§ 64.503. T1—T4 traditional neighborhood and OS—BC business districts.

(a)

Business and identification signs:

(1)

The sum of the gross surface display area in square feet of all business and identification signs on a lot shall not exceed one and one-half (1½) times the lineal feet of lot frontage, or seventy-five (75) square feet, whichever is greater.

(2)

No business or identification sign shall be located in a required yard except for one freestanding sign. Freestanding signs may project into the public right-of-way up to eighteen (18) inches.

(3)

One (1) projecting sign per entrance on a street frontage is permitted, except in the BC community business (converted) district where they are not permitted. There shall be a minimum of twenty (20) feet of lot frontage per projecting sign, and a projecting sign shall be a minimum distance of twenty (20) feet from any other projecting sign. Signs may project into a public right-of-way up to three (3) feet. The maximum display area shall be sixteen (16) square feet per side. The highest point on a projecting sign shall be no more than thirty (30) feet above grade.

(4)

No sign shall project higher than thirty-seven and one-half (37½) feet above grade, except wall signs and freestanding signs on zoning lots abutting principal and intermediate arterials. Wall signs may project to the height allowed by the height restriction in the zoning code. On zoning lots which abut a principal or intermediate arterial, one (1) freestanding sign may project to thirty-seven and one-half (37½) feet above the surface of the arterial.

(5)

Illumination of signs shall conform to the provisions of section 63.116, exterior lighting, and shall not exceed one (1) footcandle four (4) feet from the sign. Signs should have light letters on a dark background; indirect and subdued lighting is preferred; and except for neon, internally lit electric signs are discouraged.

(6)

Dynamic displays shall be monochromatic, shall not scroll or change their displays faster than every twenty (20) minutes, and shall be turned off between 11:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. or after business hours, whichever is later, except that interior window signs six (6) square feet or less in area with only text providing only open/closed information may have more than one (1) color.

(b)

Temporary signs:

(1)

For new developments, one (1) real estate development sign not exceeding a total of fifty (50) square feet in area on the lot of the new development, per three hundred (300) feet or less of lot frontage of the development. Such sign shall not be located within any required yard.

(2)

For all uses, one (1) real estate sign not exceeding a total of six (6) square feet in area.

(3)

For all uses, two (2) signs not exceeding a total of fifty (50) square feet in area identifying an engineer, architect or contractor engaged in, or product used in, the construction of a building.

(4)

Temporary signs shall be permitted as follows:

a.

Banners, pennants and stringers.

b.

Freestanding and wall signs, the total area not to exceed thirty-two (32) square feet.

c.

Such signs shall be permitted three (3) nonconsecutive times per calendar year for a period of not more than thirty (30) days per time or once per year for ninety (90) days.

(5)

Temporary window signs, shall cover no more than thirty (30) percent of the store window area, including windows in doors, between four (4) and seven (7) feet above grade and shall not block the view from a public right-of-way into the clerk or cashier station.

(c)

Portable signs. Portable signs are permitted under the following conditions:

(1)

On zoning lots with a street frontage of three hundred thirty (330) feet or less, the gross surface display area of the signs shall not exceed thirty-six (36) square feet. On zoning lots with a street frontage of over three hundred thirty (330) feet, the gross surface display area of the signs shall not exceed three hundred (300) square feet;

(2)

The signs shall be permitted on a zoning lot four (4) nonconsecutive times per calendar year and for a period of not more than fourteen (14) days per time;

(3)

The signs shall not be flashing signs or located in a required yard, required off-street parking space or maneuvering area, or public right-of-way.

(C.F. No. 07-39, § 3, 2-21-07; C.F. No. 09-1015, § 1, 12-9-09; Ord. No. 11-27, § 1, 4-20-11; Ord. No. 11-32, § 1, 12-14-11; Ord 14-37, § 1, 11-12-14; Ord 18-30, § 4, 8-22-18)