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:10.77(5)- 10.79(1) (5) No sign may block or interfere with the . Road Speed Required Distance visibility for ingress or egress of a driveway. All signs, except auxiliary signs, that are adjacent to 0-35 MPH 100' driveway ingress or egress, shall provide a 36-45 MPH 200' minimum of 6 feet of clearance between ground over 45 MPH 300' level and the bottom edge of the sign. (6) No sign may be located within a permanently (4) A directory sign whose bottom edge is 8 feet or • protected green space area. higher above the centerline of adjacent roads may (7) Home occupation signs shall be mounted on be located up to the vision triangle line. the residence in which the occupation is located. (5) An on-premise ground sign whose top is more (8) Limited family business signs shall be mounted than 30 inches above the centerline of the adjacent on the building in which the business is located. road or whose bottom edge is less than 6 feet above (9) On premise advertising signs for commercial the centerline of the adjacent road, shall maintain a businesses may not be located farther than 200 feet minimum distance from road intersections as from the primary building of the business shown: advertised. Each primary building housing a separate unaffiliated business on a parcel is allowed Road Speed Required Distance to have the total related signs as permitted by this ordinance, e. g., each building in a condominium 0-35 MPH 100' plat and each leased or rented building in a 36-45 MPH 200' complex shall be entitled to the total number of . over 45 MPH 300' signs. Businesses located in one building must share the total signs allocated to the building. (6) An on-premise ground sign whose top is less (10) Projecting signs may not be located directly than 30 inches above the centerline of the adjacent over a public or private street,drive or parking area. road or whose bottom edge is 6 feet or more above (11) Ground and pylon signs may not be located the centerline of the adjacent road may be installed less than 5 feet from a rear lot line. up to the vision clearance triangle line. (12) No sign shall be located within a road (7) An on-premise pylon sign whose bottom edge is right-of-way. less than 8 feet above the centerline of the adjacent (13) No sign shall be installed on a roof. road shall maintain a minimum distance from road [History: 10.77 rep. & recr., Sub. 2 to OA 6, 1989-90, pub. intersections as shown: 09/21/90.] 10.78 INTERSECTION REGULATIONS. (1) A Road Speed Required Distance billboard whose bottom edge is less than 8 feet 0-35 MPH 100' above the centerline elevation of adjacent roads 36-45 MPH 200' shall maintain a minimum distance from road intersections as follows: over 45 MPH 300' Road Speed Required Distance (8) An on-premise pylon sign whose bottom edge is 8 feet or more above the centerline of adjacent 0-35 MPH 100' roads may be located up to the vision triangle line. 36-45 MPH 200' (9) No sign shall be erected or maintained in an over 45 MPH 300' intersection vision clearance triangle. (10) This section shall not be construed to (2) A billboard whose bottom edge is 8 feet or supersede, abridge or amend state and federal higher above the centerline elevation of adjacent regulations which are more restrictive. roads may be located up to the vision triangle line. [History: (5)and(6)am.,OA recr.,1 94-95,pub.09/02/94.]1989-90, pub. (3) A directory sign whose bottom edge is less • than 8 feet above the centerline of adjacent roads 10.79 SIGN MAINTENANCE REGULATIONS. (1) shall maintain a minimum distance from road All signs within the jurisdiction of this ordinance . intersections as follows: shall remain in a state of proper maintenance. Proper maintenance shall be the absence of loose materials including peeling paint, paper or other Page 10-54 rev..103198