175.09 NONCONFORMING SIGNS.

   1.   Any permanent sign that was in place and lawfully established on December 21, 1998, shall be considered as a legal nonconforming sign to the extent that such a sign does not comply with the provisions of this chapter. The cover of such sign may be changed from time to time, provided that the sign area shall not be enlarged or reduced beyond the sign area in existence on December 21, 1998.

   2.   Any nonconforming sign which presently is or becomes structurally damaged or deteriorated, or is altered by more than 50% of its replacement cost, shall be either removed or altered so as to comply with this chapter.

   3.   For business centers pre-existing on the effective date of this Zoning Code which do not conform to the total permitted sign area provisions of this chapter, individual signs may be replaced, modified, or substituted prior to December 31, 2004. Each new sign shall conform to the applicable regulations of this Zoning Code for individual signs and shall be installed so as to reduce the total amount of the nonconformance on the site.

Table 175-1 – Permitted Signs by Type and Zoning Districts

Sign Types	R-1	R-2	R-3	R-4	MH	O	CC	GC	UC	TC	LI
Detached Signs
Residential	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	N	P	N	N
Business Identification	P(C)	P(C)	P(C)	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P
Directional	P(C)	P(C)	P(C)	P(C)	P	P	P	P	P	P	P
Ground	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P
Pole	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N
Attached Signs
Awning	N	N	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P
Banner	N	N	N	N	N	N	P	P	P	P	P
Building Marker	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P
Business Identification	P(C)	P(C)	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P
Canopy	N	N	N	N	N	P	P	P	P	P	P
Directional	P(C)	P(C)	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P
Marquee	N	N	N	N	N	P	P	P	P	P	P
Projecting	N	N	N	N	N	N	P	P	N	P	P
Promotional	N	N	N	N	N	P*	N	N	P*	N	P*
Roof, Integral	N	N	N	N	N	N	P	P	N	P	P
Roof, Above Peak	N	N	N	N	N	N	P	P	N	P	P
Wall	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P
Window	N	N	N	N	N	P	P	P	P	P	P
Miscellaneous
Flag	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P
Portable	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N
* One promotional sign per 3,500 square feet of lot size is permitted, with a maximum of 15 signs

 

P = Permitted for All Uses; P(C) = Permitted for Civic Uses Only; N = Not Permitted

Table 175-2 – Auxiliary Design Elements by Zoning District

Sign Types	R-1	R-2	R-3	R-4	MH	O	CC	GC	UC	TC	LI
Illumination
Indirect	P(C)	P(C)	P(C)	P(C)	P(C)	P	P	P	P	P	P
Direct	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N
Internal	P(C)	P(C)	P(C)	P	P(C)	P	P	P	P	P	P
Neon	N	N	N	N	N	N	P	P	P	P	P
Flashing	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N
Flame	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N
Bare Bulb	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N
Other
Electronic Information	N	N	N	N	N	N	P	P	P	N	P
Moving	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N
Rotating	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N
Rolling LCD	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N

 

P = Permitted for All Uses; P(C) = Permitted for Civic Uses Only; N = Not Permitted

Table 175-3 - Permitted Signs by Maximum Permitted Area and District

The Maximum Permitted Area for all signs on a premises, excluding directional signs, building marker signs, and flags, shall not exceed the lesser of the following:

 

Zoning District:	R-1 R-2 MH	R-3 R-4	O	CC	GC	UC	TC	LI
Maximum Total Square Feet	Note 1	Note 2	75 Note 3	150 Note 4	150 Note 4	150 Notes 3, 4	100	200
Note 1:   32 square feet for civic uses; 2 square feet for residential uses, including home occupations. Note 2:   48 square feet for project identification signs for multi-family or mobile home developments and for nonresidential uses when permitted; 2 square feet for residential uses, including home occupations. Note 3:   Maximum limits apply to nonresidential premises only. On-premises with a primary residential use, 75 square feet for project identification signs for multi-family developments; 2 square feet for residential uses, including home occupations. Note 4:   One additional business center identification sign with a maximum area of 150 square feet is permitted subject to the regulations set forth by Table 175-4.

 

Table 175-4 – Permitted Signs by Numbers, Dimensions and Locations

Each individual sign shall comply with the regulations for maximum quantity, maximum size, minimum setbacks, and height limits shown in this table:

Zoning District:	R-1 R-2 R-3 MH	R-4	O	CC Note 1 Note 3	GC Note 1 Note 3	UC Note 2 Note 3	TC Note 2 Note 3	LI
Detached Signs
Number Permitted Per Premises	1	1	1	NA	NA	1	1	NA
Per Feet of Frontage	NA	NA	NA	1 per 300	1 per 200	NA	NA	1 per 200
Maximum Size* (square feet)	32*	48*	75*	90	90	90	90	90
Maximum Height (feet) of Structure Above Ground	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10
Front Yard Setback (feet)	5	10	10	10	5	10	10	0
Side Yard Setback (feet)	10	10	10	5	5	10	10	0
Attached Signs
Maximum Size* (square feet)	32*	48*	75	150	150	150	100	200
Percentage of Street Façade	NA	NA	20%	20%	20%	20%	20%	25%
* For those uses only permitted a sufficient maximum sign area in Table 175-3
Note 1:   In addition to its total permitted sign area, each premises used for a business center may have one detached center identification sign, subject to the following conditions: 1.   The maximum area for a center identification sign shall be 150 square feet. 2.   No center identification sign shall be within 300 feet of any other center identification sign or within 150 feet of any other detached sign on the same or adjacent premises. 3.   The sign shall display no more than the name and location of the business center. 4.   Each sign shall be subject to all other regulations for detached signs or graphics set forth in this chapter. Note 2:   All monument signs must conform with these provisions by December 31, 2009, or will be subject to penalties for zoning code violation. Note 3:   The sign at 6601 University Avenue is a permanent, lawful, nonconforming sign as a result of a redevelopment agreement.

 

(Ch. 175 – Ord. 18-14 – Nov. 18 Supp.)