(a) Public Facilities Districts.
(1) For any permitted use in a public facilities district, with the exception of hospitals or health clinics, forty (40) square feet of signage shall be permitted.
A. Any freestanding sign permitted for the above shall not exceed eight and one half (8½) feet in overall height (monument style).
(2) For hospitals or health clinics, signage shall be determined based upon the development due to the necessity for increased signage to facilitate persons in emergency situations.
(b) Residential Districts.
(1) One (1) subdivision development sign per entrance to subdivision. Sign can be located at the entrance to subdivision only, and cannot exceed thirty-two square feet.
(2) A single-family residential subdivision or multiple-family residential complex may be permitted one monument sign per entrance not to exceed thirty-two square feet per sign.
(3) Any freestanding sign permitted in a residential zoning district shall not exceed eight and one half feet in over all height (monument style).
(4) Signage, other than the above mentioned, exceeding nine (9) square feet shall require a conditional use permit.
(c) Business and Commercial Districts.
(1) Wall signage per building wall facing a public right-of-way based on the following chart:
Speed limit on street | Mass factor |
25 mph | 1.00 |
35 mph, single lane | 1.65 |
35 mph, multi lane or 45 mph single lane | 1.75 |
45 mph, multi lane or single lane greater than 45 mph | 2.00 |
Downtown Design Review District | 1.00 |
For shopping centers, planned industrial parks or other multiple occupancy nonresidential buildings, the building face or wall shall be calculated separately for each separate occupancy to determine the allowed signage.
(2) One (1) freestanding or projecting sign to be determined based on the following chart:
Speed limit on street | Mass factor |
25 mph | 1.00 |
35 mph, single lane | 1.25 |
35 mph, multi lane or 45 mph single lane | 1.25 |
45 mph, multi lane or single lane greater than 45 mph | 1.56 |
Downtown Design Review District | .25 |
A. For shopping centers, planned industrial parks or other multiple occupancy nonresidential buildings, or multiple building structures, to calculate the allowable size of a freestanding sign, the mass factor shall be multiplied by the aggregate building frontage.
B. No freestanding sign shall exceed 215 square feet on a single side per sign, in a business or commercial district.
C. Regardless of the number of businesses or structures on a single parcel, one freestanding sign shall be permitted if the lot frontage is less than 500 feet. If the lot frontage is 500 feet or more, two freestanding signs shall be permitted provided the signs are at least 250 feet apart.
(c) Manufacturing Districts.
(1) Wall signage per building wall facing a public right-of-way based on the following chart:
Speed limit on street | Mass factor |
25 mph | 1.00 |
35 mph, single lane | 1.25 |
35 mph, multi lane or 45 mph single lane | 1.50 |
45 mph, multi lane or single lane greater than 45 mph | 1.75 |
Downtown Design Review District | 1.00 |
For shopping centers, planned industrial parks or other multiple occupancy nonresidential buildings, the building face or wall shall be calculated separately for each separate occupancy to determine the allowed signage.
(2) One (1) freestanding or projecting sign to be determined based on the following chart:
Speed limit on street | Mass factor |
25 mph | .80 |
35 mph, single lane | 1.00 |
35 mph, multi lane or 45 mph single lane | 1.00 |
45 mph, multi lane or single lane greater than 45 mph | 1.25 |
Downtown Design Review District | .25 |
A. For shopping centers, planned industrial parks or other multiple occupancy nonresidential buildings, or multiple building structures, to calculate the allowable size of a freestanding sign, the mass factor shall be multiplied by the aggregate building frontage.
B. No freestanding sign shall exceed 180 square feet on a single side per sign, in a manufacturing district.
C. Regardless of the number of businesses or structures on a single parcel, one freestanding sign shall be permitted if the lot frontage is less than 500 feet. If the lot frontage is 500 feet or more, two freestanding signs shall be permitted provided the signs are at least 250 feet apart.
(3) Signs shall not be permitted within fifty (50) feet of a residential district.
(Ord. 03-112. Passed 7-14-03.)