(A) General requirements.
(1) Total amount of signage allowed per lot/parcel: 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) Internally lit cabinet signs;
(b) Off-premises signs; and
(c) Dynamic, digital and electronic message center signs.
(4) Lighting: direct illumination or back lit only (no internal illuminated cabinet signs).
(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 allowed with a CUP, IUP or approved as part of a subdivision) | Yes | Maximum of 1 per public frontage |
Maximum of 1 per entry (road, trail or waterway) into a neighborhood or subdivision when approved as part of a plat | ||
Maximum size of 64 square feet | ||
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/pole signs | Yes | Maximum of 1 per public frontage (street or other public thoroughfare) |
Maximum size 64 square feet | ||
Maximum size without a CUP/IUP: 100 square feet | ||
Maximum size with a CUP/IUP: 200 square feet | ||
Maximum height of 25 feet | ||
Freestanding yard sign | No permit or staff approval required | A maximum of 1 sign per each 20 lineal foot of frontage |
Maximum size 6 square feet | ||
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 of 1 per public frontage and 2 total per lot or parcel | ||
Wall/attached signs | Yes | Limited to 25% coverage of the wall facade where the sign is placed |
Maximum number: 2 per public frontage | ||
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)