(A) Generally. Off-premise signs shall only be allowed in industrial zoning districts, highway-business zoning districts, and the mixed use zoning district as prescribed below.
(B) Specifically.
(1) Off-premise signs that are located in the I-2 Industrial District shall not exceed 400 square feet in area per sign face per side and necessary structural supports and structural margin shall not exceed 36 inches in width on each border of the sign. No off-premise sign shall be located closer than 35 feet to any residential zoning district line. No off-premise sign shall be located closer than 300 feet from another sign (off-premise or on-premise).
(2) Off-premise signs that are located in the HB-2 Highway Business District shall not exceed 400 square feet in area per sign face per side and necessary structural supports and structural margin shall not exceed 36 inches in width on each border of the sign. An off-premise sign shall be allowed on the same pole as an on-premise sign; provided, the total number of signs shall not exceed two and the total combined square footage for the area of both sign faces shall not exceed 800 square feet per side. No off- premise sign shall be located closer than 35 feet to any residential zoning district line. No business shall erect, or attach in any manner, an off-premise sign if the same business erects one or more on-premise signs that exceed 35 feet in height (combined height if two signs are erected), as allowed in § 154.084.
(3) Off-premise signs that are located in the MU Mixed Use District, the I-1 Industrial District, and the I-3 Industrial District shall be one-sided or double-sided. Both sides of any particular double-sided off-premise sign shall pertain to the same business. The off-premise signs shall not exceed 128 square feet in area per sign face and 35 feet in height, and an off-premise sign shall not be located closer than 1,000 feet, in any direction, from another off-premise sign.
(Ord. passed 7-9-1985; Ord. passed 5-10-1990; Ord. passed 3-9-1999; Ord. passed 8-10-1999; Ord. passed 3-14-2000; Ord. passed 5-9-2000; Ord. passed 9-9-2003; Ord. passed 9-13-2005; Ord. passed 9-12-2006; Ord. passed 6-29-2021) Penalty, see § 154.999