Jackson City Zoning Code
SIGNS
§ 153.115 REGULATIONS APPLICABLE TO ALL SIGNS IN ALL DISTRICTS.
(A) Illuminated signs with rotating beams shall not be permitted in any district.
(B) No sign shall project horizontally more than 24 inches over a public sidewalk, except that the Council may, after a report from the Planning Commission, grant an interim use permit for a period not to exceed 1 year to allow advertising on newspaper sale stands and special permits for temporary signs and decorations to be strung across the right-of-way.
(C) No sign shall be placed that resembles any official marker erected by a governmental agency or display such words as “Stop” or “Danger.”
(D) No sign shall be permitted to obstruct any window, door, fire escape, stairway or opening intended to provide light, air, ingress or egress for any building or structure.
(E) The owner, lessee or manager of a ground sign, and the owner of the land on which the same is located, shall keep grass or weeds and other growth cut and debris and rubbish cleaned up and removed from the lot on which the sign is located.
(F) Advertising, business, directional, or nameplate signs that may be unsightly or obstruct visibility at intersections shall be repaired, removed, or relocated so as to conform to the City Code by the owner, or by the owner of the property upon which the sign stands, upon notice from the City Council.
(G) Where a sign is illuminated, the source of light shall not shine directly upon any part of a residence or into any residence district.
(H) No sign shall violate the front, side, or rear yard requirements of the district in which it is placed.
(I) No sign shall be of such a nature or placed in such a position that it will constitute a traffic hazard.
(J) Official traffic and street signs are permitted in all districts.
(K) Temporary real estate signs, advertising the sale or rental of premises, are permitted, provided the area on one side of any such sign shall not exceed six square feet, and signs indicating the location and direction of premises in the process of development, provided that the area on one side of any such sign shall not exceed 24 square feet.
(L) Temporary signs of contractors, architects, mechanics or artisans are permitted, provided:
(1) That any such sign shall be located on the premises where the work is engaged;
(2) That the sign shall be removed promptly upon completion of the work; and
(3) That one side of any such sign shall not exceed 24 square feet in area.
(M) Directional signs shall not exceed 12 square feet in area.
(N) In addition to conforming to the regulations set forth in this chapter, signs adjacent to state or county highways shall conform to all applicable state or county regulations, as the case may be.
(Ord. 109, 5th Series, passed 6-3-1999; Am. Ord. 71, 6th Series, passed 10-1-2013)
§ 153.116 SPECIFIC REGULATIONS IN THE VARIOUS DISTRICTS.
(A) Signs in residence districts.
(1) Only the following privately owned signs are permitted on any lot: one commercial sign, if attached to a dwelling or garage; trespassing signs; and signs indicating the private nature of a driveway; provided, that the area on one side of the sign shall not exceed 2 square feet. Commercial signs may be allowed in Agriculture residence (AR) districts if authorized by an interim use permit.
(2) Identification signs for parks, schools, churches, hospitals, or similar institutions, and for clubs, lodges, farms, estates or similar uses are permitted, provided that the area on one side of any such sign shall not exceed 20 square feet.
(3) The front and side yard setbacks for temporary and directional signs shall be at least five feet.
(B) Signs in the business districts.
(1) The area on one side of all signs erected on one street frontage of any one premise shall not exceed 20% of the building facing area unless authorized by an interim use permit by the Council.
(2) The sign, except a directional sign, shall be erected only on the premises on which the use to which the sign relates is conducted.
(3) Marquees and covered walks: signs may be placed on the roof or facing of a covered walk or marquee in which case the 2 foot projection limit from the building shall be waived. Signs attached under the marquee or walk covering shall not project more than 2 feet from the building facing, nor lower than 8 feet above the sidewalk.
(4) Advertising signs shall be limited to not more than one for a lot of 100-foot frontage or less and to 1 per each additional 100 feet of lot frontage. The structures may not exceed 35 feet in length, 12 feet in height of sign facing, and 40 feet in total height. No advertising sign may be erected within 400 feet of an adjoining residential district. Advertising signs that are placed to be visible by 1-90 traffic shall not be located within 500 feet of any other such sign.
(5) The foregoing regulations do not apply to a municipally owned community events sign.
(6) No setbacks are required in the Central Business (“CB”) district.
(7) Except for directional signs, the front yard setback shall be at least ten feet, and the side yard setback shall be at least five feet, for each sign in Service Business (“SB”) districts.
(8) The front yard and side yard setbacks for each directional sign shall be at least five feet.
(C) Signs in industrial districts.
(1) The total surface area of signs on a lot shall not exceed the sum of three square feet per lineal foot of lot frontage, nor shall any single business sign surface exceed 300 square feet in area, nor shall two or more smaller signs be so arranged or integrated so as to create a surface area in excess of 300 square feet.
(2) Except for directional signs, the front yard setback shall be at least ten feet and the side yard setback shall be at least five feet, for each sign in Service Business (“SB”) districts.
(3) The front yard and side yard setbacks for each directional sign shall be at least five feet.
(4) The least width of a corner lot shall be the front for purposes of this chapter.
(Ord. 109, 5th Series, passed 6-3-1999; Am. Ord. 119, 5th Series, passed 2-5-2002; Am. Ord. 5, 6th Series, passed 4-4-2006; Ord. 71, 6th Series, passed 10-1-2013)