The following provisions shall apply to signs in the “I” Institutional District.
(a) Permitted Signs. The following signs shall be permitted.
(1) Wall, Freestanding and Window Signs.
A. Wall Sign. One or more signs may be located on walls of a building. Such sign or signs shall be attached to the wall in a plane parallel to the plane of the wall and shall not extend more than twelve (12) inches from the wall. No sign shall project beyond or above the wall of the building to which it is attached.
B. Wall signs and freestanding signs facing Residential Districts shall not be illuminated unless approved by the Planning Commission subject to mitigation of nighttime visual impacts.
C. Freestanding Sign. Freestanding signs may be permitted in the Institutional District. A freestanding sign shall not exceed ten (10) feet in height, shall not exceed a total of one hundred (100) square feet in area for a sign with two or more faces and fifty (50) square feet for a sign with a single face. Such sign shall not be located closer to the public right-of-way than fifteen (15) feet and not closer than five (5) feet to any other lot line.
Subject to approval of the Planning Commission, a freestanding sign (such as a scoreboard) for the purpose of communicating messages to observers of sporting or similar events during the time period of the events may be installed for operation during the events. The sign shall not be subject to the requirements in the foregoing paragraph.
D. Permanent Window Sign. One (1) or more permanent signs attached to windows or visible from the street through windows are permitted provided that each such sign shall not have a surface area greater than fifty percent (50%) of the area of the window to which it is attached or through which it is visible.
(2) Temporary Signs. Sign permits are not required for the following signs:
A. One (1) temporary sign with a commercial message is permitted per lot.
B. Temporary signs communicating non-commercial messages.
(b) General Regulations.
(1) Changeable Message Sign, Electronic Message Display. A changeable message sign or electronic message display may be permitted provided that an electronic message display shall be subject to Planning Commission approval if located closer than one hundred (100) feet to a residential district.
(2) Awning Sign. One or more awning signs are permitted. For purposes of this Chapter, an awning is defined as a construction attached to and protruding from the face of a building, a door frame, or a window frame and consisting of fabric or other pliable material stretched over a framework.
(Ord. 21-72AC CMS. Passed 11-15-21.)