The purpose of this article is to protect and
promote health, safety, general welfare and order through the establishment
of comprehensive, uniform standards and procedures governing the construction,
use, and style of signs or symbols serving as a visual communication
media, aimed at persons upon public rights-of-way or private properties.
It is intended that the opportunity for effective, aesthetically compatible
and orderly communications be encouraged by reducing confusion and
hazards resulting from unnecessary or indiscriminate use of signs.
Hereafter, no sign shall be erected, constructed, altered, or modified
except as regulated herein.
The following signs shall be allowed without
a permit, in the front yard, excluding visual triangle areas, and
as regulated in the subsections listed below:
A. Government uses. Signs of a public, noncommercial
nature, including but not limited to safety signs, trespassing signs,
traffic control devices, scenic or historical signs, memorial plaques,
and community service signs the Department approves.
B. Directional signs.
(1)
On-site directional and parking signs, intended
to facilitate the movement of vehicles and pedestrians upon the premises,
shall not exceed six square feet and shall not be illuminated.
(2)
Off-site directional signs directing the public
to a business shall not exceed six square feet; shall name only the
business, distance, and direction to the business; and are limited
to one sign in either direction of the business.
C. Integral signs. Signs attached to buildings or structures
which name the building, date of construction, and commemorative actions.
D. Campaign signs. Election campaign or referendum signs, not exceeding six square feet in area, may be placed on the first day for circulation of nomination papers or the period beginning on the day on which the questions to be voted upon are submitted to the electorate and shall be removed 14 days after the day of election or vote on a referendum, except timelines for Tribal Election shall follow §
63-22. In residential districts, no such sign may be electrical, mechanical, or have an audio auxiliary.
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E. Nameplates. One sign which states the name of the
occupant and a home occupation or farm-related business.
F. Holiday signs. Signs or displays which contain or
depict only a message pertaining to a national or tribally recognized
holiday, displayed for a period not to exceed 60 days.
G. Construction signs. Nonilluminated signs naming the
architects, engineers, contractors, and other individuals or firms
involved with the construction, alteration, or repair of a structure
and the future use of the site. Such signs shall be confined to the
construction site and shall be removed when the project is completed
or upon occupancy of the structure, whichever comes first. No sign
shall exceed 64 square feet.
H. Occasional yard/garage sale sign. One sign is allowed;
it shall not exceed six square feet and shall be placed not more than
two days prior to the sale and removed at the end of the sale.
I. Motor fuel pricing signs. One freestanding or canopy
sign displaying the type of service offered, grade of fuel, and price
of the motor fuel sold is allowed. Each type of service offered is
allowed a maximum of 12 square feet. If, in the determination of the
Department, one sign is not sufficient to convey the above information,
two single-faced signs may be displayed at the appropriate points
along the pump island in lieu of provisions set forth above.
Off-premises advertising signs are permitted
in the UID-1 and I-2 Districts, subject to the following provisions:
A. Spacing. There shall be a minimum of 300 feet of separation
between advertising signs on the same street facing traffic flow.
B. Parallel signs. Advertising signs may be double faced,
with each side considered as facing traffic flowing in the opposite
direction. Such signs shall be considered one when calculating sign
area.
C. Size, height and length. Advertising signs shall not
exceed 750 square feet in total area, including all faces, except
parallel signs, nor shall the height exceed the permitted height of
other freestanding signs in the district in which it is located. No
advertising sign shall exceed 55 feet in length.
D. Setbacks. No part of an advertising sign shall be
closer than the building setback lines of the district in which it
is located.
E. Exclusionary areas. No advertising sign shall be erected
or maintained within 100 feet of a residential, agricultural, or conservancy
district boundary or within 500 feet of a public park.
All signs for which a permit is required shall
be subject to inspection by the Department. The Department may enter
any property during normal business hours to ascertain whether the
provisions of this article are being obeyed. The Department shall
order the removal of any sign that is not maintained in accordance
with the provisions of this article.