Signs for all uses other than residential uses in the C, MU, PI and CR Districts shall comply with the following standards:
(a) Building Signs. The maximum number and area of permanent signs attached to building shall conform to Table 2 below. Building signs include wall signs, window signs, awning or canopy signs and projecting signs.
Table 2.
Type of Signs | Zoning District | |||
C | MU | PI | CR | |
Signplate | ||||
Maximum number per address | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Maximum area | 2 square feet | 2 square feet | 2 square feet | 2 square feet |
Building | ||||
Maximum number per occupant | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Maximum area permitted | 1 square foot/lineal foot of lot frontage | 1 square foot/lineal foot of lot frontage | 1 square foot/lineal foot of lot frontage | 1 square foot/lineal foot of lot frontage |
Maximum area per occupant | 24 square feet | 24 square feet | 24 square feet | 24 square feet |
Projecting Sign | ||||
Maximum number per building | 1 | 1 | 1 | n.a. |
Maximum area permitted | 12 square feet | 12 square feet | 12 square feet | n.a. |
(b) Window Signs.
(1) Ground floor occupants. A window sign shall not exceed twenty-five percent (25%) of the total glass area at the ground floor window and shall comply with the Design Standards for signs.
(2) Upper floor occupants. For a multi-story building, each occupant above the ground floor shall be permitted one permanent sign to be placed in a window of the occupant's space, not to exceed six square feet or twenty-five percent (25%) of the area of the window in which the sign is placed, whichever is smaller. These signs shall be in addition to the maximum allowable area for the building signs provided in Table 2.
(c) Secondary Frontage or Access. If a building or occupant has frontage on a second street or has access from a second public entrance such as a parking lot an additional sign area may be permitted on the secondary frontage not to exceed forty percent (40%) of the sign area permitted for the primary frontage.
(d) Projecting Signs. Projecting signs shall be permitted only in the C, MU, and PI Districts.
(1) Projecting signs shall be limited to occupants that have a minimum of twenty feet of occupant frontage. All projecting signs shall have a maximum height of fourteen feet and a minimum clearance of seven feet from the ground to the bottom of the sign, except when the projecting sign is located above a landscaped area or other area that does not permit pedestrian traffic beneath the sign. A projecting sign shall not be permitted to extend into the street right-of-way.
(e) Ground Signs. Permanent ground signs permitted in the C, MU, PI and CR Districts shall comply with the following regulations in Table 3:
Table 3.
Type of Signs | Zoning Districts | |||
C | MU | PI | CR | |
Ground Signs | ||||
Maximum number per building | 1 | 1 | 1 | n.a. |
Maximum area | 1 square foot/lineal foot of lot frontage, not to exceed 32 square feet | 1 square foot/lineal foot of lot frontage, not to exceed 32 square feet | 1 square foot/lineal foot of lot frontage, not to exceed 32 square feet | n.a. |
Maximum height | 6 feet | 8 feet | 8 feet | n.a. |
Setback from public right-of-way | 25 feet | 25 feet | 25 feet | n.a. |
Directional Signs | ||||
Maximum number | 2/drive | 2/drive | 2/drive | 2/drive |
Maximum area per sign | 2 square feet | 4 square feet | 4 square feet | 4 square feet |
Instructional Signs | As regulated in Sec. 1133.05(a) | |||
(1) Additional ground signs. An additional ground sign may be permitted on lots not less than four acres in nonresidential districts for a building or development on a corner lot. The additional sign shall not exceed the area as permitted in Table 3.
(2) Setback from intersections. On a corner lot ground signs shall comply with the minimum setback provided in Table 3.
(3) Minimum side yard. Ground signs shall be located not less than ten feet from a side lot line provided, however, when adjacent to an R-1 or R-2 District or a lot used for residential purposes, a ground sign shall be not less than twenty feet from the side lot line.
(4) Changeable copy. Ground signs may have up to thirty percent (30%) of the permanent sign area devoted to changeable copy.
(5) Multi-occupant facilities. When a ground sign is permitted on a site that has more than one occupant, it is the property owner's responsibility to determine if the sign area shall be devoted to identification of the building(s), the anchor occupant, all occupants, or some combination thereof.
(6) Permanent ground signs shall contain the street address in numerals not exceeding seven inches in height.
(7) Ground signs shall be erected in a landscaped setting.
(8) The Zoning Officer may approve the location of a ground sign less than the required distance from a road right-of-way if it finds the sign will not interfere with traffic sign lines and that the required setback is unreasonable because of existing site condition; provided, however, no ground sign or part thereof shall be permitted in the right-of-way.
(f) Temporary Signs. Temporary signs in nonresidential districts may be permitted in addition to the permanent signs as regulated in Section 1133.06 (a) through (e) provided:
(1) Temporary signs may be ground signs, window signs or banner signs.
(2) The area of a temporary window sign shall not exceed twenty-five percent (25%) of the total transparent glass area of the window in which the sign is placed.
(3) Temporary ground and temporary banner signs are permitted on in the C, MU, and PI Districts provided:
A. There shall be no more than two temporary or banner signs each not more than 30 square feet; and
B. Each sign shall have a maximum height of six feet above grade; and
C. Each sign shall not be less than fifteen feet from a street right-of-way except the Zoning Officer may permit signs less than fifteen feet from a street right-of-way in the Commercial District; and
D. Signs shall be permitted for a maximum of fifteen consecutive days, and not more than a total of 75 days each calendar year.
(4) Temporary signs that are created in order to announce a specific event shall be removed within seven days after the close of such event.
(h) Instructional Signs. Instructional signs that are clearly intended for instructional purposes shall be permitted as needed and as approved by the Zoning Officer.
(i) Signs for Residential Uses. Signs permitted or conditionally permitted in the residential districts shall conform to the sign regulations provided in Section 1133.05. (Ord. 21-2020. Passed 12-14-20.)