§ 3377.01. General provisions for on-premises signs.

On-premises signs are permitted in institutional, commercial and manufacturing districts established in Chapter 3309, C.C. Development in the AR-O, Apartment District is treated by this Graphics Code as an office/institutional use subject to the provisions of this chapter.

The following general provisions shall apply to on-premises signs in institutional, commercial and manufacturing districts:

A.

A permanent on-premises sign may be displayed on a lot in an institutional, commercial or manufacturing district pertaining to the established use, and shall be consistent with the development standards contained in the Zoning Code.

B.

A temporary on-premises sign may be displayed on a lot in an institutional, commercial or manufacturing district when displayed in accordance with the temporary, nonilluminated, on-premise sign requirements.

C.

A certificate of zoning clearance and installation permit shall be required for the installation or refacing of any nonilluminated permanent sign over ten square feet in graphic area; and for any illuminated permanent sign, neon graphic or neon outline lighting, regardless of size. A temporary sign shall be displayed in accordance with the temporary, nonilluminated, on-premise sign requirements.

D.

No person shall install any sign allowed by this chapter within any public right-of-way.

E.

A sign required by law shall be no larger than the minimum requirement or, when the size of said sign is not regulated, shall be no larger than necessary to perform the intended function.

F.

A ground sign installed in an institutional, commercial or manufacturing district shall comply with the vision clearance requirements of Chapter 3321.

G.

A ground sign installed perpendicular to the street to which it is directed may be double-faced. In lieu of two or more allowed ground signs, one double-faced or multi-faced ground sign may be installed at the intersection of two streets bordering a use in an institutional, commercial or manufacturing district, and arranged so as to be directed to both streets. The allowable graphic area shall not exceed the size permitted for either street.

(Ord. 2837-96 § 5 (part); Ord. No. 1792-2011, § 1(Attach. 1), 12-12-2011; Ord. No. 0170-2014, § 5, 7-28-2014; Ord. No. 1200-2017 , § 27, 6-12-2017)