East China Township
City Zoning Code
City Zoning Code
ARTICLE 21
Signs
§ 480-82 General sign regulations.
Public rights-of-way or easements. No sign, except those established and maintained by the Township, county, state or federal government, shall be located in, project into, or overhang a public right-of-way or dedicated public easement.
Directly painted on wall; supergraphics. Signs shall not be permitted to be painted directly on the wall of a building. Supergraphics, when not portraying a product, service or business name, are permitted subject to the approval of the Planning Commission.
Street corners. No signs or billboards shall be located on any street corner which would obscure the vision of drivers using said street and which would conflict with traffic-control signals at the intersection of any streets.
Directional signs. All directional signs required for the purpose of orientation when established by the Township, county, state, or federal government shall be permitted in all use districts.
Temporary signs. The Township Board may authorize temporary signs in any zoning district for public, charitable, religious or other community-oriented special events after the review of the type of sign, size, location, copy, lighting, height, construction, and duration of use. The Township Board may also require a bond to provide for the removal of such a sign.
Nonaccessory signs. Nonaccessory signs shall be permitted only in the I-1 and I-2 Industrial Districts as provided for in this article, except that nonaccessory signs pertaining to real estate development located within the Township and designed to promote the sale of lots or homes within a subdivision located within the Township may be permitted on a temporary basis in any use district, subject to the following conditions:
Such signs shall not be located upon subdivided land unless such land is part of the subdivision being advertised for sale and shall be subject to the requirements and conditions of all codes and Ordinance Code provisions.
Applications to erect a temporary real estate sign shall be reviewed and approved by the Planning Commission. In its consideration, the Planning Commission shall establish the duration for the sign’s existence.
§ 480-83 Schedule of Sign Regulations.
The Schedule of Sign Regulations, and the notes appended thereto, are included at the end of this chapter.
§ 480-84 Permits for signs.
No sign shall be erected or installed unless and until a permit therefor has been issued by the Building Official except for the following signs:
Any sign requiring a permit shall also be subject to all other applicable codes and Ordinance Code provisions of the Township.