For the purpose of conforming to this Zoning Ordinance, outdoor advertising signs shall be classified as a commercial use and shall be permitted in all Commercial Use Districts or Industrial Use Districts, and are subject to the regulations contained in this Zoning Ordinance:
(a) Signs not larger than three square feet in area are permitted in any district, indicating the name of the occupant or a permitted home occupation or profession, or when the sign is in direct relation to the use of the premises. The sign is to be placed on private property.
(b) Signs not larger than thirty-six square feet in area are permitted in all Commercial Use Districts or Industrial Use Districts when the use of the sign is in direct relation to the use of the premises and advertises goods sold or services rendered thereon. Such signs are to be placed on private property.
(c) Unlighted signs not larger than twenty-five square feet in area are permitted in any district when the signs deal only with the rental, sale, or construction on the real property on which they are located, and provided that they are not attached to any existing structure. Signs are to be placed on private property.
(d) An outdoor advertising sign or billboard, other than those mentioned in subsections (a), (b) and (c) hereof, shall be deemed a structure and require a Zoning Certificate before being erected, constructed, or replaced.
(e) No outdoor advertising sign or billboard except those mentioned in subsections (a), (b), (c) and (d) hereof shall be placed within 100 feet of any intersection unless affixed to a building and not extending beyond the same more than three feet.
(f) Any illuminated sign shall be so shaped as not to interfere with the vision of persons on the highway or to annoy neighbors.
(g) No signs of any kind or nature shall be permitted to be placed upon or connected to any telephone, telegraph, or electric light posts.
(h) Signs painted on buildings are exempted from the provisions of this section.
(Ord. 1963-6. Passed 6-3-63.)