(A) Gasoline service station signs.
(1) Each service station may select two of the following three types of principal signage:
(a) One freestanding monument sign advertising the name of the station and/or principal products sold on the premises, and may include the product brand name, logo, insignia or emblem. This sign shall not exceed five feet in height, eight feet in length, or be more than 24 square feet in gross surface area, and must be contained completely within the vertical projection of the property lines. Display surface area does not include architectural details included in the construction of the sign;
(b) Signs attached to a canopy (not the vertical supports of the canopy) constructed to shelter areas of the service station. The sign shall not exceed 24 square feet in gross surface area. Two of these signs shall be allowed on a canopy so long as the angle between the extension of the planes of the two signs is 60 degrees or less. The sign may contain only the information allowed in division (A)(1)(a) above; or
(c) A wall mounted sign attached to the principal frontage of the service station building. The sign shall not exceed 24 square feet in gross surface area and may contain only the information allowed in division (A)(1)(a) above.
(2) A service station abutting a second street may also have one of the following signs:
(a) A sign attached to an additional face of a canopy as set forth in division (A)(1)(b) above. This sign may be selected regardless of any other canopy signs; or
(b) An additional wall mounted sign attached to the side of the service station building most nearly facing the abutting street. This sign shall not exceed 20 square feet in gross surface area and may contain only the information allowed in division (A)(1) above.
(3) The following signs shall be allowed to advertise the price of fuels available. These signs may also advertise the price of one other product offered for sale so long as the area of the sign for that purpose does not exceed one-third of the sign area displaying fuel prices.
(a) One sign displayed along the principal frontage of the station property. This sign shall be integrated with a freestanding monument sign, but that integration shall not be more than 24 feet in gross display area.
(4) If other items, such as groceries, sandwiches, and the like, are sold from a specific area of the station, then up to 40% of a wall mounted sign on the station building may be used as changeable copy area to advertise the availability and price of those items. No changeable copy sign of this type shall be allowed on canopy signs or freestanding monument signs. In addition, one wall mounted sign attached to the building where these other items are sold shall be permitted identifying this service by name only. This sign shall not exceed six square feet in gross surface area.
(5) When multiple corporations share one site, the corporate logos shall be located together on the same sign.
(6) Signs related to safety, operations, and products are allowable at pump islands but shall be scaled for the visibility of the user.
(B) Garage sale signs.
(1) For the purpose of this section, the following definition shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
GARAGE SALE SIGN. A temporary sign announcing a private garage, basement, or yard sale of property owned by the property owner on which property the sale is to be conducted.
(2) Any of this type of sign shall be removed on the last day of the sale. These signs shall be limited to a total gross aggregate area of six square feet. In addition, pennant signs may be placed on the site of the garage sale for the duration of the sale. A resident or permitted institution in a district shall be allowed to hold no more than two sales of used or unwanted personal property on the premises for no more than three consecutive days, per each event, in a calendar year, not to exceed three consecutive days in any six-month period.
(C) Signs for the sale of motorized vehicles.
(1) This section applies to signs offering any type of motorized vehicle for sale by other than a dealer of new and/or used vehicles and applies to all zoning districts.
(2) For sale signs or any signage implying that a vehicle is for sale shall be limited to two signs, each a maximum of two square feet in size, and must be securely attached to the vehicle offered for sale.
(3) A vehicle when not in use, with for sale signs attached, may only be displayed at the address to which it is currently registered and licensed.
(4) For sale signs for motorized vehicles shall not require a sign permit.
(D) Wall-mounted signs. Wall-mounted signs 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.
(1) For single occupant buildings, locate wall-mounted signs at the first floor level only.
(2) Wall signs shall identify the individual business, building or building complex by name or trademark only.
(3) Changeable copy shall not be incorporated into signs in this division with the exception of gasoline service stations.
(E) Educational institution use signage.
(1) One monument sign at each vehicular entrance to the property, but not to exceed two such signs for the entire property, and one wall-mounted sign above the primary entrance to the building shall be allowed. All monument signs shall be placed in the front yard of the property;
(2) All monument signs shall be limited to five feet in height, ten feet in length, and have a display area of 36 square feet, not including architectural details. All signs shall be constructed of materials that are architecturally compatible with the property they are located on;
(3) Signs with interchangeable letters are permitted, provided that they do not exceed 12 inches in height and not more than 20% of the total sign area;
(4) An animated sign may be incorporated within the body of the signs, provided that they do not exceed 12 inches in height and not more than 20% of the total sign area.
(5) This section does not apply to daycare facilities and schools within churches.
(F) Other institutional use signage.
(1) Institutions for the purpose of this section shall include churches, hospitals, and nursing homes;
(2) One monument sign at each vehicular entrance to the property, but not to exceed two such signs for the entire property, and one wall-mounted sign above the primary entrance to the building shall be allowed. All monument signs shall be placed in the front year of the property;
(3) All monument signs shall be limited to five feet in height, ten feet in length, and have a display area of 36 square feet, not including architectural details. All signs shall be constructed of materials that are architecturally compatible with the property they are located on;
(4) Signs with interchangeable letters are permitted, provided that they do not exceed 12 inches in height and not more than 20% of the total sign area.
(Ord. 23, § 2.50.170, passed 3-19-1997; Am. Ord. 86, passed 11-21-2000; Am. Ord. 2003-109A, passed 10-8-2004; Am. Ord. 210-A, passed 12-10-2015) Penalty, see § 156.999