(a) Awning Signs, Canopy Signs, Marquee Signs.
(1) The copy area of these signs shall not exceed an area equal to 25 percent of the background area of the surface to which the sign is affixed to or applied, or the permitted area for wall, whichever is less.
(2) Neither the background color, nor any graphic treatment or embellishment such as striping, patterns or color bands shall be included in the computation of sign copy area.
(3) These signs shall be assessed against the sign area permitted for other sign types.
(b) Billboards.
(1) Billboards are permitted in Manufacturing Districts with a conditional use permit. All new billboards must meet the following criteria:
(2) If the billboard is illuminated, its light source shall not be of excessive brightness, or cause a glare hazardous to pedestrians or automobile drivers or objectionable in an adjacent residential district. Flashing, moving, or intermittent illumination shall be prohibited.
(3) No more than one billboard shall be located per lot.
(4) Billboards utilizing rotating panels, in order to display various sign faces, shall conform to the following:
A. No more than three sign faces shall be installed.
B. Not more than one side of the panel shall show within a ten second time frame.
(5) Landscaping shall be required and a plan shall be submitted and approved by the Planning Commission.
(6) There shall be a thirty-foot minimum setback from the front property line.
(7) There shall be a minimum thirty-foot side yard setback.
(8) The maximum square footage of a billboard face, visible at one time, shall not exceed three hundred square feet.
(9) There shall be a minimum setback of 200 feet from a park, playground, public building or residence.
(c) Development and Construction Signs. Development and construction signs shall not require zoning clearance or a building permit. Signs temporarily erected during construction to inform the public of the developer, contractors, architects, and engineers shall be permitted in all zoning districts subject to the following restrictions:
(1) On a residential lot, development and construction signs shall not exceed six square feet in total area and shall be located not less than five feet from any front or side lot line.
(2) For an undeveloped subdivision, there may be one sign per entrance to the subdivision and each sign shall be no greater than thirty-two square feet and located not less than ten feet from any front or side lot line.
(3) For business, commercial or manufacturing lots, there may be no more than one sign per street front not to exceed sixty-four square feet and located not less than ten feet from any front or side lot line.
(4) Development and construction signs must be removed within two weeks following completion of the construction or conform to the permanent sign regulations for the district in which they are located.
(d) Monument Signs.
(1) May be located within the required front yard but not closer than fifteen feet or one-half the required front yard setback, whichever is greater.
(2) Shall not be located within ten feet from a building on an adjacent lot and not less than thirty feet from another sign.
(3) Shall not be more than eight and one-half feet above grade.
(4) Shall not interfere with the line of sight for any vehicle.
(e) Political Signs. Political signs shall be permitted in all zoning districts and shall not require zoning clearance or permit and be subject to the following limitations:
(1) The political sign, poster or like device shall legibly bear the name of the party responsible for placement of the sign and shall not exceed thirty-two square feet per side, with no single dimension greater than eight feet; except the above restrictions shall not apply to political advertisements using billboards located in conformity with applicable provisions of the Zoning Code.
(2) Only one double-sided political sign per individual candidate or individual issue shall be placed per site (ground level street address) except as to corner lots, two such signs per individual candidate or individual issue may be placed at a site so as to front on each intersecting street.
(3) The owner or person in control of the property upon which the political sign, poster or like device is displayed, shall consent to the placement of same.
(4) No political sign, poster or like device shall be erected on, in or infringe in any way into the right-of-way of any street, road or other public way, nor be attached to any utility facility located within such right-of-way.
(5) No political sign, poster or like device shall be erected near the intersection of any street, road, alley, other public way or private drive in such a manner as to be hazardous to the vision of pedestrians or drivers of vehicles.
(6) The provisions of this section shall not operate to restrict the placement of political signs at polling places on an election day contrary to applicable State and Federal laws.
(7) Political signs shall be removed or replaced within forty-five (45) days from initial erection.
(f) Portable Signs.
(1) A zoning permit is required for all portable signs.
(2) No portable sign shall flash, be animated, rotate, or have the appearance of moving.
(3) All wiring that serves and is part of a portable sign shall be inspected and shall meet the provisions of the City Electrical Code.
(4) Portable signs shall not be permitted in residential districts.
(5) The maximum allowable size for a portable sign shall be thirty-two (32) square feet.
(6) A property shall have no more than one portable sign erected for no more than four months cumulative in any one year.
(g) Pylon Signs.
(1) Shall not be located closer than fifteen feet to any right-of-way.
(2) Shall have a minimum clearance of 8½ feet above grade.
(3) Shall not be over thirty (30) feet in height.
(h) Real Estate Signs.
(1) Temporary real estate signs shall not require zoning clearance or a permit. Real estate signs shall be permitted in all zoning districts. Real estate signs shall be removed immediately following the sale or lease of the property. Real estate signs six (6) square feet or less shall meet the following regulations:
Shall be limited to one sign per street frontage and shall be located not less than five feet from any front or side lot line or closer than the building line, whichever is the lesser.
(2) Real estate signs exceeding six (6) square feet shall meet the following regulations:
A. Located within an undeveloped subdivision – shall be limited to one sign per entrance to the subdivision, and each sign shall be no greater than sixty-four (64) square feet and not located less than ten (10) feet from any front or side lot line. All signs shall be removed within ten days after the sale of the last original lot.
B. For non-residential properties, one sign is permitted limited to a maximum of thirty-two square feet.
C. Off-premises real estate signs are prohibited except the use of “Open House” signs displayed for not more than a 48-hour period, and which do not directly hamper a motorist line of sight or the flow of traffic.
(i) Roof Signs. Roof signs shall only be permitted with a Conditional Use Permit. The Planning Commission shall take into consideration the necessity of the roof sign in evaluating the application.
(j) Temporary signs shall require zoning clearance and be subject to the following regulations, unless otherwise specifically exempted elsewhere in this chapter:
(1) No temporary sign shall exceed four feet in any one of its dimensions unless it’s a banner, in which case it can’t exceed eight feet in any one dimension.
(2) Limit of one sign per street frontage.
(3) Such signs may be displayed for not more than 60 days in any calendar year.
(k) Wall Signs.
(1) Wall signs may not project more than 12” from the building, or wall, and must be installed parallel to the structure it is attached to.
(2) The allowable square footage for a wall sign shall be figured separately for each building wall.
(3) A wall sign pertaining to a legal non-conforming use shall be permitted, provided the area of such sign does not exceed twelve (12) square feet.
(l) Window Signs. Window signs shall not require zoning clearance or a building permit. Window signs shall be permitted in any district subject to the following limitations:
(1) Any sign, graphic or neon located within 24” of a window surface will be considered a window sign.
(2) The aggregate area of all such signs shall not exceed twenty-five percent of the window area on which such signs are displayed.
(3) Window signs shall not be assessed against the sign area permitted for other sign types.
(Ord. 03-112. Passed 7-14-03.)