(A) The following signs shall be allowed in the B-1 (Central Business) 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) Any combination of wall, monument, freestanding or canopy/marquee/awning signs as follows:
(a) No individual business shall place more than four (4) wall signs on the principal building in which it is located;
(b) One (1) monument or freestanding sign shall be permitted per street frontage for each improved property, regardless of how many separate businesses are located on the property. Such signs shall comply with individual height and area requirements as defined herein, and shall be allowed a zero (0) foot setback from all property lines, except it shall be twenty (20) feet from any property line abutting an R district;
(c) Canopy/marquee/awning signs as regulated herein. Only the portions of the canopy/marquee/awning with lettering or logos shall be counted towards the total allowable sign area;
(d) One (1) roof sign shall be permitted per building regardless of how many separate businesses are located within the building. Such signs shall comply with area requirements as defined herein.
(3) The total allowable sign area for properties within the B-1 District shall not exceed twenty percent (20%) of the total gross silhouette area of the front wall of the principal building, except that properties with more than one (1) street frontage (including alleys) shall be permitted a total allowable sign area not to exceed twenty percent (20%) of the total gross silhouette area for each wall abutting a street frontage.
(4) The total allowable sign area for each business occupying a portion of a building shall correspond to its portion of the gross square footage of the building applied as a percentage to the total allowable sign area of the entire building.
(5) The GROSS SILHOUETTE shall be defined as that area within an outline drawing of the front of the building or storefront as may be applicable.
(6) In no case shall an individual sign exceed one hundred (100) square feet in area, nor shall two (2) or more signs be so arranged or integrated as to cause an advertising surface over two hundred (200) square feet in area.
(7) Gasoline pump island canopies shall be allowed three (3) signs in addition to those otherwise permitted on the principal structure. Canopy signs shall not exceed ten (10) feet in length or twenty (20) square feet in area each, and shall not be placed on the same side of the canopy. Such signs shall not count towards the total allowable sign area.
(8) One (1) sidewalk sign (sandwich board) shall be permitted on a public or private sidewalk as follows:
(a) Signage shall not obstruct free pedestrian passage on the sidewalk or create a safety hazard as determined by the Zoning Administrator. Further, a minimum of four (4) feet of sidewalk, as measured from the curb, shall remain free of signage;
(b) Signage shall not exceed ten (10) square feet in area per side and shall have a maximum of two (2) sides;
(c) Signage shall be located immediately in front of the place of business or along the primary pedestrian sidewalk for a business or business complex. Under no circumstance shall the signage be placed in the middle of a sidewalk or adjacent to the curb;
(d) Signage shall be maintained in a neat and orderly fashion;
(e) Signage shall be subject to zoning code § 150.013 (Traffic Visibility);
(f) Signage within the public right-of-way shall be removed from the sidewalk at the end of each business day;
(g) Signage may be removed by the city if it interferes with any city activity (i.e., snow removal, maintenance, safety);
(h) Any injury or damage caused by the placement of the sign in the public right-of-way shall be the sole liability and responsibility of the business owner and/or the owner of the sign; and
(i) Signage shall be allowed without a permit and shall not count towards the total allowable sign area.
(9) Dynamic display signs are permitted subject to the following regulations:
(a) The message may change no more often than every eight (8) seconds;
(b) The message must not continuously scroll or flash but shall remain constant for a minimum of eight (8) seconds; and
(c) The sign must be designed so as not to direct rays of light onto public right-of-way or adjacent property thereby creating a nuisance and potential safety hazard.
(10) Signage shall be subject to zoning code § 150.013 (Traffic Visibility).
(B) The following signs shall be allowed in the B-2 (General Business) 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) Any combination of wall, monument, freestanding, pylon and canopy/marquee/awning (as regulated below) signs as follows:
(a) No individual business shall place more than four (4) wall signs on the principal building in which it is located, except that businesses with two (2) or more street frontages shall be allowed a maximum of five (5) wall signs;
(b) One (1) monument, freestanding and pylon sign shall be permitted per street frontage for each improved property regardless of how many separate businesses are located on the property. Such signs shall comply with individual height and area requirements as defined herein, and shall be setback a minimum of three (3) feet from all property lines; and/or
(c) Canopy/marquee/awning signs as regulated herein. Only the portions of the canopy/marquee/awning with lettering or logos shall be counted towards the total allowable sign area.
(3) The total allowable sign area for properties within the B-2 District shall be seven hundred (700) square feet.
(4) The total allowable sign area for each business occupying a portion of a building shall correspond to its portion of the gross square footage of the building applied as a percentage to the total allowable sign area of the entire building.
(5) The GROSS SILHOUETTE shall be defined as that area within an outline drawing of the front of the building or storefront as may be applicable.
(6) In no case shall an individual sign exceed two hundred (200) square feet in area, nor shall two (2) or more signs be so arranged or integrated as to cause an advertising surface over two hundred (200) square feet in area.
(7) Gasoline pump island canopies shall be allowed a maximum of three (3) signs in addition to those otherwise permitted on the principal structure. Canopy signs shall not exceed ten (10) feet in length or twenty (20) square feet in area each, and shall not be placed on the same side of the canopy. Such signs shall not count towards the total allowable sign area.
(8) Establishments having a drive-through lane shall be allowed a maximum of two (2) on-site menu boards in addition to those signs otherwise permitted on the property. Each menu board shall be limited to fifty (50) square feet in area.
(9) Independent of the total allowable sign area for individual businesses, shopping centers shall be allowed one (1) shopping center identification sign, not to exceed two hundred (200) square feet in area or thirty-five (35) feet in height. Such signs shall be limited to locations adjacent to major entrances abutting arterial streets.
(10) Dynamic display signs are permitted, subject to the following regulations:
(a) The message may change no more often than every eight (8) seconds;
(b) The message must not continuously scroll or flash, but shall remain constant for a minimum of eight (8) seconds; and
(c) The sign must be designed so as not to direct rays of light onto public right-of-way or adjacent property thereby creating a nuisance and potential safety hazard.
(11) 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)