RESIDENTIAL: RR, R-1, R-2, R-3 and PND Districts
R-1 and R-2 dwellings | |
Permitted contents: | Address, name of occupant |
Permitted types: | Wall, ground |
Number of signs: | 1 |
Maximum sign area square feet | 2 maximum |
Maximum height (feet) to top of sign: | Wall: None Ground: 4 |
Restrictions on location | Wall: None Ground: Minimum 5 feet from right of way |
Illumination permitted: | None |
PND and R-3 multiple family dwelling | |
Permitted contents: | Project identification and address |
Permitted types: | Wall, ground |
Number of signs: | 1 per street front |
Maximum sign area square feet: | 20 per sign |
Maximum height (feet) to top of signs: | Wall: 6 Ground:6 |
Restrictions on location | Wall: None Ground: Minimum 10 feet from right of way |
Illumination permitted: | Shielded external floodlighting |
PND and R-3 sales, rental offices | |
Permitted contents: | Address, identification, sales promotion |
Permitted types: | Wall, ground |
Number of signs | 1 per street front |
Maximum signs area square feet: | 6 |
Maximum height (feet) to top of sign | Wall: 6 Ground: 6 |
Restrictions on location | Wall: None Ground: Minimum 10 feet from right of way |
Illumination permitted: | None |
R-1, R-2, R-3, and PND Subdivisions | |
Permitted contents: | Residential Subdivision identification |
Permitted types: | Wall, ground |
Number of signs: | 1 per street front |
Maximum signs area square feet: | 20 |
Maximum height (feet) to top of sign: | Wall: 10 Ground: 5 |
Restrictions on location: | Wall: None Ground: Minimum 10 feet from right of way |
Illuminations Permitted: | Shielded external floodlighting |
School, parks, libraries and churches | |
Permitted contents: | Address, identification, churches, bulletin churches, public board facilities, and information |
Permitted types: | Wall, ground |
Number of signs: | 2 per street front |
Maximum signs area square feet: | 20 per sign; 35 maximum all signs |
Maximum height (feet) to top of sign: | Wall: 6 Ground: 6 |
Restrictions on location: | Wall: None Ground: Minimum 20 feet from right of way |
Illumination permitted: | None |
COMMERCIAL: GB
General Retail and Commercial
Single tenant, individual lot | |
Required Identification | |
Permitted contents: | Address, Identification, sales promotion, directional signs, time and temperature signs, changeable copy sign areas, message centers |
Permitted types: | Wall, window, ground |
Number of signs: | 1 sign for each 40 feet lineal of the building facing a public street, not to exceed a maximum of 4, including: 1 free-standing sign 1 wall sign on front of structure |
Maximum sign area square feet: | Wall: The total area of a wall sign(s) for any single business or entity shall not exceed one (1) square foot per lineal foot of building facing a street with a maximum of one hundred twenty (120) square feet each. Ground: One ground sign shall be permitted for each property. The maximum total area of a ground sign shall be twenty (20) square feet for a freestanding pole sign or up to forty (40) square feet for a freestanding monument sign. (a) Each ground sign shall contain the numerical address in Arabic numbers that are at least 8 inches tall. (b) Only a monument style sign may be used on any lot that has more than 60 feet of road frontage. Time and temperature, changeable copy signs, and message centers are counted as a part of the maximum square feet allowed. Variance shall not be granted on the size of message center area (maximum twenty-four square feet) or changeable copy area (maximum fifteen square feet) nor on the size of time and temperature area (six square feet). |
Maximum height (feet) to top of sign: | Wall: 35; Window: 8; Ground/Pole Sign: 6; Monument Style sign: 8 |
Restrictions on location: | Wall: None Window: Maximum 25 percent coverage Ground: Minimum 10 feet from right of way Required Landscaping: (a) A landscaped area totaling a minimum of forty (40) square feet shall be provided for each ground sign, centered around the base of such sign. (b) This landscaped area shall be comprised of a variety of natural materials, including but not limited to, shrubs, hedges, trees, plants, turf, earth mounds, annual and perennial flowers, and ground covers. Message Center signs shall not be located closer than 100 feet from a residential property. |
Illumination permitted: | Internal illumination. External illumination is shielded floodlighting only. |
Multi-tenant buildings, multiple buildings per lot; shopping centers | |
Required Identification | Numeric address shall be displayed as set forth in Chapter 905 |
Permitted contents: | Address, identification, sales promotion, directional signs, time and temperature signs, changeable copy sign areas, message centers |
Permitted types: | Wall, window, ground |
Number of signs: | 1 sign for each 40 lineal feet of the building facing a public street, not to exceed a maximum of 3, including: 1 free-standing sign listing center/structure name with tenants list. 1 wall sign for each tenant space. 1 wall sign per secondary frontage |
Maximum sign area square feet: | Wall: The total area of a wall sign(s) for any single business or entity shall not exceed one (1) square foot per lineal foot of building facing a street with a maximum of one hundred twenty (120) square feet each. Ground: One ground sign shall be permitted for each property. The maximum total area of a ground sign shall be twenty (20) square feet for a freestanding pole sign or up to forty (40) square feet for a monument style sign or up to eighty (80) square feet for a monument style development identification (multi-tenant) sign. (a) It shall be the property owner's responsibility to determine if the ground sign area shall be devoted to the identification of the building(s), the anchor tenants, or some combination thereof. (b) The ground sign shall contain the numerical address in Arabic numbers that are at least 8 inches tall. (c) Only a monument style sign may be used on any lot that has more than 60 feet of road frontage. Time and temperature, changeable copy signs, and message centers are counted as a part of the maximum square feet allowed. Variance shall not be granted on the size of message center area (maximum twenty-four square feet) or changeable copy area (maximum fifteen square feet) nor on the size of time and temperature area (six square feet). |
Maximum height (feet) to top of sign: | Wall: 35 Window: 8 Ground/Pole Sign: 6 Monument style: 10 Multi-tenant Monument: 20 |
Restrictions on location: | Wall: None Window: Maximum 25 percent coverage. Ground: Minimum 10 feet from right of way. Message Center signs shall not be located closer than 100 feet from a residential property. Required Landscaping: (a) A landscaped area totaling a minimum of forty (40) square feet shall be provided for each ground sign, centered around the base of such sign. (b) This landscaped area shall be comprised of a variety of natural materials, including but not limited to, shrubs, hedges, trees, plants, turf, earth mounds, annual and perennial flowers, and ground covers. |
Illumination permitted: | Internal illumination. External illumination from shielded floodlighting. |
Additional Allowances for Sign Area.
Additional sign area is permitted under the following conditions:
(1) Large Building Setbacks. Additional wall sign area shall be permitted when a building has a setback greater than 250 feet.
A. The additional sign area shall not exceed one-quarter (.25) square foot per lineal foot of primary street frontage of the building, not to exceed an additional twenty-five (25) square feet of sign area.
B. The additional sign area for large buildings setbacks shall be permitted only in the form of wall sign(s).
(2) Large Frontage. Additional sign area shall be permitted when a lot has a frontage greater than 300 feet.
A. The wall sign area may be increased by one (1) square foot of sign area for every ten (10) lineal feet of lot frontage over 300 feet, not to exceed an additional fifty (50) square feet of sign area.
B. The additional identification sign area for large lots shall be permitted only in the form of wall signs.
C. The additional allowable sign area shall be distributed to one (1) or two (2) wall signs.
(3) Large Lots with Narrow Frontage. Additional identification sign area shall be permitted when a lot larger than ten (10) acres has a frontage of less than 300 feet.
A. The total sign area on a lot may be increased up to one (1) square foot of sign area for every 1,000 square feet of ground floor area in the principal building, not to exceed an additional fifty (50) square feet of sign area.
B. The additional sign area for large lots with narrow frontage shall be permitted in the form of wall or ground signs.
C. The additional allowable sign area shall be distributed to one (1) or two (2) signs.
(4) Corner Lots, Double-Frontage Lots and Buildings with Side/Rear Entrances. Additional identification sign area shall be permitted when a lot has frontage on more than one street or a building has a customer entrance facing a parking lot and such parking lot does not face the main street.
A. The additional sign area shall not exceed one-half (.50) square foot per lineal foot of secondary building frontage, not to exceed a maximum area of twenty-five (25) square feet. The additional sign area shall be calculated for each building unit.
B. The additional identification sign area for corner lots and side/rear entrances shall be permitted only in the form of wall sign(s).
C. The additional wall sign area may be redistributed along the secondary building frontage(s), provided that the sign area on any building frontage does not exceed one (1) square foot per lineal foot of frontage.
D. Bonus wall signs are not permitted on any side wall facing or abutting a residential district.
COMMERCIAL: NC
All uses | |
Required identification: | |
Permitted contents: | Address, identification, sales promotion |
Permitted types: | Wall, window |
Number of signs: | 2 maximum including: 1 wall sign on front of structure 1 wall sign on secondary frontage |
Maximum sign area square feet: | 50 maximum all signs; 30 maximum one sign |
Maximum height (feet) to top of sign: | Wall: 15 Window: 8 |
Restrictions on location | Wall: None Window: Maximum 25 percent coverage |
Illumination permitted: | None permitted in Historic District. External illumination of shielded floodlighting which is not visible from adjacent properties |
COMMERCIAL: Central Business District
All uses | |
Required Identification: | Numeric address shall be placed on windows or doorway as set forth in Chapter 905 |
Permitted contents: | Identification, sales promotion, occupant and activity, entrances, directional signs |
Permitted types: | Wall, window, joint identification |
Number of signs: | 2 per building (excluding directional signs and nameplates) and except as otherwise provided for in buildings with multiple businesses |
Maximum sign area square feet: | The total area of wall or window sign(s) for any single business or entity shall not exceed one (1) square foot per lineal foot of building facing the street with a maximum of fifty (50) square feet each. |
Maximum height (feet) to top of signs: | Wall: 55 Window: 8 |
Restrictions on location: | Wall: None Window: Maximum 25 percent coverage |
Illumination permitted: | No internal illumination including neon. External illumination is shielded floodlighting only. |
Additional Requirements:
Second Floor: Window or wall signs may be used to indicate upper floor usage. Window signs shall cover no more than 15 percent of the window. Both window and wall signs shall be no higher than 55 feet above the floor level of the first story.
Maximum Sign Area: Second floor signs shall comprise no more than 33 percent of the total sign area allowed. Where second floors are in use the permitted sign area may be increased by one square foot per 6.5 lineal feet of frontage; 15 square feet maximum additional square footage; 1 additional sign per building.
Buildings with Multiple Business Occupants: Buildings with two or more occupants which have an individual and separate entryway for each occupant shall be permitted one sign per occupant in addition to directional signage. Maximum sign area shall not exceed the total sign area as set forth in the above schedule. Buildings with multiple business occupants who share a common entryway shall be required to provide joint identification signage conforming to the requirements specified for the Central Business District.
Off-Street Public and Private Parking Lots and Parking Garages: Parking facilities may include up to 2 free-standing ground signs. Such signs shall not exceed a maximum height of 12 feet, shall not be located in the public right-of-way and shall not exceed a total of 16 square feet per sign or a total of 32 square feet total sign area for each parking facility.
COMMERCIAL: Office/Institutional District
All uses | |
Required Identification: | |
Permitted contents: | Address, identification, occupant and activity. |
Permitted types: | Wall, window, ground |
Number of signs: | 2 maximum including: 1 free-standing sign 1 wall sign on front of structure |
Maximum sign area square feet: | 40 maximum all signs; 20 maximum one sign |
Maximum height (feet) to top of sign: | Wall: 15 Window: 8 Ground: 6 |
Restrictions on location: | Wall: None Window: Maximum 25 percent coverage Ground: Minimum 10 feet from right of way Required Landscaping: A landscaped area totaling a minimum of forty (40) square feet shall be provided for each ground sign, centered around the base of such sign. |
Illumination permitted: | None permitted in Historic District. External illumination of shielded floodlighting which is not visible from adjacent properties. |
P-1 Public/Semipublic District
All Uses | |
Required Identification: | |
Permitted contents: | Identification, sales promotion, directional signs, time and temperature signs, changeable copy sign areas, message centers |
Permitted types: | Wall, ground |
Number of signs: | 2 maximum including: 1 free-standing sign 1 wall sign on front of structure |
Maximum sign area square feet: | 50 maximum all signs; 30 maximum one sign. Time and temperature, changeable copy signs, and message centers as counted as a part of the maximum square feet allowed. Variance shall not be granted on the size of message center area (maximum twenty-four square feet) or changeable copy area (maximum fifteen square feet) nor on the size of time and temperature area (six square feet). |
Maximum height (feet) to top of sign: | Wall: 15 Ground: 6 |
Restrictions on location: | Wall: None Ground: Minimum 20 feet from right of way |
Illumination permitted: | Internal illumination. External illumination from shielded floodlighting. |
M-1 AND M-1A Districts
M-1 District | |
Required Identification | |
Permitted contents: | Address, identification, promotional, entrances, directional signs, time and temperature signs. |
Permitted types: | Wall, ground |
Number of signs: | 3 per major street frontage; 1 per secondary frontage, including: 1 free-standing sign 1 wall sign on front of structure |
Maximum sign area square feet: | 160 maximum of all signs; 60 maximum one sign. Time and temperature signs, changeable copy signs, and message centers are counted as part of the maximum square footage allowed. Variance shall not be granted on the size of the time and temperature area (six square feet), changeable copy area (maximum fifteen square feet) nor on the size of the message center area (maximum twenty- four square feet). |
Maximum height (feet): | Wall: 15 Ground: 15 |
Restrictions on location: | Wall: None Ground: Minimum 10 feet from right of way Message Center signs shall not be located closer than 100 feet from a residential property. |
Illumination permitted: | Internal illumination. External illumination from shielded floodlighting. |
M-1A District | |
Required identification: | |
Permitted contents: | Address, identification, promotional, entrances, directional signs, time and temperature signs. |
Permitted types: | Wall, ground |
Number of signs: | 3 maximum including: 1 free-standing sign 1 wall sign on front of structure |
Maximum sign area square feet: | 160 maximum all signs; 60 maximum one sign. Time and temperature signs, changeable copy signs, and message centers are counted as a part of the maximum square footage allowed. Variance shall not be granted on the size of the time and temperature area (six square feet), changeable copy area (maximum fifteen square feet) nor on the size of the message center area (maximum twenty- four square feet). |
Maximum height (feet): | Wall: 15 Ground: 8 |
Restrictions on location: | Wall: None Ground: Minimum 10 feet from right of way Message Center signs shall not be located closer than 100 feet from a residential property. |
Illumination permitted: | Internal illumination. External illumination from shielded floodlighting. |
(Ord. 2018-04. Passed 4-9-18.)