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10 - 45 r -- i the copy area of only one side. The side used area. The square foot area of the trim shall not be shall be the larger of the two sides. greater than 25% of the permitted copy area of (10) The following illustrations demonstrate how the sign. sign copy area shall be determined. (24) No sign, temporary or otherwise, shall be (11) Crop signs are permitted only while the crop affixed to a tree or utility pole, fence or fence ^= is being grown and for no more than 30 days after pole,or be painted on a stone. ? harvest. [ History: 10.73 rep., recr., Sub. 2, O.A. 6, (12) Directional signs are not permitted in 1989-90, pub. 9/21/90.] residential districts except for use by an apartment building or complex. 10.74 SPECIFIC REGULATIONS FOR VARIOUS (13) . Distance measurements shall be measured TYPES OF SIGNS. Signs of various types shall be along the pertinent right-of-way lines when installed according to the regulations set forth determining separation between signs g P or distance below: from intersections. (1) Agriculture signs shall have a maximum size (14) Double deck signs are not permitted. of 32 square feet and be erected to a height not to (15) Electronic signs may be Used only to exceed 8 feet. Such signs shall be located not less advertise activities conducted or goods and than .25 miles from other signs and not more than services available on the property on which the 1 mile from the site advertised on the sign. signs are located or to present public service (2) Apartment signs shall have a maximum size of information. Electronic signs may not display a 32 square feet and be erected to a height not to message for less than one-half of a second and exceed 8 feet. Such signs shall be located on the may not repeat a message at intervals of less than site advertised on the sign. Not more than one 2 seconds. A traveling message may not travel such sign is permitted for an apartment complex. slower than 16 light columns per second nor (3) Auxiliary signs shall have a maximum size of faster than 32 light columns per second. .5 square feet and be erected to a height not to (16) Farm signs are limited to on-premise.signs exceed 4 feet,with a total copy area not to exceed identifying a farm by its name or by the farmer's 50 square feet. Such signs shall be located on the name and may contain additional historical site advertised on the sign. information such as date of founding or. century (4) Crop signs shall have a maximum size of 3 farm designation or name or logo of the sign square feet and be erected to a height not to sponsor. exceed 10 feet. Such signs shall be located not (17) Flashing or rotating lights on signs are not less than 50 feet from the site advertised on the permitted. sign and there shall not be more than one such (18) A garage sale sign may be displayed 7 days sign per row of crop. l..nnd_mi r(1und nn=nrP_rnise siHIIs shail_have_a ORDINANCE AMENDMENT #5, 1994-95 EFFECTIVE 08/31/94 I , Subsection (5) of Section 10.74 is amended to read as follows: (5) Ground on—premise signs shall have a maximum size of 32 square feet where the speed limit on the adjacent highway is 35 miles per hour or less, 64 square feet where the maximum permissible speed on the adjacent highway is between 36 and 45 miles per hour, and 96 square feet where the speed limit on the adjacent highway is more than 45 miles per hour. Such a sign may be erected to a height not to exceed 12 feet where the speed limit on the adjacent highway is 35 miles per hour or less, 16 feet where the speed limit on the adjacent highway is between 36 and 45 miles per hour, and 20 feet where the speed limit on the adjacent highway is more than 45 miles per hour. There shall be no more than one such sign for each road frontage and 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.