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Chapter 10 signs shall conform to the vision triangle 10.85 SUBDIVISION SIGN REGULATIONS. (1) requirements, shall not be erected in a highway right- Permanent subdivision identification signs may be of-way, shall not exceed 32 square feet in sign area, installed on the subdivision property at the primary shall not be erected more than 70 days prior to the entrances to the subdivision. election and shall be removed not later than 10 days (2) A temporary development project identification after the election. sign is permitted to be located on site at each primary [History: 10.81 cr., Sub. 2 to OA 6, 1989-90, pub. entrance. Maximum size of the sign shall be not 09/21/90.] more than 144 square feet in area. Signs shall be removed within 30 days of the sale of all lots in the 10.82 REAL ESTATE SIGN REGULATIONS. subdivision. (1) Real estate signs are permitted on all properties [History: 10.85 cr., Sub. 2 to OA 6, 1989-90, pub. advertised for lease, sale or rent. Signs shall be 09/21/90.] removed within 30 days of occupancy,lease or sale. [History: 10.82 cr., Sub. 2 to OA 6, 1989-90, pub. 10.86 TEMPORARY SIGN REGULATIONS. (1) 09/21/90.] Except as provided otherwise by this ordinance, any _ property is permitted to display temporary signs for a 10.83 SET BACK REGULATIONS. (1) All signs maximum of thirty days within any 12 month period. shall be located a minimum of 5 feet from the road Furthermore, any property is limited to use of right-of-way except as otherwise provided by this temporary signs a maximum of two times in any 12 ordinance. month period. Political signs are exempt from this - (2) A ground sign located on the premises of an restriction. existing business and whose bottom edge is less than (2) Events of public interest, such as a neighborhood, 6 feet above ground level shall be set back the church or club fair, festival, bazaar, etc., may have greater of the centerline distance or the right-of-way one sign,not over 64 square feet in area, located upon distance as specified in the following schedule: the site of the event. Such sign shall not be erected more than 30 days before the event and shall be TYPE FEET FROM FEET FROM removed within 24 hours after the event. OF ROAD CENTERLINE RIGHT-OF-WAY (3) Directional signs, not more than four square feet in area, showing only a directional arrow and the Class A 100 42 name of the event are permitted. Such signs shall not Class B 75 42 be erected more than 10 days before the event and Class C 63 30 shall be removed within five days after the Class D not applicable 20 completion of the event. Class E not applicable 30 [History: 10.86 cr., Sub. 2 to OA 6, 1989-90, pub. 09/21/90.] (3) Ground and pylon signs shall be located a minimum of 5 feet from a side lot line. 10.87 REGULATIONS PERTAINING TO [History: 10.83 cr., Sub. 2 to OA 6, 1989-90, pub. NONCONFORMING SIGNS AND USE. (1) Signs 09/21/90.] existing prior to the effective date of this ordinance which do not conform to the provisions of the 10.84 WALL SIGN REGULATIONS. (1) The ordinance shall be nonconforming signs. space on a building wall that is designated to be the Nonconforming signs shall not be rebuilt, altered or wall sign area shall be free of windows and doors or moved to a new location without being brought into major architectural detail. compliance with the requirements of this ordinance. (2) Wall signs shall not extend beyond the end of any Routine maintenance of a sign is permitted unless the wall or other surface to which they are mounted, nor cost exceeds 50% of the current value of the sign, if shall they project more than 18 inches from its the maintenance cost is more than 50% of the value surface. of the sign said sign shall be considered rebuilt. [History: 10.84 cr., Sub. 2 to OA 6, 1989-90, pub. (2) Signs advertising a nonconforming use may be 09/21/90.] continued but such signs shall not expand in number, copy area, height or illumination. New signs may be Page 54 Revised 4-30-97