Signs in Residential Zoning Districts shall conform to the regulations of this Section.
(A) Single Family or Two Family Residential Sites. Each single family or two family (each unit) residential site is permitted signs not to exceed eight (8) square feet in total sign area and no sign shall exceed six (6) feet in height. Permitted signs include, but are not limited to: home occupation signs as permitted by this Chapter 161 of the Revised Code of Ordinances, § 161.210 (Definition of Home Occupation), non-commercial lawn signs, real estate signs, and political signs. The signs shall be only temporary signs, window signs, or wall signs that project not more than four (4) inches from the building wall. Trees, rocks or other naturally occurring landscape features may not be used to support a residential sign. No sign shall be illuminated. No off-premises sign is permitted. No on-premises sign with commercial copy, except a home occupation sign, is permitted because no commercial or business activity except a home occupation is permitted on a single family or a two family residential property.
(B) Multi-family Dwelling Complexes, Manufactured Home Parks, and Legal Subdivisions. Multi-family dwelling complexes, manufactured home parks, and legal subdivisions are permitted a freestanding sign not to exceed forty eight (48) square feet in sign area and not to exceed fifteen (15) feet in height for each separate street frontage occupied by the multi-family dwelling complex site, manufactured home park site, or legal subdivision site; directional signs are also permitted provided that no directional sign shall exceed six (6) square feet in sign area and eight (8) feet in height (if freestanding). Wall signs are also permitted upon a permanent building (but not a manufactured home) within a multi-family dwelling complex or manufactured home park not to exceed five (5) percent of the area of the façade in elevation view upon which they are placed. If permitted by the multi-family dwelling complex or manufactured home park, the occupants of each dwelling unit within the multi-family dwelling complex or manufactured home park are permitted signs not to exceed eight (8) square feet in total sign area as provided within paragraph A above.
(C) Permitted Non-residential Use Sites in a Residential District. Permitted non-residential use sites in a Residential District are permitted a freestanding sign not to exceed seventy-five (75) square feet in sign area and not to exceed fifteen (15) feet in height for each separate street frontage occupied by the permitted use. Wall signs are also permitted not to exceed five (5) percent of the area of the façade in elevation view upon which they are placed. In lieu of one or more of the freestanding signs described above, a permitted non-residential use site in a Residential Zoning District is allowed one sign on each separate street frontage for a directory of tenants engaged in professional and/or commercial activity on the site; the area of such sign shall not exceed sixty-four (64) square feet and the height shall not exceed fifteen (15) feet. Directional signs are also permitted provided that no directional sign shall exceed six (6) square feet in sign area and eight (8) feet in height (if freestanding). Permitted non-residential uses in a Residential District are permitted temporary signs as provided within § 161.251(J) “Temporary Signs”.
(D) Electronic Message Centers. Electronic Message Centers (EMC) are prohibited upon all single family and two family sites and upon all multifamily dwelling complexes, manufactured home parks and legal subdivisions within Residential Zoning Districts; Electronic Message Centers (subject to size and height requirements as permitted by conditional use or for type of sign) are allowed for permitted non-residential use sites only with a Conditional Use Permit, except that a Conditional Use Permit shall not be required within the R-3 Zoning District. (Also see § 161.253.) Animated signs are prohibited in all Residential Districts. Roof signs are prohibited in all Residential Districts. Any sign type not specifically permitted is prohibited.
TABLE 1 - SIGNS IN RESIDENTIAL DISTRICTS | ||||
TYPES OF SIGNS ALLOWED | NUMBER OF SIGNS ALLOWED | PERMITTED SIGN AREA | MAXIMUM HEIGHT (IF APPLICABLE) | |
TABLE 1 - SIGNS IN RESIDENTIAL DISTRICTS | ||||
TYPES OF SIGNS ALLOWED | NUMBER OF SIGNS ALLOWED | PERMITTED SIGN AREA | MAXIMUM HEIGHT (IF APPLICABLE) | |
SINGLE FAMILY, TWO FAMILY, AND MULTI- FAMILY DWELLING UNIT (NO ILLUMINATED SIGNS) | WINDOW, WALL OR TEMPORARY | ANY NUMBER SO LONG AS THE SF OF ALL SIGNS DOES NOT EXCEED 8 SF | 8 SF TOTAL | 6’0” |
MULTI-FAMILY COMPLEXES, MANUFACTURED HOME PARKS, LEGAL SUBDIVISIONS, EXCLUDING INDIVIDUAL DWELLING UNITS (NO ELECTRONIC MESSAGE CENTERS | FREESTANDING | ONE PER EACH STREET FRONTAGE | 48 SF PER SIGN | 15’0” |
WALL | ONE OR MORE PER BUILDING FAÇADE NOT TO EXCEED TOTAL PERMITTED SIGN AREA | 5% OF FAÇADE TOTAL PER FAÇADE | — | |
DIRECTIONAL | UNLIMITED | 6 SF PER SIGN | 8’0” | |
PERMITTED NON-RESIDENTIAL USES | FREESTANDING | ONE PER EACH STREET FRONTAGE | 75 SF PER SIGN, EXCEPT ONE 64 SF DIRECTORY SIGN | 15’0” |
WALL | ONE OR MORE PER FAÇADE NOT TO EXCEED TOTAL PERMITTED SIGN AREA | 5% OF FAÇADE TOTAL PER FAÇADE | — | |
DIRECTIONAL | UNLIMITED | 6 SF PER SIGN | 8’0” | |
ELECTRONIC MESSAGE CENTERS ARE ALLOWED ONLY BY CONDITIONAL USE ON PERMITTED NON-RESIDENTIAL USE SITES, EXCEPT EMC ARE PERMITTED SIGN ON NON-RESIDENTIAL USE SITES IN A R-3 DISTRICT | ||||
(Prior Code, Art. 21, § 21-126.10)