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Warren City Zoning Code

§ 16-25.8

Signs Permitted in Nonresidential Districts.

[Ord. No. 93-24; Ord. No. 95-1 § 3]
a. 
A sign shall identify only the business or use conducted on the premises except that one directory ground sign in addition to business or use identity sign shall be permitted in accordance with paragraphs e through g below and that the height of a directory sign shall not exceed 10 feet.
b. 
Sign(s) attached to a wall shall not exceed five feet in height nor 50% of the width of the wall to which attached.
c. 
Signs attached to a wall of a building shall not exceed 10% of the area of wall. No one sign shall exceed 100 square feet in area.
d. 
The maximum height of any ground sign shall not exceed 18 feet above the ground level or the height of the principal building, whichever the lesser.
e. 
Ground signs shall not exceed 50 square feet in area and shall be limited to one per lot except for corner lots, for which one sign per street frontage will be allowed provided the total street frontage exceeds 300 feet.
f. 
No ground sign shall be located closer to a lot line than 10 feet or the height of the ground sign, whichever the greater.
g. 
No ground sign shall be permitted in a side or rear yard area.
h. 
One unlighted real estate sign, not over six square feet in area, advertising the sale or lease of the building or lot upon which the sign is maintained, provided that the same is removed immediately upon the execution of a contract relative to the sale or lease of the said property. One unlighted garage sale sign, not over six square feet in area, advertising a garage sale upon the lot which the sign is maintained, provided that same is removed immediately upon the end of the garage sale.
The Zoning Officer may allow, on a individual basis and upon showing of substantial need, a limited number of unlighted real estate sale or lease, directional signs, and garage sale signs not over six square feet in area, to be placed at locations approved by the Zoning Officer and for limited periods of time as also approved by the Zoning Officer.