2011-02 AMENDING ZONING ORDINANCE - ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS - SIGNAGE IN ALL ZONING DISTRICTS

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b. A freestanding monument-style sign of not more than 50 square feet nor more than five (5) feet in height may be used. Only one freestanding sign is permitted per lot and must be located not less than five (5) feet from any lot line. c. Illumination. Signs in the M-3 District may be illuminated but non-flashing if located at least 25 feet from any lot line in a residential district. 9. Off-Premise Signs. An off-premise (billboard) sign shall be permitted in the B-2, B-3, M-1, and M-2 zoning districts. For the purposes of this Ordinance, an off-premise sign is considered to be an accessory use. a. No off-premise sign shall exceed three-hundred (300) square feet in area including border and trim but excluding ornamental base or apron, supports and other structural members. Back to back displays erected at no greater than a thirty (30) degree angle to each other shall be permitted and deemed to be a single sign. b. In the case of an off-premise sign that is located on a one way street, two (2) sign faces of three-hundred (300) square feet in area each may be displayed facing the one-way traffic, provided that such faces are arranged in a vertical manner and advertising on the reverse side shall be prohibited. The reverse side shall be painted and maintained. An off-premise electronic message unit sign located on a one-way street shall only have one (1) face of up to three- hundred (300) square feet in area facing the flow of traffic and advertising on the reverse side shall be prohibited. The reverse side shall be painted and maintained. (Amended, Ordinance No. 2008-48, August 4, 2008) c. No off-premise sign shall be located closer than seven-hundred and fifty (750) feet from any other off-premise sign located on either side of the street or highway. (Amended, Ordinance No. 2008-48, August 4, 2008) d. An off-premise sign shall be set back a minimum of fifty (50) feet from any rear or side lot line of a residentially-zoned district. An off-premise electronic message unit sign shall be set back a minimum of one-hundred (100) feet from any property and/or lot line of a residentially-zoned district and/or residential use. (Amended, Ordinance No. 2008-48, August 4, 2008) e. No off-premise sign shall exceed thirty-five (35) feet in vertical height; however, an off-premise sign on a one-way street with two (2) sign faces as permitted above may be erected to a maximum height of forty (40) feet.. f. No more than one (1) off-premise sign shall be permitted per lot. g. Off-premise electronic message unit signs located in all permitted zoning districts shall be static, constant and steady in nature. Off-premise electronic message unit signs shall not scroll or travel, flash, grow, melt, x-ray, up or down, bounce, inverse, roll, twinkle, snow or present pictorials or other animation. Displayed messages shall not change at a rate greater than one (1) message per every ten (10) seconds. (Amended, Ordinance No. 2008-48, August 4, 2008)