§ 153.47 GENERAL COMMERCIAL.
   (A)   General requirements.
      (1)   Total amount of signage allowed per lot/parcel: two square feet of signage per each lineal foot of public frontage for each public frontage, with a maximum of 125 square feet per each frontage;
      (2)   Setbacks for freestanding signs: five feet and must meet sight visibility triangle requirements for both sign face and sign structure;
      (3)   Multi-tenant signage is allowed with a CUP/IUP or when approved as part of a plat or subdivision on parcels other than where the business being advertised is located as long as the business advertised is located within the same plat/subdivision as the parcel containing the sign.
         (a)   The sign must meet setback and height requirements for type of sign (as indicated below).
         (b)   Size and amount of signage will be determined in the approval process and will be based on the total amount of land and frontage of the development being signed, but the size of the sign shall not be larger than allowed per sign type (as indicated below) unless a variance is issued.
      (4)   Lighting allowed: all lighting as mentioned in the definitions section of this chapter are allowed, except for “up-lighting”. (All sign lighting must be shielded to at least 90 degrees at the top.)
   (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
Awning sign or canopy
Yes
Maximum size: 30% coverage of wall facade where awning is attached
Minimum height clearance: 8 feet
Banner/commercial flag
Yes
Maximum size: 30 square feet
Changeable copy panel, electronic message center or dynamic sign
Yes
Maximum number: 1 per lot or parcel
Maximum size: 32 square feet
Minimum duration of sign message: 4 seconds
Changeable temporary signs
Yes (permit required for initial sign)
Must meet the standards of sign types as stated (e.g., changeable wall freestanding or banner sign)
Freestanding monument signs
Yes
Maximum number: 1 per public frontage
Maximum size: 64 square feet
Maximum height: 8 feet
Freestanding portable sidewalk and yard signs
No permit or staff approval required
Maximum amount: 1 sign per each 20 lineal foot of frontage
Maximum number: 3 signs per lot or property
Maximum size: 8 square feet
Maximum height: 8 feet
No lighting is allowed for yard signs
Freestanding post signs
Yes
Maximum size: 36 square feet
Freestanding pylon signs
Yes
Maximum of 1 per public frontage
Maximum size: 100 square feet
Maximum height of 25 feet
Interim temporary signs
Staff approval only (no permit required)
Must meet location, height, clearance, size, and amount standards of sign types as stated (e.g., wall, freestanding or banner sign)
Neon signs
Yes
Must meet the standards of sign types as stated (e.g., wall, monument or pylon sign)
Projecting signs
Yes
Maximum number: 1 per business, but no more than 1 sign per each 10 feet of frontage
Maximum size of 7.5 square feet
Minimum clearance height: 8 feet
Maximum extension from wall: 5 feet
Short-term temporary signs
Staff approval only (no permit required)
Maximum of 1 per lot or parcel
Must meet the size, location, height and clearance standards of sign types as stated above (e.g., wall, post, sidewalk or banner sign)
Suspended signs
Yes
Maximum number: 1 per business, but no more than 1 sign per each 5 feet of public frontage
Maximum height: 12 feet
Minimum clearance height: 8 feet
Maximum size: 7.5 square feet
Wall/attached signs
Yes
Maximum coverage: 25% of the 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)