(a) Pole signs shall be located only along a major street.
(b) The height of a free-standing on-site outdoor advertising structure shall not exceed thirty feet.
(c) No outdoor advertising structure shall be placed closer than twenty feet, or the front yard setback line, whichever is smaller, to a public right-of-way. Outdoor advertising structures shall not be placed within any required rear of side yard.
(d) No outdoor advertising sign shall exceed the following limitations:
Type of Sign | Formula For Allowable Sign Area |
(1) Wall and Building Signs | 1 square foot for each foot of wall width |
(2) Ground Sign | 1 square foot for each 2 feet of street frontage, or 100 square feet, whichever is less |
(3) Pole Sign | 1 square foot for each foot of street frontage, or 200 square feet, whichever is less |
(e) Not more than three outdoor advertising structures shall be used for each lot, and the same must be located on the same lot or premises as the business use advertised. Of the three signs, a maximum of one ground sign and one pole sign each are allowed. However, a shopping complex (three or more businesses located in a unified building or attached group of buildings) shall be permitted an additional ground or pole sign per lot and one wall sign per business.
(f) Total aggregate square footage for outdoor advertising for each lot or structure may not, with the exception of a shopping complex, exceed the following:
District | Total Allowable Square Footage |
(1) B-1 | 350 square feet |
(2) B-2 | 300 square feet |
(3) I-2 | 400 square feet |
(g) When attached to a building, signs shall be placed a minimum of four feet
above the sidewalk elevation and extend not more than nine inches from the building face. Signs attached to a building shall not be located in a manner which is hazardous to pedestrians or vehicular traffic.
(h) Signs of one square foot or less may extend more than six inches from the building face, but the leading edge of such a sign shall be not more than two feet from the building face. Such a sign may project below a mansard roof, provided that the lowest portion of the sign is at least seven feet above the sidewalk elevation.
(i) Outdoor advertisement signs for nonconforming uses and conditional uses shall be limited as follows:
District | Total Allowable Square Footage |
Any | 1 square foot for each foot of building front width |
The total aggregated square footage for the three allowable signs shall not exceed 150 square feet. (Ord. 4320. Passed 11-15-93.)