On-site signage shall be permitted within any zoning district, subject to the general requirements of this chapter and the design standards as specified in this section.
(A) Address/nameplates. One address and nameplate not exceeding one square foot in area shall be allowed as a matter of right for any building within any zoning district, and shall be in addition to the maximum sign areas specified herein.
(B) Freestanding signage on shared premises. Where more than one user shares the same premises, not more than one permanent freestanding, on-site sign shall be allowed for each street upon which the premises front, in accordance with the design standards as specified herein.
(C) Standards and criteria for permanent on-site signage.
(1) Any permanent on-site signage proposed for installation shall conform with the standards and criteria indicated in Table No. 5. The number of any permanent on-site sign structures and the amount of any permanent on-site sign face area which already exists on any given premises shall be counted in accordance with these standards and criteria when determining the amount of permanent signage which may be added.
(Ord. O2010-09, passed 2-3-2010)
(2) Monument sign. A freestanding sign, where the entire bottom of the sign is affixed to the ground, provides a solid and continuous background for the sign face from the ground to the top of the sign, which is detached from a building, and the support structure is a base constructed of a permanent material. The height of any monument base or other structure erected to support or ornament the sign shall be measured as part of the sign height. The sign shall be clad to the ground with a base not less than 75% of the total sign width. The height of the structure erected to support or ornament the sign shall be measured as part of the sign height. To encourage design flexibility, the maximum height of the sign may be lowered in order to decrease required setback from the street. No signs shall be permitted within visibility sight triangles. Low profile signs shall be setback, at a minimum, from the property line as follows:
(a) | Over 6 feet in height | 12-feet setback; |
(b) | 4 feet to 6 feet in height | 6-feet setback; and |
(c) | 4 feet or less in height | 2-feet setback. |
(3) Electronic message sign. Such signage shall be allowed subject to the sign regulations for each zoning district and subject to the following regulations:
a. Electronic message signs may display non-commercial messages or messages advertising on-site establishments. Messages displaying off-site commercial messages are prohibited.
b. The message or image of the electronic message sign may be static or change at specific or programmed time intervals. The change in message or images shall occur no more frequently than once every eight (8) seconds and shall not have fade or dissolve transitions, or full animation or video, or similar subtle transitions or frame effect that have the appearance of moving text or images. The transition from one message to the next shall be completed with one (1) second.
c. The electrical illumination of electronic message signs between dusk and dawn, shall be reduced to a maximum illumination of 342 NITS.
d. Electronic message signs shall be calculated towards the permitted sign area of the subject zoning district.
e. No electronic message sign shall be oriented to face a residentially zoned property.
(Ord. O2022-044, passed 9-21-2022)
Table No. 5 - Standards and Criteria for Permanent On-Site Signage | ||||||
Zoning District | Type of Sign/ Installation | Max. Total Area of All Sign Face(s) | Max. Area of Any Sign Face | Max. Number of Signs | Maximum Height | |
Within Street Setback | Outside of Street Setback | |||||
Table No. 5 - Standards and Criteria for Permanent On-Site Signage | ||||||
Zoning District | Type of Sign/ Installation | Max. Total Area of All Sign Face(s) | Max. Area of Any Sign Face | Max. Number of Signs | Maximum Height | |
Within Street Setback | Outside of Street Setback | |||||
AG | F-S and W-M | 24 sq. ft. | 12 sq. ft. | 1 each of each sign type per street frontage | F-S: 6 ft. W-M: n/a | F-S: 12 ft. W-M: (1) |
SR, RE, R-1, R-2 R-3, MH, RVS and R-MH | F-S and W-M | 2 sq. ft. per dwelling unit | 2 sq. ft. | 1 per dwelling unit | F-S: 4 ft. W-M: n/a | F-S: 6 ft. W-M: (1) |
50 sq. ft. per development | 50 sq. ft. | 2 per entrance | ||||
24 sq. ft. for each non- residential use | 24 sq. ft. | 1 of each sign per street frontage | ||||
TR | F-S | 50 sq. ft. for each non- residential use | 50 sq. ft. | 1 per street frontage | (c) (d) | |
W-M | 24 sq. ft. per building | 24 sq. ft. | 1 per tenant | n/a | (1) | |
U-C | 2 sq. ft. per door entrance | 2 sq. ft. | 1 per door | n/a | (2) | |
PSC, B-1 and I-P | F-S | 1 sq. ft. per 1 ln. ft. of street address frontage | 300 sq. ft. | 1 per street frontage | (c) (d) | |
B-2, L-I and H-I | F-S | 1 sq. ft. per 1 ln. ft. of street frontage upon which the sign is located (a) (b) | 300 sq. ft. | 1 per street frontage | (c) (d) | |
PSC, B-1, B-2, I-P, L-I and H-I | W-M | 15% of each building facade | 300 sq. ft. | n/a | n/a | (1) |
U-C | 4 sq. ft. per front entrance | 4 sq. ft. | 1 per front entrance | n/a | (1) | |
Public Overlay | F-S and W- M | 150 sq. ft. | F-S: 50 sq. ft. W-M: 100 sq. ft. | F-S: 1 per street frontage W-M: 1 per street frontage | 4 ft. | 19 ft. |
Minimum Street Yard Setback - 12' | ||||||
R-3, MH, RVS | Development which adjoins an interstate highway or prime arterial, one additional freestanding on site sign shall be permitted outside of the minimum required street yard setback, with a maximum sign face area of one square foot per one linear of interstate or area frontage, up to a maximum of 300 square feet, and with a maximum 35 foot sign height. | |||||
Table No. 5 Legend: | ||||||
(1) Wall-mounted signage shall not extend beyond the height of the roofline. | ||||||
(2) Maximum height not applicable; however, a minimum 7 ft. vertical clearance shall be required from walking grade to the bottom of the sign. | ||||||
F-S Freestanding sign | ||||||
W-M Wall-mounted sign | ||||||
U-C Under-canopy sign | ||||||
n/a not applicable | ||||||
sq. ft. Square foot | ||||||
Footnotes: Table No. 5 and Table No. 6 | ||||||
(a) In the event that more than one sign is erected on a parcel with more than one street frontage as permitted herein, a minimum space shall be required between signs equal to one-half the length of the total street frontage. The spacing shall be measured along the street lines. In no event shall more than one permanent freestanding, on-site sign be erected on any street frontage, except as provided herein. | ||||||
(b) A freestanding, on-site sign structure may be erected at the corner of any lot or parcel under one of the following options: | ||||||
1. One corner sign with a maximum sign face area equal to the sum of the two intersecting street frontages, up to 300 square feet maximum, provided, however, that no other freestanding, on-site sign shall be erected along either of the two intersecting frontages; or | ||||||
2. One corner sign with a maximum sign face area equal to either of the two intersecting frontages, up to 300 square feet maximum, provided, however, that no other freestanding, on-site sign shall be erected along whichever frontage is used for calculation purposes. | ||||||
In the event that a lot or parcel has more than two street frontages, a freestanding, on-site sign may be erected on each resultant corner, provided that the total number of such signs shall not exceed the total number of street frontages, and in no event shall any street frontage be counted more than once for the purpose of calculating the maximum allowable sign face area. Corner signs shall also be subject to all other design standards and requirements of this chapter, such as height, setback, spacing between on-site signs on the same parcel, shared premises, and the like, as may be applicable. | ||||||
(c) A 12 foot setback from the leading edge of the sign to the street right-of-way line, shall be required for free-standing signs which have a vertical clearance of less than eight feet. The support structure for free-standing signs which have a vertical clearance of eight feet or greater, shall be setback 12 feet from the street right-of-way line; provided, however, that no sign face shall be setback less than two feet from the street right-of-way line. | ||||||
(d)
The maximum allowable sign height shall be determined according to the sliding scale indicated in Table No. 7, which specifies a maximum 20 foot height for a 50 square foot sign face area, up to a maximum 35 foot height for a 300 square foot sign face area. Within this range, sign height may be increased by six hundredths (.06) foot for each square foot of additional sign face area permitted by this chapter. The scale in Table No.7 is calculated according to the following formula: | ||||||
Sign Height = (X-50) x (.06) + 20, where X = the proposed sign face area | ||||||
(Ord. 2314, passed 4-16-1986; Ord. O2000-55, passed 8-2-2000; Ord. O2010-09, passed 2-3-2010; Ord. O2017-014, passed 5-3-2017; Ord. O2022-044, passed 9-21-2022)
(D) Temporary signage. Any temporary signage proposed for installation shall conform with the standards and criteria indicated in Table No. 6 and the footnotes.
(Ord. O2017-014, passed 5-3-2017)
(1) Standards and criteria for temporary signage per Table No. 6 (also see footnotes).
(2) In no event shall any temporary signage be erected more than 60 days prior to, nor be allowed to remain more than ten days after, the date of the activity, event or other temporary condition to which the sign relates. For the purposes of this division, the measurement of time shall not include such date or period of the activity, event or other temporary condition.
(3) Lighting for temporary sign installations shall be prohibited.
Zoning District | Type of Sign/ Installation | Max. Area of Any Sign Face | Max. # of Signs | Maximum Height | |
Within Street Setback | Outside Street Setback | ||||
Zoning District | Type of Sign/ Installation | Max. Area of Any Sign Face | Max. # of Signs | Maximum Height | |
Within Street Setback | Outside Street Setback | ||||
AG | Freestanding; Wall-mounted | 32 sq. ft. | 1 per street frontage | 6 ft. | 12 ft. |
SR, RE R-1, R-2 R-3, MH and R-MH | Freestanding; Wall-mounted | 10 sq. ft. (less than 1 acre) | 1 per lot or parcel | 6 ft. | 6 ft. |
32 sq. ft. (1 acre or more) | 1 per street frontage | 6 ft. | 8 ft. | ||
TR | Freestanding; Wall-mounted | 32 sq. ft. | 1 per street frontage | 6 ft. | 8 ft. |
B-1, B-2, PSC, I-P, L-I and H-I | Freestanding | 100 sq. ft | 1 per street frontage | A distance below the uppermost line of the wall upon which mounted, equal to one-half the vertical dimension of sign | |
Wall-mounted | 32 sq. ft. | 1 per building facade | |||
Table No. 7 - Sign Area and Sign Height | |
Permitted Sign Face Area (sq. ft) | Allowable Sign Height (ft.) |
Table No. 7 - Sign Area and Sign Height | |
Permitted Sign Face Area (sq. ft) | Allowable Sign Height (ft.) |
150 | 26 |
160 | 26.6 |
170 | 27.2 |
180 | 27.8 |
190 | 28.4 |
200 | 29 |
210 | 29.6 |
220 | 30.2 |
230 | 30.8 |
240 | 31.4 |
250 | 32 |
260 | 32.6 |
270 | 33.2 |
280 | 33.8 |
290 | 34.4 |
300 | 35 |
(E) Directional signage. Signage provided for the sole purpose of traffic circulation and direction on the premises shall be permitted within any zoning district in the amount of ten square feet per street entrance, and shall be permitted in addition to the maximum on-site sign areas specified herein. Directional signage shall not exceed three feet in height, and shall maintain a minimum two foot setback from the street right-of-way line.
('80 Code, App. A, § 161) (Ord. 583, passed 9-16-1952; Ord. 2314, passed 4-16-1986; Ord. 2533, passed 9-4-1991; Ord. O95-040, passed 9-5-1995; Ord. O2002-46, passed 8-7-2002; Ord. O2010-09, passed 2-3-2010; Ord. O2011-05, passed 2-16-2011; Ord. O2017-014, passed 5-3-2017; Ord. O2022- 044, passed 9-21-2022) Penalty, see § 154-999
(F) Signage examples. The following are illustrative examples.
Examples Of Monument Signs
Examples Of Pedestal Signs
Examples Of Pole Signs
('80 Code, App. A, § 161) (Ord. 583, passed 9-16-1952; Ord. 2193, passed 3-21-1984; Ord. 2243, passed 12-19-1984; Ord. O2010-09, passed 2-3-2010; Ord. O2010-32, passed 7-7-2010; Ord. O2022-044, passed 9-21-2022) Penalty, see § 154-999