§ 155.205 REQUIREMENTS FOR PERMANENT SIGNS REQUIRING A ZONING PERMIT.

   The following tables and text provide the design and dimensional requirements for permanent signs that require a permit. Requirements include copy area, number, type of illumination, and letter height for both attached and freestanding signs. Setback and height requirements are established for freestanding signs and detailed design requirements are provided for monument and pole signs.

   (A)   Only one general attached sign (blade, V-type or flat) is allowed per street or parking frontage.

   (B)   Only one monument or pole freestanding sign is allowed per street frontage.

   (C)   Height of freestanding signs shall be measured from the elevation of the ground at the point of contact with the sign provided that the grade of the site is not artificially altered to increase the allowable height of the sign. For sloping sites, the applicable point of contact shall be the point having the highest elevation.

   (D)   One sign per approved home occupation within the Residential-6, Residential-10, Residential-20 and Neighborhood Business (NB) Districts, not to exceed four square feet in area.

   (E)   The following permanent special purpose signs are in addition to general attached and freestanding signs under the limitations provided in the following tables and elsewhere in this subchapter:

      (1)   Window;

      (2)   Directional;

      (3)   Directory; and

      (4)   Community identification.

   (F)   Changeable copy signs are allowed as either attached or freestanding signs provided they are:

      (1)   Incorporated into the general or attached signage for a nonresidential property;

      (2)   Not more than one such sign is allowed per occupancy; and

      (3)   No strobing or flashing.

   (G)   Digitally changing signs are allowed only on properties zoned General Commercial (GC) and Heavy Commercial-Industrial (HC-I).

   (H)   Requirements for signs extending over pedestrian and vehicular travel areas: signs extending over pedestrian and vehicular travel areas shall maintain a minimum clear distance between the finished grade surface material and any portion of the sign and its associated support structure of seven vertical feet on public and/or private sidewalks, and 14 vertical feet over paved vehicular parking and/or maneuvering areas. Signs shall not extend over public streets, except as stipulated in § 155.203(G) of this subchapter. Murals of any size, subject to the following requirements:

      (1)   No murals may be painted on a wall facing Main Street;

      (2)   No murals may be painted on any previously unpainted wall;

      (3)   Murals must be maintained in good repair by the owner of the building on which they are painted; and

      (4)   All murals must be approved by Town Board of Commissioners.

Permanent Sign Standards and Criteria
Sign Type		Sign Copy Area Allowance (sq. ft.)	Sign Illumination	Minimum Letter Size	Maximum Number	Other Requirements
Permanent Attached Signs - General
Blade* (or Projecting)		32	Ambient External Internal	6 in.	One per street or parking frontage per occupancy	Only 1 sign (blade, V-type or flat sign) allowed per occupancy per street or parking frontage
V-type*		32	Ambient External Internal	6 in.	One per street or parking frontage per occupancy	Internally illuminated signs - sign face can be illuminated
Flat* (or Wall)		32	Ambient External Internal	6 in.	One per street or parking frontage per occupancy	No attached signage above second story except in monolithic multi-story buildings fronting major thoroughfares
						May encroach into adjoining street right-of-way pursuant to an encroachment agreement
Window		8	Ambient	NA	1 per each 100 square feet of display or doorway window area or fraction thereof	A maximum allowance of 3 signs per street or parking frontage per occupancy
Directional		4	Ambient External Internal	4 in.	NA
Outdoor Directory		6	Ambient External	NA	1 per street or parking frontage per building
Awning*			Ambient Backlit	4 in.	1 per street or parking frontage per awning	Not more than 2 awning signs per occupancy per street or parking frontage
Canopy			Ambient Internal	6 in.	1 per side of canopy
May encroach into adjoining street right-of-way in the General Commercial (GC) and Central Commercial (CC) Districts pursuant to an encroachment agreement subject to the provisions of § 155.204(G)

Permanent Sign Standards and Criteria
Sign Type		Sign Copy Area (sq. ft.)	Max. Sign Height (ft.)	Sign Illuminati on	Min. Letter Size	Max. Number	Min. Setback from Property Line(s)	Other Requirements
Permanent Freestanding Signs - General and Special Purpose
Non- residential Monument		48	8	Ambient External Internal	6 in.	1 per street frontage having access to the site	5 ft.
Non- residential pole		12	10	Ambient External Internal	6 in.	1 per street frontage providin g access to the site	4 ft.
Residential Monument		32	6	Ambient	6 in.	1 per each gateway or primary entrance	0 ft.*	Shall comply with design requirements for monument signs
Non- residential Directory		24	6	Ambient External Internal	4 in.	1 per street frontage having access to the site	25 ft.	Sites with multiple buildings only
Non- residential Directional		3	2.5	Ambient External Internal	4 in.	2 per each drivewa y access to the site	0 ft.*	Not more than 25% of sign face shall contain a logo with no commercial text
*   May encroach into adjoining street right-of-way in the General Commercial (GC) and Central Commercial (CC) Districts pursuant to an encroachment agreement subject to the provisions of § 155.204(G)

 

(Ord. passed 2-20-2012; Ord. passed 3-17-2014; Ord. passed - -2022)