April Dane County Code of Ordinances

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i ' 10 - 43 bottom edge is greater than eight feet above sign. The other ends of the signs are mounted on ground level. separate, individual supports. (35) real estate sign shall mean a sign that (46) vision clearance triangle shall mean the area provides identification of property that is for lease, in each quadrant of an intersection which is rent or sale. bounded by the right-of-way lines of the roads (36) road classification shall refer to the system of and a vision clearance setback line connecting classifying roads, according to the following points on each right-of-way line which are located scheme: a distance back from the intersection equal to the -- , Class A All federal and state highways and setback required for •each road. See diagram designated county highways. below. -- Class B All County highways except those j` (vision Clearance designated as class "A". / I lYYangle) Class C All town roads. / I ' �I \ Class D Roads within sub-divisions which were / R.o.u. Line recorded prior to the adoption of the _ zoning ordinance. -- Class E All other roads. •--s ——7-1 . ( r---71737b-Line (37) side by side signs shall mean two or more \ � 1 / \ � I / -- signs mounted adjacently on the same structure. \ I / Signs mounted on a 'V-shaped' frame that has an I. V• internal angle larger than 40 shall be considered side by side signs. (47) wall sign shall mean a sign mounted on and (38) sign copy area shall mean the total area of a parallel to a building wall or other vertical sign face which may be used for display of building surface. Signs on the sides of a service advertising, message announcement, etc. station pump island roof structure shall be (39) sign face shall mean the total surface of a considered wall signs. sign including the trim and copy area. [ History: 10.71 rep., recr., Sub. 2, O.A. 6, (40) signable wall area shall mean the designated 1989-90, pub. 9/21/90. ] area of the wall of a building, up to the roof line, which is free of windows and doors or major 10.72 PERMITTED ZONING DISTRICTS FOR architectural detail. SIGNS. (1) Unless expressly permitted under this (41) subdivision sign (Permanent) shall mean a section, a sign is not permitted in a zoning district. permanently installed sign located on the (2) Agriculture signs bre permitted in the subdivision property which identifies the following zoning districts: A-1 Agricultural, A-2 subdivision name, etc. Agricultural, A-1 and A-3 Agricultural (Exclusive), (42) subdivision sign (temporary) shall mean a C-1 Commercial, C-2 Commercial, M-1 Industrial, sign which advertises the development of a CO-1 Conservancy. residential or commercial subdivision plat. (3) Apartment signs are permitted in the following (43) temporary signs shall mean signs which are zoning districts: R-4 Residence, B-1 Local installed for a limited time period for the purpose Business, C-1 Commercial. of advertising a forthcoming event, e. g., retailer's (4) Auxiliary signs are permitted in all zoning signs temporarily displayed for the purpose of districts. informing the public of a sale or special offer, (5) Billboards are permitted in the following garage sale signs, church or club event signs, etc. zoning districts: C-1 Commercial, C-2 A permanently mounted sign. shall not be Commercial, M-1 Industrial. considered as temporary even though the message (6) Construction signs are permitted in the displayed is subject to periodic changes. following zoning districts: All districts. (44) trim shall mean a separate boarder or (7) Crop signs are permitted in the following framing around the copy area of a sign. zoning districts: A-1 Agricultural, A-2 Agricultural, (45) V shaped frame shall mean a sign support A-1 and A-3 Agricultural (Exclusive), C-1 structure which will accommodate two signs in a Commercial, C-2 Commercial, M-1 Industrial. back to back position with one end of each sign (8) Development signs are permitted in all zoning -, mounted on a common support with the other districts: rev. 043094