The following signs are permitted in combination, unless noted otherwise, in each district, subject to the requirements described in Table 155.125, issuance of a sign permit and all other applicable regulations. In any B or I District, a maximum of two types of signs and three total signs per principal building shall be permitted on any lot, regardless of the number of tenants.
Recreational Districts | |
Ground sign for non-residential uses | |
Number | 1 per street frontage |
Size | 8 square feet |
Location | Minimum 10 feet from front line, minimum 50 feet from all other lot lines |
Height | 6 feet maximum |
Wall sign for non-residential uses | |
Number | 1 per street frontage, but only 1 per wall |
Size | 5% of wall area to which it is attached, not exceeding 12 square feet |
Location | Mounted flat against the wall |
Residential Districts | |
Gateway sign | |
Number | 1 per street frontage |
Size | 24 square feet |
Location | Minimum 15 feet from all lot lines |
Height | 6 feet maximum |
Development sign - Promoting a newly-developed subdivision of at least 10 dwelling units | |
Number | 1 non-illuminated |
Size | Maximum 48 square feet |
Location | Minimum 10 feet from all property lines |
Height | 8 feet maximum |
Other | May be in place for up to 1 year from the date the subdivision record plan is recorded |
Ground sign for non-residential principal uses | |
Number | 1 |
Size | 24 square feet |
Location | Minimum 10 feet from front lot line, minimum 10 feet from all other lot lines |
Height | 6 feet maximum |
Wall sign for non-residential uses | |
Number | 1 per street frontage, but only 1 per wall |
Size | 5% of wall area to which it is attached, not exceeding 64 square feet |
Location | Mounted flat against the wall |
Permitted home occupations | |
Number | 1 non-illuminated sign identifying the home occupation |
Size | Maximum 2 square feet in area |
Type | Ground, projecting or wall signs |
Location | If a ground sign is utilized it must be setback from the front lot line a minimum of 10 feet |
Business Districts | |
Business Center sign (E, General Business District only) | |
Number | 1 per property. No other freestanding sign shall be permitted on the property for individual businesses |
Size | 48 square feet |
Location | Minimum 10 feet from front lot line, minimum 25 feet from all other property lines |
Height | 6 feet maximum |
Canopy, Projecting or Awning sign (CBD, Central Business District only) | |
Number | 1 per business |
Size | 8 square feet maximum |
Location | Projecting out from building wall not more than 3 feet |
Height | A clearance of at least 10 feet is required between the sidewalk and the bottom of the sign |
Gateway sign (E, General Business District only) | |
Number | 1 per street frontage |
Size | 24 square feet |
Location | Minimum 15 feet from all lot lines |
Height | 6 feet maximum |
Ground sign (E General Business District only) | |
Number | 1 per street frontage |
Size | 32 square feet |
Location | Minimum 10 feet from front lot line, minimum 50 feet from all other lot lines |
Height | 6 feet maximum |
Marquee sign (E, Central Business District only) | |
Number | 1 per business |
Size | 48 square feet maximum |
Location | Projecting out from building wall not more than 6 feet |
Height | A clearance of at least 8 feet is required between the sidewalk and the bottom of the sign |
Other | Flashing lights are not permitted |
Wall sign | |
Number | 1 per street frontage, but only 1 per wall |
Size | 5% of wall area to which it is attached, not exceeding 25 square feet total aggregate for wall signs |
Location | Mounted flat against the wall |
Window sign | |
Size | Permanent window signs are limited to 25% coverage of the window that they are posted within |
Industrial Districts | |
Business Center sign | |
Number | 1 per property. No other freestanding sign shall be permitted on the property for individual businesses |
Size | 48 square feet |
Location | Minimum 10 feet from front lot line, minimum 25 feet from all other property lines |
Height | 6 feet maximum |
Gateway sign | |
Number | 1 per street frontage |
Size | 24 square feet |
Location | Minimum 15 feet from all lot lines |
Height | 6 feet maximum |
Ground sign | |
Number | 1 per street frontage |
Size | 32 square feet |
Location | Minimum 10 feet from front lot line, minimum 50 feet from all other lot lines |
Height | 6 feet maximum |
Wall sign | |
Number | 1 per street frontage, but only 1 per wall |
Size | 5% of wall area to which it is attached, not exceeding 64 square feet |
Location | Mounted flat against the wall |
All Districts | |
Community Special Event sign | |
Number | No limit |
Size | 24 square feet maximum |
Location | On or off the property on which the event will occur; set back at least 15 feet from any side or rear property line and set back from the front property line the same distance as required for a ground sign in the district in which the sign is located |
Height | 6 feet maximum |
Other | The sign shall be installed no more than 10 days prior to the scheduled event and must be removed within 48 hours of the event's conclusion |
Construction sign | |
Number | 1 per street frontage, but only 1 on each street |
Size | 32 square feet maximum |
Location | Minimum 6 feet from all street right-or-way lines and at least 10 feet from any other lot line |
Height | 10 feet maximum |
Other | The sign shall be posted from the time the building permit is issued and removed within 10 days after a certificate of occupancy is issued for the building to which the sign refers or when at least 50% of the lots within a development have been sold |
Temporary sign | |
Number | 1 per street frontage, but only 1 on each street |
Size | 32 square feet |
Location | Minimum 5 feet from front lot line |
Height | 6 feet maximum |
Other | Temporary signs may be displayed for a maximum of 21 consecutive days for any single permit period and a maximum of 3 permit periods may be permitted in a calendar year. The sign shall be removed by the permit holder upon expiration of the permit period |
(Res. 21-1165, passed 7-20-21)