A. Applicability: The regulations of this section apply to signs in R Districts and AG Districts. See also the general regulations of section 10-12-4 of this chapter.
B. Signs Allowed: The following signs are allowed in R Districts and AG Districts in addition to any signs allowed pursuant to section 10-12-3 of this chapter. On-premises projecting signs and all off-premises outdoor advertising signs are prohibited in R Districts and in AG Districts.
1. Apartment/Condo Buildings And Neighborhood And Subdivision Identification Signs:
a. Lots occupied by one or more apartment/condo buildings are allowed a maximum of one freestanding sign per street frontage and a maximum of one wall sign per building wall. Wall signs may not exceed thirty two (32) square feet in area.
b. Residential neighborhoods and residential subdivisions, including mobile home parks, are allowed a single freestanding sign at each street entrance to the neighborhood or subdivision.
c. The freestanding signs allowed by this section may not exceed thirty two (32) square feet in area or 0.20 square feet of sign area per linear foot of street frontage, whichever is greater, but in no case may the sign exceed one hundred fifty (150) square feet in area. The maximum sign area calculation must be based on the street frontage to which the sign is oriented. Maximum height may not exceed twenty feet (20').
2. Nonresidential Uses: The following regulations apply to all principal nonresidential uses in R Districts and AG Districts.
a. Wall Signs: Nonresidential uses in R and AG Districts are allowed a maximum of one wall sign per public building entrance. No individual wall sign may exceed thirty two (32) square feet in area. In buildings with multiple public building entrances, the sign area of all wall signs may not exceed thirty two (32) square feet in the aggregate.
b. Freestanding Signs: Nonresidential uses in R Districts and AG Districts are allowed a maximum of one freestanding sign per street frontage. Allowed freestanding signs are subject to a maximum height limit of twenty feet (20') and may not exceed thirty two (32) square feet in area or 0.20 square feet of sign area per linear foot of street frontage, whichever is greater, but in no case may the sign exceed one hundred fifty (150) square feet in area. The maximum sign area calculation must be based on the street frontage to which the sign is oriented.
c. Dynamic Displays: Dynamic displays are prohibited in R Districts and AG Districts except that on a lot occupied by an allowed public, civic or institutional use, the Board of Adjustment is authorized to approve a special exception for the allowed wall sign or the allowed freestanding sign to include a dynamic display.
(1) The allowed dynamic display component may not exceed thirty two (32) square feet in area, and no more than one (wall or freestanding) dynamic display is allowed per street frontage.
(2) The sign area allowed for a dynamic display is not in addition to the maximum sign area allowed for a wall or freestanding sign, but rather is counted as part of the maximum area of a wall or freestanding sign.
(3) Dynamic displays in R Districts and in AG Districts may operate only between the hours of seven o'clock (7:00) A.M. and nine o'clock (9:00) P.M. unless otherwise expressly approved through the special exception process.
(4) Dynamic displays are subject to the dynamic display regulations of section 10-12-9 of this chapter. (Ord. 2018-16, 12-4-2018)