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10.73(15) 10.74(8) a second and may not repeat a message at intervals (3) Auxiliary signs shall have a maximum size of 5 of less than 2 seconds. A traveling message may square feet and be erected to a height not to exceed not travel slower than 16 light columns per second 4 feet, with a total copy area not to exceed 50 nor faster than 32 light columns per second. square feet. Such signs shall be located on the site. (16) Farm signs are limited to on-premise signs advertised on the sign. identifying a farm by its name or by the farmer's (4) Crop signs shall have a maximum size of 3 • name and may contain additional historical square feet and be erected to a height not to exceed information such as date of founding or century 10 feet. Such signs shall be located not less than 50 farm designation or name or logo of the sign feet from the site advertised on the sign,-and there sponsor. shall not be more than one such sign per row of (17) Flashing or rotating lights on signs are not crop. permitted. (5) Ground on-premise signs shall have a maximum (18) A garage sale sign may be displayed 7 days size of 32 square feet where the speed limit on the prior to the date of the sale and must be removed adjacent highway is 35 miles per hour or less, 64 no later than the day following the event. The sign square feet where the maximum permissible speed must be located on the premises of the garage sale. on the adjacent highway is between 36 and 45 (19) Graphic signs are not permitted. miles per hour, and 96 square feet where the speed (20) Logos may contain only the emblem or name limit on the adjacent highway is more than 45 miles of the business located on the same property or, on per hour. Such a sign may be erected to a height farm and crop signs, the name or emblem of the not to exceed 12 feet where the speed limit on the business sponsoring the signs. Logos may not be adjacent highway is 35 miles per hour or less, 16 larger than 25% of the sign copy area and shall be feet where the speed limit on the adjacent highway included within said copy area. is between 36 and 45 miles per hour, and 20 feet (21) Except for time and temperature signs and where the speed limit on the adjacent highway is electronic signs, no fluttering, undulating, rotating, more than 45 miles per hour. There shall be no or other moving signs shall be permitted. more than one such sign for each road frontage and (22) Plantings or structures that exceed 30 inches in the sign shall be located not more than 200 feet height are prohibited beneath ground and pylon from the site advertised on the sign, except that signs. signs for residential or commercial plats, limited (23) Sign trim is permitted on all signs and may be family business and recreational facilities such as installed around the outside of the sign copy area. golf courses and camp grounds may be installed at The square foot area of the trim shall not be greater the property entrance locations even though the than 25% of the permitted copy area of the sign. signs might be more than 200 feet from the site (24) No sign, temporary or otherwise, shall be advertised. affixed to a tree or utility pole, fence or fence pole, (6) Billboards shall have a maximum size of 300 or be painted on a stone. square feet and be erected to a height not to exceed [History: 10.73 rep., recr., Sub. 2 to OA 6, 1989-90, pub. 35 feet above the centerline of the adjacent 09/21/90.] highway at the location of the sign, with a 10.74 SPECIFIC REGULATIONS FOR VARIOUS minimum distance of 300 feet between signs and a TYPES OF SIGNS. Signs of various types shall be total copy area not to exceed 300 square feet per installed according to the regulations set forth sign. below: (7) Construction signs shall have a maximum size (1) Agriculture signs shall have a maximum size of of 64 square feet and be erected to a height not to 32 square feet and be erected to a height not to exceed 12 feet. Such signs shall be located on site, exceed 8 feet. Such signs shall be located not less with no more than one such sign on the site's road than .25 miles from other signs and not more than 1 frontage. mile from the site advertised on the sign. (8) Development signs shall have a maximum size (2) Apartment signs shall have a maximum size of of 32 square feet where the speed limit on the 32 square feet and be erected to a height not to adjacent highway is 35 miles per hour or less, 64 square feet where the maximum permissible speed exceed 8 feet. Such•signs shall be located on the site advertised on the sign. Not more than one such on the adjacent highway is between 36 and 45 miles per hour, and 96 square feet where the speed sign is permitted for an apartment complex. limit on the adjacent highway is more than.45 miles per hour. Such a sign may be erected to a height Page 10-51 rev. 103198