Signs using mechanical or electrical devices to display flashing,
movement or an illusion of movement are prohibited.
No freestanding or attached sign shall exceed the maximum height
permitted in the district. In any event, a sign shall not exceed any
lesser height if specified elsewhere in this chapter and shall not
be higher at any point than the roofline of the building if it is
attached to the building.
Signs must be constructed of durable materials, maintained in
good condition and not allowed to become dilapidated.
Sign area shall be measured around the edges of a framed or
enclosed sign or by the area utilized by isolated words or symbols,
including the background, whether open or enclosed, but the area shall
not include any supporting framework and bracing incidental to the
display itself.
Signs and sign structures of all types shall be set back or
elevated sufficiently to allow a clear, unobstructed line of sight
from the stop line of intersecting streets and driveways for at least
300 feet along all abutting streets and highways.
Signs with two exposures shall be measured for area by using
the surface area of one side of the sign only. Both sides may be used.
[Amended 10-20-1986 by Ord. No. 86-16; 6-17-2008 by Ord. No. 2008-9]
The schedule of sign regulations contained in this section is
hereby made a part of this chapter.
A. One- and
two-family dwellings. Street number designations, postal boxes, signs
posting property as private property or similar purposes are permitted.
B. Professional
offices in one- and two-family dwellings. Professional occupations
may be permitted one lighted sign, nonflashing and not to exceed six
square feet in area.
C. Churches,
public uses, funeral parlors and multifamily buildings. Churches and
public uses may be permitted one lighted sign, nonflashing and not
to exceed eight square feet in area.
D. Retail
stores, business and personal services, offices, theaters, restaurants,
cleaning establishments, printing establishments and shopping centers
(GB).
(1) Not
more than one sign shall be permitted for each tenant on the premises
on each entry wall fronting on a street.
(2) The
maximum height shall not exceed two feet, and the maximum width shall
not exceed 90% of the width of the storefront.
(3) Such
sign or signs shall be parallel to the face of the building, and no
part thereof, including any illuminating devices, shall project more
than 12 inches beyond the face of the wall to which applied nor any
distance beyond or above the building in any other direction.
(4) In
addition, where the building is set back from the street line a distance
of 25 feet or more, not more than one freestanding sign, with a total
area of not more than 40 square feet, may be erected.
E. Industrial,
offices, manufacturing, warehousing and office research facilities.
(1) Only
signs related to the use on the premises are permitted and in accordance
with this article and the following:
(a) Directional signs may be permitted as approved on the site plan and
are not considered part of the minimum sign area.
(b) One freestanding sign may be erected. It may have interior lighting,
be not more than six feet high, be not more than six feet long, have
not more than two sides and be set back at least 1/2 the distance
of the required building setback from the future street right-of-way.
(c) One attached sign may be erected, either lighted or unlighted, provided
that the area of the sign does not exceed the equivalent of 5% of
the area of the wall on which it is attached or 150 square feet, whichever
is smaller. Where an attached sign is provided, the building may not
be illuminated.
(2) Buildings themselves may be illuminated in lieu of an attached sign outlined in Subsection
E(1)(c) above.
(3) In
addition, where the building is set back from the street line a distance
of 25 feet or more, not more than one freestanding sign with a total
area of not more than 40 square feet may be erected.
F. Hotels.
(1) One
freestanding monument sign with a maximum sign area of 72 square feet
and not to exceed 15 feet in height shall be permitted.
(2) Two
wall-mounted signs may be erected, either lighted or unlighted. The
wall-mounted signs shall not exceed 5% of the area of the front facade
wall.
(3) Buildings
themselves may be illuminated by indirect lighting.
G. Catering
halls.
(1) One
freestanding monument sign with a maximum sign area of 72 square feet
and not to exceed 15 feet in height shall be permitted.
(2) Four
wall-mounted signs may be erected, either lighted or unlighted. No
one wall-mounted sign shall exceed 5% of the area of the front facade
wall.
(3) One
directional sign with a maximum sign area of 80 square feet shall
be permitted.
(4) Buildings
themselves may be illuminated by indirect lighting.