Dane County Code of Ordinances (2)

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10 - 43 • (31) Parking lot sign shall mean an auxiliary purpose of informing the public of a sale or special sign that lists the rules and regulations for,the offer, garage sale signs, church or club event signs, parking lot. etc. A permanently mounted sign shall not be (32) Political sign shall mean a sign whose considered as temporary even though the message message relates to a political party, a candidate displayed is subject to periodic changes. for public office or a political issue. (44) Trim shall mean a separate boarder or (33) Projecting sign shall mean an on-premise framing around the copy area of a sign. advertising sign, other than a wall sign which is (45) V shaped frame shall mean a sign support attached to and projects out from a wall or a structure which will accommodate two signs in a building. back to back position with one end of each sign (34) Pylon sign shall mean a freestanding sign mounted on a common support with the other erected upon one or more pylons or posts whose sign. The other ends of the signs are mounted on bottom edge is greater than eight feet above separate, individual supports. ground level. (46) Vision clearance triangle shall mean the area (35) Real estate sign shall mean a sign that in each quadrant of an intersection which is provides identification of property that is for bounded by the right-of-way lines of the roads and lease, rent or sale. a vision clearance setback line connecting points (36) Road classification shall refer to the system on each right-of-way line which are located a of classifying roads, according to the following distance back from the intersection equal to the scheme: setback required for each road. See diagram Class A All federal and state highways and below. designated county highways. Class B All County highways except those / I I (riat� clear....�7tisnrle) designated as class "A". / I Class C All town roads. / J t l R.O.U. Una Class D Roads within sub-divisions which —--�--— _ • were recorded prior to the adoption — "� of the zoning ordinance. _ --t --- —o:u�tifle Class E All other roads. .I l / (37) Side by side signs shall mean two or more •� I // signs mounted adjacently on the same structure. �I I j/ Signs mounted on a 'V-shaped' frame that has an T I • internal angle larger than 40 shall be considered (47) Wall sign shall mean a sign mounted on and side by side signs. parallel to a building wall or other vertical building (38) Sign copy area shall mean the total area of surface. Signs on the sides of a service station a sign face which may be used for display of pump island roof structure shall be considered wall advertising, message announcement, etc. signs. (39) Sign face shall mean the total surface of a [ History: 10.71 rep., recr., Sub. 2, O.A. 6, sign including the trim and copy area. 1989-90, pub. 9/21/90. ] (40) Signable wall area shall mean the designated area of the wall of a building, up to 10.72 PERMITTED ZONING DISTRICTS FOR the roof line, which is free of windows and doors SIGNS. (1) Unless expressly permitted under this or major architectural detail. section, a sign is not permitted in a zoning district. (41) Subdivision sign (Permanent) shall mean a (2) Agriculture signs are permitted in the following permanently installed sign located on the zoning districts: A-1 Agricultural, A-2 Agricultural, subdivision property which identifies the A-1 and A-3 Agricultural (Exclusive), C-1 subdivision name, etc. Commercial, C-2 Commercial, M-1 Industrial, (42) Subdivision sign (temporary) shall mean a CO-1 Conservancy. sign which advertises the development of a (3) Apartment signs are permitted in the following residential or commercial subdivision plat. zoning districts: R-4 Residence, B-1 Local (43) Temporary signs shall mean signs which Business, C-1 Commercial. are installed for a limited time period for the (4) Auxiliary signs are permitted in all zoning purpose of advertising a forthcoming event, e. g., districts. retailer's signs temporarily displayed for the rev. 043094