Dane County Code of Ordinances (2)

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10 - 50 the wall sign area shall be free of windows and with the requirements of this ordinance. Routine doors or major architectural detail. maintenance of a sign is permitted unless the cost (2) Wall signs shall not extend beyond the end exceeds 50% of the current value of the sign, if the of any wall or other surface to which they are maintenance cost is more than 50% of the value of mounted, nor shall they project more than 18 the.sign said sign shall be considered rebuilt. inches from its surface. (2) Signs advertising a nonconforming use may be [ History: 10.84 cr., Sub. 2 to O.A. 6, 1989-90, continued but such signs shall not expand in pub. 09/21/90.] number, copy area, height, or illumination. New signs may be erected only upon the complete 10.85 SUBDIVISION SIGN REGULATIONS. removal of all nonconforming signs. (1) Permanent subdivision identification signs (3) Nonconforming signs shall be brought into may be installed on the subdivision property at compliance or removed when the principal use of the primary entrances to the subdivision. the premises is changed to a different use. (2) A temporary development project [ History: 10.87 cr., Sub. 2 to O.A. 6, 1989-90, identification sign is permitted to be located on pub. 09/21/90. ] site at each primary entrance. Maximum size of the sign shall be not more than 144 square feet 10.88 VARIANCES. (1) Variances from the in area. Signs shall be removed within 30 days requirements of this chapter may be granted by the of the sale of all lots in the subdivision. standing committee designated by the County [ History: 10.85 cr., Sub. 2 to O.A. 6, 1989-90, Board upon application to and payment of a fee to pub. 09/21/90.] the Zoning Administrator. Variances are limited as specified in this section. 10.86 TEMPORARY SIGN REGULATIONS. (1) (2) Variances may be granted from the maximums Except as provided otherwise by this ordinance, of height or area (but not both) for all signs any property is permitted to display temporary regulated by this ordinance, except as limited by signs for a maximum of thirty days within any 12. this section. month period. Furthermore, any property is (3) Variances to maximum of height or area may limited to use of temporary signs a maximum of not exceed maximums specified in this Chapter by two times in any 12 month period. Political more than 20%. signs are exempt from this restriction. (4) Variances may not be granted to maximum (2) Events of public interest, such as a height, to maximum area or to minimum neighborhood, church or club fair, festival, separation requirements for off-premise advertising bazaar, etc., may have one sign, not over 64 signs. _ square feet in area, located upon the site of the [ History: 10.88 cr., Sub. 2 to O.A. 6, 1989-90, event. Such sign shall not be erected more than pub. 09/21/90.] 30 days before the event and shall be removed within 24 hours after the event. 10.89 VARIANCE STANDARDS. (1) Unnecessary (3) Directional signs, not more than four square hardship must be found as distinguished from a feet in area, showing only a directional arrow mere inconvenience. The finding of a hardship and the name of the event are permitted. Such shall take into consideration the particular physical signs shall not be erected more than 10 days surroundings, shape or topographical conditions of before the event and shall be removed within the specific property involved. five days after the completion of the event. (2) The conditions upon which the application for [ History: 10.86 cr., Sub. 2 to O.A. 6, 1989-90, a variance is based would not be applicable pub. 09/21/90.] generally to other property similarly situated. (3) The purpose of the variance is not based 10.87 REGULATIONS PERTAINING TO exclusively upon a desire for economic or other NONCONFORMING SIGNS AND USE. (1) material gain by the applicant or owner. Signs existing prior to the effective date of this (4) The alleged hardship or difficulty is caused by ordinance which do not conform to the this ordinance and has not been created by any provisions of the ordinance shall be person presently having an interest in the property. nonconforming signs. Nonconforming signs (5) The granting of the variance will not be shall not be rebuilt, altered, or moved to a new detrimental to the public welfare, or injurious to location without being brought into compliance rev. 043094