This division regulates the type of sign structure allowed for each type of sign permitted by this article. Each of the signs identified in this division is subject to the general sign provisions set forth in division 4 of this article except where modifications to the general regulations are noted.
(Ordinance 2006-03-110, sec. 1(18),
adopted 2/9/06)
Unless otherwise specifically provided, the regulations set
forth in this article shall be applicable to all of the following
signs.
(2)
Menuboard sign.
(A)
Permitted sign structure: Attached and/or monument.
(B)
Modifications to general regulations:
(i)
Minimum letter/logo height: Not applicable.
(ii)
Maximum height: Six feet (6').
(iii)
Maximum area: Twenty-four (24) square feet. Only one face will
be allowed per sign.
(iv)
Maximum number of signs: No more than two (2) signs per site.
(v)
Location limitations: All menuboard signs must be located at the
side or rear of the principal building. If two (2) signs are erected,
signs must be at least eighteen (18) feet apart.
(vi)
Illumination: Internal lighting may be utilized for the sign
panel.
(3)
Subdivision entry sign.
(A)
Permitted sign structure: Attached and/or monument.
(B)
Modifications to general regulations:
(i)
Maximum height: An attached sign may not project above the top of
the wall.
(ii)
Maximum area: Thirty-two (32) square feet for an attached sign.
(iii)
Maximum number of signs: One (1) monument sign or two (2) attached
wall plaque signs (not a combination thereof) per street entrance.
(iv)
Placement of sign: A monument sign may be located on the median
at the street entrance if approved by the city council on the concept
plan, in a developer's agreement, or by a separate application.
(4)
Bulletin board sign.
(A)
Permitted sign structure: Attached, monument and/or ground.
(B)
Modifications to general regulations:
(i)
Minimum letter/logo height: Not applicable.
(ii)
Maximum height: Six (6) feet.
(iii)
Maximum area: Eighteen (18) square feet. Only one face allowed
per sign.
(iv)
Maximum number of signs: One (1) per subdivision entrance, not
to exceed two (2) per subdivision.
(v)
Minimum setback: Not applicable.
(vi)
Location where allowed: No closer than one hundred (100) feet
from an arterial. The sign must be located on a designated common
area and maintained by the homeowners' association.
(vii)
Material requirements: The bulletin board must have a lockable
covering. The masonry requirement shall not apply.
(6)
Institutional sign.
(A)
Permitted sign structure: Attached and/or monument.
(Ordinance 2006-03-110, sec. 1(19),
adopted 2/9/06)
A permit shall not be required for the following signs:
(Ordinance 2006-03-110, sec. 1(20),
adopted 2/9/06)
A permit shall be required for the following signs:
(2)
(3)
Special purpose sign.
(A)
Permitted sign structure: Attached and/or ground.
(B)
Modifications to general regulations:
(i)
Maximum height: Nine (9) feet for ground signs.
(ii)
Maximum area: Sixty-four (64) square feet with a maximum of
thirty-two (32) square feet per sign face.
(iii)
Maximum number of signs: Six (6) total per event or occasion,
not to exceed five (5) off-site signs and one (1) on-site sign.
(iv)
Placement time: Twenty-one (21) days; must be removed within
three (3) days after termination of the event. No more than twice
a year.
(v)
Material requirements: Not applicable.
(vi)
Residential adjacency: Not applicable.
(4)
Development sign.
(A)
Permitted sign structure: Monument and/or ground.
(B)
Modifications to general regulations:
(i)
Maximum height: Five (5) feet.
(ii)
Maximum area: Sixty-four (64) square feet with a maximum of
thirty-two (32) square feet per sign face.
(iii)
Maximum number of signs: One (1) per site.
(iv)
Duration: The sign may be installed at any time after the issuance
of the building permit for a commercial development or approval of
the developer's agreement for a residential subdivision. The sign
must be removed within one (1) year or upon the issuance of a certificate
of occupancy for a commercial development and upon the issuance of
a certificate of occupancy on seventy-five percent (75%) of the lots
within the subdivision for a residential subdivision.
(v)
Material requirements: Not applicable.
(Ordinance 2006-03-110, sec. 1(21),
adopted 2/9/06)
A permit shall not be required for the following signs:
(2)
Real estate sign.
(A)
Permitted sign structure: Attached, monument, and/or ground.
(B)
Modifications to general regulations:
(i)
Minimum letter/logo height: Not applicable.
(ii)
Maximum height: Five (5) feet above grade for ground signs;
below roof line for attached.
(iii)
Maximum area: Sixty-four (64) square feet with a maximum of
thirty-two (32) square feet per sign face.
(iv)
Maximum number of signs: One (1) per site.
(v)
Minimum setback: Not applicable for ground signs four (4) square
feet or less per face in area.
(3)
Window sign.
Window signs may not obscure more than
fifteen percent (15%) of the window area per facade, measured and
located within ten (10) vertical feet from the at-grade exterior entrance
to the lease space. The area of the sign shall be measured by the
smallest box that could be drawn around the continuity of the sign.
No illuminated window signs shall be allowed within two feet of the
window glazing except for open/closed signs.
(4)
Garage/yard sale sign.
(A)
Permitted sign structure: Ground.
(B)
Modifications to general regulations:
(i)
Maximum number of signs: Four (4) per sale; not more than three (3)
off-site signs, with only one (1) off-site sign per sale along any
one (1) of the numbered highways 287 and 2264; all signs must display
the street address of the sale.
(ii)
Minimum setback: Not applicable.
(iii)
Placement time: 12:00 noon Thursday to 12:00 noon Monday or
on any legal holiday.
(iv)
Frequency limitation: Not to exceed four per year.
(Ordinance 2006-03-110, sec. 1(22),
adopted 2/9/06; Ordinance adopting
Code)
The following signs may be erected and maintained subject to
the following restrictions:
(a)
Builders and developers.
Builders and developers may
erect temporary off-premise signs which refer to a subdivision. No
more than ten signs per subdivision may be erected. Such signs shall
refer only to subdivisions located within the city. A subdivision
shall be defined as a platted tract of land that is zoned residential.
Separate sections or phases of a subdivision shall not constitute
a new and separate subdivision. Such signs shall not list or refer
to any builders or developers, and shall be erected only between the
hours of 6:00 p.m. Thursday and 10:00 p.m. Sunday. Such sign faces
shall not exceed six square feet in effective area, or 36 inches in
height as measured from grade. Signs may only be placed in the city's
rights-of-way. No sign will be allowed within any street median or
attached to any tree, public utility pole, street sign, traffic-control
sign or device or other sign. No permit or fee is required.
(b)
Real estate open house signs.
Real estate agents or
homeowners may erect on private or public right-of-way, temporary
off-premise signs which are only directional and only refer to open
houses within the city. Signs may contain only a directional arrow
and the words "OPEN HOUSE." Such signs shall be erected only between
the hours of 6:00 p.m. Thursday and 10:00 p.m. Sunday. Signs shall
not exceed two square feet in effective area or 36 inches in height,
as measured from grade. Signs may be placed within the public right-of-way
provided that they do not project out over the street or sidewalk.
No sign shall be allowed within any street median or attached to any
tree, public utility pole, street sign, traffic-control sign or device
or other sign. No permit or fee is required.
(Ordinance 2009-04-143 adopted 2/26/09)
