The following conditions shall be applicable to all use districts:

(1)

All signs shall conform to all ordinances of the township and, where required, shall be approved by the building inspector and a permit shall be issued.

(2)

No sign, except those established and maintained by the township, county, state or federal governments, shall be located in, project into, or overhang a public right-of-way, dedicated public easement, or deed strip.

(3)

All wall signs shall be attached directly to a building wall and shall not extend above the height of the wall, nor beyond the width of the wall, to which it is attached. Furthermore, the exposed face of a wall sign shall be on a plane parallel to the building wall to which it is attached and shall not project out more than 18 inches beyond the vertical surface of the wall to which it is attached. A wall sign may include a sign mounted flat against the building fascia and which does not project beyond the fascia.

(4)

Except as otherwise permitted in this division, all freestanding signs shall be permanent signs affixed securely to a structure affixed securely to the ground, there being no sign or signs of a movable or portable nature permitted.

(5)

Except as otherwise permitted in subsection (2) of this section, no freestanding sign shall extend into or be otherwise located in the restricted clear corner vision triangle, as set forth in section 54-715.

(6)

Except as otherwise permitted in this division, no sign shall contain brightly flashing, scintillating, or turning features, fixtures, or movements of any kind, including pennants, streamers, banners, flags, and electronically controlled change of word or message signs; except, electronic time and temperature signs may be permitted so long as time and temperature are the only messages displayed. Signs with manually changeable letters shall also be permitted.

(Code 2004, § 54-1221; Zoning Ord. 1999, § 2325(1))

The following conditions shall be applicable to accessory signs:

(1)

An accessory sign may be permitted in any use district, and may consist of a wall sign and a freestanding sign.

(2)

Except where prohibited in this division, a freestanding accessory sign may be located in any yard, including a required front yard.

(3)

On a corner property, a freestanding accessory sign may be located in the required exterior side yard, provided the existing exterior side yard setback is equal to the front yard setback; otherwise, the sign shall be restricted to a location in the front yard.

(4)

A sign used for advertising land or buildings for sale, lease or rent shall be permitted when the sign pertains to the premises upon which it is located.

(Code 2004, § 54-1222; Zoning Ord. 1999, § 2325(2))

(a)

Non-accessory signs shall be limited to freestanding signs only; there being no non-accessory wall signs permitted in the township.

(b)

Subject to subsection (c) of this section, a freestanding non-accessory sign is permitted in the I-1, I-2, E-1, B-1, B-2, B-3 and TR zoning districts having property frontage along I-75.

(c)

Along Interstate Highway 75 (I-75), any freestanding non-accessory sign shall be limited to within 100 feet of the existing right-of-way of I-75. All such signs shall be set back a minimum of 15 feet from all property lines.

(d)

Non-accessory signs shall be limited to a total surface area, facing in the same direction, of 672 square feet adjacent to I-75. Such signs shall have a maximum of two sign faces.

(e)

Any non-accessory sign shall be separated by minimum of 1,000 feet from any other non-accessory sign along the same side of the roadway, and 500 feet from any other non-accessory sign along the opposite side of the roadway.

(f)

The maximum total height of any non-accessory sign shall be 40 feet from ground level. The permitted maximum total height may be increased to 60 feet by the zoning officer if it can be shown that excessive grades, buildings, bridges, or other similar conditions would obstruct the view of the sign.

(g)

All non-accessory signs shall be constructed with noncombustible material. No wood products or other combustible materials shall be permitted for such signs.

(h)

All non-accessory sign drawings, prints or attachment details shall be signed and sealed by a licensed professional engineer.

(i)

A freestanding non-accessory sign pertaining to real estate development located within the township and designed to promote the sale of lots or homes within a subdivision being developed in the township shall be permitted in any zoning district. The sign shall possess limited capital investment value and shall not have footings or electrical service. No such sign shall be located upon subdivided land that is not part of the subdivision being advertised for sale. Such signs shall be subject to all applicable requirements and conditions of this Code and shall be permitted on the property for a maximum of two years, with a one-year extension permissible after review by the building inspector.

(Code 2004, § 54-1223; Zoning Ord. 1999, § 2325(3); Ord. No. 208, 6-8-2015)

The following conditions shall be applicable to directional signs:

(1)

All directional signs required for the purpose of orientation, when established by the township, county, state or federal government, shall be permitted in all use districts.

(2)

Directional signs designed and intended to direct traffic on private property shall be permitted, provided the sign:

a.

Does not contain more than six square feet of display area per side, with not more than two display sides permitted per sign.

b.

Contains a directional symbol, such as an arrow or similar indicator of direction and/or words, such as entrance, exit, drive-through.

c.

Does not exceed a height of four feet when a freestanding sign; and, when placed on a building wall, shall be placed flat against the wall and shall not project above or beyond any corner or above the height of the wall. Directional signs so mounted shall not be included as any part of the display area limitations applicable to an accessory wall sign.

d.

Is not located in or does not project in any way into a public right-of-way.

(3)

A directional sign may be illuminated.

(4)

The number of directional signs placed on the property shall be limited to the minimum number needed to provide adequate direction.

(Code 2004, § 54-1224; Zoning Ord. 1999, § 2325(4))

All street signs, all traffic control devices and all other public signs deemed necessary by the local, county, state or federal government shall be exempt from the standards of this division. Furthermore, a flag of the local unit of government or of the county, or of the state or other states, or of the nation or other nations, or of a single use occupying a single building on a single parcel of land, or a single grouping of any or all of the above-mentioned flags shall be exempt from the standards of this division.

(Code 2004, § 54-1225; Zoning Ord. 1999, § 2325(6))

The following conditions shall be applicable to temporary signs:

(1)

Shall be permitted in any business or industrial zoning district.

(2)

Located on private property and comply with applicable requirements of this division.

(3)

Temporary signage shall only include pennants, flags, banners or bunting.

(4)

Temporary signage shall not include balloons or similar objects filled with, or using air pressure, or flashing and/or intermittent illuminated, freestanding wall signs.

(5)

Temporary signage shall be permitted for a period of 30 days upon submittal of an application and upon receiving a permit and payment of temporary sign fee from the township as currently established or as hereafter adopted by resolution of the township board from time to time.

(6)

Temporary signage shall not be redisplayed on the same premises in the district until an interim period of 90 continuous days has expired.

(7)

The township shall determine the location of the temporary sign after an inspection of the subject premises.

(8)

Temporary political signage is permitted in any zoning district, provided that all such signs are located on private property and provided further that such signs shall:

a.

Be removed from the premises on which they are displayed within ten days following the date of the particular election to which the political sign pertains.

b.

Not contain more than 20 square feet of display area per side, with not more than two display sides.

(Code 2004, § 54-1226; Zoning Ord. 1999, § 2325(7); Ord. No. 175, 6-14-2010)

The following conditions shall be applicable to awnings and canopies:

(1)

Retractable awnings, as well as permanent awnings and canopies, may project into any minimum required building setback requirement, but not into any public right-of-way or into any public utility easement or deed strip.

(2)

An awning or canopy that is attached to a building wall and extends along the building wall and which contains a sign of any kind, except a directional sign, shall, for the purpose of this division, be considered a wall sign. Similarly, an awning or canopy which extends out perpendicular to the wall of a building and which contains a sign of any kind shall, for the purpose of this division, be considered a freestanding sign.

(Code 2004, § 54-1227; Zoning Ord. 1999, § 2325(8))

Wherever in this division reference shall be made to this section, the display area of a wall sign may be increased by one square foot for every three feet, or fraction thereof, that the specific wall to which the sign is to be attached sets back behind the minimum setback requirement of the district, up to a maximum of 250 square feet of display area, or up to a maximum display equal to ten percent of the area of the specific wall to which the sign is to be attached, including all openings, whichever is the lesser amount.

(Code 2004, § 54-1228; Zoning Ord. 1999, § 2325(9))

All signs shall be kept in a proper, safe and workable order. All plastic faces shall be maintained intact and all metal on the sign shall be kept free of rust and painted with a rustproof paint. The township building department shall make periodic inspections of all signs and, if any sign is found to be in a deteriorating or unsafe condition, the township shall so notify the owner in writing. The notation shall state the particular condition or conditions of the sign that need attention, and that the owner has 30 days from the date of receipt of the notice to make the necessary corrections.

(Code 2004, § 54-1229; Zoning Ord. 1999, § 2325(10))

Licenses, insurance and all necessary permits applicable to the erection and maintenance of signs regulated in this division shall be required and shall be obtained from the township prior to erection or maintenance of any such signs. When mandated by law, all signs shall bear the seal or emblem of a nationally recognized testing laboratory.

(Code 2004, § 54-1230; Zoning Ord. 1999, § 2325(11))

Changeable copy signs may only be permitted as part of a freestanding sign provided the following requirements are met:

(1)

Changeable copy signs are permitted in the I-1, I-2, E-1, B-1, B-2, B-3, and TR zoning districts having property frontage along I-75, Dixie, M-15 or Grange Hall Road west of Dixie Highway.

(2)

The image or message on the electronic bulletin board does not change more frequently than once every ten seconds.

(3)

The sign does not contain moving images (i.e., television type screens).

(4)

The display shall not, or shall not appear to, flash, undulate, pulse, or portray explosions, fireworks, flashes of light, or blinking or chasing lights; the display shall not appear to move toward or away from the viewer, expand or contract, bounce, rotate, spin, twist or other similar movements.

(5)

All electronic signs within 150 feet of a residential zone district, shall discontinue the display between the hours of 11:00 p.m. and 8:00 a.m.

(6)

The LED of the electronic message board is not illuminated beyond the default settings of the sign manufacturer's brightness/dimming controls which shall be submitted to the township as part of the permit. All signs shall have installed ambient light monitors and shall at all times allow such monitors to automatically adjust the brightness level of the electronic sign based on ambient light conditions.

(7)

The owner of an electronic message board shall allow the township to use the electronic message board to communicate emergency public service information approved by the township supervisor relating to a disaster or emergency. The operational restrictions on electronic message boards set forth above shall not apply during any time that the electronic message board is used to communicate authorized emergency public service information for the township.

(8)

The owner agrees to update an approved emergency public service information communication, or discontinue the emergency public service message, as soon as possible after receiving a request from the township supervisor. The owner shall file and keep current at all times with the township supervisor's office the name, e-mail address, phone number, cell phone number, pager and other available emergency contact information of the employee or representative of the owner who has been authorized and designated by the owner to communicate the approved emergency public service message using the electronic message board.

(Code 2004, § 54-1231; Ord. No. 171, 11-9-2009; Ord. No. 208, 6-8-2015)

In addition to compliance with the applicable requirements of sections 54-1043 and 54-1188, the provisions of this subdivision shall apply to all accessory signs permitted in the various use districts indicated.

(Code 2004, § 54-1261; Zoning Ord. 1999, § 2325(5))

The following provisions apply in the RE/F districts:

(1)

Wall signs. Wall signs shall be permitted as follows: For each dwelling unit, one nameplate not to exceed two square feet in area and indicating only the name of the occupant.

(2)

Freestanding signs. Freestanding signs shall be permitted as follows:

a.

For a nonresidential use permitted in the district, one illuminated bulletin board-type sign not exceeding 20 square feet in area or six feet in height; except stables permitted in the district may have one non-illuminated freestanding sign containing not more than 32 square feet of display area per sign side, with a maximum of two display sides and an overall height of not more than six feet.

b.

Illuminated entrance signs to a one-family subdivision or one-family site condominium development, identifying the name of the development only. Such signs shall not exceed 32 square feet in display area per side, shall not have more than two display sides, and shall not exceed six feet in height.

(3)

Reflecting address numbers. To aid public safety personnel in carrying out their duties as expeditiously as possible, every one-family residential property owner shall display the address of the property along the property frontage. The numbers shall be:

a.

Placed in a conspicuous location that can be easily seen and read from the frontage road;

b.

Three-inch high white reflecting figures on a reflecting green background;

c.

Placed on a mail box or on a supporting leg of a mail box, provided the mail box is on the same side of the road as the property it is serving, or on a self-supporting structure of its own, which shall also be located on the same side of the road as the property it is identifying;

d.

Placed in a public road right-of-way or private road easement along the edge of the frontage road near the property's driveway entrance;

e.

Maintained in a clean and viewable manner free of weeds or other planning materials or other obstruction along the road that may block easy view of the numbers from the road; and

f.

Promptly replaced when they become damaged or dislodged.

(4)

Changeable signs. Changeable sign pursuant to the conditions outlined in section 54-123.

(Code 2004, § 54-1262; Zoning Ord. 1999, § 2325(5)a; Ord. No. 119, 8-14-2000; Ord. No. 143, 3-9-2004; Ord. No. 171, 11-9-2009)

The following provisions apply in the R-1 and R-2 districts:

(1)

Wall signs. Wall signs shall be permitted in this section as permitted and regulated in section 54-1076(1).

(2)

Freestanding signs. Freestanding signs shall be permitted in this section as permitted and regulated in section 54-1076(2)a., pertaining to nonresidential uses permitted in the districts only, and as permitted and regulated in section 54-1076(2)b.

(Code 2004, § 54-1263; Zoning Ord. 1999, § 2325(5)b)

The following provisions apply to RM and RMH districts:

(1)

Wall signs. Wall signs shall be permitted in this section as permitted and regulated in section 54-1076(1).

(2)

Freestanding signs. Freestanding signs shall be permitted as follows:

a.

As permitted and regulated in section 54-1076(2)a, pertaining to nonresidential uses permitted in the districts.

b.

Illuminated entrance signs to a one-family subdivision, one-family site condominium development, or a multiple-family residential development, identifying the name of the development only. Such signs shall not exceed 32 square feet in display area per side, shall not have more than two display sides, and shall not exceed six feet in height.

(Code 2004, § 54-1264; Zoning Ord. 1999, § 2325(5)c)

The following provisions apply to RC districts:

(1)

Wall signs. Wall signs shall be permitted as follows: One illuminated identification sign per building entrance, identifying the name of the building and/or the function of the building, and not exceeding eight square feet in area.

(2)

Freestanding signs. Freestanding signs shall be permitted as follows: One illuminated freestanding sign per public entrance, provided such signs shall be at least 500 feet apart on the same side of the road. Such signs shall identify only the name of the recreation facility, shall contain not more than 32 square feet of display area per side, with not more than two display sides, and shall not exceed six feet in height.

(Code 2004, § 54-1265; Zoning Ord. 1999, § 2325(5)d)

The following provisions apply in OS-1 districts:

(1)

Wall signs. Wall signs shall be permitted as follows:

a.

Except as otherwise permitted in section 54-1043, one illuminated wall sign not exceeding 100 square feet in total display area for each office building, displaying only the name of the building or the use, if a single building, or a single use in a building.

b.

For each company office occupying a building, one wall sign not exceeding nine square feet of display area for each wall containing a pedestrian door designed for public entry.

(2)

Freestanding signs. Freestanding signs shall be permitted as follows: One illuminated sign for a single office building on a single parcel of land, or one illuminated sign for a complex of office buildings on a single parcel of land. Such signs shall not exceed 32 square feet of display area per side, shall not have more than two display sides, and shall not exceed six feet in height.

(Code 2004, § 54-1266; Zoning Ord. 1999, § 2325(5)e)

The following provisions apply in B-1, B-2 and B-3 districts:

(1)

Wall signs. Wall signs shall be permitted as follows:

a.

Except as otherwise permitted in section 54-1043, one illuminated sign for each wall containing a customer entry in a single building containing a single use on one parcel of land. Each such sign shall not exceed 100 square feet in display area, or not more than ten percent of the total area of wall to which it is to be attached, including all openings, whichever is the lesser amount. A motor vehicle service facility may have additional wall signs identifying an automotive service performed on the premises when such signs are located directly above the entrance to a service bay. No such sign shall exceed nine square feet in display area.

b.

Except as otherwise permitted in section 54-1043, one illuminated sign for a single building or group of buildings containing store bays attached by means of common party walls, displaying the name of the building or center only and not exceeding 100 square feet in display area. Each independent use within a store bay may have one illuminated sign not exceeding 32 square feet in display area for each wall containing a door designed and intended for customer entry.

(2)

Freestanding signs. Freestanding signs shall be permitted as follows:

a.

One illuminated sign for a single building containing a single use on a single parcel of land. The sign shall not exceed 100 square feet in display area per side, shall not have more than two display sides, and shall not exceed 20 feet in overall height. A gasoline service station may add 20 square feet of illuminated display area per sign side, for the display of gasoline prices only.

b.

One illuminated sign for a single building or group of buildings containing more than one use on a single parcel of land, containing not more than 100 square feet of display area per side, with not more than two display sides, displaying only the name of the center, and not exceeding 20 feet in height.

c.

Changeable sign pursuant to the conditions outlined in section 54-1053.

(Code 2004, § 54-1267; Zoning Ord. 1999, § 2325(5)f; Ord. No. 171, 11-9-2009)

The following provisions apply to TR districts:

(1)

Wall signs. Wall signs shall be permitted as follows: Except as otherwise permitted in section 54-1043, one illuminated wall sign not exceeding 100 square feet in display area for a single use in a single building, to be placed on the wall containing the principal entrance, or not more than 32 square feet in display area for each individual use in a single building, to be placed on the wall containing the principal entrance to each individual use in the building.

(2)

Freestanding signs. Freestanding signs shall be permitted as follows: One illuminated sign containing not more than 32 square feet of display area per side, with not more than two display sides, and not exceeding five feet in height.

(Code 2004, § 54-1268; Zoning Ord. 1999, § 2325(5)g)

The following provisions apply to I-1 and I-2 districts:

(1)

Wall signs. Wall signs shall be permitted as follows: Except as otherwise permitted in section 54-1043, one illuminated wall sign not exceeding 100 square feet in display area for each wall containing a principal entryway to the building.

(2)

Freestanding signs. Freestanding signs shall be permitted as follows:

a.

One illuminated sign containing not more than 100 square feet of display area per side, with not more than two display sides, and not exceeding 20 feet in height.

b.

An illuminated non-accessory sign containing not more than 300 square feet of display area per side, with not more than two display sides, and not exceeding 25 feet in height. All such signs shall be located at least 1,320 feet from any other such sign.

(Code 2004, § 54-1269; Zoning Ord. 1999, § 2325(5)h)

The following provisions apply to E-1 districts:

(1)

Wall signs. Wall signs shall be permitted as follows: One illuminated accessory sign per building entrance, identifying the name and/or the function of the building, and not exceeding eight square feet of display area.

(2)

Freestanding signs. Freestanding signs shall be permitted as follows: One illuminated accessory sign depicting only the name of the company and containing not more than 100 square feet of display area per side, with not more than two display sides, and not exceeding 20 feet in height.

(Code 2004, § 54-1270; Zoning Ord. 1999, § 2325(5)i)