Uses
Prohibited19
- flashing signs
- signs with moving parts
- off-premises signs
- inflatable signs
- roof signs
- sodium halide illuminated signs
- abandoned sign structures
- changeable copy signs (except as permitted)
- signs affixed to structures/trees/rocks/poles
- signs obstructing traffic or sight-distance
- portable signs (except A-frame/sandwich boards)
- signs preventing ingress/egress
- signs emitting smoke/vapors/sound/odor
- mirrors on signs
- signs on vehicles parked for advertising
- signs in public right-of-way (unless approved)
- billboards
- signs with sexual content
- signs advertising illegal activities
Extracted standards
6 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Signage
- Exempt movie theater sign max area48 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
Movie theater display that is erected flat against a wall and does not exceed 48 square feet in area.
- Exempt minor signs per street frontageFrontageThe length of a lot line that touches a public street.3 count
Minor signs as defined by this chapter not exceeding three total signs per street frontage per parcel.
- Exempt temporary sign max area4 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
Temporary signs four square feet or smaller
- Sale/lease sign max area12 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
Any property actively offered for sale or lease may display one sign per street frontage... limited to a maximum area of 12 square feet
- Sign permit required
no sign shall be erected, constructed, posted, altered, or relocated, unless and until a zoning permit has been issued
- Sign permit validity6 months
All signs shall be erected within six months from the date of approval of the sign permit
From the ordinance
Signs not expressly permitted as being allowed under this article... are prohibited. Flashing signs... prohibited. Off-premises signs... prohibited.