Dane County Code of Ordinances (2)

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10 - 47 the speed limit on the adjacent highway is 35 limit on the adjacent highway is 35 miles per hour miles per hour or less, 35 feet above the or less, 35 feet where the speed limit on the centerline of the adjacent highway at the adjacent highway is between 36 and 45 miles per location of the sign, where the speed limit on the hour, and 50 feet where the speed limit on the adjacent highway is between 36 and 45 miles adjacent highway is more than 45 miles per hour. per hour, and 50 feet above the centerline of the There shall be no more than two such signs per adjacent highway at the location of the sign, building and each such sign shall be located on the where the speed limit on the adjacent highway is building containing the business advertised on the more than 45 miles per hour. There shall be no sign. more than one such sign per parcel and the sign [ History: rep. & recr., Sub. 2 to O.A. 6, 1989-90, shall be located not more than 200 feet from the pub. 009/21/90.] site advertised on the sign. (20) Real estate signs shall have a maximum size 10.75 CALCULATION OF HEIGHT of 32 square feet where the speed limit on the REGULATIONS. (1) Auxiliary signs for service adjacent highway is 35 miles per hour or less, 64 station prices may not be installed higher than 8 square feet where the maximum permissible feet above ground level. speed on the adjacent highway is between 36 (2) For billboard signs, the height will be and 45 miles per hour, and 96 square feet where measured from the elevation of the centerline of the speed limit on the adjacent highway is more the adjacent road to the top of the sign. than 45 miles per hour. Such a sign may be (3) For directory signs, the height will be erected to a height not to exceed 8 feet where measured from the elevation of the centerline of the speed limit on the adjacent highway is 35 the adjacent road to the top of the sign. miles per hour or less, 15 feet where the speed (4) For electronic signs, the height of the sign limit on the adjacent highway is between 36 and shall be determined by the manner of installation 45 miles per hour, and 20 feet where the speed of the sign, i. e., according to whether the sign is of limit on the adjacent highway is more than 45 the ground, wall, projecting or pylon type. miles per hour. There shall be no more than one (5) For ground mounted signs, except billboards, such sign for each road frontage and the sign directory or pylon signs, the height shall be shall be located on the site advertised on the measured from ground level beneath the sign to sign. the top edge of the sign. (21) Subdivision signs shall have a maximum (6) For a projecting sign, the height shall be size of 64 square feet and be erected to a height measured from ground level to the top of sign. The not to exceed 10 feet. Such signs shall be bottom edge of such sign shall be located. a located on the site advertised on the sign, with minimum of eight feet from ground level directly no more than one such sign per entrance to the under the sign. site. (7) For a pylon sign, the height will be measured (22) Temporary signs shall have a maximum from the elevation of the centerline of the adjacent size of 64 square feet and be erected to a height road to the top of the sign. not to exceed 12 feet. There shall be no more (8) For a wall sign, the height shall be measured than one such sign per parcel and the sign shall from the base of the building below the sign to the be located on the site advertised on the sign. top of the sign face. The top of the sign may not be (23) Wall signs shall have a maximum size of higher than the building on which it is mounted. 100 square feet together with a maximum copy [ History: 10.75 rep. & recr., Sub. 2 to O.A. 6, area of 200 square feet where the speed limit on 1989-90, pub. 09/21/90.] the adjacent highway is 35 miles per hour or less, 200 square feet together with a maximum 10.76 DESIGN REQUIREMENTS. (1) copy area of 400 square feet where the Illumination of signs must be designed so that the maximum permissible speed on the adjacent lighting element is shielded from view from any highway is between 36 and 45 miles per hour, adjacent residence and from vehicular traffic. and 300 square feet together with a maximum Neon and fiber-optic lighting and electronic signs copy area of 600 square feet where the speed are exempt from this regulation. limit on the adjacent highway is more than 45 (2) No sign shall use any word, phrase, symbol, miles per hour. Such a sign shall be erected to a shape, form, or character in such manner as to height not to exceed 20 feet where the speed interfere with moving traffic, including signs which rev. 043094