Signs using mechanical and/or electrical devices
to revolve, flash or display movement or the illusion of movement
are prohibited.
Attached signs shall be affixed parallel to
the wall to which they are attached and project no more than 15 inches
from the surface of the wall.
No freestanding sign shall be situated in a
sight triangle.
The uppermost part of an attached sign shall
not exceed the base of the second floor window sill in a structure
of two or more stories or the base of the roof or 25 feet, whichever
is lower, in a one-story structure or a structure without windows.
The uppermost part of a freestanding sign shall not exceed the base
of the roof of the building or 15 feet, whichever is lower.
Illuminated signs shall be arranged to reflect
the light and glare away from the adjoining lots and streets. No sign
shall be permitted with beacon or flashing illumination. All signs
lighted exteriorily shall be lighted from the bottom and be shielded
from adjoining lots, streets and interior drives and with the light
source angled no closer to the horizontal than two vertical to one
horizontal. All lights shall be either shielded or shall have a translucent
fixture to reduce off-side effects.
A.
Attached signs may be located anywhere that does not
conflict with any height, obstruction to vision and similar regulations
of this Article. Freestanding signs shall be located only in front
yard and shall be no closer to a side lot than the minimum side yard
for the principal building but, in any event, no closer to a street
right-of-way than one foot and not located in any sight triangle.
B.
Signs and sign structures of all types shall be located
to allow an unobstructed line of sight for at least 300 feet from
the stop line of any intersection of two streets or the intersection
of a driveway and a street and at least 100 feet from the intersection
of two driveways within a parking or loading area.
Signs shall be constructed of durable materials,
maintained in good condition and not allowed to become dilapidated.
The number of signs shall be determined based
on sign standards included in this section and as outlined in the
applicable zoning districts. Upon site plan approval, shopping centers,
industrial parks and similar projects containing more than one owner
or tenant may also have one freestanding sign giving the name of the
shopping center, industrial park or similar project, but not listing
each tenant or use.
Real estate signs temporarily advertising the
sale, rental or lease of the premises or portion thereof shall be,
if not attached to the building, set back at least five feet from
all street and property lines. Such signs shall not exceed eight square
feet in area for residential advertising nor 35 square feet for commercial
and industrial uses. Such signs shall be removed at the expense of
the advertiser within 15 days after the termination or completion
of the matter or business being advertised. All such signs do not
require a building permit. No more than one sign shall be permitted
along each street on which the building has frontage. Real estate
signs shall be permitted only on the lot which the sign is advertising.
Sign area shall include all lettering, wording,
coloring and accompanying designs and symbols, together with the background,
whether open or closed, but not including any supporting framework
and bracing incidental to the display itself. A freestanding sign
with no lettering, wording, coloring or accompanying designs on one
side shall not have that blank side included in the total area of
the sign. Sign number designations; postal boxes; family names on
residences; on-site traffic directional and parking signs; signs posting
property as "private property," "no hunting" or similar purposes;
and "danger" signs around utility and other dangerareas are permitted
but are not to be considered in calculating the sign area. The maximum
dimension in any direction along the surface of the sign shall be
10 feet.
No more than one sign advertising the name of
the building under construction, general contractor, subcontractor,
financing institution, any public agencies or officials and the professional
personnel who worked on the project are permitted on a construction
site, beginning with the issuance of a building permit and terminating
with the issuance of a certificate of occupancy for the structure
or expiration of the building permit, whichever comes first. Such
signs shall not exceed an area of 32 square feet.
