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Chapter 10
<br /> building and each such sign shall be located on the incorporate typical street-type or traffic control-type
<br /> building containing the business advertised on the sign designs and colors. No sign may be installed at
<br /> sign. any location where by reason of its position,wording,
<br /> [History: rep. &recr., Sub.2 to OA 6, 1989-90,pub. illumination, size, shape or color it may obstruct,
<br /> 09/21/90; (5) am., OA 5, 1994-95, pub. 09/02/94; impair, obscure, interfere with the view of, or be
<br /> (14)am., OA 7, 1994-95,pub. 09/02/94; (19)am. and confused with, any official traffic control sign, signal
<br /> (19m) cr., OA 43, pub. 09/10/96; (19) am., OA 19, or device.
<br /> 1996-97,pub. 01/06/97.] [History: 10.76 rep. &recr., Sub. 2 to OA 6, 1989-
<br /> 90,pub. 09/21/90.]
<br /> 10.75 CALCULATION OF HEIGHT
<br /> REGULATIONS. (1) Auxiliary signs for service 10.77 LOCATIONAL REGULATIONS. (1)
<br /> station prices may not be installed higher than 8 feet Billboards may not be located within 300 feet of
<br /> above ground level. existing on-premise advertising signs.
<br /> (2) For billboard signs, the height will be measured (2) Off-premise signs may not be installed within
<br /> from the elevation of the centerline of the adjacent the limits of any curve.
<br /> road to the top of the sign. (3) Crop signs shall be located within 50' of the
<br /> (3) For directory signs, the height will be measured crop identified. '
<br /> from the elevation of the centerline of the adjacent (4) Directory signs may not be located within 300
<br /> road to the top of the sign. feet of existing on-premise advertising signs.
<br /> (4) For electronic signs, the height of the sign shall (5) No sign may block or interfere with the.
<br /> be determined by the manner of installation of the visibility for ingress or egress of a driveway. All
<br /> sign, i. e., according to whether the sign is of the signs, except auxiliary signs, that are adjacent to
<br /> ground,wall,projecting or pylon type. driveway ingress or egress, shall provide a minimum
<br /> (5) For ground mounted signs, except billboards, of 6 feet of clearance between ground level and the
<br /> directory or pylon signs, the height shall be measured bottom edge of the sign.
<br /> from ground level beneath the sign to the top edge of (6) No sign may be located within a permanently
<br /> the sign. protected green space area.
<br /> (6) For a projecting sign, the height shall be (7) Home occupation signs shall be mounted on the
<br /> measured from ground level to the top of the sign. residence in which the occupation is located.
<br /> The bottom edge of such sign shall be located a (8) Limited family business signs shall be mounted
<br /> minimum of eight feet from ground level directly on the building in which the business is located.
<br /> under the sign. (9) On premise advertising signs for commercial
<br /> (7) For a pylon sign, the height will be measured businesses may not be located farther than 200 feet
<br /> from the elevation of the centerline of the adjacent from the primary building of the business advertised.
<br /> road to the top of the sign. Each primary building housing a separate unaffiliated
<br /> (8) For a wall sign, the height shall be measured business on a parcel is allowed to have the total
<br /> from the base of the building below the sign to the related signs as permitted by this ordinance, e. g.,
<br /> top of the sign face. The top of the sign may not be each building in a condominium plat and each leased
<br /> higher than the building on which it is mounted. or rented building in a complex shall be entitled to the
<br /> [History: 10.75 rep. & recr., Sub. 2 to OA 6, 1989- total number of signs. Businesses located in one r
<br /> 90,pub. 09/21/90.] building must share the total signs allocated to the
<br /> building.
<br /> 10.76 DESIGN REQUIREMENTS. (1) (10) Projecting signs may not be located directly
<br /> Illumination of signs must be designed so that the over a public or private street,drive or parking area.
<br /> lighting element is shielded from view from any (11) Ground and pylon signs may not be located less
<br /> adjacent residence and from vehicular traffic. Neon than 5 feet from a rear lot line.
<br /> and fiber-optic lighting and electronic signs are (12) No sign shall be located within a road right-of-
<br /> exempt from this regulation. way.
<br /> (2) No sign shall use any word, phrase, symbol, (13) No sign shall be installed on a roof.
<br /> shape, form or character in such manner as to [History: 10.77 rep. & recr., Sub. 2 to OA 6, 1989-
<br /> interfere with moving traffic, including signs which 90,pub.09/21/90.]
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