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The following signs may be allowed in addition to the signs permitted in § 159.331, but signs must be in conformance with all other state and local laws.
(a) Construction signs. Building contractors, lending institutions and professional firms may post temporary signs on-site under construction. The total sign area shall not exceed 100 square feet or 20 feet in height and shall be removed upon completion of the project.
(b) Neighborhood identification signs. In any zone, a masonry wall, landscaping and other similar material or feature may be combined to form a display for neighborhood or tract identification, provided that the legend of the signs or display shall consist only of the neighborhood or tract name.
(c) Public signs. Signs of a noncommercial nature and in the public interest, erected by, or on the order of, a public officer in the performance of his or her duty shall be permitted.
(d) Integral signs; name. Names of building, dates of erection, monumental citations, commemorable tablets and the like, of permanent type construction and made an integral part of the building structure shall be permitted.
(e) Private traffic directional signs. Signs directing traffic movement onto and out of a commercial premises may be located at each vehicular entrance onto a public street.
(f) Real estate signs. Temporary real estate signs shall be permitted.
(1992 Code, App. C, § 17.05) (Ord. 20-02, passed 3-18-2002)
Regulations regarding the illumination of signs shall be as follows:
(a) Shading. The light from any illuminated sign or billboard shall be so shielded, shaded or directed so that the light intensity shall not adversely affect surrounding or facing premises or safe vision of operators of vehicles on public or private roads; and
(b) Blinking and flashing. Blinking, flashing, pulsating or fluttering lights, or other illuminated devices which have a changing light shall not be located closer than 300 feet from any residential district. This restriction shall not apply to signs displaying the date, time and temperature exclusively.
(1992 Code, App. C, § 17.06) (Ord. 20-02, passed 3-18-2002)
(a) Temporary and portable signs shall not exceed 32 square feet and may be displayed for 60 days per calendar year in the C and I districts.
(b) It shall be the duty of the user of the sign to:
(1) Notify and obtain approval from the county planning director prior to placement of the sign;
(2) Notify the county planning director upon removal of the sign. The county planning director shall continue to deduct one day from the 60 days allowed per calendar year until notice of removal is received or a total of 60 days has elapsed; and
(3) Place the signs in locations so that the provisions of this subchapter and all other applicable codes and ordinances are complied with.
(c) Temporary and portable signs in the A-1 district, when used in conjunction with roadside stands and fireworks stands, shall be authorized as part of the conditional use permit granted to those uses.
(1992 Code, App. C, § 17.07) (Ord. 20-02, passed 3-18-2002)
The following signs are prohibited.
(a) Parking of advertising vehicles prohibited. No person shall park any vehicle or trailer on a public right-of-way, or public property, or on private property so as to be visible from a public right-of-way, which has attached thereto or located thereon, any sign or advertising device for the basic purpose of providing advertisement of products or directing people to a business or activity located on the same premises or any other premises. This is not intended to prohibit any form of vehicular signage such as a sign attached to a bus or lettering on a motor vehicle.
(b) Nuisance signs. Signs which imitate an official traffic sign or signal or which are of a size, location, movement, content, coloring or manner of illumination which may be confused with or construed as a traffic control device or which hide from view any traffic, street sign or signal shall be removed upon notice.
(c) Banners. Banners shall be prohibited except on a temporary basis for a maximum of 21 days during any calendar year.
(1992 Code, App. C, § 17.08) (Ord. 20-02, passed 3-18-2002)
Every on-premises sign, including any exempt from this Code in respect to permits and permit fees, shall be maintained in good structural and aesthetic condition at all times. Any abandoned, unsafe or unsightly sign shall be removed or renovated within 60 days upon written notice. If the owner fails to remove or renovate the sign within the required time period the county may remove the sign at the owner’s expense.
(1992 Code, App. C, § 17.09) (Ord. 20-02, passed 3-18-2002)
OFF-PREMISES SIGNS
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