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Chapter 10.74 SPECIFIC REGULATIONS FOR VARIOUS TYPES OF SIGNS. Signs of various types shall be installed according to the regulations set forth below: (5) Ground on-premise signs shall have a maximum size of 32 square feet where the speed limit on the adjacent highway is 35 miles per hour or less, 64 square feet where the maximum permissible speed on the adjacent highway is between 36 and 45 miles per hour, and 96 square feet where the speed limit on the adjacent highway is more than 45 miles per hour. Such a sign may be erected to a height not to exceed 12 feet where the speed limit on the adjacent highway is 35 miles per hour or less, 16 feet where the speed limit on the adjacent highway is between 36 and 45 miles per hour, and 20 feet where the speed limit et,L on the adjacent highway is more than 45 miles per hour. There shall be no more than one such sign for each road frontage and the sign shall be located not more than 200 feet from l - the site advertised on the sign, except that signs for residential or commercial plats, Limited �d Family Business and recreational facilities such as golf courses and camp grounds may be installed at the property entrance locations even though the signs might be more than 200 feet from the site advertised. (19)Pylon signs shall have a maximum size of 100 square feet where the speed limit on the adjacent highway is 35 miles per hour or less, 200 square feet where the maximum permissible speed on the adjacent highway is between 36 and 45 miles per hour, and 300 square feet where the speed limit on the adjacent highway is more than 45 miles per hour. Such a sign may be erected to a height not to exceed 20 feet above the centerline of the adjacent highway at the location of the sign, where the speed limit on the adjacent highway is 35 miles per hour or less, 35 feet above the centerline of the adjacent highway at the location of the sign, where the speed limit on the adjacent highway is between 36 and 45 miles per hour, and 50 feet above the centerline of the adjacent highway at the location of the sign, where the speed limit on the adjacent highway is more than 45 miles per hour. There shall be no more than one such sign per parcel and the sign shall be located not more than 200 feet from the site advertised on the sign. 10.75 CALCULATION OF HEIGHT REGULATIONS. (5) For ground mounted signs, except billboards, directory or pylon signs,the height shall be measured from ground level beneath the sign to the top edge of the sign. (7) For a pylon sign, the height will be measured from the elevation of the centerline of the adjacent road to the top of the sign. 10.76 DESIGN REQUIREMENTS. (1) Illumination of signs must be designed so that the lighting element is shielded from view from any adjacent residence and from vehicular traffic. Neon and fiber-optic lighting and electronic signs are exempt from this regulation. (2) No sign shall use any word, phrase, symbol, shape, form, or character in such manner as to interfere with moving traffic, including signs which incorporate typical street-type or traffic control-type sign designs and colors. No sign may be installed at any location where by reason of its position, wording, illumination, size, shape, or color it may obstruct, impair, obscure, interfere with the view of, or be confused with, any official traffic control sign, signal or device. [History: 10.76 rep. &recr., Sub. 2 to O.A. 6, 1989-90,pub. 09/21/90. ] Page 3