§ 152.109 PERMITTED SIGNS; TABLE.

   (A)   Any sign authorized in this subchapter is allowed to display noncommercial copy in lieu of other copy. NONCOMMERCIAL COPY is copy which is not commercial advertising, business or identification copy, and which carries a substantive message, statement or expression protected by the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.

   (B)   Signs shall be permitted in accordance with the following table:

Type of Sign	Dimensions		Districts Permitted	Other Requirements
	Maximum Area (sq. ft.)	Maximum Height (ft.)
Agricultural, advertising products produced on premises	32	8	R-A
Awning, silk-screened or sewn on front of a building	NA	NA	B-1, B-2, B-3
Bulletin board, church or public	32	8	All districts
Canopy signs (may also be placed on non-raising marquees)	4	-	B-1, B-2, B-3	To be used for identification only. Limit of 1 per establishment entranceway. Bottom of sign must be 9 feet above the sidewalk level, more over public right-of-way if required by state regulations
Construction site placards	64	12	All districts	Must be removed when construction has been completed
Directional signs containing no advertising matter:
(1) Traffic, safety, utility, warning, public			All districts
(2) Pedestrian, public			All districts
(3) Traffic and pedestrian, private			All districts
(4) No trespassing signs			All districts
(5) Off-site directional signs to churches, meeting halls and civic clubs	12		All districts
(6) Temporary directional signs to garage sales and similar events in residential areas, excluding portable commercial signs	4		All districts
Entrance or monument-type signs to subdivisions, neighborhoods and public, commercial, industrial or institutional establishments	10 or 32	Free-standi ng signs may not exceed 8 feet	All districts	(1) No more than 2 signs per entrance allowed
				(2) Signs may not be placed where they obstruct vision clearance for vehicles exiting site
				(3) Ground signs are permitted in accordance with this table in addition to monument-type signs
The flag, pennant or insignia of any nation or organization of nations, or historical flag, state, county, city or fraternal organization, or educational institution, when not used in connection with a commercial promotion, or as an advertising device, or as an integral part of another sign			All districts 2	Wall and projecting insignia may not exceed 10 square feet in area, nor may they project more than 9 feet from the wall at the farthest point. In businesses and industrial districts, the insignia may be placed on signs permitted in those districts. In any district, flags or pennants shall not exceed 15 square feet or, if on a pole, 1/4 the height of the pole, whichever gives the flag a greater permitted area
Ground signs	150	35	I-1 and I-2	No more than 1 per street frontage containing entrance to use. May be used only for identification or on-site advertising
Ground signs	70	20	B-1, B-2, B-3	Must be at least 30 feet from any other ground or monument-type sign. Must meet vision clearance of § 152.043 and may not be placed where it would obstruct vision clearance for vehicles exiting site
House numbers	4		All districts	May contain no advertising matter
Memorial signs, tablets, name of building and date of construction			All districts	Must be cut into a masonry surface or cast of metal and affixed flat against a surface.
Name of occupant of residential premises	2		All districts
Newspaper names on newspaper tubes			All districts
“No vacancy” signs			All districts
Political signs	4			(1) May not be erected more than 30 days prior to the election to which they pertain
				(2) Must be removed within 15 days after the election to which they pertain
Portable signs, including any signs mounted on a vehicle or a trailer or trailer-type device. A portable sign could be used as a permanent sign, if on legs or permanent setup with no wheels	32	10	B-1, B-2, I-1, I-2	(1) This is a nonrenewable permit from the Zoning Administrator
				(2) There is a 10-day time limit. No more than 1 sign per establishment per street frontage shall be permitted
				(3) Some establishments may not have temporary signs again for 30 days after the removal of such signs. Such signs shall not have colored or flashing lights, or lights which cause glare on traffic or adjacent properties. Such signs shall not be located on the public right-of-way, nor obstruct vision clearance as indicated in § 152.106
Professional or announcement signs	4		All districts	One per establishment
Projecting signs	20		B-1, B-2, B-3	(1) Sign may be no more than 9 feet from the wall at the farthest point. One such sign per face on street, or 2 per establishment, whichever is less, shall be permitted. Such sign may be hung on a corner of a building, but shall count against the maximum allowed above
				(2) An establishment may not also have a wall or roof sign on the same face as a projecting sign
				(3) A corner sign shall count as 1 face
				(4) Such signs may be used only for identification or on-site advertising, and at least 80% of the sign face shall be for identification
Real estate signs	6		Residential districts
Real estate signs	32		B-1, B-2, B-3, I-1, I-2
Religious symbols at formal places of worship			All districts
Roof signs (see wall signs)
Service station signs, automobile or truck:
(1) Signs on racks for the orderly display of engine oil, provided such signs are no longer than the rack			All districts 3
(2) Signs on pumps and/or pump islands concerning the type and price of fuel			All districts 3
(3) Signs on open portable tire racks, provided the signs are no longer than the rack			All districts 3
(4) A sign may be painted on the inside and outside front door face, or the closed tire rack, but shall not be painted on the sides or rear			All districts 3
(5) One double-faced on-site advertising sign per street frontage showing the current price of fuel sold on the premises. Such sign shall be located off the right-of-way	20	5	All districts 3
(6) Signs on side of canopy over tanks will be treated as a wall or roof sign			All districts 3	Either building front or canopy front may be used in measuring for maximum sign area, but not both
Temporary banners, pennants, streamers, excluding portable commercial signs			B-1, B-2, B-3, I-1, I-2	Only for opening of new businesses. May remain for no more than 4 weeks
Temporary signs relating to farm auctions, agricultural production sales, annual site charitable, civic or fraternal events, excluding portable commercial signs	20 (off-site) 32 (on-site)		All districts	Off-site: no more than 1 per lot; on-site: no more than 3 per lot. May remain for no more than 45 days in all
Vending machine signs painted or mounted on the machine related to the products in the machine; bank machine or book depository signs which instruct customers or patrons			All districts
Wall or roof signs	1.25 square feet of sign area per running foot of building frontage	Such signs shall not project over the roof line of the building to which they are attached	B-1, B-2, B-3, I-1, I-2	(1) Wall signs must be mounted on the area of the wall free of windows, doors or other architectural detail. The sign may not interrupt or cover major architectural features. Only 1 wall, roof or projecting sign per establishment per street frontage is permitted other than those specifically mentioned elsewhere in this table.
				(2) Such signs may be used only for identification or on-site advertising and at least 80% of the sign face shall be for identification
Window signs			B-1, B-2, B-3, I-1, I-2
1    Ten feet for area enclosed actual lettering of each sign; 32 feet for sign face of freestanding monument sign which is not attached to a fence, wall or pillars.
2    A flagpole may not exceed 35 feet in height in I-1 and I-2, and 20 feet in height in other districts.
3    Use shall be permitted in all districts when signs are accessory to a service station.

 

(1992 Code, § 152.099)