A. Classification: Off premises signs are not considered accessory structures or buildings, especially with regard to the application of the zoning ordinance.
B. Use Restrictions: Off premises signs are allowed by special use in business zones except for the B-1 Central Business District. They are also allowed by special use in industrial zones. They are not permitted in residential zones.
C. Size: Off premises signs shall be limited to a maximum surface area, facing in the same direction, of three hundred (300) square feet except for billboards which may have a maximum surface area of six hundred seventy two (672) square feet. Such signs shall have a maximum of two (2) sign faces, with no more than one sign face per side or direction. Computation of sign face surface area shall not include extensions.
D. Location: Off premises signs may not be roof mounted and, if flush wall mounted, may not project above the roofline. Freestanding off premises signs are required to have a single support structure, commonly known as monopole construction. Off premises signs may not project beyond any property lines.
E. Height: The maximum total height of any off premises sign shall be fifty feet (50') from ground level or the centerline of the road grade from which the sign is intended to be viewed, whichever is greater.
F. Separation: All billboards shall be separated by a minimum of three hundred feet (300') along the same side of the roadway, with no more than three (3) off premises sign structures allowed within any one-fourth (1/4) mile of the same side of any roadway.
G. Illumination: Off premises signs shall not contain any flashing or running lights or lights creating the illusion of movement. This restriction shall not be interpreted as a prohibition or restriction of electronic multiple message signs.
H. Extension: An extension may increase the area of a sign face by no more than twenty percent (20%) and may extend no more than five feet (5') above the topmost edge of the sign face and three feet (3') from any other side. An extension shall remain installed only for the duration of the advertising.
I. Digital Electronic Multiple Message Off Premises Signs: Digital electronic multiple message off premises signs are allowed by special use in business zones except for the B-1 central business district. They are also allowed by special use in the industrial zones. The area of a digital electronic multiple message sign shall be included in any sign area calculation but only as a single sign face. No additional square footage shall be attributed to the sign's ability to change messages.
1. Static Images: The messages displayed shall not contain moving images. Images shall remain static except during message transition.
2. Length Of Display (Dwell Time): Digital electronic multiple message signs are permitted to change their message no more than once every ten (10) seconds.
3. Automatic Dimming: All such signs shall have installed ambient light monitors and shall at all times allow such monitors to automatically adjust the brightness level of the sign based on ambient light conditions. (Ord. 2015-1450, 8-4-2015)