The following type of signs, and no other, shall
be permitted in residential districts:
A. Each property in a residential district may have erected
thereon, either on the building or outside the public right-of-way
area, one sign only, to be no larger than six square feet in area.
No sign may be artificially illuminated except as otherwise provided
in this section.
B. Signs indicating the private nature of a driveway
or no trespassing signs are permitted, provided that the size of any
such sign shall not exceed two square feet.
C. Signs of schools, colleges, churches, hospitals, sanitariums
or other public or semi-public institutions of a similar nature, provided:
(1) The size of any such sign is not in excess of 20 square
feet per side; and
(2) Not more than two signs are placed on a property in
single or separate ownership, unless such property fronts upon more
than one street, in which event one such sign may be erected on each
frontage.
[Amended 5-22-2006 by Ord. No. 2006-4; 4-23-2007 by Ord. No.
2007-05; 1-27-2020 by Ord. No. 2020-02]
Signs may be erected and maintained on the premises
in commercial and manufacturing districts subject to the following
regulations:
A. The sign (surface area) on lots where less than 10%
of the lot area is covered by buildings shall not exceed one square
foot in area for every two lineal feet of street frontage.
B. The sign (surface area) on lots where 10% percent
or more of the lot area is covered by buildings shall be determined
as follows:
(1) Lower level (story) signs; determining the size of
signs on facades. The total permitted sign surface area of all business
identification signs located on the facade of a building within the
lower two stories or 26 feet, which ever is lower, and/or freestanding
on the lot shall not exceed an area equal to 10% of said lower two-story
area of the building facade. (The facade is the building side facing
the street mailing address.)
(2) Freestanding signs on the lot are permitted as long
as total of sign plus facade sign does not exceed 10% of the total
facade.
(3) Lower level (story) signs; determining the size of
signs on rear and sides of buildings. The total permitted sign surface
area of all business identification signs located on the rear and
sides of buildings shall not exceed 65 square feet.
(4) Upper level (story) signs. The permitted sign surface
area of all business identification signs located on a building above
the first two stories shall not exceed an area equal to 5% of the
area of the building facade above the second story to which the sign
is attached.
(5) Lower and upper level signs may be continuous; however,
if not, there shall be at least 13 feet, or one story, whichever is
less, between upper level and lower level signs as long as the total
sign surface are does not exceed 10%.
(6) Existing business identification signs on existing
nonconforming uses shall be continued and maintained, provided that
such signs shall conform to the general regulations below. If existing
signs are removed, the new regulations shall apply.
(7) Shopping center signs. The total permitted sign surface
area of all business identification signs located on the facade of
a building that is located in a shopping center shall not exceed 10%
of the cumulative area of all facades visible from any street. In
addition, there shall be permitted one freestanding sign on each street
frontage. The freestanding sign surface shall not exceed 350 square
feet in size and the height shall not exceed the zoning district height
regulations. No individual tenant shall be permitted to erect an individual
freestanding sign on the shopping center site.
C. Signs lighted by flashing lights as defined in this
Code of Ordinances shall be subject to the following restrictions:
(1) The electronic message portion of a sign illuminated
by flashing lights shall not exceed 32 square feet in size.
(2) A sign illuminated by flashing lights shall not project
beyond the property line.
(3) A sign illuminated by flashing lights shall not be
erected within 200 feet of a public street intersection.
(4) A sign illuminated by flashing lights shall not be
erected in or within 100 feet of a residential zoning district.
[Amended 1-27-2020 by Ord. No. 2020-02]
Billboards, advertising signboards or other
like signs shall be permitted only in the Commercial Highway, Medium
Manufacturing and Heavy Manufacturing Zoning Districts subject to
the following criteria:
A. All such signs must be in complete conformance with
Act No. 160, the Outdoor Advertising Control Act of 1971, as amended, and as further controlled by this article.
B. No such sign shall be permitted upon the roof of any
building.
C. All signs shall be required to be set back 30 feet
from the front lot line and shall be set back a minimum of 10 feet
from all other property lines.
D. No sign shall exceed 35 feet in vertical measurement,
and no total sign face shall be more than 312.5 square feet.
E. Signs shall not be erected or maintained within a
five-hundred-foot radius of any other off-premises advertising signs
or within a five-hundred-foot radius of any residential zone or existing
residential use.
F. All lighting shall conform to the height regulations
for building in the district in which the sign is located, and any
lighting used to illuminate advertising signs shall be arranged so
that the direct rays from the lights will not fall on any adjoining
property.
G. Signs shall not be erected in or encroach over public
easements or public rights-of-way.
H. Signs or lighting for signs shall not be placed in
such a position that it will cause danger to traffic or create a traffic
hazard by obscuring the view or in any way interfering with vision.
I. Any new advertising sign constructed must be a unipole
construction.
J. There shall be no stacking of such signs.
K. A permit must be obtained every year, and a fee established
by resolution of Council shall be paid in order to ensure compliance.
L. Any such sign that does not have advertising for more
than a year must be removed.
The following regulations shall apply to all
permitted sign uses:
A. Signs must be constructed of durable materials, maintained
in good condition, and not allowed to become dilapidated. This provision
will be enforced under the current edition of the International Property
Maintenance Code.
B. Signs or lighting for signs shall not be placed in
such a position that they will cause danger to traffic by obscuring
the view or any way interfering with vision.
C. Except as may be permitted under Chapter
226, Article
III, relating to temporary signs and banners, signs other than ordained traffic signs shall not be erected within the lines of any street or alley.
[Amended 5-14-2012 by Ord. No. 2012-06]
D. Signs projecting beyond the property lines shall be
not less than 10 feet above the public sidewalk area. Overhanging
signs shall not project over the cartway of a street or alley.
E. Signs shall not project above the height limit permitted
in any district where they are located.
F. A permit shall not be required for erection, alteration
or maintenance of any sign permitted in a residential district.
G. A building permit shall be required for the erection,
alteration or reconstruction of advertising signboards, including
poster panels, bulletins and the like.
H. All signs shall be removed when the circumstances
leading to their erection no longer apply.
I. No sign shall project above the fascia, roofline or
parapet wall.
J. Sign size determination. The size of the sign shall
be the sign face, not including any supporting structure or framework,
provided that such support structure or framework does not include
any letters or symbols.
[Added 5-14-2012 by Ord. No. 2012-06]
A. Each
property in commercial and manufacturing districts may have erected
thereon, either on the building or outside the public right-of-way
area, signs, banners or flags constructed of cloth, canvas, cardboard,
plastic or other material.
B. There
is no limit to the number of signs that may be erected; however, no
sign shall exceed 32 square feet, and in no instance shall there be
more than 96 square feet of temporary signage on a property.
C. Signs
indicating the date of an event must be removed within 10 days after
the event.
[Amended 1-27-2020 by Ord. No. 2020-02]
D. Temporary
signs shall be prohibited in residentially zoned districts.