sign area.
(Ord. 871A. Passed 12-13-65. )