A. A nonpublic sign may not be placed in the public right-of-way or on public property except as may be authorized by the City. No sign may be placed on private property without the property owner's written approval.
B. General non-accessory signs under one hundred (100) square feet shall be permitted as uses permitted by right in the C-3, general commercial, and industrial zoning districts, subject to the following regulations. All general non- accessory signs over one hundred (100) square feet shall be permitted on review in the C-3, general commercial, and industrial zoning districts, subject to the following regulations:
1. Sign size.
a. In area properly zoned and adjacent the Interstate 35;
(1) The display surface shall not be not exceed six hundred seventy-two (672) square feet per sign face, except for a twenty (20) per allowance for extension and cutouts.
(2) The maximum width of a sign shall be forty-eight (48) feet.
(3) Signs exceeding six hundred seventy-two (672) square feet shall require a variance permit in any zoning district.
b. In areas properly zoned and not adjacent to the interstate:
(1) The display surface area shall exceed three hundred (300) square feet.
(2) The maximum width of a sign shall be twenty-four (24) feet.
(3) Signs shall not have more than one display face facing in any one direction. Therefore, no stacked or side-by-side faces can be constructed.
2. Height.
a. In areas properly zoned and adjacent to the interstate.
(1) The maximum height of the highest point of the structure shall be fifty (50) feet above road grade; provided, however, that where the sign is adjacent to an elevated roadway, then the maximum height shall be thirty (30) feet above the road grade.
(2) The minimum clearance between ground level and the lowest point of display surface, exclusive of supports, shall not be less than ten (10) feet.
b. In areas properly zoned and not adjacent to the interstate:
(1) The maximum height above ground shall be thirty (30) feet.
(2) The minimum clearance between ground level and the lowest point of display surface, exclusive of supports, less than ten (10) feet.
3. Spacing.
a. In areas properly zoned and adjacent to the interstate, regardless of size or height, no non-accessory sign shall be constructed, erected, placed, or replaced closer than one thousand (1,000) feet to another non-accessory sign facing in the same direction and on the same side of the roadway from which the sign is intended to be read.
b. In area properly zoned and not adjacent to the interstate:
(1) No non-accessory sign with a display area of two hundred (200) square feet or less shall be constructed, erected, placed, or replaced closer than five hundred (500) feet unless such sign reaches a maximum height of twenty (20) feet or less, in which case it may be located no closer than two hundred fifty (250) feet to another non-accessory sign facing in the same direction and on the same side of the roadway from which the sign is intended to be read.
(2) No non-accessory sign with a display area of more than two hundred (200) square feet shall be constructed, erected, placed, or replace closer than five hundred (500) feet to another non-accessory sign facing in the same direction and on the same side of the roadway from which the sign is intended to be read.
4. Spacing from residentially zoned property. No non-accessory sign shall be constructed, erected, placed, or replaced closer than one hundred (100) feet to the nearest residentially zoned property or two hundred fifty (250) feet to any residence.
5. Lighting. Non-accessory signs may be illuminated which are in compliance with the following conditions and any other applicable ordinances:
a. Signs shall not be erected which contain, include, or are illuminated by any flashing, intermittent, revolving, or moving light.
b. Signs shall not be erected or maintained which cause an annoying glare to any residential neighborhood.
(Code 1991, § 5-1207(A), (D); Ord. No. 00-14, § 1(5-1207), 6-5-2000; Ord. No. 06-14, § 1, 10-2-2006; Ord. No. 07-13, § 1, 10-1-2007)