(1) Location. Off premise signs may be allowed in the following Districts:
(a) GC: General Commercial Districts that are not within 600 feet of a Gateway Corridor or Residential District;
(b) I4: Heavy Manufacturing Districts that are not within 600 feet of a Gateway Corridor or Residential District.
(2) Maximum sign surface area and height.
(a) Sign surface area. Shall not exceed 96 square feet in sign surface area.
(b) The maximum height is ten feet.
(3) Spacing between signs. The minimum distance between signs shall be as specified below.
(a) Linear spacing. The minimum distance between signs described by this § 7.5E located along and oriented towards the same side of a public street shall be 2,500 linear feet subject to the following:
1. The spacing requirement shall be applied equally to both sides of the street at the same time regardless of whether the signs described by this § 7.5E are on the same side of the street;
2. The spacing requirement shall be applied continuously along a street to all signs described by this § 7.5E oriented towards that street in either direction whether the signs described by this § 7.5E are in the same block or are in different blocks separated by an intersecting street;
3. For purposes of applying the spacing requirement signs described by this § 7.5E shall be treated the same, whether double-faced or single-faced; and
(b) Measurement of linear spacing. The method of measurement of the spacing between signs described by this § 7.5E oriented towards the same street shall be along the centerline of the street to which the sign described by this § 7.5E is oriented from the point in the street's centerline closest to the leading edge of the sign described by this § 7.5E.
(c) Radial spacing. In no event shall a sign described by this § 7.5E be closer than 1,000 feet from any other sign described by this § 7.5E regardless of location or orientation.
(4) Minimum front, side, and rear yard setback.
(a) Front yard setback. The minimum front yard setback shall be 60 feet from the proposed right-of-way.
(b) Side and rear yard setback. Maximum height of up to four feet above grade when located at the minimum required side or rear yard setback. The maximum height may be increased by one foot in height for each additional one foot of setback from the minimum required side or rear yard until the maximum height allowed for sign described by this § 7.5E is reached.
(5) Construction. The supports, uprights, bracing and framework of ground sign described by this § 7.5E shall be of steel construction.
(Ord. 52-2022, passed 12-12-2022)