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�s DANE COUNTY <br /> �° I �', PLANNING DEVELOPMENT <br /> y �� ��j If Room 116, City-County Building, Madison, Wisconsin 53703 <br /> '4+ y ;wl./.Fax (608) 267-1540 <br /> c Housing& <br /> Economic Development <br /> (608)266-4270,Rm.362 <br /> Memorandum Planning <br /> (608)266-4251,Rm. 116 <br /> Date: July 14, 2008 <br /> Records &Support <br /> (608)266-4251,Rm. 116 <br /> To: Sign Advertising Companies <br /> Zoning <br /> From: Roger W. Lane III (608)266-4266,Rm. 116 <br /> Dane County Zoning Administrator <br /> Subj: Update information regarding Billboard Signs <br /> During a recent review of a sign permit for a billboard signs, it has come to the <br /> attention of the Zoning Department that the policies of copy area for billboard <br /> signs has been incorrectly interpreted. The policy was that billboard signs were <br /> viewed to have the same provisions as pylon signs. With pylon signs, only one <br /> face of a back-to-back sign has been counted in the total square footage of the <br /> sign per Dane County Code of Ordinance (DCCO) section 10.73(9). <br /> The review of the sign ordinance revealed that the provisions for pylons signs <br /> will no longer apply to billboard signs. The provisions for pylon signs may only <br /> be used for signs which display information regarding the business or activity on <br /> the premise which the pylon sign is placed per DCCO section10.74(19). Billboard <br /> signs advertise only off-premise information and will no longer be able to use <br /> provision for pylon signs. Meaning, all copy area for billboard back-to-back signs <br /> will be counted toward the maximum size of 300 square feet per DCCO 10.74(6) <br /> Please note that all permits for billboard signs that have been issued in the past <br /> will be honored as described in the permit. All future billboard signs and <br /> replaced billboard sign will adhere to the following summary of requirements per <br /> Dane County Code of Ordinances, Chapter 10, SubChapter II, Sign Ordinance: <br /> ❑ 10.71(8) Billboard signs shall mean an off-premise advertising sign with a <br /> copy area of 96 square feet. <br /> ❑ 10.74 (6) Billboard signs shall have a maximum size of 300 square feet. <br /> ❑ 10.71 (38) All copy areas of the billboard sign will be counted as part of the <br /> maximum size of the sign. <br />