(A) Attached signs are permitted in all B-1 Neighborhood Commercial, B-2 Central Commercial, B-3 Community Commercial, B-4 Highway Business District, I-1 Light Industrial, and I-2 General Industrial Zoning Districts. At no time shall any sign project more than eight and one-half feet from the building surface, nor more than 18 inches into the public right-of-way, whichever is more restrictive. Every attached sign, excluding fascia signs, shall be placed at least ten feet above the ground over which it is erected. These limits include the space necessary to allow for installation hardware. Signs located on canopies and/or awnings will be considered attached signs for the purpose of calculating the area. Requirements in the uniform building code will be used to determine the distance of allowable projection into the public right-of-way.
(B) (1) Attached on-premises signs may have an aggregate area of two square feet for each linear foot of building frontage facing a street, but the maximum total area of all permitted on-premises attached signs shall not exceed 500 square feet per establishment per street facing.
(2) Permitted signs may be placed on any facade of the building. The printed copy of graphics portion of a fascia sign shall not exceed 80% of any linear frontage of the building.
(C) (1) Outdoor advertising signs shall not exceed 300 square feet per face. On streets and highways within the jurisdiction of this subchapter, no outdoor advertising sign may be established within 1,500 feet of any other outdoor advertising sign facing the same direction measured on either side of the street.
(2) Such spacing between structures does not apply to structures separated by buildings or other structures in such a manner that only one sign located within the above mentioned spacing distance is visible from the highway at any one time.
(D) No attached sign shall extend more than four feet above the facade of the building to which it is attached. A sign which is attached parallel to any building or structure shall not project beyond the ends of the wall to which it is attached.
(E) In the case of a lot or building facade with frontage on more than one street, attached signs may be permitted on each street in accordance with the regulations of this subchapter. In no case shall allowable sign area be transferred from one street-facing facade to another street-facing facade.
(F) Attached signs identifying churches, fraternities, or other similar uses in residential zoning districts shall be of the fascia type, shall not exceed 30 square feet in area, and shall be limited to one sign (attached or freestanding) on the premises of said use.
(G) Attached signs for special use permits granted by the County Board shall be allowed only when authorized by said Board, and shall conform to the requirements of 36.6.d.
(H) If the projecting attached sign is illuminated, the reflectors shall be provided with the proper glass lenses concentrating the illumination upon the area of the sign and preventing glare upon the street or adjacent property.
(I) The distance measured between the principle faces of any attached projecting sign shall not exceed 18 inches.
(J) No attached projecting sign shall be secured with wire, strips of wood or nails, nor shall any projecting sign be hung or secured to any other sign.
(K) All attached wall signs shall be safely and securely attached to the building wall by means of metal anchors, bolts, or expansion screws of not less than three-eighths inch in diameter, embedded in said wall at least five inches; provided, however, that such signs may rest in, or be bolted to strong, heavy metal brackets, or saddles set not over six feet apart, each of which shall be securely fixed to the wall as herein before provided. In no case shall any attached wall sign be secured with wire, strips of wood, or nails.
(L) Attached signs identifying uses affiliated with a college, university, or seminary, subject to the use meeting the 30-foot separation requirement from any residentially zoned or one- or two-family used lot (as specified in the U-1 University/College district) shall be of a fascia type and shall not exceed 30 square feet in area.
(Ord. passed 5-16-2023)