In addition to all other provisions and restrictions of this section and chapter, the signs shall conform as follows:
(A) All freestanding identification signs, general business signs and multipurpose signs shall be monument signs. This division refers to freestanding monument signs in AG, AG-B, C-1, C-2, C-3, MF, PDC, PDM and industrial/manufacturing districts. The maximum height of a single occupant business monument sign shall be five feet, maximum length shall be eight feet and display area, not including architectural details, shall not exceed 24 square feet. The entire sign must be located a minimum of ten feet behind a right-of-way line, property line or easement line.
(1) All monument signs shall provide the numerical designation of the building served, with minimum three-inch text.
(2) Changeable copy shall not be incorporated into monument signs in this division with the exception of gasoline service stations.
(B) A freestanding monument sign shall be securely built and constructed to comply with § 156.076.
(C) All signs and other advertising devices shall be designed and constructed to withstand a wind pressure of not less than 20 pounds per square foot of surface area.
(D) The owner of any sign as defined and regulated by this chapter shall properly maintain all parts and supports of that sign.
(E) For internally illuminated signs:
(1) In no case shall the medium of illumination be visible; and
(2) In no case shall the lighting intensity exceed the limit of 70 foot candles measured with a standard light meter perpendicular to the face of the sign at a distance equal to the narrower dimension of the sign, whether it be the height or the width.
(F) For externally illuminated signs:
(1) Lighting shall be uniformly distributed over the area of the sign;
(2) The lighting shall not reflect or be directed toward dwellings, toward roadways, or create a hazard to traffic; and
(3) The light reflectance as measured with a standard light meter held one foot perpendicular from the surface of the sign shall not exceed 50 foot candles at its brightest area.
(G) A wall mounted sign shall be safely and securely attached to the building wall by means of metal anchors, bolts, or expansion screws. In no case shall any wall mounted sign be secured with wire, strips of wood, or nails.
(H) Sight triangle and distance calculations for sign placement across all applications shall be submitted as required by the Plan Commission upon advisory review recommendation of the Town Engineer.
(Ord. 23, § 2.50.180, passed 3-19-1997; Am. Ord. 2003-109A, passed 10-8-2004; Am. Ord. 210-A, passed 12-10-2015) Penalty, see § 156.999