§ 152.306 PERMITTED GROUND SIGNS.

   (A)   General requirements.

      (1)   Two ground signs shall be permitted per premise which has frontage on two public roads. One sign shall not exceed the area requirements set forth herein. The second sign shall not exceed 50% of the area requirements set forth herein.

      (2)   A ground sign shall have a setback of five feet from a public road right-of-way and a setback distance equal to the height of the sign from all other property boundaries.

      (3)   Height. The height of a ground sign shall be computed as the vertical distance from the base of the sign at normal grade to the top of the highest attached component of the sign. Normal grade shall be construed to be the lower of:

         (a)   Existing grade prior to construction; or

         (b)   The newly established grade after construction, exclusive of any filling, berming, mounding, or excavating solely for the purposes of locating the sign.

      (4)   Area. Area of the sign shall include the total area within any circle, triangle, rectangle or other geometric shape enclosing the extreme limits of writing, representation, emblem or any similar figure, together with any frame or other material forming an integral part of the display or used to differentiate such sign from the background against which it is placed, and is further calculated as follows:

         (a)   Single face sign. One square foot per one linear foot of road frontage, total not to exceed the total maximum area per side as listed in Table 2 below.

         (b)   Multi-faced signs. One square foot per one linear foot of road frontage, total not to exceed the total area maximum as listed in Table 2 below.

   (B)   Multiple tenants. One ground sign stating the name of a business center and major tenants therein may be erected for a shopping center, office park, industrial park or other integrated group of stores, commercial buildings, office buildings or industrial buildings in the CBD, SBD and RTO Districts. The sign area shall not exceed 50 square feet in total area. Such signs may be up to eight feet in height. If the lot fronts on two or more collector or arterial streets, one such sign may be permitted for each frontage.

   (C)   Specific requirements. Ground signs shall be permitted by district in accordance with the following requirements.

 

TABLE 1 GROUND SIGNS PERMITTED BY DISTRICT
District	Height	Single Faced Sign; Per Side (max)	Total Max Area Two or More Faced
CBD and SBD	8 feet	25 square feet	50 square feet
ROB and O	5 feet	18 square feet	36 square feet
RTO and PL	8 feet	16 square feet	32 square feet
R1, R2, R3, R4	4 feet	6 square feet	12 square feet

 

   (D)   Signs requiring special land use approval. The Planning Commission may consider a sign that is greater than the maximum height and area requirements or less than the minimum setback requirements as a special land use. In review of a special land use, the Planning Commission shall consider the standards set forth in § 152.240 and the following:

      (1)   The standards set forth in §§ 152.301 and 152.304;

      (2)   The size, shape, and topography of the property;

      (3)   The relationship of the sign to neighboring properties and signs; and

      (4)   The relationship to and visibility from the public street where the property is located.

(Ord. 107, passed 12-12-2011; Ord. 173, passed 12-11-2023) Penalty, see § 152.999