§ 52-10. Sign regulations applicable to all zoning districts.

The following sign regulations are applicable to all zoning districts:

(1)

All signs shall be set back at least eight feet from the property line in all zoning districts, unless provided for elsewhere in this chapter.

(2)

Billboards shall be prohibited from all districts, except the general business district. They may not exceed 200 square feet in area, or 20 feet in height. They must be setback a minimum of 30 feet from all property lines and shall be located a minimum of 1,000 feet from all other billboards on the same street. When abutting a residential district, no portion of the billboard shall be located closer than 200 feet from the property line. Permit applications for billboards must be submitted to the building department along with a landscaping plan.

(3)

A temporary sign may be installed concurrent with the event and removed upon the end of the event. The zoning administrator shall have the discretion to determine the beginning and end date of the event.

(4)

The zoning administrator shall have the discretion to determine when a temporary sign is a permanent sign and subject to the rules for permanent signs.

(5)

Permits are required for temporary signs that exceed 20 square feet in size. The permit shall designate the days on which the sign may be displayed. Display of the sign on any day other than those days designated on the permit shall be a violation of this section.

(6)

A temporary sign permit may be issued as part of and in conjunction with a building permit. The sign permit issuance shall be noted on the building permit.

(7)

The size and number of temporary signs allowed shall be as specified within each zoning district provided in section 52-18.

(8)

Signs shall be anchored in a safe and secure manner. The anchoring of signs by tying or attaching weighted objects (such as cinder blocks or tires) is prohibited.

(9)

The sign shall be located a minimum of five feet from the edge of any road or street right-of-way or public or private sidewalk except for sandwich board signs as regulated herein.

(10)

A sign shall not be displayed if it is torn, bent, faded, not upright, unreadable, or otherwise unsightly.

(11)

Temporary signs held by a person shall not be displayed in the road right-of-way and shall not hamper the visibility of a driver on or off the site.

(12)

Temporary signs shall only be internally illuminated.

(Ord. No. 388, § 10, 9-12-2006; Ord. No. 401, § 1., 8-12-2008; Ord. No. 435, 10-19-2017)