Zoning Ordinance

Height of sign: Height of any sign shall be governed by the district in which the sign is located.

Inflatable signs: A temporary inflated sign, stationary or mobile, used to attract attention, which may or may not bear a message.

a. An inflatable sign shall be anchored in such a manner that does not allow it to move.

b. An inflatable mobile sign is one that is tethered so that it moves and free floats.

Interstate/Interchange Monopole (Freestanding) sign: A type of freestanding sign having only one (1) structural support member, the location, size, and height of which is governed by the provisions of 3.04.15 INTERSTATE INTERCHANGE OVERLAY DISTRICT of these regulations.

Name plaques and address plaques: An attached sign which indicates the name of the occupant and the address of the premises.

Nonconforming sign: Any sign legally constructed or erected prior to the effective date of any ordinance or amendment containing provisions with which such sign does not comply. (A sign constructed illegally in violation of any prior law, ordinance, or code is not made legal by this chapter unless it conforms to all the requirements of this chapter.)

Message Board sign: A sign with changeable, removable letters to allow the user to replace or update the copy of the sign.

Monument sign: A freestanding sign supported primarily by an internal structural framework or integrated into landscaping or other solid structural features other than support poles, braces and uprights and permanently attached to the ground. Perimeter of sign to be constructed of masonry, brick, stucco, or wood design weather resistant in nature. See Ground Sign.

Off premise sign (billboard): An off premise sign is a sign or a portion thereof which directs attention to a business, profession, commodity, service, or entertainment which is not primarily conducted, sold, or offered upon the same lot of record. Notwithstanding the foregoing or any provisions of this chapter, this chapter shall not prohibit noncommercial speech displayed on an off-site sign, provided it does not violate this chapter.

On premise sign: An on premise sign or portion thereof is a sign which directs attention to a business, profession, commodity, service, or entertainment which is primarily conducted, sold or offered upon the same lot of record. Notwithstanding the foregoing or any provision of this chapter, this chapter shall not prohibit noncommercial speech displayed on an on-site sign, provided it does not violate this chapter.

Outline lighting: Attached neon tubing or fiber optic tubing, which must be of constant intensity and uniform color, placed on the exterior of a building which is not strip lighting.

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