No billboard shall be erected without a zoning permit and building permit. Billboards, where permitted, shall be constructed in accordance with the State Uniform Construction Code and shall be set back from the established right-of-way line of any street or highway at least as far as required for principal uses in the zoning district of this chapter.

No sign of any type shall be permitted to obstruct driving vision, traffic signals, traffic direction and identification signs, and places of business.

Illuminated Signs. Where permitted, shall be so arranged as to reflect the light glare away from adjoining premises in any residential district and away from all adjoining highways. Illuminated signs shall comply with the State Uniform Construction Code.

Flashing Signs. In no case shall a flashing or revolving light similar to those used for emergency vehicles or traffic signals be permitted in any district.

Maintenance. Signs must be constructed in accordance with the State Uniform Construction Code and be of durable materials, maintained in good condition and not allowed to become dilapidated.

Height and Area. Billboards shall not exceed 250 square feet in total sign area as defined in paragraph i. Billboards shall be erected no higher than 25 feet at the highest point.

Real Estate Signs. Real estate signs advertising the sale, rental or lease of the premises or portion thereof shall be, if not attached to the building, set back at least 10 feet from all street lines. Such signs shall not exceed four square feet on each side. See other restrictions for temporary real estate signs.

Removal. Removal of signs shall be at the expense of the advertiser and within 30 days after the termination or completion of the matter of business or activity being advertised.

Signs and sign structures of all types shall be set back or elevated sufficiently to allow a clear, unobstructed line of sight from the stop line of intersecting streets or streets and driveways for at least 600 feet along all abutting streets and highways.

Signs with Two Exposures. Signs with two exposures shall be measured for area by using the surface area of one side of the sign only. Both sides may be used.

Sign Area. Area shall be measured around the edges of a framed or enclosed sign or by the area utilized by isolated words including the space between letters and the space within those letters having openings.

Area of farm sign shall not exceed 12 square feet as measured within the perimeter of the entire display area of one side of such sign.

Home occupations and home professional offices may have one unlighted sign not to exceed four square feet in area and shall be attached to the front of the building.

Churches and public buildings may have an announcement board not to exceed 12 square feet in area.

All signs not attached to the buildings shall be at least 10 feet from the street line.

Street and 911 designation signs are permitted and do not constitute part of the total sign area.

Public utilities may have one sign lighted or unlighted, not to exceed eight square feet and shall be attached to the building.

Commercial uses shall be permitted one lighted or unlighted sign, freestanding or attached to the building and not exceeding 24 square feet in the C-1 and CED-1 Zones and 48 square feet in the C-2 and CED-2 Zones, with the latter having a twenty-five-foot front yard setback.

The maximum height for any freestanding sign shall be six feet as measured from the finished grade excluding any bermed areas.

No part of a sign attached to a building shall project above the roof line.

If multiple tenants occupy a single building, one additional sign per tenant is permitted attached to the building. The maximum area of a tenant sign is nine square feet and the maximum height of the sign shall not exceed two feet.

In the Light Industrial Zone, one building or property identification sign per property which may be lighted or unlighted, freestanding or attached. The maximum area for a light industrial sign is 48 square feet with a twenty-five-foot front yard setback and six feet in height measured from the finished grade. No sign attached to a building shall project above the roofline. When multiple tenants occupy a single building, one additional sign per tenant is permitted, attached to the building, with a maximum area of nine square feet and a height not to exceed two feet.

In the Frankford Center Core Zone, Frankford Center Economic Development Zone, Frankford Center Neighborhood Core and Frankford Center Recreation Zone, a maximum of three lighted or unlighted signs or sign types, in combination, may be permitted per building.