10-22-7: ON PREMISES SIGNS:

The following on premises signs require permits and are regulated according to the zoning district in which they are located:

ON PREMISES SIGNS AND TEMPORARY SIGNS (MAXIMUMS)

		Zoning Districts
		Commercial MU-3/NC/ CC/RC	Industrial LI/HI	Public/ Institutional P/INS	Downtown Mixed Use MU-1		Corridor Mixed Use MU-2	Residential RMD-1/ RMD-2/RHD-1
Freestanding:
	Quantity	Each lot shall be allowed a minimum of 1 freestanding sign regardless of the length of its frontage, and a maximum of 1 freestanding sign (pylon or monument) for every 300' of street frontage. For lots with frontage on more than 1 street, each frontage shall be calculated separately.					1 monument sign only	1 per primary residential structure
	Height (based on distance from property line1):	Maximum Sign Height			Multi- Tenant	Single Tenant
	0 - 25'	25'			40'	25'	7'	7'
	25 - 100'	35'
	More than 100'	50'
	Within 400' of interstate ROW (no setback from property line)	70'
Area		Greater of:				100 sq. ft.	80 sq. ft.	32 sq. ft.
		• 3 sq. ft. per linear foot    • 40% of front wall of building
		Lots of intersecting streets or with frontage on 2 parallel streets are allowed 150% of the total allowable sign area, with no more than 100% on any 1 street.
		For developments containing several buildings or businesses, a common signage plan for the development shall be submitted for approval. Each development may have a shared sign on any lot within the development if the total number of signs and the sum of allowed square footage for all properties are not exceeded.
Attached to structure (i.e., awning, canopy, wall, projecting, roof and/or suspended signs):
	Quantity	Minimum of 1 per lot with a maximum of 1 per 20' length of wall area
	Area:
	Percent of wall area upon which sign is affixed on primary structure	10%			10%		5%	10%
	Percent of accessory structure (i.e., canopy over gas pumps) wall area upon which sign is affixed	50%			50%		50%	10%
Lighting					All lighting shall be directed as to not measurably increase light on adjacent property or public ROW.
Conditional use permit (see chapter 4 of this title)		Yes			Yes		Yes	Yes
Dynamic display signs:
	Allowed:	Yes			Yes		Yes	No
	Location	No dynamic display sign may be placed within 150' of an area zoned for residential use.
	Visibility	Dynamic display signs must meet the visibility standards in section 10-22-3 of this chapter.
	Design elements	A. Only 1 dynamic display frame is allowed on a sign structure, and only 1 dynamic display is allowed per display surface.
		B. Audio speakers and any form of pyrotechnics are prohibited in association with a dynamic display sign.
	Brightness	A. No sign illumination may be brighter than is necessary for clear and adequate visibility.
		B. No sign may be of such intensity or brilliance as to impair the vision of a motor vehicle driver with average eyesight or to otherwise interfere with the driver's operation of a motor vehicle.
		C. No sign may be of such intensity or brilliance that it interferes with the effectiveness of an official traffic sign, device or signal.
		D. Any new sign from the date of this section shall be equipped with a properly functioning dimming mechanism.

 

Note:

   1.    Height limitations do not apply to wall mounted signs, except that roof mounted signs or wall mounted signs extending beyond the roof of a structure must comply with the sign height requirement.

(Ord. 2017-16, 11-27-2017)