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On-Premise Advertising Signs •An on-premise advertising sign is defined as a sign which directs attention to a business, commodity, service, items, or entertainment, sold, offered or conducted on the same premises that the sign is located. A-I,A-lex,A-2,A-3 Agriculture District C-I, C-2 Commercial District A-B Ag Business District LC-1 Limited Commercial District oca usmess istric • M-I Industrial District Ground on-premise signs*shall have a maximum size and height determined by the speed limit of the adjacent highway as follows: R ad Spe d(MPH) Maximum size (sq.ft.) Maximum Height(ft) 0-3 32 12 -45 64 16 Over 45 96 20 *There shall be no more than one such sign for each road frontage. *The sign shall be located not more than 200 feet from the site advertised on the sign, except that signs for residential or commercial plats, Limited 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. Pylon signs* shall have a maximum size and height based on the speed limit of the adjacent highway as follows: Speed Limit(MPH) Maximum size (sq.ft.) Maximum Height (ft) 35 or less 100 20 ~� 36 -45 200 35 Over 45 300 50 Within 2,500 ft of an Interstate 500 ISO Highway v F *There shall be no more than one such sign per parcel and the sign shall be located on the same parcel as the site advertised on the sign. he-total sign copy area of all on-premise signs related to a business shall not exceed the maximum permitted sign copy area. u1antings or structures that exceed 30 inches in height are prohibited beneath ground and pylon signs. For electronic signs,the height of the sign shall be determined by the manner of installation of the sign, i. e., according to whether the sign is of the ground,wall, projecting or pylon type. or ground mounted signs,except pylon signs,the height shall be measured from ground level beneath the sign to the top edge of the sign. ARFor a projecting sign, the height shall be measured from ground level to the top of sign. The bottom edge of such sign shall be located a minimum of eight feet from ground level directly under the sign. 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. For a wall sign,the height shall be measured from the base of the building below the sign to the top of the sign face. The top of the sign may not be higher than the building on which it is mounted. Each primary building housing a separate unaffiliated business on a parcel is allowed to have the total related signs as permitted by this or inance. ❑ ,Businesses located in one building must share the total signs allocated to the building. gGene ❑ 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 ith,any official traffic control sign,signal or device. a/No sign may block or interfere with the visibility for ingress or egress of a driveway. All signs, except auxiliary signs, that are adjacent to driveway ingress or egress,shall provide a minimum of 6 feet of clearance between ground level and the bottom edge of the sign.