[Ord. No. 4, 2-3-2021]
Billboard signs shall be granted a permit upon compliance with
the following provisions:
(a)
Billboard signs shall be considered a special use and will require
a special use permit.
(b)
Billboard signs shall be allowed only in the I and IMU Zoning
Districts.
(c)
No billboard sign shall be permitted within 300 feet of any
use in the residential category as listed in the use table or within
750 feet of any use in the municipal/civic category as listed in the
use table.
(d)
There must be a minimum of 1,000 feet between billboards on
primary roads and a minimum of 500 feet between billboards on secondary
roads and state-controlled access highways, and this distance shall
be measured in all directions.
(e)
No billboard shall exceed 30 feet in height from ground level
or 400 square feet in sign area.
(f)
No billboard shall be painted upon the surface area of any building.
(g)
No billboard shall be erected on the top of any building.
(h)
All billboard signs shall conform to the dimensional requirements
of the applicable zoning district.
(i)
The name of the person(s) erecting and maintaining such sign
shall be plainly marked on such sign in a manner prescribed by the
Department of Codes Enforcement.
[Ord. No. 4, 2-3-2021]
No window signs shall be permitted to be affixed to any exterior
wall, door or window surface.
[Ord. No. 4, 2-3-2021]
All electronic (digital) message centers, excluding billboards,
shall conform with the following criteria. Electronic message centers
may be incorporated into the copy area of any permitted sign.
(a)
When a message is changed, it shall be accomplished in less
than 1/10 of a second and shall not use fading, swiping, or other
animated transition methods.
(b)
Electronic message centers shall come equipped with dimming
technology that automatically adjusts the display’s brightness
based on ambient light conditions.
(c)
The allowable nighttime brightness for digital signs is no greater
than 0.3 footcandles above ambient light conditions as measured by
a footcandle meter, when measured perpendicular to the electronic
message center face at a distance determined by the following formula:
Measure distance (feet) = √[area of EMC sign (in square
feet) x 100]
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(d)
The minimum dwell time for an electronic message shall be no
less than eight seconds.