(A) No outdoor advertising display, sign or billboard except those described in the subsection below, shall be permitted in any residential area in the city.
(B) Approved on-premises outdoor advertising displays, signs or billboards may be constructed, erected and maintained only in commercial and industrial areas in the city.
(C) Political signs shall be permitted in all zoning districts, provided that no such sign is permitted on any public right-of-way.
(D) Any building or land use not conforming to the zoning ordinance provisions for the zone in which it is located shall, nevertheless, be subject to all of the provisions of this chapter for the conforming zone. Any sign used in conjunction with a nonconforming use of land or buildings, if such sign is not in accordance with the provisions of this section, shall be deemed a separate nonconforming use of land and shall be subject to the provisions of § 153.06.
(E) In areas where sidewalks exist, no sign shall project nearer to the front or side street property line than two feet from the back of the curb line and must have a minimum clearance of eight feet above ground or sidewalk level and 15 feet above driveways and alleys.
(F) In all commercial and industrial zoned areas, pole signs advertising a business complex, a place of business, or a business, shall be restricted to one such sign per business or tract. The display surface area of all such signs shall be set back no less than 20 feet from any street and be no less than ten feet above the grade surface.
(G) Except as permitted by § 153.03(A), no sign shall be erected, altered or relocated without first securing a permit from the city. Such permit shall contain the location of the sign and drawings showing the design and location of the sign and such other pertinent information as the city may require insuring compliance with all ordinances of the city. Permit fees as set forth in Chapter 36 (July 17, 2008) are attached hereto incorporated herein and shall allow for future revisions as deemed necessary with approval of City Council.
(H) The provisions of this section shall be applicable to the location, size and placement of signs and shall otherwise be considered supplementary to the Building Code of the city. No provisions specified herein shall be construed to otherwise amend or nullify any provision of the Building Code or any ordinance or regulation of the city pertaining to the erection, use, maintenance or operation of signs.
(I) Any person aggrieved by any of the requirements of any item of this chapter may make a written request to the City Secretary stating the reason or reasons for the specific need. The Mayor, the Chief of Police and the Building Official and or designee, herein designated as the Sign Committee, are hereby directed and authorized as a committee with full powers to act in the review of all such requests. All decisions of the committee shall be made in writing and all denials shall state the reasons for such denial, which shall then be submitted, to the City Council for final decision. All decisions of the City Council shall be final except as provided for by state law.
(J) Any person aggrieved by any of the requirements of any item of this chapter may make a written request to the City Secretary stating the reason or reasons for the specific need. The City Secretary, the Chief of Police and the Building Official, herein designated as the Sign Committee, are hereby directed and authorized as a committee with full powers to act in the review of all such requests. All decisions of the Committee shall be made in writing and all denials shall state the reasons for such denial, which shall then be submitted, to the City Council for final decision. All decisions of the City Council shall be final except as provided for by state law.
(K) Street signs, banners and streamers suspended over dedicated streets or alleys are prohibited unless a permit for such sign, banner or streamer is obtained from the City Secretary.
(L) A portable sign that is not permanently or adequately attached to a building or an approved sign pole or structure is prohibited unless a special use permit has been issued.
(Ord. 2008-01, passed 7-17-2008; Ord. 2011-02, passed 6-16-2011)