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(A) General. A conditional use permit shall be obtained for all private clubs.
(B) Provisions.
(1) No private clubs shall be located within 1,000 feet of a park, school, day care center, library or religious or cultural activity.
(2) No private clubs shall be located within 500 feet of any other private clubs or any agricultural or residential zone boundary.
(3) Such distances shall be measured in a straight line without regard to intervening structures, topography and zoning; provided, that on and after March 3, 2010, such distances shall be measured door-to-door with regard to intervening structures, topography and zoning; provided however, that on and after March 17, 2010, such distances shall be measured in a straight line without regard to intervening structures, topography and zoning.
(4) Private clubs shall not be located in R-1 or R-2 Zones and shall not be permitted as a home occupation.
(Ord. 08-02, passed 2-19-2008; Ord. passed 2-2-2010; Ord. 10-2, passed 3-2-2010)
SIGN REGULATIONS
(A) Conformance to chapter. Any sign hereafter erected shall conform to the provisions of this chapter and any other ordinance or regulation within this city.
(B) Signs in rights-of-way. No sign other than an official traffic sign or similar sign shall be erected within two feet of the lines of any street, or within any public way, unless specifically authorized by other ordinance or regulation of this city or by specific authorization of the Code Official.
(C) Projections over public ways. Signs projecting over public walkways shall be permitted to do so only subject to the projection and clearance limits either defined herein or, if not so defined, at a minimum of eight feet from grade level to the bottom of the sign. Signs, architectural projections or sign structures projecting over vehicular access areas must conform to the minimum height clearance limitations imposed by the city for such structures.
(D) Traffic visibility. No sign or sign structure shall be erected at the intersection of any street in such a manner as to obstruct free and clear vision, nor at any location where by its position, shape or color it may interfere with or obstruct the view of or be confused with any authorized traffic sign, signal or device.
(E) Computation of frontage. If a premises contains walls facing more than one property line or encompasses property frontage bounded by more than one street or other property usages, the sign area(s) for each building wall or property frontage will be computed separately for each building wall or property line facing a different frontage. The sign area(s) thus calculated shall be permitted to then be applied to permitted signs placed on each separate wall or property line frontage.
(F) Animation and changeable messages. Animated signs, except as prohibited in § 152.168 of this chapter, are permitted in all nonresidential zones. Changeable signs, manually activated, are permitted for nonresidential uses in all zones. Changeable signs, electrically activated, are permitted in all nonresidential zones.
(G) Maintenance, repair and removal. Every sign permitted by this chapter shall be kept in good condition and repair. When any sign becomes insecure, in danger of falling or is otherwise deemed unsafe by the Code Official, or if any sign shall be unlawfully installed, erected or maintained in violation of any of the provisions of this chapter, the owner thereof or the person or firm using same shall, upon written notice by the Code Official immediately in the case of immediate danger, and in any case within not more than ten days, make such sign conform to the provisions of this chapter, or shall remove it. If within ten days the order is not complied with, the Code Official shall be permitted to remove or cause such sign to be removed at the expense or the owner and/or the user of the sign.
(H) Obsolete sign copy. Any sign copy that no longer advertises or identifies a use conducted on the property on which the sign is erected must have the sign copy covered or removed within 30 days after written notification from the Code Official and upon failure to comply with such notice, the Code Official is hereby authorized to cause removal of such sign copy, and any expense incident thereto shall be paid by the owner of the building, structure or ground on which the sign in located.
(I) Nonconforming signs. Any sign legally existing at the time of the passage of this chapter that does not conform in use, location, height or size with the requirements of the zone in which such sign is located, shall be considered a legal nonconforming use or structure and shall be permitted to continue in such status until such time as it is either abandoned or removed by its owner, subject to the following limitations:
(1) Structural alterations, enlargement or re-erection are permissible only where such alterations will not increase the degree of nonconformity of the signs; and
(2) Any legal nonconforming sign shall be removed or re-built without increasing the existing height or area if it is damaged, or removed if allowed to deteriorate to the extent that the cost of repair or restoration exceeds 50% of the replacement cost of the sign as determined by the Code Official.
(Ord. 08-02, passed 2-19-2008; Ord. passed 2-2-2010)
(A) Generally. The following signs shall be exempt from the provisions of this chapter; provided, that no sign shall be exempt from the provisions of § 152.166(D) of this chapter.
(B) Exempt signs.
(1) Official notices authorized by a court, public body or public safety official;
(2) Directional, warning or information signs authorized by federal, state, county or municipal governments;
(3) Memorial plaques, building identification signs and building cornerstones when cut or carved into a masonry surface or when made of noncombustible material and made an integral part of the building or structure;
(4) The flag of a government or noncommercial institution, such as a school;
(5) Religious symbols and seasonal decorations within the appropriate public holiday season;
(6) Works of art displayed in conjunction with a commercial enterprise where the enterprise does not receive direct commercial gain; and
(7) Street address sign and combination nameplate and street address signs that contain no advertising copy and which do not exceed six square feet in area.
(Ord. 08-02, passed 2-19-2008; Ord. passed 2-2-2010)
(A) Generally. The following devices and locations shall be specifically prohibited.
(B) Prohibited signs.
(1) Signs located in such a manner as to obstruct or otherwise interfere with an official traffic sign, signal or device, or obstruct or interfere with a driver’s view of approaching, merging or intersecting traffic;
(2) Except as provided elsewhere in this chapter, signs encroaching upon or overhanging a public right-of-way. No sign shall be attached to any utility pole, light standard, street tree or any other public facility located within the public right-of-way;
(3) Signs which blink, flash or are animated by lighting in any fashion that would cause such signs to have the appearance of traffic safety signs and lights, or municipal vehicle warnings from a distance;
(4) Portable signs except as allowed for temporary signs;
(5) Any sign attached to, or placed on, a vehicle or trailer parked on public or private property, except for signs meeting the following conditions:
(a) The primary purpose of such a vehicle or trailer is not the display of signs;
(b) The signs are magnetic, decals or painted upon an integral part of the vehicle or equipment as originally designed by the manufacturer and do not break the silhouette of the vehicle; or
(c) The vehicle or trailer is in operating condition, currently registered and licensed to operate on public streets when applicable, and actively used or available for use in the daily function of the business to which such signs relate.
(6) Vehicles and trailers are not used primarily as static displays, advertising a product or services, not utilized as storage, shelter or distribution points for commercial products or services for the general public;
(7) Balloons, streamers or pinwheels except those temporarily displayed as part of a special sale, promotion or community event. For purposes of this division (B)(7), “temporarily” means no more than 20 days in any calendar year; and
(8) Signs, including lights installed on the front of a building or are situated on the perimeter of a building, that blink, flash, are highly illuminated, or otherwise because of the sign's design may confuse, blind, distract or interfere with a vehicle operator's ability to drive a motor vehicle in a safe manner on streets or highways within the city.
(Ord. 08-02, passed 2-19-2008; Ord. passed 2-2-2010; Ord. passed 1-17-2023)
(A) Permits required. Unless specifically exempted, a permit must be obtained from the Code Official for the erection and maintenance of all signs erected or maintained within the city and in accordance with other provisions of this chapter. Exemptions from the necessity of securing a permit, however, shall not be construed to relieve the owner of the sign involved from responsibility for its erection and maintenance in a safe manner and in a manner in accordance with all the other provisions of this chapter.
(B) Construction documents. Before any permit is granted for the erection of a sign or sign structure requiring such permit, construction documents shall be filed with the Code Official showing the dimensions, materials and required details of construction, including loads, stresses, anchorage and any other pertinent data. The permit application shall be accompanied by the written consent of the owner or lessee of the premises upon which the sign is to be erected and by engineering calculations signed and sealed by a registered design professional.
(C) Changes to signs. No sign shall be structurally altered, enlarged or relocated except in conformity to the provisions herein, nor until a proper permit, if required, has been secured. The changing or maintenance of moveable parts or components of an approved sign that is designed for such changes, or the changing of copy, business names, lettering, sign faces, colors, display and/or graphic matter, or the content of any sign shall not be deemed a structural alteration.
(D) Permit fees. Permit fees to erect, alter or relocate a sign shall be in accordance with the fee schedule adopted by the city.
(Ord. 08-02, passed 2-19-2008; Ord. passed 2-2-2010)
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