§ 22.55. Signs in the Mixed Use District, General Business District, Local Business District.

In the Mixed Use District, General Business District and Local Business District only the following signs shall be permitted under the conditions set forth in this Ordinance:

A.

On-premises advertising signs. Each business or business shall be permitted to erect the following signs:

1.

A ground sign/pole sign not to exceed fifty (50) square feet in area. One (1) additional square foot is allowed for each additional linear foot of street frontage over one hundred (100) feet with a maximum sign area of seventy-five (75) square feet.

2.

Wall sign not to exceed twenty (20) square feet. One (1) additional square foot shall be allowed for each additional linear foot of frontage exceeding fifty (50) feet, but in no event may the sign exceed ten per cent (10%) of the surface of one (1) wall.

3.

Projecting sign which may extend up to five (5) feet from the front of the building, may not exceed forty-five (45) square feet and must maintain a vertical clearance of ten (10) feet. In the event a business development houses more than one (1) business, an additional three (3) square feet of signage will be allowed for each additional business on the same sign.

4.

Mansard, awning/canopy sign, the sign area of which shall not exceed twenty-five per cent (25%) of the total surface area or fifty per cent (50%) of the leading edge.

5.

For each business or business development, an additional area of interior window signs shall be permitted. No one window sign shall exceed twenty (20) square feet in area, and the total of all window signs shall not exceed twenty-five per cent (25%) of the surface area of any given window.

B.

Temporary and other on-premises advertising signs.

1.

The following signs are allowed for temporary use. Temporary use shall be limited to thirty (30) consecutive days, three (3) times per year with a minimum of thirty (30) consecutive days between uses. The use of one type of temporary sign shall preclude the use of any other at the same time and the use of any shall be counted toward the annual allotment.

i.

Pennants and streamers. These shall not exceed twice the length of the street frontage of the property on which they are being used.

ii.

Banners. Banners shall not exceed thirty-two (32) square feet in area. One (1) banner is allowed per street upon which the business has frontage.

iii.

Inflatable balloons. One (1) inflatable balloon not to exceed forty (40) feet in height, set back from any property line one (1) foot for every one (1) foot of height. Only cold air or helium inflated, roof mounted or ground mounted, balloons can be used. The balloon may be illuminated so long as the light source is shielded to prevent direct light on adjoining properties and roadways and does not flash. Further, no balloon is allowed to interfere with utility lines, traffic circulation, fire lanes or the visibility of drivers.

2.

Other signs.

i.

One (1) sandwich board sign shall be permitted per business development and shall be in new condition and good repair. The sign may not exceed fifteen (15) square feet with a maximum height of five (5) feet and a maximum width of three (3) feet. A sandwich board may only be displayed during business hours, shall be legible when read by a driver traveling at the posted speed limit, shall not block the sidewalk or interfere with the right of way, shall be located adjacent to the building and be fixed with no moving parts.

ii.

One (1) portable sign which shall not exceed thirty-two (32) square feet in area and used no more than fourteen (14) consecutive days per year or thirty (30) consecutive days in the event of a grand opening. Alternatively, a portable sign may be used for specific short term events. If the sign is used for a specific event, the sign may be used the day prior to the event and during the event and must be removed from the business within three (3) days. Any time the sign is on the property shall be counted toward the fourteen (14) days allowed annually.

(Ord. No. 2005-14, 10-24-05)