(A) Ground sign. A sign attached directly to the ground by means of one or more upright pillars, braces, posts, poles or foundations placed directly upon or in the ground and not attached to any part of the building. Ground signs must conform to the following provisions:
(1) The maximum area for the sign is 80 square feet.
(2) No ground sign shall be more than 16 feet tall, measured from the natural ground line to the top of the sign frame.
(3) The sign shall not be placed closer than ten feet from the right-of-way line.
(4) Only one ground sign may be erected per building, regardless of the number of tenants, except as provided for in § 152.194.
(5) The sign may be illuminated.
(B) Wall sign. A sign attached or painted directly on the building wall, generally on the facade, with the exposed display surface of the sign in a plane parallel to the wall. Wall signs must conform to the following provisions:
(1) The maximum area for the sign is one square foot per lineal foot of building frontage.
(2) No wall sign shall be mounted more than 20 feet above the natural ground line.
(3) One or more wall signs may be used on a building, as long as the total area of the signs does not exceed the maximum permitted.
(4) On multiple-occupancy buildings, each occupant with a separate outside entrance serving the public may have a separate wall sign.
(5) No part of a wall sign shall extend more than 18 inches from the wall.
(6) The sign may be illuminated.
(C) Projection sign. A hanging, suspended, shingle, blade or any other type of sign that is mounted to and projects perpendicularly from a building wall. Projection signs must conform to the following provisions:
(1) The maximum area for the sign is one square foot per lineal foot of building frontage not exceeding 40 square feet.
(2) The sign shall not project more than four feet from the building.
(3) The sign shall not extend higher than three feet above the roof of the building.
(4) The sign shall have nine or more feet of vertical clearance from the ground or sidewalk level.
(5) The sign may be illuminated.
(D) Roof sign. A sign which is attached to or painted on the roof of a building. Roof signs must conform to the following provisions:
(1) The maximum area for the sign is one square foot per lineal foot of building frontage not exceeding 40 square feet.
(2) The sign shall be placed a minimum of five feet from the edge of the roof.
(3) The sign shall not exceed six feet in height.
(4) Only one roof sign shall be permitted per business.
(5) The sign may be illuminated.
(E) Canopy sign. A sign painted or otherwise affixed directly to a canopy or awning. The signage area shall not exceed 25 square feet. The sign shall identify only the name of the business and logo and may be illuminated.
(F) Window sign. A sign directly attached to windows or doors. A business may use one or more window signs but the total sign area shall not exceed 25% of the glass area. The sign may be illuminated.
(G) Temporary sign. A sign that is not permanently installed in the ground or affixed to any structure or building and designed to be mobile or movable. This includes, but is not limited to, portable signs, sandwich boards, banners, wire-frame signs or signs on parked vehicles. Temporary signs must conform to the following provisions:
(1) The maximum area for the sign shall not exceed 25 square feet.
(2) The sign is allowed without a permit but must be located in compliance with the provisions of § 152.191.
(3) The sign must remain in good repair at all times.
(4) No sign exceeding four square feet shall be placed closer than ten feet to the right-of-way line. A sandwich board sign may be placed in on the sidewalk; however, any person erecting such a sign shall indemnify and hold harmless the town and its employees from any claims arising from the presence of the sign in the right-of-way.
(5) The sign may be illuminated.
(H) Off-premises sign. A sign, billboard or other permanent outdoor advertising structure that directs attention to a business, commodity or service sold, conducted or offered at a location other than the premises on which the sign is erected. Off-premises signs shall not be permitted in the town, except signs identifying the location of a church or house of worship. Such signs shall not exceed four square feet and may not be illuminated. The continued use of existing off-site outdoor advertising signs shall be allowed consistent with the provisions of division (G) above.
(I) Subdivision/group development sign. A sign used to identify the entrance to a subdivision, planned unit development, apartment or townhouse complex, or other group development. The area of the face of the sign shall not exceed 36 square feet but may be mounted on a larger masonry wall. The sign may be illuminated. There may be one sign on either side of the entrance.
(J) Home occupation sign.
(1) A sign used to identify the location of a home occupation, day care or other business permitted in a residential zoning district.
(2) Home occupation signs must conform to the following provisions:
(a) The maximum area for the sign shall not exceed ten square feet in area.
(b) The maximum height for the sign shall not exceed three feet.
(c) The sign may be ground- or wall-mounted. The sign may not be illuminated.
(Ord. passed 4-5-2010; Ord. passed 5-3-2021)