(A) Generally. Outdoor advertising signs shall be permitted only in accordance with the following regulations.
(B) Specifically.
(1) Outdoor advertising signs shall be permitted only in agricultural districts (AG-1) on state or federal highways, and the C-3, I-1, I-2, PC-1, and PI-2 districts, subject to the Highway Advertising Act of 1972, as amended, Public Act 106 of 1972, being M.C.L.A. §§ 252.301 et seq.
(2) Requirements for multiple signs.
(a) Where 2 or more outdoor advertising signs are located along the frontage of a street or highway, they shall be not less than 1,000 feet apart.
(b) A double-face (back to back) of a V-type structure shall be considered a single sign, provided the interior angle of the signs does not exceed 20 degrees.
(3) Requirements for single signs.
(a) The total surface area, facing in the same direction, of any outdoor advertising sign, shall not exceed 300 square feet.
(b) Signs may be single- or double-faced and shall contain no more than 2 faces, or panels.
(4) Height requirements for signs.
(a) Outdoor advertising signs shall not exceed 20 feet in height from ground level.
(b) The permitted height may be increased to 40 feet by the Zoning Administrator if it can be shown that excessive grades, buildings, bridges, and similar conditions obstruct views of the sign.
(5) Outdoor advertising signs shall not be erected on the roof of any building nor have 1 sign above another.
(Ord. -, Article V, § 5.2.9, passed 9-12-2006; Am. Ord. passed - -)
) Penalty, see § 150.999