All signs must comply with the following regulations:
(A) Business signs as regulated in § 153.28(B)(1) of this chapter;
(B) Advertising signs (billboards) shall be a conditional use in Industrial Districts, subject to the following conditions:
(1) Must be located at least eight feet above grade, and not more than 35 feet above grade;
(2) Maximum square footage cannot exceed 850 square feet;
(3) Must be located five feet from all property lines, and not closer than 500 feet from any residential zoned property;
(4) No advertising sign shall be located closer than 500 feet from any other advertising sign;
(5) All advertising signs must meet federal and state criteria. State permits will be required when structures are adjacent to federal or state aid highways within the boundary of the city limits;
(6) Advertising signs shall be located no further than 500 feet from the right-of-way of a major state or federal highway, and be oriented in such a way as to be viewed primarily by traffic on that highway. Such signs shall be permitted only on undeveloped property or lots; and
(7) (a) In the I-P Industrial Park District, advertising signs shall be permitted only on undeveloped property or lots.
(b) Such signs shall be considered a temporary use and shall be removed when property or lots are developed.
(c) For the purposes of this division (B)(7), undeveloped property or lots shall include land in agricultural production.
(1992 Code, § 330:90) (Ord. 1097, passed 11-1-1994; Ord. 1111, passed 5-2-1995; Ord. 1209, passed 7-6-1999)