No sign except those listed in § 151.248 shall be erected, hung, placed, or structurally altered without a permit from the Zoning Administrator. The following signs shall be erected, hung, placed or structurally altered only after the Zoning Administrator has issued a permit and the minimum requirements for the signs are met.
(A) Principal use signs.
(1) Each principal use sign shall require a permit.
(2) Principal use signs may be illuminated.
(3) Principal use signs shall meet the setback requirements set forth elsewhere in this subchapter.
(B) Outdoor advertising signs.
(1) Outdoor advertising signs are herein regulated in the interest of promoting traffic safety, safeguarding health and community appearance, prohibiting the overcrowding of land and protecting the character of the area in which they are located. In general, it is intended that outdoor advertising signs be regulated to permit standard size signs, to protect the character of the area wherein outdoor advertising signs are located and to conserve property value in these areas, and that outdoor advertising signs be located away from adjoining properties and nearby buildings to prevent damage from wind toppled signs.
(2) In addition:
(a) No outdoor advertising sign may exceed 32 square feet. Extensions or cutouts are not allowed. The area of an outdoor advertising sign is measured by finding the area of the minimum imaginary rectangle or square of vertical and horizontal lines, which fully enclose the sign, excluding supports and/or the base of the sign;
(b) The maximum height of outdoor advertising signs shall not exceed ten feet;
(c) The minimum spacing requirement of outdoor advertising signs shall be 1,000 feet apart on one side of the street;
(d) Outdoor advertising signs shall be set back a distance equal to the minimum setback requirements for the district in which they are located. In districts without setback requirements, these signs shall be at least ten feet from any right-of-way line or property line and 50 feet from the center of any road intersection;
(e) An outdoor advertising sign may be illuminated;
(f) Outdoor advertising signs shall require a permit;
(g) The backs of all structures shall be painted in a neutral color to blend with surrounding areas; and
(h) Shrubbery may be planted around sign bases.
(Ord. passed 2-10-2009, § 12.5; Ord. passed 5-30-2023, § 6)