Battlefield City Zoning Code

Sign Illumination. All illuminated signs shall be designed, constructed and located to eliminate or minimize glare. Such signs shall not increase the lighting intensity upon adjoining properties.

Sign Condition. All signs, including supports, braces and anchors, shall be kept in good repair. Unsafe signs in danger of falling or breaking apart shall be removed or repaired by the sign owner. All signs shall be installed and maintained in accordance with the Building Codes of the City of Battlefield.[1]

Prohibited Signs. The following signs are specifically prohibited in the City:

Address Numbers And Name Plates. Address numbers not exceeding one (1) square foot in area per character and name plates not exceeding two (2) square feet in area per dwelling unit or business. Such signs may be attached to a mailbox or curb if they do not alter the size or shape of the mailbox or curb.

Banner Signs. Signs, consisting of a flexible lightweight material, such as a banner, not exceeding four (4) square feet of area. One (1) sign per business premises is permitted, posted for not more than thirty (30) business days per year.

Construction Site Signs. Construction site identification signs, exceeding no more than one (1) sign per site, with such sign exceeding no more than thirty-two (32) square feet in area.

Directional Signs. Signs directing and guiding traffic on private property that do not exceed four (4) square feet each and that contain no advertising.

Flags. Flags, pennants or insignia of any government or non-profit organization when not displayed in connection with a commercial promotion.

Governmental Signs. Signs erected by or on behalf of or pursuant to the authorization of a governmental body, including legal notices, identification and information signs, traffic and directional signs or regulatory signs.

Neighborhood Identification Signs. Neighborhood identification signs, such as a masonry wall, landscaping or other similar materials which are combined to display neighborhood identification. The message of such signs shall display only the name of the neighborhood, tract or historic district.

Non-Commercial Signs. Signs proclaiming religious, political or other non-commercial messages that do not exceed sixteen (16) square feet in area per sign and that are not internally illuminated.

Official Signs. Official signs of a non-commercial nature erected by public utilities.

Real Estate Sale Or Lease Signs. Detached or attached, non-illuminated, temporary on-premises signs pertaining to the sale or lease of the premises. Such signs shall not exceed six (6) square feet in area. For developments exceeding five (5) acres, a second sign may be erected with the area of such sign not to exceed thirty-two (32) square feet. Such signs shall be removed within fourteen (14) days of sale or lease of the premises.

Temporary Special Event Signs. Temporary signs not exceeding thirty-two (32) square feet in area, erected to advertise a special event of a civic, educational, philanthropic, religious, political or similar nature. Such signs may be erected no sooner than two (2) weeks before the event and shall be removed no later than five (5) days after the event.

Vehicular Signs. Signs painted on or permanently attached to vehicles. Vehicular signs may not contain flashing or blinking lights, nor any animation.

Window Signs. Any sign, symbol or picture, designed to provide information about a business, activity, service or event, that is placed inside a window or upon the window panes or glass and is visible from the exterior of the window. Window signs shall not exceed fifty percent (50%) of the glass.

Dwellings located in the "R-LD," "R-1," "R-2" and "R-4" Residence Districts may use any non-business sign as described in Section 400.740(B), but no other signs are allowed.

Only on-premises signs are allowed in any residence district.

Dwellings located in the "R-3" Multifamily Residence District may use the following signs:

Each premises in a residential district containing a multifamily use, permitted non-residential use or legal non-conforming use is allowed one (1) wall sign per wall which shall not extend more than eighteen (18) inches from the wall. Such sign may contain the name and logo of the business or establishment. The total effective area of all wall signs allowed shall be based upon street frontage and whether or not the premises has a detached sign. Where a premises has a detached sign, the total effective area of all wall signs shall not exceed one (1) square foot per linear foot of the wall length along the street or streets upon which the premises fronts. Where a premises does not have a detached sign, the total effective area of all wall signs shall not exceed two (2) square feet per linear foot of wall length along the street or streets upon which the premises fronts.

Each premises in a residential district containing a multifamily use, permitted non-residential use or legal non-conforming use is allowed one (1) detached sign. Premises with more than seven hundred fifty (750) feet of frontage along a public street may have one (1) additional detached sign; however, a minimum of three hundred (300) feet of separation shall be maintained between signs and a minimum setback of twenty-five (25) feet from adjacent property lines is maintained for both signs.

No detached sign shall exceed thirty-two (32) square feet in effective area or be more than fifteen (15) feet in height above the street grade.

Along Highway M/Republic Road from the west City limit to the east City limit; and

Along Highway FF from the north City limit south to a point five hundred (500) feet south of the south edge of Weaver Road as it intersects with Highway FF.

General.

Monument Sign Size Regulations.

Any sign in a commercial or industrial district that is located within twenty-five (25) feet of a residence district shall conform to the sign regulations of the residence district.

Off-premises detached signs (billboards) shall be permitted only in the "C-2" General Commercial District and the "M-1" Industrial District, subject to the following provisions:

Attached Signs. Attached signs are allowed in commercial and industrial districts in accordance with the following:

Detached Signs. Detached signs are allowed in commercial and industrial districts in accordance with the following:

For a period of six (6) consecutive months the sign advertises a service, product or activity that is no longer operating, being conducted or offered.

For a period of twelve (12) consecutive months the sign is blank or is maintained without an advertising message. For purposes of this Subsection, a sign is considered blank if:

The distance between the backs of each face of a two-sided sign does not exceed three (3) feet.

The distance between the backs of a "V" (multisided) type sign does not exceed five (5) feet.

Signs may be erected in the street/driveway sight triangles. However, any such sign shall be at least ten (10) feet above street grade, except for supports which may not exceed one (1) foot in width or diameter or be spaced less than ten (10) feet apart from any other stationary object.

Figure 10.9.2 hereof illustrates the measurement of a street/driveway sight triangle. A street/driveway sight triangle shall be measured as follows:

A triangle formed by the intersection of a public street and a driveway where the triangle area is that area encompassed within two (2) intersecting lines formed by the edge of the pavement, curb, roadway or projection thereof and extending forty (40) feet down the street from the right edge of the driveway when standing in the driveway facing the street and extending twelve (12) feet from the edge of the street extending up the driveway pavement and a third imaginary line connecting the other two (2) lines without overlaying the pavement. On the left side of the driveway, the triangle is determined by measuring sixty-five (65) feet down the street pavement from the edge of the driveway and measuring twelve (12) feet down the driveway pavement from the edge of the street and an imaginary third line connecting the other two (2) lines without overlaying the pavement.