(a)
Offense.
A person commits an offense if the person erects,
alters or displays or allows the alteration or display of any sign
greater than three square feet in size or any sign with electrical
elements upon any property within the city owned or controlled by
him without first obtaining a permit from the city.
(b)
Affirmative defense.
It is an affirmative defense to prosecution for an offense under subsection (a) that the person was performing maintenance operations on the sign.
(c)
Time of issuance.
A sign permit shall not be issued
until after the building permit for the principal building on the
site has been issued, except as hereinafter provided.
(d)
State highways.
The city shall issue a sign permit for
a sign erected or displayed on a state-controlled highway provided
the sign complies with the requirements of this article and of state
law.
(Ordinance 1342-2022 adopted 3/8/22)
(a)
Application.
A person shall make application for a sign
permit and submit the following information as separate documents:
(1)
A completed application form;
(3)
A drawing of the sign that illustrates the height, length, width,
and all other dimensions associated with the sign;
(4)
A letter from the owner of the property stating that the applicant
has permission to erect such sign(s);
(5)
Proof that all electrical components of signage installation comply
with the electrical code in effect at the time of application;
(6)
Proof of compliance with applicable building codes (i.e., building,
plumbing, foundation, etc.); and
(7)
The applicable fee and deposit.
(b)
Procedure.
The building official shall either approve or deny the application or refer the application back to the applicant in any instance where insufficient information has been furnished. The building official shall deny an application if it does not comply with the requirements of this article. A denial and the reasons for the denial shall be noted on the application, and the applicant shall be notified of the denial by notice mailed to the applicant at the address shown on the application or the applicant’s last known address. An applicant whose application for a sign permit has been denied may appeal that decision in accordance with section 3.12.005.
(Ordinance 1342-2022 adopted 3/8/22)
(a)
Sign permit.
The fee for a sign permit shall be established
by the fee schedule adopted by the city council, as amended from time
to time.
(b)
Deposit.
An applicant for a sign permit shall pay a
deposit to ensure an amount enough to cover the costs of removal of
the sign should the applicant abandon the sign.
(Ordinance 1342-2022 adopted 3/8/22)
(a)
Grounds for revocation.
The building official may revoke
a sign permit if he determines that the permit is issued in error
or on the basis of incorrect or false information supplied, or when
the sign is in violation of this chapter, or whenever such permit
is issued in violation of any of the provisions of this article. Such
revocation shall be effective when communicated in writing to the
person to whom the permit is issued, the owner of the sign, or the
owner of the site upon which the sign is located. Upon revocation,
all construction related to the sign permit shall immediately cease.
(b)
Appeal.
A person may appeal the revocation of the sign
permit to the city council by filing a written appeal within five
days of the receipt of notice of revocation. The city council shall
affirm, reverse, or modify the revocation and such decision shall
be final.
(c)
Removal of sign.
Upon final determination that the permit is properly revoked, the owner of the sign or the owner of the site on which the sign is located shall remove the sign within 48 hours of receipt of notice. If the sign is not removed, the city may cause the sign to be removed and apply the sign deposit to the costs of removal. If the sign is visible from the public right-of-way and meets the requirements of section 3.12.062, the city may utilize the procedures set forth in section 3.12.063 and cause the removal the sign and assess the costs of removal against the owner.
(Ordinance 1342-2022 adopted 3/8/22)
If the work authorized by a permit has not been commenced within
sixty (60) days after the date of issuance, the permit shall become
null and void. Permits can be extended one time only for an additional
60 days in accordance with the building code provided the permit holder
requests an extension from the building official in writing prior
to the date of expiration of the permit.
(Ordinance 1342-2022 adopted 3/8/22)
A permit must be obtained for the signs described below. The
regulations set forth in this section apply 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 (6) feet.
(iii)
Maximum area.
Twenty-four (24) square feet. Only
one face is allowed per sign.
(iv)
Maximum number of signs.
No more than two (2)
signs per site.
(v)
Location limitations.
A menuboard sign 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.
(C)
Exceptions.
Menuboard signs up to and including two
sign faces per sign used for commercial advertising of nationally
recognized franchises, including but not limited to restaurant chains,
shall be permitted providing such signage is constructed in full compliance
with the franchise engineered design, meets all other applicable sign
code provisions as provided for herein and as amended and provided
such signage does not:
(3)
(5)
Institutional sign.
(A)
Permitted sign structure.
Attached and/or monument.
(Ordinance 1342-2022 adopted 3/8/22)
No permanent sign shall be erected, placed, displayed or located
except in accordance with the following table.
|
Type
|
Zoning Districts Permitted
|
Maximum Area
|
Maximum Height
|
Number of Signs
|
Requirements
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Business (wall sign) attached signage (section 3.12.083)
|
“C-1,” “C-2,” “C-3,” “PC,”
“I” & “CF”
|
Total signage up to 50% of wall area; 50 sq.ft. maximum
|
Top of parapet wall or roof eave height
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1 per site or 1 for every 200-feet of street frontage
|
Exception: 2 walls for corner lots only
|
|
Ground sign (section 3.12.085)
|
“C-1,” “C-2,” “C-3,” “PC,”
“I” & “CF”
|
8 square feet with maximum of 4 sq. ft. per sign face
|
3-feet
|
1 per site
|
Min setback: 5-feet behind street or on private property.
|
|
Monument sign (section 3.12.084)
|
“C-1,” “C-2,” “C-3,” “PC,”
“I” & “CF”
|
100 sq.ft. per sign with a maximum area per sign face of 50
sq.ft.
|
4-feet excluding monument base & sign structure. Structure
shall not exceed 5-feet.
|
1 monument sign, excluding menu-board signs, allowed along each
street frontage.
|
Monument signs may be no closer than 500-feet on any one site.
|
|
Menuboard sign (section 3.12.036)
|
“C-1,” “C-2,” “C-3,” “PC,”
“I” & “CF”
|
24 sq. ft. (one face per sign allowed)
|
6-feet; Franchise Exception: 8-feet; 64 sq. ft. in size.
|
No more than two (2) signs per site.
|
Location limitations 18-foot apart
|
|
Pole sign (section 3.12.086)
|
“C-1,” “C-2,” “C-3,” “PC,”
“I” & “CF”
|
128 sq. ft. per sign face with a max of 2 sign faces.
|
35-foot above grade
|
1 per site (subdivision or platted lot)
|
For multiple businesses more than 1 pole sign allowed not to
exceed 128 sq. ft.
|
|
Subdivision entry/monument sign (section 3.12.036)
|
Residential or nonresidential
|
32 sq. ft.
|
May not project above wall or 8-ft
|
1 monument sign or 2 attached wall plaque signs*
|
* not a combination thereof per street entrance
|
|
Directory signs (section 3.12.036)
|
Residential or nonresidential
|
32 sq.ft.
|
3 feet
|
1 per street entrance
|
Maximum setback is 75-foot from drive entrance at ROW
|
|
Institutional (section 3.12.036)
|
“CF”
|
Readerboard may not exceed 2/3 of sign face
|
6 to 8 ft.
|
Sign must be on site.
|
Readerboards are permitted. Manual using alphabetic lettering
must have lockable cover.
|
|
Directional sign (section 3.12.036)
|
Residential or nonresidential
|
8 sq. ft. with max of 4 sq. ft per sign face
|
3 feet
|
Maximum of 2 per site
|
Monument signage
|
(Ordinance 1342-2022 adopted 3/8/22)
A person commits an offense if the person shall erect any of
the following signs on property without first obtaining a sign permit:
(1)
Temporary 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 elevation
facing any road.
(iii)
Maximum height.
Top of parapet wall or roof eave
height.
(iv)
Duration.
Maximum thirty (30) days per calendar
year; provided, however, a person may display one banner outside the
person’s place of business during business hours without obtaining
a permit. To qualify for this exemption, the banner must not be displayed
when the business is not open to the public.
(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.
Sixty (60) days; must be removed
within three (3) days after termination of the event. No more than
twice a year.
(v)
Material requirements.
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.
This sign may be installed at any time
after the issuance of the building permit for a commercial development
or approval of the final plat 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 for 75 percent of the number of lots within
a residential subdivision.
(v)
Material requirements.
Not applicable.
(5)
Portable sign.
(A)
Generally.
Portable signs include those signs installed
on wheels, trailers, skids, and similar mobile structures and can
be regularly moved from a location at periodic intervals, and which
is located upon the premises where the business, profession, activity,
commodity, service, or entertainment referred to by the sign is located.
The term “portable sign” shall include the following:
(i)
An “A-frame” type sign;
(ii)
Feather flags;
(iii)
A sign affixed by pole or poles to a portable base made of wood,
metal, or concrete;
(iv)
A sign suspended or attached to a stand with an inverted “T”
base; and
(v)
Any sign whose base is inserted into a sleeve mounted or driven into
the ground which can be easily extracted from said sleeve by simply
lifting or removing bolts.
(B)
When permitted.
A portable sign shall not be permitted
on a temporary basis except for grand openings and special events
and only with a special exception meeting the following requirements
(subsections (C)–(H) below); otherwise they are not allowed.
(C)
Maximum number.
One per business with minimum separation
of 50 feet.
(D)
Frequency limitation.
For a period not to exceed thirty
(30) days, once each 12-month period subject to the following requirements:
(i)
Placement time.
The sign shall be removed within three
(3) days of the termination of the activity, service, product or sale
which is advertised on sign.
(E)
Minimum setback.
Minimum setback on private property
that does not adversely affect the safety of the city’s transportation
network or impedes the vision of vehicles as determined by the city’s
police chief.
(F)
Registration requirements.
The person shall register
the sign with the building official on a form provided for such purpose
(registration form attached to Ordinance 1342-2022).
(G)
Size.
The maximum gross surface area per side shall
be 32 square feet.
(H)
Materials.
The portable sign must be constructed of
durable type commercial materials that are properly maintained aesthetically
to adjacent properties whether they are pre-built, natural or manmade.
(6)
Temporary placard signs.
A temporary placard sign is
a sign affixed to a wall or carried to advertise a business providing
it is being displayed on the property of the business being advertised
that is permitted on a temporary basis with a permit in accordance
with the following requirements:
(Ordinance 1342-2022 adopted 3/8/22)
No temporary sign requiring a permit shall be erected, placed,
displayed or located except in accordance with the following table.
|
Type
|
Districts Permitted
|
Maximum Area
|
Maximum Height
|
Number of Signs
|
Requirements
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Temporary banner
|
“C-1,” “C-2,” “C-3,” “PC,”
“I” & “CF”
|
0.5 sq. ft. for every one-foot of building space width not to
exceed 50 sq. ft.
|
Top of parapet wall or roof eave height
|
1 per site elevation facing any road.
|
Duration: Maximum 30 days within a calendar year or unless exempted.
|
|
Model home
|
Residential
|
64 sq. ft. with a max of 32 sq. ft. per sign face
|
5-feet for ground signs
|
No more than one (1) per subdivision.
|
Monument sign or ground sign
|
|
Special purpose
|
“C-1,” “C-2,” “C-3,” “PC,”
“I” & “CF”
|
64 sq. ft. with a max of 32 sq. ft. per sign face
|
9-feet for ground signs
|
6 per event, not to exceed 5 off-site signs & 1 on-site
sign
|
Placement time 60 days; no more than twice a year.
|
|
Development
|
Residential or nonresidential
|
64 sq. ft. with a max of 32 sq. ft. per sign face
|
5 feet
|
1 per site
|
May be installed once permit is issued.
Removed in one-year or after issuance of C.O.
|
|
Portable
|
“C-1,” “C-2,” “C-3,” “PC,”
“I” & “CF”
|
32 sq. ft. per sign face
|
Minimum setback on private property that does not impede vision.
|
1 per business with 50-foot separation.
|
Not to exceed 30 days per calendar year with special permission.
special events only.
|
|
Temporary placard
|
“C-1,” “C-2,” “C-3,” “PC,”
“I” & “CF”
|
Not to exceed 3 by 4 sq.ft. in size
|
N/A
|
1 sign per business site.
|
Be moved inside when business is closed
|
(Ordinance 1342-2022 adopted 3/8/22)
Subject to the regulations of this section, the following signs
are exempt from the permit requirements of this article:
(1)
Subdivision marketing sign.
(A)
Permitted sign structure.
Ground.
(B)
Modifications to general regulations.
(i)
Maximum number of signs.
One (1) sign for every twenty
(20) platted and unoccupied lots, not to exceed a total of four (4)
signs.
(iii)
Minimum setback.
Not applicable.
(iv)
Duration.
Sign may be placed upon approval of
a final plat for the subdivision. The sign shall be valid for one
(1) year from subdivision approval or upon issuance of a certificate
of occupancy on seventy-five percent (75%) of the lots within the
subdivision.
(3)
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.
Eight (8) feet above grade for
portable ground signs; below roofline for an attached sign.
(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 or one
(1) for every 200 feet of street frontage.
(v)
Minimum setback.
Not applicable for ground signs four
(4) square feet or less per face in area.
(Ordinance 1342-2022 adopted 3/8/22)
