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Chapter (44) Trim shall mean a separate boarder or sign copy area. The square foot area of the framing around the copy area of a sign. trim shall not be greater than 25% of the 10.72 PERMITTED ZONING permitted copy area of the sign. DISTRICTS FOR SIGNS. (24) No sign, temporary or otherwise, shall (1) Unless expressly permitted under this be affixed to a tree or utility pole, fence or section, a sign is not permitted in a zoning fence pole, or be painted on a stone. district. [ History: 10.73 rep., recr., Sub. 2 to, O.A. (15) On-premise advertising signs are 6, 1989-90,pub. 09/21/90. ] permitted in the following zoning districts: A-1 Agricultural, A-2 Agricultural, A-1 and 10.74 SPECIFIC REGULATIONS FOR A-3 Agricultural (Exclusive), A-B VARIOUS TYPES OF SIGNS. Signs of Agriculture-Business, B-1 Local Business, C- various types shall be installed according to 1 Commercial, C-2 Commercial, LC-1 the regulations set forth below: Limited Commercial,M-1 Industrial. (19)Pylon signs shall have a maximum size 10.73 GENERAL SIGN of 100 square feet where the speed limit on REGULATIONS. the adjacent highway is 35 miles per hour or less,400 square feet where the maximum (1) The regulations contained in this section permissible speed on the adjacent highway is shall apply to signs in all zoning districts. between 36 and 45 miles per hour?and 300 The regulations set forth in this section do not square feet where the speed limit on the supersede the specific requirements set forth adjacent highway is more than 45 miles per in section 10.74. hour. Such a sign may be erected to a height not to exceed 20 feet above the centerline of (6) The total sign copy area of all on- the adjacent highway at the location of the premise signs related to a business shall not sign, where the speed limit on the adjacent exceed the maximum permitted sign copy highway is 35 miles per hour or less, 35 feet area. Sign copy area shall be measured in the above the centerline of the adjacent highway following manner: The copy area of signs at the location of the sign, where the speed which have a face, border or trim shall limit on the adjacent highway is between 36 consist of the entire surface area of the sign and 45 miles per hour, and 50 feet above the on which copy could be placed. Copy area of centerline of the adjacent highway at the a sign whose message is applied to a location of the sign, where the speed limit on background which provides no face, border the adjacent highway is more than 45 miles or trim shall be the area of the smallest per hour. There shall be no more than one rectangle which can encompass all words, such sign per parcel and the sign shall be letters, figures, emblems, and other elements located not more than 200 feet from the site of the sign message. See sub. (10) for sample advertised on the sign. diagrams. 10.75 CALCULATION OF HEIGHT (9) The copy area of back to back on- REGULATIONS. premise ground or pylon signs shall be (1) Auxiliary signs for service station prices computed using the copy area of only one may not be installed higher than 8 feet above side. The side used shall be the larger of the ground level. two sides. (2) F or billboard signs, the height will be 4 (22) Plantings or structures that exceed 30 measured from the elevation of the centerline inches in height are prohibited beneath of the adjacent road to the top of the sign. ground and pylon signs. (3) F or directory signs, the height will be (23) Sign trim is permitted on all signs and measured from the elevation of the centerline may be installed around the outside of the of the adjacent road to the top of the sign. Page 2