Signs shall be permitted as set forth in the following provisions:
(A) Residential. The following signs are permitted in a residential district:
(1) R-1, R-1A, and R-2.
(a) One identification sign per dwelling unit per right-of-way frontage stating the street address, and/or the name of the resident. One address sign may also be located on the curb in front of each dwelling unit or on a free-standing mailbox.
(b) Only one non-commercial sign with a maximum sign area of six square feet per surface with a total area of 12 square feet all sign area surfaces will be permitted per lot. Signs may not have any surface area or structural member closer than ten feet to a side lot line or sited in a public right-of-way or public easement.
(c) The following types of signs are not permitted in residential zoning districts:
1. Awning signs;
2. Balloon signs;
3. Canopy signs;
4. Flashing signs;
5. Marquee signs;
6. Pole signs;
7. Pylon signs;
8. Shimmering signs; and
9. Commercial signs.
(2) R-3 and R-4. Each multiple dwelling complex (nine or more units) allowed one free-standing sign identifying the complex. The sign may not exceed 50 square feet in sign surface area. The sign structure, including the sign surface area, may not exceed 150 square feet in area. The highest point of the sign may not be more than eight feet above ground level.
(3) Each religious institution/place of worship located within the corporate limits of this city, subject to approval of size, location and type by the City Manager or designee, may construct and maintain a maximum of three directional signs on municipal rights-of-way. Not more than one such sign may be installed or maintained at any intersection.
(B) Commercial. The following signs are allowed in a “C” Commercial District and may be installed after obtaining a permit and paying a required license fee.
(1) One identification sign per right-of-way frontage per commercial establishment. The sign may have no more than two square feet of surface area per lineal foot of business frontage, up to a maximum of 150 square feet. The total area of all wall signs affixed to a wall may not exceed 15% of the total area of that wall. Dynamic display signs are conditionally permitted with the issuance of a conditional use permit, subject to the provisions of § 157.24. If a dynamic display sign is installed, only one identification sign is permitted for that property, regardless of right-of-way frontage.
(2) Upon submittal of a comprehensive sign plan, and subject to approval of the City Council, a shopping center over 75,000 square feet may have major anchor/tenant ground sign(s) depending upon the number of major anchors. The total sign area shall not exceed 300 square feet.
(3) Upon submittal of a comprehensive sign plan, and subject to approval of the City Council, a shopping center over 75,000 square feet may be allowed additional wall signs for commercial establishments that need additional exposure from different vantage points. The number of additional wall signs will not exceed one-half the total number of commercial establishments and will be allowed a surface sign area of one-half of that which is allowed.
(4) A commercial establishment located within a shopping center, having no outside frontage, will be allowed a surface sign area of one-half of that which it would be allowed if it had outside frontage.
(5) Commercial establishments will be allowed, in addition to all other authorized signs, one historical identification symbol, not exceeding five square feet in sign surface area.
(6) Subject to approval of the City Council, and as a conditional use, a movie theater may have a marquee. The total sign area for a marquee sign shall not exceed 200 square feet.
(7) Subject to approval of the City Council, and submittal of a comprehensive sign plan, a strip mall under 75,000 square feet and a shopping center over 75,000 square feet, may be allowed a ground sign with a surface sign area not to exceed 150 square feet.
(8) Upon submittal of a comprehensive sign plan, and subject to approval of the City Council, a major anchor/tenant over 50,000 square feet in a shopping center over 75,000 square feet may have a wall sign that is up to four times the sign surface area of which is allowed for other commercial establishments.
(9) Subject to approval of the City Manager or designee, a searchlight is permitted for a special event.
(C) Light industrial. The following signs are permitted in a Light Industrial District and may be installed after obtaining a permit and paying the required license fee.
(1) One business or identification canopy or wall sign per right-of-way frontage as regulated in division (B)(1) above and one free-standing sign as regulated and permitted in § 157.22. Dynamic display signs are conditionally permitted with the issuance of a conditional use permit, subject to the provisions of § 157.24.
(2) In a district zoned for light industrial businesses, signs containing one square foot for every 100 square feet of ground floor space will be allowed up to a total sign surface area of 150 square feet.
(D) Recreational open space. The following signs are permitted in a Recreational Open Space District and may be constructed after obtaining a permit and paying the required license fee.
(1) Subject to approval of the City Council, only ground and wall signs are allowed in this district. The ground sign may have a sign surface area not to exceed 150 square feet.
(2) Subject to the approval of the City Council, and as a conditional use, dynamic display signs are conditionally permitted with the issuance of a conditional use permit, subject to the provisions of § 157.24.
(Prior Code, § 155.30) (Ord. 2014-07, passed 12-9-2014; Ord. 2023-01, passed 7-11-2023)