The following signs shall be permitted in Business and Industrial Districts:
(a) Permanent Signs.
(1) Wall Signs and Projecting Signs.
A. In a business district, the sum of the areas of wall signs and projecting signs shall not exceed one and one-half square feet for each one lineal foot of the building wall or facade which faces the principal street or contains the main entrance as determined by the Zoning Inspector.
B. In an industrial district, the sum of the areas of wall signs shall not exceed one square foot for each one lineal foot of the building wall or facade which faces the principal street or contains the main entrance as determined by the Zoning Inspector.
C. Lots having frontage upon a second street may install a second wall sign on the wall most parallel to the second street. The area of the second sign shall not exceed 50% of the areas calculated in divisions (a)(1)A. or B. of this section, as applicable.
D. Wall signs may be mounted upon the wall(s) most parallel to the rights-of-way on which the lot has frontage and on the building wall which contains the main entrance(s) of the building or use(s). Wall signs shall be mounted parallel to the wall and shall not extend more than 18 inches in front of the building wall to which they are attached. Wall signs shall not extend above the parapet of a wall, above the lowest slope of a mansard roof, or above the eave or lowest part of any other roof type.
E. Projecting signs. In a business district, one projecting sign may be installed for each establishment or storefront. The sign shall not exceed eight square feet in area. All parts of a projecting sign shall be at least five feet from a side lot line or party wall of another store unit. The sign shall not project more than 36 inches from the face of the wall. Projecting signs shall not extend above the roof line of the building to which they are affixed.
(2) Free-Standing Signs.
A. One free-standing sign shall be permitted for each lot. Parcels which have frontage on two or more streets may have a second free-standing sign provided that the second free-standing sign is located on a different street and at least 100 feet from the first sign.
B. In a business district, a free-standing sign shall not exceed 50 square feet in area and a height of eight feet.
C. In an industrial district, a free-standing sign shall not exceed 25 square feet in area and a height of five feet.
D. A free-standing sign shall be located at least 15 feet from the public right-of-way and ten feet from all other lot lines, and shall be located a minimum of 25 feet from any residential zoning district line.
E. The base and foundation of each free-standing sign shall be landscaped:
1. As approved by the Zoning Inspector in conformance with standards approved by the Planning Commission; or
2. As approved by the Planning Commission in a site plan review.
F. Joint free-standing sign. On a lot on which five or more individual businesses are located in independent units, one free-standing sign and one second frontage free-standing sign, shall be permitted in lieu of the signs permitted in divisions (a)(2)A. through E. of this section, and complying with the provisions of those divisions, except that the area of each sign shall not exceed 100 square feet in a business district and 50 square feet in an industrial district.
(b) Temporary Signs.
(1) One sign, which may be either a wall or free-standing sign, not exceeding 20 square feet in area shall be permitted for each lot for not more than two 30-day periods per year. Free-standing temporary signs shall not exceed six feet in height and shall not be located closer to any lot line than ten feet.
(2) Construction sign. One temporary free-standing sign may be erected on a site during construction or reconstruction of a building for which a valid building permit has been obtained. Such sign shall not exceed 32 square feet in area nor eight feet in height. Each such sign shall be located a minimum of 15 feet from any street right-of-way or property line and shall be removed within five days of issuance of an occupancy permit by the Zoning Inspector.
(3) Public announcement sign. One freestanding sign may be erected on a lot announcing a nonprofit or not-for-profit public event. The sign shall not exceed 32 square feet in area; shall not exceed five feet in height; and shall be set back at least ten feet from the public right-of-way.
(4) Temporary mobile, portable, or wheeled sign. On a lot where a permanent freestanding sign is permitted but has not been installed, one temporary mobile, portable, or wheeled sign shall be permitted for two periods per year not to exceed 30 days each period. The sign shall comply with all area, height, and setback requirements applicable to a freestanding sign.
(Ord. 68-2005. Passed 10-11-05.)