Signs in Agricultural, Flood Plain, Business, and Industrial Zoning Districts hereinafter collectively called “Non-Residential Zoning Districts” shall conform to the regulations of this Section.
(A) Temporary signs are permitted only as provided within § 161.251(J) “Temporary Signs”.
(B) Permanent Signs in Non-Residential Zoning Districts are permitted and regulated by reference to types noted below.
(1) Freestanding Signs:
(a) Freestanding signs include Pylon, Pole with Cladding, Multi Panel Pylon, Pole, Monument, Canopy and Monolith (See § 161.243).
(b) 1. Freestanding signs, regardless of type or combination of types, shall be limited to one (1) per site held in single and separate ownership, plus for a site that has frontage on more than one (1) street, one (1) such sign shall be permitted for each additional separate street frontage; and if a site has individual street frontage that exceeds three hundred (300) lineal feet on said street, one (1) such sign on such frontage shall be permitted for each multiple of three hundred (300) lineal feet of frontage for each separate street frontage. Freestanding signs are reduced if a site has Projecting Signs; see (B)(6) below.
2. Unless otherwise regulated by specific reference herein, the area and height above grade of any freestanding sign shall not exceed the amounts specified in Table 2 below. A site of ten (10) acres or more, situated within one and one-half (1.5) miles of the intersection center-point of the I-64/I-57 Interstate Exchange and having more than nine hundred (900) continuous lineal feet of street frontage may, in lieu of placing multiple free standing signs within said nine hundred (900) lineal feet, place a single free standing sign having an area at twice the applicable size specified in Table 2; provided that only one such oversized sign shall be permitted for the site. A site that has street frontage on more than one street may, in lieu of placing a free standing sign on each street frontage, place a single free standing sign having an area at one and one-half the applicable size specified in Table 2 on one street frontage; provided that no free standing sign shall be placed upon the other street frontage or frontages and not more than one such oversized sign shall be permitted for the site.
Table 2 – Freestanding Signs in Non-Residential Zoning Districts* | |||||
Values indicated are maximum limits on sign size height | |||||
A = Sign Area in Square Feet / H = Height in Lineal Feet | |||||
A-G, F-P, B-1, B-2, B-PL | B-3, ICPA-PUD | I-1, I-2, I-A | |||
A | H | A | H | A | H |
Table 2 – Freestanding Signs in Non-Residential Zoning Districts* | |||||
Values indicated are maximum limits on sign size height | |||||
A = Sign Area in Square Feet / H = Height in Lineal Feet | |||||
A-G, F-P, B-1, B-2, B-PL | B-3, ICPA-PUD | I-1, I-2, I-A | |||
A | H | A | H | A | H |
100 | 40 | 100 | 40 | 78 | 26 |
125 | 50 | 112 | 30 | ||
200 | 60 | 153 | 36 | ||
250 | 70 | 200 | 42 | ||
300 | 80 | 253 | 48 | ||
350 | 90 | 312 | 54 | ||
375 | 100 | 378 | 60 | ||
400 | 110 | 450 | 66 | ||
450 | 120 | ||||
*USE OF PROJECTING SIGNS IN BUSINESS ZONING DISTRICTS WILL REDUCE ALLOWANCES FOR FREESTANDING SIGNS; SEE § 161.250(B)(6) | |||||
(2) Building Signs:
(a) Building signs include wall or fascia signs, roof signs, canopy signs, awning signs, and projecting signs. Building signs for a site, regardless of type, or combination of types, are collectively limited in total area to the percentage as stated within Table 3. A building sign type is also subject to restrictions forth particular sign type as herein provided; particular restrictions shall supersede general regulations.
(b) The total area of all building signs applied to any given façade with frontage on a street shall not exceed the area computed as a percentage of the building façade in elevation view, including window and door areas and cornices to which they are affixed or applied in accordance with Table 3. Building signs shall be allowed on all sides of the structure provided that façades that do not have frontage on a street shall only be permitted 10 percent of the building façade in elevation view.
(c) In the case of a shopping center or a group of stores or other multi-use or multi-tenant uses on a lot held in single and separate ownership, provisions relating to the total area of building signs permitted on a premises shall apply with respect to the façade of and for each building, separate store, separate storefront, or separate use. Only wall signs shall be permitted for individual establishments within a Shopping Center or for each building, separate store, separate storefront, or separate use.
Table 3 – Building Signs | |
Distance of sign from street frontage or adjacent Zoning District | If façade has street frontage percentage of building elevation façade permitted for sign area |
0 to 100 feet | Fifteen (15%) |
101 to 300 feet | Twenty (20%) |
Over 301 feet | Twenty-Five (25%) |
If façade is not in street frontage then sign is limited to ten percent (10%) of façade in elevation view | |
(3) Roof Signs, Special Considerations:
(a) Roof signs are permitted by Conditional Use in Non-Residential Zoning Districts and are in lieu of other building signs. For permitted roof sign area, see Table 3 above for building signs. The height of any roof sign above the highest architectural point of the building to which it is mounted shall not exceed the percentage of the vertical dimension of the building façade parallel to the sign in accord with sections (B)(3)(a)1. and (B)(3)(a)2. below. Measurements shall be computed from the highest building point to the top of the sign.
1. Business Zoning District - Twenty-five (25) percent.
2. Agricultural or Flood Plain Zoning District - Twenty-five (25) percent.
3. Industrial Zoning District - Forty (40) percent.
(b) The area calculation for any roof sign whose orientation on a roof may be other than parallel to an individual building façade shall be computed with reference to the building façade that most closely parallels the orientation of such sign.
(4) Canopy Signs (Also Marquee Signs and Signs on Architectural Projections): Special Considerations.
(a) Canopy Signs, Marquee Signs and Signs on Architectural Projections are signs that are mounted to either structures that project off the face of the building more than eighteen (18) inches or signs that are mounted to a freestanding structure not attached to a building that creates a canopy or covering over an area below.
(b) Signs affixed or applied in an essentially flat plane to the face of a building or freestanding canopy, marquee, or architectural projection provided that the copy area of any such sign, as defined herein, does not exceed an area equal to forty (40) percent of the product of the height and length of the face area of the canopy, marquee, or architectural projection to which such sign is affixed or applied, or fifteen (15) percent of the building façade to which it is attached, whichever is greater.
(5) Awning Signs: Graphics affixed or applied to the face or side surfaces of an awning or backlit awning are permitted provided that the copy area of any such sign copy or graphic, as defined herein, does not exceed an area in accordance with Table 3 for building signs, to which the awning is attached.
(6) Projecting Signs (Prohibited except in Business Zoning Districts).
(a) Projecting signs are permitted only within Business Zoning Districts and only in lieu of any permitted freestanding signs on any given property frontage; in the case in which a premises is permitted either freestanding or projecting signs on any one frontage, projecting signs may be substituted for any of the permitted freestanding signs on such frontage, provided that the requirements herein specifically relating to size, height, and extension of projecting signs are met.
(b) Projecting signs shall be limited to one (1) per building façade on which any such sign is mounted except for a use that fronts on more than one (1) street, in which case, one (1) such sign shall be permitted per façade for each separate street frontage. In the case of a building in which any individual façade exceeds two hundred (200) lineal feet, one (1) such sign shall be permitted for each two hundred (200) lineal feet of such façade or multiple thereof on each separate street on which such façade fronts.
(c) The area of any projecting sign shall not exceed one (1) square foot per every two (2) lineal feet of the building façade on which such sign is mounted, except that no such sign shall be larger in area than one hundred (100) square feet.
(d) No projecting sign shall extend in a vertical dimension above the highest architectural point of the façade to which it is mounted in excess of twenty-five (25) percent of the vertical dimension of the façade itself.
(e) Projecting signs extending over a public sidewalk shall be limited to a projection distance not to exceed two-thirds (2/3) of the width of the sidewalk.
Table 4 – Signs in Non-Residential Districts
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ALL USES | TYPES OF SIGNS ALLOWED | NUMBER OF SIGNS ALLOWED | PERMITTED SIGN AREA | MAXIMUM HEIGHT (IF APPLICABLE) |
Table 4 – Signs in Non-Residential Districts
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ALL USES | TYPES OF SIGNS ALLOWED | NUMBER OF SIGNS ALLOWED | PERMITTED SIGN AREA | MAXIMUM HEIGHT (IF APPLICABLE) |
TEMPORARY (SEE § 161.251(J) “TEMPORARY SIGNS” | ANY NUMBER SO LONG AS TOTAL SF FOR ALL SIGNS DO NOT EXCEED 50 SF | 50 SF TOTAL | 6’0” | |
FREESTANDING (BUT SEE § 161.250(B)(6) PROJECTING SIGNS IN BUSINESS DISTRICTS) | ONE FOR EACH SITE OR ONE FOR EACH 300’ OF EACH SEPARATE STREET FRONTAGE | SEE TABLE 2 | SEE TABLE 2 | |
BUILDING SIGNS (which collectively includes all permitted wall, fascia, roof, canopy, awning, and projecting signs) | ANY NUMBER SO LONG AS TOTAL COLLECTIVE SIGN SF DOES NOT EXCEED PERMITTED SIGN AREA | See § 161.250(B)(2), TABLE 3 AND REGULATIONS FOR SPECIFIC SIGN TYPE | SEE REGULATION FOR EACH SPECIFIC SIGN TYPE | |
DIRECTIONAL | UNLIMITED | FREESTANDING 6 SF WALL 16 SF | 8’0” — | |
ELECTRONIC MESSAGE CENTERS ARE SUBJECT TO § 161.253 | ||||
Sexually oriented Business - which businesses are permitted only within I-1 Zoning District - are subject to § 161.252 | ||||
(Prior Code, Art. 21, § 21-126.11)