§ 58-152. Signs permitted in all R residential districts.  


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  • (a)

    Signs on-premises of single-family and two-family dwellings and on the premises of mobile homes in all R residential districts are regulated as follows:

    (1) Types of signs permitted: Identification.
    (2) Permitted number of signs: One per dwelling unit.
    (3) Maximum area of signs: Three square feet.
    (4) Permitted location: Behind street right-of-way.

     

    (b)

    Signs on-premises of small group day care homes are regulated as follows:

    (1) Types of signs permitted: Identification.
    (2) Permitted number of signs: One per dwelling unit.
    (3) Maximum area of signs: Three square feet.
    (4) Permitted location: Behind street right-of-way.

     

    (c)

    Signs on-premises of cemeteries are regulated as follows:

    (1) Types of signs permitted: Identification.
    (2) Permitted number of signs: One per street front.
    (3) Maximum area of signs: 20 square feet.
    (4) Permitted location: Behind required setback.

     

    (d)

    Signs on-premises of church campuses and educational and governmental facilities are regulated as follows:

    (1) Types of signs permitted: Identification, Bulletin Board and Orientation
    (2) Permitted number of signs: Attached: One for each building's main entrances. All requirements of section 58-148 shall be met.
    Freestanding Ground Identification and Bulletin Board: One identification or one bulletin board per principal building.
    Orientation: One freestanding ground and two attached for each 750 feet of frontage on a public roadway on one or more contiguous lots with common ownership. All requirements of subsection 58-150(1) shall be met.
    (3) Maximum area of signs: Attached: One square foot of aggregate area per linear foot of building street frontage up to a maximum of 64 square feet per premises, regardless of the number of establishments occupying such premises.
    Freestanding Ground (excluding Orientation): The maximum total sign area per side shall be 25 square feet and the total text area per side (including logos) shall be no greater than 20 square feet.
    Temporary and Bulletin Board: 25 square feet. Bulletin Board signs that display text that changes regularly shall be allowed to have permanent support structures as long as the text area including logos or other graphics does not exceed 20 square feet.
    Orientation: The maximum total sign area per side shall be 14 square feet including all text, graphics and logos.
    (4) Permitted location: Attached: Signs shall be located on the building and shall not extend above the parapet of the building nor more than 18 inches from any building wall or marquee face, provided that such sign shall not project more than six inches into the street right-of-way unless it is at least ten feet above street grade, in which case it may not extend more than 18 inches into the street right-of-way.
    Orientation: 20 feet behind property line and in accordance with subsection 58-150(1).

     

    (e)

    Signs on all other nonresidential uses in an R district are regulated as follows:

    (1) Types of signs permitted: Identification and bulletin board
    (2) Permitted number of signs: One principal building: One identification and one bulletin board each. A third sign is permitted if the building is located on a through lot or has frontage on three or more streets.
    Two or more principal buildings: One identification and one bulletin board for the first principal building, plus one identification or one bulletin board for each additional principal building.
    (3) Maximum area of signs: One principal building: No sign shall be greater than 30 square feet.
    Two or more principal buildings: No signs shall be greater than 15 square feet.
    (4) Permitted location: Identification and bulletin board: Behind right-of-way line.

     

    (f)

    Subdivision identification signs (included on entry monuments) shall be regulated as follows:

    (1) Types of signs permitted: Identification.
    (2) Permitted number of signs: Two signs per subdivision entrance.
    (3) Maximum area of signs: No sign shall be greater than 20 square feet in area.
    (4) Permitted location: Behind right-of-way line.

     

(Ord. No. 87-04-08, § 8.9, 4-8-1987; Ord. No. O-2011-02, 3-14-2011; Ord. No. O-2011-11, 7-11-2011; Ord. No. O-2013-02, 2-11-2013)