Signs as permitted in the respective zoning districts shall conform to the maximum height limitations set forth in Schedule 1223.05, except as specified below.
(a) Height of Freestanding Signs. Freestanding signs of any functional type (excluding flags), in any zoning district, shall not exceed eight feet in height. Specific types of signs shall have a lower maximum height as specified in Schedule 1223.05.
(b) Height of Non-freestanding Signs. Non-freestanding signs, including wall signs, except those in Interchange Service District, shall not be more than twenty feet above the finished grade below the sign unless otherwise approved by the Planning Commission taking into consideration the location, placement, scale and architecture of the building.
(c) Other Height Regulations.
(1) The maximum height of a single letter or logo within a sign shall be no greater than forty-eight inches.
(2) The height of the lowest member of any sign that is not integral with a wall surface shall not be less than eight feet above a sidewalk or other pedestrian way, and not less than fourteen feet if over or within eighteen inches of the vertical projection of a pavement used for vehicular traffic.
(3) The height of flags for commercial messages shall not exceed twenty feet detached or attached to a building. The height of non-commercial flags shall be regulated under Section 1223.11
(j).
The maximum height of freestanding signs, when permitted, shall conform to the standards set forth in Schedule 1223.05. (Ord. 2007-83. Passed 6-21-07.)
Schedule 1223.05
MAXIMUM HEIGHT
OF FREESTANDING SIGNS
(in feet)
Type of Sign | Single Family | Multi- Family | Business in Res. Districts | Institutional (any district) | Business/ Industrial |
Identification Signs | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 8 |
Directional Signs | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Yard Signs (a) | |||||
- less than 1 acre | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
- 1 acre to 5 acres | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
- greater than 5 acres | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
Temporary Promotional Signs | 4 | 4 | - | - | - |
Notes to Schedule 1223.05:
-- Not Permitted.
(a) Based on the area of the parcel on which the sign is located.
(Ord. 2002-47. Passed 5-2-02.)