(B) “Off-Premise Sign” means a sign advertising or displaying a commercial or noncommercial message as to a business, service, product, or activity not being conducted on, sold on, manufactured on, produced on, furnished on, or available on the same property as the location of the sign. An Off-Premise Sign shall not advertise or display a message as to a business, service, product, or activity conducted on, sold on, manufactured on, produced on, furnished on, or available on the same property as the location of the sign. (i.e. cannot also be used as an On- Premise Sign); nor shall a Freestanding Sign structure be used for both an Off-Premise Sign and an On-Premise Sign as the sign face or faces on a Freestanding Sign structure shall constitute a single sign;
(C) Off-Premise Signs are prohibited in all Residential Zoning Districts. Off-Premise Signs are permitted in Zoning Districts A-G, F-P, B-1, B-2, B-3, B-PL, I-1, I-2, I-A and IPCA-PUD, but no off-premise sign of any type shall be erected or maintained in Zoning Districts A-G, F-P, B-1, B-2, B-3, B-PL, I-1, I-2, I-A and IPCA-PUD without first obtaining a Conditional Sign Permit, without paying the initial Sign Permit Fee and each annual Sign Permit Fee, and without complying with each of the following conditions (C)(1) through (C)(14):
(1) An Off-Premise Sign shall only be a Freestanding Sign as defined within § 161.242, and said Free Standing Off-Premise Sign shall count toward the total number of Free Standing Signs (On-Premise and Off-Premise Signs) permitted upon a property; in no event shall a tract leased for the purpose of placing an Off-Premise or On-Premise Sign be considered a separate property and the property shall be the entire premises, zoning lot, or real estate tract of which the leased sign premises forms a part. If an Off-Premise Sign is situated upon a property with a Freestanding On-Premise Sign, the number of Freestanding On-Premise Signs permitted for said property shall be reduced by the number of Off-Premise Signs upon said property.
(2) An Off-Premise Sign situated adjacent to a street shall only face the direction of the traffic flow for said street.
(3) Off premise signs on the same street or combination of streets facing the same traffic flow, including at street intersection locations, shall not be placed closer together than 300 feet along said street, or a combination of streets (Figure 6 deleted); also, except as expressly provided within paragraph (C)(5) below, Off-Premise Signs positioned across a street from each other shall not be closer than 300 feet.
(4) An Off-Premise Sign may be double-faced and each side shall be considered as facing traffic flowing in the opposite direction. (Figure 7 deleted)
(5) At the intersection of two streets, double or single faced signs at right angles to and, therefore, facing traffic on street A may be situated closer than 300 feet to a similarly positioned sign across the street at right angles to and, therefore, facing traffic on street B. (See Figure 8 for an example illustration at 150 feet); each said Sign shall meet all other requirements of this Section. Except in such limited case, each Off-Premise Sign positioned across the street from each other shall not be closer than 300 feet and also the 300 feet restriction within (C)(3) above shall apply to each sign.
Figure 8
(6) In all permitted Zoning Districts (i.e. A-G, F-P, B-1, B-2, B-3, B-PL, I-1, I-2, I-A and ICPA-PUD) an Off-Premise Sign shall not exceed 100 square ft. per side, with a 30’ maximum height.
(7) Structures for Off-Premise Signs shall be of vertical (cantilever) construction and where the back is visible it shall be suitably painted or otherwise covered to present a neat and clean appearance.
(8) The area around Off-Premise Signs shall be kept clean and all trees, shrubs, brush, tall grass, etc. shall be cleared away to a distance of at least five feet to the rear and sides of structure, as well as to the front property line, and if on a corner property site, to both property lines.
(10) No part of any Off-Premise sign structure shall be closer to any street right of way line than the street-side line of the nearest building within 100 feet, nor closer than the building setback line in any case (Figure 9); (i.e. whichever is greater).
(11) When an Off-Premise Sign is erected between two buildings that are within 100 feet of the sign structure, no part of said sign structure shall be erected closer to any street right of way line than a line drawn from the nearest front corners of the two buildings, nor closer than the building setback line in any case (Figure 10); (i.e. whichever is greater).
(12) An Off-Premise Sign, including but not limited to, its location, size, and proposed exterior lighting shall have general compatibility with adjacent properties and other properties ans signs in the area; an Off-Premise Sign shall not create or contribute to any condition that may adversely affect traffic flow or traffic safety.
(13) Any Off-Premise Sign which fails to comply with the conditions as provided herein or fails to obtain a Conditional Sign Permit shall be a prohibited sign.
(14) Upon failure of a sign to comply with any of the foregoing conditions at any time, the Conditional Sign Permit for said Sign shall be subject to revocation and the violator shall be subject to such additional penalties as provided by law.
(Prior Code, Art. 21, § 21-126.19) (Ord. 2023-13, passed 3-6-2023)