(1)

PERMIT AND CONFORMANCE REQUIRED. No sign shall hereafter be located, erected, moved, reconstructed, extended, enlarged, converted, or structurally altered without a permit and without being in conformance with the provisions of this Ordinance. The sign shall also meet all the structural and permit requirements of the Building Code.

(2)

EXISTING NONCONFORMING SIGNS. Signs lawfully existing at the time of the adoption or amendment of this Ordinance may be continued although the use, size, or location does not conform with the provisions of this Ordinance. However, it shall be deemed a nonconforming use or structure.

(3)

PERMITTED LOCATION OF SIGNS.

(4)

TYPES OF SIGNS, MAXIMUM SIZE AND LOCATION.

Type 1. Signs over show windows or doors of a nonconforming business establishment announcing without display or elaboration only the name and occupation of the proprietor and not to exceed 2 feet in height and 10 feet in length; bulletin boards for public, charitable or religious institutions, recreational areas, and community centers not to exceed 8 square feet in area located on the premises.

Type 2. Signs advertising a home occupation not exceeding 2 square feet and located on the premises.

Type 3. Signs advertising boarding or rooming houses not exceeding 8 square feet and located on the premises.

Type 4. Signs advertising utilities, banks, and savings and loan associations not to exceed 30 square feet; signs for clinics and hospitals not to exceed 30 square feet for clinics and 150 square feet for hospitals located on the premises.

Type 5. Wall signs placed against the exterior walls of buildings not extending more than 10 inches outside of a building's wall surface, not exceeding 500 square feet in area above the lowest point of the roof; ground signs not exceeding 30 feet in height above the mean centerline street grade, meeting all yard requirements for the district in which it is located, not exceeding 100 square feet on one side, not 200 square feet on all sides for any one premises; roof signs not exceeding 10 feet in height above the roof, meeting all the yard and height requirements for the district in which it is located, and not exceeding 300 square feet on all sides for any one premises.

Type 6. Wall signs placed against the exterior walls of buildings not extending more than 10 inches outside of a building's wall surface, not exceeding 500 square feet in area for any one premises, and not extending 2 feet above the lowest point of the roof; ground signs not exceeding 50 feet in height above the mean centerline street grade, meeting all yard requirements for the district in which it is located, not exceeding 100 square feet on one side nor 200 square feet on all sides for any one premises; roof signs not exceeding 10 feet in height above the roof, meeting all the yard and height requirements for the district in which it is located, and not exceeding 300 square feet on all sides for any one premises.

Type 7. Official signs, such as traffic control, parking restrictions, information and notices; temporary signs or banners when authorized by the Zoning Administrator for a maximum of 30 days; memorial signs, tablets, names of buildings, and date of erection when cut into any masonry surface or when constructed of metal and affixed flat against a structure.

Type 8. Signs advertising nursing homes, condos, and apartment complexes not exceeding 20 square feet in area per side located on the premises.

Type 9. Name, occupation, and warning signs not to exceed 4 square feet in area located on the premises.

Type 10. Signs advertising the sale of farm products produced on the premises not to exceed 8 square feet.

Type 11. Projecting signs advertising businesses or institutions not exceeding 10 square feet in area located on the premises.

(a)

One projecting sign may be permitted for each business address provided no ground sign is located on the property.

(b)

No part of any projecting sign shall extend further than 5 feet from the face of the building.

(c)

No part of any projecting sign shall be less than 10 feet from the grade underneath

(d)

No projecting sign shall extend above the second story window sill or extend above the roof line, whichever is lower.

(e)

Any sign projecting from a building shall be securely and safely anchored thereto so as not to swing, with rigid rods, taut cables or chains, all of rust resistant materials.

(5)

PROHIBITED CHARACTERISTICS OF SIGNS.

(a)

No sign shall contain, include, or be composed of any conspicuous animated or moving part.

(b)

No sign shall contain, include, or be illuminated by flashing lights except for those providing time and temperature where each cycle is not less than 2 seconds.

(c)

No sign shall resemble, imitate, or approximate the shape, size, form, or color of railroad or traffic signs, signals, or devices. Signs shall not obstruct or interfere with the effectiveness of railroad or traffic signs, signals, or devices. No sign shall be erected, relocated, or maintained so as to prevent free ingress to or egress from any door, window, or fire escape. No sign shall be placed so as to obstruct or interfere with traffic visibility.

(d)

No sign shall be portable or insecurely anchored to the ground.

See §16.19 for graphic examples of permitted and prohibited signs.

(6)

CONDITIONAL USE BILLBOARD SIGN. Notwithstanding any other provision in this §16.11, or any provision contained in §13.41 of the Waupun Municipal Code, one and only one permanent off-premises billboard advertising sign shall be permitted within the corporate limits of the City of Waupun, located so as to be visible to traffic proceeding along US Route 151. Such sign shall meet all applicable requirements and restrictions required by the State of Wisconsin Department of Transportation, and may only be placed pursuant to a conditional use permit as granted by the Plan Commission, subject to such additional standards and restrictions as the Commission may impose concerning the location and zoning, size, design, materials and aesthetic considerations of such sign.

(Ord. No. 13-06, § 1, 11-12-2013; Ord. No. 15-11, § 1, 10-27-2015; Ord. No. 24-004, § 1, 3-26-2024)