§ 40-228. Administration.

(a)

Permit issuance. The Zoning Administrator or his designated representative shall be the administrator of this article.

(b)

Number of signs. Unless otherwise stated, only one of each type of sign may be permitted per development site except for corner or double frontage lots. A second sign may be placed on corner or double frontage lots. Where two signs are allowed, one sign shall be adjacent to one public right-of-way and the second sign shall face the other public right-of-way. If signs are used on separate frontages, each sign may use the maximum size allowable. If the second sign is on a corner, then the total square footage of the two signs shall not exceed the maximum size allowance, except when a corner lot meets the following criteria:

(1)

The corner lot is located in a commercial zone;

(2)

The lot is larger than 30,000 square feet;

(3)

The sign is limited to ten feet in height;

(4)

The sign is set back an additional five feet beyond the required ten feet setback from all property lines.

Meeting the four criteria above will permit each sign on a corner lot to use the maximum size allowable for a freestanding sign on each frontage.

(c)

Permit required. Except as otherwise provided, no sign shall be erected, altered, constructed, moved, converted or enlarged except in accordance with the provisions of this article and pursuant to issuance of a sign permit.

(d)

Process for issuance of a sign permit. The process for issuing a sign permit is as follows:

(1)

Completed application.

(2)

A scaled drawing displaying the location of the sign on the associated property, the sign dimensions, construction, height, setbacks from all property lines, lighting, electrical and all other elements associated thereto.

(3)

Payment of the permit fee.

(4)

All permanent signs shall be designed and constructed to meet the requirements of the state building code. Depending on the type of sign construction, the Building Inspector may require engineered certified plans.

(5)

Total number of signs existing on site, including the dimensions of each.

(e)

Signs not requiring a permit. The following types of signs are exempt from permit requirements:

(1)

Governmental signs.

(2)

Window/door signs.

(3)

Real estate/ off-site real estate signs.

(4)

Political signs.

(5)

Open signs.

(6)

Patriotic and/or decorative flags.

(7)

Any sign required by a government agency (i.e., address number sign).

(f)

Exceptions. Any sign that is not designed for view by vehicular traffic may be displayed for decorative, patriotic, or commercial purposes as long as the signage does not violate any of the prohibited sign regulations.

(g)

Size calculations. The term "sign" shall include all structural members. A sign shall be constructed to be a display surface or device containing organized and related elements composed to form a single unit. In cases where matter is displayed in a random or unconnected manner without organized relationship of the components, each such component shall be considered to be a single sign.

(1)

Sign area.

a.

Attached. The area of a sign composed in whole or in part of freestanding letters, devices or sculptured matter not mounted on a measurable surface shall be constructed to be the area of the least square, rectangle or circle that will enclose the letters, devices and/or sculptured matter.

b.

Freestanding. All surface areas and any lettering or sculptured matter outside the sign surface area.

(2)

Sign height. The height of a sign shall be computed as the distance from the base ground level to the top of the highest vertical attached component of the sign.

(3)

Sign face. Where a sign has two or more faces, the area of all faces shall be included in determining the area of the sign, except that where two such faces are placed back-to-back and are at no point more than 1½ feet from one another.

(Code 1986, app. A, § 11.2; Ord. No. 10-825, 4-13-2010; Ord. No. 11-857, 1-11-2011; Ord. No. 12-888, 6-12-2012; Ord. No. 19-1106 , 2-12-2019)