On-site signs may be permitted in the commercial and industrial districts as follows.
(A) No on-site sign shall be permitted or allowed to display any goods or services that are not accessory to the business or businesses conducted on the property.
(B) No on-site sign shall be lighted by means of an external flashing or intermittent illumination source.
(C) Floodlights used for the illumination of any sign thereon, whether or not the floodlights are attached to or separate from the structures on which the sign is attached, shall not be directed in a manner so as to adversely affect adjoining or nearby residential properties or traffic;
(D) Signs may be erected on exterior wall areas, windows and or canopies, providing all of the following requirements are met:
(1) The area of a sign to be located on a building shall not exceed 15% of the area of the face of the wall upon which the sign or signs are attached, or 50% of the surface area of a canopy upon which the sign or signs are attached. The total area of all wall, window and or canopy signs shall not exceed 150 square feet. A single wall area calculation shall include the area of all windows and doors;
(2) All signs shall be flat, attached and parallel to the face of any building wall or canopy face complying with the following requirements:
(a) No wall or canopy sign shall extend farther than 14 inches from the face of the building or canopy upon which it is attached; provided, however, that where a sign extends more than 3 inches from the face of a wall, the bottom of the sign shall not be closer than 8 feet from the ground level below the sign; and
(b) The maximum height of a wall sign shall not exceed 12 feet, and the maximum width shall not exceed 60% of the width of the wall to which the sign is attached.
(c) Wall and canopy signs, as permitted, shall not extend or project above the highest elevation of the wall or canopy to which it is attached; provided, however, such signs may project above the wall when they are an integral part of the wall.
(E) Freestanding signs may be permitted with the following requirements:
(1) Each business location (1 per lot of record) or shopping center complex may be permitted 1 freestanding sign advertising the name and the establishment or shopping center complex, including any special company or brand name, insignia or emblem and special announcement of services.
(2) Freestanding signs shall be limited to 0.60 square feet per lineal foot of frontage of the occupied lot, up to a maximum of 75 square feet.
(3) Freestanding signs that include sign area for changeable and or animated displays may be increased by 24 square feet, subject to the following conditions
(a) The subject site shall have a minimum frontage of at least 100 feet;
(b) The minimum setback from any adjoining non-residential use district shall be not less than 25 feet;
(c) The minimum setback from any adjoining residential use district shall be not less than 49 feet;
(d) All freestanding signs that include animation or changeable copy shall be reviewed and approved by both the Building Official and the Planning Commission. Sign animation may be limited to display content pertaining to the business or businesses located on the property, and for civic or charitable event notifications.
(4) All supporting columns or posts for any freestanding sign shall not be greater than 8 inches in width, unless required by an architect or engineer in the design of the freestanding sign.
(a) Decorative features such as stone or brick are allowed and are excluded from the 8-inch-width requirement.
(b) No advertising shall be allowed on the supporting material, except that the property's address (6-inch numbers/letters maximum height) may be located on the supporting columns or post, so as to be visible to the public.
(5) Freestanding signs located less than 5 feet and greater than 1 foot from the front property line shall have an under-clearance of 8 feet from the natural grade.
(6) Freestanding signs located less than 10 feet and greater than 5 feet from the front property line shall not be greater than 3 feet in height, or have an under-clearance of less than 8 feet from the natural grade.
(7) Freestanding signs located greater than 10 feet from the front property line are not required to have an under-clearance from the natural grade, and are limited to the maximum sign height of 25 feet.
(8) Freestanding signs shall be located in a way so that no part of the structure extends over the public right-of-way, except those signs approved by the Planning Commission, as allowed by § 153.297(C), and shall be construed so as not to obscure vision and contribute to hazardous conditions.
(9) No freestanding sign shall be placed within a clear vision zone for a corner lot. The clear vision zone for a corner lot shall consist of a triangular area defined by the point of intersection of the right-of-way lines, and the 2 points extended along such lines a distance of 25 feet.
(10) The maximum height of all freestanding signs shall be limited to 25 feet.
(F) Customary lettering or other insignia that are a structural part of the dispensing of petroleum products, consisting only of the brand name of gasoline sold, leaded warning sign, a price indicator, and any other sign required by law, and not exceeding a total of 4 square feet on each pump; and if illuminated, the signs shall not be the flashing or intermittent-type, and shall not in any manner constitute a traffic hazard with respect to adjacent streets or intersections.
(Ord. 99, passed 11-18-1996, §20.05; Am. Ord. 138, passed 11-24-2003; Am. Ord. 173, passed 11-10-2008; Am. Ord. 09-177, passed 3-18-2009)