1266.03 PERMITTED SIGNS.

   The following signs are permitted in combination, unless noted otherwise, in each district, subject to the requirements described below and in Table 1266.03(a) and (b), issuance of a sign permit and all other applicable regulations. In any B or I district, a maximum of three types of permitted signs and four total permitted signs per principal building shall be allowed. In the case of a multi-tenant building where the maximum number of permitted signs has been reached, one additional sign per tenant shall be permitted. The Zoning Administrator may exempt the maximum requirement if a site visit determines the location of the signs will not be visible from the street or public property.

   (a)   Type A: Ground/Free-Standing sign

Number	Residential	Other Zones
	One	One per street frontage
Size	Conservation	Residential	All Other Zones
	8 square feet	24 square feet	32 square feet
Location	Conservation	Industrial	All Other Zones
	Minimum 10 feet from front lot line		Minimum 10 feet from front lot line
	Minimum 50 feet from all other lot lines		Minimum 10 feet from all other lot lines
Height	Six feet maximum

 

   (b)   Type B: Wall sign

 

Number	One per street frontage, but only one per wall
Size	Conservation	Business	Educational	Industrial
	Five percent of wall area to which it is attached, not exceeding 12 square feet	Five percent of wall area to which it is attached, not exceeding 25 square feet total aggregate for wall signs	Five percent of wall area to which it is attached, not exceeding 64 square feet
Location	Mounted flat against the wall

 

   (c)   Type C: Gateway sign

 

Number	One per street frontage
Size	24 square feet
Location	Minimum 15 feet from all lot lines
Height	Six feet maximum

 

   (d)   Type D: Development sign

 

Number	One non-illuminated
Size	Maximum 48 square feet
Location	Minimum ten feet from all property lines
Height	Eight feet maximum
Other	May be in place for up to one year from the date the subdivision record plan is recorded
	Only can be used to promote a newly-developed subdivision of at least ten dwelling units

 

   (e)   Type E: Home occupation sign

 

Number	One non-illuminated sign identifying the home occupation
Size	Maximum two square feet in area
Type	Ground, projecting or wall signs
Location	If a ground sign is utilized it must be setback from the front lot line a minimum of ten feet

 

   (f)   Type F: Business center sign

 

Number	One per property. No other freestanding sign shall be permitted on the property for individual businesses.
Size	48 square feet
Location	Minimum ten feet from front lot line, minimum 25 feet from all other property lines
Height	Six feet maximum

 

   (g)   Type G: Canopy, projecting or awning sign

 

Number	One per business
Size	Eight square feet maximum
Location	Projecting out from building wall not more than three feet
Height	A clearance of at least eight feet is required between the sidewalk and the bottom of the sign

 

   (h)   Type H: Marquee sign

 

Number	One per business
Size	48 square feet maximum
Location	Projecting out from building wall not more than six feet
Height	A clearance of at least eight feet is required between the sidewalk and the bottom of the sign
Other	Flashing lights are not permitted

 

   (i)   Type I: Window sign

 

Size	Permanent window signs are limited to 25 percent coverage of the window that they are posted within

 

Table 1266.03(a)

Zone 1 Sign Type	Ground/ Freestanding	Wall	Gateway	Development	Home Occupation	Business Center	Awning/ Canopy/ Projecting	Marquee	Window
C	*	*	~	~	~	~	~	~	~
R-A, R-B, R-C	*	*	P	P	P	~	~	~	~
E-1	P	P	P	~	~	~	~	~	~
B-1	P	P	~	~	~	~	P	P	P
B-2	P	P	P	~	~	P	~	~	P
I-1	P	P	P	~	~	P	~	~	~
I-2	P	P	P	~	~	~	~	~	~

 

P = Permitted   * = Permitted for non-residential uses only   ~ = Not permitted

Table 1266.03(b) Schedule of Permitted Signs by District
All Districts
Community Special Event sign
Number	No limit
Size	24 square feet maximum
Location	On or off the property on which the event will occur; set back at least 15 feet from any side or rear property line and set back from the front property line the same distance as required for a ground sign in the district in which the sign is located
Height	Six feet maximum
Other	The sign shall be installed no more than ten days prior to the scheduled event and must be removed within 48 hours of the event's conclusion
Construction sign
Number	One per street frontage, but only one on each street
Size	32 square feet maximum
Location	Minimum six feet from all street right-or-way lines and at least ten feet from any other lot line
Height	Ten feet maximum
Other	The sign shall be posted from the time the building permit is issued and removed within ten days after a certificate of occupancy is issued for the building to which the sign refers or when at least 50% of the lots within a development have been sold
Temporary sign
Number	One per street frontage, but only one on each street
Size	32 square feet
Location	Minimum five feet from front lot line
Height	Six feet maximum
Other	Temporary signs may be displayed for a maximum of 21 consecutive days for any single permit period and a maximum of three permit periods may be permitted in a calendar year. The sign shall be removed by the permit holder upon expiration of the permit period.

 

(Ord. 2016-11. Passed 6-20-16; Ord. 2018-22. Passed 6-4-18; Ord. 2022-16. Passed 5-2-22.)