§ 11.6. Permitted signs by type and zoning district.  


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  • The following signs are allowed with a permit:

    (1)

    Commercial and industrial lots in the 01, CP, NC, GC, LI & HI zoning districts are allowed three signs. Only one of the three can be a freestanding sign. A business within a shopping center can have a maximum of two signs. The shopping center is allowed the freestanding sign. Freestanding signs are limited to 120 square feet with a maximum height of 35 feet.

    Freestanding signs on commercial or industrial lots:

    a.

    Freestanding signs on commercial or industrial lots must be built in the monument style.

    b.

    All residential uses on a commercial or industrial lot must cease prior to the erection of a commercial-size freestanding sign.

    (2)

    Property in agriculture and residential zoning districts of three acres or greater is allowed one freestanding sign limited to 32 square feet with a maximum height of eight feet. Agricultural and residential districts of less than three acres are allowed one freestanding sign limited to four square feet with a maximum height of eight feet. The following land uses are allowed one freestanding sign limited to 32 square feet with a maximum height of eight feet:

    a.

    Permitted commercial establishments and institutions within agriculture (AG) district.

    b.

    Permitted institutions within residential zoning districts.

    (3)

    Development Entrances. Signs shall be constructed in a monument style with a maximum height of ten feet. The copy area shall be limited to a total of 64 square feet for two signs flanking the either side of the entrance or a maximum of 32 square feet per sign. In lieu of two flanking signs, one double-faced sign with a maximum of 50 square feet may be permitted. There are to be no signs on islands within a public ROW.

    (4)

    If the parcel has two street frontages, two freestanding signs are allowed in any zoning district. Each freestanding sign must be located on a different road frontage. The freestanding signs must be separated by a minimum of 200 feet measured by a straight line drawn between the closest point of each sign.

(Ord. No. 2015-O-009, Exh. A, 9-15-15; Ord. No. 2016-O-001; Exh. C, 2-2-16)