18-5-1: APPENDIX A; SIGNS:

   APPENDIX A

Major Sign Group	Sign Type	Zone In Which Sign Is Permitted	Maximum Sign Area(s) Of All Signs On Property	Height Regulation	Location Of Sign On Site
Business sign: A sign which directs attention to the principal business or service performed on the premises. A maximum of 40% of copy area may be multiple copy	Wall sign, flat sign, freestanding sign	C-1, CP-1, PI, CRC-1, MU2 and PCR	2 sq. ft. per linear foot of building frontage with a maximum of 200 sq. ft.	30 ft. unless attached to a building, and then should not extend above roof or parapet wall	Must not be placed on or over public right-of-way
		C-2, CP-2, C-3, CP-3	4 sq. ft. per linear foot of building frontage with a maximum of 400 sq. ft. per frontage	40 ft. unless attached to a building, and then shall not extend above the roof or parapet wall.
		C-9, C-ENT, C-MU, H25	4 sq. ft. per linear foot of building frontage with a maximum of 400 sq. ft. per frontage	40 ft. freestanding, Wall signs, not to extend above the roof or parapet wall by more than 6 ft. Rooftop signs on buildings 5 stories or taller with individual letters or characters on an open frame or lattice may extend up to 20 feet above the roof.
		A-I, A-C	4 sq. ft. per linear foot of building frontage with a maximum of 400 sq. ft. per frontage	Shall not be taller than or extend above roof or parapet wall
		M-1, M-2	5 sq. ft. per linear foot of building frontage with a maximum of 675 sq. ft.	50 ft. unless attached to a building, and then shall not extend above roof or parapet wall
		All Residential Zones: a. Nonconforming use	1 sign per use, with a maximum of 16 sq. ft.	6 ft. unless attached to a building, and then shall not extend above roof or parapet wall	Freestanding signs shall be set back 10 ft. to property line and 20 ft. if perpendicular to the street. Must not be placed on or over public right-of-way
		b. Nonconforming use along arterial street	2 sq. ft. per linear foot of building frontage on arterial. May employ up to 2 of 3 sign types (wall, awning or monument). No sign to exceed 120 sq. ft. Total signage not to exceed 200 sq. ft.
		c. Reuse of commercial building New sign	40 sq. ft.	6 ft.
		Existing signs	Not to exceed 60 sq. ft.	Determined as part of conditional use approval
		d. Home occupation	2 sq. ft.	Shall not extend above roof or parapet wall
Business sign	Animated sign and electronic message display	C-1, CP-1, C-2, CP-2, C-3, CP-3, C-ENT, MU2, C-MU, M-1, M-2	Included in total square footage for wall or freestanding signs in respective zones as noted above	Height of 10 ft.; for freestanding signs in C-1, A-C and A-I Zones maximum height the same as listed above for other respective zones	Shall not be closer than 75 ft. to any residential zoned lots and may not extend over public right-of- way
	Projecting sign	C-1, CP-1, C-2, CP-2, C-3, CP-3, MU2, A-C, A-I, M-1, M-2	Included in total square footage for respective zones as noted above	Minimum of 10 ft. above grade	No projecting sign may extend more than 24 in. from building to which it is attached or over any public right-of- way or sidewalk
		C-ENT, C-MU, C-9	A maximum of 30% of total square footage for respective zones as noted above	Minimum of 10 ft. above grade. Maximum below cornice or roofline of building, whichever is lower. Maximum length of sign from top to bottom is 25 ft.	No projecting sign may extend more than 6 ft. from building to which it is attached or more than 6 ft. over any public right-of-way or sidewalk
		H25	A maximum of 30% of total allowed sign area	Minimum of 10 ft. above ground or sidewalk. Minimum 8 ft. above ground or sidewalk if the sign projects no more than 2 ft. over right-of-way or sidewalk. Maximum below cornice or roofline of building, whichever is lower. Maximum length of sign from top to bottom is 25 ft.	No projecting sign may extend more than 6 ft. from building to which it is attached or extend more than 6 ft. over any public right-of-way or sidewalk
	Marquee sign	C-2, CP-2, C-3, CP-3, C-ENT, C-MU, H25, C-9, M-1, M-2	Included in total square footage for respective zones as noted above	Not less than 12 ft. above sidewalk or ground if more than 2/3 distance from property line to curb; 8 ft. above sidewalk or ground if less than 2/3 distance from property line to curb	Shall not be closer than 2 ft. to curb line, nor project more than 15 ft. over public right-of-way. An encroachment permit is required for any marquee over the public right-of-way
	Roof sign	C-2, CP-2, C-3, CP-3, M-1, M-2	Included in total square footage for respective zones as noted above	C-2/CP-2: 20 ft. above roof or parapet wall C-3/CP-3, M-1, M-2: 40 ft. above parapet wall	Must not be placed on or over public right-of-way
	Building banner sign	C-1, C-2, C-3, C-9, C-ENT, C-MU, H25, MU2, M-1, M-2	All banners (except with waiver) not to exceed 20% of the allowable business signage	Not extend above building parapet	Attached to building
	Freestanding banner sign	C-1, C-2, C-3, M-1, M-2	All banners not to exceed 20% of the allowable business signage	Maximum height of 6 ft. or, if flag, 10 ft.	Setback 10 ft. from property line
	Light pole banner sign	C-1, C-2, C-3, MU2, M-1, M-2	12 sq. ft. per light pole, does not have maximum	Maintain a 10 ft. ground clearance	Setback 10 ft. from front property line
	Temporary sign	NC-1, NC-2, C-9, C-ENT, C-MU, H25, MU2, C-2, C-3	1 (24 in. width x 42 in. high) sign per business frontage	42 in.	6 ft. wide clear path, 3 ft. from building or maximum 5 ft. from curb
Property sign: A.   A sign identifying a construction project. The sign may contain name and project, name of construction firm(s), architect and developer	Wall sign, flat sign, freestanding sign	All Residential Zones and O-1 Zones less than 1 acre in size	1 sign only per street frontage and not exceeding 16 sq. ft. per sign	10 ft. unless attached to a building and then shall not extend above roof or parapet wall	Must not be placed on or over public right-of-way
		All Residential Zones and O-1 Zones 1 acre or more in size	1 sign only per street frontage and not exceeding 32 sq. ft. per sign
		Commercial Zones	1 sign only per street frontage and not exceeding 100 sq. ft. per sign
		Manufacturing Zones	1 sign only per street frontage and not exceeding 300 sq. ft. per sign
B. A sign offering the property for sale or lease. The sign may contain the name of the seller, real estate agent or agency	Wall sign, flat sign, freestanding sign, banner sign	Residential and O-1 Zones Legal commercial use in Residential Zone not including home occupation	1 sign only per street frontage and not exceeding 6 sq. ft. per sign	7 ft. unless attached to a building and then shall not extend above roof or parapet wall	Must not be placed on or over public right-of-way
		Commercial and Manufacturing Zones	1 sign per street frontage and not exceeding 32 sq. ft. per sign	10 ft. unless attached to a building and then shall not extend above roof or parapet wall
Scoreboard sign: A sign used to keep score of an athletic event	Freestanding sign	All zones	250 sq. ft. maximum per sign for schools and public parks; 800 sq. ft. for professional league stadiums	30 ft.	Must not be placed on public right-of- way and signs must face the play portion of the field
Sponsorship sign: A sign that recognizes by name, logo or other visual means the financial contributions of a business, group or individual as a sponsor of the facility, building or structure on which the sign is located	Flat sign, wall sign, freestanding sign	All zones	None	Shall not extend above the fence, building or structure to which it is attached	Must not be placed on public right-of- way and signs must meet the location requirements of section 18-3-28 of this title
Specialty sign: Triangular pennants of reinforced fabric	Freestanding sign	Pennants allowed in the following zones: C-2, CP-2, C-3, CP-3, M-1, M-2	Pennants with a maximum size of 12 in. base and sides not to exceed 24 in. in length	20 ft. maximum height and minimum clearance of 10 in.	Shall not be placed on or over public right-of-way
Nameplate: A sign indicating the name of a person or persons residing on the premises	Flat sign, wall sign, projecting sign	All zones	11/2 sq. ft.	None	None
Identification sign1: A sign which identifies the name of a subdivision, industrial park, airport, church, school, apartment complex, mall or shopping center, public or semipublic building	Wall sign, flat sign, freestanding sign, projecting sign	All zones	All Residential Zones: 1 sq. ft. of sign area for each 250 sq. ft. in a building or group of buildings on a common parcel to a maximum of 60 sq. ft. A minimum of 12 sq. ft. of sign area will be allowed for buildings with less than 3,000 sq. ft. of floor area Historic residential buildings: 9 sq. ft. All Commercial Zones: 100 sq. ft. All Manufacturing Zones: 200 sq. ft.	Shall not extend above roofline or parapet. The height of the freestanding sign shall not extend above the height of the closest building on the same lot as the sign	Must not be placed on or over public right-of-way
Information sign1: A sign designed to provide directory information such as the tenants within an industrial park, the nature of coming events, meeting schedules, hours of operation, directing traffic patterns, etc.	Wall sign, flat sign, freestanding sign, projecting sign	All zones	Residential Zones: 1 sq. ft. of sign for each 250 sq. ft. of gross floor area in a building or group of buildings on a parcel to a maximum of 150 sq. ft. Historic residential buildings: 9 sq. ft. C-1, CP-1, PI, CRC-1, PCR Zones: 200 sq. ft. C-2, CP-2 Zones: 300 sq. ft. C-3, CP-3, C-ENT, C-MU, C-9, H25 Zones: 400 sq. ft. M-1, M-2 Zones: 675 sq. ft.	Shall not extend above roofline or parapet. The height of the freestanding sign shall not extend above the height of the closest building on the same lot as the sign	Must not be placed on or over public property
	Electronic message display sign; provided, that the electronic display shall only be operated from 6:00 A.M. to 10:00 P.M.	All Residential Zones	Included in total square footage for Residential Zones as noted above. Electronic message display is limited to maximum of 25% of total signage allowed except for public schools	The height of the freestanding sign shall not extend above the level of the closest building on the same lot as the sign. The minimum height shall be 10 ft.	Minimum setback of 20 ft. from property line (except for schools along arterial streets it may be reduced to 1 ft.), 300 ft. from any existing home on same side of street and 120 ft. from any existing home across the street opposite the sign
Temporary directional sign: A sign giving direction to a specific location, either on or off of the property on which the sign is located, for any public or private event. Such signs are limited to instruction or direction only and are not to have any form of commercial advertising on them other than a company logo. Such signs shall not be illuminated in any manner. No sign shall remain on any lot or parcel for a period greater than 48 consecutive hours	Freestanding sign	All zones	1 sign per lot, not exceeding 6 sq. ft.	3 ft.; except 2 ft. if located within a sight triangle	Must not be placed on or over public right-of-way

 

Notes:

    1.    Site may take advantage of either an identification or an information sign, but not both.

    2.    Applies to nonresidential uses. For residential uses, the standards for residential zones apply. See also subsection 15-39-8B7.

(Ord. 2019-6, 1-22-2019; amd. Ord. 2023-16, 4-11-2023; Ord. 2024-25, 8-20-2024)