Abbreviations:
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max. = maximum
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min. = minimum
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hrs. = hours
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Table 13-1
Miscellaneous Signs Not Requiring Permits
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Type and Definition of Signs Not Requiring Permits
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Maximum No. of Signs per Lot
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Maximum Sign Area per Sign* on Residential Lot
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Maximum Sign Area per Sign* on Non- residential
Lot*
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Other Requirements
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Athletic field signs - such as those commonly found
on the inside side of outfield walls/fences of baseball fields
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N/A
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N/A
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N/A
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Signs shall only be placed facing the ball field
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Christmas tree sign - advertises the seasonal sale
of Christmas trees
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2
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8 square feet
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20 square feet
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Shall only be posted during seasons when such products
are actively offered for sale at a maximum of 14 days prior to event
and removed a maximum of four days after event
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Charitable event sign - advertises a special event
that primarily is held to benefit an established tax-exempt nonprofit
organization
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2
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four square feet
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20 square feet
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Shall be placed a maximum of 14 days prior to event
and removed a maximum of four days after event
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Contractor's sign - advertises a building tradesperson,
engineer or architect who is actively conducting significant work
on a particular lot that is not such person's regular place of business
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1 per company working on the site
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4 square feet
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20 square feet
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Shall only be permitted while such work is actively
and clearly underway and a maximum of four days afterward; shall not
be illuminated
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Apartment numbers or parking courts in a development,
fire lanes, parking or similar information regarding the same lot
as the sign is on, and that does not include advertising
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N/A
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N/A
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N/A
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Flag - a banner or pennant made of fabric or materials
with a similar appearance that is hung from a pole in such a way to
flow in the wind, and that includes the words "Open" or some type
of advertising message
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1
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15 square feet
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20 square feet
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Governmental flags and flags without an advertising message are not regulated by this Article XIII; also, a corporate flag may be displayed on a flag pole
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Identification sign - only identifies the name and/or
occupation of the resident/occupant and/or the name, street address
and/or use of a lot, but does not include other advertising
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1
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2 square feet
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2 square feet
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No freestanding sign permitted
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Open house sign - advertises the temporary and periodic
open house of a property for sale or rent
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2 per event
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4 square feet
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4 square feet
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Shall be placed a maximum of four days before open
house begins, and removed a maximum of 24 hours after open house ends
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Opinion and election signs
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Shall comply with all general and specific sign regulations
for signs in the applicable zoning district in this article
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Persons posting opinion and election signs shall maintain
a written list of locations of such signs, unless posting signs on
their own property; opinion and election signs shall not be placed
on a property without the prior consent of the owner
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Public services sign - advertises the availability
of restrooms, telephone or other similar public convenience
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No maximum
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2 square feet
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2 square feet
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Real estate sign - advertises the availability of property
on which the sign is located for sale, rent or lease
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1 per street that the lot abuts
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4 square feet
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15 square feet
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Shall only be placed on the property while it is actively
for sale, lease or rent, and shall be removed a maximum of seven days
after settlement or start of lease
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Roadside stand sign - for the sale of agricultural
products grown and sold upon the same property, including crops and
gardening and agricultural operations
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2 per property
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6 square feet
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6 square feet
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Community service organization/place of worship sign
- an off-premises sign stating name of recognized incorporated community
service organization or place of worship and that states the place
and times of meetings or services and/or an arrow directing persons
to such location
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1
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2 square feet
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2 square feet
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Special sale signs - temporary banners, flags and other
signs that advertise a special sales event or grand opening at a lawful
principal business
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2 per lot
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Not permitted
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Total of 30 square feet for all such banners, flags
and other temporary signs
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Shall be displayed a maximum of seven days per event;
such signs shall not flash or obstruct safe sight distances
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Trespassing sign - indicating that a road is private,
that trespassing is prohibited on a lot, or controlling certain activities
such as hunting and fishing on the lot
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No maximum
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2 square feet
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2 square feet
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NOTES:
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A "nonresidential lot" shall be considered a lot occupied
by a lawful principal commercial, industrial, public/semipublic/institutional,
or mixed (commercial/residential) use.
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Table 13-2
Freestanding, Wall (Parallel), and Window Signs
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Freestanding Signs
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Type of Use/Zoning District
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Maximum Area and Number of Freestanding Signs
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Maximum Total Height of Freestanding Signs
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Maximum Area of Wall (Parallel) Signs
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Maximum Area of Window Signs
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Home occupation sign advertises a permitted home occupation
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1 sign per lot with a maximum area of 6 square feet;
otherwise, freestanding signs shall not be permitted in the SR, PAC
or TN Zoning Districts
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4 feet; otherwise, freestanding signs shall not be
permitted in the SR, PAC or TN Zoning Districts
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5 square feet per use
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May be used in place of a wall (parallel) sign with
the same restrictions
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Residential districts, with these signs limited to
allowed principal nonresidential uses
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Freestanding signs shall not permitted in residential
districts
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Freestanding signs shall not permitted in residential
districts
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12 square feet per use
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May be used in place of a wall (parallel) sign with
the same restrictions; such signs shall be on the inside of windows
or printed on the window itself
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Mixed use districts*
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Freestanding signs shall not be permitted in the PAC
and TN Zoning Districts: otherwise, only 1 freestanding sign per use
with a maximum area of 12 square feet** shall be permitted
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Freestanding signs shall not be permitted in the PAC
and TN Zoning Districts; otherwise, when permitted the maximum height
shall be 5 feet
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15 square feet per use
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Temporary nonilluminated window signs are permitted per Article XIII of this chapter relating to general regulations for all signs; other window signs are regulated under wall (parallel) signs. Such signs shall be on the inside of windows or printed on the window itself
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Commercial/ industrial districts*
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1 sign per use with a maximum area of 24 square feet**,
***, ****
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15 feet
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5% of the vertical area of the building side on which
the signs are attached, but in no case exceeding a maximum total of
175 square feet per building
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Temporary nonilluminated window signs are permitted per Article XIII relating to general regulations for all signs; other window signs are regulated as wall (parallel) signs
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Other districts*
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1 sign per use per street that the lot abuts, each
with a maximum area of 18 square feet**
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5 feet
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20 square feet per use
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Temporary nonilluminated window signs permitted per this Article XIII relating to general regulations for all signs; other window signs are regulated as wall (parallel) signs
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NOTES:
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In the mixed use districts and commercial/industrial
districts, the following additional signs shall be allowed:
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(1)
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A maximum of one projecting sign shall be permitted
per business, provided that:
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(a)
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Such sign has a minimum clearance over the sidewalk and the grade directly below the sign of eight feet unless a differing standard is established in Chapter 160 of this Code, relating to buildings.
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(b)
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Has a maximum sign area of 12 square feet for one side
(but permitted to a projecting sign have two sides, with no one side
exceeding 12 square feet).
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(c)
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Is securely attached to the building.
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(2)
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A maximum of one additional wall (parallel) sign or
projecting sign shall be permitted per business, provided that:
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(a)
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The lot upon which the business is located is provided
with lot access at the rear of lot from an alley, and parking is provided
at the rear of the principal building in which the nonresidential
use is located.
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(b)
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The total maximum sign area shall be 1/2 of the total
permitted sign area for the applicable sign type in the respective
zoning district.
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(c)
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Such sign shall only be located on the rear of the
principal building in which the nonresidential use is located and
shall face the parking lot.
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(d)
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Such sign shall comply with all other sign standards provided for in this Article XIII.
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(3)
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A maximum of one sidewalk sign (or "a frame sign")
shall be permitted per business, provided that:
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(a)
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Such sign has a maximum sign area of eight square feet
on each of two sides, has a maximum separation width of three feet,
and has a maximum height of four feet.
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(b)
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Such sign is taken indoors during all hours when the
business is not open to the public.
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(c)
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Such sign is not in a location that would interfere
with pedestrian traffic, emergency access or parking spaces and does
not interfere with a four-foot-wide minimum clear path for pedestrians,
and such sign is kept as close to the building as is feasible.
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(d)
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Such sign is well-maintained and durably constructed.
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If the permitted freestanding sign area is not used,
such sign area may be added to the permitted wall (parallel) sign
area. In the commercial/industrial districts, an automobile, boat,
heavy equipment, mobile/manufactured home, recreational vehicle and
similar motor vehicle rental/sales, repair/service, washing and/or
fuel/gas sales may also include an additional 24 square feet of sign
area to display fuel/gas prices.
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If a lot includes three or more distinct nonresidential
establishments, then along a single street, the maximum freestanding
sign area may be increased to 40 square feet
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If a lot includes 10 or more distinct nonresidential
establishments and is adjacent to two or more public street rights-of-way,
then one additional freestanding sign shall be permitted on each of
the streets, each with a maximum sign area of 100 square feet
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In addition, if off-premises signs and billboards include a
solar-energy system, no portion of said system may extend 10 feet
above the maximum permitted off-premises sign height or billboard
height.
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