<div class="chunk-title">Section 1410. - Signs.</div>
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               1410.01 <span class="ital">Permit required.</span> No sign shall hereafter be located, erected, moved, reconstructed, extended, enlarged,
               converted, or structurally altered without a zoning permit except those signs excepted
               in subsection 1410.02 which follows and without being in conformity with the provisions
               of this ordinance. Each sign shall also meet all the structural requirements of the
               building code.
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               1410.02 <span class="ital">Signs excepted.</span> All signs are prohibited in all residential, planned unit development residential
               areas and office and institutional districts except the following:
               
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                  a.
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                  Signs over show windows or doors of a nonconforming business establishment announcing
                  only the name and occupation of the proprietor and not to exceed two feet in height
                  and ten feet in length.
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                  b.
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                  Real estate signs not to exceed eight square feet in area which advertise the sale,
                  rental, or lease of the premises upon which said signs are temporarily located.
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                  c.
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                  Name, occupation, and warning signs not to exceed two square feet located on the premises.
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                  d.
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                  Bulletin boards/identification signs for public, charitable or religious institutions
                  not to exceed one per parcel and 45 square feet in area located on the premises. Sign
                  shall be setback a minimum of two feet from all street right-of-way lines and property
                  lines.
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                  e.
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                  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.
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                  f.
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                  Official signs, such as traffic control, parking restrictions, information, and notices
                  and historical markers.
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                  g.
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                  Temporary signs or banners when authorized by the board of adjustment.
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                  h.
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                  Ground or freestanding signs in residential/agriculture districts for a business established
                  and approved with a conditional use permit shall not exceed one per parcel and 50
                  square feet in area. Sign shall be setback a minimum of two feet from all street right-of-way
                  lines and property lines.
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                  i.
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                  Residential subdivision entrance signs. At any entrance to a subdivision or multifamily
                  development, there may be not more than two signs identifying such subdivision or
                  development. A single side of any such sign may not exceed 32 square feet, nor may
                  the total surface area of all such signs located at a single entrance exceed 64 square
                  feet. Sign shall be setback a minimum of two feet from all street right-of-way lines
                  and property lines and shall not exceed an overall height of 15 feet.
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                  j.
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                  Commercial/industrial subdivision signs. Entrance pylon signs to include tenant identification
                  to a commercial or industrial subdivision may have a maximum single face size of 50
                  square feet for subdivisions of five acres in size or less. The sign surface area
                  may be increased five additional square feet in area for each additional acre or fraction
                  thereof over five acres. One sign may be installed at each main entrance. Subdivisions
                  greater than 25 acres in size may have one additional sign placed within the subdivision
                  or another entrance. Signs shall be setback a minimum of two feet from all street
                  right-of-way lines and property lines and shall not exceed an overall height of 25
                  feet.
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               1410.03 <span class="ital">Signs permitted.</span> Signs are permitted in HB, PSC, and NS districts, HI and LI industrial districts
               subject to the following restrictions:
               
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                  a.
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                  Wall signs placed against the exterior walls of buildings shall not extend more than
                  six inches beyond a building's wall surface, not more than 25 percent of solid wall
                  space and shall not exceed 500 square feet in area for any one premises, and shall
                  not extend beyond the top of the building on which it is located.
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                  b.
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                  Projecting signs fastened to, suspended from, or supported by structures shall not
                  exceed 100 square feet in area for any one premises; shall not extend more than six
                  feet into any required yard; shall not extend more than three feet into any public
                  right-of-way; shall not be less than ten feet from all side lot lines; shall not exceed
                  a height of 20 feet above the mean centerline street grade; and shall not be less
                  than ten feet above the sidewalk nor less than 15 feet above a driveway or an alley.
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                  c.
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                  Freestanding signs, not exceeding one per parcel, shall not exceed 45 feet in height
                  above the centerline street grade, shall be setback a minimum of two feet from all
                  street right-of-way lines and property lines and shall not exceed 150 square feet
                  on one side or 300 square feet on all sides for any one premise[s].
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                  d.
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                  Painted wall and roof signs shall follow the size and location requirements of other
                  wall signs (except for horizontal signs related to air traffic) and shall be limited
                  to advertising the primary use only of the building on which they are located.
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                  e.
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                  Window signs shall be placed only on the inside of commercial buildings and shall
                  not exceed 25 percent of the glass area of the pane upon which the sign is displayed.
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                  f.
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                  Combinations of any of the above signs shall meet all the requirements for the individual
                  sign.
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                  g.
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                  Except as authorized by this section, no development may have more than one freestanding
                  sign, unless:
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                  1.
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                  A development is located on a corner lot that has at least 200 feet of frontage on
                  each of the two intersecting public roads, then the development may have not more
                  than one freestanding sign along each side of the development bordered by such roads.
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                  2.
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                  A development is located on a lot having a single public road frontage of at least
                  200 feet, a second sign may be permitted. The second sign, if permitted, shall not
                  exceed 50 percent of the surface area permitted for a primary sign in its respective
                  district with an overall height not to exceed 20 feet. The secondary sign must be
                  located a minimum of 75 feet from the primary sign.
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               1410.04 <span class="ital">Facing.</span> No sign except those permitted in 1410.02 above shall be permitted to face a residential,
               office and institutional or planned unit development residential area within 100 feet
               of such district boundary.
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               1410.05 <span class="ital">Traffic.</span> Signs shall not resemble, imitate, or approximate the shape, size, form, or color
               of railroad or traffic signs, signals, or devices. Signs shall not obstruct nor 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; and no sign shall be attached to a standpipe
               or fire escape. No sign shall be placed so as to obstruct or interfere with traffic
               visibility.
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               1410.06 <span class="ital">Existing signs.</span> Signs lawfully existing at the time of the adoption 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, and the provisions of
               article IV shall apply.
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               1410.07 <span class="ital">Maintenance.</span> Signs must be kept in sound structural condition and painted to give a neat appearance.
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               (Amend. of 11-7-05)
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