Signs shall be permitted subject to limitations contained in this section and subject to the following additional limitations and requirements:

(1)

Gasoline stations and convenience stores. The following signs, which may include logos, shall be permitted for gasoline stations and convenience stores:

a.

One freestanding identification sign in the form of a panel sign, monument sign or fence or freestanding wall sign;

b.

Canopy signs;

c.

One building wall sign, which may include a logo and use-related informational sign on a maximum of two building walls. If an additional business is located within the principal building, one additional building wall sign may be utilized, provided the aggregate sign area of both signs does not exceed 20 percent of the building frontage;

d.

Directional or general information signs, which shall be building wall signs and incorporated into the maximum sign size;

e.

Gasoline price rate signs shall be incorporated into the sign area of the freestanding identification sign, not to exceed 20 percent of the sign area, but not smaller than 15 square feet;

f.

Gasoline price rate signs placed on gasoline pumps shall not exceed six square feet in total area per pump unit dispenser;

g.

Window signs, any or all of which may be use-related informational signs;

h.

Building identification signs;

i.

Changeable copy signs incorporated into a freestanding or building wall sign; and

j.

Signs for gasoline stations and convenience stores may be illuminated.

(2)

Hotels and motels. The following signs, which may include logos, shall be permitted for hotels and motels:

a.

One freestanding identification sign in the form of a monument sign, panel sign or fence or freestanding wall sign along the primary frontage. One additional such sign shall be permitted on a secondary frontage not to exceed three-quarters of the permissible height and one-half of the permissible area of the primary sign;

b.

Changeable copy signs incorporated into the sign area of a freestanding sign or as a marquee sign;

c.

One building wall sign on each building frontage;

d.

Directional or general information signs;

e.

Strip lighting;

f.

One additional building wall sign shall be permitted for identification of a restaurant or lounge accessory to the hotel or motel, not to exceed 25 percent of the maximum permissible area for such signs;

g.

Canopy signs; and

h.

Signs may be illuminated.

(3)

Multiple-family residences. The following signs shall be permitted for all multiple-family residences:

a.

Two building identification signs for each building on a multiple-family plot, which shall be building wall signs, monument signs or hanging signs, and which shall not exceed five square feet in sign area per sign. Monument signs shall not be higher than five feet;

b.

One nameplate sign per dwelling unit, not to exceed 1½ square feet in sign area;

c.

Directional and general information signs;

d.

Opinion signs, not larger than five square feet in sign area;

e.

Garage sale or yard sale signs; and

f.

Building identification may be illuminated by shielded spotlights or internal illumination.

(4)

Open space, conservation and outdoor recreational uses. The following signs shall be permitted for open space, conservation and recreational uses and properties:

a.

One nonilluminated building identification sign for each individual building, not to exceed five square feet in sign area. Such signs shall be building wall signs or monument signs. Monument signs shall not be higher than six feet in height;

b.

One freestanding identification sign at each entrance, not to exceed 50 square feet in sign area. Such signs may include changeable copy. Such signs may be illuminated, except that illumination shall be prohibited in conservation districts; and

c.

Nonilluminated directional and general information signs.

(5)

Freestanding schools, places of worship, community facilities, and hospitals. The following identification signs, which may include logos or religious signs, shall be permitted for freestanding schools, places of worship, community facilities and hospitals:

a.

One freestanding identification sign, which may be double-faced and which may be a monument sign, fence or freestanding wall sign or panel sign along the frontage. If there is frontage on more than one street, one sign shall be permitted along the primary or principal frontage, and one additional sign shall be permitted along one additional frontage, not larger than three-quarters of the permissible height and one-half of the permissible area of the primary frontage sign;

b.

One identification sign in the form of a building wall sign, graphic sign, canopy sign or marquee sign on each building frontage;

c.

Changeable copy signs and use-related information signs;

d.

Directional and general information signs;

e.

Building identification signs;

f.

Opinion signs; and

g.

Outdoor event signs.

(6)

Shopping centers, office parks, industrial complexes, major employment centers and other multiple-tenant buildings. The following signs, which may include logos and religious signs, shall be permitted for shopping centers, office parks, industrial complexes, major employment centers and other multiple-tenant buildings:

a.

One freestanding identification sign in the form of a monument sign, panel sign, fence or freestanding wall sign along the primary frontage, plus one additional such sign along all other frontages of the property, not more than three-quarters of the permissible height and one-half of the permissible area of the primary sign. Such signs may include any of the following:

1.

Directory signs;

2.

Changeable copy signs; and

3.

Building identification signs;

b.

Building wall signs and graphic signs, or one canopy or awning sign, for identification of each tenant, which may include use-related informational signs and which may be illuminated. Individual letter signs may only be internally illuminated;

c.

One under canopy sign for each tenant;

d.

Directional and general information signs;

e.

Opinion signs;

f.

Strip lighting;

g.

Window signs, any or all of which may be use-related informational signs;

h.

One nameplate for each tenant in an office complex, not to exceed six square feet in sign area;

i.

Building identification signs; and

j.

Menu signs adjacent to a drive-through facility not visible from a street or other thoroughfare and not higher than eight feet. A logo may be affixed to any side of the sign, not to exceed three square feet in area.

(7)

Single- and two-occupant commercial and industrial properties, shopping center outparcels and other nonresidential uses not specifically mentioned. The following signs, which may include logos and religious signs and use-related informational signs, shall be permitted for single- and two-occupant commercial and industrial properties, including shopping center outparcels:

a.

One freestanding identification sign, which may be a panel sign, monument sign or a fence or freestanding wall sign along the primary frontage, plus one additional such sign along all other frontages of the property, not more than three-quarters of the height and one-half of the permissible area of the primary sign. Such sign may include one or both occupants of the property and may include changeable copy signs;

b.

One of the following for each occupant:

1.

Canopy sign;

2.

Marquee sign;

3.

Awning sign;

c.

Directional and general information signs;

d.

Opinion signs;

e.

Window signs, any or all of which may be use-related signs;

f.

Strip lighting;

g.

Building identification signs;

h.

Menu signs adjacent to a drive-through facility, not visible from a street or other thoroughfare, and not higher than eight feet. A logo may be affixed to any side of the sign not containing menu information, not to exceed three square feet in sign area;

i.

One building wall sign, graphic sign, canopy sign, or awning sign for identification of the tenant on a maximum of three walls of the building; and

j.

Signs may be illuminated.

(8)

Single-family residences. The following signs shall be permitted for all single-family residences:

a.

One identification sign, nameplate or religious sign, not larger than three square feet in area, which shall be a building wall sign, a fence or freestanding wall sign or a hanging sign;

b.

Opinion sign;

c.

General information signs not exceeding a total of three square feet in area for all such signs;

d.

Garage sale signs; and

e.

No sign shall be illuminated;

(9)

Subdivision signs. Subdivision signs shall be permitted in all residential zoning districts subject to the following limitations:

a.

Two signs shall be permitted at the primary entrance to a subdivision, neighborhood or multiple-family complex, a maximum of 32 square feet in sign area per sign and not exceeding eight feet in height. One additional sign shall be permitted at any other entrance, one-half of the permissible area and three-fourths of the permissible height of the primary sign;

b.

Subdivision signs shall be monument signs or fence or freestanding wall signs; and

c.

Signs may be illuminated.

(10)

Theaters. The following signs, which may include logos, shall be permitted for theaters:

a.

One freestanding identification sign in the form of a monument sign, panel sign or fence or freestanding wall sign;

b.

One identification sign which may be a building wall sign;

c.

A changeable copy sign, limited to sign copy indicating the title of the performance or activity, the MPAA rating, the hours and date of the event, the name of the production company or sponsor, and/or the major star. Such sign may either be incorporated into the freestanding identification sign or may be a canopy or marquee sign. Multiple-screen theaters may be permitted additional changeable copy area, not to exceed 25 square feet per additional screen, over and above the maximum permitted sign area;

d.

Directional and general information signs;

e.

Strip lighting; and

f.

All signs shall be internally illuminated.

(11)

Flags and banners. All flags on nonresidentially used property shall be displayed on a flagpole and shall be maintained in good condition and not allowed to remain in a state of disrepair. Any such sign shall either be removed or repaired within 30 days of notice to the sign owner and/or property owner. Flags shall not be displayed on vehicles for sale or lease at an automobile, truck, recreational vehicle or boat dealership. A permit shall be required for any flagpole.

(12)

Billboard signs. Billboard shall be permitted in business and industrial districts and shall be subject to the limitations and requirements set forth in this subsection, provided that any such signs shall be located at least 1,500 feet from any other billboard sign or at least 1,500 from any public school or residentially zoned district other than agricultural zoning districts. Any lawfully erected billboard sign along any portion of the federal-aid primary highway system which is within 1,500 feet of another billboard sign or within 1,500 feet of a public school or residentially zoned district shall be subject to the limitation and requirements set forth in this subsection; however, the distance requirement in this subsection shall not be construed to require any lawfully erected billboard to be altered to meet the criteria set forth in this subsection. Any nonconforming billboard sign existing lawfully on the effective date of the ordinance from which this chapter is derived or which becomes nonconforming as of said effective date shall be subject to the following limitations and requirements:

a.

Height. The top of a billboard, excluding authorized embellishments, shall not be higher than 35 feet above the crown of the right-of-way along the property frontage which the sign serves.

b.

Sign area. No billboard sign shall exceed 50 feet in overall length, excluding authorized extensions, and 672 square feet in sign area, excluding authorized embellishments. Embellishments shall be permitted, not to exceed 20 percent of the total sign area. No embellishment shall extend into a required yard or setback nor extend above or beyond the permitted sign face more than five feet.

c.

Sign faces. A maximum of two sign faces may be erected on one sign structure, back to back, side to side or in single V, having an interior angle not greater than 30 degrees. The aggregate area of such signs at a single location facing the same direction shall not exceed 672 square feet and any such grouping of sign faces shall not exceed 50 feet in length.

d.

Identification. The name of the owner of the billboard sign shall be attached to each sign structure and shall be legible from the nearest right-of-way.

e.

Spacing.

1.

No billboard shall be closer than 1,500 feet from any other billboard sign along the same side of a common right-of-way. Any billboard less than 100 feet from the intersection of any two rights-of-way shall be subject to spacing along both rights-of-way.

2.

No billboard sign shall be located within 200 feet of a plot occupied by a public park or playground, conservation area or building for which a certificate of use has been issued as a place of worship.

f.

Setbacks.

1.

No billboard sign shall be erected to extend closer than 25 feet from any right-of-way or closer to any right-of-way than any part of a building on any other property having frontage on the same right-of-way, and which building is located within 100 feet of the billboard sign.

2.

No billboard sign shall be closer than five feet from any contiguous property.

g.

Illumination. Billboard signs shall be illuminated only by means of shielded spotlights or internal illumination. The use of strip lighting is prohibited.

h.

Changeable copy. Billboard signs which conform to all requirements of this chapter may be changeable copy signs, provided:

1.

The static display time for each message is a minimum of six seconds;

2.

The time to completely change from one message to the next is a maximum of two seconds;

3.

The change of message occurs simultaneously for the entire sign face;

4.

The billboard sign contains a default design that will freeze the changeable copy in one position should a malfunction occur; and

5.

The billboard sign is in compliance with all provisions of this section and is not a nonconforming use.

(Ord. No. 2007-02, exh. A, § 29, 2-21-2007; Ord. No. 2007-13, § 8, 9-5-2007; Ord. No. 2011-03, § 2(25C), 3-2-2011)