No signs shall hereafter be located, erected, moved, reconstructed, extended, enlarged, converted or structurally altered without a zoning permit except those signs excepted in §
385-29 and without being in conformity with the provisions of this chapter.
All signs are prohibited in all Residential, Agricultural and
Conservancy Districts, except the following:
A. Real estate signs. Signs not to exceed eight square feet in area
for advertising the sale, rental, or lease of the premises upon which
said signs are temporarily located.
B. Bulletin board. Signs for public, charitable or religious institutions
shall not exceed eight square feet in area located on the premises.
C. Official signs. Signs for traffic control, parking restrictions,
information and notices.
Signs are permitted in Commercial and Industrial Districts,
subject to the following restrictions:
A. Wall signs. Signs placed against the exterior walls of buildings
shall not be extended more than six inches outside of a building's
wall surface and shall not exceed 300 square feet in area for any
one premises.
B. Projecting signs. Signs fastened to, suspended from or supported
by a structure shall not exceed 100 square feet in area for any one
premises; shall not extend more than six feet into any required yard;
shall not extend more than three feet, including the brackets and
supporting parts, into any public right-of-way, and shall not be less
than 10 feet above the sidewalk.
C. Ground signs. Ground signs shall not exceed 20 feet in height above
the street grade, shall meet all yard requirements for the district
in which it is located and shall not exceed 100 square feet on one
side nor 200 square feet on all sides for any one premises.
D. Roof signs. Roof signs shall not exceed 10 feet in height above the
roof, and shall not exceed 300 square feet on all sides for any one
premises.
E. Window signs. Window signs shall be placed only on the inside of
commercial buildings and shall not exceed 25% of the glass area of
the pane upon which the sign is displayed.
Signs lawfully existing at the time of the adoption of this
chapter may be continued. However, it shall be deemed a nonconforming
use or structure and shall be subject to the nonconforming use provision
of this chapter.