(a)

Changeable copy signs. Such signs shall not exceed 50 percent of the maximum permitted area of a sign.

(b)

Directional and general information signs. Such signs may be double-faced, may be monument or building wall signs, shall be adjacent to paths of vehicular or pedestrian traffic, and shall be no larger than six square feet in sign area and four feet in height, except for building wall signs which may be incorporated into the aggregate permitted sign area for such signs.

(c)

Illumination of signs. Where permitted, sign illumination shall be provided by one of the following methods:

(1)

Backlighting. The copy is raised beyond the sign face and the lighting illuminates the copy from behind in the form of backlighting or reversed channel lighting.

(2)

Shielded spotlight. The sign face and copy are lighted by spotlights specifically directed at it. Such spotlights shall be fully shielded so that they are not visible from streets or adjoining property and so that there is no light spillage beyond the sign face.

(d)

Landscaping. All developed nonresidential properties shall provide landscaping at the base of any freestanding sign on the plot in accordance with this chapter.

(e)

Logos and religious signs. Logos and religious signs shall not exceed 50 percent of any sign area.

(f)

Opinion signs. Opinion signs may constitute all or any part of the total area of any sign permitted in this section. Such signs may only be illuminated in business, commercial or industrial districts.

(g)

Setbacks. Freestanding signs of any type shall not be subject to front yard or street side setbacks specified in any zoning district, but shall be located no closer than five feet from any dedicated right-of-way or recorded road easement and shall not be closer than three feet from any other privately owned property and, in nonresidential districts, not closer than 25 feet from any residentially zoned property. Setbacks shall be measured from the edge of the sign face, cabinet, border or the outermost portion of the sign structure, whichever is closer to the plot line.

(h)

Sight distance triangle. No sign structure of any type shall be located within 25 feet of the intersection of any two public or private streets or within an area of property on both sides of an access way or driveway formed by the intersection of each side of the access way and the public right-of-way line with both sides of the triangle being 15 feet in length from the point of intersection and the third side being a line connecting the ends of the other two sides. The sign face of a monument sign may extend into the sight triangle to the minimum setback.

(i)

Under canopy signs. Such signs shall have a minimum vertical clearance of eight feet and shall not exceed six square feet in sign area. Copy shall be limited to the name or the main character of the establishment the sign serves.

(j)

Use-related informational signs. Such signs shall not exceed 50 percent of the total permitted sign area, except that they may constitute 100 percent of any changeable copy sign.

(k)

Window signs. Window signs shall not cover more than 20 percent of any individual window or door area.

(Ord. No. 2007-02, exh. A, § 27, 2-21-2007)