Dane County Code of Ordinances - Laserfiche WebLink

Home Browse Search

Chapter 10 (17) Parking Lot signs shall have a maximum size such sign per parcel and the sign shall be located on of 32 square feet and be erected to a height not to the site advertised on the sign. exceed 6 feet,with no more than 2 signs per parking (23) Wall signs shall have a maximum size of 100 lot. Such signs shall be located on the parking lot of square feet together with a maximum copy area of 1 the business advertised on the sign. 200 square feet where the speed limit on the adjacent (18) Projecting signs shall have a maximum size of highway is 35 miles per hour or less, 200 square feet 32 square feet and be erected to a height not to together with a maximum copy area of 400 square exceed 15 feet. Such signs shall be located on the feet where the maximum permissible speed on the building containing the business advertised on the adjacent highway is between 36 and 45 miles per sign. hour, and 300 square feet together with a maximum (19) Pylon signs shall have a maximum size of 100 copy area of 600 square feet where the speed limit on r square feet where the speed limit on the adjacent the adjacent highway is more than 45 miles per hour. highway is 35 miles per hour or less, 200 square feet Such a sign shall be erected to a height not to exceed where the maximum permissible speed on the 20 feet where the speed limit on the adjacent adjacent highway is between 36 and 45 miles per highway is 35 miles per hour or less, 35 feet where ' hour, and 300 square feet where the speed limit on the speed limit on the adjacent highway is between the adjacent highway is more than 45 miles per hour. 36 and 45 miles per hour, and 50 feet where the ,- Such a sign may be erected to a height not to exceed speed limit on the adjacent highway is more than 45 j 20 feet above the centerline of the adjacent highway miles per hour. There shall be no more than two at the location of the sign, where the speed limit on such signs per building and each such sign shall be the adjacent highway is 35 miles per hour or less, 35 located on the building containing the business feet above the centerline of the adjacent highway at advertised on the sign. the location of the sign,where the speed limit on the [History: rep. & recr., Sub. 2 to O.A. 6, 1989-90, adjacent highway is between 36 and 45 miles per pub. 009/21/90; (5) am., O.A. 5, 1994-95, pub. r hour,and 50 feet above the centerline of the adjacent 09/02/94; (14)am.,O.A.7, 1994-95,pub.09/02/94] highway at the location of the sign, where the speed limit on the adjacent highway is more than 45 miles 10.75 CALCULATION OF HEIGHT per hour. There shall be no more than one such sign REGULATIONS. j per parcel and the sign shall be located not more (1)Auxiliary signs for service station prices may not 1 than 200 feet from the site advertised on the sign. be installed higher than 8 feet above ground level. (20) Real estate signs shall have a maximum size of (2) For billboard signs, the height will be I 32 square feet where the speed limit on the adjacent measured from the elevation of the centerline of the highway is 35 miles per hour or less, 64 square feet adjacent road to the top of the sign. where the maximum permissible speed on the (3) For directory signs,the height will be measured �- adjacent highway is between 36 and 45 miles per from the elevation of the centerline of the adjacent hour,and 96 square feet where the speed limit on the road to the top of the sign. adjacent highway is more than 45 miles per hour. (4) For electronic signs,the height of the sign shall Such a sign may be erected to a height not to exceed be determined by the manner of installation of the 8 feet where the speed limit on the adjacent highway sign, i. e., according to whether the sign is of the is 35 miles per hour or less, 15 feet where the speed ground,wall,projecting or pylon type. limit on the adjacent highway is between 36 and 45 (5) For ground mounted signs, except billboards, ,l miles per hour, and 20 feet where the speed limit on directory or pylon signs, the height shall be the adjacent highway is more than 45 miles per hour. measured from ground level beneath the sign to the There shall be no more than one such sign for each top edge of the sign. '" road frontage and the sign shall be located on the (6) For a projecting sign, the height shall be i site advertised on the sign. measured from ground level to the top of sign. The (21) Subdivision signs shall have a maximum size bottom edge of such sign shall be located a minimum of 64 square feet and be erected to a height not to of eight feet from ground level directly under the exceed 10 feet. Such signs shall be located on the sign. i ' site advertised on the sign, with no more than one (7) For a pylon sign, the height will be measured such sign per entrance to the site. from the elevation of the centerline of the adjacent (22) Temporary signs shall have a maximum size of road to the top of the sign. 64 square feet and be erected to a height not to (8) For a wall sign, the height shall be measured exceed 12 feet. There shall be no more than one from the base of the building below the sign to the Page 47 I t