(Ord. passed - - 2006; Ord. 622, passed 10-7-2024)

   (A)   No private sign shall be erected or maintained which:

      (1)   Creates a hazard due to collapse, fire, collision, decay, or abandonment; or

      (2)   Creates traffic hazards, by either:

         (a)   Confusing or distracting motorists;

         (b)   Impairing the driver's ability to see pedestrians, obstacles, or other vehicles;

         (c)   Impairing the driver's ability to see and interpret any official traffic sign, signal, or device;

         (d)   Creates a nuisance to persons using a public right-of-way; or

         (e)   Constitutes a nuisance to occupancy of adjacent and contiguous property by its brightness, size, height, or movement.

(Ord. 622, passed 10-7-2024)

   Signs where allowed in specified zoning districts, are subject to the following provisions:

   (A)   Wall signs may be located anywhere on the wall of a building.

   (B)   Signs shall not project over public property.

   (C)   Signs shall not be erected adjacent to a corner of two intersecting streets unless such signs are constructed to not obstruct the view of said intersection. See § 155.130.

   (D)   The Administrative Official shall take into consideration factors that would make the proposed structure likely to endanger the property or personal safety of passerby traveling the streets or sidewalks in question, and whether or not such structure complies with codes relating to outdoor advertising.

(Ord. 622, passed 10-7-2024)

   (A)   Permanent freestanding signs and wall signs are prohibited in Residential Zoning Districts. Exception: Apartment complexes, churches, schools, public buildings, hospitals, nursing homes, licensed day care facilities, commercial storage buildings and manufactured home parks.

   (B)   Temporary signs for Permitted and Conditional Uses in Residential Zoning Districts shall comply with the requirements of Table 155.263.

   (C)   Freestanding and wall signs erected accessory to any permitted use or conditional use in the any residential Zoning Districts shall be constructed in accordance with the building permit issued for the sign and, unless specified elsewhere in this chapter, conform to Table 155.263.

      (1)   The sign structure or sign shall have a maximum height of ten feet. Height of sign is the vertical distance from the top of the sign or sign structure, whichever is greater, to the ground in a straight line directly below, measured from a point equidistant from the sides or edges of the sign.

      (2)   Each sign shall be constructed in accordance with minimum setback requirements of the applicable district except that a sign may be constructed in any location in the front yard provided it shall not be closer than one foot from any street right-of-way and shall comply with all other requirements of this chapter.

 

 

(Ord. 622, passed 10-7-2024)

   Freestanding and wall signs erected in the Highway Commercial and Industrial Districts shall be constructed in accordance with the building permit issued for the sign and, unless specified elsewhere in this chapter, conform to Table 155.264.

   (A)   The sign structure or sign shall have a maximum height of 30 feet or six feet above the height of the peak of the tallest building on site, whichever is greater. Height of sign is the vertical distance from the top of the sign or sign structure, whichever is greater, to the ground in a straight line directly below, measured from a point equidistant from the sides or edges of the sign.

   (B)   Each sign shall not be closer than one foot from any street right-of-way and shall not overhang above any right-of-way.

 

   (b)   For lots with less than 100 feet of frontage on any given street, one sign is allowed per frontage.

   (c)   Not to include printing, lettering or drawing in doors or windows.

(Ord. 622, passed 10-7-2024)

   Temporary use of portable or moveable signs shall be allowed in commercial and industrial districts in excess of and in addition to the sign limitations of this section. The following provisions shall apply:

   (A)   Portable signs shall be permitted only four times per 12-month period for a maximum of 14 consecutive days per period.

   (B)   The maximum permitted size of a portable sign is six feet in height and ten feet in length.

   (C)   A portable sign shall not be located closer than 20 feet to any intersection and shall not be located closer than three feet from any sidewalk.

   (D)   Only one portable sign shall be allowed per 150 feet of lot frontage.

(Ord. 622, passed 10-7-2024)

   (A)   Electronic message sign displays shall be limited to displays, which are gradual movements, including, but not limited to, dissolve, fade, scrolling, or traveling. However, sudden movement is prohibited, including, but not limited to, blinking and flashing.

   (B)   Any permitted signs may be, or may include as an individual component of the total sign area, electronic message signs.

   (C)   Electronic messages or graphic displays may be changed at periodic intervals by gradual entry and exit display modes provided that messages and animation shall be displayed at periodic intervals by various modes, such as fade, dissolve, scrolling, or traveling.

(Ord. 622, passed 10-7-2024)

   In those districts identified in this chapter the Board of Adjustment may, by Conditional Use Permit, allow freestanding signs on a lot with no other principal permitted use provided the following conditions are met:

   (A)   The requirements of this chapter are met.

   (B)   Not more than one sign per 150 feet of frontage.

   (C)   No sign shall exceed 120 square feet in area.

   (D)   No sign shall be constructed less than 100 feet from a residentially zoned property.

   (E)   The Board of Adjustment shall consider the following factors when determining whether a sign on an otherwise vacant lot would adversely affect the public interest:

      (1)   Width of the right-of-way;

      (2)   Speed limit of adjacent right-of-way; and

      (3)   Distance the sign is placed from the right-of-way.

(Ord. 622, passed 10-7-2024)