Permits are required for allowed signs and signs must conform with the following criteria.
(A) Residential districts.
(1) Single-family subdivision identification signs.
(a) Number. One per main entrance not to exceed two signs per subdivision.
(b) Type: Monument or signature gates.
(c) Size and height.
1. Monument: 40 square feet in area and six feet in height.
2. Signature gate. Graphics not to exceed 40 square feet in area and the wall, gate or pier shall not exceed eight feet in height at the highest point of the wall, gate or pier of the main structure. The lighting fixture or ornamentation shall not exceed three feet in height above the highest point of the main structure, with the total height not to exceed 11 feet. (See Appendix A, § 6.)
(d) Lighting: Indirect illumination.
(2) Multi-Family Districts.
(a) Multi-family complex identification signs. Signs that identify name and/or address of an apartment, townhouse, condominiums or other multi-family residential complex, located at any street or private drive entrance to the complex shall be erected as follows:
1. Number. One sign per main entrance, not to exceed two per complex.
2. Type: Monument or signature gate.
3. Size and height:
a. Monument: 40 square feet in area and six feet in height.
b. Signature gate. Graphics not to exceed 40 square feet in area and the wall, gate or pier shall not exceed eight feet in height at the highest point of the wall, gate or pier of the main structure. The lighting fixture or ornamentation shall not exceed three feet in height above the highest point of the main structure, with the total height not to exceed 11 feet. (See Appendix A, § 6.)
4. Lighting: Indirect illumination.
(B) Commercial and Office Districts.
(1) Single freestanding commercial establishment, not part of a shopping center or other office complex.
(a) Number. One per street frontage not to exceed two signs.
(b) Type: Monument and/or wall/marquee.
(c) Size and height.
1. Monument: 40 square feet in area and ten feet in height.
2. Wall/marquee. The sign area cannot exceed 50% of the length of the facade or a maximum area or a maximum area of 100 square feet, and three feet in height.
(d) Lighting. Backlighting, and indirect lighting is recommended. Internal lighting is allowed when that lighting illuminates sign graphics (lettering and logos) only and the remainder of the sign is opaque (transmitting no light).
(2) Retail/shopping center. Centers with five or more establishments planned as an integrated development shall be authorized to erect signs based on the following criteria:
(a) Center identification sign.
1. Number. One sign per street entrance not to exceed two signs per development.
2. Type: Monument.
3. Size and height. Minimum area of 20 square feet; maximum area of 60 square feet in area and a maximum height of ten feet.
4. Lighting. Backlighting, and indirect lighting is recommended. Internal lighting is allowed when that lighting illuminates sign graphics (lettering and logos) only and the remainder of the sign is opaque (transmitting no light).
(b) Individual business identification signs. Any individual business may erect the following permanent identification signs, according to the following criteria:
1. Number. One of each of the types listed; maximum four. However, if an individual business within a retail/shopping center occupies space with 100 feet or more of ground floor frontage in the center, that individual business may have two wall/marquee signs.
2. Type: Wall/marquee, rear sign, covered sidewalk overhead sign and/or window signs.
3. Size and height.
a. Wall/marquee. The sign may not exceed 50% of the length of the facade or have an area greater than 50 square feet, and a maximum height of three feet; except, however should the sign consist of “channel letters” and the facade exceed 20 feet in height, the sign area may be a maximum of 150 square feet and six feet in height.
b. Rear sign: Four square feet in area.
c. Covered sidewalk overhead sign: Eight square feet in area.
d. Window signs; temporary and permanent. The maximum square footage area allowed for temporary and permanent window signs is based on the following floor space criteria:
i. Floor space of 3,000 square feet or less: Combined temporary and permanent window signs may not exceed 25% of the total window area but not to exceed a maximum area of 60 square feet.
ii. Floor space over 3,000 square feet: Combined temporary and permanent window signs may not exceed 25% of the window area but not to exceed a maximum area of 120 square feet.
4. Lighting. Backlighting, and indirect lighting is recommended. Internal lighting is allowed when that lighting illuminates sign graphics (lettering and logos) only and the remainder of the sign is opaque (transmitting no light).
(c) Sidewalk sandwich signs.
1. Number: One per individual business.
2. Size and height: The height cannot exceed four feet when standing and 2½ feet in overall width.
3. Placement. The sign must be within 12 feet of the front entrance of the business establishment.
(3) Zoning lot with one office building.
(a) Number: One.
(b) Type: Monument.
(c) Size and height: 40 square feet in area and ten feet in height.
(d) Lighting. Backlighting, and indirect lighting is recommended. Internal lighting is allowed when that lighting illuminates sign graphics (lettering and logos) only and the remainder of the sign is opaque (transmitting no light).
(e) One wall marquee door sign at each individual exterior business entrance not to exceed 12 square feet nor three feet in height.
(4) Office complex. A complex with two or more office buildings planned as an integrated development shall be authorized to erect signs based on the following criteria:
(a) Complex identification sign.
1. Number: One per street frontage, not to exceed two signs per complex.
2. Type: monument.
3. Size and height: Minimum of 20 square feet in area, not to exceed 40 square feet in area, and six feet in height.
4. Lighting. Backlighting, and indirect lighting is recommended. Internal lighting is allowed when that lighting illuminates sign graphics (lettering and logos) only and the remainder of the sign is opaque (transmitting no light).
(b) Individual building sign. Each individual building within the complex may erect:
1. Number: One.
2. Type: Monument.
3. Size and height: A maximum of 20 square feet in area and four feet in height.
4. Lighting. Backlighting, and indirect lighting is recommended. Internal lighting is allowed when that lighting illuminates sign graphics (lettering and logos) only and the remainder of the sign is opaque (transmitting no light).
(c) Individual business establishment. Window signs except those required by law are not permitted. Each individual establishment within an office building may erect:
1. Number: One.
2. Type: Wall/marquee sign.
3. Size and height: One square foot for each two linear feet of building frontage with the maximum sign area not to exceed 32 square feet. The highest point of the sign may not be more than 15 feet above grade.
4. Lighting. Backlighting, and indirect lighting is recommended. Internal lighting is allowed when the lighting illuminates sign graphics (lettering and logos) only and the remainder of the sign is opaque (transmitting no light).
5. Placement: All parts of the sign must be below the roofline.
6. Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, each individual business is permitted one neon sign no larger than 4.5 square feet. The sign must consist of only four letters spelling the word “OPEN”. Such sign may only be illuminated during the hours the establishment is, in fact, open for business.
(Ord. 222-1991, passed 12-16-91; Am. Ord. 232-1992, passed 9-21-92; Am. Ord. 420-2001, passed 1-14-02; Am. Ord. 448-2005, passed 3-31-05; Am. Ord. 540-2014, passed 12-15-14) Penalty, see § 157.99