(a)

Purpose. To ensure that signage in Calcasieu Parish does not constitute a visual blight on the landscape and character of the parish and poses no hazard to vehicular or pedestrian traffic.

(b)

General prohibition. No person shall develop, install, locate, or construct any sign in Calcasieu Parish except as expressly authorized in this section and in conformance with all other ordinances of the parish. The requirements of this section shall not be varied or modified by a development approval granted under these provisions.

(c)

[Permit.] Any owner, authorized agent, or contractor who desires to construct, install, enlarge, or erect an on-premises sign structure must first make application with the division and obtain the required permit(s) for the work. Site drawing shall be submitted with the application for permit and shall show the location of all buildings, existing signs, and boundary lines. Measurements shall be included along with the distance from property lines from improved streets. The site plan shall also include the proposed location of the new structure.

(d)

Regulations of general applicability.

(1)

Location of signs.

a.

No portion of any sign shall be located within any sight triangle required in, of this chapter, nor shall any sign otherwise be located or installed in such manner as to create a traffic hazard.

b.

No portion of any sign or sign structure shall be located within a distance of five (5) feet from the right-of-way line or within twenty (20) feet of the edge of pavement or roadway surface of any public street or highway and provided further that no portion of any sign shall project or extend into or over any public right-of-way.

(2)

Maximum height. No portion of any sign or structure shall exceed the following maximum heights:

a.

Freestanding signs or sign structures shall not exceed a height of forty (40) feet, except within interstate highway corridors where the height limit for all signs shall be sixty (60) feet above grade elevation or thirty-five (35) feet above the height of an elevated roadway.

b.

Signs mounted on or integrated into the facade of a building shall not extend above the top of such facade, nor shall above-the-roof or on-the-roof signs be permitted.

(3)

Permitted on-premises signs.

a.

Not more than one (1) freestanding sign structure shall be located on any parcel of land, except that parcels having more than one (1) frontage on streets shall be permitted one freestanding sign structure for each frontage. Additionally, high-rise signs otherwise allowable shall be allowed within interstate corridors as a secondary sign, when the total allowable signage would not otherwise be exceeded. An interstate corridor is defined as the area lying three hundred (300) feet on either side of the interstate right-of-way and running parallel to the interstate.

(4)

Amount of signage face.

a.

Subject to the provisions of paragraphs b. and c. below, the total amount of signage face area visible from any single point of view shall not exceed the average of the following with a minimum of fifty (50) square feet of signage, whichever is greater.

1.

One (1) square foot per two hundred (200) square feet of land area;

2.

One (1) square foot per fifty (50) square feet of gross floor area;

3.

One (1) square foot per two (2) linear feet of street frontage.

b.

Where any portion of a sign is located within a required front yard or any other required yard adjoining a public street, the maximum area permitted for that sign shall be decreased by five (5) percent for each foot of required yard into which the sign extends.

c.

Subdivision sign structures shall be allowed one (1) freestanding sign not to exceed ten (10) feet in height (including ornamental decoration) and thirty-two (32) square feet.

(Ord. No. 6143, § II, 12-6-12; Ord. No. 6694, § 5, 4-21-16)