Required off-street parking shall be provided on the same site as the use it serves.

Off-street parking shall be on a paved concrete or asphalt parking space surface. All driveways and drive approaches shall be a paved concrete or asphalt surface.

No parking structure, including garages, carports, or similar structures, shall be located within the required front, side, or rear yards of a lot or tract (Exception: Ten (10) feet from your property line where paved alleys are provided by developer).

Each standard off-street surface parking space shall measure not less than ten (10) feet by twenty (20) feet, exclusive of access drives and aisles, and shall be of usable shape and condition. Where it is possible for a vehicle to overhang the front of a parking space above a paved, stoned, mulched, or grassed area other than a sidewalk, street, right-of-way, or adjacent property, the length of the standard space may be reduced to eighteen (18) feet.

Each compact off-street parking space shall measure not less than nine (9) feet by eighteen (18) feet, exclusive of access drives and aisles, and shall be of usable shape and condition. All compact parking spaces shall be grouped and located in specific areas so as not to be scattered throughout a parking lot.

A maximum of fifty percent (50%) of the required parking for nonresidential uses may be permitted as compact spaces upon site plan approval but only when both of the following conditions are met:

Each parking space (on-street or off-street) designed for parallel parking shall have a minimum dimension of eight (8) feet by twenty-two (22) feet.

Each standard parking space located in a parking garage shall measure not less than ten (10) feet by twenty (20) feet, exclusive of access drives or aisles.

To prevent nuisance situations, all parking area lighting shall be designed and operated so as not to reflect or shine on adjacent properties.

For safety and firefighting purposes, cross access shall be provided where practical.

Except for single-family and duplex uses, parking spaces shall be permanently and clearly identified by stripes, buttons, tiles, curbs, barriers, or other approved methods. Nonpermanent type marking, such as paint, shall be regularly maintained to ensure continuous clear identification of the space.

One (1) space for each two hundred (200) square feet of total floor area.

One (1) parking space for each three hundred (300) square feet of floor area.

One (1) parking space for each three (3) seats in the main auditorium.

One (1) space for each two hundred (200) square feet of total floor area.

Ten (10) parking spaces plus one (1) additional space for each three hundred (300) square feet of floor area in excess of two thousand (2,000) square feet. If an auditorium is included as a part of the building, its floor area shall be deducted from the total and additional parking provided as [on] the basis of one (1) space for each four (4) seats that it contains.

One (1) space for each two (2) students, plus one (1) space for each classroom, laboratory or instruction area.

One (1) parking space for each one hundred (100) square feet of floor area used thereof.

One (1) space per ten (10) pupils/clients (design capacity).

One and one-half (1.5) spaces for each two hundred (200) square feet of floor area or market area.

One (1) parking space for each two (2) beds.

Two (2) parking spaces plus one (1) additional parking space for each five hundred (500) square feet of floor area over one thousand (1,000) square feet.

One (1) space for each five hundred (500) square feet of floor area.

Minimum of thirty (30) spaces.

One (1) space for each four (4) rooms or beds, whichever is greater.

One (1) space for each two (2) beds.

One (1) parking space for each sleeping room, unit, or guest accommodation plus one (1) space for each three hundred (300) square feet of commercial floor area contained therein.

One and one-fourth (1.25) spaces per two hundred (200) square feet.

One (1) parking space for each two (2) employees on the maximum working shift, plus space to accommodate all vehicles used in connection therewith, but not less than one (1) parking space for each 1,000 square feet of floor area, whichever is greater.

One (1) space for each two hundred (200) square feet of floor area.

Four (4) spaces per complex plus one (1) space per five thousand (5,000) square feet of storage area.

One (1) parking space for each fifty (50) square feet of floor space in slumber rooms, parlors, or individual funeral service rooms.

One (1) parking space for each five hundred (500) square feet of sales floor for indoor uses or one (1) parking space for each one thousand (1,000) square feet of lot area for outdoor uses.

One (1) space for each three hundred (300) square feet of total floor area.

One (1) space for each two hundred (200) square feet of floor area.

One (1) space for each one thousand (1,000) square feet of floor area for storage and warehousing, plus one (1) space for each one hundred (100) square feet of office, sales or display area.

One (1) parking space for each two hundred fifty (250) square feet of floor area or for every five (5) members, whichever is greater.

One (1) space for each two (2) persons to be normally accommodated in the establishment.

One (1) parking space for every one hundred (100) square feet of floor area.

One (1) parking space for each two hundred fifty (250) square feet of floor area.

One (1) parking space for each six (6) beds.

One (1) parking space for each five (5) seats in the auditorium or main assembly room, or one (1) space for each classroom plus ten (10) spaces, whichever is greater.

One (1) parking space for each four (4) seats in the main auditorium, or one (1) space for each classroom plus one (1) space for each two (2) students accommodated in the institution, whichever is greater.

One (1) space for each two hundred (200) square feet of floor area. The total floor area used for restaurants and cafeterias (but not including private clubs), which exceed ten percent (10%) of the shopping center floor area, shall require additional parking to be provided in accordance with the requirements for restaurants.

One (1) space for each two (2) employees, or one (1) space for each one thousand (1,000) square feet of total floor area, whichever is greater.

One (1) parking space for each five (5) seats or bench seating spaces.

Three (3) spaces per service bay, plus one (1) space per employee (maximum shift), plus one (1) space per tow truck or other service vehicle.

“Floor Area” shall mean the gross floor area of the specific use.

Where fractional spaces result, the parking spaces required shall be rounded up to the nearest whole number.

The parking space requirement for a use not specifically mentioned herein shall be the same as required for a use of similar nature.

In the case of mixed uses, the parking spaces required shall equal the sum of the requirements of the various uses computed separately.

Where an increase in the number of spaces is required by a change or enlargement of use or where such spaces are provided collectively or used jointly by two (2) or more buildings or establishments, the required spaces may be located not more than three hundred (300) feet from an institutional building served and not more than three hundred (300) feet from any other nonresidential building served.

Not more than fifty percent (50%) of the parking spaces required for theaters, bowling alleys, cafes, or similar uses and not more than eighty percent (80%) of the parking spaces required for a church or school auditorium or similar uses may be provided and used jointly by similar uses not normally open, used or operated during the same hours as those listed; provided, however, that written agreement thereto is properly executed and filed as specified below.

In any case where the required parking spaces are not located on the same lot with the building or use served, or where such spaces are collectively or jointly provided and used, a written agreement thereby assuring their retention for such purposes shall be properly drawn and executed by the parties concerned, approved as to form by the City and executed by the parties concerned, and shall be filed with the application for a building permit.

Wherever a parking lot is located across the street from or adjacent to residentially zoned property, and is designed so that headlight beams will shine into residences (whether or not such residences have been built at the time the parking lot is constructed), and [an] irrigated earthen beam [berm] or a solid masonry wall or reinforced concrete fence of not less than three (3) nor more than four (4) feet in height above the finished grade of the off-street parking area shall be erected and maintained so as to provide a headlight screen for the residential district.

The off-street parking spaces designated for each apartment (multifamily) dwelling unit shall be located within one hundred (100) feet of the dwelling unit served by such spaces.

In all residential districts, no heavy load vehicle, truck trailer, truck tractor, mobile home, motor home, camper, trailer, boat, machinery, farm equipment or machinery or any other similar equipment or machinery (called collectively “equipment”) shall be parked or left standing for more than two (2) days out of any consecutive seven (7) day period within the required front yard or within the side yard of a corner lot between the side building line and side property line on the side of the lot abutting a street or public right-of-way. In no event shall equipment, including motor vehicles, trucks, and vans be parked or left standing at any time on a surface other than a paved or gravel driveway or paved parking lot. The driveway shall be located either:

Kindergartens, day schools, and similar child training and care establishments shall provide loading and unloading space on a private drive, off-street, to accommodate one (1) motor vehicle for each ten (10) students or children cared for by the establishment.

In all districts, above-grade parking structures shall conform to height restrictions for zoning districts in which they are located.

The distance from parking structure entry and exit points to a corner of a street intersection shall conform to standards contained in the Subdivision Ordinance.

Ramps shall not be constructed with slopes exceeding fifteen percent (15%) and single lane entrances shall not be less than twelve (12) feet wide at the street.

Minimum of one (1) car length shall be provided between an exit control gate and the inside edge of a sidewalk to minimize conflicts between exiting cars and pedestrians.

Parking structure facades shall be left fifty percent (50%) open and interior light levels shall be maintained at ten (10) footcandles to enhance security and safety. All parking structure lighting shall be designed so as not to reflect or shine on adjacent properties.

Full enclosure of any level of a parking structure may be permitted only if such structure is fully sprinklered and mechanically ventilated.

All retail, commercial, and industrial structures shall provide and maintain off-street facilities for the loading and unloading of merchandise and goods within the building or on the lot adjacent to a private service drive.

At least one-half of such loading spaces shall have a minimum dimension of ten (10) feet by forty (40) feet, and the remaining spaces shall have a minimum dimension of ten (10) feet by twenty (20) feet.

Where such loading spaces are located adjacent to a residential district, the spaces shall be enclosed on three (3) sides.

Loading spaces shall be provided in accordance with the following schedule:

Loading docks for any establishment which customarily receives goods between the hours of 9:00 p.m. and 8:00 a.m., and is adjacent to a residential use or district, shall be designed and constructed so as to fully enclose the loading operation in order to reduce the effects of the noise of the operation on adjacent residences.

Where adjacent to residential uses or district, off-street loading areas shall be screened from view of the residential use or district.

Loading areas in I-1 or I-2 districts shall not face a public street.

A stacking space shall be an area on a site measuring eight (8) feet by twenty (20) feet with direct forward access to a service window or station of a drive-through facility which does not constitute space for any other circulation driveway, parking space, or maneuvering area.

For financial institutions with drive-through facilities, each teller window or station, human or mechanical, shall be provided with a minimum of five (5) stacking spaces (from the right-of-way line).

For each service window of a drive-through restaurant, a minimum of seven (7) stacking spaces (from the right-of-way line) shall be provided.

For kiosks, a minimum of three (3) stacking spaces (from the right-of-way) for each service window shall be provided.

In nonresidential zoning districts, every lot shall have a minimum of 20% of its area landscaped. A minimum of one-half (1/2) of the required landscaping shall be located in the front yard. Driveways, paved walks, right-of-way or easements for streets or alleys shall not be counted as part of the required landscape area. Industrial property shall provide landscaping of 12% of the lot area or 20% of the lot area by exclusion of the main enclosed structure ground floor area from the gross lot area, whichever is less.

Residential zoning districts shall comply with Section 32.3

In any I-1 or I-2 zoning district there shall be an 80-foot landscaped buffer along Ninth Street.

When a nonresidential use is established on a lot located adjacent to any residential district a ten (10) foot width landscaped open space buffer strip shall be installed and maintained by the owner, developer, or operator of the nonresidential use. Within that landscaped open space buffer strip a minimum of one (1) tree shall be planted and maintained every 30 linear feet with a minimum six (6) foot in height wood stockade fence.

All nonresidential development must provided a minimum of ten (10) foot landscape strip along each street frontage on the lot. All parking lots and vehicular use areas shall be screened from all abutting properties and/or public rights-of-way with a hedge, berm, or other landscape barrier. All living barrier shall be established in a two-foot minimum width planting strip.

All properties shall provide trees at a ratio of eighteen (18) trees per acre (43,560 square feet) of gross lot area. Industrial property shall provide trees at a ratio of eighteen (18) trees per acre, calculated at sixty (60) percent of the gross lot area or by exclusion of the main enclosure structure ground-floor area from the gross lot area, whichever is less[.]

All trees planted to satisfy the tree standards must be a minimum of three (3) inches in caliper measured six (6) inches from the top of the container or root ball.

All trees planted to meet the requirements of this section must be listed on the Selected Species List. No trees with a maximum mature height of twenty-five (25) feet or greater may be planted within twenty-five (25) [feet], measured horizontally, from the nearest overhead utility line.

Any parking lot or portion thereof that fronts upon or is adjacent to a public right-of-way and contains ten (10) or more parking spaces shall provide perimeter screening. The perimeter of each parking lot, exclusive of driveways, shall be provided with shrub screening with a minimum mature height of thirty-six (36) inches and installation height of eighteen (18) inches or greater and spaced no more than twenty-four (24) inches apart, edge to edge. The use of berms and planter walls shall be allowed to contribute to installation and mature height requirements. The slope of earthen berms shall not exceed one foot of height for each three foot in width.

Any parking lot which is constructed and contains forty (40) or more parking spaces shall provide permanently landscaped areas consisting of islands, peninsulas, medians or adjacent planting areas. One tree shall be planted for each (20) Parking spaces. A minimum of fifty (50) square feet of planting area shall be provided for each tree required. Parking lots trees shall be counted towards meeting the minimum number of trees required by 29.2 [section 32.3].

The required landscaped areas for parking lots shall be more or less evenly distributed throughout the parking lot. Adjustments may be approved where the shape or size of the parking lot, the location of existing trees or other natural constraints reasonably prevent such distribution.

All nonresidential landscaped areas shall be irrigated with an approved automatic irrigation system unless the landscaped area has been designed utilizing xeriscaping methods.

No removal of trees, land clearing and grading shall occur without the required approvals and permits. Clearing and grading activity shall be limited to the limits of grading area identified on the approved grading plan. A clearing and grading permit is required in the City and can be applied for once the final plat has been approved by the Planning and Zoning Commission.

The following shall be exempt from the requirement for clearing and grading permit:

No fence, screen, or wall shall exceed eight feet (8') in height.

Fences within a public easement shall have a gate or removable panel to allow for maintenance access to such easement. The City shall not be responsible for damage to any fence that may occur as a result of maintenance of any utility within the easement.

No fence, screen, or wall shall exceed eight feet (8') in height.

All trash receptacles shall be screened from public view by a solid screening wall a minimum of eight feet (8') constructed of a noncombustible material.

Fences within a public easement shall have a gate or removable panel to allow for maintenance access to such easement. The City shall not be responsible for damage to any fence that may occur as a result of maintenance of any utility within the easement.

Gates designed for vehicular access shall be set back from the property line a minimum of 24 feet.

A masonry 8' fence or dense tree landscaping shall be required on any Industrial District zoned property adjacent to any lot or parcel zoned for residential use.

All swimming pools shall be fenced in accordance with the requirements of the International Residential Code as amended.

It shall be unlawful for any fence, screen or wall to be constructed without a fence permit.

Any fence for which a permit has been issued shall be inspected by the building official for compliance with applicable construction codes. The building official will certify acceptance if the fence complies with the provisions of this section or reject the fence if it does not comply. The owner of the property shall be required to remove any noncompliant fence or replace it with a fence that does comply.

For any development that contains two (2) or more residential dwelling units on a single tract, lot, or parcel of land;

For any development that contains single-family attached dwelling units;

For any nonresidential development;

Any increase in an existing nonresidential structure or a residential structure that contains two (2) or more residential dwelling units that is greater than thirty (30) percent of the existing building square footage;

For any Planned Development district or Special Use Permit.

For any single-family residential development that includes a private amenity or facility or a golf course.

For any I-1 or I-2 zoning, a site plan approved by the city council after recommendation by the Planning and Zoning Commission shall be required.

No building permit shall be issued for any of the above developments until a Site Plan and all other required engineering/construction plans are first approved by the City. No certificate of occupancy shall be issued until all construction and development conforms to the approved Site Plan and associated engineering/construction plans. The Site Plan review process shall include, but not be limited to, the following steps:

Except as otherwise provided in Section 34.3.C below, any Site Plan that is amended shall require approval of the City Council upon recommendation of the Planning and Zoning Commission.

Changes to the Site Plan which will affect the use of the land shall require either an amendment to a PD or a rezoning of property, whichever applies, and shall require the appropriate public hearings.

Changes of details within a Site Plan which do not alter the basic physical relationship of the property to adjacent property, do not alter the use permitted, increase the density, floor area, height, or reduce the yards provided at the boundary of the site as indicated on the approved Site Plan, may be authorized by the City Administrator or his/her designee. An aggrieved party may appeal the decision of the City’s designee to the Zoning Board of Adjustment in accordance with the provisions of this Ordinance.

A scale drawing on a minimum sheet size of 18" by 24" is required, showing any proposed public or private street(s) and alley(s); building site(s) or building lot(s); any area(s) proposed for dedication, or reserved as parks, parkways, playgrounds, utility and garbage easements, school sites, street widening, street changes; the points of ingress and egress from existing public streets and an accurate survey of the boundary of tract, as well as a ledger size (11' x 17') [11" x 17"] for file purposes.

Topography with contour interval of not less than two foot (2') intervals.

Where multiple types of land use are proposed, a land use plan delineating the specific areas to be devoted to various uses shall be required.

Where building(s) are proposed, a site plan showing the location of each building and the minimum distance between building(s), and between building(s) and the property lines, street lines and/or alley lines shall be submitted.

The square footage of each proposed building on the site.

Front, side, and rear building elevations of all proposed structures.

The height of the building(s) and type of construction materials.

A plan indicating the arrangement and provision of off-street parking, off-street loading, and points of entry from adjoining thoroughfares.

Landscape plan.

Fire lanes as designated by the Fire Department.

The location of all fire hydrants.

A table showing land area, building area, parking area and a ratio of building area and land area, and a ratio of building/parking area and land area.

The location of all outside facilities for waste disposal.

The type, location, height, and orientation of all external illumination facilities.

The location, size, height, and orientation of all proposed signs.

The 100-year floodplain and floodway limit locations. Specify floodplain map number and date.

A drainage plan shall be made a part of the Site Plan for development projects influenced by or containing major drainageways or containing flood-prone areas as determined by the City Engineer.

A performance standards report if deemed necessary by the Zoning Administrator because of the characteristics of the activities to be conducted on the site.

All pedestrian walks, malls, and open area(s) for use by tenants or the public; the types of surfacing of such paving or turfing to be used at all locations on the site.

Scale, north arrow, date of site plan preparation, and name(s) and address(es) of those responsible for the preparation of the site plan.

Title block, name of owner/applicant, developer, land planner, and/or other relevant participant.

For the purposes of this section the term masonry shall include brick, stone, stucco, EIFS, concrete pre-cast or tilt wall, decorative concrete block, hardi-plank or similar material, and faux stone or brick. The City Council may approve alternate materials as meeting the definition of masonry.

A minimum of seventy-five percent (75%) of the exterior walls, exclusive of doors and windows, of each dwelling unit shall be constructed of masonry.

A minimum of a two (2) car garage shall be provided for each detached single-family dwelling unit, a minimum one (1) car garage shall be provided for each unit of a duplex dwelling, and a minimum of one (1) covered parking space shall be provided for each unit of a triplex or fourplex dwelling.

Subdivision screening fences shall be provided where the subdivision abuts an arterial or a collector street. The screening fence shall be constructed of #1 cedar or redwood or other approved materials and shall be provided with masonry supports every 24 feet and metal supports every eight (8) feet.

Dumpsters shall be surrounded on three (3) sides by a six (6) foot tall masonry fence. Alternate materials may be approved by the City Council.

A minimum of seventy-five percent (75%) of the exterior walls, exclusive of doors and windows, of each structure shall be constructed of masonry.

Subdivision screening fences shall be provided where the subdivision abuts an arterial or a collector street. The screening fence shall be constructed of #1 cedar or redwood or other approved materials and shall be provided with masonry supports every 24 feet and metal supports every eight (8) feet.

A minimum of one (1) covered parking space shall be provided for each dwelling unit.

[Reserved.]

Dumpsters shall be surrounded on three (3) sides by a six (6) foot tall masonry fence. Alternate materials may be approved by the City Council.

A minimum of seventy-five percent (75%) of the exterior walls, exclusive of doors and windows, of each structure shall be constructed of masonry.

[1] Dumpsters shall be surrounded on three (3) sides by a six (6) foot tall masonry fence. Alternate materials may be approved by the City Council.

Screening fences shall be provided where the development abuts a residential use or zoning district. The screening fence shall be constructed of masonry or other approved materials.

Dumpsters shall be surrounded on three (3) sides by a six (6) foot tall masonry fence. Alternate materials may be approved by the City Council.

All buildings shall be 80% masonry on the front and sides visible from a public street. Other sides shall be 50% masonry. Masonry may be concrete tilt wall, brick and split block.

Screening fences shall be provided where the development abuts a residential use or zoning district. The screening fence shall be constructed of masonry or other approved materials[.]

No accessory building shall exceed ten percent (10%) of total lot area except where otherwise provided in this ordinance.

No accessory building shall be constructed or placed upon a lot until construction of the principal building has commenced, and no accessory building shall be used or occupied until the principal building is completed and is being used or occupied.

No accessory building shall exceed the height of the principal building.

Accessory buildings setbacks shall be a minimum 60' from front lot line and 20' from side and rear lot lines. All accessory structures shall be anchored to the ground. No accessory building shall be placed within utility easements or over any underground utility line.

Mechanical equipment such as air conditioning compressors, swimming pool pumps and filters, and similar devices may be installed in the side yard at a maximum height of sixty (60) inches above the ground level of the graded lot. Mechanical equipment is not allowable under or opposite windows, doors, or other openings of adjacent buildings.

All accessory structures shall have finished lumber, masonry or metal exterior with either composition shingle or metal roof as follows:

Any structure besides the principal structure is considered an accessory building and the sum of all structures shall be subject to the maximum lot coverage restrictions of the zoning district in which it is located.

Temporary and portable accessory buildings less than 120 square feet which are not placed on a permanent foundation shall be allowed in all residential districts with a maximum number of two (2) per lot.

All carports shall be considered an accessory structure. A carport roof shall be designed to withstand a 90 M.P.H. wind load. Documentation acceptable to the City shall be provided reflecting the wind load prior to construction or installation of any carport. All carport vertical framing shall be attached to concrete.

The Building Official shall be responsible for interpretation, administration and enforcement of sign regulations. Appeals of interpretations and requests for variances are within the authority of the Zoning Board of Adjustment as provided by Section 40 of the Zoning Ordinance.

No sign shall be installed, altered or moved without a permit issued by the Building Official. No permit shall be required for the resurfacing of a sign if such does not increase the size or height of such sign.

The Building Official may require applicants for sign permits to provide the following as a condition to considering a request for a permit:

If upon review of required information, a permit is issued, it shall be valid for 180 days.

Signs over 35 feet or more in height shall be inspected for structural integrity by the owner of such sign and a copy of such reports shall be provided to the Building Official. Failure to provide an annual report shall constitute a violation of this ordinance.

No permit shall be issued unless and until a fee established by the City Council is paid. Additionally, a bond in an amount sufficient to protect the City and its citizens may be required for signs in excess of twenty (20) feet in height.

No permit shall be issued for any premises where illegal signs or sign violations exist.

The Building Official is authorized to inspect signs within the City and to issue citations for violations of this ordinance.

The erection or placement of a sign in violation of the terms of a permit therefor and the erection or placement of a sign without a permit, except for nonconforming signs, shall constitute a violation of this ordinance.

The Building Official may revoke a permit for any sign if such sign is not place[d], erected or constructed in accordance with such permit.

If the Building Official determines that a sign is unlawful, he shall give the owner of such sign notice, and a thirty (30) day opportunity to correct the problem before causing such sign to be removed unless the sign constitutes a threat to public safety, in which it may be removed immediately without notice.

All permanent signs not meeting the requirements of this ordinance are legal but nonconforming. As such, they are not required to conform unless they are removed, moved or suffer damage in excess of 60% of the cost of erecting a new sign of the same type at the same location.

All illegal temporary signs are subject to removal.

Upon thirty (30) days’ notice, any on-premise sign or sign structure identifying or advertising a business, person or activity which has ceased to operate on such premises for more than one year shall be removed unless the premises containing such sign structure is leased, in which case such removal shall be required not sooner than the second anniversary after the date the most recent tenant ceases to operate on the premises.

If a sign is ordered removed as provided above, the City may have the sign removed and the cost of such removal assessed against the property where the sign was located.

Signs are the responsibility of the property owner, the business which utilizes such sign, the installer of such sign, and any holder of a permit for such sign. Each shall be chargeable with offenses involving signs.

No part of a permanent sign shall be within five feet (5') of any street right-of-way. No part of a temporary sign shall be within any street right-of-way.

No sign shall be attached to a fence, a natural feature, or, without prior written authorization of the owner thereof, to a utility pole.

Permanent signs shall be structurally sound, firmly attached, meet all building and electrical codes and shall not create a safety hazard and shall not be located in a sight triangle as defined by Ordinance. Signs which constitute a safety hazard shall be removed or repaired at the owner’s expense.

No sign shall contain pictures displaying specified sexual activities, nudity or semi-nudity as defined in Section 14 of the Zoning Ordinance nor shall any sign contain words describing such specified sexual activities.

The sign and surround[ing] area must be kept clean, safe, neatly painted and maintained in good repair.

The sign cannot have flashing or flickering lights or moving parts unless it is an electron[ic] message board sign.

Illuminated signs must not interfere with traffic or traffic devices. An illuminated sign next to a residential area must be placed away from this area a distance equal to four (4) times its height.

The sign must meet all other adopted codes, such as building, electrical and fire codes.

The sign must be at least ten feet (10') from power lines, or the distance required by the adopted electrical code, whichever one requires the most separation.

The sign can have no more than two (2) faces.

The wiring to freestanding signs must be underground. The wiring to all other signs must be hidden.

Freestanding signs over eight feet (8') in height (from grade to top of sign) require structural plans sealed by a civil or structural engineer licensed in Texas.

Freestanding signs must be designed for a 90 M.P.H. wind load.

Freestanding signs must be at least five feet (5') away from buildings, driveways and parking areas. For protection, they must have a curbed or protected landscape area around the sign of at least four feet radius from the sign structure.

Mobile signs are not permitted unless specifically allowed herein.

Handwritten and hand-lettered signs are prohibited except for addresses on temporary garage sale signs issued by the city.

Incidental signs used to inform or give direction for safety reasons, for example, “stop engine,” “no smoking” and “do not enter.”

Identification signs such as nameplates and addresses used primarily for conveniences and not advertisement.

Shingle signs having [hanging] perpendicular to the door at least seven (7) feet off the ground.

Garage sale or yard sale signs as long as no more than 3 sales are conducted each year and the signs are not up more than one day before or one day after the sale. (These are the only signs allowed off-site.)

Development signs advertising new development or subdivision or the names of the people or businesses involved with the development. These signs may be installed after the plat is filed and can remain up until the subdivision is filled or the development is complete. Signs shall be properly located (ingress and egress) and maintained by the developer.

Real estate signs advertising the sale, lease or rental of property.

Political signs and banners with information about a candidate, political party or public issue in the current election campaign

Temporary banners that are firmly tied down so that they do not blow freely in the wind. Banners cannot be up for more than ten (10) consecutive days or a total of thirty (30) days annually.

Holiday displays and public event signs showing support for public, community-wide, commercial and noncommercial special events, such as Flag Day, Independence Day and school sporting events. These signs cannot be up longer than thirty (30) days before and five (5) days after such event.

Special event signs advertising a public event, such as a rodeo, car show or circus. These signs cannot be up longer than thirty (30) days before and five (5) days after such event.

Sponsorship signs and scoreboards located within public facilities, such as sports stadiums and ball fields and designed to attract attention only from the people within the facilities. These signs require special written permission (but not a permit) from the Building Official who will verify that the signs only attract the attention of the people within the facilities.

Wall signs painted or placed flat against a building or wall or structure, such as a canopy, and they do not extend out for more than twelve inches (12"). These signs are allowed for every building or tenant space that has at least twenty feet (20') of building frontage.

Just how much wall sign is allowed depends upon the size of the building or tenant space and how far it sits back on the property. (Please note that the frontage and setback of one building or tenant space cannot be used for a sign on another building or tenant space). It also depends on which zoning district the building is in.

For property zoned Multifamily:

For property zoned C-1, C-2, & I-1, I-2 (See Illustration C in Exhibit A):

Monument signs are allowed when there is a front yard of at least ten feet (10') and fifty feet (50') of street frontage. Emergency signs may deviate from these exact requirements

Pole signs are allowed when there is a front yard of at least 20 feet and 100 feet of street frontage and are in lieu of monument signs.

Joint use signs are required when more than one business shares a common building or parking area. In these cases, each business cannot have their own monument or pole sign but must share a common monument or pole sign called a joint use sign.

The requirements of the joint use sign in a business complex are the same as the monument sign and the pole sign except that the size and height can be increased as follows:

For every five feet of street frontage over 100 feet, add one square foot of size and 1/4 foot of height. (Please note that the frontage of one street cannot be used for a sign on another street frontage). The new Maximum size and height would be as follows:

Highway pole signs are allowed for businesses zoned C-2 which have at least 100 feet of street frontage on State Highway 51 or 199. They are only allowed on the street frontage that is adjacent to the highway and are in lieu of all other freestanding signs. Their size depends on their height as follows:

The bottom of the sign must be at least 25 feet high.

Highway monument signs are allowed for businesses zoned C-2 which have at least 100 feet of street frontage on State Highway 51 or 199. They are only allowed on the street frontage that is adjacent to the highway and are in lieu of all other freestanding signs.

Directional signs are limited to directional text or directional graphics, such as, “Office”, “Entrance”, “Exit” or “Parking” and can be either wall, monument or pole signs.

Subdivision entry signs are allowed for residential subdivisions that have ten or more lots. These signs can be monument signs or can be attached to a decorative, masonry fence or wall. All components of the sign, including wiring, lighting and structure, must be on private property.

Electronic message board sign are bonus signs that can be placed on pole signs (but not highway pole signs) or monument signs. This sign is to be underneath the main identification sign.

An outdoor advertising display sign, installed, constructed on or above the roof of any building.