Signs permitted in the General Business, PUD-VC, Light Industrial, Industrial, Flex Tech zoning districts
Signs permitted in the General Business, PUD-VC, Light Industrial, Industrial, and Flex Tech zoning districts.
A. In the General Business, PUD-VC, Light Industrial, Industrial, and Flex Tech zoning districts, the following signs are permitted:
1. One or more signs that identify the business(es), profession(s) or service(s) located in a building are permitted on the main entrance wall of the building. The sign or signs:
a. Shall not occupy more than seventy percent (70%) of the linear frontage of the building.
b. Shall be no greater than forty-eight (48) inches high.
c. If perpendicular to the wall, shall protrude no more than five (5) feet from the wall and shall have an area no larger than nine (9) square feet; and
d. Shall not project above the roofline of the building more than five (5) feet.
2. One or more signs on or behind a window or windows, provided that the total area of the signs shall not exceed fifty percent (50%) of the surface area of the windows to which they are applied.
3. One internally or externally illuminated freestanding sign that is located at least five (5) feet from the front property line, is no more than fifteen (15) feet above the ground at its highest point, and has an area no larger than thirty-six (36) square feet. For property on a street intersection that has a curb cut on each street, one freestanding sign for each curb cut is permitted. No freestanding sign shall be placed within forty (40) feet of a residence or a residential zoning district.
4. When multiple buildings or uses are located on one lot or share one entrance, a directory sign with an area no larger than eighty (80) square feet, and no higher than sixteen (16) feet from the ground at its highest point, is permitted in place of individual freestanding signs.
5. As many directional signs as are necessary for the safe and efficient operation of the business.
6. One banner, no larger than twenty-four (24) square feet in area, for each business. A banner shall be displayed for no more than ninety (90) days.
7. Inflatable objects or figures not larger than three cubic yard in size and not higher at their highest point than ten (10) feet from the roof that are displayed for commercial purposes. Such inflatable objects or figures may be displayed for no more than seven (7) days. A permit shall be issued for the display and the object or figure shall be adequately secured. No more than one such permit shall be issued to a business in any calendar year.
B. Adult Entertainment Businesses. Signs for adult entertainment businesses shall be subject to the following restrictions and prohibitions, in addition to any restrictions contained elsewhere in this chapter.
1. Perpendicular or protruding signs are prohibited. Signs shall be parallel with and attached to a wall.
2. Freestanding signs and off-site signs are prohibited.
3. Signs or other advertising located on billboards or outdoor advertising structures are prohibited.
4. Signs that extend above the roofline of the structure in which the business is located or extend over a public sidewalk or right-of-way are prohibited.
5. Display of merchandise or pictures in the window or on any facades, screens, or fencing facing inward toward or outward from the establishment of any adult entertainment business is prohibited.
C. Signs for Gasoline Service Stations. When granting a special use permit for establishment of a gasoline service station, the Zoning Board of Review shall require, as part of the applicant’s application materials, elevations drawn to scale showing all signs proposed for the use. The Zoning Board of Review shall state specifically what signs are allowed as part of its written decision.
D. Off-site signs. One sign, no larger than six (6) square feet in area, located on property other than the property where the business is located, is allowed as a special permit use. In addition to the special use permit criteria elsewhere in this Title, the applicant shall demonstrate to the Zoning Board of Review that the off-site sign is necessary for the operation of the business. The owner of the property on which the sign will be located shall be an applicant for the special use permit.
(Ord. dated 12-19-94(part); Ord. dated 5-7-96(part); Ord. dated 3-21-00(part); Ord. dated 11-16-02(part); Ord. dated 1-3-06; Ord. dated 7-17-07)