§ 46-33. Regulations for specific types of signs.

(a)

Home occupation signs. One nonilluminated professional or business name plate not exceeding two square feet in area is permitted.

(b)

Signs of work under construction. One nonilluminated sign not exceeding 40 square feet in area displaying the name of the building, the contractors, the architects, the engineers, the owners, the financial, selling, and development agencies is permitted upon the premises of any work under the construction, alterations, or removal. Such signs shall be removed from the site within 30 days after the completion of the project.

(c)

Temporary subdivision signs. Temporary signs, not exceeding 40 square feet in an area announcing a land subdivision development, are permitted on the premises of the land subdivision. Such signs shall be spaced not less than 300 feet apart. Such signs shall be removed when 75 percent of the lots are conveyed.

(d)

Roof signs. Not more than one roof sign structure may be erected on the roof of any one building. No roof sign structure shall extend more than 25 feet above the elevation of the roof.

(e)

Wall signs. Signs on the walls of a building (including signs attached flat against the wall, painted wall signs, and projecting signs) shall meet the following requirements:

(1)

Signs on the front surface of a building. The total area of signs on the exterior front surface of a building shall not exceed 25 percent of the front surface of the building.

(2)

Signs on the side and rear surface of a building. The total area of signs on a side or rear surface of a building shall not exceed 50 percent of the exterior side or rear surface of the building, respectively.

(3)

Projecting signs. Wall signs attached flat against a wall may extend not more than 24 inches from the wall. Signs attached at an angle to a wall may extend outward from the wall of a building not more than five feet.

(f)

Illuminated signs. Illumination devices shall be so placed and so shielded that light from the sign itself will not be directly cast into any residential district, sleeping rooms in any district, or the eyes of an automobile or vehicular driver.

(g)

Outdoor advertising signs. Such signs shall meet the following requirements:

(1)

Uniform size. The outside measurements of all such signs shall be 12 feet in height and 50 feet in length, with or without trim, or such other measurements as approved by the state department of transportation.

(2)

Illumination. All illuminated signs shall use base mounted fluorescent or mercury vapor lights and shall be activated by photoelectric cells. Additional lighting, including, but not limited to, neon, animation, and running lights, is prohibited.

(3)

Height above interstate grade. All signs shall be a minimum of ten feet above adjacent interstate pavement measuring from the lower portion of the sign face. Signs shall not exceed 30 feet in height. Two signs in the same location (back to back or "V" formation) shall be in the same height above the interstate's surface.

(4)

Extrusions prohibited. Extrusions beyond the face of the sign, excluding aprons, are prohibited.

(5)

Number of signs per location. Only one sign shall be allowed to face the same direction per location. This allows back to back and "V" formation signs but prohibits two signs (side by side) facing the same direction.

(6)

Spacing. Sign locations shall be no less than 500 feet apart measuring from the two closest points.

(7)

Interchange adjacent to the interstate highway. Allow three outdoor advertising signs per quadrant of any interchange adjacent to the interstate highway. These signs must be within commercially or industrially zoned areas as specified in state law and are restricted to an area 1,200 feet long beginning 500 feet from the point where the pavement widens on the main traveled way to accommodate the longest entrance or exit ramp.

(8)

Marsh and historic area location prohibited. No sign shall be placed in or obstruct the view of a marshland area or an area of designated historic interest.

(h)

On premises signs. On premises signs located within 100 feet of a regularly used part of the activity being advertised and located on the same property and for sale or for lease signs located on the property being advertised would not be prohibited.

(i)

Nonconforming signs. Any legally erected sign which would become nonconforming as a result of this article would be allowed to remain until purchased by the state department of transportation or the city, provided that the sign owner meets the requirements of state laws and rules and regulations governing such signs.

(Prior Code, § 11-24)