April Dane County Code of Ordinances

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Chapter 10 may be a driveway entrance sign limited to a (d) Eligible pylon signs shall comply with maximum size of 16 square feet and a maximum applicable federal law and the June 1961 agreement height of 8 feet. between the Wisconsin Department of Transportation (15) Marquee signs shall have a maximum size of and the federal highway administrator relative to 300 square feet and be erected to a height not to control of advertising adjacent to interstate highways. exceed 20 feet,with no more than 3 sides. Such signs Additionally, except as to maximum size and ishall be located on the building containing the maximum height, any such sign shall comply with s. business advertised on the sign. 83.40(4),Wis. Stats.,and acts amendatory thereto. (16) Mobile signs are not permitted. (20) Real estate signs shall have a maximum size of -- (17) Parking lot signs shall have a maximum size of 32 square feet where the speed limit on the adjacent 32 square feet and be erected to a height not to highway is,35 miles per hour or less, 64 square feet exceed 6 feet, with no more than 2 signs per parking where the maximum permissible speed on the lot. Such signs shall be located on the parking lot of adjacent highway is between 36 and 45 miles per the business advertised on the sign. hour, and 96 square feet where the speed limit on the (18) Projecting signs shall have a maximum size of adjacent highway is more than 45 miles per hour. 32 square feet and be erected to a height not to Such a sign may be erected to a height not to exceed exceed 15 feet. Such signs shall be located on the .8 feet where the speed limit on the adjacent highway , building containing the business advertised on the is 35 miles per hour or less, 15 feet where the speed sign. limit on the adjacent highway is between 36 and 45 - (19) Pylon signs shall have a maximum size of 100 miles per hour, and 20 feet where the speed limit on square feet where the speed limit on the adjacent the adjacent highway is more than 45 miles per hour. a ' highway is 35 miles per hour or less, 200 square feet There shall be no more than one such sign for each where the maximum permissible speed on the road frontage and the sign shall be located on the site adjacent highway is between 36 and 45 miles per advertised on the sign. hour, and 300 square feet where the speed limit on . (21) Subdivision signs shall have a maximum size of the adjacent highway is more than 45 miles per hour. 64 square feet and be erected to a height not to - Such a sign maybe erected to a height not to exceed exceed 10 feet. Such signs shall be located on the site 20 feet where the speed limit on the adjacent highway advertised on the sign, with no more than one such is 35 miles per hour or less, 35 feet where the speed sign per entrance to the site. limit on the adjacent highway is between 36 and 45 (22) Temporary signs shall have a maximum size of •- miles per hour, and 50 feet where the speed limit on 64 square feet and be erected to a height not to the adjacent highway is more than 45 miles per hour. exceed 12 feet. There shall be no more than one such There shall be no more than one such sign per parcel , sign per parcel and the sign shall be located on the ` l and the sign shall be located on the same parcel as the site advertised on the sign. site advertised on the sign. (23) Wall signs shall have a maximum size of 100 (19m) (a) This subsection supersedes sub. (19) with square feet together with a maximum copy area of respect to eligible pylon signs as defined herein. 200 square feet where the speed limit on the adjacent (b) As used in this subsection, interstate highway is 35 miles per hour or less,200 square feet highway means any highway officially designated as together with a maximum copy area of 400 square a part of the national system of interstate and defense feet where the maximum permissible speed on the highways by the Wisconsin Department of adjacent highway is between 36 and 45 miles per 1 Transportation and approved by the appropriate hour, and 300 square feet together with a maximum authority of the federal government,'and. eligible copy area of 600 square feet where the speed limit on pylon sign means a pylon sign which is both located the adjacent highway is more than 45 miles per hour. within 2,500 feet of the right-of-way of an interstate Such a sign shall be erected to a height not to exceed highway and erected on the premises of a business 20 feet where the speed limit on the adjacent highway -? advertised on the sign. is 35 miles per hour or less,.35 feet where the speed (c) Eligible pylon signs shall have a limit on the adjacent highway is between 36 and 45 maximum size iof 500 square-feet and may be erected miles per hour, and 50 feet where the speed limit on to a height not toexceed 150 feet. the adjacent highway is more than 45 miles per hour. �_„ There shall be no more than two such signs per Page 51 Revised 4-30-97