[Added 2-17-2003 by Ord.
No. 2144; amended 5-1-2006 by Ord. No. 2458; 11-20-2006 by Ord. No. 2513]
The following street graphics are strictly prohibited in the
City:
A.
Pennants, streamers, ribbons, strings of light bulbs, spinners, tethered
balloons and similar street graphics, except street banners and pennants
as provided in § 302-2.16, Special displays and other temporary
signs.
B.
Signs attached to trees, fences or public utility poles (excluding
governmental public information signs and warning signs issued by
public utilities).
C.
Defunct signs, including the sign posts or other supporting structures,
that advertise or identify an activity, business, product or service
no longer conducted on the premises where such sign is located.
[Added 5-1-2006 by Ord.
No. 2458; amended 9-8-2015 by Ord. No. 3201]
The following special displays and other temporary signs are
hereby allowed in the City:
A.
Temporary public interest event signs and banners publicizing a charitable,
civic, or other nonprofit organization's event of general public interest.
(1)
All such signs will require approval by the sign administrator
or his or her duly authorized representative and shall:
(a)
Not exceed 16 square feet in area.
(b)
Not exceed more than two signs per event at all locations within
the City.
(c)
Not be located so as to obstruct or impede vehicular vision.
(d)
Not exceed more than two different temporary public interest
signs and/or banners installed within 25 feet of each other.
(e)
Be installed no more than 14 days before the event.
(f)
Be removed no later than three days after the event.
(g)
Contain the advertising of the publicized event only; additional
noncharitable advertising is specifically prohibited.
(2)
The location of said banners shall be subject to the review and discretion
of the sign administrator or his or her duly authorized representative
(site plan including dimensions and copy must be included).
(3)
All applications shall be accompanied by a nonrefundable fee in the
amount stated in the City's annual fee ordinance.
(4)
Application for temporary banners hanging over a street publicizing
a charitable, civic, or other nonprofit event of general public interest
must be made to the City Council prior to the event. The City may
require a fee for the display of such signs in the amount stated in
the annual fee ordinance.
B.
Temporary private interest event wall-mounted banners for private
interest businesses, groups, or organizations publicizing entertainment
or an event will require approval by the sign administrator or his
or her duly authorized representative and:
(1)
Shall not exceed 16 square feet in area.
(2)
Shall not exceed more than one wall-mounted banner located on
the premises of the private interest.
(3)
Shall not be located so as to obstruct or impede vehicular vision.
(4)
Shall be installed no more than 14 days before the event.
(5)
Shall be removed no later than the next business day after the
event.
(6)
Shall not number more than three such events or signs displayed
per calendar year.
(7)
The location of said wall-mounted banners shall be subject to
the review and discretion of the sign administrator or his or her
duly authorized representative (site plan including dimensions and
copy must be included).
(8)
Shall contain the advertising of the publicized event only;
additional noncharitable advertising is specifically prohibited.
(9)
All applications shall be accompanied by a nonrefundable fee
in the amount stated in the City's annual fee ordinance.
C.
Pole banners may be permitted, provided that the City Council grants
approval of design and installation.
D.
Advertising by balloon signs of a temporary nature shall be permitted
on the property of an existing and ongoing business in accordance
with the following restrictions:
(1)
Permits shall be issued to qualified applicants upon properly
completed written application to be approved by the sign administrator
or his or her duly authorized representative.
(2)
All applications for permits shall be accompanied by a nonrefundable
fee in the amount stated in the City's annual fee ordinance.
(3)
There shall be a maximum of 10 consecutive days of advertising
allowed for each permitted individual advertising period.
(4)
Permits for advertising shall not be issued for any premises
or to any ongoing business more than three times per calendar year
and not within 90 days after the conclusion of the previous advertising
period for which a permit was issued to the applicant by the City.
(5)
A given individual advertising period for purposes of this Part
2 includes advertising pursuant to a permit issued under this Part
2 for one or more consecutive days, not to exceed a maximum of 10
consecutive days.
(6)
An additional per square foot of surface area application fee
shall be charged, in the amount stated in the City's annual fee ordinance,
for balloon signs that are larger than 200 square feet in surface
area as determined by the total area of a rectangle superimposed upon
the proposed balloon sign so that the sides of the rectangle intersect
the sides of the balloon most distant from the center of the balloon
and the top and bottom of the rectangle intersect the top and bottom
of the balloon that are most distant from the center of the balloon,
and the surface area is determined by the square footage of the rectangle
by multiplying the width of the rectangle by the height of the rectangle.
(7)
No balloon advertising shall be permitted within 5,000 feet
of any other form of balloon sign advertising occurring at the same
time.
(8)
All advertising shall be ground-mounted only, not a tethered
balloon on a line, and the entire display shall be constructed of
nonflammable materials.
(9)
Balloon signs shall not be located closer to the front, side
and rear lot lines of the real estate premises on which the balloon
sign is located than buildings are permitted to be located under the
City's Zoning Code in the zoned district in which the balloon sign
is located.
(10)
All advertising must pertain solely to on-site businesses.
(11)
Applications for balloon signage permits must be accompanied
by proof of premises and off-premises liability insurance for installation,
operation and maintenance of the proposed balloon sign providing insurance
coverage for property damage of a minimum of $50,000 per person and
$100,000 per occurrence and for personal injury of a minimum of $100,000
per person and $500,000 per occurrence, with one or more qualified
and rated insurance companies of the applicant's selection and acceptable
to the City, which policy of insurance shall name the City as an additional
insured.
E.
Electronic message boards shall be permitted by special event (as defined and regulated by Chapter 267, Article II, Special Events) in accordance with the following conditions:
(1)
Electronic message boards shall be included on the application
for the special event, with its content completely described.
(2)
No more than one such sign per event.
(3)
Such sign shall display only during special event hours of operation.
(4)
Such sign's display of text/picture shall be the only portion
of signage lit. The background shall remain unlit.
(5)
No movement of any content is permitted.
(6)
Such sign's message displayed thereon must remain visible in
at least thirty-second intervals before being reset or replaced with
another message.
(7)
Message display area shall not exceed 18 square feet.
(8)
Message display height shall not exceed 10 feet.
(9)
The use of profane language/images or content that is abusive
towards another person/public or use of any violent/abusive language/content
under circumstances reasonably calculated to provoke a breach of the
peace is strictly prohibited.
(10)
Location shall be as follows:
(a)
Such sign shall be displayed at the special event site only.
(b)
Such sign shall not be located within 10 feet from any public
right-of-way.
(c)
If a special event abuts a residential district, the display
shall be no less than 50 feet from the property lines and installed
in such a manner that the beams of light from each light source shall
be directed away from neighboring properties and confined to the area
of the subject property on which exterior light source is located.
(11)
The electrical component of any illuminated sign shall conform
to the applicable requirements of the current NEC Electrical Code
of the City.
Every sign or other street graphic enumerated below that complies
with the indicated requirements may be erected in any zoned district
in the City without a permit. The area of the sign or street graphic
shall not be counted against the displaying establishment's sign area
allowance.
A.
Construction signs identifying the architects, engineers, contractors
and other individuals or firms involved with the construction, and/or
announcing the character or purpose of the building, but not advertising
any product or service. Such signs shall not exceed 32 square feet
in area, shall be confined to the site of the construction, and shall
be removed after construction has been completed.
B.
Directional and informational signs erected for the convenience of
the public, such as signs identifying entrances, exits, parking areas,
no-parking areas, rest rooms, public telephones, walkways, and similar
features or facilities. Such signs shall not exceed three square feet
in area.
C.
Flags of any country, state or unit of local government.
D.
Garage or yard sale signs advertising a garage or yard sale on private
residential property. Such signs shall not exceed four square feet
in area, shall be confined to the premises on which the sale is conducted,
and shall not be posted for longer than five days.
E.
Governmental or public signs, such as traffic control signs, railroad
crossing signs, legal notices, signs indicating the location of underground
cables, etc.
F.
Holiday decorations such as Christmas lights and ornaments, provided
that such decorations must be removed within 60 days after the Christmas
holiday (i.e., by February 26 of each year).
G.
Home occupation signs identifying only the name and occupation of
the resident. Home occupation signs shall be nonilluminated, shall
be flush-mounted, and shall not exceed one square foot in area.
H.
House numbers and/or name of occupant signs located on the lot to
which the sign pertains. Such signs shall not exceed three square
feet in area for single-family dwellings nor six square feet in area
for multifamily dwellings.
I.
Institutional signs for a public, charitable or religious institutions.
Such signs shall be located on the premises of the institution, shall
not obstruct the vision of motorists, and shall not exceed 24 square
feet in area.
J.
Integral signs carved into stone or inlaid so as to become part of
the building, and containing such information as date of erection,
name of building, and memorial tributes.
K.
Interior signs located in the interior of any building or within
an enclosed lobby or court of any building or group of buildings,
provided such signs are not visible from the exterior of the building.
L.
Political campaign signs, announcing candidates seeking public office
and/or political issues and other pertinent information, shall be
confined to private property. In a residential district, political
campaign signs shall not exceed four square feet in area. In an agricultural
district, political campaign signs shall not exceed 16 square feet
in area. In other zoned districts in the City, such signs shall not
exceed 16 square feet in area. Political campaign signs shall be posted
no sooner than 30 days prior to the election to which they pertain
and shall be removed within seven days after the election to which
they pertain.
M.
Property regulation signs such as "no trespassing", "no fishing",
etc. Such signs shall not exceed three square feet in area.
N.
Real estate signs advertising the sale or lease of the premises on
which they are located. Such signs on residential property shall not
exceed four square feet in area. On other zoned property, such signs
shall not exceed 16 square feet in area. Not more than one real estate
sign per lot frontage shall be erected on any lot. Such signs shall
be removed within seven days after the sale or lease of the property
on which they are located.
O.
Residential development identification signs on a real estate development
site at major entrances to the site designed to identify a residential
subdivision, apartment complex, or planned unit development, which
contain no commercial advertising and do not exceed 40 square feet
in surface area.
P.
Utility company signs that serve as an aid to public safety or that
show the location of public telephones, underground cables, etc.
Q.
Zoned area directional signs which indicate the direction or location
of governmental buildings and facilities, organizational and industrial
buildings and facilities, religious buildings and facilities, recreational
buildings and facilities and historic buildings and facilities, which
shall have a brown background and white lettering; shall be mounted
on street sign posts beneath the street sign.
(1)
Said signs shall be limited as follows:
(a)
Governmental buildings and facilities: unlimited;
(b)
Organizational and industrial buildings and facilities: not
to exceed one sign per thoroughfare, and individual business names
shall not be depicted on the sign;
(c)
Religious buildings and facilities: not to exceed one sign per
thoroughfare;
(d)
Recreational buildings and facilities: not to exceed one sign
per building or facility, the size of which shall not exceed 12 inches
by 20 inches; and
(e)
Historic buildings and facilities: not to exceed one sign per
historic building and/or facility site.
(2)
Zoned area directional signs shall be installed by the City; and
in addition to obtaining and paying for the sign permit as required
by § 302-2.28 of the City's Sign Code, the applicant shall
be required to pay the City a fee for the sign installation and an
annual maintenance fee in an amount as determined by and published
in the City's annual fee ordinance.
No sign or other street graphics except those listed in § 302-2.17
shall be erected or maintained in any agricultural district or in
any residential district in the City except as otherwise provided
in § 302-2.29A.
[Amended 8-2-2004 by Ord.
No. 2282; 6-6-2016 by Ord. No. 3260]
Unless otherwise provided for herein, no establishment located in any commercial district or industrial district in the City shall display a total area of signs in excess of its sign area allowance as provided in § 302-2.9; and only one exterior sign, regardless of type, shall be permitted on each street frontage. Additionally, unless otherwise provided for herein, signs in any commercial district or industrial district shall conform to the requirements indicated in the subsections below.
A.
Flush-mounted signs. For aesthetic and safety reasons, flush-mounted
signs are the preferred type of sign in the City. No flush-mounted
sign shall:
(1)
Project more than six inches from the wall or surface to which
it is attached (If such wall or surface is not vertical, the projection
shall be measured from the closest point of the wall or surface to
the sign.); or
(2)
Extend more than three feet above the roof eave line of the
building to which it is attached.
B.
Projecting signs. No establishment in any zoning district shall display
more than one projecting sign on any street frontage. No projecting
sign shall:
(1)
Project more than three feet from the building to which it is
attached; or
(2)
Extend more than three feet above the roof eave line of the
building to which it is attached; or
(3)
Project over a street, alley or driveway, or closer than two
feet to the curb or edge of such public right-of-way; or
(4)
Extend below a point eight feet above the ground or pavement;
or
(5)
Extend above a point 12 feet above the ground or pavement; or
(6)
Exceed nine square feet in area.
C.
Signs on awnings, canopies or marquees. Signs mounted flush against any awning, canopy or marquee shall be considered flush-mounted signs, and shall comply with the regulations of Subsection A of this section. Signs suspended beneath any awning, canopy or marquee shall be considered projecting signs and shall comply with the regulations of Subsection B of this section.
D.
Window signs. Any establishment may display window signs. Permanent
window signs shall cover no more than 20% of the area of any window.
Permanent window signs shall be counted against the displaying establishment's
sign area allowance, but temporary window signs shall not.
E.
Shopping center identification signs. A shopping center, as an entity,
may erect an identification sign in accordance with the provisions
of this Part 2 if the total gross floor area of all the establishments
located in the shopping center exceeds 50,000 square feet. A shopping
center identification sign shall not exceed 100 square feet in area.
F.
Freestanding signs.
(1)
Not more than one freestanding sign shall be displayed on any
street frontage of any lot. All freestanding signs shall comply with
the following regulations [except as provided in (a) and (b) of this
subsection]:
(2)
Notwithstanding anything in this subsection to the contrary,
the following regulations pertaining to freestanding signs located
in a C-2 Central Business District and in areas located within 100
lineal feet of a federal interstate highway right-of-way shall apply:
(a)
In a C-2 Central Business Zoning District in the City:
[1]
Freestanding signs up to 10 square feet in sign
area shall not be closer than one foot to the right-of-way or side
lot line and shall not exceed 12 feet in height.
[2]
Freestanding signs between 10 square feet and 50
square feet in sign area shall not be closer than five feet to any
public right-of-way or side lot line and shall not exceed 15 feet
in height.
[3]
Freestanding signs between 50 square feet and 75
square feet in sign area shall not be closer than 10 feet to any public
right-of-way or side lot line and shall not exceed 15 feet in height.
[4]
All freestanding signs exceeding 75 square feet
in sign area shall not be closer than 20 feet to any public right-of-way
or side line and shall not exceed 15 feet in height.
[5]
No signs shall be closer than 10 feet to each other.
(b)
In areas located within 100 lineal feet of a federal interstate
highway right-of-way, freestanding signs shall:
G.
Roof-mounted signs. Roof-mounted signs are strictly prohibited in
the City, except in an industrial district. No roof-mounted sign shall
extend more than 20 feet above the roofline of the building to which
it is attached.
H.
Billboards. Billboards (including all off-premises advertising signs)
are strictly prohibited in the City, except in an industrial district.
No billboard erected in an industrial district shall:
(1)
Be stacked on top of another billboard; or
(2)
Be located closer than 50 feet to any public right-of-way; or
(3)
Be located closer than 1,000 feet to any other billboard on
the same side of a public right-of-way; or
(4)
Be permitted unless it relates to permitted zoning uses allowed
in an industrial zoning district and is located not closer than 500
feet to any industrial zoning district boundary; or
(5)
Extend more than 20 feet above the ground or pavement where
it is located; or
(6)
Exceed 150 square feet in area.
I.
Zoned area directional signs. Zoned area directional signs shall
not exceed 12 inches in height nor 20 inches in width; they shall
have a brown background and white lettering; and they shall be installed
by the City (when a permit for the same has been issued pursuant to
§ 302-2.28 of this Sign Code) on street sign standards in
accordance with the requirements set forth in Subsection Q, Zoned
area directional signs, of § 302-2.17, Signs and street
graphics allowed without permits, of this Sign Code.
J.
Electronic message boards. All such signs authorized by permit may
be designed to be capable of changing the message thereon, including
such as for time or temperature, either manually or electronically;
provided the following requirements are satisfied for such changeable
copy area:
(2)
Such sign may occupy no more than 40% of the applicable sign
face.
(3)
Such sign is of equal width, with no separation, as the attached
principal sign face.
(4)
No animation or movement of any content is permitted.
(5)
No sign shall have blinking, flashing or fluttering lights or
have a changing light intensity, brightness or color.
(6)
Each message displayed thereon shall remain visible in at least
thirty-second intervals before being reset or replaced with another
message.
(7)
The use of profane language/images or content that is abusive
towards another person/public or use of any violent/abusive language/content
under circumstances reasonably calculated to provoke a breach of the
peace is strictly prohibited.
(8)
Electronic message centers shall come equipped with dimming
technology that automatically adjusts the display's brightness based
on ambient light conditions and at a distance of four feet measured
perpendicular from the center of such sign shall not emit a footcandle
measurement more than five footcandles above the ambient light conditions.
(9)
Such sign shall not be located within 100 feet of a residential
district.
(10)
There shall be no more than one such sign per lot.
(11)
Such sign shall only be displayed on the street-front corridors
of Admiral Parkway (Route 3), Admiral Weinel Boulevard, Admiral Trost
Road, Valmeyer Road, Old State Route 3 and Frontage Road.
(12)
Such sign's location shall be established by the following:
(a)
Freestanding signs conjoining with an electronic message sign
up to 10 square feet in sign area shall not be closer than one foot
to the right-of-way or side lot line.
(b)
Freestanding signs conjoining with an electronic message sign
between 10 square feet and 50 square feet in sign area shall not be
closer than five feet to any public right-of-way or side lot line.
(c)
Freestanding signs conjoining with an electronic message sign
between 50 square feet and 75 square feet in sign area shall not be
closer than 10 feet to any public right-of-way or side lot line.
(d)
Freestanding signs conjoining with an electronic message sign
exceeding 75 square feet in sign area shall not be closer than 20
feet to any public right-of-way or side line.
(13)
Such sign shall display emergency notifications when requested
by local governing authority.
A.
Signs. It is the purpose of this section to regulate and control
the location, erection, number and maintenance of signs and matters
relating thereto within Commercial Park CP-1 (low-intensity, high-quality
retail business park) Districts in the City in order to promote the
public safety, health and general welfare of the community. These
regulations are specifically designed to:
(1)
Provide for uniform regulation and orderly development of signs
consistent with established policies and ordinances of the City;
(2)
Prohibit hazardous and dangerous signs;
(3)
Provide a desirable and uniform system of signage to enhance
the overall function and appearance of the commercial park.
B.
Scope. The provisions of this section shall not apply to:
(1)
Flags of any nation, state, county, city or other governmental
unit and any not-for-profit organization;
(2)
Real estate signs not exceeding six square feet in area which
advertise the sale, rental or lease of the premises upon which the
signs are located; which signs may not be located off the premises;
and which signs shall be removed within five days following the sale
or lease of the property being advertised for sale or lease;
(3)
Memorial signs or tablets, incorporating names of buildings
and dates of erection, when cut into any masonry surface, or when
constructed of bronze or other noncombustible materials;
(4)
Signs erected inside a building not visible through windows.
C.
Permitted signs. Within this Commercial Park District, only the following
signs shall be permitted:
(1)
Monument signs. A monument sign is a type of sign in which the
entire bottom of the sign is generally in contact with or in close
proximity to the ground. It is not attached to a building but is erected
upon or supported by the ground, a ground planter box, or similar
low support structure. The total height of a monument sign measured
from the ground to the top of the sign shall not exceed six feet.
Masonry materials or other approved materials consistent with materials
used on the building's exterior front facade are to be used for monument
signs. One monument sign per lot shall be allowed in this Commercial
Park District. The total outline area of the sign shall not exceed
50 square feet.
(2)
Directional signs. Signs indicating directions for vehicular
or pedestrian traffic or movement on a site shall be allowed upon
approval of the Building Official. One sign per entry/exit not exceeding
nine square feet in size shall be permitted. Additional directional
signs within parking lots and along driveways shall be allowed upon
approval of the Building Official. Building Official approval will
depend on compliance with the other terms and provisions of this section
regulating signs in a CP-1 District.
(3)
Identification signs. One nonilluminated sign attached to the
building it identifies, not exceeding two square feet in size, displaying
the name, occupation and/or service located on the premises and the
address shall be permitted.
(4)
Directory signs. For buildings or groups of buildings with multiple
occupancies, a directory sign may be substituted in lieu of the otherwise
allowable monument sign, subject to review and approval by the Plan
Commission. However, such directory sign shall be subject to the same
square footage and material requirements as a monument sign.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General
Provisions, Art. I)]
D.
Prohibited signs. The following signs and advertising devices are
prohibited:
(1)
Animated signs;
(2)
Any sign attached to any public utility pole, tree, fire hydrant,
curb, sidewalk or other surface located on public property;
(3)
Any sign erected in any location which, by reason of its location,
will obstruct the view of any authorized traffic sign, signal or other
traffic control device; nor may any sign, by reason of its shape,
position or color, interfere with or be confused with any authorized
traffic signal sign or device; further, no sign shall be erected in
a location where it will obstruct vision of the public right-of-way
to a vehicle operator during ingress to, egress from, or while traveling
on the public right-of-way;
(4)
Any on-premises sign advertising an article or product not manufactured,
assembled, processed, repaired or sold, or a service not rendered
upon the premises upon which the sign is located;
(5)
Any sign or advertising device such as banners and pennants
affixed to poles, wires, ropes or streamers, wind-operated devices,
fluttering signs, pinwheels, streamers, banners, street banners, and
A-frames or other portable signs of like nature, and other similar
contraptions or devices;
(6)
Signs placed on or affixed to vehicles and/or trailers which
are parked on a public right-of-way where the apparent purpose is
to advertise a product or direct people to a business or activity
located on the same or other property; however, this is not in any
way intended to prohibit signs placed on or affixed to vehicles and
trailers, such as permanent lettering on motor vehicles, where the
sign is incidental to the primary use of the vehicle or trailer;
(7)
Flashing signs, including electronic message centers; however,
not including digital time-and-temperature signs involving only that
information and no further or additional information of an advertising
nature;
(8)
Portable signs, signs not permanently affixed to the ground;
(9)
Signs which contain characters, cartoons, statements, words
or pictures of an obscene, indecent, prurient or immoral character;
(10)
Signs which would be located closer than 10 feet to any property
line.
E.
Sign lighting. All signs permitted in this Commercial Park District
shall be illuminated only by way of ground-mounted flood-lighting
or by means of low-intensity backlighting. No neon or similar illuminated
signs shall be permitted. Attached illuminated lighting for restaurant,
hotel, and motel uses in this Commercial Park District shall be reviewed
and approved on an individual basis by the City Council.
F.
Variances. Variances from the strict application of this section
may be granted by the City Council in accordance with and as is contained
in § 302-2.36.
G.
Supremacy clause. In the event there is a conflict between the sign
regulations for Commercial Park CP-1 Districts contained in this section
and any other section of the City's street graphics control ordinance,
or any other ordinance or resolution of the City, the regulations
contained in this section shall control.
A.
Signs. It is the purpose of this section to regulate and control
the location, erection, number and maintenance of signs and matters
relating thereto within Commercial Park CP-2 (medium-intensity and
medium-quality retail and wholesale business) Districts in the City
("CP-2 Districts" or "this district") in order to promote the public
safety, health and general welfare of the community. These regulations
are specifically designed to:
(1)
Provide for uniform regulation and orderly development of signs
consistent with established policies and ordinances of the City;
(2)
Prohibit hazardous and dangerous signs;
(3)
Provide a desirable and uniform system of signage to enhance
the overall function and appearance of the commercial park.
B.
Scope. The provisions of this section shall not apply to:
(1)
Flags of any nation, state, county, city or other governmental
unit and any not-for-profit organization;
(2)
Real estate signs not exceeding six square feet in area which
advertise the sale, rental or lease of the premises upon which the
signs are located; which signs may not be located off the premises;
and which signs must be removed within five days following the sale
or lease of the property being advertised for sale or lease;
(3)
Memorial signs or tablets, incorporating names of buildings
and dates of erection, when cut into any masonry surface, or when
constructed of bronze or other noncombustible materials;
(4)
Signs erected inside a building not visible through windows.
C.
Permitted signs. Within this Commercial Park District, only the following
signs shall be permitted:
(1)
Monument signs. A monument sign is a type of sign in which the
entire bottom of the sign is generally in contact with or in close
proximity to the ground. It is not attached to a building but is erected
upon or supported by the ground, a ground planter box, or similar
low support structure. The total height of a monument sign measured
from the ground to the top of the sign shall not exceed six feet.
Masonry materials or other approved materials consistent with materials
used on the building's exterior front facade are to be used for monument
signs. One monument sign per lot shall be allowed in this Commercial
Park District. The total outline area of the sign shall not exceed
50 square feet.
(2)
Directional signs. Signs indicating directions for vehicular
or pedestrian traffic or movement on a site shall be allowed upon
approval of the Building Official. One sign per entry/exit not exceeding
nine square feet in size shall be permitted. Additional directional
signs within parking lots and along driveways shall be allowed upon
approval of the Building Official, which approval shall not be withheld
as long as the sign does not violate the other requirements of this
section.
(3)
Identification signs. One nonilluminated sign attached to the
building it identifies, not exceeding two square feet in size, displaying
the name, occupation, and/or service located on the premises and the
address shall be permitted.
(4)
Directory signs. For buildings or groups of buildings with multiple
occupancies, a directory sign may be substituted in lieu of the otherwise
allowable monument sign, subject to review and approval by the Plan
Commission. However, such directory sign shall be subject to the same
square footage and material requirements as a monument sign.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General
Provisions, Art. I)]
D.
Prohibited signs. The following signs and advertising devices are
prohibited:
(1)
Animated signs;
(2)
Any sign attached to any public utility pole, tree, fire hydrant,
curb, sidewalk or other surface located on public property;
(3)
Any sign erected in any location which, by reason of its location,
will obstruct the view of any authorized traffic sign, signal or other
traffic control device; nor may any sign, by reason of its shape,
position or color, interfere with or be confused with any authorized
traffic signal sign or device; further, no sign shall be erected in
a location where it will obstruct vision of the public right-of-way
to a vehicle operator during ingress to, egress from, or while traveling
on the public right-of-way;
(4)
Any on-premises sign advertising an article or product not manufactured,
assembled, processed, repaired or sold, or a service not rendered
upon the premises upon which the sign is located;
(5)
Any sign or advertising device such as banners and pennants
affixed to poles, wires, ropes or streamers, wind-operated devices,
fluttering signs, pinwheels, streamers, banners, street banners, and
A-frames or other portable signs of like nature, and other similar
contraptions or devices;
(6)
Signs placed on or affixed to vehicles and/or trailers which
are parked on a public right-of-way where the apparent purpose is
to advertise a product or direct people to a business or activity
located on the same or other property; however, this is not in any
way intended to prohibit signs placed on or affixed to vehicles and
trailers, such as permanent lettering on motor vehicles, where the
sign is incidental to the primary use of the vehicle or trailer;
(7)
Flashing signs, including electronic message centers; however,
not including digital time-and-temperature signs involving only that
information and no further or additional information of an advertising
nature;
(8)
Portable signs, signs not permanently affixed to the ground;
(9)
Signs which contain characters, cartoons, statements, words
or pictures of an obscene, indecent, prurient or immoral character;
(10)
Signs which would be located closer than 10 feet to any property
line.
E.
Sign lighting. All signs permitted in this Commercial Park District
shall be illuminated only by way of ground-mounted flood-lighting
or by means of low-intensity backlighting. No neon or similar illuminated
signs shall be permitted. Attached illuminated lighting for restaurant,
hotel and motel uses in this Commercial Business Park District shall
be reviewed and approved on an individual basis by the City Council.
F.
Variances. Variances from the strict application of this section
may be granted by the City Council in accordance with and as is contained
in § 302-2.36.
G.
Supremacy clause. In the event there is a conflict between the sign
regulations for Commercial Park CP-2 Districts and the regulations
contained in this section and any other section of the City's street
graphics control ordinance, or any other ordinance or resolution of
the City, the regulations contained in this section shall control.
A.
Signs. It is the purpose of this section to regulate and control
the location, erection, number and maintenance of signs and matters
relating thereto within the Business Park Zoning Districts in order
to promote the public safety, health and general welfare of the community.
These regulations are specifically designed to:
B.
Scope. The provisions of this section shall not apply to:
(1)
Flags of any nation, state, county, city or other governmental
unit and any not-for-profit organization;
(2)
Real estate signs not exceeding six square feet in area which
advertise the sale, rental or lease of the premises upon which the
signs are located; which signs shall be removed within five days following
the sale or lease of the property being advertised for sale or lease;
(3)
Memorial signs or tablets, incorporating names of buildings
and date of erection when cut into any masonry surface or when constructed
of bronze or other noncombustible materials;
(4)
Signs erected inside a building not visible through windows.
C.
Permitted signs. Within the Business Park Zoning Districts, only
the following signs shall be permitted:
(1)
Monument signs. A monument sign is a type of sign in which the
entire bottom of the sign is generally in contact with or in close
proximity to the ground; it is not attached to a building but is erected
upon or supported by the ground, a ground planter box, or similar
low support structure; the total height of a monument sign measured
from the ground to the top of the sign shall not exceed six feet;
masonry materials or other approved materials consistent with materials
used in the building's exterior front facade are to be used for monument
signs; one monument sign per lot shall be allowed in all Business
Park Zoning Districts; the total outline area of the sign shall not
exceed 50 square feet.
(2)
Directional signs. Signs indicating directions for vehicular
or pedestrian traffic or movement on a site shall be allowed upon
approval of the Building Official; one sign per entry/exit not exceeding
nine square feet in size shall be permitted. Additional directional
signs within parking lots and along driveways shall be allowed upon
approval of the Building Official, which approval shall not be withheld
as long as the sign does not violate the other requirements of this
section.
(3)
Identification signs. One nonilluminated sign attached to the
building it identifies, not exceeding two square feet in size, displaying
the name, occupation and/or service located on the premises and the
address shall be permitted.
(4)
Directory signs. For buildings or groups of buildings with multiple
occupancies, a directory sign may be substituted in lieu of the allowable
monument sign, subject to review and approval by the Plan Commission;
however, such directory sign shall be subject to the same square footage
and material requirements as a monument sign.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General
Provisions, Art. I)]
D.
Prohibited signs. The following signs and advertising devices are
prohibited:
(1)
Animated signs;
(2)
Any sign attached to any public utility pole, tree, fire hydrant,
curb, sidewalk or other surface located on public property;
(3)
Any sign erected in any location which, by reason of its location,
it will obstruct the view of any authorized traffic sign, signal or
other traffic control device; nor may any sign, by reason of its shape,
position or color, interfere with or be confused with any authorized
traffic signal, sign or device; further, no sign shall be erected
in a location where it will obstruct vision of the public right-of-way
to a vehicle operator during ingress to, egress from, or while traveling
on the public right-of-way;
(4)
Any on-premises sign advertising an article or product not manufactured,
assembled, processed, repaired or sold or a service not rendered upon
the premises upon which the sign is located;
(5)
Any sign or advertising device such as banners and pennants
affixed to poles, wires, ropes or streamers, wind-operated devices,
fluttering signs, pinwheels, streamers, banners, street banners, and
A-frames or other portable signs of like nature, and other similar
contraptions or devices;
(6)
Signs placed on or affixed to vehicles and/or trailers which
are parked on a public right-of-way where the apparent purpose is
to advertise a product or direct people to a business or activity
located on the same or other property; however, this is not in any
way intended to prohibit signs placed on or affixed to vehicles and
trailers, such as permanent lettering on motor vehicles, where the
sign is incidental to the primary use of the vehicle or trailer;
(7)
Flashing signs, including electronic message centers; however,
not including digital time-and-temperature signs involving only that
information and no further or additional information of any advertising
nature;
(8)
Portable signs, signs not permanently affixed to the ground;
(9)
Signs which contain characters, cartoons, statements, words
or pictures of an obscene, indecent, prurient or immoral character;
(10)
Signs which would be located closer than 10 feet to any property
line.
E.
Sign lighting. All signs permitted in the Business Park Zoning District
shall be illuminated only by way of ground-mounted flood-lighting
or by means of low-intensity backlighting. No neon or similarly illuminated
signs shall be permitted. Attached, illuminated lighting for restaurant,
hotel and motel uses in the BP-5 Zoning District shall be reviewed
and approved on an individual basis by the City Council.
F.
Variances. Variances from the strict application of this section
may be granted by the City Council in accordance with and as is contained
in § 302-2.36.
G.
Supremacy clause. In the event there is a conflict between the sign
regulations for Business Park Zoning Districts and regulations contained
in this section and any other section of the City's street graphics
control ordinance, or any other ordinance or resolution of the City,
the regulations contained in this section shall control.
[Added 5-20-2002 by Ord.
No. 2055]
In an Office Park 1 (OP-1) Zoning District, the signage shall
comply with the following regulations:
A.
Building signs. The building numbers and/or building name identification
displayed on a building in this zoning district must be flush-mounted
on the front of the building. Building identification signs may not
exceed six square feet in area. No more than one building identification
sign shall be allowed per building in this zoning district.
B.
Tenant signs. Address numbers for tenants in a building occupied
by a building tenant and/or tenant identification signs must be flush-mounted
on the building to which they pertain and located adjacent to the
tenant's main entrance to the building. Tenant address numbers and/or
identification signs shall not exceed two square feet in area. No
more than one sign per tenant per building shall be allowed.
C.
Tenant directory signs. A building tenant may display no more than
one directory sign, which may list the tenant's name, occupation,
or type of building, address, phone number, and hours of operation.
Such signs must be located at the main entry door of the premises
occupied and operated by the tenant. Such signs shall not exceed four
square feet in area. No more than one tenant directory sign per tenant
per building shall be allowed.
D.
Complex identification signs. One complex identification sign may be located on the common ground of a multi-building complex in this zoning district. The sign must be a monument sign as defined in § 302-2.6 of this code. The complex identification sign shall not exceed 25 square feet in total area and shall not exceed six feet in any dimension. Complex identification signs shall not be located closer than five feet to any public right-of-way. No more than one complex identification sign shall be permitted for one complex of buildings in a unified building development in this zoning district. Complex identification signs shall be located at the main entrance of the complex they identify, where practicable. Complex identification signs shall only display the name of the complex identified by the sign.
E.
Signs not permitted in an Office Park 1 Zoning District. The following
signs are prohibited in an Office Park 1 Zoning District:
(1)
Freestanding signs, except for monument-type complex identification
signs.
(2)
Any sign exceeding six feet in any dimension.
(3)
Illuminated signs other than signs that are front-lighted by
spotlight or floodlight type lighting or signs which are self-illuminating
(provided and only if the self-illuminated sign has a field which
is opaque and lettering and/or logo which is translucent).
A.
Need for signage.
(1)
To offer directions to those who wish to attend a specific church
for services, weddings, funerals or other church-related functions;
(2)
The intent is not to advertise the church, but for the benefit
of someone of that faith who is passing through and upon seeing the
sign may want to attend that church service or visit the church.
B.
Location of church. For a church to be eligible for this type of
signage, the church must be located within a two-block distance from
the main thoroughfares of Main Street or Admiral Parkway.
C.
Physical characteristics of sign.
(1)
Size: seven-inch by twelve-inch rectangle for text with a four-inch-high
triangle for gable roof with seven-inch steeple, with rounded corners
with one-half-inch radius. (See drawing attached to the ordinance
codified in this section.[1])
[1]
Editor's Note: This drawing is on file in the City offices.
(2)
Two-sided sign.
(3)
Letters to be a maximum of two inches tall of white reflective
material.
(4)
The field shall be matte black with a three-eighths-inch reflective
white border.
D.
Location of sign.
(1)
One sign location only.
(2)
Sign shall be located at the nearest main thoroughfare from
the church.
(3)
Sign shall be located on the existing light standards closest
to the intersection leading to the church.
(4)
The preferred and standard mounting height to bottom of sign
shall be eight feet. In the event of a conflict with another sign,
a minimum deviation of up to a maximum of 12 feet will be permitted.
(5)
No sign shall be located in front of nor directly across the
street from another church.
A.
Purpose of regulation.
(1)
The following standards will be applied by the Columbia Historic Preservation Commission in determining the appropriateness of proposed signs on historic landmarks and/or in historic districts of the City in its determination of whether a certificate of appropriateness will be issued pursuant to Chapter 187, Historic Preservation.
(2)
These standards are derived from the Secretary of the Interior's
standards for rehabilitation, adopted and supplemented by local standards,
to fit specific situations encountered in the City. They are provided
herein to ensure that everyone, Commission members and property owners
alike, have an equal understanding of the standards that are applied
by the Columbia Historic Preservation Commission.
B.
Standards applied to proposed signs on historic landmarks and/or
in historic districts.
(1)
Signs should relate in placement and size to other building
elements.
(2)
Signs should not obscure other building elements such as windows,
cornices or decorative details.
(3)
Sign material, style and color should complement the building
facade.
(4)
Use of internally illuminated signs is discouraged, unless it
can be shown that such illumination is traditionally associated with
a particular type of sign (e.g., theater marquees).
(5)
New signs should fit within architectural space designed for
them (such as on signboards above store fronts), when such space exists.
(6)
Wall-mounted signs should be mounted so they do not damage the
surface to which they are mounted.
(7)
Large signs on upper facades, rooftop signs, additional billboards
and other outdoor advertising signs painted or mounted on structures
are prohibited.
