No sign shall be permitted except as herein provided.
(A) General requirements. In any district all signs shall comply with the following general requirements.
(1) There shall be no flashing, oscillating, or intermittent type or illuminated sign located within the city limits.
(2) No sign shall project over public rights-of-way except those established and maintained by the city, township, county, state, or federal governments.
(3) No sign shall project above the maximum height limitation for the district in which located.
(4) A zoning compliance permit shall be required for the erection, construction, or alteration of any sign, except as hereinafter provided, and all such signs shall be approved by the Zoning Administrator as to their conforming to the requirements of the district wherein such sign or signs are to be located and the requirements of this section.
(5) No sign shall resemble any official traffic control device or railroad sign or signal.
(6) No sign shall be placed nearer any street than one-half the minimum building setback line required for the zoning district in which the sign is to be located.
(7) All directional signs required for the purpose of orientation, when established by the city, township, county, state, or federal government shall be permitted in all districts.
(B) Signs in residential districts. No sign shall be permitted in the residential districts except as herein provided:
(1) One non-illuminated real estate or construction sign not exceeding eight square feet in area will be permitted on any property being sold, leased, or developed. Such sign will be removed promptly when it has fulfilled its function;
(2) One sign with a surface area not exceeding six square feet which identifies the use on the premises for any permitted or conditionally permitted use in the respective residential district in which the property is located; and
(3) One bulletin board not exceeding 18 square feet in area will be permitted in connection with any church, school, or similar public structure.
(C) Signs in business and industrial districts. In business and industrial districts, no sign shall be permitted except as herein provided.
(1) One sign in connection with any legal commercial or industrial use or structure will be permitted on the premises of the business, provided such sign carries no information beyond the name, symbol, and nature of the business; provided that, if said commercial use or structure faces more than one road, one sign shall be allowed on each road frontage.
(2) They shall contain no information or advertising for any product or service not sold or processed on the premises.
(3) They shall have an aggregate area not greater than one and one-half square feet for each foot of width of the principal building on the premises.
(Ord., § 411, passed 6-11-2002)