(A) The following signs shall be allowed in the R-1 (Single Family Residential) and R-4 (Low Density Residential) Districts.
(1) One (1) address sign shall be required for each principal building. Such sign requires no permit and shall not count towards the total allowable sign area.
(2) One (1) nameplate or professional identification sign not exceeding four (4) square feet in area. Such sign requires no permit.
(3) Residential developments consisting of ten (10) or more lots may install a monument area identification sign. The number of residential development identification signs shall be based on the number of entrances to the development from arterial and collector streets as determined by the Zoning Administrator. Such signs shall not exceed thirty six (36) square feet in area per face or six (6) feet in height and no sign shall be so constructed as to have more than two (2) sign faces. The location of such signs requires administrative approval from the city.
(4) Non-residential uses of residential property may be allowed area identification signs as follows:
(a) One (1) wall sign not exceeding thirty-two (32) square feet is allowed per street frontage, except that religious uses and public institutions may be allowed one (1) wall sign not exceeding seventy-five (75) square feet per street frontage. Religious uses and public institutions containing more than one (1) principal structure or entity may be allowed one (1) wall sign not exceeding seventy-five (75) square feet per structure or entity per street frontage.
(b) One (1) monument sign shall be permitted per street frontage for each improved property regardless of how many separate non-residential uses are located on said property.
(5) All signs shall be setback a minimum of five (5) feet from any property line, and no sign shall exceed six (6) feet in height, as measured from the nearest finished grade to the highest limit of the sign.
(6) Signage shall be subject to zoning code § 150.013 (Traffic Visibility).
(B) The following signs shall be allowed in the R-2 (Manufactured Home Park) District.
(1) One (1) address sign shall be required for each principal building. Such sign requires no permit and shall not count towards the total allowable sign area.
(2) Each manufactured home park may install up to a maximum of two (2) monument or free-standing area identification signs. Such signs shall comply with individual height and area requirements as defined herein and no sign shall be so constructed as to have more than two (2) sign faces. The location of such signs requires administrative approval from the city.
(3) Signage shall be subject to zoning code § 150.013 (Traffic Visibility).
(C) The following signs shall be allowed in the R-3 (Multiple Dwelling) District.
(1) One (1) address sign shall be required for each principal building. Such sign requires no permit and shall not count towards the total allowable sign area.
(2) One (1) nameplate or professional identification sign not exceeding four (4) square feet in area. Such sign requires no permit.
(3) One (1) wall or canopy/marquee/awning sign for each multi-family dwelling structure containing nine (9) or more units. Such sign shall not exceed thirty-two (32) square feet in area.
(4) Multi-family dwelling structures containing nine (9) or more units and residential developments consisting of ten (10) or more lots may install a monument area identification sign. The number of residential development area identification signs shall be based on the number of entrances to the development from arterial and collector streets as determined by the Zoning Administrator. Such signs shall not exceed thirty-six (36) square feet in area per face or six (6) feet in height and no sign shall be so constructed as to have more than two (2) sign faces. The location of such signs requires administrative approval from the city.
(5) Non-residential uses of residential property may be allowed signs as follows:
(a) One (1) wall sign not exceeding thirty-two (32) square feet is allowed per street frontage, except that religious uses and public institutions may be allowed one (1) wall sign not exceeding seventy-five (75) square feet per street frontage. Religious uses and public institutions containing more than one principal structure or entity may be allowed one (1) wall sign not exceeding seventy-five (75) square feet per structure or entity per street frontage.
(b) One (1) monument sign shall be permitted per street frontage for each improved property regardless of how many separate non-residential uses are located on said property.
(6) All signs shall be setback a minimum of five (5) feet from any property line and no sign shall exceed six (6) feet in height as measured from the nearest finished grade to the highest limit of said sign.
(7) Signage shall be subject to zoning code § 150.013 (Traffic Visibility.)
(Ord. 395, passed 7-6-2010; Am. Ord. 419, passed 12-17-2013; Am. Ord. 452, passed 10-17-2017)