§ 4-116. Permanent signs.

The following permanent signs are allowed in the city.

(a)

Freestanding signs.

(1)

Freestanding signs generally.

a.

Freestanding signs are allowed under this section as accessory uses to an occupied building in any zoning district except: residential districts;; the FP-1 district; the Historic Overlay District;

b.

Freestanding signs allowed under this section may bear any message; and

c.

No permanent freestanding sign is allowed on any site without an occupied building. Such sites may have incidental and temporary signs allowed under this article for the respective zoning districts. For a freestanding sign that is accessory to a building that is no longer occupied, see section 4-128, Signs on Discontinued Uses.

(2)

Standards.

a.

The number, height and size of freestanding signs that are allowed depend on the location of the parcel in relation to highways, the amount of road frontage of the parcel, and the size of the occupied building on the site.

b.

The size of one (1) face individual freestanding sign shall not exceed the "maximum size per side" shown in the applicable table below;

c.

Where more than one (1) freestanding sign is allowed on a site, the total size of the largest faces on each of the freestanding signs shall not exceed the "maximum total size" shown in the applicable table below;

d.

The height of a freestanding sign shall not exceed the maximum height shown in the applicable table below.

e.

The total number of freestanding signs on a site shall not exceed the "maximum number of signs" shown in the applicable table below.

f.

[Tables.]

Table 4-116-A.

This table applies to all single-occupant buildings except those with frontage on state or federal highways, and multi-occupant buildings with less than 15,000 square feet of gross leasable area.

Maximum Size per Side	Maximum Total Size	Maximum Number	Maximum Height
120	150	1 per street frontage, maximum 2	25
150	175	1 per street frontage, maximum 2	12

 

Table 4-116-B

This table applies to any single-occupant that has frontage on a state or federal highway.

Maximum Size per Side	Maximum Total Size	Maximum Number	Maximum Height
200	N/A	1 per 200 feet of highway frontage	50

 

Table 4-116-C

Gross Leasable Area	Maximum Size per Side	Maximum Total Size	Maximum Number	Maximum Height
Use with 15,000 to 30,000 sq. ft.	120	150	1 per street frontage, maximum 2	25
Use with 30,000 to 65,000 sq. ft.	200	250	1 per street frontage, maximum 2	25
Use with more than 65,000 sq. ft.	300	350	1 per street frontage, maximum 2	35

 

For any use with frontage on a state or federal highway, the maximum sign height is fifty (50) feet and such a use may install one (1) additional freestanding sign for each two hundred (200) feet of highway frontage. If a use with frontage on a state or federal highway has less than thirty thousand (30,000) square feet, the size standards that otherwise apply to uses with more than thirty thousand (30,000) square feet shall apply to that use.

(b)

Building signs.

(1)

Building signs are allowed under this section as accessory uses to an occupied building in any zoning district except: residential districts; the FP-1 district; and the Historic Overlay District.

(2)

Building signs on any single development site shall not exceed a total of two and one-half (2½) square feet per linear foot of the main or entry facade. Multi-story structures with outside entrances to establishment on each floor may multiply the allowable building signage area by the number of floors. Prorating of allowable building signage among building tenants shall be the responsibility of the owner or property manager, not the building inspector or planning commission.

a.

Projecting signs—Projecting signs shall not project into the public right-of-way. Signs projecting over pedestrian right-of-ways shall provide a minimum of eight (8) feet vertical clearance.

b.

Shopping center—When determining the allowable exterior sign area for shopping centers and neighborhood shopping centers, where it cannot be determined which facade is the main or entry facade, the longest single exterior elevation of the structure shall be used.

(c)

Neighborhood or center identification marker. A neighborhood or center identification marker shall be allowed as an accessory use to a residential neighborhood, an office park, an industrial park or other area involving multiple occupants but not eligible for a shopping center sign. A neighborhood identification marker shall contain no commercial message other than the name of the neighborhood, office park, office park, industrial park or other area of the community. The neighborhood identification marker shall be located on private property within the boundaries of the neighborhood, office park, industrial park or other area which it denotes; no such marker shall be located within the public right-of-way. Size shall be limited to one hundred (100) square feet in total display area. One (1) sign or a pair of such signs shall be permitted at each entrance from an arterial or collector perimeter road; the total sign area of the sign(s) at one (1) entrance shall be one hundred (100) square feet. The signs shall be ground-mounted or monument style. Like all other signs, these signs are subject to limitations protecting the clear-sight triangle at intersections (see section 4-123(b)(1)).

(d)

Multi-family residential signs.

(1)

Multi-family residential signs, as defined and regulated by this section, are allowed in the R-4, RMF-1, MH-1, P.R.D., and RVP districts as accessory uses to apartment houses, condominium projects, mobile home parks, recreational vehicle parks or any other lawful grouping of residential uses.

(2)

Permits are required for all signs located on multi-family residential properties whether on a single lot or on multiple lots under the same ownership and/or management and/or development name. The following requirements apply to multi-family residential sites:

a.

Wall sign—Thirty-two (32) square feet; or,

b.

Freestanding sign—Thirty-two (32) square feet per side.

c.

One (1) sign of either type is allowed at each entrance from a public street or perimeter road.

(e)

Banners. Banners are allowed under this section as accessory uses to an occupied premises in any zoning district except: residential districts; the FP-1 district; and the Historic Overlay District. Banners are subject to the following provisions:

(1)

Each banner requires a separate permit.

(2)

Banners for a single address are limited to three (3) banners per calendar year. After three (3) permits have been issued, no additional permits shall be issued for the remainder of the calendar year.

(3)

Display period for a banner permit is shall not exceed thirty (30) calendar days from the date of issuance of the permit or date of initial display. Periods of display without a valid banner permit will count against future banner permits and treated as a violation of this article.

(4)

Banners may contain any message except a commercial message related to products or services not offered on the premises where the sign is located.

(5)

Banners shall be limited to a maximum size of fifty (50) square feet.

(6)

Banners must be attached to buildings or other structures on the property and cannot be attached to freestanding signs, fences, or attached to or suspended between stakes or poles driven into the ground.

(Ord. No. 09-1123, 11-23-2009)