Florence City Zoning Code

ARTICLE 34

SIGNS

SECTION 3400 PURPOSE AND INTENT

The purpose of this Article is to: coordinate the type, placement and physical dimensions of signs within the different districts; to recognize the commercial communication requirements of all sectors of the business community; to recognize free speech; and to encourage the innovative use of design through Special Sign Districts. This article is intended to protect property values, create a more attractive economic and business climate, and enhance and protect the physical appearance of the community. This article is further intended to reduce sign or advertising distractions and obstructions that may contribute to traffic accidents, reduce hazards that may be caused by signs overhanging or projecting over public rights-of-way, and generally enhance community development.

As a basis for adopting these regulations, the legislative body finds:

1.
Signs are an essential form of communication in the built environment, providing way-finding guides to residents, visitors, public safety officials, customers and potential customers of local businesses, delivery people and others.
2.
Signs provide communication on public issues. Often placed on lawns or in windows, residential signs play an important part in political campaigns, during which they are displayed to signal the resident's support for particular candidates, parties, or causes. They may not afford the same opportunities for conveying complex ideas as do other media, but residential signs have long been an important and distinct medium of expression.
3.
Retailers and other businesses depend on signs to help people find their businesses, and, in a large and expensive media market like that of Cincinnati (a market which includes Boone County), many small businesses depend on signs as one of the most affordable forms of advertising.
4.
Signs may distract drivers and lead to deaths and injuries to pedestrians and cyclists as well as to drivers and passengers and to property damage. Moving, flashing and rapidly changing signs are particularly distracting to drivers. A proliferation of signs on a particular site or along the right-of-way can have the same effect as moving signs, as drivers try to sort through the visual noise to find the information that they want or need.
5.
The legislative body, with the advice of the Boone County Planning Commission and its professional staff, and with input from residents through the Our Boone County Plan 2040 planning process, have placed an increasing emphasis on preserving the sense of place and the design of the built environment; limiting the size, height and number of signs is an important tool in preserving a sense of place, a tool that accompanies the County's standards for landscaping.
6.
Our Boone County Plan 2040 recommends that policies, regulations and incentives be developed and implemented that preserve and improve the existing community fabric.
7.
Balancing these competing considerations is particularly difficult in residential areas, where people value both their visually appealing environments and their ability to communicate their opinions regarding candidates and public issues through yard signs.
8.
In updating its ordinance, the legislative body has made a major effort to limit content as a factor in its sign regulations. After due consideration, however, it has concluded that one way to leave room for extensive free expression through signs in residential areas while limiting total sign clutter is to maintain significant limits on commercial signs in residential areas. Recognizing the importance of "for sale" and "for lease" signs in maintaining the occupancy of healthy neighborhoods, those signs must remain. There is a similar utility in providing 'for sale' yard signs, which allow people to dispose of unwanted items without sending them to a landfill.
9.
Although time limits on signs can be arbitrary, a significant distinction between speakers expressing an opinion and signs is that "Speakers, however long-winded, will eventually come to the end of their remarks." Members of the legislative body have long noted that signs for political campaigns, as well as those advertising pancake breakfast's and spaghetti dinners for civic organizations, are often abandoned after the events, contributing to clutter long after they have served their purpose. Although such signs were once typically paper or cardboard that would eventually decay, many today are plastic and will remain until removed. Thus, despite the expressed concern of the Supreme Court with time limits, the legislative body finds that it has a substantial governmental interest in clarifying the status of signs for past events that thus no longer serve a purpose so that there is a legal basis for the legislative body to remove them or force their removal.
10.
The legislative body has long allowed unlimited numbers of small signs bearing non-commercial messages to allow merchants and others to designate handicapped parking places, provide directions to ATM's and restrooms, warn of guard dogs and other hazards and provide a variety of other place-based information. With the prohibition of commercial messages on such signs, it has been the observation of legislative body members, and their professional staff, that property owners are judicious and appropriate in posting such signs. The legislative body thus finds that it has a substantial interest in allowing merchants and property owners freely to post necessary informational signs but without allowing an endless proliferation of commercial messages.
11.
Although in the findings above, the legislative body has recognized the multiple values of signs in the built environment. Legislative body officials have concluded that there is no place for signs of overwhelming size and no relation to context in an urban and urbanizing environment. Although previous versions of these regulations followed the pattern of state and federal laws by defining such billboards as "off-premise" signs, this ordinance addresses the same issue by establishing a form of circuit breaker size limit, prohibiting very large signs on small lots, on vacant lots, or on lots with only small buildings.
12.
These are complex public policy issues. The legislative body has attempted to balance the competing considerations in a way that it believes best protects the public health, safety and welfare of the citizens of Boone County, including its many valued businesses and the tens of thousands of visitors who arrive or pass through the County each month.

Effective on: 12/20/2022

SECTION 3401 SCOPE, AUTHORITY AND APPLICABILITY

This Article regulates signs, as defined herein, when mounted, located, or displayed on property located within Boone County, on land that is either private or public over which the legislative body has land use regulatory authority.

This Article shall apply to all signs erected, placed, painted, installed or otherwise made visible on private or public property in Boone County, except as otherwise provided herein. All signs displayed in Boone County shall comply with all requirements of this Article and all other applicable law. Permits shall be required for all signs, except as specified herein. No sign, outdoor advertising, structure, billboard or display shall be erected, installed, located or maintained in any zoning district, except in conformity with these regulations. New signs, additional signs, relocations or structural alterations of existing signs also require sign permits.

It shall be unlawful and a violation of this Article for any person to fasten, place, paint, or attach in any way: any sign, handbill, poster, advertisement, or notice of any kind, or cause the same to be done in or upon any curbstone, lamp post, utility pole, hydrant, bridge, culvert, public drinking fountain, public trash container, courtesy benches, rest room, bus stop kiosk or shed, station building, tree, or the like or in or upon any portion of any public sidewalk, street, or sign, except as specifically allowed pursuant to Section 3401.D.

Signs listed in this Section shall be exempt from the permit requirements of this Article; but shall, to the maximum extent allowed by law, be subject to the other standards of this Article. Where a sign is erected pursuant to a statute or a court order, the sign may exceed the size standards of this Article or otherwise deviate from the standards set forth in this Article to the extent that the statute or court order expressly required the larger size or other deviation. In all other respects, such signs shall conform to the standards of this Article. This subsection shall apply to the following types of signs:

1.
Signs conforming to the Manual of Uniform Traffic Control Devices and bearing no commercial message.
2.
Signs installed by employees or officials of the legislative body or a state or federal agency in the course of their governmental duties.
3.
Signs required by a state or federal statute.
4.
Signs required by an order of a court of competent jurisdiction.
5.
Signs installed by public utilities in their rights-of-way or on their facilities and bearing no commercial message other than such message that is necessary to identify the use and/or provide contact information regarding the facility.
6.
Signs installed by a transit company with a franchise or other right to operate in the jurisdiction of the legislative body, where such signs are installed along its routes and relate to schedules or other information about the transit route.

This Article shall be administered, enforced and construed in accordance with the following policies:

1.
Discretionary Review: When one or more signs are part of a project or development, or a variance, conditional use permit, exception or special use permit is sought for sign(s), which requires discretionary review, the sign shall be reviewed without regard to the graphic design or visual image on the display face of the sign, and discretion shall be restricted to structural, location and other non-communicative aspects of the sign. This provision does not override the billboard policy.
2.
Message Neutrality: It is the legislative body's policy to regulate signs in a constitutional manner.
3.
Regulations on Off-Premise Messages: This Article distinguishes in some cases between commercial messages that relate to products or services not offered at the location of the sign ("off-premise commercial messages"). The purpose of that distinction is to acknowledge the need of businesses for identification and notice of their businesses at a business location while limiting the proliferation of commercial messages generally. There is no intent to limit noncommercial messages in any way with this distinction.
4.
Billboard Policy: New billboards, as defined herein, are prohibited. The legislative body completely prohibits the construction, erection or use of any billboards, other than those which legally exist within the regulatory zoning jurisdiction of the legislative body, or for which a valid permit has been issued and has not expired, as of the date on which this provision is first adopted. No permit shall be issued for any billboard which violates this policy, and the legislative body will take immediate enforcement or abatement action against any billboard constructed or maintained in violation of this policy. In adopting this provision, the legislative body affirmatively declares that it would have adopted this billboard policy even if it were the only provision in this Article. The legislative body intends for this billboard policy to be severable and separately enforceable even if other provision(s) of this Article may be declared by a court of competent jurisdiction, to be unconstitutional, invalid or unenforceable.
5.
Message Substitution: Subject to the property owner's consent, a non-commercial message of any type may be substituted in whole or in part for the message displayed on any sign for which the sign structure or mounting device is legal; without consideration of message content. The purpose of this provision is to prevent any inadvertent favoring of commercial speech over noncommercial speech, or favoring of any particular noncommercial message over any other noncommercial message. In addition, any on-site commercial message may be substituted, in whole or in part, for any other on-site commercial message, provided that the sign structure or mounting device is legal without consideration of message content. This provision does not create a right to increase the total amount of signage on a parcel, lot or land use; does not affect the requirement that a sign structure or mounting device be properly permitted; does not allow a change in the physical structure of a sign or its mounting device; and does not allow the substitution of an off-premise commercial message in place of an on-site commercial message or a noncommercial message.
6.
Regulatory Interpretation: All regulatory interpretations of this Article are to be exercised in light of the legislative body's message neutrality and message substitution policies. Where a particular type of sign is proposed in a permit application, and the type is neither expressly allowed nor prohibited by this Article, or whenever a sign does not qualify as a "structure" as defined herein, then the Zoning Administrator shall approve, conditionally approve or disapprove the application based on the most similar sign type that is expressly regulated by this Article, in light of the policies stated in this Section.
7.
Non-Communicative Aspects: All rules and regulations concerning the non-communicative aspects of signs, such as location, size, height, illumination, spacing, orientation, etc., stand enforceable independently of any permit or approval process.
8.
Mixed Use Districts and Overlay Districts: In any district where both residential and nonresidential uses are allowed, the sign related rights and responsibilities applicable to any particular parcel or land use shall be determined as follows: (1) if specific sign regulations are provided in the zoning district, those regulations shall be applied; or (2) if no sign regulations are provided in the zoning district, residential uses shall be treated as if they were located in a district where a use of that type would be allowed, and nonresidential uses shall be treated as if they were located in a district where that particular use would be allowed.
9.
Property Owner's Consent: No sign may be displayed without the consent of the legal owner(s) of the property on which the sign is mounted or displayed. For purposes of this policy, "owner" means the holder of the legal title to the property and all parties and persons holding a present right to possession, control or use of the property. The signature of the property owner or authorized agent will be required on all applications for sign permits.
10.
Legal Nature of Sign Rights: As to all signs attached to real property, the signage rights, duties and obligations arising from this Article attach to and travel with the land or other property on which a sign is mounted or displayed. This provision does not modify or affect the law of fixtures, sign related provisions in private leases regarding signs (so long as they are not in conflict with this Article or other law), or the ownership of sign structures. This provision does not apply to hand held signs or other images which are aspects of personal appearance.
11.
Severability
1. a.
  If any part, section, subsection, paragraph, subparagraph, sentence, phrase, clause, term, or word of this Article is declared unconstitutional by the valid judgement or decree of any court of competent jurisdiction, the declaration of such unconstitutionality shall not affect any other part, section, subsection, paragraph, subparagraph, sentence, phrase, clause, term or word of this Article, except as limited by Section 3401.E.11.b.
2. b.
  Without diminishing or limiting in any way the declaration of severability set forth above, or elsewhere in this Article or these regulations, if any part, section, subsection, paragraph, subparagraph, sentence, phrase, clause, term or word of this Article is declared unconstitutional, such declaration shall not affect any other part, section, subsection, paragraph, subparagraph, sentence, phrase, clause, term or word of this Article, even if such severability would result in a situation where there would be less speech, whether by subjecting previously exempt signs to permitting or otherwise additional standards.
3. c.
  Without diminishing or limiting in any way the declaration of severability set forth above, or elsewhere in this Article or these regulations, if any part, section, subsection, paragraph, subparagraph, sentence, phrase, clause, term or word of this Article or any other laws declared unconstitutional by valid judgement or decree of any court of competent jurisdiction, the declaration of such unconstitutionality shall not affect any other part, section, subsection, paragraph, subparagraph, sentence, phrase, clause, term or word of this Article that pertains to prohibited signs, including specifically those signs and sign types prohibited and not allowed under this Article. Furthermore, if any part, section, subsection, paragraph, subparagraph, sentence, phrase, clause, term or word of this Article or of any part of these regulations is declared unconstitutional by the valid judgement or decree of any court of competent jurisdiction, the declaration of such unconstitutionality shall not affect any other part, section, subsection, paragraph, subparagraph, sentence, phrase, clause, term or word of this Article, except as expressly provided in Section 3401.E.11.b.
4. d.
  If any part, section, subsection, paragraph, subparagraph, sentence, phrase, clause, term or word of this Article and/or other provisions of this Article or other provisions of these regulations are declared invalid or unconstitutional by the valid judgement or decree of any court of competent jurisdiction, the declaration of such unconstitutionality shall not affect the limitations on off-premise signs as contained herein.

Effective on: 12/20/2022

SECTION 3402 GENERAL REQUIREMENTS

No sign shall be located so that it obstructs access to or from a doorway, fire escape or required escape window.

No sign shall be located so that it blocks the free air flow through windows in residential units.

No sign located within a clear sight triangle shall obstruct the vision of motorists or pedestrians.

No building mounted sign shall extend above the top of the wall of the building, including parapets and architectural extensions.

E.
No sign may be placed in the public right-of-way or in any easement without written permission from the easement holder.
F.
Projecting signs are allowed in some zoning districts. No sign shall project over a public right-of-way unless the sign owner has obtained an encroachment permit for such sign.
G.
Any illuminated sign or lighting device shall employ only light omitting a light of constant intensity, and no sign shall be illuminated by or contain flashing, intermittent, rotating, or moving light or lights except signs performing a public service function indicating time, temperature, or similar services. In no event shall an illuminated sign or lighting device be placed or directed so as to directly beam upon a public road, highway, street, sidewalk, or other vehicular or pedestrian system, or adjacent premises so as to cause glare or reflection that may constitute a traffic hazard or nuisance.
H.
No sign shall employ any parts of elements which revolve, rotate, whirl, spin or otherwise make use of motion so as to constitute a traffic hazard or nuisance.
I.
Building mounted signs shall not overhang the edge or corner of the wall or section of wall on which they are mounted (except for projecting signs).
J.
The bottom edge of any free standing sign (excluding entrance signs) erected in or above any area used for vehicular movement or parking shall be at least ten (10) feet above the paved level of such area. This height may need to be increased in the case where tractor trailer traffic would require a greater height clearance. (THE FOLLOWING PASSAGE APPLIES TO THE CITY OF FLORENCE ONLY.) The bottom of the sign structure on any free standing sign (excluding entrance signs) erected in or above any area used for vehicular movement or parking shall be at least ten (10) feet above the paved level of such area. This height may need to be increased in the case where tractor-trailer traffic would require a greater height clearance.
K.
All signs must conform to building code requirements.
L.
Pursuant to KRS 100.111(21), signs are “structures” and signs legally existing prior to the enactment of these regulations relating to signs are entitled to exist the same as any other pre-existing, nonconforming structure under KRS 100.253. As such, a pre-existing, nonconforming sign may be kept, repaired, or replaced in a manner which maintains its pre-existing, nonconforming condition(s), provided such condition(s) is not enlarged.
M.
The property owner shall be liable to maintain such sign, including its illumination sources, in neat and orderly condition and good working order at all times and to prevent the development of any deterioration in the safety of such sign. The property owner may assign such responsibility to a tenant or other party, but the property owner shall remain accountable for the maintenance.
N.
Nothing in this Article shall prohibit the routine maintenance of any nonconforming sign, except where such maintenance or change in copy would increase the degree of its nonconformity.
O.
Signs containing expressions which are protected by the First Amendment of the United States Constitution are permitted in all zoning districts. The permitted height and area of such signs must be in accordance with the regulations contained herein. Under no circumstance will additional freestanding or building mounted signs be permitted because an establishment has opted to use their permitted signage as free speech.

Effective on: 12/20/2022

SECTION 3403 PROHIBITED SIGNS

The following types of signs are prohibited in all districts:

1.
Abandoned signs and support structures.
2.
Banners, pennants, posters, ribbons, flags for advertising purposes, streamers, spinners, strings of lights, other similar moving devices or any sign that is temporary in nature due to its design or construction except as provided for in SECTION 3409.

Figure 34-1
Prohibited Signs - Banners, Pennants, Posters, Ribbons, Streamers, Spinners

1. 3.
  Signs imitating or resembling official traffic or government signs or signals.
2. 4.
  Signs attached to trees, telephone poles, street lights, public benches, bus stops, or placed on any public property or public right-of-way.
3. 5.
  Signs placed on vehicles or trailers which are parked or located for the primary purpose of supplementing or replacing on-site signage. This does not apply to signs or lettering on vehicles operating during the normal course of business.
4. 6.
  Portable signs (including portable signs mounted to poles, buildings, or other structures). (Exception: Sandwich board/A-frame signs permitted in the Florence Main Street (FMS), Walton Downtown (WD), and Small Community Overlay (SC) Districts.
5. 7.
  Hot air balloons, spot lights or search lights.
6. 8.
  New billboards.
7. 9.
  Animated, revolving, and moving signs, including those which create the appearance of animation, projection, revolving, or other movement, or utilization of flashing or intermittent lights, or lights of changing degrees of intensity. Automatic changeable copy signs that conform with Section 3408.5.A.2.h or Section 3408.5.B.2.h are not subject to this limitation.
8. 10.
  Signs, larger than thirty-two (32) square feet in area, on vacant lots in non-residential districts.
9. 11.
  Roof signs.
10. 12.
  Signs using sounds, music, sound effects, noises, or other sound or noise making or transmitting device or instruments.
11. 13.
  Any other sign not specifically permitted by these regulations.

Effective on: 12/20/2022

SECTION 3404 SIGNS NOT REQUIRING A PERMIT

The following signs do not require a permit:

1.
Any sign installed in a building or enclosed space and not legible from the public right-of-way or from private or public property other than the property on which it is located.
2.
Any sign with a sign area of less than four (4) square feet in area and less than four (4) feet in height (if free standing), that is not separately illuminated or that is not legible from the public right-of-way, from private or public property other than the property on which it is located, or from a distance measured vertically from the top of a structure to a point that is three (3) times the maximum height of the district.
3.
Signs on mass transit vehicles operating in or passing through Boone County.
4.
Signs conforming to the Manual of Uniform Traffic Control Devices and bearing no commercial message.
5.
Signs installed by employees or officials of the legislative body, governmental authority, or a state or federal agency in the course of their governmental duties.
6.
Signs required by a state or federal statute.
7.
Signs required by an order of a court of competent jurisdiction.
8.
Signs installed by public utilities in their rights-of-way/easement or on their facilities and bearing no commercial message other than such message that is necessary to identify the use and/or provide contact information regarding the facility.
9.
Signs installed by a transit company with a franchise or other right to operate in the legislative body, where such signs are installed along its routes and relate to schedules or other information about the transit route.
10.
Address numbers used for the purpose of identifying the address of any building shall not be counted toward allowed sign area.
11.
Temporary political signs placed outside a public street right-of-way. The signs shall be removed within one week after a final election.
12.
Building mounted signs containing no commercial message and not larger than four (4) square feet in area.
13.
Cultural decorations or displays of a non-commercial nature, mounted on private property, which pertain to cultural observances.
14.
Cornerstones, foundation stones and memorial signs or tablets when cut into any masonry surface or inlaid so as to be part of the building or when constructed of bronze or other incombustible material, provided that no such sign shall exceed six (6) square feet in area nor shall any such sign be separately illuminated.

Figure 34-2
Signs Not Requiring A Permit - Cornerstones

1. 15.
  Symbols that do not bear or include any commercial message and that are integrated into the architecture of a building.
2. 16.
  Gravestones, when erected in a lawful cemetery.
3. 17.
  Official flags of cities, the county, commonwealth, or any nation bearing no advertising material. Additionally, one fabric flag per lot that does not exceed fifteen (15) square feet in area may be displayed or mounted on a permanent flag pole.
4. 18.
  Height bar/vertical clearance directional signs with no commercial message.

Figure 34-3
Signs Not Requiring A Permit - Height Bar/Vertical Clearance

1. 19.
  Sandwich Board/A-frame signs permitted in the Florence Main Street (FMS), Walton Downtown (WD), and Small Community Overlay (SC) Districts.
2. 20.
  Any sign that is four (4) square feet or less, integrated into or on a coin operated machine, vending machine, gasoline pump, or automatic teller machine.
3. 21.
  One temporary sign announcing the erection of a building, the development of a subdivision and/or any phase within a subdivision may be kept on-site for a period of sixty (60) days plus the construction period, as long as no permanent sign is erected on the project site or within the limits of the subdivision phase within that time period. Such signs shall not exceed eight (8) feet in height and fifty (50) square feet in area if located within a residential zoning district and eight (8) feet in height and one hundred (100) square feet in area if located within any other zoning district. Such temporary signs shall conform to the general requirements listed in SECTION 3402 and such other standards deemed necessary to accomplish the intent of this Article.
4. 22.
  One temporary sign not exceeding fifty (50) square feet in area, announcing special public or institutional events is allowed on-site thirty (30) days prior to the event and shall be removed one (1) day after the conclusion of the event. These signs shall not be located in the public street right-of-way.
5. 23.
  Temporary special event directional signage for community events is allowed seven (7) days prior to the event and shall be removed one (1) day after the conclusion of the event. These signs shall not be located in the public street right-of-way.
6. 24.
  One (1) real estate sign per road frontage may be posted on an available property. The sign shall be limited to 12 square feet and 3-1/2 feet in height in residential districts and 32 square feet and 8' in height in other districts. Regular open house signs shall be permitted one (1) week prior to the scheduled event and shall be removed by 9:00 p.m. the day of the event. A sold sign shall be removed by the seller of his or her agent within one week after the date of closing. Also, such signs, if constructed of a non-rigid material (such as a banner) must conform to the requirements of SECTION 3409 of this Article, including the issuance of a permit.
7. 25.
  Signs advertising the sale of agricultural goods produced on the premises (such as fire wood, vegetable, etc.) of sixteen (16) square feet or less in area.

Effective on: 12/20/2022

SECTION 3405 PERMITTING

Sign permits are required for all signs except those noted in SECTION 3404.

In those cases where a sign permit is required, an application for said permit shall be filed with the Zoning Administrator or his/her designee. The application shall include, at minimum, the following information:

1.
Name and address of the applicant.
2.
Name, signature of authorization, and address of the owner of property on which the sign is to be located.
3.
A written description of the proposed sign including type of sign and supporting structure, method of illumination (if any) and construction materials to be used in the sign.
4.
A sketch map of the property on which the sign is to be erected showing existing structures, rights-of-way lines, easements, and proposed location of the sign.
5.
A drawing of the proposed sign showing display area dimensions, height of sign from grade to bottom of sign, height of sign from grade to top of sign, and any commercial message to be conveyed on sign.

Upon receipt of a full and complete application for a sign permit, Staff shall issue a permit or notify the applicant of any non-conformance with the provisions of this article within ten (10) working days. Failure to issue a permit or notify the applicant of any non-conformance does not constitute approval of the proposed sign. If the sign described in any sign permit has not been erected or installed within one (1) year from the date of issuance thereof, said permit shall expire without further notice. The permit may be extended upon request of the applicant prior the date of expiration for a period not to exceed six (6) months. The Zoning Administrator, or his/her designee, shall maintain a file of all applications for sign permits.

Effective on: 12/20/2022

SECTION 3406 APPEALS

Decisions on sign permit applications, as well as directives, orders, notices and all other sign related decisions of the Zoning Administrator may be appealed to the Board of Adjustment.

Effective on: 12/20/2022

SECTION 3407 SIGNS PERMITTED BY DISTRICT

In addition to other regulations within this Article, signs are allowed/prohibited in accordance with the following tables:

Table 34-1 Agricultural, Recreation, and Conservation Districts
Type Of Sign	A-1	A-2	R	CONS	Reference
Abandoned signs and support structures	-	-	-	-	Sec. 3403
Animated, revolving, and moving signs, including those which create the appearance of animation, projection, revolving, or other movement, or utilizing flashing or intermittent lights, or lights of changing degrees of intensity	-	-	-	-	Sec. 3403
Any sign installed in a building or enclosed space and not legible from the public right-of-way or from private or public property other than the property on which it is located	E	E	E	E	Sec. 3404
Any sign with a sign area of less than four (4) square feet in area and less than four (4) feet in height (if freestanding), that is not separately illuminated and that is not legible from the public right-of-way or from private or public property other than on which it is located	E	E	E	E	Sec 3404
Any sign that is four (4) square feet or less in area, integrated into or on a coin operated machine, vending machine, gasoline pump, or automatic teller machine	E	E	E	E	Sec. 3404
Banners, pennants, posters, ribbons, flags for advertising purposes, streamers, spinners, strings of light, or other similar moving devices	-	-	-	-	Sec 3403
Building mounted signs	-	-	P	-	Sec. 3408.1
Building mounted signs containing no commercial message and not larger than four (4) square feet in area	E	E	E	E	Sec. 3404
Canopy signs	-	-	-	-	Sec. 3408.2
Cornerstones, foundation stones and memorial signs and tablets when cut into any masonry surface or inlaid so as to be part of the building or when constructed of bronze or other incombustible material, provided that no such sign shall exceed six (6) square feet in area nor shall any such sign be separately illuminated	E	E	E	E	Sec. 3404
Cultural decorations or displays of non-commercial nature, mounted on private property, which pertain to cultural observances	E	E	E	E	Sec 3404
Directional signs	-	-	-	-	Sec. 3408.3
Drive through and menu boards	P	P	P	P	Sec. 3408.4
Electronic message boards/screens	-	-	C	-	Sec 3408.5
Entrance signs	P	P	P	-	Sec. 3408.7
Free standing signs	P	P	P	P	Sec. 3408.6
Height bar/vertical clearance directional signs with no advertising matter	E	E	E	E	Sec. 3404
Hot air balloons, spot lights or search lights	-	-	-	-	Sec. 3403
New billboards	-	-	-	-	Sec. 3403
Official flags of cities, the country, commonwealth, or any nation bearing no advertising material	E	E	E	E	Sec. 3404
Portable signs	-	-	-	-	Sec. 3403
Roof signs	-	-	-	-	Sec. 3403
Sandwich board/A-frame signs	E	E	E	E	Sec. 3404
Signs attached to trees, telephone poles, street lights, public benches, bust stops, or placed on any public property or right-of-way	-	-	-	-	Sec. 3403
Signs conforming to the Manual of Uniform Traffic Control Devices and bearing no commercial message	E	E	E	E	Sec. 3404
Signs imitating or resembling official traffic or governmental signs or signals	-	-	-	-	Sec. 3403
Temporary political, subdivision, public event, directional, real estate, or agricultural advertising signs	P	P	P	P	Sec. 3404
Signs placed on vehicles or trailers which are parked or located for the primary purpose of supplementing or replacing on-premise signage	-	-	-	-	Sec 3403
Signs using sounds, music, sound effects, noises, or other sound or noise making or transmitting device or instruments	-	-	-	-	Sec 3403
Symbols that do not bear or include any commercial message and that are integrated into the architecture of a building	E	E	E	E	Sec. 3404
Window signs	-	-	-	-	Sec. 3408.8
P - Permitted E - Exempt C - Conditional ; - - Prohibited

Table 34-1 Agricultural, Recreation, and Conservation Districts
Type Of Sign	A-1	A-2	R	CONS	Reference
Abandoned signs and support structures	-	-	-	-	Sec. 3403
Animated, revolving, and moving signs, including those which create the appearance of animation, projection, revolving, or other movement, or utilizing flashing or intermittent lights, or lights of changing degrees of intensity	-	-	-	-	Sec. 3403
Any sign installed in a building or enclosed space and not legible from the public right-of-way or from private or public property other than the property on which it is located	E	E	E	E	Sec. 3404
Any sign with a sign area of less than four (4) square feet in area and less than four (4) feet in height (if freestanding), that is not separately illuminated and that is not legible from the public right-of-way or from private or public property other than on which it is located	E	E	E	E	Sec 3404
Any sign that is four (4) square feet or less in area, integrated into or on a coin operated machine, vending machine, gasoline pump, or automatic teller machine	E	E	E	E	Sec. 3404
Banners, pennants, posters, ribbons, flags for advertising purposes, streamers, spinners, strings of light, or other similar moving devices	-	-	-	-	Sec 3403
Building mounted signs	-	-	P	-	Sec. 3408.1
Building mounted signs containing no commercial message and not larger than four (4) square feet in area	E	E	E	E	Sec. 3404
Canopy signs	-	-	-	-	Sec. 3408.2
Cornerstones, foundation stones and memorial signs and tablets when cut into any masonry surface or inlaid so as to be part of the building or when constructed of bronze or other incombustible material, provided that no such sign shall exceed six (6) square feet in area nor shall any such sign be separately illuminated	E	E	E	E	Sec. 3404
Cultural decorations or displays of non-commercial nature, mounted on private property, which pertain to cultural observances	E	E	E	E	Sec 3404
Directional signs	-	-	-	-	Sec. 3408.3
Drive through and menu boards	P	P	P	P	Sec. 3408.4
Electronic message boards/screens	-	-	C	-	Sec 3408.5
Entrance signs	P	P	P	-	Sec. 3408.7
Free standing signs	P	P	P	P	Sec. 3408.6
Height bar/vertical clearance directional signs with no advertising matter	E	E	E	E	Sec. 3404
Hot air balloons, spot lights or search lights	-	-	-	-	Sec. 3403
New billboards	-	-	-	-	Sec. 3403
Official flags of cities, the country, commonwealth, or any nation bearing no advertising material	E	E	E	E	Sec. 3404
Portable signs	-	-	-	-	Sec. 3403
Roof signs	-	-	-	-	Sec. 3403
Sandwich board/A-frame signs	E	E	E	E	Sec. 3404
Signs attached to trees, telephone poles, street lights, public benches, bust stops, or placed on any public property or right-of-way	-	-	-	-	Sec. 3403
Signs conforming to the Manual of Uniform Traffic Control Devices and bearing no commercial message	E	E	E	E	Sec. 3404
Signs imitating or resembling official traffic or governmental signs or signals	-	-	-	-	Sec. 3403
Temporary political, subdivision, public event, directional, real estate, or agricultural advertising signs	P	P	P	P	Sec. 3404
Signs placed on vehicles or trailers which are parked or located for the primary purpose of supplementing or replacing on-premise signage	-	-	-	-	Sec 3403
Signs using sounds, music, sound effects, noises, or other sound or noise making or transmitting device or instruments	-	-	-	-	Sec 3403
Symbols that do not bear or include any commercial message and that are integrated into the architecture of a building	E	E	E	E	Sec. 3404
Window signs	-	-	-	-	Sec. 3408.8
P - Permitted E - Exempt C - Conditional ; - - Prohibited

Table 34-2 Residential Districts
Type Of Sign	RSE	RS	SR-1	SR-2	SR-3	UR-1	UR-2	UR-3	MHP	R-1F	Reference
Abandoned signs and support structures	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Sec. 3403
Animated, revolving, and moving signs, including those which create the appearance of animation, projection, revolving, or other movement, or utilizing flashing or intermittent lights, or lights of changing degrees of intensity	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Sec. 3403
Any sign installed in a building or enclosed space and not legible from the public right-of-way or from private or public property other than the property on which it is located	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	Sec. 3404
Any sign with a sign area of less than four (4) square feet in area and less than four (4) feet in height (if freestanding), that is not separately illuminated and that is not legible from the public right-of-way or from private or public property other than on which it is located	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	Sec 3404
Any sign that is four (4) square feet or less in area, integrated into or on a coin operated machine, vending machine, gasoline pump, or automatic teller machine	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Sec. 3404
Banners, pennants, posters, ribbons, flags for advertising purposes, streamers, spinners, strings of light, or other similar moving devices	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Sec 3403
Building mounted signs	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Sec. 3408.1
Building mounted signs containing no commercial message and not larger than four (4) square feet in area	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	Sec. 3404
Canopy signs	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Sec. 3408.2
Cornerstones, foundation stones and memorial signs and tablets when cut into any masonry surface or inlaid so as to be part of the building or when constructed of bronze or other incombustible material, provided that no such sign shall exceed six (6) square feet in area nor shall any such sign be separately illuminated	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	Sec. 3404
Cultural decorations or displays of non-commercial nature, mounted on private property, which pertain to cultural observances	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	Sec 3404
Directional signs	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Sec. 3408.3
Drive through and menu boards	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Sec. 3408.4
Electronic message boards/screens	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Sec 3408.5
Entrance signs	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	Sec. 3408.7
Free standing signs	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	Sec. 3408.6
Height bar/vertical clearance directional signs with no advertising matter	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Sec. 3404
Hot air balloons, spot lights or search lights	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Sec. 3403
New billboards	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Sec. 3403
Official flags of cities, the country, commonwealth, or any nation bearing no advertising material	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	Sec. 3404
Portable signs	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Sec. 3403
Roof signs	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Sec. 3403
Sandwich board/A-frame signs	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	Sec. 3404
Signs attached to trees, telephone poles, street lights, public benches, bust stops, or placed on any public property or right-of-way	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Sec. 3403
Signs conforming to the Manual of Uniform Traffic Control Devices and bearing no commercial message	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	Sec. 3404
Signs imitating or resembling official traffic or governmental signs or signals	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Sec. 3403
Temporary political, subdivision, public event, directional, real estate, or agricultural advertising signs	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	Sec. 3404
Signs placed on vehicles or trailers which are parked or located for the primary purpose of supplementing or replacing on-premise signage	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Sec 3403
Signs using sounds, music, sound effects, noises, or other sound or noise making or transmitting device or instruments	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Sec 3403
Symbols that do not bear or include any commercial message and that are integrated into the architecture of a building	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	Sec. 3404
Window signs	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Sec. 3408.8
P - Permitted E - Exempt C - Conditional ; - - Prohibited

Table 34-2 Residential Districts
Type Of Sign	RSE	RS	SR-1	SR-2	SR-3	UR-1	UR-2	UR-3	MHP	R-1F	Reference
Abandoned signs and support structures	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Sec. 3403
Animated, revolving, and moving signs, including those which create the appearance of animation, projection, revolving, or other movement, or utilizing flashing or intermittent lights, or lights of changing degrees of intensity	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Sec. 3403
Any sign installed in a building or enclosed space and not legible from the public right-of-way or from private or public property other than the property on which it is located	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	Sec. 3404
Any sign with a sign area of less than four (4) square feet in area and less than four (4) feet in height (if freestanding), that is not separately illuminated and that is not legible from the public right-of-way or from private or public property other than on which it is located	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	Sec 3404
Any sign that is four (4) square feet or less in area, integrated into or on a coin operated machine, vending machine, gasoline pump, or automatic teller machine	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Sec. 3404
Banners, pennants, posters, ribbons, flags for advertising purposes, streamers, spinners, strings of light, or other similar moving devices	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Sec 3403
Building mounted signs	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Sec. 3408.1
Building mounted signs containing no commercial message and not larger than four (4) square feet in area	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	Sec. 3404
Canopy signs	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Sec. 3408.2
Cornerstones, foundation stones and memorial signs and tablets when cut into any masonry surface or inlaid so as to be part of the building or when constructed of bronze or other incombustible material, provided that no such sign shall exceed six (6) square feet in area nor shall any such sign be separately illuminated	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	Sec. 3404
Cultural decorations or displays of non-commercial nature, mounted on private property, which pertain to cultural observances	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	Sec 3404
Directional signs	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Sec. 3408.3
Drive through and menu boards	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Sec. 3408.4
Electronic message boards/screens	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Sec 3408.5
Entrance signs	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	Sec. 3408.7
Free standing signs	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	Sec. 3408.6
Height bar/vertical clearance directional signs with no advertising matter	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Sec. 3404
Hot air balloons, spot lights or search lights	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Sec. 3403
New billboards	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Sec. 3403
Official flags of cities, the country, commonwealth, or any nation bearing no advertising material	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	Sec. 3404
Portable signs	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Sec. 3403
Roof signs	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Sec. 3403
Sandwich board/A-frame signs	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	Sec. 3404
Signs attached to trees, telephone poles, street lights, public benches, bust stops, or placed on any public property or right-of-way	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Sec. 3403
Signs conforming to the Manual of Uniform Traffic Control Devices and bearing no commercial message	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	Sec. 3404
Signs imitating or resembling official traffic or governmental signs or signals	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Sec. 3403
Temporary political, subdivision, public event, directional, real estate, or agricultural advertising signs	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	Sec. 3404
Signs placed on vehicles or trailers which are parked or located for the primary purpose of supplementing or replacing on-premise signage	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Sec 3403
Signs using sounds, music, sound effects, noises, or other sound or noise making or transmitting device or instruments	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Sec 3403
Symbols that do not bear or include any commercial message and that are integrated into the architecture of a building	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	Sec. 3404
Window signs	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Sec. 3408.8
P - Permitted E - Exempt C - Conditional ; - - Prohibited

Table 34-3 Commercial Districts
Type Of Sign	C-1	C-2	C-3	C-4	Reference
Abandoned signs and support structures	-	-	-	-	Sec. 3403
Animated, revolving, and moving signs, including those which create the appearance of animation, projection, revolving, or other movement, or utilizing flashing or intermittent lights, or lights of changing degrees of intensity	-	-	-	-	Sec. 3403
Any sign installed in a building or enclosed space and not legible from the public right-of-way or from private or public property other than the property on which it is located	E	E	E	E	Sec. 3404
Any sign with a sign area of less than four (4) square feet in area and less than four (4) feet in height (if freestanding), that is not separately illuminated and that is not legible from the public right-of-way or from private or public property other than on which it is located	E	E	E	E	Sec 3404
Any sign that is four (4) square feet or less in area, integrated into or on a coin operated machine, vending machine, gasoline pump, or automatic teller machine	E	E	E	E	Sec. 3404
Banners, pennants, posters, ribbons, flags for advertising purposes, streamers, spinners, strings of light, or other similar moving devices	-	-	-	-	Sec 3403
Building mounted signs	P	P	P	P	Sec. 3408.1
Building mounted signs containing no commercial message and not larger than four (4) square feet in area	E	E	E	E	Sec. 3404
Canopy signs	P	P	P	P	Sec. 3408.2
Cornerstones, foundation stones and memorial signs and tablets when cut into any masonry surface or inlaid so as to be part of the building or when constructed of bronze or other incombustible material, provided that no such sign shall exceed six (6) square feet in area nor shall any such sign be separately illuminated	E	E	E	E	Sec. 3404
Cultural decorations or displays of non-commercial nature, mounted on private property, which pertain to cultural observances	E	E	E	E	Sec 3404
Directional signs	P	P	P	P	Sec. 3408.3
Drive through and menu boards	P	P	P	P	Sec. 3408.4
Electronic message boards/screens	C	C	C	C	Sec 3408.5
Entrance signs	-	-	-	-	Sec. 3408.7
Free standing signs	P	P	P	P	Sec. 3408.6
Height bar/vertical clearance directional signs with no advertising matter	E	E	E	E	Sec. 3404
Hot air balloons, spot lights or search lights	-	-	-	-	Sec. 3403
New billboards	-	-	-	-	Sec. 3403
Official flags of cities, the country, commonwealth, or any nation bearing no advertising material	E	E	E	E	Sec. 3404
Portable signs	-	-	-	-	Sec. 3403
Roof signs	-	-	-	-	Sec. 3403
Sandwich board/A-frame signs	E	E	E	E	Sec. 3404
Signs attached to trees, telephone poles, street lights, public benches, bust stops, or placed on any public property or right-of-way	-	-	-	-	Sec. 3403
Signs conforming to the Manual of Uniform Traffic Control Devices and bearing no commercial message	E	E	E	E	Sec. 3404
Signs imitating or resembling official traffic or governmental signs or signals	-	-	-	-	Sec. 3403
Temporary political, subdivision, public event, directional, real estate, or agricultural advertising signs	P	P	P	P	Sec. 3404
Signs placed on vehicles or trailers which are parked or located for the primary purpose of supplementing or replacing on-premise signage	-	-	-	-	Sec 3403
Signs using sounds, music, sound effects, noises, or other sound or noise making or transmitting device or instruments	-	-	-	-	Sec 3403
Symbols that do not bear or include any commercial message and that are integrated into the architecture of a building	E	E	E	E	Sec. 3404
Window signs	P	P	P	P	Sec. 3408.8
P - Permitted E - Exempt C - Conditional ; - - Prohibited

Table 34-3 Commercial Districts
Type Of Sign	C-1	C-2	C-3	C-4	Reference
Abandoned signs and support structures	-	-	-	-	Sec. 3403
Animated, revolving, and moving signs, including those which create the appearance of animation, projection, revolving, or other movement, or utilizing flashing or intermittent lights, or lights of changing degrees of intensity	-	-	-	-	Sec. 3403
Any sign installed in a building or enclosed space and not legible from the public right-of-way or from private or public property other than the property on which it is located	E	E	E	E	Sec. 3404
Any sign with a sign area of less than four (4) square feet in area and less than four (4) feet in height (if freestanding), that is not separately illuminated and that is not legible from the public right-of-way or from private or public property other than on which it is located	E	E	E	E	Sec 3404
Any sign that is four (4) square feet or less in area, integrated into or on a coin operated machine, vending machine, gasoline pump, or automatic teller machine	E	E	E	E	Sec. 3404
Banners, pennants, posters, ribbons, flags for advertising purposes, streamers, spinners, strings of light, or other similar moving devices	-	-	-	-	Sec 3403
Building mounted signs	P	P	P	P	Sec. 3408.1
Building mounted signs containing no commercial message and not larger than four (4) square feet in area	E	E	E	E	Sec. 3404
Canopy signs	P	P	P	P	Sec. 3408.2
Cornerstones, foundation stones and memorial signs and tablets when cut into any masonry surface or inlaid so as to be part of the building or when constructed of bronze or other incombustible material, provided that no such sign shall exceed six (6) square feet in area nor shall any such sign be separately illuminated	E	E	E	E	Sec. 3404
Cultural decorations or displays of non-commercial nature, mounted on private property, which pertain to cultural observances	E	E	E	E	Sec 3404
Directional signs	P	P	P	P	Sec. 3408.3
Drive through and menu boards	P	P	P	P	Sec. 3408.4
Electronic message boards/screens	C	C	C	C	Sec 3408.5
Entrance signs	-	-	-	-	Sec. 3408.7
Free standing signs	P	P	P	P	Sec. 3408.6
Height bar/vertical clearance directional signs with no advertising matter	E	E	E	E	Sec. 3404
Hot air balloons, spot lights or search lights	-	-	-	-	Sec. 3403
New billboards	-	-	-	-	Sec. 3403
Official flags of cities, the country, commonwealth, or any nation bearing no advertising material	E	E	E	E	Sec. 3404
Portable signs	-	-	-	-	Sec. 3403
Roof signs	-	-	-	-	Sec. 3403
Sandwich board/A-frame signs	E	E	E	E	Sec. 3404
Signs attached to trees, telephone poles, street lights, public benches, bust stops, or placed on any public property or right-of-way	-	-	-	-	Sec. 3403
Signs conforming to the Manual of Uniform Traffic Control Devices and bearing no commercial message	E	E	E	E	Sec. 3404
Signs imitating or resembling official traffic or governmental signs or signals	-	-	-	-	Sec. 3403
Temporary political, subdivision, public event, directional, real estate, or agricultural advertising signs	P	P	P	P	Sec. 3404
Signs placed on vehicles or trailers which are parked or located for the primary purpose of supplementing or replacing on-premise signage	-	-	-	-	Sec 3403
Signs using sounds, music, sound effects, noises, or other sound or noise making or transmitting device or instruments	-	-	-	-	Sec 3403
Symbols that do not bear or include any commercial message and that are integrated into the architecture of a building	E	E	E	E	Sec. 3404
Window signs	P	P	P	P	Sec. 3408.8
P - Permitted E - Exempt C - Conditional ; - - Prohibited

Table 34-4 Employment Districts
Type Of Sign	O-1	0-1A	O-2	0-1A	O-2	I-1	I-2	I-3	I-4	Reference
Abandoned signs and support structures	-			-	-	-	-	-	-	Sec. 3403
Animated, revolving, and moving signs, including those which create the appearance of animation, projection, revolving, or other movement, or utilizing flashing or intermittent lights, or lights of changing degrees of intensity	-			-	-	-	-	-	-	Sec. 3403
Any sign installed in a building or enclosed space and not legible from the public right-of-way or from private or public property other than the property on which it is located	E			E	E	E	E	E	E	Sec. 3404
Any sign with a sign area of less than four (4) square feet in area and less than four (4) feet in height (if freestanding), that is not separately illuminated and that is not legible from the public right-of-way or from private or public property other than on which it is located	E			E	E	E	E	E	E	Sec 3404
Any sign that is four (4) square feet or less in area, integrated into or on a coin operated machine, vending machine, gasoline pump, or automatic teller machine	E			E	E	E	E	E	E	Sec. 3404
Banners, pennants, posters, ribbons, flags for advertising purposes, streamers, spinners, strings of light, or other similar moving devices	-			-	-	-	-	-	-	Sec 3403
Building mounted signs	P			P	P	P	P	P	P	Sec. 3408.1
Building mounted signs containing no commercial message and not larger than four (4) square feet in area	E			E	E	E	E	E	E	Sec. 3404
Canopy signs	P			P	P	P	P	P	P	Sec. 3408.2
Cornerstones, foundation stones and memorial signs and tablets when cut into any masonry surface or inlaid so as to be part of the building or when constructed of bronze or other incombustible material, provided that no such sign shall exceed six (6) square feet in area nor shall any such sign be separately illuminated	E			E	E	E	E	E	E	Sec. 3404
Cultural decorations or displays of non-commercial nature, mounted on private property, which pertain to cultural observances	E			E	E	E	E	E	E	Sec 3404
Directional signs	P			P	P	P	P	P	P	Sec. 3408.3
Drive through and menu boards	P			P	P	P	P	P	P	Sec. 3408.4
Electronic message boards/screens	-			-	-	-	-	-	-	Sec 3408.5
Entrance signs	P			P	P	P	P	-	-	Sec. 3408.7
Free standing signs	P			P	P	P	P	P	P	Sec. 3408.6
Height bar/vertical clearance directional signs with no advertising matter	E			E	E	E	E	E	E	Sec. 3404
Hot air balloons, spot lights or search lights	-			-	-	-	-	-	-	Sec. 3403
New billboards	-			-	-	-	-	-	-	Sec. 3403
Official flags of cities, the country, commonwealth, or any nation bearing no advertising material	E			E	E	E	E	E	E	Sec. 3404
Portable signs	-			-	-	-	-	-	-	Sec. 3403
Roof signs	-			-	-	-	-	-	-	Sec. 3403
Sandwich board/A-frame signs	E			E	E	E	E	E	E	Sec. 3404
Signs attached to trees, telephone poles, street lights, public benches, bust stops, or placed on any public property or right-of-way	-			-	-	-	-	-	-	Sec. 3403
Signs conforming to the Manual of Uniform Traffic Control Devices and bearing no commercial message	E			E	E	E	E	E	E	Sec. 3404
Signs imitating or resembling official traffic or governmental signs or signals	-			-	-	-	-	-	-	Sec. 3403
Temporary political, subdivision, public event, directional, real estate, or agricultural advertising signs	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	Sec. 3404
Signs placed on vehicles or trailers which are parked or located for the primary purpose of supplementing or replacing on-premise signage	-			-	-	-	-	-	-	Sec 3403
Signs using sounds, music, sound effects, noises, or other sound or noise making or transmitting device or instruments	-			-	-	-	-	-	-	Sec 3403
Symbols that do not bear or include any commercial message and that are integrated into the architecture of a building	E			E	E	E	E	E	E	Sec. 3404
Window signs	P			P	P	P	P	P	P	Sec. 3408.8
P - Permitted E - Exempt C - Conditional ; - - Prohibited

Table 34-4 Employment Districts
Type Of Sign	O-1	0-1A	O-2	0-1A	O-2	I-1	I-2	I-3	I-4	Reference
Abandoned signs and support structures	-			-	-	-	-	-	-	Sec. 3403
Animated, revolving, and moving signs, including those which create the appearance of animation, projection, revolving, or other movement, or utilizing flashing or intermittent lights, or lights of changing degrees of intensity	-			-	-	-	-	-	-	Sec. 3403
Any sign installed in a building or enclosed space and not legible from the public right-of-way or from private or public property other than the property on which it is located	E			E	E	E	E	E	E	Sec. 3404
Any sign with a sign area of less than four (4) square feet in area and less than four (4) feet in height (if freestanding), that is not separately illuminated and that is not legible from the public right-of-way or from private or public property other than on which it is located	E			E	E	E	E	E	E	Sec 3404
Any sign that is four (4) square feet or less in area, integrated into or on a coin operated machine, vending machine, gasoline pump, or automatic teller machine	E			E	E	E	E	E	E	Sec. 3404
Banners, pennants, posters, ribbons, flags for advertising purposes, streamers, spinners, strings of light, or other similar moving devices	-			-	-	-	-	-	-	Sec 3403
Building mounted signs	P			P	P	P	P	P	P	Sec. 3408.1
Building mounted signs containing no commercial message and not larger than four (4) square feet in area	E			E	E	E	E	E	E	Sec. 3404
Canopy signs	P			P	P	P	P	P	P	Sec. 3408.2
Cornerstones, foundation stones and memorial signs and tablets when cut into any masonry surface or inlaid so as to be part of the building or when constructed of bronze or other incombustible material, provided that no such sign shall exceed six (6) square feet in area nor shall any such sign be separately illuminated	E			E	E	E	E	E	E	Sec. 3404
Cultural decorations or displays of non-commercial nature, mounted on private property, which pertain to cultural observances	E			E	E	E	E	E	E	Sec 3404
Directional signs	P			P	P	P	P	P	P	Sec. 3408.3
Drive through and menu boards	P			P	P	P	P	P	P	Sec. 3408.4
Electronic message boards/screens	-			-	-	-	-	-	-	Sec 3408.5
Entrance signs	P			P	P	P	P	-	-	Sec. 3408.7
Free standing signs	P			P	P	P	P	P	P	Sec. 3408.6
Height bar/vertical clearance directional signs with no advertising matter	E			E	E	E	E	E	E	Sec. 3404
Hot air balloons, spot lights or search lights	-			-	-	-	-	-	-	Sec. 3403
New billboards	-			-	-	-	-	-	-	Sec. 3403
Official flags of cities, the country, commonwealth, or any nation bearing no advertising material	E			E	E	E	E	E	E	Sec. 3404
Portable signs	-			-	-	-	-	-	-	Sec. 3403
Roof signs	-			-	-	-	-	-	-	Sec. 3403
Sandwich board/A-frame signs	E			E	E	E	E	E	E	Sec. 3404
Signs attached to trees, telephone poles, street lights, public benches, bust stops, or placed on any public property or right-of-way	-			-	-	-	-	-	-	Sec. 3403
Signs conforming to the Manual of Uniform Traffic Control Devices and bearing no commercial message	E			E	E	E	E	E	E	Sec. 3404
Signs imitating or resembling official traffic or governmental signs or signals	-			-	-	-	-	-	-	Sec. 3403
Temporary political, subdivision, public event, directional, real estate, or agricultural advertising signs	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	Sec. 3404
Signs placed on vehicles or trailers which are parked or located for the primary purpose of supplementing or replacing on-premise signage	-			-	-	-	-	-	-	Sec 3403
Signs using sounds, music, sound effects, noises, or other sound or noise making or transmitting device or instruments	-			-	-	-	-	-	-	Sec 3403
Symbols that do not bear or include any commercial message and that are integrated into the architecture of a building	E			E	E	E	E	E	E	Sec. 3404
Window signs	P			P	P	P	P	P	P	Sec. 3408.8
P - Permitted E - Exempt C - Conditional ; - - Prohibited

Table 34-5 Public Facility, Airport, and Special Study Districts
Type Of Sign	PF	A	RPD	FMS	WD	UC	UNO	GR-R, GR-C, GR-BP	Reference
Abandoned signs and support structures	-	-	-	Sec. 3407.1	Sec. 3407.2	Sec. 3407.3	Sec. 3407.3	Sec. 3407.8	Sec. 3403
Animated, revolving, and moving signs, including those which create the appearance of animation, projection, revolving, or other movement, or utilizing flashing or intermittent lights, or lights of changing degrees of intensity	-	-	-						Sec. 3403
Any sign installed in a building or enclosed space and not legible from the public right-of-way or from private or public property other than the property on which it is located	E	E	E						Sec. 3404
Any sign with a sign area of less than four (4) square feet in area and less than four (4) feet in height (if freestanding), that is not separately illuminated and that is not legible from the public right-of-way or from private or public property other than on which it is located	E	E	E						Sec 3404
Any sign that is four (4) square feet or less in area, integrated into or on a coin operated machine, vending machine, gasoline pump, or automatic teller machine	E	E	E						Sec. 3404
Banners, pennants, posters, ribbons, flags for advertising purposes, streamers, spinners, strings of light, or other similar moving devices	-	-	-						Sec 3403
Building mounted signs	-	-	-						Sec. 3408.1
Building mounted signs containing no commercial message and not larger than four (4) square feet in area	E	E	E						Sec. 3404
Canopy signs	P	P	P						Sec. 3408.2
Cornerstones, foundation stones and memorial signs and tablets when cut into any masonry surface or inlaid so as to be part of the building or when constructed of bronze or other incombustible material, provided that no such sign shall exceed six (6) square feet in area nor shall any such sign be separately illuminated	E	E	E						Sec. 3404
Cultural decorations or displays of non-commercial nature, mounted on private property, which pertain to cultural observances	E	E	E						Sec 3404
Directional signs	-	-	-						Sec. 3408.3
Drive through and menu boards	P	P	P						Sec. 3408.4
Electronic message boards/screens	C	-	-						Sec 3408.5
Entrance signs	P	-	-						Sec. 3408.7
Free standing signs	P	P	P						Sec. 3408.6
Height bar/vertical clearance directional signs with no advertising matter	E	E	E						Sec. 3404
Hot air balloons, spot lights or search lights	-	-	-						Sec. 3403
New billboards	-	-	-						Sec. 3403
Official flags of cities, the country, commonwealth, or any nation bearing no advertising material	E	E	E						Sec. 3404
Portable signs	-	-	-						Sec. 3403
Roof signs	-	-	-						Sec. 3403
Sandwich board/A-frame signs	E	E	E						Sec. 3404
Signs attached to trees, telephone poles, street lights, public benches, bust stops, or placed on any public property or right-of-way	-	-	-						Sec. 3403
Signs conforming to the Manual of Uniform Traffic Control Devices and bearing no commercial message	E	E	E						Sec. 3404
Signs imitating or resembling official traffic or governmental signs or signals	-	-	-						Sec. 3403
Temporary political, subdivision, public event, directional, real estate, or agricultural advertising signs	P	P	P						Sec. 3404
Signs placed on vehicles or trailers which are parked or located for the primary purpose of supplementing or replacing on-premise signage	-	-	-						Sec 3403
Signs using sounds, music, sound effects, noises, or other sound or noise making or transmitting device or instruments	-	-	-						Sec 3403
Symbols that do not bear or include any commercial message and that are integrated into the architecture of a building	E	E	E						Sec. 3404
Window signs	-	-	-						Sec. 3408.8
P - Permitted E - Exempt C - Conditional ; - - Prohibited

Table 34-5 Public Facility, Airport, and Special Study Districts
Type Of Sign	PF	A	RPD	FMS	WD	UC	UNO	GR-R, GR-C, GR-BP	Reference
Abandoned signs and support structures	-	-	-	Sec. 3407.1	Sec. 3407.2	Sec. 3407.3	Sec. 3407.3	Sec. 3407.8	Sec. 3403
Animated, revolving, and moving signs, including those which create the appearance of animation, projection, revolving, or other movement, or utilizing flashing or intermittent lights, or lights of changing degrees of intensity	-	-	-						Sec. 3403
Any sign installed in a building or enclosed space and not legible from the public right-of-way or from private or public property other than the property on which it is located	E	E	E						Sec. 3404
Any sign with a sign area of less than four (4) square feet in area and less than four (4) feet in height (if freestanding), that is not separately illuminated and that is not legible from the public right-of-way or from private or public property other than on which it is located	E	E	E						Sec 3404
Any sign that is four (4) square feet or less in area, integrated into or on a coin operated machine, vending machine, gasoline pump, or automatic teller machine	E	E	E						Sec. 3404
Banners, pennants, posters, ribbons, flags for advertising purposes, streamers, spinners, strings of light, or other similar moving devices	-	-	-						Sec 3403
Building mounted signs	-	-	-						Sec. 3408.1
Building mounted signs containing no commercial message and not larger than four (4) square feet in area	E	E	E						Sec. 3404
Canopy signs	P	P	P						Sec. 3408.2
Cornerstones, foundation stones and memorial signs and tablets when cut into any masonry surface or inlaid so as to be part of the building or when constructed of bronze or other incombustible material, provided that no such sign shall exceed six (6) square feet in area nor shall any such sign be separately illuminated	E	E	E						Sec. 3404
Cultural decorations or displays of non-commercial nature, mounted on private property, which pertain to cultural observances	E	E	E						Sec 3404
Directional signs	-	-	-						Sec. 3408.3
Drive through and menu boards	P	P	P						Sec. 3408.4
Electronic message boards/screens	C	-	-						Sec 3408.5
Entrance signs	P	-	-						Sec. 3408.7
Free standing signs	P	P	P						Sec. 3408.6
Height bar/vertical clearance directional signs with no advertising matter	E	E	E						Sec. 3404
Hot air balloons, spot lights or search lights	-	-	-						Sec. 3403
New billboards	-	-	-						Sec. 3403
Official flags of cities, the country, commonwealth, or any nation bearing no advertising material	E	E	E						Sec. 3404
Portable signs	-	-	-						Sec. 3403
Roof signs	-	-	-						Sec. 3403
Sandwich board/A-frame signs	E	E	E						Sec. 3404
Signs attached to trees, telephone poles, street lights, public benches, bust stops, or placed on any public property or right-of-way	-	-	-						Sec. 3403
Signs conforming to the Manual of Uniform Traffic Control Devices and bearing no commercial message	E	E	E						Sec. 3404
Signs imitating or resembling official traffic or governmental signs or signals	-	-	-						Sec. 3403
Temporary political, subdivision, public event, directional, real estate, or agricultural advertising signs	P	P	P						Sec. 3404
Signs placed on vehicles or trailers which are parked or located for the primary purpose of supplementing or replacing on-premise signage	-	-	-						Sec 3403
Signs using sounds, music, sound effects, noises, or other sound or noise making or transmitting device or instruments	-	-	-						Sec 3403
Symbols that do not bear or include any commercial message and that are integrated into the architecture of a building	E	E	E						Sec. 3404
Window signs	-	-	-						Sec. 3408.8
P - Permitted E - Exempt C - Conditional ; - - Prohibited

Table 34-6 Overlay Districts
Type Of Sign	UTC	PD	EPD	HDO	PO	SC	H	UTO	MR	Reference
Abandoned signs and support structures	Sec. 3407.3	Sec. 3407.4	Sec. 3407.4	Sec. 3407.5	Sec. 3407.6	Sec. 3407.2	Sec. 3407.4	Sec. 3407.3	Sec. 3407.7	Sec. 3403
Animated, revolving, and moving signs, including those which create the appearance of animation, projection, revolving, or other movement, or utilizing flashing or intermittent lights, or lights of changing degrees of intensity										Sec. 3403
Any sign installed in a building or enclosed space and not legible from the public right-of-way or from private or public property other than the property on which it is located										Sec. 3404
Any sign with a sign area of less than four (4) square feet in area and less than four (4) feet in height (if freestanding), that is not separately illuminated and that is not legible from the public right-of-way or from private or public property other than on which it is located										Sec 3404
Any sign that is four (4) square feet or less in area, integrated into or on a coin operated machine, vending machine, gasoline pump, or automatic teller machine										Sec. 3404
Banners, pennants, posters, ribbons, flags for advertising purposes, streamers, spinners, strings of light, or other similar moving devices										Sec 3403
Building mounted signs										Sec. 3408.1
Building mounted signs containing no commercial message and not larger than four (4) square feet in area										Sec. 3404
Canopy signs										Sec. 3408.2
Cornerstones, foundation stones and memorial signs and tablets when cut into any masonry surface or inlaid so as to be part of the building or when constructed of bronze or other incombustible material, provided that no such sign shall exceed six (6) square feet in area nor shall any such sign be separately illuminated										Sec. 3404
Cultural decorations or displays of non-commercial nature, mounted on private property, which pertain to cultural observances										Sec 3404
Directional signs										Sec. 3408.3
Drive through and menu boards										Sec. 3408.4
Electronic message boards/screens										Sec 3408.5
Entrance signs										Sec. 3408.7
Free standing signs										Sec. 3408.6
Height bar/vertical clearance directional signs with no advertising matter										Sec. 3404
Hot air balloons, spot lights or search lights										Sec. 3403
New billboards										Sec. 3403
Official flags of cities, the country, commonwealth, or any nation bearing no advertising material										Sec. 3404
Portable signs										Sec. 3403
Roof signs										Sec. 3403
Sandwich board/A-frame signs										Sec. 3404
Signs attached to trees, telephone poles, street lights, public benches, bust stops, or placed on any public property or right-of-way										Sec. 3403
Signs conforming to the Manual of Uniform Traffic Control Devices and bearing no commercial message										Sec. 3404
Signs imitating or resembling official traffic or governmental signs or signals										Sec. 3403
Temporary political, subdivision, public event, directional, real estate, or agricultural advertising signs										Sec. 3404
Signs placed on vehicles or trailers which are parked or located for the primary purpose of supplementing or replacing on-premise signage										Sec 3403
Signs using sounds, music, sound effects, noises, or other sound or noise making or transmitting device or instruments										Sec 3403
Symbols that do not bear or include any commercial message and that are integrated into the architecture of a building										Sec. 3404
Window signs										Sec. 3408.8
P - Permitted E - Exempt C - Conditional p; - - Prohibited

Table 34-6 Overlay Districts
Type Of Sign	UTC	PD	EPD	HDO	PO	SC	H	UTO	MR	Reference
Abandoned signs and support structures	Sec. 3407.3	Sec. 3407.4	Sec. 3407.4	Sec. 3407.5	Sec. 3407.6	Sec. 3407.2	Sec. 3407.4	Sec. 3407.3	Sec. 3407.7	Sec. 3403
Animated, revolving, and moving signs, including those which create the appearance of animation, projection, revolving, or other movement, or utilizing flashing or intermittent lights, or lights of changing degrees of intensity										Sec. 3403
Any sign installed in a building or enclosed space and not legible from the public right-of-way or from private or public property other than the property on which it is located										Sec. 3404
Any sign with a sign area of less than four (4) square feet in area and less than four (4) feet in height (if freestanding), that is not separately illuminated and that is not legible from the public right-of-way or from private or public property other than on which it is located										Sec 3404
Any sign that is four (4) square feet or less in area, integrated into or on a coin operated machine, vending machine, gasoline pump, or automatic teller machine										Sec. 3404
Banners, pennants, posters, ribbons, flags for advertising purposes, streamers, spinners, strings of light, or other similar moving devices										Sec 3403
Building mounted signs										Sec. 3408.1
Building mounted signs containing no commercial message and not larger than four (4) square feet in area										Sec. 3404
Canopy signs										Sec. 3408.2
Cornerstones, foundation stones and memorial signs and tablets when cut into any masonry surface or inlaid so as to be part of the building or when constructed of bronze or other incombustible material, provided that no such sign shall exceed six (6) square feet in area nor shall any such sign be separately illuminated										Sec. 3404
Cultural decorations or displays of non-commercial nature, mounted on private property, which pertain to cultural observances										Sec 3404
Directional signs										Sec. 3408.3
Drive through and menu boards										Sec. 3408.4
Electronic message boards/screens										Sec 3408.5
Entrance signs										Sec. 3408.7
Free standing signs										Sec. 3408.6
Height bar/vertical clearance directional signs with no advertising matter										Sec. 3404
Hot air balloons, spot lights or search lights										Sec. 3403
New billboards										Sec. 3403
Official flags of cities, the country, commonwealth, or any nation bearing no advertising material										Sec. 3404
Portable signs										Sec. 3403
Roof signs										Sec. 3403
Sandwich board/A-frame signs										Sec. 3404
Signs attached to trees, telephone poles, street lights, public benches, bust stops, or placed on any public property or right-of-way										Sec. 3403
Signs conforming to the Manual of Uniform Traffic Control Devices and bearing no commercial message										Sec. 3404
Signs imitating or resembling official traffic or governmental signs or signals										Sec. 3403
Temporary political, subdivision, public event, directional, real estate, or agricultural advertising signs										Sec. 3404
Signs placed on vehicles or trailers which are parked or located for the primary purpose of supplementing or replacing on-premise signage										Sec 3403
Signs using sounds, music, sound effects, noises, or other sound or noise making or transmitting device or instruments										Sec 3403
Symbols that do not bear or include any commercial message and that are integrated into the architecture of a building										Sec. 3404
Window signs										Sec. 3408.8
P - Permitted E - Exempt C - Conditional p; - - Prohibited

SECTION 3409 TEMPORARY ADVERTISING

Temporary devices utilized for advertising or attracting attention to a permitted use in Commercial or, Employment, or Recreation districts, when not part of a sign, shall be permitted only under the following rules and procedures:

1.
A Temporary Advertising Permit shall be obtained prior to the placement of any combination of banners, poster, pennants, flags, ribbons, streamers, spinners, or other similar moving devices, as well as strings of lights or spot lights. The procedure for obtaining a Temporary Advertising Display Permit shall be the same as the procedure for obtaining a Sign Permit a except that Temporary Advertising Display Permits must contain the dates the advertising devices will be utilized.
2.
A Temporary Advertising Display permit shall allow the use of temporary advertising devices for any establishment for a maximum of fourteen (14) consecutive days. Any establishment shall be allowed up to five (5) Temporary Advertising Display Permits in any one calendar year.
3.
A fee for Temporary Advertising Display permits shall be as set by the Planning Commission in its Schedule of Fees. The Planning Commission shall have the authority to charge a higher fee for such permits in the event that such displays are installed or used before the issuance of a permit. This higher fee must be directly related to any increased administrative costs associated with the permit's issuance.
4.
Temporary Advertising Displays shall not be permitted in any public right-of-way and shall not be attached to any public structure including, but not limited to, telephone poles, fire hydrants, and street signs.
5.
Temporary Advertising Displays must meet all other safety and setback requirements and performance standards of these regulations.
6.
Temporary Advertising Display permits can only be issued at the address where the business is operating.
7.
Freestanding signs or banners which are permitted under a Temporary Advertising Display permit shall not exceed ten (10) feet in height and one hundred (100) square feet in area.
8.
Balloons or other inflatable devices larger than eighteen (18) inches across which are permitted under a Temporary Advertising Display permit must be cold air only and must be placed on the ground and not on a structure or vehicle. Hot air balloons, spot lights or search lights are not permissible.
9.
Temporary Advertising Display Permits are not required for banners displayed at any public or private school which instructs any grades between kindergarten and grade 12, such as elementary, primary, middle, junior high, secondary, and high schools. This exemption does not apply to non-school uses which may be education related such as day care centers, preschools, and tutoring services. The banners exempt from the permitting requirement in this section must pertain to academic or student achievements and/or activities, such as awards, clubs, or athletics, and not for any commercial purpose such as fund raisers, festivals, sale of tickets for events on school grounds, or sale of any goods.

Effective on: 12/20/2022

SECTION 3410 SPECIAL SIGN DISTRICTS

Purpose And Intent

1.
The legislative bodies, or individual property owners, upon recommendation of the Planning Commission, may establish a special sign district to insure the proper development of special areas of the County.
2.
The effect of a special sign district shall be to modify, according to standards established by the Commission, the requirements, regulations, and the procedures for signs in the area included as part of the district. The purpose of the district shall be to respond to the special circumstances of development, renewal, redevelopment, or rehabilitation of areas of the County and to better achieve county-wide policies for growth and development.

Procedure

1.
The creation of a Special Sign District shall be the same as for a Zoning Map Amendment, as outlined in ARTICLE 3.
2.
Applications for Special Sign Districts shall include all of the required information necessary for a Zoning Map Amendment, as well as the following:
1. a.
  A design plan showing signage design at a scale of ½” = 1 ft.
2. b.
  Computation of the maximum area for all signs, the height of signs and the number of detached signs allowed on the development site(s) included in the plan.
3. c.
  For properties with multiple tenants or multiple occupants entitled to signs, an allocation of the allowed signage among the eligible tenants or users.
4. d.
  An accurate indication on the plot plan of the current or proposed location of each present and future sign of any type, whether requiring a permit or not, except that signs not requiring permits need not be shown.
5. e.
  The color schemes, design features, and materials (excluding specific messages) for proposed signs.

Criteria For Approval

1.
A Special Sign District shall be approved only if the legislative body finds that the proposed plan meets all of the standards set out in this article. If the legislative body finds that the proposed plan substantially meets such standards, it may approve the proposed plan subject to conditions that will cause it to meet these standards. Otherwise, the legislative body shall deny the application for plan approval:
1. a.
  Each proposed sign generally conforms with all applicable standards of this article.
2. b.
  The total amount of signage proposed for any building, wall, site, or portion of a site, generally conforms with all applicable standards of this article.
3. c.
  The proposed allocation of allowed signage among eligible tenants, which shall be proportional to one of or a combination of the following criteria:
  1. I.
    The number of public entrances to space leased to or controlled by each tenant or occupant;
  2. II.
    The linear feet of frontage of the space leased to or controlled by each tenant or occupant along the wall(s) containing public entrances; and/or
  3. III.
    The façade area of the building elevation(s) containing the public entrances to the spaces leased to or controlled by each tenant or occupant.
4. d.
  All proposed signs shall be part of a common design scheme, meeting at least the following criteria:
  1. I.
    The materials and design of all wall signs shall follow one design scheme;
  2. II.
    The materials and design of freestanding signs bearing commercial messages shall follow one design scheme, which may or may not be the same as the design scheme for wall signs;
  3. III.
    Each design scheme shall require consistency among signs for at least three of the following criteria: lighting design; color schemes; materials; shape; proportion; and/or type faces;
  4. IV.
    If the design schemes for the wall signs and freestanding signs are different, they shall have in common at least two of the following criteria: lighting design; color schemes; materials; proportion; and
  5. V.
    The design scheme for freestanding signs shall use building materials, colors and, where applicable, architectural design features consistent with the materials, colors and architectural design features of the principal building on the site.
5. e.
  A determination shall be made that any signage that is proposed as part of a Special Sign District that does not conform to the requirements of this Article must be superior to the signage allowed under this Article.

Effective on: 12/20/2022

SECTION 3411 VIOLATIONS

If any sign is installed, erected, constructed, or maintained in violation of any of the terms of these regulations, the Zoning Administrator, or his/her designee, shall notify the owner or lessee thereof in writing to alter such sign so as to comply with these regulations. The order to comply shall specify those sections of the code of which the individual is deemed to be in violation and shall state a time limit for compliance. Any decision by the Zoning Administrator may be appealed to the Board of Adjustment. Failure to comply with any of the provisions of these regulations shall be deemed a violation and shall be punishable under ARTICLE 4 of these regulations.

Effective on: 12/20/2022

Section 3407.1 Florence Main Street

The Florence Main Street Special Sign District applies to those properties within the FMS district.

The purpose of the special sign district is to promote the distinct character of the area and to provide signage that is envisioned by the study.

Signs located in the FMS District shall be in accordance with ARTICLE 34 of the BOONE COUNTY ZONING REGULATIONS, The Design Requirements in Section D, and the following requirements. The Design Requirements illustrate the proper location, type and size of building mounted, projecting, window, canopy/awning, monument, and free-standing signs that can be erected in the FMS District.

1.
Building mounted, projecting, window, and canopy/awning signs shall be permitted, subject to the following provisions:
1. a.
  For single tenant buildings, the size of building mounted signs shall not exceed one (1) square foot of sign area per lineal foot of building width for the elevation upon which the sign is to be mounted.
2. b.
  For multi-tenant buildings, the size of building mounted signs shall not exceed one (1) square foot of sign area per lineal foot of building width for that portion of the building elevation occupied by an individual business.
3. c.
  Projecting signs cannot project more than four (4) feet into the right-of-way and the bottom of the sign shall be located a minimum of ten (10) feet above the ground. The maximum size of a projecting sign cannot exceed sixteen (16) square feet. Permission from the right-of-way holder must be obtained in order to install a projecting sign.
4. d.
  Window signs (interior or exterior) shall not be allowed to cover more than twenty-five percent (25%) of the window on which it is located.
5. e.
  Canopy/awning signs will be permitted on all three (3) sides of the canopy/awning, provided the canopy/awning is attached directly to the principal building. The size of each sign will be determined by the canopy/awning/face upon which the sign is mounted and not the building width.
6. f.
  For single use buildings, signage shall only be permitted on a maximum of two (2) building elevations.
7. g.
  For multi-tenant buildings, signage shall only be permitted on a maximum of three (3) building elevations.
8. h.
  On any single building elevation for a single tenant building, only one building mounted sign, one projecting sign, one canopy/awning, sign and multiple windows signs will be allowed, or any combination thereof, provided the total sign area for all signs does not exceed thirty-two (32) square feet.
9. i.
  On any single building elevation for a multi- tenant building, only one building mounted sign, one projecting sign, one canopy/awning, sign and multiple windows signs will be allowed for each tenant, or any combination thereof, provided the total sign area for all signs does not exceed thirty-two (32) square feet.
2.
Architectural free standing and monument signs shall only be permitted according to the Building Typology and are limited to one (1) sign per site and shall not exceed eight (8) feet in height and thirty-two (32) square feet in size. Architectural free standing and monument signs shall be set in a landscaped area. In addition, architectural free standing and monument signs shall not be located in any right-of-way, shall only be allowed in an easement with the permission of the easement holder, and shall not obstruct driver visibility.
3.
A-frame signs will be permitted but shall not exceed eight (8) square feet in size. One sign shall be permitted per building entrance and can be located on the public sidewalk next to the building. The sign shall not be located in such a way as to obstruct movement along the sidewalk or driver visibility. The sign shall be removed at the close of business each day.
4.
Murals shall require the approval of the City of Florence and may not be placed on the primary facades of a historic building or previously unpainted brick walls of a historic building.
5.
Changeable copy signs, manual or electronic, shall be prohibited.

Design Requirements for Signs

1.
Signs shall be compatible with the design of the buildings and not obscure any architectural details or features Examples of appropriate signs which illustrate the FMS District sign requirements are shown below.
1. a.
  Where present, existing historic signs such as those painted on walls should be preserved and sensitively restored without making them look like new.
2. b.
  Signs shall be of a design and include materials that are compatible with the architectural design, form, scale, and exterior materials of the principal structure and scale and design of a small town “main street” pedestrian environment.
3. c.
  Durable materials used historically in the district and modern materials such as urethane board that appear similar to historic materials are encouraged. Rough, unfinished surfaces, plastic and glossy materials, and pressure-treated wood are not appropriate. Pin mounted metal lettering is allowed. Individually mounted plastic letters are not permitted.
4. d.
  Signs and support structures shall not damage or obscure significant architectural features of a building, including window/door frames, cornices, molding, or other ornamental feature.
5. e.
  Signs and their support structures must be able to be removed in the future without leaving evidence such as damaged surfaces or altered original materials or details.
6. f.
  Sign colors and lettering shall be compatible with the principal structure. Florescent, neon and reflective paints and materials are not permitted with the following exception: internally lit signs and neon sign elements are permitted only for the Multi-Plex, Flex, and Main Street Mixed Use building types.
7. g.
  Projecting signs shall be of wood or metal construction.
8. h.
  Sheet metal, flat board or plexi-glass cabinet type signs are not permitted building mounted designs.
9. i.
  Metal-framed canvas awnings are appropriate for most buildings in the FMS; metal awnings may be acceptable on some existing mid-20th Century buildings and new construction. Firmly structured awnings with an “inflated” or plastic appearance shall not be used.
10. j.
  Sign lighting should be indirect and sufficient to allow identification without detracting from the surrounding area.

Figure 34-4
Examples Of Sign Types Appropriate In The FMS District

BUILDING MOUNTED SIGNS		PROJECTING SIGNS





AWNING SIGNS		WINDOW and AWNING SIGNS





FREE STANDING SIGN		APPROPRIATE SIGN LIGHTING

Figure 34-4
Examples Of Sign Types Appropriate In The FMS District

BUILDING MOUNTED SIGNS		PROJECTING SIGNS





AWNING SIGNS		WINDOW and AWNING SIGNS





FREE STANDING SIGN		APPROPRIATE SIGN LIGHTING

Effective on: 12/20/2022

Section 3407.2 Walton Downtown and Small Community Overlay

Signs located within WD and SC districts shall conform to the following requirements:

1.
Business establishments may be permitted one (1) building mounted sign for each building elevation that is directly on, or has high visibility from any arterial, collector, or marginal access street (includes areas of major internal traffic circulation). The size of building mounted signs shall not exceed one (1) square foot of sign area per linear foot of building width or lease space on which the sign is mounted. Building mounted signs shall not exceed thirty-two (32) square feet in size.
2.
Signs cannot project more than four (4) feet into the right-of-way or interfere with pedestrian traffic on sidewalks. Signs that project into a right-of-way will require written permission from the owner of the right-of-way. The bottom of the sign shall be located a minimum of ten (10) feet above the ground. The maximum permitted size for projecting signs is sixteen (16) square feet.
3.
No sign shall be permitted to be located above the parapet wall on flat roofed buildings nor shall a sign be located on any roof plane of a pitched roof building or on or above the ridge line.
4.
Individual parcels of land and mixed-use commercial projects shall be permitted a density of one (1) on premises, monument sign. The size of monument signs shall not exceed one half (½) square foot for each lineal foot of road frontage. Monument signs shall not exceed eight (8) feet in height and thirty-two (32) square feet in size and shall be set in an appropriately landscaped area.
5.
Sandwich board/A-frame Signs - The purpose and intent of the sandwich board/A-frame sign is to provide pedestrian-scaled advertising for temporary events, such as daily lunch specials, sales, gatherings, etc. A sandwich board/A-frame sign is defined as a non-illuminated portable sign that does not exceed two (2) feet in width or six (6) feet in height. The sign may be double sided and can fold out forming a triangular A-frame shape when viewed from the side. Each business establishment is allowed a maximum of one sandwich board/A-frame sign. This type of sign is only to be displayed during normal operating hours of the individual business establishment and must be removed during non-operating hours. The sign must be located on-premise or within ten (10) feet of the business which it advertises, and cannot interfere with pedestrian or vehicular traffic. a Sign Permit for sandwich board/A-frame signs is not required.

Effective on: 12/20/2022

Section 3407.3 Union Town Plan

The following sections are intended to create a harmonious sign package for the Union Commercial (UC), Union Town Center (UTC), Union Neighborhood Office (UNO) and the Union Town Overlay (UTO) districts while providing for the proper identification of all developments. Signage in these districts is subject only to the sign permit process.

1.
All sections of this Article not otherwise replaced by the subsections below shall apply.
2.
Permitted Sign Types
1. a.
  Residential Monument Entrance Signs - One (1) residential entrance sign shall be permitted in the Union Commercial (UC), Union Town Center (UTC), Union Neighborhood Office (UNO) and the Union Town Overlay (UTO) districts at the major entry points to any residential development that involves the development of ten (10) dwelling units or more.
  1. I.
    Display - Seventy-five percent (75%) or more of the sign area shall display the name of the residential subdivision. No greater than twenty-five percent (25%) of the sign area can identify individual home builders or Realtors.
  2. II.
    Construction - Monument style with a brick and/or stone base.
  3. III.
    Size - Fifty (50) square feet or split into two (2) signs at a maximum size of twenty-five (25) square feet each. The sign is encouraged to have additional brick and/or stone surrounding the sign area.
  4. IV.
    Height - Six (6) feet from the ground to top of the sign. Any additional brick or stone areas can be higher.
  5. V.
    Location - Sign must be located outside of any vehicular sight triangle and at least five (5) feet from any property line. Signs must be located in a landscaped planting area.
2. b.
  Business Monument Entrance Signs - One (1) business entrance sign shall be permitted in the UNO, UTC and UC zone districts at the major entry points to any commercial, office or related development. Individual offices or businesses are not permitted a business monument entrance sign.
  1. I.
    Display - Fifty percent (50%) or more of the sign area shall display the name of the development. No greater than fifty (50%) of the sign area can identify individual tenants or out-lot tenants of the development.
  2. II.
    Construction - Monument style with a brick or stone base.
  3. III.
    Size - Sixty (60) square feet or split into two (2) signs at a maximum size of thirty (30) square feet each.
  4. IV.
    Height - Six (6) feet high from ground to top of sign which includes the base and additional brick, stone or masonry areas.
  5. V.
    Location - Sign must be located outside of any vehicular sight triangle and at least five (5) feet from any property line. Signs must be located in a landscaped planting area.
3. c.
  Monument Identification Signs - Individual businesses, offices, places of worship, schools, civic associations, libraries, museums, social clubs, societies or related uses excluding residential uses shall be permitted in the UC, UTC, UNO, and UTO zone districts.
  1. I.
    Display - No greater than thirty (30) percent of the sign area can be a manual, changeable, display area to identify seasonal events, specials, and sales. This type of signage is intended to take the place of Temporary Advertising Display permits.
  2. II.
    Construction - Monument style with a brick or stone base.
  3. III.
    Size - Forty-eight (48) square feet.
  4. IV.
    Height - Six (6) feet from the ground to top of sign which includes the base and additional brick or stone areas.
  5. V.
    Location - Sign must be located outside of any vehicular sight triangle and at least five (5) feet from any property line. Signs must be located in a landscaped planting area.
4. d.
  Off-Premise Monument Community Signs - One (1) off-premise community sign shall be permitted in the UC, UTC, and UNO zone districts at each corner of a street intersection which includes at least one (1) arterial or collector street for a maximum of four (4) such signs per intersection. Off-premise monument community signs shall be used to identify residential subdivisions and not be used to identify commercial, office or related uses.
  1. I.
    Display - The subdivision for which the sign identifies must be located within a distance of 1,000 feet from the sign. The sign area shall display the name of the subdivision only. Each sign can display the names of no more than four (4) subdivisions.
  2. II.
    Construction - Monument style with a brick or stone base.
  3. III.
    Size - Twenty-four (24) square.
  4. IV.
    Height - Four (4) feet from ground to top of sign which does not include the base and additional brick, stone or masonry areas.
  5. V.
    Location - Sign must be located outside of any vehicular sight triangle and at least two (2) feet from any property line. Signs must be located in a landscaped planting area.
5. e.
  Building Mounted Signs - Building mounted signs shall be permitted for commercial, office and similar uses in the UTC, UNO and UC zone districts. One (1) building mounted sign is permitted for each building facade for a total of three (3) signs. Buildings that contain more than one tenant are permitted one (1) sign for each tenant. (1) Size - Twenty-four (24) square feet. (2) Height - Individual letters shall not exceed twenty-four (24) inches in height.
6. f.
  Projecting Signs - are permitted in place of any building mounted sign.
7. g.
  Canopy Signs shall conform to Section 3408.2.
8. h.
  Sandwich Board/A-frame Signs - one sign per establishment is permitted in the UTC and UC zoning districts to identify temporary events, such daily lunch specials, sales, gatherings, etc. This type of sign is intended to take the place of Temporary Advertising Display Permits.
  1. I.
    Size - Twenty-four (24) inches wide by thirty-six (36) inches high.
  2. II.
    Location - on premises, within twenty (20) feet of the business for which it advertises, and not to impede pedestrian circulation.
  3. III.
    Configuration - placed on the ground, not mounted on a pole or raised off the ground.
3.
Additional Standards
1. a.
  Illumination - If a sign is to be illuminated, it shall be externally illuminated by a source that is concealed from public view. In the UNO and UC districts only, internally illuminated channel letters are also permitted for building mounted signs.
2. b.
  Color - All signs shall contain a maximum of three (3) colors.

Effective on: 12/20/2022

Section 3407.4 Planned Development, Employment Planned Development, and Historic

Signs within the PD, EPD, and H districts shall follow the requirements of the underlying district.

Effective on: 12/20/2022

Section 3407.5 Houston-Donaldson

Sign requirements within the HDO district are to allow the Study Area to have sufficient signage for business purposes, while avoiding clutter and maintaining the character of the Houston Road and Donaldson Highway corridors. Proposals that meet these regulations can proceed directly to the Sign Permit review process with Boone County Planning Commission Staff. Proposals that do not meet these requirements shall be reviewed through either the Design Review, Concept Development Plan, Variance, or Special Sign District application processes. These regulations strongly encourage monument style signage and building mounted signage. Architectural freestanding signs are permitted to a limited degree for shopping centers. It should be noted that some properties within the Study Area are part of Special Sign Districts or Planned Development (PD) approvals that allow alternative signage. Property owners may continue to follow existing Sign District or Planned Development approvals or exercise the option of bringing their sites in compliance with these regulations. These regulations are organized in terms of different types of development, including commercial, office and industrial, and residential development. These regulations further address freestanding uses versus multi-tenant developments, as well as outlots within and out of larger developments. For the purpose of these regulations, all sections of this Article shall apply unless they have been specifically replaced below.

1.
Permitted Signage By Type Of Land Use
1. a.
  Commercial/Retail/Shopping Centers
  1. I.
    A group of retail and/or service establishments planned, developed, and managed as a single site with common off street parking provided on the property.
    i.
    One (1) architectural freestanding sign is permitted at the main development entrance where it meets a public street. The architectural freestanding sign shall include only the name of the center and the major anchor tenant unless the conditions below are met. The maximum size of such a sign shall be two hundred (200) square feet in area. The maximum height of such a sign shall be proportional to the road frontage along which the sign is to be located: up to two hundred (200) feet of frontage allows a fifteen (15) foot tall sign, and more than two hundred (200) feet of frontage allows a twenty (20) foot tall sign. Multi-tenant signs may be permitted with one tenant panel per 100,000 square feet of gross floor area in the retail center with a maximum of four such panels per retail center. These multi-tenant panels shall be accessory to the main development identification portion of the sign.
    ii.
    One (1) monument style sign is permitted at each secondary entrance for the purpose of identifying the overall development. A secondary entrance shall be defined as a vehicular entry point where the development meets a public street. The monument sign(s) shall be a maximum of eight (8) feet tall and forty-eight (48) square feet in area and shall only advertise the name of the retail center.
    iii.
    Construction Standards
    A.
    Architectural Freestanding Signs - The sign shall meet the definition found in SECTION 4000 of the Zoning Regulations. Up to fifty percent (50%) of the sign area may be used as manually changeable copy display. Any proposed manually changeable copy display(s) shall be located beneath fixed copy signs.
    B.
    Monument Signs - The base and sides of the sign shall use construction materials and design details that match the dominant construction material of the principal building. The top of the sign shall have an architectural feature or finish, such as a gable, arch, or pediment. Single panel plexi-faced cabinets shall not be permitted.
  2. II.
    Individual Tenant Spaces Within Commercial/Retail/Shopping Centers
    i.
    Anchor tenants over 40,000 square feet in area shall be permitted one building mounted sign on each facade that faces a public street or main development driveway. However, no more than two such signs shall be permitted. The permitted size of the building mounted signs shall be two square feet for each lineal foot of tenant space width on which the sign is mounted but shall not exceed two hundred and fifty (250) square feet.
    ii.
    Individual tenant spaces that are 40,000 square feet in area or smaller are permitted one building mounted sign. The permitted size of the building mounted sign shall be two square feet per each lineal foot of tenant space width on which the sign is mounted but shall not exceed one hundred (100) square feet in area. Corner tenant spaces can break their permitted square footage up and display it on the front and side facades if the side facade is visible from a public street or main development driveway. In such a case, the permitted signage can be broken into one sign area on the front facade and one sign area on the side facade.
    iii.
    Construction Standards
    A.
    Building Mounted Signs - Channel letters, sandblasted redwood, individual pin mounted letters, neon copy, neon or L.E.D. accent bands, fabric awnings, and similar signs as determined by the Zoning Administrator shall be permitted. Manually changeable copy, electronically changeable copy, plexi-faced panels, internally illuminated awnings, firmly structured awnings with an “inflated” or plastic appearance, and similar signs shall not be permitted unless specifically approved through a Design Review, Concept Development Plan, or Special Sign District application.
  3. III.
    Freestanding Commercial Lots And Outlots Within Commercial/Retail/Shopping Centers
    i.
    One building mounted sign shall be permitted on each facade that faces a public street or main development driveway. However, no more than two such signs shall be permitted. The permitted size of the building mounted signs shall be two square feet per each lineal foot of building or tenant space width on which the sign is mounted but shall not exceed two hundred (200) square feet in area. One monument sign shall also be permitted at maximum of eight (8) feet tall and twenty-four (24) square feet in area.
    ii.
    Construction Standards
    A.
    Monument Signs - The base and sides of the sign shall use construction materials and design details that match the dominant construction materials of the principal building. The top of the sign shall have an architectural feature or finish, such as a gable, arch, or pediment. Single panel plexi-faced cabinets shall not be permitted.
    B.
    Building Mounted Signs - Channel letters, sandblasted redwood, individual pin mounted letters, neon copy, neon or L.E.D. accent bands, fabric awnings, and similar signs as determined by the Zoning Administrator shall be permitted. Board signs, graphics painted directly on the building, manually changeable copy, electronically changeable copy, plexi-faced panels, internally illuminated awnings, firmly structured awnings with an “inflated” or plastic appearance, and similar signs shall not be permitted unless specifically approved through a Design Review, Concept Development Plan, or Special Sign District application.
2. b.
  Office/Industrial Developments
  1. I.
    Office and Industrial Parks
    i.
    One (1) entrance monument sign that is up to ten (10) feet in height (measured from the grade of the street centerline) and one hundred (100) square feet at each entrance to the park from a public street are permitted. Such monument signs shall only announce the name of the subdivision or park.
    ii.
    Construction Standards
    A.
    The base and sides of the sign shall be constructed with a masonry product (excluding smooth or textured concrete block). The top of the sign shall have an architectural feature or finish, such as a gable, arch, or pediment. Single panel plexi-faced cabinets shall not be permitted.
  2. II.
    Individual Lots Within Office Or Industrial Parks Or Freestanding Lots Within Employment Districts
    i.
    One (1) monument sign shall be permitted at maximum of eight (8) feet tall and forty-eight (48) square feet in area.
    ii.
    The amount of permitted building mounted signage shall be determined by the area of the building or tenant space.
    iii.
    Over 40,000 square feet: Individual building users or tenant spaces shall be permitted one building mounted sign on each facade that faces a public street or main development driveway. However, no more than two such signs shall be permitted. The permitted size of the building mounted signs shall be two square feet for each lineal foot of building or tenant space width on which the sign is mounted but shall not exceed two hundred and fifty (250) square feet.
    iv.
    40,000 square feet in area or smaller: Individual buildings users or tenants spaces shall be permitted one building mounted sign for each facade that faces a public street or main development driveway. However, no more than two such sign shall be permitted. The permitted size of the building mounted sign shall be two square feet per each lineal foot of building or tenant space width on which the sign is mounted but shall not exceed one hundred fifty (150) square feet in area.
    v.
    Construction Standards
    A.
    Monument Signs - The base and sides of the sign shall be constructed with a masonry product (excluding smooth or textured concrete block). The top of the sign shall have an architectural feature or finish, such as a gable, arch, or pediment. Single panel plexi-faced cabinets shall not be permitted.
    B.
    Building Mounted Signs - Board signs, graphics painted directly on the building, manually changeable copy, electronically changeable copy, plexi-faced panels, internally illuminated awnings, firmly structured awnings with an “inflated” or plastic appearance, and similar signs shall not be permitted unless specifically approved through a Design Review, Concept Development Plan, or Special Sign District application.
3. c.
  Residential Uses
  1. I.
    Refer to the residential district which most closely matches the type of development.

Effective on: 12/20/2022

Section 3407.6 Parkway Corridor

Sign requirements within the PO district is to advertise local businesses or recreational uses that have low visibility from arterial and collector roadways and to guide vehicle and pedestrian traffic to these hidden uses. Each of the Master Signs will be located in one of the following locations: (1) within the public right-of-way of an arterial or collector road or; (2) in a sign easement which is acquired by the City of Florence; or (3) on property which is owned by the City of Florence.

1.
Master Sign Districts (see maps contained in the 2008 Central Florence Strategic Plan
1. a.
  Commerce/Cardinal
2. b.
  Tanners Lane
3. c.
  Stadium District
4. d.
  Columbia/Sussex
2.
Master Sign Design Requirements
1. a.
  Type: Twelve (12) foot tall monument signs only
2. b.
  Base: Two (2) foot minimum masonry base
3. c.
  Design: Overall design, materials, and colors must comply with the architectural standards of the district in question, if applicable.
3.
Eligibility and Guidelines
1. a.
  Only businesses and recreational facilities which are wholly located within the Master Sign District Areas can advertise on the Master Signs.
2. b.
  Businesses or recreational uses which have frontage on an arterial or collector road will be prohibited from advertising on the Master Signs (doesn’t apply to the Stadium District).
3. c.
  Businesses or recreational uses which have off-premise signs within the boundaries of the Central Florence Strategic Plan will be prohibited from advertising on the Master Signs.
4. d.
  The Zoning Administrator will determine if businesses are eligible to advertise on a Master Sign when they have non-conforming signage. The Zoning Administrator will analyze if on site non-conforming signage is being reduced or eliminated and if it can be considered an equal trade-off for advertising on the Master Sign.
5. e.
  The advertising spaces on the sign will be divided into equal areas. The number of advertising spaces shall be based on the Master Sign District Maps. One space will be reserved for each numbered parcel.
6. f.
  Master signs will be reviewed through the Sign Permit Review process. A sign permit will be issued if the proposal meets the eligibility guidelines and design requirements listed above and SECTION 3410 of the BOONE COUNTY ZONING REGULATIONS.
4.
Steps Required To Construct a Master Sign
1. a.
  The City of Florence may acquire property or designate easements for the Master Signs. This will not be necessary if the sign is proposed within a state right-of-way.
2. b.
  Property owner(s) wishing to construct a Master Sign shall submit a Sign Permit application. The sign permit application must show the sign location, height and square footage of the proposed sign, and the construction materials. The submitted drawings will be used to determine if the proposed sign is in accord with the eligibility guidelines and design requirements of this Article. The Sign Permit application must contain the original signature of the property owner or easement holder.
3. c.
  Submit a Commercial Building Permit application to the Boone County Building Department.
  1. I.
    Note: The eligible property owners within the Master Sign District will be responsible for paying for the sign, maintenance, and the costs of any needed permits. It is anticipated that each eligible property owner will advertise on the sign and that the costs for the initial construction will be split evenly among the eligible property owners. The Boone County Planning Commission and/or the City of Florence will not be involved in financial negotiations or financial disputes between the eligible property owners.
  2. II.
    Note: Sign Permits are required for all face changes.

Effective on: 12/20/2022

Section 3407.7 Mall Road

Sign requirements within the MR district is to promote the mixed use district that is visualized by the study with high quality construction materials and to follow the recommendations of the county's comprehensive plan. Signage within the MR district shall comply with the following:

1.
All sections of this Article not otherwise replaced below.
2.
A density of one (1) architectural freestanding sign which identifies a shopping center, mixed use commercial, commercial subdivision, planned development, or single-use commercial development and its major access point shall be permitted in accordance with the following standards:
1. a.
  The sign shall not exceed twenty (20) feet in height.
2. b.
  The maximum size of the sign shall be no more than one (1) square foot of sign area per lineal foot of road frontage along the street frontage where the sign is to be located. No architectural freestanding sign shall exceed two hundred (200) square feet in area.
3. c.
  The base of the sign shall be constructed of materials, colors, and design details which match or correlate to one of the principal buildings on site. A second option is for the pole structure(s) to have sculptural or artistic characteristics. Lastly, a monument sign may be substituted as the permitted freestanding sign. The base of the monument sign shall be constructed with materials, colors, and design details which match or correlate to one of the principal buildings on site. The top of the monument sign shall have an architectural feature or finish, such as a gable, arch, or pediment.
4. d.
  Up to fifty percent (50%) of the area of any permitted architectural freestanding or monument sign may be used as manually changeable copy display. Proposed manually changeable copy display(s) shall be located beneath all fixed copy signs.
5. e.
  One (1) electronic message board or electronic display screen which is used solely to advertise infrequently changing alphanumeric and numeric messages (e.g. - fuel prices, hotel room rates, etc.) shall be permitted on the architectural freestanding or monument sign as a Conditional Use. Such message signs must conform to ARTICLE 2 and further shall be subject to the following minimum standards and requirements:
  1. I.
    The application for conditional use permit shall be accompanied by the following information:
    i.
    All of the information required in SECTION 3405 of this Article;
    ii.
    Identification of all thoroughfares from which the sign will be visible; and
  2. II.
    Infrequently changing electronic message boards or electronic display screens as conditional uses, shall conform, at a minimum to the following requirements:
    i.
    Such message boards and screens will be considered a part of the architectural freestanding sign; up to twenty percent (20%) or twenty (20) square feet (whichever is less) of the permitted sign area can be in the form of an electronic message board or display screen.
    ii.
    All such message boards and screens shall meet the minimum standards of the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet and any other controlling local, state, or federal agency.
    iii.
    Apparent motion of the visual message, caused by, but not limited to, the illusion of moving objects, moving patterns or boards of light, expanding contracting, or rotating shapes or other similar animation effects, shall be prohibited. Such restriction applies to "scrolling", "running", or “flashing” messages.
    iv.
    The message displayed on the board shall not change more than three (3) times per day.
    v.
    Messages shall be displayed in one color on a black background.
    vi.
    The sign shall be equipped with a dimmer and the message shall dim as the sky gets darker.
    vii.
    Off-premise advertising shall be prohibited on the sign.
3.
Any parcel or outlot which is accessible from or marketed as part of a shopping center, mixed use commercial, commercial subdivision, or planned development (except for the lot where the above referenced architectural free-standing sign is located) shall be permitted a density of one (1) on-premises monument sign for the purpose of identifying the tenant(s) on the lot based on the following standards:
1. a.
  The sign shall not exceed eight (8) feet in height.
2. b.
  The maximum size of the sign shall not exceed sixty (60) square feet in area.
3. c.
  The base and sides of the sign shall use construction materials and design details that match the outlot building.
4. d.
  The top of the sign shall have an architectural feature or finish, such as a gable, arch, or pediment.
5. e.
  Single panel plexi-faced cabinets shall not be permitted.
6. f.
  Up to fifty percent (50%) of the area of any permitted monument sign may be used for manually changeable copy. Any proposed manually changeable copy shall be located immediately on top of the sign base.
7. g.
  One (1) electronic message board or electronic display screen which is used solely to advertise infrequently changing alphanumeric and numeric messages (e.g. - fuel prices, hotel room rates, etc.) shall be permitted on the monument sign as a Conditional Use. Such message signs must conform to ARTICLE 2 and further shall be subject to the following minimum standards and requirements:
  1. I.
    The application for conditional use permit shall be accompanied by the following information:
    i.
    All of the information required in SECTION 3405 of this Article.
    ii.
    Identification of all thoroughfares from which the sign will be visible.
  2. II.
    Infrequently changing electronic message boards or electronic display screens as conditional uses, shall conform, at a minimum to the following requirements:
    i.
    Such message boards and screens will be considered a part of the monument sign; up to twenty percent (20%) of the permitted sign area can be in the form of an electronic message board or display screen.
    ii.
    All such message boards and screens shall meet the minimum standards of the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet and any other controlling local, state, or federal agency.
    iii.
    Apparent motion of the visual message, caused by, but not limited to, the illusion of moving objects, moving patterns or boards of light, expanding contracting, or rotating shapes or other similar animation effects, shall be prohibited. Such restriction applies to "scrolling", "running", or “flashing” messages.
    iv.
    The message displayed on the board shall not change more than three (3) times per day.
    v.
    Messages shall be displayed in one color on a black background.
    vi.
    The sign shall be equipped with a dimmer and the message shall dim as the sky gets darker.
    vii.
    Off-premise advertising shall be prohibited on the sign.
4.
Sections 3402 and 3408 of the Boone County Zoning Regulations shall be used in determining permitted locations and the amount of building mounted signage that is permitted on a business. Permitted exceptions to SECTION 3408 are noted.
1. a.
  The following standards shall apply to building mounted signage in the Mall Road (MR) Overlay Sign District:
  1. I.
    Channel letters, sandblasted redwood, individual pin mounted letters, neon copy, neon or L.E.D. accent bands, fabric awnings, and similar signs as determined by the Zoning Administrator shall be permitted.
  2. II.
    Manually changeable copy, electronically changeable copy, board signs, plexi-faced panels, internally illuminated awnings, firmly structured awnings with an “inflated” or plastic appearance, and similar signs shall not be permitted unless they are replacing an existing sign of like kind that is the same size or smaller.
  3. III.
    Building mounted signage shall not be permitted in residential developments. Exceptions are professional name plates, addresses, and building numbers.
2. b.
  Permitted Exceptions to the building mounted signage regulations found in SECTION 3408 of the BOONE COUNTY ZONING REGULATIONS are as follows:
  1. I.
    Projecting, shingle, or blade signs shall be permitted when a main building entrance is in close proximity to a street, private access drive, or shared private development street. Projecting signs will not be treated as one of the three permitted sign areas on a primary or secondary facade but the sign area shall be factored into the total square footage that is permitted on that given facade. The maximum size of a projecting sign shall not be more than thirty-two (32) square feet in size. Projecting signs shall have a minimum clearance of ten (10) feet over sidewalks and shall not be permitted to project over vehicular ways.
  2. II.
    Restaurants and entertainment uses (limited to night clubs and live performance venues) shall be allowed to have neon or L.E.D. accent banding along cornice lines and main entrances. The accent banding shall not be treated as one of the three permitted sign areas on a primary or secondary facade but the sign area shall be factored into the total square footage that is permitted on a given facade. The neon or L.E.D. banding shall be limited to two (2) inches in height.
5.
Section 3408.7 of the BOONE COUNTY ZONING REGULATIONS shall be used in determining the location, height, area, and number of entrance signs that are permitted for a residential development. The following standards shall apply to residential entrance signs:
1. a.
  The base and sides of the sign shall use construction materials and design details that match or correlate to the residential structures on the lot.
2. b.
  The top of the sign shall have an architectural feature or finish, such as a gable, arch, or pediment.
3. c.
  Single panel plexi-faced cabinets shall not be permitted.
4. d.
  Electronically changeable message boards, electronic display screens, and manually changeable reader boards shall not be permitted.
6.
Seasonal non-commercial banners for the advertising of holidays and special community events shall be permitted without the issuance of a Temporary Advertising Display Permit but are subject to the following standards:
1. a.
  The banner shall be located on permanent brackets on a light standard.
2. b.
  The light standard shall be located in close proximity to Mall Road or a shared development private street.
3. c.
  The banner shall be no larger than sixteen (16) square feet in area and shall not obstruct sight distance.

Effective on: 12/20/2022

Section 3407.8 Graves Road

The Graves Road Special Sign District applies to those properties within the GR-R, GR-C, and GR-BP districts.

The purpose of the special sign district is to promote the mixed use district envisioned by the study with high quality construction materials and to follow the recommendations of the comprehensive plan.

For the purpose of the Graves Road Special Sign District, the following requirements shall apply:

1.
All provisions of ARTICLE 34 shall apply, except where modified as follows:
1. a.
  Free Standing Signs: A density of one (1) architectural free standing sign which identifies a shopping center, mixed use commercial, non-residential subdivision, planned development, or single use non-residential development shall be permitted in accordance with the following requirements:
  1. I.
    Road frontage shall be two hundred (200) feet or greater.
  2. II.
    The sign shall not exceed twenty (20) feet in height.
  3. III.
    The maximum size of the sign shall be no more than one (1) square foot of sign area per lineal foot of road frontage along the street frontage where the sign is to be located, up to a maximum size of one hundred fifty (150) square feet.
  4. IV.
    The base of the sign shall be constructed of materials, colors, and design details comparable to one of the principal buildings on the site. A second option is for the support structures to have sculptural or artistic characteristics. A monument sign may be substituted as the permitted free standing sign. The base of the monument sign shall be constructed with materials, colors, and design details comparable to one of the principal buildings on the site. The top of the monument sign shall have an architectural feature or finish, such as a gable, arch, or pediment.
  5. V.
    Manually changeable copy, frequently changing electronic changeable copy, and similar signs, as determined by the zoning administrator, shall be prohibited.
  6. VI.
    One (1) electronic message board or electronic display screen used solely to advertise infrequently changing alphanumeric or numeric messages (e.g., fuel prices, hotel room rates, etc.) shall be permitted on a free standing sign subject to the following restrictions:
    i.
    Such message boards or screens shall be considered a part of a permitted free standing sign, up to twenty percent (20%) or twenty (20) square feet, whichever is less, of the sign area can be in the form of an electronic message board or electronic display screen.
    ii.
    All such message boards or screens shall meet the minimum requirements of the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet and any other controlling local, state, or federal agency.
2. b.
  Monument Signs: Any parcel or outlot which is accessible from or marketed as part of a shopping center, mixed use commercial, non-residential subdivision, or planned unit development, except for the lot upon which a free standing sign already exists, shall be permitted a density of one (1) on-premise monument sign for the purpose of identifying the tenant(s) on the lot, in accordance with the following requirements:
  1. I.
    The sign shall not exceed eight (8) feet in height.
  2. II.
    The maximum size of the sign shall be no more than one (1) square foot of sign area per lineal foot of road frontage along the street frontage where the sign is to be located, up to a maximum size of sixty (60) square feet.
  3. III.
    The base of the sign shall be constructed of materials, colors, and design details comparable to one of the principal buildings on the site.
  4. IV.
    The top of the sign shall have an architectural feature or finish, such as a gable, arch, or pediment.
  5. V.
    Plexi-faced cabinets shall be prohibited.
  6. VI.
    Manually changeable copy, frequently changing electronic changeable copy, and similar signs, as determined by the zoning administrator, shall be prohibited.
  7. VII.
    One (1) electronic message board or electronic display screen used solely to advertise infrequently changing alphanumeric or numeric messages (e.g., fuel prices, hotel room rates, etc.) shall be permitted on a free standing sign subject to the following restrictions:
    i.
    Such message boards or screens shall be considered a part of a permitted free standing sign, up to twenty percent (20%) or twenty (20) square feet, whichever is less, of the sign area can be in the form of an electronic message board or electronic display screen.
    ii.
    All such message boards or screens shall meet the minimum requirements of the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet and any other controlling local, state, or federal agency.
3. c.
  Building Mounted Signs: Sections 3402 and 3408 shall be used in determining the permitted location and amount of building mounted signage, with the following exceptions:
  1. I.
    Channel letters, sandblasted redwood, individual pin mounted letters, neon copy, neon or L.E.D. accent bands, fabric awnings, and similar signs, as determined by the zoning administrator, shall be permitted.
  2. II.
    Manually changeable copy, frequently changing electronic changeable copy, board signs, plexi-faced panels, internally illuminated awnings, firmly structured awnings with an “inflated” or plastic appearance, and similar signs, as determined by the zoning administrator, shall be prohibited.
  3. III.
    Building mounted signs shall be prohibited in residential developments, with the following exceptions:
    i.
    Professional nameplates, building addresses, and building numbers/letters that are six (6) square feet or less in area.
    ii.
    Projecting signs shall be permitted when a main building entrance is in close proximity to a street, private access drive, or shared private development street/driveway.
    iii.
    Projecting signs will not be counted as one of the three permitted sign areas on a primary or secondary building façade, but the sign area shall be counted into the total square footage that is permitted on that building façade.
    iv.
    The maximum size of a projecting sign shall be thirty-two (32) square feet.
    v.
    Projecting signs shall have a minimum clearance of ten (10) feet over sidewalks and shall not be permitted to project over vehicular ways or rights-of-way.
    vi.
    Restaurants and entertainment uses shall be allowed to have neon or L.E.D. accent banding along cornice lines and main entrances.
    vii.
    The accent banding shall not be counted as one of the three permitted sign areas on a primary or secondary building façade, but the sign area shall be counted into the total square footage that is permitted on that building façade.
    viii.
    Any neon or L.E.D. accent banding shall be limited to two (2) inches in height.
4. d.
  Entrance Signs: Section 3408.7 shall be used in determining the permitted location, height, area, and number of entrance signs permitted for residential developments, with the following exceptions:
  1. I.
    The base and sides of the shall be constructed of materials, colors, and design details comparable to the residential buildings on the site.
  2. II.
    The top of the sign shall have an architectural feature or finish, such as a gable, arch, or pediment.
  3. III.
    Plexi-faced cabinets shall be prohibited.
  4. IV.
    Manually changeable copy display areas, electronic message boards or electronic display screens shall be prohibited.

Effective on: 12/20/2022

Section 3408.1 Building Mounted Signs

Building mounted signs shall be allowed in all Recreation, Commercial, and Employment districts, except for the I-3 district.

A business establishment shall be permitted building mounted signage for each building elevation directly on, or with visibility from, any roadway or marginal access street, including areas of major internal traffic circulation of a development. Under no circumstances shall signage be placed on more than three (3) building elevations on the same building or more than two (2) buildings under common ownership.

The primary building elevation shall be permitted two (2) square feet of sign area per lineal foot of building width for the elevation upon which the sign is to be mounted, or in multi-tenant buildings, the width of the portion of the building frontage occupied by an individual business.

Any subordinate building elevations shall be permitted one (1) square foot of sign area per lineal foot of building width for the elevation upon which the sign is to be mounted, or in multi-tenant buildings, the width of the portion of the building frontage occupied by an individual business.

Signs on awnings are considered in the total square footage of building mounted signs permitted for that elevation. Any commercial message and/or illuminated areas on the awning will be calculated for square footage.

Up to twenty percent (20%) of the area of any permitted building mounted sign may be used for a manually changeable copy area.

The square footage allotted to any one elevation may be divided into three (3) separate sign areas.

Figure 34-5
Building Mounted Sign Alternatives

Traditional



Alternative 1



Alternative 2

Effective on: 12/20/2022

Section 3408.2 Canopy Signs

Signage on canopies that are attached to buildings shall be treated as building mounted signs.

Signage on free standing canopies (i.e., gasoline, banks, etc.) shall be permitted in all Commercial and Employment districts subject to the following limitations:

1.
Shall be allowed on no more than three (3) elevations of the canopy.
2.
The square footage allowed for canopy signs shall not exceed twenty-five percent (25%) of the area of the fascia on which they are mounted and are figured within one rectangular sign area.
3.
The signs may not extend above or below the fascia of the canopy.
4.
A non-illuminated, two-dimensional horizontal stripe (paint, decal, etc.) consisting of a maximum of two (2) colors, including the background color, will be permitted and will not be counted as sign area.

Effective on: 12/20/2022

Section 3408.3 Directional Signs

One (1) directional sign shall be permitted near each entrance of a commercial, industrial, or office zoned property.

1.
Each sign shall have a maximum sign area of six (6) square feet and maximum height of five (5) feet.

Signs directing and guiding traffic and parking on private property, such as drive-thru lanes, shall be permitted on any property.

1.
Each sign shall have a maximum sign area of ten (10) square feet and a maximum height of five (5) feet.

Effective on: 12/20/2022

Section 3408.4 Drive-Through Menu Board Signs

Establishments which have pick-up windows shall be permitted two (2) drive-through/menu board signs along each drive-through lane.

One of the allowed drive-through/menu board signs shall have a maximum sign area of forty-eight (48) square feet and a maximum height of six (6) feet if the sign is free standing and forty-eight (48) square feet in size if the sign is mounted to the building. The second allowed drive-through/menu board sign shall have a maximum sign area of twelve (12) square feet and a maximum height of six (6) feet if the sign is free standing and twelve (12) square feet in size if the sign is mounted to the building.

No more than twenty-five percent (25%) of the sign area can be used for a commercial message. The remainder of the sign area shall be used for directory, menu items, instructions, or information.

Drive-through/menu board signs may have an electronic message screen/panel, provided that the displayed message is displayed for a minimum of sixty (60) minutes.

Effective on: 12/20/2022

Section 3408.5 Electronic Message Board/Screen Signs

The following provisions apply to Unincorporated Boone County, City of Union, and the City of Walton.

1.
Automatic changeable copy signs shall be designated as a Conditional Use within the C-1, C-2, C-3, C-4, PF, and R districts. Such signs shall be prohibited in all other districts.
2.
Electronic message boards/screens shall conform to the following requirements:
1. a.
  Shall not exceed fifty percent (50%) of the sign area on which it is located.
2. b.
  Such technology shall be programmed so that the message or image on the sign changes no more often than every five (5) seconds.
3. c.
  Apparent motion of the visual image, caused by, but not limited to, the illusion of moving objects, moving patterns or boards of light, expanding contracting, or rotating shapes or other similar animation effects, shall be prohibited. Such restriction also applies to scrolling or running messages.
4. d.
  Changes of images shall be substantially instantaneous as seen by the human eye and shall not use fading, rolling, window shading, dissolving or similar effects as part of the change.
5. e.
  Video technology in signs shall use automatic level controls to reduce light levels at night and under cloudy or other darkened conditions, in accordance with the following standards:
  1. I.
    All electronic or digital display unit message boards shall have installed ambient light monitors, and shall at all times allow such monitors to automatically adjust the brightness level of the electronic board based on ambient light conditions.
  2. II.
    All electronic or digital display unit message boards shall meet the following pixel pitch requirements (Note: the pixel pitch requirements shall not apply to price boards, such as gas prices, hotel room rates, and other similar fixed price displays):
    i.
    A nineteen (19) mm pixel pitch or better resolution shall be required when the top of the message board is located thirty (30) feet or less above grade.
    ii.
    A twenty-five (25) mm pixel pitch or better resolution shall be required when the top of the message boards is located more than thirty (30) feet above grade.
6. f.
  Any sign using electronic or electro-mechanical technology for changeable copy message boards, which malfunctions, fails, or ceases to operate in its usual or normal programmed manner causing therein motion, movement, flashing or any other similar effects, shall be repaired or disconnected within forty-eight (48) hours by the owner or operator of such sign.
7. g.
  The following limitations shall apply to the location of signs using electronic or electro-mechanical technology for a message board:
  1. I.
    A sign on which a one hundred (100) square foot or greater electronic or electro-mechanical message board is proposed shall not be erected within five hundred (500) feet of property falling in one of Boone County’s residential districts, although this restriction shall not apply to mixed use districts and commercial districts allowing residential uses.
  2. II.
    A sign on which a twenty (20) square foot or more, but less than one hundred (100) square foot, electronic or electro-mechanical message board is proposed shall not be erected within two hundred (200) feet of property falling in one of Boone County’s residential districts, although this restriction shall not apply to mixed use districts and commercial districts allowing residential use.
  3. III.
    A sign on which the electronic or electro-mechanical message board includes less than twenty (20) square feet of sign area shall not be erected within one hundred (100) feet of property zoned and used exclusively for single family uses; it is the express intent of this provision to allow the use of such technology on signs for institutional uses located in residential districts, provided that the required separation is maintained between the sign and any property zoned and exclusively used for a single-family use.
8. h.
  Electronic message boards/ screens which are used solely to display infrequently changing alphanumeric and numeric messages (i.e., gas prices, hotel room rates, and other similar fixed price displays) shall be permitted in the C-1, C-2, C-3, C-4, PF, A, and R districts subject to the following standards:
  1. I.
    Such message board/screen shall not exceed twenty percent (20%) or twenty (20) square feet, whichever is less, of the sign area on which it is located.

The following provisions apply to the City of Florence

1.
Automatic changeable copy signs shall be designated as a Conditional Use within the C-2 and C-3 districts. Such signs shall be prohibited in all other districts.
2.
Electronic message boards/ screens a shall conform to the following:
1. a.
  Shall not exceed fifty percent (50%) of the sign area on which it is located.
2. b.
  Such technology shall be programmed so that the message or image on the sign changes no more than every five (5) seconds.
3. c.
  Apparent motion of the visual image, caused by, but not limited to, the illusion of moving objects, moving patterns or boards of light, expanding contracting, or rotating shapes or other similar animation effects, shall be prohibited. Such restriction applies to scrolling or running messages.
4. d.
  Changes of image shall be substantially instantaneous as seen by the human eye and shall not use fading, rolling, window shading, dissolving or similar effects as part of the change.
5. e.
  Video technology in signs shall use automatic level controls to reduce light levels at night and under cloudy or other darkened conditions, in accordance with the following standards:
  1. I.
    All electronic or digital display unit message boards shall have installed ambient light monitors, and shall at all times allow such monitors to automatically adjust the brightness level of the electronic board based on ambient light conditions.
  2. II.
    All electronic or digital display unit message boards shall meet the following pixel pitch requirements (Note: the pixel pitch requirements shall not apply to price boards, such as gas prices, hotel room rates, and other similar fixed price displays):
    i.
    A nineteen (19) mm pixel pitch or better resolution shall be required when the top of the message board is located thirty (30) feet or less above grade.
    ii.
    A twenty-five (25) mm pixel pitch or better resolution shall be required when the top of the message board is located more than thirty (30) feet above grade.
6. f.
  Any sign using electronic or electro-mechanical technology for changeable copy message boards, which malfunctions, fails, or ceases to operate in its usual or normal programmed manner causing therein motion, movement, flashing or any other similar effects, shall be repaired or disconnected within forty-eight (48) hours by the owner or operator of such sign.
7. g.
  The following limitations shall apply to the location of signs using electronic or electro-mechanical technology for a message board:
  1. I.
    A sign on which a one hundred (100) square foot or greater electronic or electro-mechanical message board is proposed shall not be erected within five hundred (500) feet of property falling in one of Boone County’s residential districts, although this restriction shall not apply to mixed use districts and commercial districts allowing residential uses.
  2. II.
    A sign on which a twenty (20) square foot or more, but less than one hundred (100) square foot, electronic or electro-mechanical message board is proposed shall not be erected within two hundred (200) feet of property falling in one of Boone County’s residential districts, although this restriction shall not apply to mixed use districts and commercial districts allowing residential use.
  3. III.
    A sign on which the electronic or electro-mechanical message board includes less than twenty (20) square feet of sign area shall not be erected within one hundred (100) feet of property zoned and used exclusively for single family uses; it is the express intent of this provision to allow the use of such technology on signs for institutional uses located in residential districts, provided that the required separation is maintained between the sign and any property zoned and exclusively used for a single-family use.
8. h.
  Electronic message boards/screens which are used solely to display infrequently changing alphanumeric and numeric messages (i.e., gas prices, hotel room rates, and other similar fixed price displays) shall be permitted in the C-1, C-2, C-3, C-4, PF, A, and R districts, subject to the following standard:
  1. I.
    Such message board/screen shall not exceed twenty percent (20%) or twenty (20) square feet, whichever is less, of the sign area on which it is located.

Effective on: 12/20/2022

Section 3408.6 Free Standing Signs

Free Standing Signs

1.
In Agricultural, Residential, and Conservation residential districts, free standing signs shall be permitted subject to the following limitations:
1. a.
  Shall only be a monument sign.
2. b.
  Only one (1) monument style sign shall be permitted when customarily incidental to places of worship, schools, civic associations, libraries, museums, social clubs, or societies.
3. c.
  This monument sign shall not exceed eight (8) feet in height and thirty-two (32) square feet in area and shall be located on the premises of such institution. In agricultural districts, one freestanding sign that does not exceed eight (8) feet in height and thirty two (32) square feet in area, or one building mounted sign that does not exceed thirty two (32) square feet, is permitted when customarily incidental to places of worship, schools, civic associations, libraries, museums, social clubs, societies, or permitted businesses. The permitted sign shall be placed on the premises of such institution or business.
4. d.
  Up to fifty percent (50%) of the sign area may be used for manually changeable copy.
5. e.
  The street number address or address number range shall be displayed on the sign. The address or address range shall not be considered part of the permitted sign area.
6. f.
  If a free standing sign is not possible or desirable, each building shall be permitted one (1) projecting sign subject to the following requirements:
  1. I.
    Shall not project more than four (4) feet from the face of the building.
  2. II.
    The bottom of the sign shall be at least ten (10) feet above grade.
  3. III.
    The sign area shall not exceed one-half (1/2) square foot for each lineal foot of building width, up to a maximum of sixteen (16) square feet.
2.
In the C-1 district, free standing signs shall be permitted subject to the following limitations:
1. a.
  Individual parcels of land which are not located within a shopping center, mixed use commercial development, commercial subdivision, or planned development shall be subject to the following regulations:
  1. I.
    Shall only be a monument sign.
  2. II.
    Shall be limited to one (1) sign for each parcel, regardless of the number of business establishments conducted in the building(s) and regardless of the number of road frontages.
  3. III.
    The maximum sign area shall not exceed one-half (1/2) square foot per lineal foot of road frontage along the street where the sign is to be located, up to a maximum of one hundred (100) square feet.
  4. IV.
    The maximum height shall not exceed ten (10) feet.
  5. V.
    Up to fifty percent (50%) of the sign area may be used for manually changeable copy.
  6. VI.
    The street number address or address number range shall be displayed on the sign. The address or address range shall not be considered part of the permitted sign area.
  7. VII.
    If a free standing sign is not possible or desirable, each building shall be permitted one (1) projecting sign subject to the following requirements:
    i.
    Shall not project more than four (4) feet from the face of the building.
    ii.
    The bottom of the sign shall be at least ten (10) feet above grade.
    iii.
    The sign area shall not exceed one-half (1/2) square foot for each lineal foot of building width, up to a maximum of sixteen (16) square feet.
2. b.
  Shopping centers, mixed use commercial developments, commercial subdivisions, and planned developments shall be subject to the following regulations:
  1. I.
    Shall only be a monument sign to identify the name of the development and its major tenants.
  2. II.
    Shall be limited to one (1) sign.
  3. III.
    The maximum sign area shall not exceed one-half (1/2) square foot per lineal foot of road frontage along the street where the sign is to be located, up to a maximum of one hundred (100) square feet.
  4. IV.
    The maximum height shall not exceed ten (10) feet.
  5. V.
    Any parcel or out lot which is accessible from, or marketed as part of a shopping center, mixed use commercial development, commercial subdivision, or planned development (except for the lot where a monument sign is located) shall be permitted one (1) monument sign, having a maximum sign area of one-half (½) square foot of sign area per lineal foot of road frontage along the street where the sign is to be located, up to a maximum of sixty (60) square feet, and having a maximum height of eight (8) feet. (THE FOLLOWING PASSAGE APPLIES TO THE CITY OF FLORENCE CITY LIMITS ONLY) Any parcel or out lot, which is accessible from, or marketed as part of a shopping center, mixed use commercial development, commercial subdivision, or planned development (except for the lot where an architectural free standing sign is located) shall be permitted one (1) monument sign, having a maximum sign area of one-half (1/2) square foot per lineal foot of road frontage along the street where the sign is to be located, up to a maximum of sixty (60) square feet, and having a maximum height of eight (8) feet.
  6. VI.
    If a free standing sign is not possible or desirable, each building shall be permitted one (1) projecting sign subject to the following requirements
    i.
    Shall not project more than four (4) feet from the face of the building.
    ii.
    The bottom of the sign shall be at least ten (10) feet above grade.
    iii.
    The sign area shall not exceed one-half (1/2) square foot for each lineal foot of building width, up to a maximum of sixteen (16) square feet.
3.
In the C-2, C-3, and C-4 districts, free standing signs shall be permitted subject to the following limitations:
1. a.
  Individual parcels of land which are not located within a shopping center, mixed use commercial development, commercial subdivision, or planned development, shall be subject to the following regulations:
  1. I.
    Shall only be a monument or architectural free standing sign.
  2. II.
    Shall be limited to one (1) sign for each parcel, regardless of the number of business establishments conducted in the building(s) and regardless of the number of road frontages.
  3. III.
    The maximum sign area shall not exceed one (1) square foot per lineal foot of road frontage along the street where the sign is to be located, up to a maximum of two hundred (200) square feet (Unincorporated Boone County, City of Union, City of Walton) or up to a maximum of one hundred fifty (150) square feet (City of Florence).
  4. IV.
    The maximum height shall be determined as follows (Unincorporated Boone County, City of Union, City of Walton):

Road Frontage	Maximum Sign Height
50 feet or less	15 feet
51 to 100 feet	20 feet
101 to 200 feet	25 feet
More than 200 feet	30 feet

1. 1. V.
    The maximum height shall be determined as follows (City of Florence):

Road Frontage	Maximum Sign Height
100 feet or less	15 feet
More than 100 feet	20 feet

1. 1. VI.
    Up to fifty percent (50%) of the sign area may be used for manually changeable copy.
    VII.
    The street number address or address number range shall be displayed on the sign. The address or address range shall not be considered part of the permitted sign area.
    VIII.
    If a free standing sign is not possible or desirable, each buildings shall be permitted one (1) projecting sign subject to the following requirements:
    i.
    Shall not project more than four (4) feet from the face of the building.
    ii.
    The bottom of the sign shall be at least ten (10) feet above grade.
    iii.
    The sign area shall not exceed one-half (1/2) square foot for each lineal foot of building width, up to a maximum of sixteen (16) square feet.
  2. b.
    Shopping centers, mixed use commercial developments, commercial subdivisions, and planned developments, shall be subject to the following regulations:
    I.
    Shall only be a monument or architectural free standing sign to identify the name of the development and its major tenants.
    II.
    Shall be limited to one (1) sign for each parcel, regardless of the number of business establishments conducted in the building(s) and regardless of the number of road frontages.
    III.
    The maximum sign area shall not exceed one (1) square foot per lineal foot of road frontage along the street where the sign is to be located, up to a maximum of two-hundred (200) square feet (Unincorporated Boone County, City of Union, City of Walton) or up to a maximum of one-hundred fifty (150) square feet (City of Florence).
    IV.
    The maximum height shall be determined as follows (Unincorporated Boone County, City of Union, City of Walton):

Road Frontage	Maximum Sign Height
50 feet or less	15 feet
51 to 100 feet	20 feet
101 to 200 feet	25 feet
More than 200 feet	30 feet

1. 1. V.
    The maximum height shall be determined as follows (City of Florence):

Road Frontage	Maximum Sign Height
100 feet or less	15 feet
More than 100 feet	20 feet

1. 1. VI.
    Any parcel or out lot, which is accessible from, or marketed as part of a shopping center, mixed use commercial development, commercial subdivision, or planned development (except for the lot where the above referenced identification monument or architectural free standing sign is located), shall be permitted one (1) monument sign, having a maximum sign area of one (1) square foot per lineal foot of road frontage along the street where the sign is to be located, up to a maximum of one hundred (100) square feet, and having a maximum height of ten (10) feet.
    VII.
    If a free standing sign is not possible or desirable, each building shall be permitted one (1) projecting sign subject to the following requirements:
    i.
    Shall not project more than four (4) feet from the face of the building.
    ii.
    The bottom of the sign shall be at least ten (10) feet above grade.
    iii.
    The sign area shall not exceed one-half (1/2) square foot for each lineal foot of building width, up to a maximum of sixteen (16) square feet.
2. 4.
  in the PF, O-1, O-2, I-1, I-2, O-1A, I-4, EPD, R, and A districts, free standing signs shall be permitted subject to the following limitations:
  1. a.
    Shall only be a monument sign.
  2. b.
    Shall be limited to one (1) sign for each parcel, regardless of the number of business establishments conducted in the building(s) and regardless of the number of road frontages.
  3. c.
    The maximum sign area shall not exceed one-half (1/2) square foot per lineal foot of road frontage along the street where the sign is to be located, up to a maximum of one hundred (100) square feet.
  4. d.
    The maximum height shall not exceed ten (10) feet.
  5. e.
    Up to fifty percent (50%) of the sign area may be used for manually changeable copy.
  6. f.
    The street number address or address number range shall be displayed on the sign. The address or address range shall not be considered part of the permitted sign area.
  7. g.
    If a free standing sign is not possible or desirable, each building shall be permitted one (1) projecting sign subject to the following requirements:
    I.
    Shall not project more than four (4) feet from the face of the building.
    II.
    The bottom of the sign shall be at least ten (10) feet above grade.
    III.
    The sign area shall not exceed one-half (1/2) square foot for each lineal foot of building width, up to a maximum of sixteen (16) square feet.

Effective on: 12/20/2022

Section 3408.7 Entrance Signs

In Agricultural, Residential, and Residential Planned Development districts, entrance signs for residential developments shall be permitted subject to the following limitations:

1.
Shall only be a monument sign.
2.
Shall only be permitted for a residential subdivision that involves the construction of a new street or for a multi-family development, or section of a development, that contains twenty (20) or more dwelling units.
3.
Shall be limited to one (1) sign, up to a maximum sign area of one hundred (100) square feet, or two (2) signs, each having a maximum sign area of fifty (50) square feet.
4.
The maximum height of the sign shall not exceed ten (10) feet.
5.
Shall be located at the entrance into the residential development from either an arterial, collector, or subcollector street.

In PF, O-1, O-2, I-1, I-2, O-1A, EPD, and A districts, entrance signs shall be permitted subject to the following limitations:

1.
Shall only be a monument sign.
2.
Office and industrial parks shall be permitted one (1) entrance sign per entrance to such parks from a major thoroughfare.
3.
Regardless of the number of entrances to such developments, each office or industrial park shall be limited to a maximum of two (2) entrance signs.
4.
Each sign shall have a maximum sign area of one hundred fifty (150) square feet and a maximum height of ten (10) feet.

In Recreation districts, entrance signs shall be permitted subject to the following limitations:

1.
Shall only be a monument sign.
2.
Each development shall be permitted one (1) entrance sign per entrance to such parks from either an arterial or collector street.
3.
Regardless of the number of entrances to such developments, each development shall be limited to a maximum of two (2) entrance signs.
4.
Each sign shall have a maximum sign area of one hundred (100) square feet and a maximum height of ten (10) feet.

Effective on: 12/20/2022

Section 3408.8 Window Signs

Where window signs are allowed, they shall meet the following regulations:

1.
Shall be included as part of the allowed sign area for a building mounted sign.
2.
Shall not cover more than twenty-five percent (25%) of the window on which it is located.

Effective on: 12/20/2022

Florence City Zoning Code

ARTICLE 34

SIGNS

SECTION 3400 PURPOSE AND INTENT

As a basis for adopting these regulations, the legislative body finds:

1.
Signs are an essential form of communication in the built environment, providing way-finding guides to residents, visitors, public safety officials, customers and potential customers of local businesses, delivery people and others.
2.
Signs provide communication on public issues. Often placed on lawns or in windows, residential signs play an important part in political campaigns, during which they are displayed to signal the resident's support for particular candidates, parties, or causes. They may not afford the same opportunities for conveying complex ideas as do other media, but residential signs have long been an important and distinct medium of expression.
3.
Retailers and other businesses depend on signs to help people find their businesses, and, in a large and expensive media market like that of Cincinnati (a market which includes Boone County), many small businesses depend on signs as one of the most affordable forms of advertising.
4.
Signs may distract drivers and lead to deaths and injuries to pedestrians and cyclists as well as to drivers and passengers and to property damage. Moving, flashing and rapidly changing signs are particularly distracting to drivers. A proliferation of signs on a particular site or along the right-of-way can have the same effect as moving signs, as drivers try to sort through the visual noise to find the information that they want or need.
5.
The legislative body, with the advice of the Boone County Planning Commission and its professional staff, and with input from residents through the Our Boone County Plan 2040 planning process, have placed an increasing emphasis on preserving the sense of place and the design of the built environment; limiting the size, height and number of signs is an important tool in preserving a sense of place, a tool that accompanies the County's standards for landscaping.
6.
Our Boone County Plan 2040 recommends that policies, regulations and incentives be developed and implemented that preserve and improve the existing community fabric.
7.
Balancing these competing considerations is particularly difficult in residential areas, where people value both their visually appealing environments and their ability to communicate their opinions regarding candidates and public issues through yard signs.
8.
In updating its ordinance, the legislative body has made a major effort to limit content as a factor in its sign regulations. After due consideration, however, it has concluded that one way to leave room for extensive free expression through signs in residential areas while limiting total sign clutter is to maintain significant limits on commercial signs in residential areas. Recognizing the importance of "for sale" and "for lease" signs in maintaining the occupancy of healthy neighborhoods, those signs must remain. There is a similar utility in providing 'for sale' yard signs, which allow people to dispose of unwanted items without sending them to a landfill.
9.
Although time limits on signs can be arbitrary, a significant distinction between speakers expressing an opinion and signs is that "Speakers, however long-winded, will eventually come to the end of their remarks." Members of the legislative body have long noted that signs for political campaigns, as well as those advertising pancake breakfast's and spaghetti dinners for civic organizations, are often abandoned after the events, contributing to clutter long after they have served their purpose. Although such signs were once typically paper or cardboard that would eventually decay, many today are plastic and will remain until removed. Thus, despite the expressed concern of the Supreme Court with time limits, the legislative body finds that it has a substantial governmental interest in clarifying the status of signs for past events that thus no longer serve a purpose so that there is a legal basis for the legislative body to remove them or force their removal.
10.
The legislative body has long allowed unlimited numbers of small signs bearing non-commercial messages to allow merchants and others to designate handicapped parking places, provide directions to ATM's and restrooms, warn of guard dogs and other hazards and provide a variety of other place-based information. With the prohibition of commercial messages on such signs, it has been the observation of legislative body members, and their professional staff, that property owners are judicious and appropriate in posting such signs. The legislative body thus finds that it has a substantial interest in allowing merchants and property owners freely to post necessary informational signs but without allowing an endless proliferation of commercial messages.
11.
Although in the findings above, the legislative body has recognized the multiple values of signs in the built environment. Legislative body officials have concluded that there is no place for signs of overwhelming size and no relation to context in an urban and urbanizing environment. Although previous versions of these regulations followed the pattern of state and federal laws by defining such billboards as "off-premise" signs, this ordinance addresses the same issue by establishing a form of circuit breaker size limit, prohibiting very large signs on small lots, on vacant lots, or on lots with only small buildings.
12.
These are complex public policy issues. The legislative body has attempted to balance the competing considerations in a way that it believes best protects the public health, safety and welfare of the citizens of Boone County, including its many valued businesses and the tens of thousands of visitors who arrive or pass through the County each month.

Effective on: 12/20/2022

SECTION 3401 SCOPE, AUTHORITY AND APPLICABILITY

1.
Signs conforming to the Manual of Uniform Traffic Control Devices and bearing no commercial message.
2.
Signs installed by employees or officials of the legislative body or a state or federal agency in the course of their governmental duties.
3.
Signs required by a state or federal statute.
4.
Signs required by an order of a court of competent jurisdiction.
5.
Signs installed by public utilities in their rights-of-way or on their facilities and bearing no commercial message other than such message that is necessary to identify the use and/or provide contact information regarding the facility.
6.
Signs installed by a transit company with a franchise or other right to operate in the jurisdiction of the legislative body, where such signs are installed along its routes and relate to schedules or other information about the transit route.

This Article shall be administered, enforced and construed in accordance with the following policies:

1.
Discretionary Review: When one or more signs are part of a project or development, or a variance, conditional use permit, exception or special use permit is sought for sign(s), which requires discretionary review, the sign shall be reviewed without regard to the graphic design or visual image on the display face of the sign, and discretion shall be restricted to structural, location and other non-communicative aspects of the sign. This provision does not override the billboard policy.
2.
Message Neutrality: It is the legislative body's policy to regulate signs in a constitutional manner.
3.
Regulations on Off-Premise Messages: This Article distinguishes in some cases between commercial messages that relate to products or services not offered at the location of the sign ("off-premise commercial messages"). The purpose of that distinction is to acknowledge the need of businesses for identification and notice of their businesses at a business location while limiting the proliferation of commercial messages generally. There is no intent to limit noncommercial messages in any way with this distinction.
4.
Billboard Policy: New billboards, as defined herein, are prohibited. The legislative body completely prohibits the construction, erection or use of any billboards, other than those which legally exist within the regulatory zoning jurisdiction of the legislative body, or for which a valid permit has been issued and has not expired, as of the date on which this provision is first adopted. No permit shall be issued for any billboard which violates this policy, and the legislative body will take immediate enforcement or abatement action against any billboard constructed or maintained in violation of this policy. In adopting this provision, the legislative body affirmatively declares that it would have adopted this billboard policy even if it were the only provision in this Article. The legislative body intends for this billboard policy to be severable and separately enforceable even if other provision(s) of this Article may be declared by a court of competent jurisdiction, to be unconstitutional, invalid or unenforceable.
5.
Message Substitution: Subject to the property owner's consent, a non-commercial message of any type may be substituted in whole or in part for the message displayed on any sign for which the sign structure or mounting device is legal; without consideration of message content. The purpose of this provision is to prevent any inadvertent favoring of commercial speech over noncommercial speech, or favoring of any particular noncommercial message over any other noncommercial message. In addition, any on-site commercial message may be substituted, in whole or in part, for any other on-site commercial message, provided that the sign structure or mounting device is legal without consideration of message content. This provision does not create a right to increase the total amount of signage on a parcel, lot or land use; does not affect the requirement that a sign structure or mounting device be properly permitted; does not allow a change in the physical structure of a sign or its mounting device; and does not allow the substitution of an off-premise commercial message in place of an on-site commercial message or a noncommercial message.
6.
Regulatory Interpretation: All regulatory interpretations of this Article are to be exercised in light of the legislative body's message neutrality and message substitution policies. Where a particular type of sign is proposed in a permit application, and the type is neither expressly allowed nor prohibited by this Article, or whenever a sign does not qualify as a "structure" as defined herein, then the Zoning Administrator shall approve, conditionally approve or disapprove the application based on the most similar sign type that is expressly regulated by this Article, in light of the policies stated in this Section.
7.
Non-Communicative Aspects: All rules and regulations concerning the non-communicative aspects of signs, such as location, size, height, illumination, spacing, orientation, etc., stand enforceable independently of any permit or approval process.
8.
Mixed Use Districts and Overlay Districts: In any district where both residential and nonresidential uses are allowed, the sign related rights and responsibilities applicable to any particular parcel or land use shall be determined as follows: (1) if specific sign regulations are provided in the zoning district, those regulations shall be applied; or (2) if no sign regulations are provided in the zoning district, residential uses shall be treated as if they were located in a district where a use of that type would be allowed, and nonresidential uses shall be treated as if they were located in a district where that particular use would be allowed.
9.
Property Owner's Consent: No sign may be displayed without the consent of the legal owner(s) of the property on which the sign is mounted or displayed. For purposes of this policy, "owner" means the holder of the legal title to the property and all parties and persons holding a present right to possession, control or use of the property. The signature of the property owner or authorized agent will be required on all applications for sign permits.
10.
Legal Nature of Sign Rights: As to all signs attached to real property, the signage rights, duties and obligations arising from this Article attach to and travel with the land or other property on which a sign is mounted or displayed. This provision does not modify or affect the law of fixtures, sign related provisions in private leases regarding signs (so long as they are not in conflict with this Article or other law), or the ownership of sign structures. This provision does not apply to hand held signs or other images which are aspects of personal appearance.
11.
Severability
1. a.
  If any part, section, subsection, paragraph, subparagraph, sentence, phrase, clause, term, or word of this Article is declared unconstitutional by the valid judgement or decree of any court of competent jurisdiction, the declaration of such unconstitutionality shall not affect any other part, section, subsection, paragraph, subparagraph, sentence, phrase, clause, term or word of this Article, except as limited by Section 3401.E.11.b.
2. b.
  Without diminishing or limiting in any way the declaration of severability set forth above, or elsewhere in this Article or these regulations, if any part, section, subsection, paragraph, subparagraph, sentence, phrase, clause, term or word of this Article is declared unconstitutional, such declaration shall not affect any other part, section, subsection, paragraph, subparagraph, sentence, phrase, clause, term or word of this Article, even if such severability would result in a situation where there would be less speech, whether by subjecting previously exempt signs to permitting or otherwise additional standards.
3. c.
  Without diminishing or limiting in any way the declaration of severability set forth above, or elsewhere in this Article or these regulations, if any part, section, subsection, paragraph, subparagraph, sentence, phrase, clause, term or word of this Article or any other laws declared unconstitutional by valid judgement or decree of any court of competent jurisdiction, the declaration of such unconstitutionality shall not affect any other part, section, subsection, paragraph, subparagraph, sentence, phrase, clause, term or word of this Article that pertains to prohibited signs, including specifically those signs and sign types prohibited and not allowed under this Article. Furthermore, if any part, section, subsection, paragraph, subparagraph, sentence, phrase, clause, term or word of this Article or of any part of these regulations is declared unconstitutional by the valid judgement or decree of any court of competent jurisdiction, the declaration of such unconstitutionality shall not affect any other part, section, subsection, paragraph, subparagraph, sentence, phrase, clause, term or word of this Article, except as expressly provided in Section 3401.E.11.b.
4. d.
  If any part, section, subsection, paragraph, subparagraph, sentence, phrase, clause, term or word of this Article and/or other provisions of this Article or other provisions of these regulations are declared invalid or unconstitutional by the valid judgement or decree of any court of competent jurisdiction, the declaration of such unconstitutionality shall not affect the limitations on off-premise signs as contained herein.

Effective on: 12/20/2022

SECTION 3402 GENERAL REQUIREMENTS

No sign shall be located so that it obstructs access to or from a doorway, fire escape or required escape window.

No sign shall be located so that it blocks the free air flow through windows in residential units.

No sign located within a clear sight triangle shall obstruct the vision of motorists or pedestrians.

No building mounted sign shall extend above the top of the wall of the building, including parapets and architectural extensions.

E.
No sign may be placed in the public right-of-way or in any easement without written permission from the easement holder.
F.
Projecting signs are allowed in some zoning districts. No sign shall project over a public right-of-way unless the sign owner has obtained an encroachment permit for such sign.
G.
Any illuminated sign or lighting device shall employ only light omitting a light of constant intensity, and no sign shall be illuminated by or contain flashing, intermittent, rotating, or moving light or lights except signs performing a public service function indicating time, temperature, or similar services. In no event shall an illuminated sign or lighting device be placed or directed so as to directly beam upon a public road, highway, street, sidewalk, or other vehicular or pedestrian system, or adjacent premises so as to cause glare or reflection that may constitute a traffic hazard or nuisance.
H.
No sign shall employ any parts of elements which revolve, rotate, whirl, spin or otherwise make use of motion so as to constitute a traffic hazard or nuisance.
I.
Building mounted signs shall not overhang the edge or corner of the wall or section of wall on which they are mounted (except for projecting signs).
J.
The bottom edge of any free standing sign (excluding entrance signs) erected in or above any area used for vehicular movement or parking shall be at least ten (10) feet above the paved level of such area. This height may need to be increased in the case where tractor trailer traffic would require a greater height clearance. (THE FOLLOWING PASSAGE APPLIES TO THE CITY OF FLORENCE ONLY.) The bottom of the sign structure on any free standing sign (excluding entrance signs) erected in or above any area used for vehicular movement or parking shall be at least ten (10) feet above the paved level of such area. This height may need to be increased in the case where tractor-trailer traffic would require a greater height clearance.
K.
All signs must conform to building code requirements.
L.
Pursuant to KRS 100.111(21), signs are “structures” and signs legally existing prior to the enactment of these regulations relating to signs are entitled to exist the same as any other pre-existing, nonconforming structure under KRS 100.253. As such, a pre-existing, nonconforming sign may be kept, repaired, or replaced in a manner which maintains its pre-existing, nonconforming condition(s), provided such condition(s) is not enlarged.
M.
The property owner shall be liable to maintain such sign, including its illumination sources, in neat and orderly condition and good working order at all times and to prevent the development of any deterioration in the safety of such sign. The property owner may assign such responsibility to a tenant or other party, but the property owner shall remain accountable for the maintenance.
N.
Nothing in this Article shall prohibit the routine maintenance of any nonconforming sign, except where such maintenance or change in copy would increase the degree of its nonconformity.
O.
Signs containing expressions which are protected by the First Amendment of the United States Constitution are permitted in all zoning districts. The permitted height and area of such signs must be in accordance with the regulations contained herein. Under no circumstance will additional freestanding or building mounted signs be permitted because an establishment has opted to use their permitted signage as free speech.

Effective on: 12/20/2022

SECTION 3403 PROHIBITED SIGNS

The following types of signs are prohibited in all districts:

1.
Abandoned signs and support structures.
2.
Banners, pennants, posters, ribbons, flags for advertising purposes, streamers, spinners, strings of lights, other similar moving devices or any sign that is temporary in nature due to its design or construction except as provided for in SECTION 3409.

Figure 34-1
Prohibited Signs - Banners, Pennants, Posters, Ribbons, Streamers, Spinners

1. 3.
  Signs imitating or resembling official traffic or government signs or signals.
2. 4.
  Signs attached to trees, telephone poles, street lights, public benches, bus stops, or placed on any public property or public right-of-way.
3. 5.
  Signs placed on vehicles or trailers which are parked or located for the primary purpose of supplementing or replacing on-site signage. This does not apply to signs or lettering on vehicles operating during the normal course of business.
4. 6.
  Portable signs (including portable signs mounted to poles, buildings, or other structures). (Exception: Sandwich board/A-frame signs permitted in the Florence Main Street (FMS), Walton Downtown (WD), and Small Community Overlay (SC) Districts.
5. 7.
  Hot air balloons, spot lights or search lights.
6. 8.
  New billboards.
7. 9.
  Animated, revolving, and moving signs, including those which create the appearance of animation, projection, revolving, or other movement, or utilization of flashing or intermittent lights, or lights of changing degrees of intensity. Automatic changeable copy signs that conform with Section 3408.5.A.2.h or Section 3408.5.B.2.h are not subject to this limitation.
8. 10.
  Signs, larger than thirty-two (32) square feet in area, on vacant lots in non-residential districts.
9. 11.
  Roof signs.
10. 12.
  Signs using sounds, music, sound effects, noises, or other sound or noise making or transmitting device or instruments.
11. 13.
  Any other sign not specifically permitted by these regulations.

Effective on: 12/20/2022

SECTION 3404 SIGNS NOT REQUIRING A PERMIT

The following signs do not require a permit:

1.
Any sign installed in a building or enclosed space and not legible from the public right-of-way or from private or public property other than the property on which it is located.
2.
Any sign with a sign area of less than four (4) square feet in area and less than four (4) feet in height (if free standing), that is not separately illuminated or that is not legible from the public right-of-way, from private or public property other than the property on which it is located, or from a distance measured vertically from the top of a structure to a point that is three (3) times the maximum height of the district.
3.
Signs on mass transit vehicles operating in or passing through Boone County.
4.
Signs conforming to the Manual of Uniform Traffic Control Devices and bearing no commercial message.
5.
Signs installed by employees or officials of the legislative body, governmental authority, or a state or federal agency in the course of their governmental duties.
6.
Signs required by a state or federal statute.
7.
Signs required by an order of a court of competent jurisdiction.
8.
Signs installed by public utilities in their rights-of-way/easement or on their facilities and bearing no commercial message other than such message that is necessary to identify the use and/or provide contact information regarding the facility.
9.
Signs installed by a transit company with a franchise or other right to operate in the legislative body, where such signs are installed along its routes and relate to schedules or other information about the transit route.
10.
Address numbers used for the purpose of identifying the address of any building shall not be counted toward allowed sign area.
11.
Temporary political signs placed outside a public street right-of-way. The signs shall be removed within one week after a final election.
12.
Building mounted signs containing no commercial message and not larger than four (4) square feet in area.
13.
Cultural decorations or displays of a non-commercial nature, mounted on private property, which pertain to cultural observances.
14.
Cornerstones, foundation stones and memorial signs or tablets when cut into any masonry surface or inlaid so as to be part of the building or when constructed of bronze or other incombustible material, provided that no such sign shall exceed six (6) square feet in area nor shall any such sign be separately illuminated.

Figure 34-2
Signs Not Requiring A Permit - Cornerstones

1. 15.
  Symbols that do not bear or include any commercial message and that are integrated into the architecture of a building.
2. 16.
  Gravestones, when erected in a lawful cemetery.
3. 17.
  Official flags of cities, the county, commonwealth, or any nation bearing no advertising material. Additionally, one fabric flag per lot that does not exceed fifteen (15) square feet in area may be displayed or mounted on a permanent flag pole.
4. 18.
  Height bar/vertical clearance directional signs with no commercial message.

Figure 34-3
Signs Not Requiring A Permit - Height Bar/Vertical Clearance

1. 19.
  Sandwich Board/A-frame signs permitted in the Florence Main Street (FMS), Walton Downtown (WD), and Small Community Overlay (SC) Districts.
2. 20.
  Any sign that is four (4) square feet or less, integrated into or on a coin operated machine, vending machine, gasoline pump, or automatic teller machine.
3. 21.
  One temporary sign announcing the erection of a building, the development of a subdivision and/or any phase within a subdivision may be kept on-site for a period of sixty (60) days plus the construction period, as long as no permanent sign is erected on the project site or within the limits of the subdivision phase within that time period. Such signs shall not exceed eight (8) feet in height and fifty (50) square feet in area if located within a residential zoning district and eight (8) feet in height and one hundred (100) square feet in area if located within any other zoning district. Such temporary signs shall conform to the general requirements listed in SECTION 3402 and such other standards deemed necessary to accomplish the intent of this Article.
4. 22.
  One temporary sign not exceeding fifty (50) square feet in area, announcing special public or institutional events is allowed on-site thirty (30) days prior to the event and shall be removed one (1) day after the conclusion of the event. These signs shall not be located in the public street right-of-way.
5. 23.
  Temporary special event directional signage for community events is allowed seven (7) days prior to the event and shall be removed one (1) day after the conclusion of the event. These signs shall not be located in the public street right-of-way.
6. 24.
  One (1) real estate sign per road frontage may be posted on an available property. The sign shall be limited to 12 square feet and 3-1/2 feet in height in residential districts and 32 square feet and 8' in height in other districts. Regular open house signs shall be permitted one (1) week prior to the scheduled event and shall be removed by 9:00 p.m. the day of the event. A sold sign shall be removed by the seller of his or her agent within one week after the date of closing. Also, such signs, if constructed of a non-rigid material (such as a banner) must conform to the requirements of SECTION 3409 of this Article, including the issuance of a permit.
7. 25.
  Signs advertising the sale of agricultural goods produced on the premises (such as fire wood, vegetable, etc.) of sixteen (16) square feet or less in area.

Effective on: 12/20/2022

SECTION 3405 PERMITTING

Sign permits are required for all signs except those noted in SECTION 3404.

1.
Name and address of the applicant.
2.
Name, signature of authorization, and address of the owner of property on which the sign is to be located.
3.
A written description of the proposed sign including type of sign and supporting structure, method of illumination (if any) and construction materials to be used in the sign.
4.
A sketch map of the property on which the sign is to be erected showing existing structures, rights-of-way lines, easements, and proposed location of the sign.
5.
A drawing of the proposed sign showing display area dimensions, height of sign from grade to bottom of sign, height of sign from grade to top of sign, and any commercial message to be conveyed on sign.

Effective on: 12/20/2022

SECTION 3406 APPEALS

Decisions on sign permit applications, as well as directives, orders, notices and all other sign related decisions of the Zoning Administrator may be appealed to the Board of Adjustment.

Effective on: 12/20/2022

SECTION 3407 SIGNS PERMITTED BY DISTRICT

In addition to other regulations within this Article, signs are allowed/prohibited in accordance with the following tables:

Table 34-1 Agricultural, Recreation, and Conservation Districts
Type Of Sign	A-1	A-2	R	CONS	Reference
Abandoned signs and support structures	-	-	-	-	Sec. 3403
Animated, revolving, and moving signs, including those which create the appearance of animation, projection, revolving, or other movement, or utilizing flashing or intermittent lights, or lights of changing degrees of intensity	-	-	-	-	Sec. 3403
Any sign installed in a building or enclosed space and not legible from the public right-of-way or from private or public property other than the property on which it is located	E	E	E	E	Sec. 3404
Any sign with a sign area of less than four (4) square feet in area and less than four (4) feet in height (if freestanding), that is not separately illuminated and that is not legible from the public right-of-way or from private or public property other than on which it is located	E	E	E	E	Sec 3404
Any sign that is four (4) square feet or less in area, integrated into or on a coin operated machine, vending machine, gasoline pump, or automatic teller machine	E	E	E	E	Sec. 3404
Banners, pennants, posters, ribbons, flags for advertising purposes, streamers, spinners, strings of light, or other similar moving devices	-	-	-	-	Sec 3403
Building mounted signs	-	-	P	-	Sec. 3408.1
Building mounted signs containing no commercial message and not larger than four (4) square feet in area	E	E	E	E	Sec. 3404
Canopy signs	-	-	-	-	Sec. 3408.2
Cornerstones, foundation stones and memorial signs and tablets when cut into any masonry surface or inlaid so as to be part of the building or when constructed of bronze or other incombustible material, provided that no such sign shall exceed six (6) square feet in area nor shall any such sign be separately illuminated	E	E	E	E	Sec. 3404
Cultural decorations or displays of non-commercial nature, mounted on private property, which pertain to cultural observances	E	E	E	E	Sec 3404
Directional signs	-	-	-	-	Sec. 3408.3
Drive through and menu boards	P	P	P	P	Sec. 3408.4
Electronic message boards/screens	-	-	C	-	Sec 3408.5
Entrance signs	P	P	P	-	Sec. 3408.7
Free standing signs	P	P	P	P	Sec. 3408.6
Height bar/vertical clearance directional signs with no advertising matter	E	E	E	E	Sec. 3404
Hot air balloons, spot lights or search lights	-	-	-	-	Sec. 3403
New billboards	-	-	-	-	Sec. 3403
Official flags of cities, the country, commonwealth, or any nation bearing no advertising material	E	E	E	E	Sec. 3404
Portable signs	-	-	-	-	Sec. 3403
Roof signs	-	-	-	-	Sec. 3403
Sandwich board/A-frame signs	E	E	E	E	Sec. 3404
Signs attached to trees, telephone poles, street lights, public benches, bust stops, or placed on any public property or right-of-way	-	-	-	-	Sec. 3403
Signs conforming to the Manual of Uniform Traffic Control Devices and bearing no commercial message	E	E	E	E	Sec. 3404
Signs imitating or resembling official traffic or governmental signs or signals	-	-	-	-	Sec. 3403
Temporary political, subdivision, public event, directional, real estate, or agricultural advertising signs	P	P	P	P	Sec. 3404
Signs placed on vehicles or trailers which are parked or located for the primary purpose of supplementing or replacing on-premise signage	-	-	-	-	Sec 3403
Signs using sounds, music, sound effects, noises, or other sound or noise making or transmitting device or instruments	-	-	-	-	Sec 3403
Symbols that do not bear or include any commercial message and that are integrated into the architecture of a building	E	E	E	E	Sec. 3404
Window signs	-	-	-	-	Sec. 3408.8
P - Permitted E - Exempt C - Conditional ; - - Prohibited

Table 34-1 Agricultural, Recreation, and Conservation Districts
Type Of Sign	A-1	A-2	R	CONS	Reference
Abandoned signs and support structures	-	-	-	-	Sec. 3403
Animated, revolving, and moving signs, including those which create the appearance of animation, projection, revolving, or other movement, or utilizing flashing or intermittent lights, or lights of changing degrees of intensity	-	-	-	-	Sec. 3403
Any sign installed in a building or enclosed space and not legible from the public right-of-way or from private or public property other than the property on which it is located	E	E	E	E	Sec. 3404
Any sign with a sign area of less than four (4) square feet in area and less than four (4) feet in height (if freestanding), that is not separately illuminated and that is not legible from the public right-of-way or from private or public property other than on which it is located	E	E	E	E	Sec 3404
Any sign that is four (4) square feet or less in area, integrated into or on a coin operated machine, vending machine, gasoline pump, or automatic teller machine	E	E	E	E	Sec. 3404
Banners, pennants, posters, ribbons, flags for advertising purposes, streamers, spinners, strings of light, or other similar moving devices	-	-	-	-	Sec 3403
Building mounted signs	-	-	P	-	Sec. 3408.1
Building mounted signs containing no commercial message and not larger than four (4) square feet in area	E	E	E	E	Sec. 3404
Canopy signs	-	-	-	-	Sec. 3408.2
Cornerstones, foundation stones and memorial signs and tablets when cut into any masonry surface or inlaid so as to be part of the building or when constructed of bronze or other incombustible material, provided that no such sign shall exceed six (6) square feet in area nor shall any such sign be separately illuminated	E	E	E	E	Sec. 3404
Cultural decorations or displays of non-commercial nature, mounted on private property, which pertain to cultural observances	E	E	E	E	Sec 3404
Directional signs	-	-	-	-	Sec. 3408.3
Drive through and menu boards	P	P	P	P	Sec. 3408.4
Electronic message boards/screens	-	-	C	-	Sec 3408.5
Entrance signs	P	P	P	-	Sec. 3408.7
Free standing signs	P	P	P	P	Sec. 3408.6
Height bar/vertical clearance directional signs with no advertising matter	E	E	E	E	Sec. 3404
Hot air balloons, spot lights or search lights	-	-	-	-	Sec. 3403
New billboards	-	-	-	-	Sec. 3403
Official flags of cities, the country, commonwealth, or any nation bearing no advertising material	E	E	E	E	Sec. 3404
Portable signs	-	-	-	-	Sec. 3403
Roof signs	-	-	-	-	Sec. 3403
Sandwich board/A-frame signs	E	E	E	E	Sec. 3404
Signs attached to trees, telephone poles, street lights, public benches, bust stops, or placed on any public property or right-of-way	-	-	-	-	Sec. 3403
Signs conforming to the Manual of Uniform Traffic Control Devices and bearing no commercial message	E	E	E	E	Sec. 3404
Signs imitating or resembling official traffic or governmental signs or signals	-	-	-	-	Sec. 3403
Temporary political, subdivision, public event, directional, real estate, or agricultural advertising signs	P	P	P	P	Sec. 3404
Signs placed on vehicles or trailers which are parked or located for the primary purpose of supplementing or replacing on-premise signage	-	-	-	-	Sec 3403
Signs using sounds, music, sound effects, noises, or other sound or noise making or transmitting device or instruments	-	-	-	-	Sec 3403
Symbols that do not bear or include any commercial message and that are integrated into the architecture of a building	E	E	E	E	Sec. 3404
Window signs	-	-	-	-	Sec. 3408.8
P - Permitted E - Exempt C - Conditional ; - - Prohibited

Table 34-2 Residential Districts
Type Of Sign	RSE	RS	SR-1	SR-2	SR-3	UR-1	UR-2	UR-3	MHP	R-1F	Reference
Abandoned signs and support structures	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Sec. 3403
Animated, revolving, and moving signs, including those which create the appearance of animation, projection, revolving, or other movement, or utilizing flashing or intermittent lights, or lights of changing degrees of intensity	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Sec. 3403
Any sign installed in a building or enclosed space and not legible from the public right-of-way or from private or public property other than the property on which it is located	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	Sec. 3404
Any sign with a sign area of less than four (4) square feet in area and less than four (4) feet in height (if freestanding), that is not separately illuminated and that is not legible from the public right-of-way or from private or public property other than on which it is located	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	Sec 3404
Any sign that is four (4) square feet or less in area, integrated into or on a coin operated machine, vending machine, gasoline pump, or automatic teller machine	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Sec. 3404
Banners, pennants, posters, ribbons, flags for advertising purposes, streamers, spinners, strings of light, or other similar moving devices	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Sec 3403
Building mounted signs	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Sec. 3408.1
Building mounted signs containing no commercial message and not larger than four (4) square feet in area	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	Sec. 3404
Canopy signs	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Sec. 3408.2
Cornerstones, foundation stones and memorial signs and tablets when cut into any masonry surface or inlaid so as to be part of the building or when constructed of bronze or other incombustible material, provided that no such sign shall exceed six (6) square feet in area nor shall any such sign be separately illuminated	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	Sec. 3404
Cultural decorations or displays of non-commercial nature, mounted on private property, which pertain to cultural observances	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	Sec 3404
Directional signs	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Sec. 3408.3
Drive through and menu boards	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Sec. 3408.4
Electronic message boards/screens	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Sec 3408.5
Entrance signs	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	Sec. 3408.7
Free standing signs	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	Sec. 3408.6
Height bar/vertical clearance directional signs with no advertising matter	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Sec. 3404
Hot air balloons, spot lights or search lights	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Sec. 3403
New billboards	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Sec. 3403
Official flags of cities, the country, commonwealth, or any nation bearing no advertising material	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	Sec. 3404
Portable signs	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Sec. 3403
Roof signs	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Sec. 3403
Sandwich board/A-frame signs	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	Sec. 3404
Signs attached to trees, telephone poles, street lights, public benches, bust stops, or placed on any public property or right-of-way	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Sec. 3403
Signs conforming to the Manual of Uniform Traffic Control Devices and bearing no commercial message	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	Sec. 3404
Signs imitating or resembling official traffic or governmental signs or signals	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Sec. 3403
Temporary political, subdivision, public event, directional, real estate, or agricultural advertising signs	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	Sec. 3404
Signs placed on vehicles or trailers which are parked or located for the primary purpose of supplementing or replacing on-premise signage	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Sec 3403
Signs using sounds, music, sound effects, noises, or other sound or noise making or transmitting device or instruments	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Sec 3403
Symbols that do not bear or include any commercial message and that are integrated into the architecture of a building	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	Sec. 3404
Window signs	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Sec. 3408.8
P - Permitted E - Exempt C - Conditional ; - - Prohibited

Table 34-2 Residential Districts
Type Of Sign	RSE	RS	SR-1	SR-2	SR-3	UR-1	UR-2	UR-3	MHP	R-1F	Reference
Abandoned signs and support structures	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Sec. 3403
Animated, revolving, and moving signs, including those which create the appearance of animation, projection, revolving, or other movement, or utilizing flashing or intermittent lights, or lights of changing degrees of intensity	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Sec. 3403
Any sign installed in a building or enclosed space and not legible from the public right-of-way or from private or public property other than the property on which it is located	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	Sec. 3404
Any sign with a sign area of less than four (4) square feet in area and less than four (4) feet in height (if freestanding), that is not separately illuminated and that is not legible from the public right-of-way or from private or public property other than on which it is located	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	Sec 3404
Any sign that is four (4) square feet or less in area, integrated into or on a coin operated machine, vending machine, gasoline pump, or automatic teller machine	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Sec. 3404
Banners, pennants, posters, ribbons, flags for advertising purposes, streamers, spinners, strings of light, or other similar moving devices	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Sec 3403
Building mounted signs	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Sec. 3408.1
Building mounted signs containing no commercial message and not larger than four (4) square feet in area	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	Sec. 3404
Canopy signs	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Sec. 3408.2
Cornerstones, foundation stones and memorial signs and tablets when cut into any masonry surface or inlaid so as to be part of the building or when constructed of bronze or other incombustible material, provided that no such sign shall exceed six (6) square feet in area nor shall any such sign be separately illuminated	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	Sec. 3404
Cultural decorations or displays of non-commercial nature, mounted on private property, which pertain to cultural observances	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	Sec 3404
Directional signs	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Sec. 3408.3
Drive through and menu boards	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Sec. 3408.4
Electronic message boards/screens	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Sec 3408.5
Entrance signs	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	Sec. 3408.7
Free standing signs	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	Sec. 3408.6
Height bar/vertical clearance directional signs with no advertising matter	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Sec. 3404
Hot air balloons, spot lights or search lights	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Sec. 3403
New billboards	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Sec. 3403
Official flags of cities, the country, commonwealth, or any nation bearing no advertising material	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	Sec. 3404
Portable signs	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Sec. 3403
Roof signs	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Sec. 3403
Sandwich board/A-frame signs	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	Sec. 3404
Signs attached to trees, telephone poles, street lights, public benches, bust stops, or placed on any public property or right-of-way	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Sec. 3403
Signs conforming to the Manual of Uniform Traffic Control Devices and bearing no commercial message	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	Sec. 3404
Signs imitating or resembling official traffic or governmental signs or signals	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Sec. 3403
Temporary political, subdivision, public event, directional, real estate, or agricultural advertising signs	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	Sec. 3404
Signs placed on vehicles or trailers which are parked or located for the primary purpose of supplementing or replacing on-premise signage	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Sec 3403
Signs using sounds, music, sound effects, noises, or other sound or noise making or transmitting device or instruments	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Sec 3403
Symbols that do not bear or include any commercial message and that are integrated into the architecture of a building	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	Sec. 3404
Window signs	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Sec. 3408.8
P - Permitted E - Exempt C - Conditional ; - - Prohibited

Table 34-3 Commercial Districts
Type Of Sign	C-1	C-2	C-3	C-4	Reference
Abandoned signs and support structures	-	-	-	-	Sec. 3403
Animated, revolving, and moving signs, including those which create the appearance of animation, projection, revolving, or other movement, or utilizing flashing or intermittent lights, or lights of changing degrees of intensity	-	-	-	-	Sec. 3403
Any sign installed in a building or enclosed space and not legible from the public right-of-way or from private or public property other than the property on which it is located	E	E	E	E	Sec. 3404
Any sign with a sign area of less than four (4) square feet in area and less than four (4) feet in height (if freestanding), that is not separately illuminated and that is not legible from the public right-of-way or from private or public property other than on which it is located	E	E	E	E	Sec 3404
Any sign that is four (4) square feet or less in area, integrated into or on a coin operated machine, vending machine, gasoline pump, or automatic teller machine	E	E	E	E	Sec. 3404
Banners, pennants, posters, ribbons, flags for advertising purposes, streamers, spinners, strings of light, or other similar moving devices	-	-	-	-	Sec 3403
Building mounted signs	P	P	P	P	Sec. 3408.1
Building mounted signs containing no commercial message and not larger than four (4) square feet in area	E	E	E	E	Sec. 3404
Canopy signs	P	P	P	P	Sec. 3408.2
Cornerstones, foundation stones and memorial signs and tablets when cut into any masonry surface or inlaid so as to be part of the building or when constructed of bronze or other incombustible material, provided that no such sign shall exceed six (6) square feet in area nor shall any such sign be separately illuminated	E	E	E	E	Sec. 3404
Cultural decorations or displays of non-commercial nature, mounted on private property, which pertain to cultural observances	E	E	E	E	Sec 3404
Directional signs	P	P	P	P	Sec. 3408.3
Drive through and menu boards	P	P	P	P	Sec. 3408.4
Electronic message boards/screens	C	C	C	C	Sec 3408.5
Entrance signs	-	-	-	-	Sec. 3408.7
Free standing signs	P	P	P	P	Sec. 3408.6
Height bar/vertical clearance directional signs with no advertising matter	E	E	E	E	Sec. 3404
Hot air balloons, spot lights or search lights	-	-	-	-	Sec. 3403
New billboards	-	-	-	-	Sec. 3403
Official flags of cities, the country, commonwealth, or any nation bearing no advertising material	E	E	E	E	Sec. 3404
Portable signs	-	-	-	-	Sec. 3403
Roof signs	-	-	-	-	Sec. 3403
Sandwich board/A-frame signs	E	E	E	E	Sec. 3404
Signs attached to trees, telephone poles, street lights, public benches, bust stops, or placed on any public property or right-of-way	-	-	-	-	Sec. 3403
Signs conforming to the Manual of Uniform Traffic Control Devices and bearing no commercial message	E	E	E	E	Sec. 3404
Signs imitating or resembling official traffic or governmental signs or signals	-	-	-	-	Sec. 3403
Temporary political, subdivision, public event, directional, real estate, or agricultural advertising signs	P	P	P	P	Sec. 3404
Signs placed on vehicles or trailers which are parked or located for the primary purpose of supplementing or replacing on-premise signage	-	-	-	-	Sec 3403
Signs using sounds, music, sound effects, noises, or other sound or noise making or transmitting device or instruments	-	-	-	-	Sec 3403
Symbols that do not bear or include any commercial message and that are integrated into the architecture of a building	E	E	E	E	Sec. 3404
Window signs	P	P	P	P	Sec. 3408.8
P - Permitted E - Exempt C - Conditional ; - - Prohibited

Table 34-3 Commercial Districts
Type Of Sign	C-1	C-2	C-3	C-4	Reference
Abandoned signs and support structures	-	-	-	-	Sec. 3403
Animated, revolving, and moving signs, including those which create the appearance of animation, projection, revolving, or other movement, or utilizing flashing or intermittent lights, or lights of changing degrees of intensity	-	-	-	-	Sec. 3403
Any sign installed in a building or enclosed space and not legible from the public right-of-way or from private or public property other than the property on which it is located	E	E	E	E	Sec. 3404
Any sign with a sign area of less than four (4) square feet in area and less than four (4) feet in height (if freestanding), that is not separately illuminated and that is not legible from the public right-of-way or from private or public property other than on which it is located	E	E	E	E	Sec 3404
Any sign that is four (4) square feet or less in area, integrated into or on a coin operated machine, vending machine, gasoline pump, or automatic teller machine	E	E	E	E	Sec. 3404
Banners, pennants, posters, ribbons, flags for advertising purposes, streamers, spinners, strings of light, or other similar moving devices	-	-	-	-	Sec 3403
Building mounted signs	P	P	P	P	Sec. 3408.1
Building mounted signs containing no commercial message and not larger than four (4) square feet in area	E	E	E	E	Sec. 3404
Canopy signs	P	P	P	P	Sec. 3408.2
Cornerstones, foundation stones and memorial signs and tablets when cut into any masonry surface or inlaid so as to be part of the building or when constructed of bronze or other incombustible material, provided that no such sign shall exceed six (6) square feet in area nor shall any such sign be separately illuminated	E	E	E	E	Sec. 3404
Cultural decorations or displays of non-commercial nature, mounted on private property, which pertain to cultural observances	E	E	E	E	Sec 3404
Directional signs	P	P	P	P	Sec. 3408.3
Drive through and menu boards	P	P	P	P	Sec. 3408.4
Electronic message boards/screens	C	C	C	C	Sec 3408.5
Entrance signs	-	-	-	-	Sec. 3408.7
Free standing signs	P	P	P	P	Sec. 3408.6
Height bar/vertical clearance directional signs with no advertising matter	E	E	E	E	Sec. 3404
Hot air balloons, spot lights or search lights	-	-	-	-	Sec. 3403
New billboards	-	-	-	-	Sec. 3403
Official flags of cities, the country, commonwealth, or any nation bearing no advertising material	E	E	E	E	Sec. 3404
Portable signs	-	-	-	-	Sec. 3403
Roof signs	-	-	-	-	Sec. 3403
Sandwich board/A-frame signs	E	E	E	E	Sec. 3404
Signs attached to trees, telephone poles, street lights, public benches, bust stops, or placed on any public property or right-of-way	-	-	-	-	Sec. 3403
Signs conforming to the Manual of Uniform Traffic Control Devices and bearing no commercial message	E	E	E	E	Sec. 3404
Signs imitating or resembling official traffic or governmental signs or signals	-	-	-	-	Sec. 3403
Temporary political, subdivision, public event, directional, real estate, or agricultural advertising signs	P	P	P	P	Sec. 3404
Signs placed on vehicles or trailers which are parked or located for the primary purpose of supplementing or replacing on-premise signage	-	-	-	-	Sec 3403
Signs using sounds, music, sound effects, noises, or other sound or noise making or transmitting device or instruments	-	-	-	-	Sec 3403
Symbols that do not bear or include any commercial message and that are integrated into the architecture of a building	E	E	E	E	Sec. 3404
Window signs	P	P	P	P	Sec. 3408.8
P - Permitted E - Exempt C - Conditional ; - - Prohibited

Table 34-4 Employment Districts
Type Of Sign	O-1	0-1A	O-2	0-1A	O-2	I-1	I-2	I-3	I-4	Reference
Abandoned signs and support structures	-			-	-	-	-	-	-	Sec. 3403
Animated, revolving, and moving signs, including those which create the appearance of animation, projection, revolving, or other movement, or utilizing flashing or intermittent lights, or lights of changing degrees of intensity	-			-	-	-	-	-	-	Sec. 3403
Any sign installed in a building or enclosed space and not legible from the public right-of-way or from private or public property other than the property on which it is located	E			E	E	E	E	E	E	Sec. 3404
Any sign with a sign area of less than four (4) square feet in area and less than four (4) feet in height (if freestanding), that is not separately illuminated and that is not legible from the public right-of-way or from private or public property other than on which it is located	E			E	E	E	E	E	E	Sec 3404
Any sign that is four (4) square feet or less in area, integrated into or on a coin operated machine, vending machine, gasoline pump, or automatic teller machine	E			E	E	E	E	E	E	Sec. 3404
Banners, pennants, posters, ribbons, flags for advertising purposes, streamers, spinners, strings of light, or other similar moving devices	-			-	-	-	-	-	-	Sec 3403
Building mounted signs	P			P	P	P	P	P	P	Sec. 3408.1
Building mounted signs containing no commercial message and not larger than four (4) square feet in area	E			E	E	E	E	E	E	Sec. 3404
Canopy signs	P			P	P	P	P	P	P	Sec. 3408.2
Cornerstones, foundation stones and memorial signs and tablets when cut into any masonry surface or inlaid so as to be part of the building or when constructed of bronze or other incombustible material, provided that no such sign shall exceed six (6) square feet in area nor shall any such sign be separately illuminated	E			E	E	E	E	E	E	Sec. 3404
Cultural decorations or displays of non-commercial nature, mounted on private property, which pertain to cultural observances	E			E	E	E	E	E	E	Sec 3404
Directional signs	P			P	P	P	P	P	P	Sec. 3408.3
Drive through and menu boards	P			P	P	P	P	P	P	Sec. 3408.4
Electronic message boards/screens	-			-	-	-	-	-	-	Sec 3408.5
Entrance signs	P			P	P	P	P	-	-	Sec. 3408.7
Free standing signs	P			P	P	P	P	P	P	Sec. 3408.6
Height bar/vertical clearance directional signs with no advertising matter	E			E	E	E	E	E	E	Sec. 3404
Hot air balloons, spot lights or search lights	-			-	-	-	-	-	-	Sec. 3403
New billboards	-			-	-	-	-	-	-	Sec. 3403
Official flags of cities, the country, commonwealth, or any nation bearing no advertising material	E			E	E	E	E	E	E	Sec. 3404
Portable signs	-			-	-	-	-	-	-	Sec. 3403
Roof signs	-			-	-	-	-	-	-	Sec. 3403
Sandwich board/A-frame signs	E			E	E	E	E	E	E	Sec. 3404
Signs attached to trees, telephone poles, street lights, public benches, bust stops, or placed on any public property or right-of-way	-			-	-	-	-	-	-	Sec. 3403
Signs conforming to the Manual of Uniform Traffic Control Devices and bearing no commercial message	E			E	E	E	E	E	E	Sec. 3404
Signs imitating or resembling official traffic or governmental signs or signals	-			-	-	-	-	-	-	Sec. 3403
Temporary political, subdivision, public event, directional, real estate, or agricultural advertising signs	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	Sec. 3404
Signs placed on vehicles or trailers which are parked or located for the primary purpose of supplementing or replacing on-premise signage	-			-	-	-	-	-	-	Sec 3403
Signs using sounds, music, sound effects, noises, or other sound or noise making or transmitting device or instruments	-			-	-	-	-	-	-	Sec 3403
Symbols that do not bear or include any commercial message and that are integrated into the architecture of a building	E			E	E	E	E	E	E	Sec. 3404
Window signs	P			P	P	P	P	P	P	Sec. 3408.8
P - Permitted E - Exempt C - Conditional ; - - Prohibited

Table 34-4 Employment Districts
Type Of Sign	O-1	0-1A	O-2	0-1A	O-2	I-1	I-2	I-3	I-4	Reference
Abandoned signs and support structures	-			-	-	-	-	-	-	Sec. 3403
Animated, revolving, and moving signs, including those which create the appearance of animation, projection, revolving, or other movement, or utilizing flashing or intermittent lights, or lights of changing degrees of intensity	-			-	-	-	-	-	-	Sec. 3403
Any sign installed in a building or enclosed space and not legible from the public right-of-way or from private or public property other than the property on which it is located	E			E	E	E	E	E	E	Sec. 3404
Any sign with a sign area of less than four (4) square feet in area and less than four (4) feet in height (if freestanding), that is not separately illuminated and that is not legible from the public right-of-way or from private or public property other than on which it is located	E			E	E	E	E	E	E	Sec 3404
Any sign that is four (4) square feet or less in area, integrated into or on a coin operated machine, vending machine, gasoline pump, or automatic teller machine	E			E	E	E	E	E	E	Sec. 3404
Banners, pennants, posters, ribbons, flags for advertising purposes, streamers, spinners, strings of light, or other similar moving devices	-			-	-	-	-	-	-	Sec 3403
Building mounted signs	P			P	P	P	P	P	P	Sec. 3408.1
Building mounted signs containing no commercial message and not larger than four (4) square feet in area	E			E	E	E	E	E	E	Sec. 3404
Canopy signs	P			P	P	P	P	P	P	Sec. 3408.2
Cornerstones, foundation stones and memorial signs and tablets when cut into any masonry surface or inlaid so as to be part of the building or when constructed of bronze or other incombustible material, provided that no such sign shall exceed six (6) square feet in area nor shall any such sign be separately illuminated	E			E	E	E	E	E	E	Sec. 3404
Cultural decorations or displays of non-commercial nature, mounted on private property, which pertain to cultural observances	E			E	E	E	E	E	E	Sec 3404
Directional signs	P			P	P	P	P	P	P	Sec. 3408.3
Drive through and menu boards	P			P	P	P	P	P	P	Sec. 3408.4
Electronic message boards/screens	-			-	-	-	-	-	-	Sec 3408.5
Entrance signs	P			P	P	P	P	-	-	Sec. 3408.7
Free standing signs	P			P	P	P	P	P	P	Sec. 3408.6
Height bar/vertical clearance directional signs with no advertising matter	E			E	E	E	E	E	E	Sec. 3404
Hot air balloons, spot lights or search lights	-			-	-	-	-	-	-	Sec. 3403
New billboards	-			-	-	-	-	-	-	Sec. 3403
Official flags of cities, the country, commonwealth, or any nation bearing no advertising material	E			E	E	E	E	E	E	Sec. 3404
Portable signs	-			-	-	-	-	-	-	Sec. 3403
Roof signs	-			-	-	-	-	-	-	Sec. 3403
Sandwich board/A-frame signs	E			E	E	E	E	E	E	Sec. 3404
Signs attached to trees, telephone poles, street lights, public benches, bust stops, or placed on any public property or right-of-way	-			-	-	-	-	-	-	Sec. 3403
Signs conforming to the Manual of Uniform Traffic Control Devices and bearing no commercial message	E			E	E	E	E	E	E	Sec. 3404
Signs imitating or resembling official traffic or governmental signs or signals	-			-	-	-	-	-	-	Sec. 3403
Temporary political, subdivision, public event, directional, real estate, or agricultural advertising signs	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	Sec. 3404
Signs placed on vehicles or trailers which are parked or located for the primary purpose of supplementing or replacing on-premise signage	-			-	-	-	-	-	-	Sec 3403
Signs using sounds, music, sound effects, noises, or other sound or noise making or transmitting device or instruments	-			-	-	-	-	-	-	Sec 3403
Symbols that do not bear or include any commercial message and that are integrated into the architecture of a building	E			E	E	E	E	E	E	Sec. 3404
Window signs	P			P	P	P	P	P	P	Sec. 3408.8
P - Permitted E - Exempt C - Conditional ; - - Prohibited

Table 34-5 Public Facility, Airport, and Special Study Districts
Type Of Sign	PF	A	RPD	FMS	WD	UC	UNO	GR-R, GR-C, GR-BP	Reference
Abandoned signs and support structures	-	-	-	Sec. 3407.1	Sec. 3407.2	Sec. 3407.3	Sec. 3407.3	Sec. 3407.8	Sec. 3403
Animated, revolving, and moving signs, including those which create the appearance of animation, projection, revolving, or other movement, or utilizing flashing or intermittent lights, or lights of changing degrees of intensity	-	-	-						Sec. 3403
Any sign installed in a building or enclosed space and not legible from the public right-of-way or from private or public property other than the property on which it is located	E	E	E						Sec. 3404
Any sign with a sign area of less than four (4) square feet in area and less than four (4) feet in height (if freestanding), that is not separately illuminated and that is not legible from the public right-of-way or from private or public property other than on which it is located	E	E	E						Sec 3404
Any sign that is four (4) square feet or less in area, integrated into or on a coin operated machine, vending machine, gasoline pump, or automatic teller machine	E	E	E						Sec. 3404
Banners, pennants, posters, ribbons, flags for advertising purposes, streamers, spinners, strings of light, or other similar moving devices	-	-	-						Sec 3403
Building mounted signs	-	-	-						Sec. 3408.1
Building mounted signs containing no commercial message and not larger than four (4) square feet in area	E	E	E						Sec. 3404
Canopy signs	P	P	P						Sec. 3408.2
Cornerstones, foundation stones and memorial signs and tablets when cut into any masonry surface or inlaid so as to be part of the building or when constructed of bronze or other incombustible material, provided that no such sign shall exceed six (6) square feet in area nor shall any such sign be separately illuminated	E	E	E						Sec. 3404
Cultural decorations or displays of non-commercial nature, mounted on private property, which pertain to cultural observances	E	E	E						Sec 3404
Directional signs	-	-	-						Sec. 3408.3
Drive through and menu boards	P	P	P						Sec. 3408.4
Electronic message boards/screens	C	-	-						Sec 3408.5
Entrance signs	P	-	-						Sec. 3408.7
Free standing signs	P	P	P						Sec. 3408.6
Height bar/vertical clearance directional signs with no advertising matter	E	E	E						Sec. 3404
Hot air balloons, spot lights or search lights	-	-	-						Sec. 3403
New billboards	-	-	-						Sec. 3403
Official flags of cities, the country, commonwealth, or any nation bearing no advertising material	E	E	E						Sec. 3404
Portable signs	-	-	-						Sec. 3403
Roof signs	-	-	-						Sec. 3403
Sandwich board/A-frame signs	E	E	E						Sec. 3404
Signs attached to trees, telephone poles, street lights, public benches, bust stops, or placed on any public property or right-of-way	-	-	-						Sec. 3403
Signs conforming to the Manual of Uniform Traffic Control Devices and bearing no commercial message	E	E	E						Sec. 3404
Signs imitating or resembling official traffic or governmental signs or signals	-	-	-						Sec. 3403
Temporary political, subdivision, public event, directional, real estate, or agricultural advertising signs	P	P	P						Sec. 3404
Signs placed on vehicles or trailers which are parked or located for the primary purpose of supplementing or replacing on-premise signage	-	-	-						Sec 3403
Signs using sounds, music, sound effects, noises, or other sound or noise making or transmitting device or instruments	-	-	-						Sec 3403
Symbols that do not bear or include any commercial message and that are integrated into the architecture of a building	E	E	E						Sec. 3404
Window signs	-	-	-						Sec. 3408.8
P - Permitted E - Exempt C - Conditional ; - - Prohibited

Table 34-5 Public Facility, Airport, and Special Study Districts
Type Of Sign	PF	A	RPD	FMS	WD	UC	UNO	GR-R, GR-C, GR-BP	Reference
Abandoned signs and support structures	-	-	-	Sec. 3407.1	Sec. 3407.2	Sec. 3407.3	Sec. 3407.3	Sec. 3407.8	Sec. 3403
Animated, revolving, and moving signs, including those which create the appearance of animation, projection, revolving, or other movement, or utilizing flashing or intermittent lights, or lights of changing degrees of intensity	-	-	-						Sec. 3403
Any sign installed in a building or enclosed space and not legible from the public right-of-way or from private or public property other than the property on which it is located	E	E	E						Sec. 3404
Any sign with a sign area of less than four (4) square feet in area and less than four (4) feet in height (if freestanding), that is not separately illuminated and that is not legible from the public right-of-way or from private or public property other than on which it is located	E	E	E						Sec 3404
Any sign that is four (4) square feet or less in area, integrated into or on a coin operated machine, vending machine, gasoline pump, or automatic teller machine	E	E	E						Sec. 3404
Banners, pennants, posters, ribbons, flags for advertising purposes, streamers, spinners, strings of light, or other similar moving devices	-	-	-						Sec 3403
Building mounted signs	-	-	-						Sec. 3408.1
Building mounted signs containing no commercial message and not larger than four (4) square feet in area	E	E	E						Sec. 3404
Canopy signs	P	P	P						Sec. 3408.2
Cornerstones, foundation stones and memorial signs and tablets when cut into any masonry surface or inlaid so as to be part of the building or when constructed of bronze or other incombustible material, provided that no such sign shall exceed six (6) square feet in area nor shall any such sign be separately illuminated	E	E	E						Sec. 3404
Cultural decorations or displays of non-commercial nature, mounted on private property, which pertain to cultural observances	E	E	E						Sec 3404
Directional signs	-	-	-						Sec. 3408.3
Drive through and menu boards	P	P	P						Sec. 3408.4
Electronic message boards/screens	C	-	-						Sec 3408.5
Entrance signs	P	-	-						Sec. 3408.7
Free standing signs	P	P	P						Sec. 3408.6
Height bar/vertical clearance directional signs with no advertising matter	E	E	E						Sec. 3404
Hot air balloons, spot lights or search lights	-	-	-						Sec. 3403
New billboards	-	-	-						Sec. 3403
Official flags of cities, the country, commonwealth, or any nation bearing no advertising material	E	E	E						Sec. 3404
Portable signs	-	-	-						Sec. 3403
Roof signs	-	-	-						Sec. 3403
Sandwich board/A-frame signs	E	E	E						Sec. 3404
Signs attached to trees, telephone poles, street lights, public benches, bust stops, or placed on any public property or right-of-way	-	-	-						Sec. 3403
Signs conforming to the Manual of Uniform Traffic Control Devices and bearing no commercial message	E	E	E						Sec. 3404
Signs imitating or resembling official traffic or governmental signs or signals	-	-	-						Sec. 3403
Temporary political, subdivision, public event, directional, real estate, or agricultural advertising signs	P	P	P						Sec. 3404
Signs placed on vehicles or trailers which are parked or located for the primary purpose of supplementing or replacing on-premise signage	-	-	-						Sec 3403
Signs using sounds, music, sound effects, noises, or other sound or noise making or transmitting device or instruments	-	-	-						Sec 3403
Symbols that do not bear or include any commercial message and that are integrated into the architecture of a building	E	E	E						Sec. 3404
Window signs	-	-	-						Sec. 3408.8
P - Permitted E - Exempt C - Conditional ; - - Prohibited

Table 34-6 Overlay Districts
Type Of Sign	UTC	PD	EPD	HDO	PO	SC	H	UTO	MR	Reference
Abandoned signs and support structures	Sec. 3407.3	Sec. 3407.4	Sec. 3407.4	Sec. 3407.5	Sec. 3407.6	Sec. 3407.2	Sec. 3407.4	Sec. 3407.3	Sec. 3407.7	Sec. 3403
Animated, revolving, and moving signs, including those which create the appearance of animation, projection, revolving, or other movement, or utilizing flashing or intermittent lights, or lights of changing degrees of intensity										Sec. 3403
Any sign installed in a building or enclosed space and not legible from the public right-of-way or from private or public property other than the property on which it is located										Sec. 3404
Any sign with a sign area of less than four (4) square feet in area and less than four (4) feet in height (if freestanding), that is not separately illuminated and that is not legible from the public right-of-way or from private or public property other than on which it is located										Sec 3404
Any sign that is four (4) square feet or less in area, integrated into or on a coin operated machine, vending machine, gasoline pump, or automatic teller machine										Sec. 3404
Banners, pennants, posters, ribbons, flags for advertising purposes, streamers, spinners, strings of light, or other similar moving devices										Sec 3403
Building mounted signs										Sec. 3408.1
Building mounted signs containing no commercial message and not larger than four (4) square feet in area										Sec. 3404
Canopy signs										Sec. 3408.2
Cornerstones, foundation stones and memorial signs and tablets when cut into any masonry surface or inlaid so as to be part of the building or when constructed of bronze or other incombustible material, provided that no such sign shall exceed six (6) square feet in area nor shall any such sign be separately illuminated										Sec. 3404
Cultural decorations or displays of non-commercial nature, mounted on private property, which pertain to cultural observances										Sec 3404
Directional signs										Sec. 3408.3
Drive through and menu boards										Sec. 3408.4
Electronic message boards/screens										Sec 3408.5
Entrance signs										Sec. 3408.7
Free standing signs										Sec. 3408.6
Height bar/vertical clearance directional signs with no advertising matter										Sec. 3404
Hot air balloons, spot lights or search lights										Sec. 3403
New billboards										Sec. 3403
Official flags of cities, the country, commonwealth, or any nation bearing no advertising material										Sec. 3404
Portable signs										Sec. 3403
Roof signs										Sec. 3403
Sandwich board/A-frame signs										Sec. 3404
Signs attached to trees, telephone poles, street lights, public benches, bust stops, or placed on any public property or right-of-way										Sec. 3403
Signs conforming to the Manual of Uniform Traffic Control Devices and bearing no commercial message										Sec. 3404
Signs imitating or resembling official traffic or governmental signs or signals										Sec. 3403
Temporary political, subdivision, public event, directional, real estate, or agricultural advertising signs										Sec. 3404
Signs placed on vehicles or trailers which are parked or located for the primary purpose of supplementing or replacing on-premise signage										Sec 3403
Signs using sounds, music, sound effects, noises, or other sound or noise making or transmitting device or instruments										Sec 3403
Symbols that do not bear or include any commercial message and that are integrated into the architecture of a building										Sec. 3404
Window signs										Sec. 3408.8
P - Permitted E - Exempt C - Conditional p; - - Prohibited

Table 34-6 Overlay Districts
Type Of Sign	UTC	PD	EPD	HDO	PO	SC	H	UTO	MR	Reference
Abandoned signs and support structures	Sec. 3407.3	Sec. 3407.4	Sec. 3407.4	Sec. 3407.5	Sec. 3407.6	Sec. 3407.2	Sec. 3407.4	Sec. 3407.3	Sec. 3407.7	Sec. 3403
Animated, revolving, and moving signs, including those which create the appearance of animation, projection, revolving, or other movement, or utilizing flashing or intermittent lights, or lights of changing degrees of intensity										Sec. 3403
Any sign installed in a building or enclosed space and not legible from the public right-of-way or from private or public property other than the property on which it is located										Sec. 3404
Any sign with a sign area of less than four (4) square feet in area and less than four (4) feet in height (if freestanding), that is not separately illuminated and that is not legible from the public right-of-way or from private or public property other than on which it is located										Sec 3404
Any sign that is four (4) square feet or less in area, integrated into or on a coin operated machine, vending machine, gasoline pump, or automatic teller machine										Sec. 3404
Banners, pennants, posters, ribbons, flags for advertising purposes, streamers, spinners, strings of light, or other similar moving devices										Sec 3403
Building mounted signs										Sec. 3408.1
Building mounted signs containing no commercial message and not larger than four (4) square feet in area										Sec. 3404
Canopy signs										Sec. 3408.2
Cornerstones, foundation stones and memorial signs and tablets when cut into any masonry surface or inlaid so as to be part of the building or when constructed of bronze or other incombustible material, provided that no such sign shall exceed six (6) square feet in area nor shall any such sign be separately illuminated										Sec. 3404
Cultural decorations or displays of non-commercial nature, mounted on private property, which pertain to cultural observances										Sec 3404
Directional signs										Sec. 3408.3
Drive through and menu boards										Sec. 3408.4
Electronic message boards/screens										Sec 3408.5
Entrance signs										Sec. 3408.7
Free standing signs										Sec. 3408.6
Height bar/vertical clearance directional signs with no advertising matter										Sec. 3404
Hot air balloons, spot lights or search lights										Sec. 3403
New billboards										Sec. 3403
Official flags of cities, the country, commonwealth, or any nation bearing no advertising material										Sec. 3404
Portable signs										Sec. 3403
Roof signs										Sec. 3403
Sandwich board/A-frame signs										Sec. 3404
Signs attached to trees, telephone poles, street lights, public benches, bust stops, or placed on any public property or right-of-way										Sec. 3403
Signs conforming to the Manual of Uniform Traffic Control Devices and bearing no commercial message										Sec. 3404
Signs imitating or resembling official traffic or governmental signs or signals										Sec. 3403
Temporary political, subdivision, public event, directional, real estate, or agricultural advertising signs										Sec. 3404
Signs placed on vehicles or trailers which are parked or located for the primary purpose of supplementing or replacing on-premise signage										Sec 3403
Signs using sounds, music, sound effects, noises, or other sound or noise making or transmitting device or instruments										Sec 3403
Symbols that do not bear or include any commercial message and that are integrated into the architecture of a building										Sec. 3404
Window signs										Sec. 3408.8
P - Permitted E - Exempt C - Conditional p; - - Prohibited

SECTION 3409 TEMPORARY ADVERTISING

1.
A Temporary Advertising Permit shall be obtained prior to the placement of any combination of banners, poster, pennants, flags, ribbons, streamers, spinners, or other similar moving devices, as well as strings of lights or spot lights. The procedure for obtaining a Temporary Advertising Display Permit shall be the same as the procedure for obtaining a Sign Permit a except that Temporary Advertising Display Permits must contain the dates the advertising devices will be utilized.
2.
A Temporary Advertising Display permit shall allow the use of temporary advertising devices for any establishment for a maximum of fourteen (14) consecutive days. Any establishment shall be allowed up to five (5) Temporary Advertising Display Permits in any one calendar year.
3.
A fee for Temporary Advertising Display permits shall be as set by the Planning Commission in its Schedule of Fees. The Planning Commission shall have the authority to charge a higher fee for such permits in the event that such displays are installed or used before the issuance of a permit. This higher fee must be directly related to any increased administrative costs associated with the permit's issuance.
4.
Temporary Advertising Displays shall not be permitted in any public right-of-way and shall not be attached to any public structure including, but not limited to, telephone poles, fire hydrants, and street signs.
5.
Temporary Advertising Displays must meet all other safety and setback requirements and performance standards of these regulations.
6.
Temporary Advertising Display permits can only be issued at the address where the business is operating.
7.
Freestanding signs or banners which are permitted under a Temporary Advertising Display permit shall not exceed ten (10) feet in height and one hundred (100) square feet in area.
8.
Balloons or other inflatable devices larger than eighteen (18) inches across which are permitted under a Temporary Advertising Display permit must be cold air only and must be placed on the ground and not on a structure or vehicle. Hot air balloons, spot lights or search lights are not permissible.
9.
Temporary Advertising Display Permits are not required for banners displayed at any public or private school which instructs any grades between kindergarten and grade 12, such as elementary, primary, middle, junior high, secondary, and high schools. This exemption does not apply to non-school uses which may be education related such as day care centers, preschools, and tutoring services. The banners exempt from the permitting requirement in this section must pertain to academic or student achievements and/or activities, such as awards, clubs, or athletics, and not for any commercial purpose such as fund raisers, festivals, sale of tickets for events on school grounds, or sale of any goods.

Effective on: 12/20/2022

SECTION 3410 SPECIAL SIGN DISTRICTS

Purpose And Intent

1.
The legislative bodies, or individual property owners, upon recommendation of the Planning Commission, may establish a special sign district to insure the proper development of special areas of the County.
2.
The effect of a special sign district shall be to modify, according to standards established by the Commission, the requirements, regulations, and the procedures for signs in the area included as part of the district. The purpose of the district shall be to respond to the special circumstances of development, renewal, redevelopment, or rehabilitation of areas of the County and to better achieve county-wide policies for growth and development.

Procedure

1.
The creation of a Special Sign District shall be the same as for a Zoning Map Amendment, as outlined in ARTICLE 3.
2.
Applications for Special Sign Districts shall include all of the required information necessary for a Zoning Map Amendment, as well as the following:
1. a.
  A design plan showing signage design at a scale of ½” = 1 ft.
2. b.
  Computation of the maximum area for all signs, the height of signs and the number of detached signs allowed on the development site(s) included in the plan.
3. c.
  For properties with multiple tenants or multiple occupants entitled to signs, an allocation of the allowed signage among the eligible tenants or users.
4. d.
  An accurate indication on the plot plan of the current or proposed location of each present and future sign of any type, whether requiring a permit or not, except that signs not requiring permits need not be shown.
5. e.
  The color schemes, design features, and materials (excluding specific messages) for proposed signs.

Criteria For Approval

1.
A Special Sign District shall be approved only if the legislative body finds that the proposed plan meets all of the standards set out in this article. If the legislative body finds that the proposed plan substantially meets such standards, it may approve the proposed plan subject to conditions that will cause it to meet these standards. Otherwise, the legislative body shall deny the application for plan approval:
1. a.
  Each proposed sign generally conforms with all applicable standards of this article.
2. b.
  The total amount of signage proposed for any building, wall, site, or portion of a site, generally conforms with all applicable standards of this article.
3. c.
  The proposed allocation of allowed signage among eligible tenants, which shall be proportional to one of or a combination of the following criteria:
  1. I.
    The number of public entrances to space leased to or controlled by each tenant or occupant;
  2. II.
    The linear feet of frontage of the space leased to or controlled by each tenant or occupant along the wall(s) containing public entrances; and/or
  3. III.
    The façade area of the building elevation(s) containing the public entrances to the spaces leased to or controlled by each tenant or occupant.
4. d.
  All proposed signs shall be part of a common design scheme, meeting at least the following criteria:
  1. I.
    The materials and design of all wall signs shall follow one design scheme;
  2. II.
    The materials and design of freestanding signs bearing commercial messages shall follow one design scheme, which may or may not be the same as the design scheme for wall signs;
  3. III.
    Each design scheme shall require consistency among signs for at least three of the following criteria: lighting design; color schemes; materials; shape; proportion; and/or type faces;
  4. IV.
    If the design schemes for the wall signs and freestanding signs are different, they shall have in common at least two of the following criteria: lighting design; color schemes; materials; proportion; and
  5. V.
    The design scheme for freestanding signs shall use building materials, colors and, where applicable, architectural design features consistent with the materials, colors and architectural design features of the principal building on the site.
5. e.
  A determination shall be made that any signage that is proposed as part of a Special Sign District that does not conform to the requirements of this Article must be superior to the signage allowed under this Article.

Effective on: 12/20/2022

SECTION 3411 VIOLATIONS

Effective on: 12/20/2022

Section 3407.1 Florence Main Street

The Florence Main Street Special Sign District applies to those properties within the FMS district.

The purpose of the special sign district is to promote the distinct character of the area and to provide signage that is envisioned by the study.

1.
Building mounted, projecting, window, and canopy/awning signs shall be permitted, subject to the following provisions:
1. a.
  For single tenant buildings, the size of building mounted signs shall not exceed one (1) square foot of sign area per lineal foot of building width for the elevation upon which the sign is to be mounted.
2. b.
  For multi-tenant buildings, the size of building mounted signs shall not exceed one (1) square foot of sign area per lineal foot of building width for that portion of the building elevation occupied by an individual business.
3. c.
  Projecting signs cannot project more than four (4) feet into the right-of-way and the bottom of the sign shall be located a minimum of ten (10) feet above the ground. The maximum size of a projecting sign cannot exceed sixteen (16) square feet. Permission from the right-of-way holder must be obtained in order to install a projecting sign.
4. d.
  Window signs (interior or exterior) shall not be allowed to cover more than twenty-five percent (25%) of the window on which it is located.
5. e.
  Canopy/awning signs will be permitted on all three (3) sides of the canopy/awning, provided the canopy/awning is attached directly to the principal building. The size of each sign will be determined by the canopy/awning/face upon which the sign is mounted and not the building width.
6. f.
  For single use buildings, signage shall only be permitted on a maximum of two (2) building elevations.
7. g.
  For multi-tenant buildings, signage shall only be permitted on a maximum of three (3) building elevations.
8. h.
  On any single building elevation for a single tenant building, only one building mounted sign, one projecting sign, one canopy/awning, sign and multiple windows signs will be allowed, or any combination thereof, provided the total sign area for all signs does not exceed thirty-two (32) square feet.
9. i.
  On any single building elevation for a multi- tenant building, only one building mounted sign, one projecting sign, one canopy/awning, sign and multiple windows signs will be allowed for each tenant, or any combination thereof, provided the total sign area for all signs does not exceed thirty-two (32) square feet.
2.
Architectural free standing and monument signs shall only be permitted according to the Building Typology and are limited to one (1) sign per site and shall not exceed eight (8) feet in height and thirty-two (32) square feet in size. Architectural free standing and monument signs shall be set in a landscaped area. In addition, architectural free standing and monument signs shall not be located in any right-of-way, shall only be allowed in an easement with the permission of the easement holder, and shall not obstruct driver visibility.
3.
A-frame signs will be permitted but shall not exceed eight (8) square feet in size. One sign shall be permitted per building entrance and can be located on the public sidewalk next to the building. The sign shall not be located in such a way as to obstruct movement along the sidewalk or driver visibility. The sign shall be removed at the close of business each day.
4.
Murals shall require the approval of the City of Florence and may not be placed on the primary facades of a historic building or previously unpainted brick walls of a historic building.
5.
Changeable copy signs, manual or electronic, shall be prohibited.

Design Requirements for Signs

1.
Signs shall be compatible with the design of the buildings and not obscure any architectural details or features Examples of appropriate signs which illustrate the FMS District sign requirements are shown below.
1. a.
  Where present, existing historic signs such as those painted on walls should be preserved and sensitively restored without making them look like new.
2. b.
  Signs shall be of a design and include materials that are compatible with the architectural design, form, scale, and exterior materials of the principal structure and scale and design of a small town “main street” pedestrian environment.
3. c.
  Durable materials used historically in the district and modern materials such as urethane board that appear similar to historic materials are encouraged. Rough, unfinished surfaces, plastic and glossy materials, and pressure-treated wood are not appropriate. Pin mounted metal lettering is allowed. Individually mounted plastic letters are not permitted.
4. d.
  Signs and support structures shall not damage or obscure significant architectural features of a building, including window/door frames, cornices, molding, or other ornamental feature.
5. e.
  Signs and their support structures must be able to be removed in the future without leaving evidence such as damaged surfaces or altered original materials or details.
6. f.
  Sign colors and lettering shall be compatible with the principal structure. Florescent, neon and reflective paints and materials are not permitted with the following exception: internally lit signs and neon sign elements are permitted only for the Multi-Plex, Flex, and Main Street Mixed Use building types.
7. g.
  Projecting signs shall be of wood or metal construction.
8. h.
  Sheet metal, flat board or plexi-glass cabinet type signs are not permitted building mounted designs.
9. i.
  Metal-framed canvas awnings are appropriate for most buildings in the FMS; metal awnings may be acceptable on some existing mid-20th Century buildings and new construction. Firmly structured awnings with an “inflated” or plastic appearance shall not be used.
10. j.
  Sign lighting should be indirect and sufficient to allow identification without detracting from the surrounding area.

Figure 34-4
Examples Of Sign Types Appropriate In The FMS District

BUILDING MOUNTED SIGNS		PROJECTING SIGNS





AWNING SIGNS		WINDOW and AWNING SIGNS





FREE STANDING SIGN		APPROPRIATE SIGN LIGHTING

Figure 34-4
Examples Of Sign Types Appropriate In The FMS District

BUILDING MOUNTED SIGNS		PROJECTING SIGNS





AWNING SIGNS		WINDOW and AWNING SIGNS





FREE STANDING SIGN		APPROPRIATE SIGN LIGHTING

Effective on: 12/20/2022

Section 3407.2 Walton Downtown and Small Community Overlay

Signs located within WD and SC districts shall conform to the following requirements:

1.
Business establishments may be permitted one (1) building mounted sign for each building elevation that is directly on, or has high visibility from any arterial, collector, or marginal access street (includes areas of major internal traffic circulation). The size of building mounted signs shall not exceed one (1) square foot of sign area per linear foot of building width or lease space on which the sign is mounted. Building mounted signs shall not exceed thirty-two (32) square feet in size.
2.
Signs cannot project more than four (4) feet into the right-of-way or interfere with pedestrian traffic on sidewalks. Signs that project into a right-of-way will require written permission from the owner of the right-of-way. The bottom of the sign shall be located a minimum of ten (10) feet above the ground. The maximum permitted size for projecting signs is sixteen (16) square feet.
3.
No sign shall be permitted to be located above the parapet wall on flat roofed buildings nor shall a sign be located on any roof plane of a pitched roof building or on or above the ridge line.
4.
Individual parcels of land and mixed-use commercial projects shall be permitted a density of one (1) on premises, monument sign. The size of monument signs shall not exceed one half (½) square foot for each lineal foot of road frontage. Monument signs shall not exceed eight (8) feet in height and thirty-two (32) square feet in size and shall be set in an appropriately landscaped area.
5.
Sandwich board/A-frame Signs - The purpose and intent of the sandwich board/A-frame sign is to provide pedestrian-scaled advertising for temporary events, such as daily lunch specials, sales, gatherings, etc. A sandwich board/A-frame sign is defined as a non-illuminated portable sign that does not exceed two (2) feet in width or six (6) feet in height. The sign may be double sided and can fold out forming a triangular A-frame shape when viewed from the side. Each business establishment is allowed a maximum of one sandwich board/A-frame sign. This type of sign is only to be displayed during normal operating hours of the individual business establishment and must be removed during non-operating hours. The sign must be located on-premise or within ten (10) feet of the business which it advertises, and cannot interfere with pedestrian or vehicular traffic. a Sign Permit for sandwich board/A-frame signs is not required.

Effective on: 12/20/2022

Section 3407.3 Union Town Plan

1.
All sections of this Article not otherwise replaced by the subsections below shall apply.
2.
Permitted Sign Types
1. a.
  Residential Monument Entrance Signs - One (1) residential entrance sign shall be permitted in the Union Commercial (UC), Union Town Center (UTC), Union Neighborhood Office (UNO) and the Union Town Overlay (UTO) districts at the major entry points to any residential development that involves the development of ten (10) dwelling units or more.
  1. I.
    Display - Seventy-five percent (75%) or more of the sign area shall display the name of the residential subdivision. No greater than twenty-five percent (25%) of the sign area can identify individual home builders or Realtors.
  2. II.
    Construction - Monument style with a brick and/or stone base.
  3. III.
    Size - Fifty (50) square feet or split into two (2) signs at a maximum size of twenty-five (25) square feet each. The sign is encouraged to have additional brick and/or stone surrounding the sign area.
  4. IV.
    Height - Six (6) feet from the ground to top of the sign. Any additional brick or stone areas can be higher.
  5. V.
    Location - Sign must be located outside of any vehicular sight triangle and at least five (5) feet from any property line. Signs must be located in a landscaped planting area.
2. b.
  Business Monument Entrance Signs - One (1) business entrance sign shall be permitted in the UNO, UTC and UC zone districts at the major entry points to any commercial, office or related development. Individual offices or businesses are not permitted a business monument entrance sign.
  1. I.
    Display - Fifty percent (50%) or more of the sign area shall display the name of the development. No greater than fifty (50%) of the sign area can identify individual tenants or out-lot tenants of the development.
  2. II.
    Construction - Monument style with a brick or stone base.
  3. III.
    Size - Sixty (60) square feet or split into two (2) signs at a maximum size of thirty (30) square feet each.
  4. IV.
    Height - Six (6) feet high from ground to top of sign which includes the base and additional brick, stone or masonry areas.
  5. V.
    Location - Sign must be located outside of any vehicular sight triangle and at least five (5) feet from any property line. Signs must be located in a landscaped planting area.
3. c.
  Monument Identification Signs - Individual businesses, offices, places of worship, schools, civic associations, libraries, museums, social clubs, societies or related uses excluding residential uses shall be permitted in the UC, UTC, UNO, and UTO zone districts.
  1. I.
    Display - No greater than thirty (30) percent of the sign area can be a manual, changeable, display area to identify seasonal events, specials, and sales. This type of signage is intended to take the place of Temporary Advertising Display permits.
  2. II.
    Construction - Monument style with a brick or stone base.
  3. III.
    Size - Forty-eight (48) square feet.
  4. IV.
    Height - Six (6) feet from the ground to top of sign which includes the base and additional brick or stone areas.
  5. V.
    Location - Sign must be located outside of any vehicular sight triangle and at least five (5) feet from any property line. Signs must be located in a landscaped planting area.
4. d.
  Off-Premise Monument Community Signs - One (1) off-premise community sign shall be permitted in the UC, UTC, and UNO zone districts at each corner of a street intersection which includes at least one (1) arterial or collector street for a maximum of four (4) such signs per intersection. Off-premise monument community signs shall be used to identify residential subdivisions and not be used to identify commercial, office or related uses.
  1. I.
    Display - The subdivision for which the sign identifies must be located within a distance of 1,000 feet from the sign. The sign area shall display the name of the subdivision only. Each sign can display the names of no more than four (4) subdivisions.
  2. II.
    Construction - Monument style with a brick or stone base.
  3. III.
    Size - Twenty-four (24) square.
  4. IV.
    Height - Four (4) feet from ground to top of sign which does not include the base and additional brick, stone or masonry areas.
  5. V.
    Location - Sign must be located outside of any vehicular sight triangle and at least two (2) feet from any property line. Signs must be located in a landscaped planting area.
5. e.
  Building Mounted Signs - Building mounted signs shall be permitted for commercial, office and similar uses in the UTC, UNO and UC zone districts. One (1) building mounted sign is permitted for each building facade for a total of three (3) signs. Buildings that contain more than one tenant are permitted one (1) sign for each tenant. (1) Size - Twenty-four (24) square feet. (2) Height - Individual letters shall not exceed twenty-four (24) inches in height.
6. f.
  Projecting Signs - are permitted in place of any building mounted sign.
7. g.
  Canopy Signs shall conform to Section 3408.2.
8. h.
  Sandwich Board/A-frame Signs - one sign per establishment is permitted in the UTC and UC zoning districts to identify temporary events, such daily lunch specials, sales, gatherings, etc. This type of sign is intended to take the place of Temporary Advertising Display Permits.
  1. I.
    Size - Twenty-four (24) inches wide by thirty-six (36) inches high.
  2. II.
    Location - on premises, within twenty (20) feet of the business for which it advertises, and not to impede pedestrian circulation.
  3. III.
    Configuration - placed on the ground, not mounted on a pole or raised off the ground.
3.
Additional Standards
1. a.
  Illumination - If a sign is to be illuminated, it shall be externally illuminated by a source that is concealed from public view. In the UNO and UC districts only, internally illuminated channel letters are also permitted for building mounted signs.
2. b.
  Color - All signs shall contain a maximum of three (3) colors.

Effective on: 12/20/2022

Section 3407.4 Planned Development, Employment Planned Development, and Historic

Signs within the PD, EPD, and H districts shall follow the requirements of the underlying district.

Effective on: 12/20/2022

Section 3407.5 Houston-Donaldson

1.
Permitted Signage By Type Of Land Use
1. a.
  Commercial/Retail/Shopping Centers
  1. I.
    A group of retail and/or service establishments planned, developed, and managed as a single site with common off street parking provided on the property.
    i.
    One (1) architectural freestanding sign is permitted at the main development entrance where it meets a public street. The architectural freestanding sign shall include only the name of the center and the major anchor tenant unless the conditions below are met. The maximum size of such a sign shall be two hundred (200) square feet in area. The maximum height of such a sign shall be proportional to the road frontage along which the sign is to be located: up to two hundred (200) feet of frontage allows a fifteen (15) foot tall sign, and more than two hundred (200) feet of frontage allows a twenty (20) foot tall sign. Multi-tenant signs may be permitted with one tenant panel per 100,000 square feet of gross floor area in the retail center with a maximum of four such panels per retail center. These multi-tenant panels shall be accessory to the main development identification portion of the sign.
    ii.
    One (1) monument style sign is permitted at each secondary entrance for the purpose of identifying the overall development. A secondary entrance shall be defined as a vehicular entry point where the development meets a public street. The monument sign(s) shall be a maximum of eight (8) feet tall and forty-eight (48) square feet in area and shall only advertise the name of the retail center.
    iii.
    Construction Standards
    A.
    Architectural Freestanding Signs - The sign shall meet the definition found in SECTION 4000 of the Zoning Regulations. Up to fifty percent (50%) of the sign area may be used as manually changeable copy display. Any proposed manually changeable copy display(s) shall be located beneath fixed copy signs.
    B.
    Monument Signs - The base and sides of the sign shall use construction materials and design details that match the dominant construction material of the principal building. The top of the sign shall have an architectural feature or finish, such as a gable, arch, or pediment. Single panel plexi-faced cabinets shall not be permitted.
  2. II.
    Individual Tenant Spaces Within Commercial/Retail/Shopping Centers
    i.
    Anchor tenants over 40,000 square feet in area shall be permitted one building mounted sign on each facade that faces a public street or main development driveway. However, no more than two such signs shall be permitted. The permitted size of the building mounted signs shall be two square feet for each lineal foot of tenant space width on which the sign is mounted but shall not exceed two hundred and fifty (250) square feet.
    ii.
    Individual tenant spaces that are 40,000 square feet in area or smaller are permitted one building mounted sign. The permitted size of the building mounted sign shall be two square feet per each lineal foot of tenant space width on which the sign is mounted but shall not exceed one hundred (100) square feet in area. Corner tenant spaces can break their permitted square footage up and display it on the front and side facades if the side facade is visible from a public street or main development driveway. In such a case, the permitted signage can be broken into one sign area on the front facade and one sign area on the side facade.
    iii.
    Construction Standards
    A.
    Building Mounted Signs - Channel letters, sandblasted redwood, individual pin mounted letters, neon copy, neon or L.E.D. accent bands, fabric awnings, and similar signs as determined by the Zoning Administrator shall be permitted. Manually changeable copy, electronically changeable copy, plexi-faced panels, internally illuminated awnings, firmly structured awnings with an “inflated” or plastic appearance, and similar signs shall not be permitted unless specifically approved through a Design Review, Concept Development Plan, or Special Sign District application.
  3. III.
    Freestanding Commercial Lots And Outlots Within Commercial/Retail/Shopping Centers
    i.
    One building mounted sign shall be permitted on each facade that faces a public street or main development driveway. However, no more than two such signs shall be permitted. The permitted size of the building mounted signs shall be two square feet per each lineal foot of building or tenant space width on which the sign is mounted but shall not exceed two hundred (200) square feet in area. One monument sign shall also be permitted at maximum of eight (8) feet tall and twenty-four (24) square feet in area.
    ii.
    Construction Standards
    A.
    Monument Signs - The base and sides of the sign shall use construction materials and design details that match the dominant construction materials of the principal building. The top of the sign shall have an architectural feature or finish, such as a gable, arch, or pediment. Single panel plexi-faced cabinets shall not be permitted.
    B.
    Building Mounted Signs - Channel letters, sandblasted redwood, individual pin mounted letters, neon copy, neon or L.E.D. accent bands, fabric awnings, and similar signs as determined by the Zoning Administrator shall be permitted. Board signs, graphics painted directly on the building, manually changeable copy, electronically changeable copy, plexi-faced panels, internally illuminated awnings, firmly structured awnings with an “inflated” or plastic appearance, and similar signs shall not be permitted unless specifically approved through a Design Review, Concept Development Plan, or Special Sign District application.
2. b.
  Office/Industrial Developments
  1. I.
    Office and Industrial Parks
    i.
    One (1) entrance monument sign that is up to ten (10) feet in height (measured from the grade of the street centerline) and one hundred (100) square feet at each entrance to the park from a public street are permitted. Such monument signs shall only announce the name of the subdivision or park.
    ii.
    Construction Standards
    A.
    The base and sides of the sign shall be constructed with a masonry product (excluding smooth or textured concrete block). The top of the sign shall have an architectural feature or finish, such as a gable, arch, or pediment. Single panel plexi-faced cabinets shall not be permitted.
  2. II.
    Individual Lots Within Office Or Industrial Parks Or Freestanding Lots Within Employment Districts
    i.
    One (1) monument sign shall be permitted at maximum of eight (8) feet tall and forty-eight (48) square feet in area.
    ii.
    The amount of permitted building mounted signage shall be determined by the area of the building or tenant space.
    iii.
    Over 40,000 square feet: Individual building users or tenant spaces shall be permitted one building mounted sign on each facade that faces a public street or main development driveway. However, no more than two such signs shall be permitted. The permitted size of the building mounted signs shall be two square feet for each lineal foot of building or tenant space width on which the sign is mounted but shall not exceed two hundred and fifty (250) square feet.
    iv.
    40,000 square feet in area or smaller: Individual buildings users or tenants spaces shall be permitted one building mounted sign for each facade that faces a public street or main development driveway. However, no more than two such sign shall be permitted. The permitted size of the building mounted sign shall be two square feet per each lineal foot of building or tenant space width on which the sign is mounted but shall not exceed one hundred fifty (150) square feet in area.
    v.
    Construction Standards
    A.
    Monument Signs - The base and sides of the sign shall be constructed with a masonry product (excluding smooth or textured concrete block). The top of the sign shall have an architectural feature or finish, such as a gable, arch, or pediment. Single panel plexi-faced cabinets shall not be permitted.
    B.
    Building Mounted Signs - Board signs, graphics painted directly on the building, manually changeable copy, electronically changeable copy, plexi-faced panels, internally illuminated awnings, firmly structured awnings with an “inflated” or plastic appearance, and similar signs shall not be permitted unless specifically approved through a Design Review, Concept Development Plan, or Special Sign District application.
3. c.
  Residential Uses
  1. I.
    Refer to the residential district which most closely matches the type of development.

Effective on: 12/20/2022

Section 3407.6 Parkway Corridor

1.
Master Sign Districts (see maps contained in the 2008 Central Florence Strategic Plan
1. a.
  Commerce/Cardinal
2. b.
  Tanners Lane
3. c.
  Stadium District
4. d.
  Columbia/Sussex
2.
Master Sign Design Requirements
1. a.
  Type: Twelve (12) foot tall monument signs only
2. b.
  Base: Two (2) foot minimum masonry base
3. c.
  Design: Overall design, materials, and colors must comply with the architectural standards of the district in question, if applicable.
3.
Eligibility and Guidelines
1. a.
  Only businesses and recreational facilities which are wholly located within the Master Sign District Areas can advertise on the Master Signs.
2. b.
  Businesses or recreational uses which have frontage on an arterial or collector road will be prohibited from advertising on the Master Signs (doesn’t apply to the Stadium District).
3. c.
  Businesses or recreational uses which have off-premise signs within the boundaries of the Central Florence Strategic Plan will be prohibited from advertising on the Master Signs.
4. d.
  The Zoning Administrator will determine if businesses are eligible to advertise on a Master Sign when they have non-conforming signage. The Zoning Administrator will analyze if on site non-conforming signage is being reduced or eliminated and if it can be considered an equal trade-off for advertising on the Master Sign.
5. e.
  The advertising spaces on the sign will be divided into equal areas. The number of advertising spaces shall be based on the Master Sign District Maps. One space will be reserved for each numbered parcel.
6. f.
  Master signs will be reviewed through the Sign Permit Review process. A sign permit will be issued if the proposal meets the eligibility guidelines and design requirements listed above and SECTION 3410 of the BOONE COUNTY ZONING REGULATIONS.
4.
Steps Required To Construct a Master Sign
1. a.
  The City of Florence may acquire property or designate easements for the Master Signs. This will not be necessary if the sign is proposed within a state right-of-way.
2. b.
  Property owner(s) wishing to construct a Master Sign shall submit a Sign Permit application. The sign permit application must show the sign location, height and square footage of the proposed sign, and the construction materials. The submitted drawings will be used to determine if the proposed sign is in accord with the eligibility guidelines and design requirements of this Article. The Sign Permit application must contain the original signature of the property owner or easement holder.
3. c.
  Submit a Commercial Building Permit application to the Boone County Building Department.
  1. I.
    Note: The eligible property owners within the Master Sign District will be responsible for paying for the sign, maintenance, and the costs of any needed permits. It is anticipated that each eligible property owner will advertise on the sign and that the costs for the initial construction will be split evenly among the eligible property owners. The Boone County Planning Commission and/or the City of Florence will not be involved in financial negotiations or financial disputes between the eligible property owners.
  2. II.
    Note: Sign Permits are required for all face changes.

Effective on: 12/20/2022

Section 3407.7 Mall Road

1.
All sections of this Article not otherwise replaced below.
2.
A density of one (1) architectural freestanding sign which identifies a shopping center, mixed use commercial, commercial subdivision, planned development, or single-use commercial development and its major access point shall be permitted in accordance with the following standards:
1. a.
  The sign shall not exceed twenty (20) feet in height.
2. b.
  The maximum size of the sign shall be no more than one (1) square foot of sign area per lineal foot of road frontage along the street frontage where the sign is to be located. No architectural freestanding sign shall exceed two hundred (200) square feet in area.
3. c.
  The base of the sign shall be constructed of materials, colors, and design details which match or correlate to one of the principal buildings on site. A second option is for the pole structure(s) to have sculptural or artistic characteristics. Lastly, a monument sign may be substituted as the permitted freestanding sign. The base of the monument sign shall be constructed with materials, colors, and design details which match or correlate to one of the principal buildings on site. The top of the monument sign shall have an architectural feature or finish, such as a gable, arch, or pediment.
4. d.
  Up to fifty percent (50%) of the area of any permitted architectural freestanding or monument sign may be used as manually changeable copy display. Proposed manually changeable copy display(s) shall be located beneath all fixed copy signs.
5. e.
  One (1) electronic message board or electronic display screen which is used solely to advertise infrequently changing alphanumeric and numeric messages (e.g. - fuel prices, hotel room rates, etc.) shall be permitted on the architectural freestanding or monument sign as a Conditional Use. Such message signs must conform to ARTICLE 2 and further shall be subject to the following minimum standards and requirements:
  1. I.
    The application for conditional use permit shall be accompanied by the following information:
    i.
    All of the information required in SECTION 3405 of this Article;
    ii.
    Identification of all thoroughfares from which the sign will be visible; and
  2. II.
    Infrequently changing electronic message boards or electronic display screens as conditional uses, shall conform, at a minimum to the following requirements:
    i.
    Such message boards and screens will be considered a part of the architectural freestanding sign; up to twenty percent (20%) or twenty (20) square feet (whichever is less) of the permitted sign area can be in the form of an electronic message board or display screen.
    ii.
    All such message boards and screens shall meet the minimum standards of the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet and any other controlling local, state, or federal agency.
    iii.
    Apparent motion of the visual message, caused by, but not limited to, the illusion of moving objects, moving patterns or boards of light, expanding contracting, or rotating shapes or other similar animation effects, shall be prohibited. Such restriction applies to "scrolling", "running", or “flashing” messages.
    iv.
    The message displayed on the board shall not change more than three (3) times per day.
    v.
    Messages shall be displayed in one color on a black background.
    vi.
    The sign shall be equipped with a dimmer and the message shall dim as the sky gets darker.
    vii.
    Off-premise advertising shall be prohibited on the sign.
3.
Any parcel or outlot which is accessible from or marketed as part of a shopping center, mixed use commercial, commercial subdivision, or planned development (except for the lot where the above referenced architectural free-standing sign is located) shall be permitted a density of one (1) on-premises monument sign for the purpose of identifying the tenant(s) on the lot based on the following standards:
1. a.
  The sign shall not exceed eight (8) feet in height.
2. b.
  The maximum size of the sign shall not exceed sixty (60) square feet in area.
3. c.
  The base and sides of the sign shall use construction materials and design details that match the outlot building.
4. d.
  The top of the sign shall have an architectural feature or finish, such as a gable, arch, or pediment.
5. e.
  Single panel plexi-faced cabinets shall not be permitted.
6. f.
  Up to fifty percent (50%) of the area of any permitted monument sign may be used for manually changeable copy. Any proposed manually changeable copy shall be located immediately on top of the sign base.
7. g.
  One (1) electronic message board or electronic display screen which is used solely to advertise infrequently changing alphanumeric and numeric messages (e.g. - fuel prices, hotel room rates, etc.) shall be permitted on the monument sign as a Conditional Use. Such message signs must conform to ARTICLE 2 and further shall be subject to the following minimum standards and requirements:
  1. I.
    The application for conditional use permit shall be accompanied by the following information:
    i.
    All of the information required in SECTION 3405 of this Article.
    ii.
    Identification of all thoroughfares from which the sign will be visible.
  2. II.
    Infrequently changing electronic message boards or electronic display screens as conditional uses, shall conform, at a minimum to the following requirements:
    i.
    Such message boards and screens will be considered a part of the monument sign; up to twenty percent (20%) of the permitted sign area can be in the form of an electronic message board or display screen.
    ii.
    All such message boards and screens shall meet the minimum standards of the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet and any other controlling local, state, or federal agency.
    iii.
    Apparent motion of the visual message, caused by, but not limited to, the illusion of moving objects, moving patterns or boards of light, expanding contracting, or rotating shapes or other similar animation effects, shall be prohibited. Such restriction applies to "scrolling", "running", or “flashing” messages.
    iv.
    The message displayed on the board shall not change more than three (3) times per day.
    v.
    Messages shall be displayed in one color on a black background.
    vi.
    The sign shall be equipped with a dimmer and the message shall dim as the sky gets darker.
    vii.
    Off-premise advertising shall be prohibited on the sign.
4.
Sections 3402 and 3408 of the Boone County Zoning Regulations shall be used in determining permitted locations and the amount of building mounted signage that is permitted on a business. Permitted exceptions to SECTION 3408 are noted.
1. a.
  The following standards shall apply to building mounted signage in the Mall Road (MR) Overlay Sign District:
  1. I.
    Channel letters, sandblasted redwood, individual pin mounted letters, neon copy, neon or L.E.D. accent bands, fabric awnings, and similar signs as determined by the Zoning Administrator shall be permitted.
  2. II.
    Manually changeable copy, electronically changeable copy, board signs, plexi-faced panels, internally illuminated awnings, firmly structured awnings with an “inflated” or plastic appearance, and similar signs shall not be permitted unless they are replacing an existing sign of like kind that is the same size or smaller.
  3. III.
    Building mounted signage shall not be permitted in residential developments. Exceptions are professional name plates, addresses, and building numbers.
2. b.
  Permitted Exceptions to the building mounted signage regulations found in SECTION 3408 of the BOONE COUNTY ZONING REGULATIONS are as follows:
  1. I.
    Projecting, shingle, or blade signs shall be permitted when a main building entrance is in close proximity to a street, private access drive, or shared private development street. Projecting signs will not be treated as one of the three permitted sign areas on a primary or secondary facade but the sign area shall be factored into the total square footage that is permitted on that given facade. The maximum size of a projecting sign shall not be more than thirty-two (32) square feet in size. Projecting signs shall have a minimum clearance of ten (10) feet over sidewalks and shall not be permitted to project over vehicular ways.
  2. II.
    Restaurants and entertainment uses (limited to night clubs and live performance venues) shall be allowed to have neon or L.E.D. accent banding along cornice lines and main entrances. The accent banding shall not be treated as one of the three permitted sign areas on a primary or secondary facade but the sign area shall be factored into the total square footage that is permitted on a given facade. The neon or L.E.D. banding shall be limited to two (2) inches in height.
5.
Section 3408.7 of the BOONE COUNTY ZONING REGULATIONS shall be used in determining the location, height, area, and number of entrance signs that are permitted for a residential development. The following standards shall apply to residential entrance signs:
1. a.
  The base and sides of the sign shall use construction materials and design details that match or correlate to the residential structures on the lot.
2. b.
  The top of the sign shall have an architectural feature or finish, such as a gable, arch, or pediment.
3. c.
  Single panel plexi-faced cabinets shall not be permitted.
4. d.
  Electronically changeable message boards, electronic display screens, and manually changeable reader boards shall not be permitted.
6.
Seasonal non-commercial banners for the advertising of holidays and special community events shall be permitted without the issuance of a Temporary Advertising Display Permit but are subject to the following standards:
1. a.
  The banner shall be located on permanent brackets on a light standard.
2. b.
  The light standard shall be located in close proximity to Mall Road or a shared development private street.
3. c.
  The banner shall be no larger than sixteen (16) square feet in area and shall not obstruct sight distance.

Effective on: 12/20/2022

Section 3407.8 Graves Road

The Graves Road Special Sign District applies to those properties within the GR-R, GR-C, and GR-BP districts.

For the purpose of the Graves Road Special Sign District, the following requirements shall apply:

1.
All provisions of ARTICLE 34 shall apply, except where modified as follows:
1. a.
  Free Standing Signs: A density of one (1) architectural free standing sign which identifies a shopping center, mixed use commercial, non-residential subdivision, planned development, or single use non-residential development shall be permitted in accordance with the following requirements:
  1. I.
    Road frontage shall be two hundred (200) feet or greater.
  2. II.
    The sign shall not exceed twenty (20) feet in height.
  3. III.
    The maximum size of the sign shall be no more than one (1) square foot of sign area per lineal foot of road frontage along the street frontage where the sign is to be located, up to a maximum size of one hundred fifty (150) square feet.
  4. IV.
    The base of the sign shall be constructed of materials, colors, and design details comparable to one of the principal buildings on the site. A second option is for the support structures to have sculptural or artistic characteristics. A monument sign may be substituted as the permitted free standing sign. The base of the monument sign shall be constructed with materials, colors, and design details comparable to one of the principal buildings on the site. The top of the monument sign shall have an architectural feature or finish, such as a gable, arch, or pediment.
  5. V.
    Manually changeable copy, frequently changing electronic changeable copy, and similar signs, as determined by the zoning administrator, shall be prohibited.
  6. VI.
    One (1) electronic message board or electronic display screen used solely to advertise infrequently changing alphanumeric or numeric messages (e.g., fuel prices, hotel room rates, etc.) shall be permitted on a free standing sign subject to the following restrictions:
    i.
    Such message boards or screens shall be considered a part of a permitted free standing sign, up to twenty percent (20%) or twenty (20) square feet, whichever is less, of the sign area can be in the form of an electronic message board or electronic display screen.
    ii.
    All such message boards or screens shall meet the minimum requirements of the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet and any other controlling local, state, or federal agency.
2. b.
  Monument Signs: Any parcel or outlot which is accessible from or marketed as part of a shopping center, mixed use commercial, non-residential subdivision, or planned unit development, except for the lot upon which a free standing sign already exists, shall be permitted a density of one (1) on-premise monument sign for the purpose of identifying the tenant(s) on the lot, in accordance with the following requirements:
  1. I.
    The sign shall not exceed eight (8) feet in height.
  2. II.
    The maximum size of the sign shall be no more than one (1) square foot of sign area per lineal foot of road frontage along the street frontage where the sign is to be located, up to a maximum size of sixty (60) square feet.
  3. III.
    The base of the sign shall be constructed of materials, colors, and design details comparable to one of the principal buildings on the site.
  4. IV.
    The top of the sign shall have an architectural feature or finish, such as a gable, arch, or pediment.
  5. V.
    Plexi-faced cabinets shall be prohibited.
  6. VI.
    Manually changeable copy, frequently changing electronic changeable copy, and similar signs, as determined by the zoning administrator, shall be prohibited.
  7. VII.
    One (1) electronic message board or electronic display screen used solely to advertise infrequently changing alphanumeric or numeric messages (e.g., fuel prices, hotel room rates, etc.) shall be permitted on a free standing sign subject to the following restrictions:
    i.
    Such message boards or screens shall be considered a part of a permitted free standing sign, up to twenty percent (20%) or twenty (20) square feet, whichever is less, of the sign area can be in the form of an electronic message board or electronic display screen.
    ii.
    All such message boards or screens shall meet the minimum requirements of the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet and any other controlling local, state, or federal agency.
3. c.
  Building Mounted Signs: Sections 3402 and 3408 shall be used in determining the permitted location and amount of building mounted signage, with the following exceptions:
  1. I.
    Channel letters, sandblasted redwood, individual pin mounted letters, neon copy, neon or L.E.D. accent bands, fabric awnings, and similar signs, as determined by the zoning administrator, shall be permitted.
  2. II.
    Manually changeable copy, frequently changing electronic changeable copy, board signs, plexi-faced panels, internally illuminated awnings, firmly structured awnings with an “inflated” or plastic appearance, and similar signs, as determined by the zoning administrator, shall be prohibited.
  3. III.
    Building mounted signs shall be prohibited in residential developments, with the following exceptions:
    i.
    Professional nameplates, building addresses, and building numbers/letters that are six (6) square feet or less in area.
    ii.
    Projecting signs shall be permitted when a main building entrance is in close proximity to a street, private access drive, or shared private development street/driveway.
    iii.
    Projecting signs will not be counted as one of the three permitted sign areas on a primary or secondary building façade, but the sign area shall be counted into the total square footage that is permitted on that building façade.
    iv.
    The maximum size of a projecting sign shall be thirty-two (32) square feet.
    v.
    Projecting signs shall have a minimum clearance of ten (10) feet over sidewalks and shall not be permitted to project over vehicular ways or rights-of-way.
    vi.
    Restaurants and entertainment uses shall be allowed to have neon or L.E.D. accent banding along cornice lines and main entrances.
    vii.
    The accent banding shall not be counted as one of the three permitted sign areas on a primary or secondary building façade, but the sign area shall be counted into the total square footage that is permitted on that building façade.
    viii.
    Any neon or L.E.D. accent banding shall be limited to two (2) inches in height.
4. d.
  Entrance Signs: Section 3408.7 shall be used in determining the permitted location, height, area, and number of entrance signs permitted for residential developments, with the following exceptions:
  1. I.
    The base and sides of the shall be constructed of materials, colors, and design details comparable to the residential buildings on the site.
  2. II.
    The top of the sign shall have an architectural feature or finish, such as a gable, arch, or pediment.
  3. III.
    Plexi-faced cabinets shall be prohibited.
  4. IV.
    Manually changeable copy display areas, electronic message boards or electronic display screens shall be prohibited.

Effective on: 12/20/2022

Section 3408.1 Building Mounted Signs

Building mounted signs shall be allowed in all Recreation, Commercial, and Employment districts, except for the I-3 district.

Up to twenty percent (20%) of the area of any permitted building mounted sign may be used for a manually changeable copy area.

The square footage allotted to any one elevation may be divided into three (3) separate sign areas.

Figure 34-5
Building Mounted Sign Alternatives

Traditional



Alternative 1



Alternative 2

Effective on: 12/20/2022

Section 3408.2 Canopy Signs

Signage on canopies that are attached to buildings shall be treated as building mounted signs.

Signage on free standing canopies (i.e., gasoline, banks, etc.) shall be permitted in all Commercial and Employment districts subject to the following limitations:

1.
Shall be allowed on no more than three (3) elevations of the canopy.
2.
The square footage allowed for canopy signs shall not exceed twenty-five percent (25%) of the area of the fascia on which they are mounted and are figured within one rectangular sign area.
3.
The signs may not extend above or below the fascia of the canopy.
4.
A non-illuminated, two-dimensional horizontal stripe (paint, decal, etc.) consisting of a maximum of two (2) colors, including the background color, will be permitted and will not be counted as sign area.

Effective on: 12/20/2022

Section 3408.3 Directional Signs

One (1) directional sign shall be permitted near each entrance of a commercial, industrial, or office zoned property.

1.
Each sign shall have a maximum sign area of six (6) square feet and maximum height of five (5) feet.

Signs directing and guiding traffic and parking on private property, such as drive-thru lanes, shall be permitted on any property.

1.
Each sign shall have a maximum sign area of ten (10) square feet and a maximum height of five (5) feet.

Effective on: 12/20/2022

Section 3408.4 Drive-Through Menu Board Signs

Establishments which have pick-up windows shall be permitted two (2) drive-through/menu board signs along each drive-through lane.

No more than twenty-five percent (25%) of the sign area can be used for a commercial message. The remainder of the sign area shall be used for directory, menu items, instructions, or information.

Drive-through/menu board signs may have an electronic message screen/panel, provided that the displayed message is displayed for a minimum of sixty (60) minutes.

Effective on: 12/20/2022

Section 3408.5 Electronic Message Board/Screen Signs

The following provisions apply to Unincorporated Boone County, City of Union, and the City of Walton.

1.
Automatic changeable copy signs shall be designated as a Conditional Use within the C-1, C-2, C-3, C-4, PF, and R districts. Such signs shall be prohibited in all other districts.
2.
Electronic message boards/screens shall conform to the following requirements:
1. a.
  Shall not exceed fifty percent (50%) of the sign area on which it is located.
2. b.
  Such technology shall be programmed so that the message or image on the sign changes no more often than every five (5) seconds.
3. c.
  Apparent motion of the visual image, caused by, but not limited to, the illusion of moving objects, moving patterns or boards of light, expanding contracting, or rotating shapes or other similar animation effects, shall be prohibited. Such restriction also applies to scrolling or running messages.
4. d.
  Changes of images shall be substantially instantaneous as seen by the human eye and shall not use fading, rolling, window shading, dissolving or similar effects as part of the change.
5. e.
  Video technology in signs shall use automatic level controls to reduce light levels at night and under cloudy or other darkened conditions, in accordance with the following standards:
  1. I.
    All electronic or digital display unit message boards shall have installed ambient light monitors, and shall at all times allow such monitors to automatically adjust the brightness level of the electronic board based on ambient light conditions.
  2. II.
    All electronic or digital display unit message boards shall meet the following pixel pitch requirements (Note: the pixel pitch requirements shall not apply to price boards, such as gas prices, hotel room rates, and other similar fixed price displays):
    i.
    A nineteen (19) mm pixel pitch or better resolution shall be required when the top of the message board is located thirty (30) feet or less above grade.
    ii.
    A twenty-five (25) mm pixel pitch or better resolution shall be required when the top of the message boards is located more than thirty (30) feet above grade.
6. f.
  Any sign using electronic or electro-mechanical technology for changeable copy message boards, which malfunctions, fails, or ceases to operate in its usual or normal programmed manner causing therein motion, movement, flashing or any other similar effects, shall be repaired or disconnected within forty-eight (48) hours by the owner or operator of such sign.
7. g.
  The following limitations shall apply to the location of signs using electronic or electro-mechanical technology for a message board:
  1. I.
    A sign on which a one hundred (100) square foot or greater electronic or electro-mechanical message board is proposed shall not be erected within five hundred (500) feet of property falling in one of Boone County’s residential districts, although this restriction shall not apply to mixed use districts and commercial districts allowing residential uses.
  2. II.
    A sign on which a twenty (20) square foot or more, but less than one hundred (100) square foot, electronic or electro-mechanical message board is proposed shall not be erected within two hundred (200) feet of property falling in one of Boone County’s residential districts, although this restriction shall not apply to mixed use districts and commercial districts allowing residential use.
  3. III.
    A sign on which the electronic or electro-mechanical message board includes less than twenty (20) square feet of sign area shall not be erected within one hundred (100) feet of property zoned and used exclusively for single family uses; it is the express intent of this provision to allow the use of such technology on signs for institutional uses located in residential districts, provided that the required separation is maintained between the sign and any property zoned and exclusively used for a single-family use.
8. h.
  Electronic message boards/ screens which are used solely to display infrequently changing alphanumeric and numeric messages (i.e., gas prices, hotel room rates, and other similar fixed price displays) shall be permitted in the C-1, C-2, C-3, C-4, PF, A, and R districts subject to the following standards:
  1. I.
    Such message board/screen shall not exceed twenty percent (20%) or twenty (20) square feet, whichever is less, of the sign area on which it is located.

The following provisions apply to the City of Florence

1.
Automatic changeable copy signs shall be designated as a Conditional Use within the C-2 and C-3 districts. Such signs shall be prohibited in all other districts.
2.
Electronic message boards/ screens a shall conform to the following:
1. a.
  Shall not exceed fifty percent (50%) of the sign area on which it is located.
2. b.
  Such technology shall be programmed so that the message or image on the sign changes no more than every five (5) seconds.
3. c.
  Apparent motion of the visual image, caused by, but not limited to, the illusion of moving objects, moving patterns or boards of light, expanding contracting, or rotating shapes or other similar animation effects, shall be prohibited. Such restriction applies to scrolling or running messages.
4. d.
  Changes of image shall be substantially instantaneous as seen by the human eye and shall not use fading, rolling, window shading, dissolving or similar effects as part of the change.
5. e.
  Video technology in signs shall use automatic level controls to reduce light levels at night and under cloudy or other darkened conditions, in accordance with the following standards:
  1. I.
    All electronic or digital display unit message boards shall have installed ambient light monitors, and shall at all times allow such monitors to automatically adjust the brightness level of the electronic board based on ambient light conditions.
  2. II.
    All electronic or digital display unit message boards shall meet the following pixel pitch requirements (Note: the pixel pitch requirements shall not apply to price boards, such as gas prices, hotel room rates, and other similar fixed price displays):
    i.
    A nineteen (19) mm pixel pitch or better resolution shall be required when the top of the message board is located thirty (30) feet or less above grade.
    ii.
    A twenty-five (25) mm pixel pitch or better resolution shall be required when the top of the message board is located more than thirty (30) feet above grade.
6. f.
  Any sign using electronic or electro-mechanical technology for changeable copy message boards, which malfunctions, fails, or ceases to operate in its usual or normal programmed manner causing therein motion, movement, flashing or any other similar effects, shall be repaired or disconnected within forty-eight (48) hours by the owner or operator of such sign.
7. g.
  The following limitations shall apply to the location of signs using electronic or electro-mechanical technology for a message board:
  1. I.
    A sign on which a one hundred (100) square foot or greater electronic or electro-mechanical message board is proposed shall not be erected within five hundred (500) feet of property falling in one of Boone County’s residential districts, although this restriction shall not apply to mixed use districts and commercial districts allowing residential uses.
  2. II.
    A sign on which a twenty (20) square foot or more, but less than one hundred (100) square foot, electronic or electro-mechanical message board is proposed shall not be erected within two hundred (200) feet of property falling in one of Boone County’s residential districts, although this restriction shall not apply to mixed use districts and commercial districts allowing residential use.
  3. III.
    A sign on which the electronic or electro-mechanical message board includes less than twenty (20) square feet of sign area shall not be erected within one hundred (100) feet of property zoned and used exclusively for single family uses; it is the express intent of this provision to allow the use of such technology on signs for institutional uses located in residential districts, provided that the required separation is maintained between the sign and any property zoned and exclusively used for a single-family use.
8. h.
  Electronic message boards/screens which are used solely to display infrequently changing alphanumeric and numeric messages (i.e., gas prices, hotel room rates, and other similar fixed price displays) shall be permitted in the C-1, C-2, C-3, C-4, PF, A, and R districts, subject to the following standard:
  1. I.
    Such message board/screen shall not exceed twenty percent (20%) or twenty (20) square feet, whichever is less, of the sign area on which it is located.

Effective on: 12/20/2022

Section 3408.6 Free Standing Signs

Free Standing Signs

1.
In Agricultural, Residential, and Conservation residential districts, free standing signs shall be permitted subject to the following limitations:
1. a.
  Shall only be a monument sign.
2. b.
  Only one (1) monument style sign shall be permitted when customarily incidental to places of worship, schools, civic associations, libraries, museums, social clubs, or societies.
3. c.
  This monument sign shall not exceed eight (8) feet in height and thirty-two (32) square feet in area and shall be located on the premises of such institution. In agricultural districts, one freestanding sign that does not exceed eight (8) feet in height and thirty two (32) square feet in area, or one building mounted sign that does not exceed thirty two (32) square feet, is permitted when customarily incidental to places of worship, schools, civic associations, libraries, museums, social clubs, societies, or permitted businesses. The permitted sign shall be placed on the premises of such institution or business.
4. d.
  Up to fifty percent (50%) of the sign area may be used for manually changeable copy.
5. e.
  The street number address or address number range shall be displayed on the sign. The address or address range shall not be considered part of the permitted sign area.
6. f.
  If a free standing sign is not possible or desirable, each building shall be permitted one (1) projecting sign subject to the following requirements:
  1. I.
    Shall not project more than four (4) feet from the face of the building.
  2. II.
    The bottom of the sign shall be at least ten (10) feet above grade.
  3. III.
    The sign area shall not exceed one-half (1/2) square foot for each lineal foot of building width, up to a maximum of sixteen (16) square feet.
2.
In the C-1 district, free standing signs shall be permitted subject to the following limitations:
1. a.
  Individual parcels of land which are not located within a shopping center, mixed use commercial development, commercial subdivision, or planned development shall be subject to the following regulations:
  1. I.
    Shall only be a monument sign.
  2. II.
    Shall be limited to one (1) sign for each parcel, regardless of the number of business establishments conducted in the building(s) and regardless of the number of road frontages.
  3. III.
    The maximum sign area shall not exceed one-half (1/2) square foot per lineal foot of road frontage along the street where the sign is to be located, up to a maximum of one hundred (100) square feet.
  4. IV.
    The maximum height shall not exceed ten (10) feet.
  5. V.
    Up to fifty percent (50%) of the sign area may be used for manually changeable copy.
  6. VI.
    The street number address or address number range shall be displayed on the sign. The address or address range shall not be considered part of the permitted sign area.
  7. VII.
    If a free standing sign is not possible or desirable, each building shall be permitted one (1) projecting sign subject to the following requirements:
    i.
    Shall not project more than four (4) feet from the face of the building.
    ii.
    The bottom of the sign shall be at least ten (10) feet above grade.
    iii.
    The sign area shall not exceed one-half (1/2) square foot for each lineal foot of building width, up to a maximum of sixteen (16) square feet.
2. b.
  Shopping centers, mixed use commercial developments, commercial subdivisions, and planned developments shall be subject to the following regulations:
  1. I.
    Shall only be a monument sign to identify the name of the development and its major tenants.
  2. II.
    Shall be limited to one (1) sign.
  3. III.
    The maximum sign area shall not exceed one-half (1/2) square foot per lineal foot of road frontage along the street where the sign is to be located, up to a maximum of one hundred (100) square feet.
  4. IV.
    The maximum height shall not exceed ten (10) feet.
  5. V.
    Any parcel or out lot which is accessible from, or marketed as part of a shopping center, mixed use commercial development, commercial subdivision, or planned development (except for the lot where a monument sign is located) shall be permitted one (1) monument sign, having a maximum sign area of one-half (½) square foot of sign area per lineal foot of road frontage along the street where the sign is to be located, up to a maximum of sixty (60) square feet, and having a maximum height of eight (8) feet. (THE FOLLOWING PASSAGE APPLIES TO THE CITY OF FLORENCE CITY LIMITS ONLY) Any parcel or out lot, which is accessible from, or marketed as part of a shopping center, mixed use commercial development, commercial subdivision, or planned development (except for the lot where an architectural free standing sign is located) shall be permitted one (1) monument sign, having a maximum sign area of one-half (1/2) square foot per lineal foot of road frontage along the street where the sign is to be located, up to a maximum of sixty (60) square feet, and having a maximum height of eight (8) feet.
  6. VI.
    If a free standing sign is not possible or desirable, each building shall be permitted one (1) projecting sign subject to the following requirements
    i.
    Shall not project more than four (4) feet from the face of the building.
    ii.
    The bottom of the sign shall be at least ten (10) feet above grade.
    iii.
    The sign area shall not exceed one-half (1/2) square foot for each lineal foot of building width, up to a maximum of sixteen (16) square feet.
3.
In the C-2, C-3, and C-4 districts, free standing signs shall be permitted subject to the following limitations:
1. a.
  Individual parcels of land which are not located within a shopping center, mixed use commercial development, commercial subdivision, or planned development, shall be subject to the following regulations:
  1. I.
    Shall only be a monument or architectural free standing sign.
  2. II.
    Shall be limited to one (1) sign for each parcel, regardless of the number of business establishments conducted in the building(s) and regardless of the number of road frontages.
  3. III.
    The maximum sign area shall not exceed one (1) square foot per lineal foot of road frontage along the street where the sign is to be located, up to a maximum of two hundred (200) square feet (Unincorporated Boone County, City of Union, City of Walton) or up to a maximum of one hundred fifty (150) square feet (City of Florence).
  4. IV.
    The maximum height shall be determined as follows (Unincorporated Boone County, City of Union, City of Walton):

Road Frontage	Maximum Sign Height
50 feet or less	15 feet
51 to 100 feet	20 feet
101 to 200 feet	25 feet
More than 200 feet	30 feet

1. 1. V.
    The maximum height shall be determined as follows (City of Florence):

Road Frontage	Maximum Sign Height
100 feet or less	15 feet
More than 100 feet	20 feet

1. 1. VI.
    Up to fifty percent (50%) of the sign area may be used for manually changeable copy.
    VII.
    The street number address or address number range shall be displayed on the sign. The address or address range shall not be considered part of the permitted sign area.
    VIII.
    If a free standing sign is not possible or desirable, each buildings shall be permitted one (1) projecting sign subject to the following requirements:
    i.
    Shall not project more than four (4) feet from the face of the building.
    ii.
    The bottom of the sign shall be at least ten (10) feet above grade.
    iii.
    The sign area shall not exceed one-half (1/2) square foot for each lineal foot of building width, up to a maximum of sixteen (16) square feet.
  2. b.
    Shopping centers, mixed use commercial developments, commercial subdivisions, and planned developments, shall be subject to the following regulations:
    I.
    Shall only be a monument or architectural free standing sign to identify the name of the development and its major tenants.
    II.
    Shall be limited to one (1) sign for each parcel, regardless of the number of business establishments conducted in the building(s) and regardless of the number of road frontages.
    III.
    The maximum sign area shall not exceed one (1) square foot per lineal foot of road frontage along the street where the sign is to be located, up to a maximum of two-hundred (200) square feet (Unincorporated Boone County, City of Union, City of Walton) or up to a maximum of one-hundred fifty (150) square feet (City of Florence).
    IV.
    The maximum height shall be determined as follows (Unincorporated Boone County, City of Union, City of Walton):

Road Frontage	Maximum Sign Height
50 feet or less	15 feet
51 to 100 feet	20 feet
101 to 200 feet	25 feet
More than 200 feet	30 feet

1. 1. V.
    The maximum height shall be determined as follows (City of Florence):

Road Frontage	Maximum Sign Height
100 feet or less	15 feet
More than 100 feet	20 feet

1. 1. VI.
    Any parcel or out lot, which is accessible from, or marketed as part of a shopping center, mixed use commercial development, commercial subdivision, or planned development (except for the lot where the above referenced identification monument or architectural free standing sign is located), shall be permitted one (1) monument sign, having a maximum sign area of one (1) square foot per lineal foot of road frontage along the street where the sign is to be located, up to a maximum of one hundred (100) square feet, and having a maximum height of ten (10) feet.
    VII.
    If a free standing sign is not possible or desirable, each building shall be permitted one (1) projecting sign subject to the following requirements:
    i.
    Shall not project more than four (4) feet from the face of the building.
    ii.
    The bottom of the sign shall be at least ten (10) feet above grade.
    iii.
    The sign area shall not exceed one-half (1/2) square foot for each lineal foot of building width, up to a maximum of sixteen (16) square feet.
2. 4.
  in the PF, O-1, O-2, I-1, I-2, O-1A, I-4, EPD, R, and A districts, free standing signs shall be permitted subject to the following limitations:
  1. a.
    Shall only be a monument sign.
  2. b.
    Shall be limited to one (1) sign for each parcel, regardless of the number of business establishments conducted in the building(s) and regardless of the number of road frontages.
  3. c.
    The maximum sign area shall not exceed one-half (1/2) square foot per lineal foot of road frontage along the street where the sign is to be located, up to a maximum of one hundred (100) square feet.
  4. d.
    The maximum height shall not exceed ten (10) feet.
  5. e.
    Up to fifty percent (50%) of the sign area may be used for manually changeable copy.
  6. f.
    The street number address or address number range shall be displayed on the sign. The address or address range shall not be considered part of the permitted sign area.
  7. g.
    If a free standing sign is not possible or desirable, each building shall be permitted one (1) projecting sign subject to the following requirements:
    I.
    Shall not project more than four (4) feet from the face of the building.
    II.
    The bottom of the sign shall be at least ten (10) feet above grade.
    III.
    The sign area shall not exceed one-half (1/2) square foot for each lineal foot of building width, up to a maximum of sixteen (16) square feet.

Effective on: 12/20/2022

Section 3408.7 Entrance Signs

In Agricultural, Residential, and Residential Planned Development districts, entrance signs for residential developments shall be permitted subject to the following limitations:

1.
Shall only be a monument sign.
2.
Shall only be permitted for a residential subdivision that involves the construction of a new street or for a multi-family development, or section of a development, that contains twenty (20) or more dwelling units.
3.
Shall be limited to one (1) sign, up to a maximum sign area of one hundred (100) square feet, or two (2) signs, each having a maximum sign area of fifty (50) square feet.
4.
The maximum height of the sign shall not exceed ten (10) feet.
5.
Shall be located at the entrance into the residential development from either an arterial, collector, or subcollector street.

In PF, O-1, O-2, I-1, I-2, O-1A, EPD, and A districts, entrance signs shall be permitted subject to the following limitations:

1.
Shall only be a monument sign.
2.
Office and industrial parks shall be permitted one (1) entrance sign per entrance to such parks from a major thoroughfare.
3.
Regardless of the number of entrances to such developments, each office or industrial park shall be limited to a maximum of two (2) entrance signs.
4.
Each sign shall have a maximum sign area of one hundred fifty (150) square feet and a maximum height of ten (10) feet.

In Recreation districts, entrance signs shall be permitted subject to the following limitations:

1.
Shall only be a monument sign.
2.
Each development shall be permitted one (1) entrance sign per entrance to such parks from either an arterial or collector street.
3.
Regardless of the number of entrances to such developments, each development shall be limited to a maximum of two (2) entrance signs.
4.
Each sign shall have a maximum sign area of one hundred (100) square feet and a maximum height of ten (10) feet.

Effective on: 12/20/2022

Section 3408.8 Window Signs

Where window signs are allowed, they shall meet the following regulations:

1.
Shall be included as part of the allowed sign area for a building mounted sign.
2.
Shall not cover more than twenty-five percent (25%) of the window on which it is located.

Effective on: 12/20/2022