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(A) General regulations. All signs within the Old Town (OT) District are to be designed and installed in conformance with the following district permitted signage types and sign regulations. Additionally, all signs shall be designed and installed in conformance with the adopted Old Town (OT) District sign guidelines. For the purpose of this chapter, certain words and terms are defined in § 154-01.07 of this chapter. Signs shall be installed only as follows:
(1) No signs shall be erected or installed unless a sign permit is issued by the Zoning Administrator;
(2) Sign permits shall be required for the following permitted types of signs; and
(3) Signs shall be reviewed by the Design and Historic Review Commission for all properties in the Old Town (OT) District.
(Ord. O2009-54, passed 10-21-2009)
(B) Permitted sign types.
(1) Under canopy signs;
(2) Business wall-mounted signs;
(3) Awning signs;
(4) Blade or protecting signs;
(5) Building address numbers;
(6) Marquee signs for movie and theater uses;
(7) Murals and supergraphics not advertising a business specifically approved by the Design and Historic Review Commission;
(Ord. O2009-54, passed 10-21-2009)
(8) Permanent painted window signs, first floor limited to 20% of the window area;
(9) Temporary window signs, limited to 20% of the first floor’s glass areas and to four 30-day periods per calendar year;
(10) Building signs containing the name of the business at rear entrances used by customers;
(11) Freestanding signs for properties containing at least 300 feet of frontage and where the building is setback at least 20 feet from the front property line; and
(12) Temporary “For Sale”/“For Lease” signs.
(C) Prohibited signs.
(1) Freestanding signs unless lot has over 300 feet of road frontage and building is setback a minimum of 20 feet from road;
(2) Any signs above the first story (except windows);
(3) Roof-mounted signs;
(4) Animated signs, except time and temperature displays;
(5) Noise emitting signs;
(6) Rotating, moving or flashing signs;
(7) Light bulb strings, except holiday decorations;
(8) Off-site signs and billboards;
(9) Banners except for special events for a period of 15 days;
(10) Pennants, streamers and bunting, except holiday decorations;
(11) Portable signs;
(12) Traffic sign replicas;
(13) Balloon signs;
(14) Bunting;
(15) Formed plastic or injection molded internally illuminated plastic signs; and
(16) Pole signs.
(D) Sign standards. All signs for property in the Old Town (OT) District shall be reviewed and approved by the Design and Historic Review Commission.
(Ord. O2009-54, passed 10-21-2009)
(1) Wall-mounted signs. For street level businesses, a maximum of one square foot per linear front foot of business establishment, to be located not higher than the lowest of the following:
(a) Twenty-five feet above grade;
(b) Bottom of the sill line of the second floor windows; or
(c) Cornice line of the building.
(2) Permanent window signs. On ground level, coverage shall not exceed 20% of the total window and door area visible from the exterior of the building; on the second and third levels, coverage shall not exceed 30% per window (No window signs permitted above the third level).
(3) Awning signs. On ground floor level; 30% maximum coverage allowed of the total exterior surface area of each awning. On the second floor level and above; 20% maximum coverage allowed of the total exterior surface area of each awning.
(4) Projecting signs. Allowed; maximum projection of signs shall not exceed three feet.
(5) Under canopy signs. Allowed under a canopy, roof, covered walkway or porch; maximum size of four square feet per door entrance; minimum of seven foot vertical clearance shall be required from pedestrian walking grade to the bottom of the sign.
(6) Major tenant or building name signs. For buildings containing more than one story, a sign consisting of individual backlit or nonilluminated letters identifying the major tenant of a building or the name of the building, may be placed on the building wall near the top of the building.
(Ord. O2009-54, passed 10-21-2009)
(E) Sign examples.
Illustrative Example 1 - Types of Signs
Examples of Monument Signs
Examples of Pedestal Signs
Examples of Pole Signs
Example of Other Types of Signs
('80 Code, App. A, § 95) (Ord. 583, passed 9-16-1952; Ord. O95-073, passed 10-18-1995; Ord. O96-56, passed 6-5-1996; Ord. O2001-94, passed 11-20-2001; Ord. O2003-61, passed 11-19-2003; Ord. O2004-52, passed 8-4-2004; Ord. O2010-32, passed 7-7-2010) Penalty, see § 154-999
(A) Purpose. The purpose of the Historic Park District (HP) is to promote the public health, safety and general welfare within the district by:
(1) Creating a cohesive, identifiable character for the Historic Park District;
(2) Allowing site organization which takes best advantage of the district’s location, surroundings and historic setting;
(3) Minimizing conflicts between pedestrians and automobiles and creating convenient public parking areas which are as unobtrusive as possible; and
(4) Providing for historical settings, buildings, structures, exhibits, landscaping, trails and reenactment activities and related uses in keeping with historical themes.
('80 Code, App. A, § 115) (Ord. 583, passed 9-16-1952; Ord. O95-035, passed 7-25-1995)
(B) Applicability. The provisions and regulations of the Historic Park District are intended to allow the establishment, preservation and enhancement of significant historic sites and historic reenactment settings within the city. It is the intent of the Historic Park District to provide development standards and permitted uses appropriate to historic settings and limit the intrusion of contemporary development standards and use separations which might compromise the accurate portrayals of historic settings.
('80 Code, App. A, § 115) (Ord. 583, passed 9-16-1952; Ord. O95-035, passed 7-25-1995)
(C) Permitted principal uses.
(1) Public and private parks including restroom and picnicking facilities;
(2) Exhibition, restoration and recreation of historic buildings, structures and settings;
(3) Reenactment activities including overnight camping by reenactor personnel;
(4) Animal keeping, including large animals such as horses, mules and cattle, provided that:
(a) All animals are part of historic reenactments and settings;
(b) All animals are housed in pens, pastures or corrals situated at least 150 feet from adjacent privately owned property, not located in the Historic Park District; and
(c) Not more than 25 large animals are kept on any one acre of land.
(5) Retail sales; food and beverage sales;
(6) Business and light industrial uses consistent with historic themes, such as wheel wright, blacksmith or ferry boat operations;
(7) Office uses consistent with the maintenance and operation of an historic park and also office uses consistent with historical themes;
(8) Storage facilities consistent with the maintenance and operation of an historic park and also uses consistent with historic themes. All storage shall be within enclosed buildings or shall be screened by solid walls not less than six feet in height, unless such storage is integral to an historic exhibit or reenactment;
(9) Itinerant uses;
(10) Permanent residences for the purpose of on-site caretakers quarters;
(11) Agricultural uses consistent with historic reenactments and settings;
(12) Parking and loading facilities to serve the visiting public and employees. All public visitor parking areas shall be improved and paved in the manner specified by Article 16 of this chapter. Parking shall not be required for specific uses permitted listed in this section; and
(13) Community garden.
('80 Code, App. A, § 115) (Ord. 583, passed 9-16-1952; Ord. O95-035, passed 7-25-1995; Ord. O2015-021, passed 4-15-2015)
(D) Permitted accessory uses. Accessory uses of buildings or structures customarily incident to a use permitted by this subchapter such as barns, corrals, stables and sheds.
('80 Code, App. A, § 115) (Ord. 583, passed 9-16-1952; Ord. O95-035, passed 7-25-1995)
(E) Conditional uses.
(1) The keeping of more than 25 large animals on any one acre of land; and
(2) Other uses that meet the purpose and development standards as specified herein.
('80 Code, App. A, § 115) (Ord. 583, passed 9-16-1952; Ord. O95-035, passed 7-25-1995)
(F) Property development standards. To meet the purpose of this district, all uses shall comply with the following minimum development standards.
(1) Area and location. The minimum area for the Historic Park District shall be five acres (or smaller contiguous parcels with a total aggregate area of five acres) and with a Master Plan of Development approved by the City Planning and Zoning Commission.
(2) Building requirements. All buildings shall conform to an historical theme(s). All applications for building permits shall be reviewed and approved by the City Zoning Administrator with right of appeal to the City Design and Historic Review Commission.
(3) Yards. All buildings, including accessory structures, shall be set back a minimum of 20 feet from any property line shared with a residential zoning district. Required yard setbacks shall be landscaped as set forth in Article 20 of this chapter and shall not be used for parking or loading.
(4) Lighting. All exterior lighting shall be arranged and located as to direct the light away from any adjoining residential district.
(5) Signage. Signage for purposes of identification and promotion may be provided on the same premises as the use being served, and shall be clearly incidental to such use. All signage shall comply with the following minimum standards.
(a) Freestanding identification and directional signage shall be subject to the review and approval of the City Zoning Administrator with the right of appeal to the City Design and Historic Review Commission.
(b) All signage not covered by division (F)(5)(a) above for historic buildings, structures, exhibits or reenactment areas shall not be subject to number, size, area or height restrictions, however shall be of the number, size, area and height as would be appropriate to their historical context. All such historical signage shall be subject to the review and approval by the City Zoning Administrator with the right of appeal to the City Design and Historic Review Commission.
(6) Landscaping. The provisions of Article 20 of this chapter shall apply only to required yard setbacks adjacent to residential district, and to parking lots provided for use by the visiting public.
('80 Code, App. A, § 115) (Ord. 583, passed 9-16-1952; Ord. O95-035, passed 7-25-1995; Ord. O2010-32, passed 7-7-2010) Penalty, see § 154-999
(A) Purpose. The Military Reservation (MR) District is created to establish an appropriate zoning district for federally owned land controlled or owned by the Department of Defense for military purposes. The Military Reservation District recognizes the federal government’s position to control and utilize such land for military purposes in accordance with the supremacy clause of the United States Constitution, and the military’s responsibility to ensure sound stewardship of federal lands under their control or ownership
(B) Applicability. The Military Reservation (MR) District shall be applicable to federally owned land controlled or owned by the Department of Defense for military purposes.
(C) Permitted principal uses. As determined by the federal government and the respective federal entity utilizing such land controlled or owned by the Department of Defense for military purposes.
(D) Conditional uses. None.
(E) Property development standards. None.
(Ord. O2000-36, passed 6-21-2000; Ord. O2010-32, passed 7-7-2010)
(A) Purpose. The purpose of the Recreation and Open Space District is to conserve and protect lands that encompass natural resources, features and processes and to provide for public and private recreational parks, resorts or similar facilities. Such lands may include watercourses, floodplains, viewsheds, natural formations, plant and wildlife habitats, steep slopes and other environmentally sensitive areas and may also include lands incompatible with development at the present time, possibly due to their remote location.
(Ord. O2001-103, passed 12-19-2001)
(B) Applicability. The regulations pertaining to the Recreation and Open Space District shall be applicable within the Resort, Recreation and Open Space land use areas designated on the land use map of the City General Plan.
(Ord. O2001-103, passed 12-19-2001)
(C) Permitted principal uses.
(1) Undeveloped, unimproved land; public or private;
(2) Parks, amphitheaters, golf courses and golf driving ranges; public;
(3) Agricultural production, crops; public or private;
(4) Fish hatcheries and preserves; public;
(5) Hunting and trapping, game propagation; public;
(6) Nature preserves and wildlife management areas; public;
(7) Generation, routing and distribution of public utilities;
(8) Individual recreation mining; private; and
(9) Community garden.
(Ord. O2001-103, passed 12-19-2001; Ord. O2015-021, passed 4-15-2015)
(D) Conditional uses.
(1) Single-family residences; minimum lot size: five acres; private;
(2) Agricultural production, livestock and animal specialties; private;
(3) Fish hatcheries and preserves; private;
(4) Hunting and trapping, game propagation, wildlife management; private;
(5) Metal mining (when filing of a mining claim is required);
(6) Coal mining;
(7) Oil and gas extraction;
(8) Mining and quarrying of nonmetallic minerals, including sand and gravel extraction;
(9) Privately owned and operated resort and recreational commercial developments, including:
(a) Recreational, seasonal and resort hotels;
(b) Concession stands and tour companies and guides located or operating on public lands;
(c) Theme and amusement parks;
(d) Tennis, golf and sports resorts or camps;
(e) Water parks and slides;
(f) Conference centers, located within resort hotels;
(g) Golf courses and golf driving ranges;
(h) Exotic animal parks, zoos;
(i) Parks; and
(j) Amphitheaters.
(10) Public or private areas available for public visitation and recreation with or without developed facilities and associated businesses, including:
(a) Dude ranches;
(b) Horse stables, riding academies and rodeo arenas;
(c) Botanical gardens;
(d) Lakes and waterways;
(e) Campgrounds; and
(f) Off-road vehicle areas, parks or trails.
(11) Generation, routing and distribution of privately owned utilities; and
(12) Other uses which meet the purpose, intent and development standards as specified herein.
(Ord. O2001-103, passed 12-19-2001)
(E) Property development standards.
(1) Minimum district size. None.
(2) Minimum lot size. None for undeveloped public land and five acres for developed public and all private lands.
(3) Maximum building height. Forty feet.
(4) Setbacks.
(a) Front yard. One hundred feet;
(b) Side yard. Fifty feet; and
(c) Rear yard. Fifty feet.
(5) Walls and fences. Any wall or fence as may be erected along any street line, side property line or rear property line, whether to meet the requirements of the chapter or provided voluntarily, shall comply with the minimum requirements for unobstructed traffic visibility as specified in Article 15 of this chapter. Walls and fences in the front yard setback area shall be constructed so that they can be seen through or over so as to comply with the Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design (CPTED) principles of surveillance.
(6) Landscaping and irrigation. Landscaping and irrigation shall be according to Article 20 of this chapter. Additionally, a 30-foot buffer area surrounding any new construction site shall be maintained during entire construction period, within which no building materials may be stored, and which shall be clear of vegetation, debris and other combustible materials.
(7) Parking. Off-street parking shall be provided in the manner set forth in Article 16 of this chapter.
(8) Lighting. All exterior lighting fixtures shall be of the “down-lighting” box-type and no direct lighting shall be allowed to shine onto any adjacent properties.
(9) Signage. Only permanent on-site signage is permitted. No temporary off-site signage shall be allowed in the RO Zoning District. Development standards for permanent on-site signage in the RO district shall be consistent with the standards of the TR Zoning District.
(10) Lot coverage. None, however all public and private development of lands located within the RO Zoning District must provide adequate site improvements including, but not necessarily limited to, parking, landscaping and the on-site retention of stormwater.
(11) Undergrounding of new utility lines. All new utility lines including, but not necessarily limited to, electricity, telephone and television, shall be placed underground in conjunction with development or redevelopment projects that have been submitted for approval under the provisions of the City Code.
(12) All private and commercially oriented development of lands located within the RO Zoning District shall be subject to the review and approval of the Design and Historic Review Commission (DHRC).
(Ord. O2001-103, passed 12-19-2001; Ord. O2009-54, passed 10-21-2009; Ord. O2010-32, passed 7-7-2010) Penalty, see § 154-999
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