Extracted standards
5 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Signage
- Off-premises signs require conditional useConditional useAllowed only after a discretionary approval — usually a public hearing and a board vote. permit
Except as otherwise allowed by this ordinance, off-premises signs shall be require a conditional use permit in accordance with section 1-502.
- Digital display prohibitedProhibitedNot allowed in the district at all, short of rezoning or a variance.
Digital display, or rotating or any other displays that change messages shall be prohibited.
- Off-premises lighting shielded
All lighting of off-premises signs shall be located, oriented, or shielded so as not to spill light on adjoining properties or public roads.
- Off-premises sign maximum area288 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
Such signs shall be limited in area to no more than 288 square feet.
- Off-premises signs only in commercial/industrial districts
Such signs shall only be permitted in commercial or industrial districts.
From the ordinance
Except as otherwise allowed by this ordinance, off-premises signs shall be require a conditional use permit in accordance with section 1-502 and shall comply with the following requirements: