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.
(1) 
Business sign.
(A) 
Permitted sign structure: Attached and/or monument.
(B) 
Modifications to general regulations: None.
(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.
(5) 
Directory sign.
(A) 
Permitted sign structure: Attached and/or monument.
(B) 
Modifications to general regulations:
(i) 
Minimum setback: Seventy-five (75) feet from drive entrance at right-of-way.
(ii) 
Maximum number of signs: One (1) sign per street entrance.
(iii) 
Residential adjacency: Not applicable.
(iv) 
Locations where allowed: Only distance measurements shall apply.
(6) 
Institutional sign.
(A) 
Permitted sign structure: Attached and/or monument.
(B) 
Modifications to general regulations:
(i) 
General standards:
a. 
The sign must be integral to the permitted sign for the site.
b. 
Messages on readerboards, whether electronic or manual, may not scroll, flash, or change more frequently than once a day.
c. 
Manual readerboard signs using alphabetical lettering must have a lockable covering.
(ii) 
Maximum area: The readerboard display cannot exceed two-thirds (2/3) of the permitted gross surface area per face of the sign, excluding the monument sign border.
(iii) 
Illumination: Internal illumination may be utilized for the sign panel.
(7) 
Directional sign.
(A) 
Permitted sign structure: Monument.
(B) 
Modifications to general regulations:
(i) 
Maximum height: Three (3) feet.
(ii) 
Maximum area: Eight (8) square feet with a maximum of four (4) square feet per sign face.
(iii) 
Number of signs: Maximum of two (2) signs per site.
(Ordinance 2006-03-110, sec. 1(19), adopted 2/9/06)
A permit shall not be required for the following signs:
(1) 
Home occupation sign.
(A) 
Permitted sign structure: Attached.
(B) 
Modifications to general regulations:
(i) 
Minimum letter/logo height: Not applicable.
(ii) 
Maximum area: One (1) square foot.
(iii) 
Maximum number of signs: One (1).
(iv) 
Locations where allowed: Any sign must be non-illuminated and mounted flat against the wall at the entrance of the home occupation.
(Ordinance 2006-03-110, sec. 1(20), adopted 2/9/06)
A permit shall be required for the following signs:
(1) 
Banner.
(A) 
Permitted sign structure: Attached.
(B) 
Modifications to general regulations:
(i) 
Maximum area: 0.5 square feet for every one foot of width of building or lease space not to exceed fifty (50) square feet.
(ii) 
Maximum number of signs: One (1) per site.
(iii) 
Duration: Maximum fifteen (15) days, twice per calendar year with a sixty (60) day separation between permits.
(2) 
Model home sign.
(A) 
Permitted sign structure: Monument and/or ground.
(B) 
Modifications to general regulations:
(i) 
Maximum height: Five (5) 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: One (1) sign per builder per subdivision.
(iv) 
Material requirements: Not applicable.
(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:
(1) 
Builder sign.
(A) 
Permitted sign structure: Ground.
(B) 
Modifications to general regulations:
(i) 
Duration: Signs may only be placed after issuance of a building permit and must be removed upon the issuance of a certificate of occupancy.
(ii) 
Minimum setback: Not applicable.
(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.
(Ordinance 2006-03-110, sec. 1(22), adopted 2/9/06; Ordinance adopting Code; Ordinance 202505-01-125 adopted 5/5/2025)
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)