(A) General requirements.
(1) Maximum total amount of signage: two square feet per each lineal foot of public frontage;
(2) Setbacks for freestanding signs: five feet and meet sight visibility triangle requirements for both sign face and sign structure;
(3) Signs prohibited:
(a) Off-premises signs; and
(b) Dynamic, digital and electronic message center signs.
(4) Lighting allowed:
(a) Exterior/direct lit or back lit/halo;
(b) Internal lit where message or logo only is lit (e.g., a back lit cut out); and
(c) Neon or LED lit message or image up to ten square feet (either a lit sign in its entirety or lit portion of sign).
(B) Requirements by sign type.
Types of Signs Allowed | Permit Required | Sign Standards and Regulations |
Types of Signs Allowed | Permit Required | Sign Standards and Regulations |
Banner/commercial flag (permanent) | Yes | All standards: same as for sign types listed above (wall, pylon and the like) |
Changeable copy sign or panel | Yes | Maximum number: 1 per lot or parcel |
Maximum size: same as for sign types listed above (wall, pylon, monument and the like) | ||
Freestanding monument signs (only with a CUP/IUP or approved as part of a subdivision) | Yes | Maximum size: 32 square feet |
Maximum number: 1 per public frontage or 1 per entry (road, trail or waterway) into a neighborhood or subdivision when approved as part of a plat | ||
Maximum height: 8 feet | ||
Freestanding post sign | Yes | Maximum size without a CUP/IUP: 20 square feet |
Maximum size with a CUP/IUP: 100 square feet | ||
Maximum number: 1 per every 20 lineal feet of public frontage | ||
Freestanding pylon signs | Yes | Maximum number: 1 per public frontage |
Maximum size without a CUP/IUP: 20 square feet | ||
Maximum size with a CUP/IUP: 100 square feet | ||
Maximum height of 25 feet | ||
Freestanding yard sign | No permit or staff approval required | Maximum size: 9 square feet |
Maximum number: 1 per every 20 lineal feet of public frontage, but no more than 3 signs per lot or property | ||
No lighting is allowed for yard signs | ||
Short-term and interim, temporary signs (including portable signs) | Staff approval only (no permit fee required) | Maximum size for freestanding: up to 25 square feet size |
Maximum height (freestanding signs): 8 feet | ||
Maximum number: 1 per public frontage and 2 total per lot or parcel | ||
Wall/attached signs | Yes | Maximum number: 2 per public frontage |
Limited to 25% coverage of wall facade where the sign is placed | ||
Window sign | No permit or staff approval required | Window signs are not regulated in this district |
Window signs are not included in the total amount of signage allowed | ||
(Prior Code, § 310.15)