HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinances - MC-06-892 - 08/17/2006 - Zoning Ordinance Chapter IX SignsORDINANCE NO. MC-06-892
AN ORDINANCE
AMENDING CHAPTERS IX, SIGNS AND XIX, DEFINITIONS
OF THE ZONING ORDINANCE
IN THE CITY OF MCHENRY, ILLINOIS
WHEREAS, a public hearing on a proposed text amendments to Chapters IX, Signs and
Chapter XIX, Definitions, was held before the Planning and Zoning Commissidli on February 2,
2006, in the manner prescribed by ordinance and statute, and as a result of said hearing, the
Planning and Zoning Commission did recommend to the City Council the granting of the
requested zoning text amendments; and
WHEREAS, the Mayor and City Council have determined that it is in the best interest of
the health, safety and general welfare of the citizens of McHenry to adopt regulations for signs.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE 1T ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF MCHENRY, MCHENRY COUNTY, ILLINOIS, AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. That Chapter IX, Signs of the City of McHenry Zoning Ordinance is
hereby deleted in its entirety and shall be replaced with the language attached hereto and
incorporated herein as Exhibit A.
SECTION 2. That Chapter XIX, Definitions of the City of McHenry Zoning; Ordinance
is hereby amended to include the definitions attached hereto and incorporated herein as Exhibit B.
SECTION 3. All Ordinances or parts thereof in conflict with the terms and provisions
hereof are hereby repealed to the extent of such conflict.
SECTION 4. This Ordinance shall be published in pamphlet form by and under the
authority of the corporate authorities of the City of McHenry, McHenry County, Illinois.
SECTION 5: This Ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage,
approval, and publication in pamphlet form as provided by law.
PASSED THIS 7TH DAY OF AUGUST , 2006
AYES: SANTI, GLAB, SCHAEFER, WIMMER, PETERSON, CONDON
NAYS:
MURGATROYD
ABSTAINED:
NONE
ABSENT: _
NOT VOTING: NONF
APPROVED THIS 7TH DAY OF A I , 1ST 2006
I(AAYOR
ATTEST:
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IX. SIGNS
A. PURPOSE
The purpose of this section is to regulate commercial and noncommercial signs and advertising displays
designed to be visible outdoors in a manner that without restricting the content thereof:
1. recognizes the mass communications needs of both businesses and other parties
2. protects property values and neighborhood character
3. creates a more attractive business climate
4. promotes pedestrian and traffic safety by reducing sign distractions, obstructions, and other
hazards.
5. protects the City's unique and rural character
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B. GENERAL PROVISIONS
1. APPLICABILITY
No sign as defined herein shall hereafter be located, erected, moved, reconstructed, extended,
enlarged, converted, or structurally altered except in conformance with the provisions of this
section and after issuance of a Sign Permit by the City, except as provided under Exempt Signs
and Exempt Changes to Signs herein.
2. EXEMPT SIGNS
The types of signs listed below and any change thereto that does not convert them into non-
exempt signs, shall be exempt from:
• the requirement for a Sign Permit; and
• the Sign Standards provided in Table 18.
All other provisions shall apply to the following signs except as otherwise provided herein:
a. City -Sponsored Event Signs.
Not to exceed 3 square feet in area. Such signs may be located in the public right-of-way.
b. Directional Signs.
Not to exceed 3 square feet in area or 3 feet in height. Shall not be illuminated.
C. Election Campaign Signs.
One per street frontage per lot that:
1. is not illuminated
2. is not displayed more than 45 days before and 2 days following the date of the election
to which it pertains.
d. Garage Sale Suns.
Not exceeding 2 square feet in area displayed for no more than 4 consecutive days and no
more than 4 days in any 90-day period.
e. Government and Utility Suns.
Such signs may be located in the public right-of-way.
f. Government -Mandated Signs.
Such signs may be located in the public right-of-way.
g. Help Wanted Signs.
One per business, not to exceed 5 square feet and only in the window of an establishment.
h. Memorials.
Name Plates.
Not to exceed 2 square feet in area.
j. Non -Profit Organization Displays.
One per street frontage, not to exceed 32 square feet in size and 8 feet in height, for a
maximum of 15 day before and 3 days after the event.
k. Real Estate Signs.
Real estate signs, as defined herein, that:
1. advertise 1 to 5 residential units or no more than 1 vacant residential lot; and
2. do not exceed 5 square feet in area; and
3. are displayed a minimum of 5 feet from all lot lines; and
4. are removed one week after the consummation of the sale or rental of all property
to which the sign pertains.
No other real estate signs are exempt.
Scoreboards.
in. Seasonal Decorations.
Seasonal decorations shall be installed not more than 45 days before a holiday and shall
be removed within 45 days after such holiday.
n. Under Canopy Signs.
One per tenant, not to exceed 4 square feet, with a maximum width of'75% of the canopy
projection, a minimum vertical clearance of 8 feet, and shall not project more than 1 foot
below.
o. Warning Signs.
A maximum of 2 No -Trespassing, No -Dumping, No -Hunting signs or the like per lot,
each not larger than 2 square feet in area.
P. Window S4zns.
Shall not have an aggregate area greater than 50 percent of the total display window area
of a business.
3. EXEMPT CHANGES TO SIGNS
No Sign Permit shall be required for the following changes to exempt or non-exempt signs, but
such changes must conform to all applicable sign regulations of this Ordinance:
a. A change in the copy on a Display Board sign.
b. Painting, cleaning, repair, maintenance, or face replacement of a sign not involving
structural change and made necessary by breakage or deterioration but not by a change in
advertiser.
4. PROHIBITED SIGNS
The following signs and displays as defined herein are prohibited in all zoning, districts:
a. Flashing signs.
b. Moving signs.
C. Projecting signs, except in the C-4 Downtown Commercial District.
d. Roof -mounted signs.
e. Signs on otherwise vacant land other than real estate signs, construction signs, or outdoor
advertising signs, as defined and regulated herein.
f. Vehicle signs.
g. Signs using neon lighting for illumination, except for interior window signs.
h. Pennants, streamers, balloons, helium filled and inflatable objects, search lights, beacon
lights, persons dressed in costume whose sole purpose is to attraq attention to a business,
product or service, except as otherwise permitted by or exempted from, these regulations,
but not to include public notice signs required under this Ordinance.
i. Any sign advertising a product, service, business and the like, that is not located on the
premises upon which the sign is located.
j. Video screen signs.
k. All other signs not expressly permitted by this Ordinance.
5. NONCONFORMING SIGNS
a. Temporary Signs
All non-exempt temporary signs shall be either removed or brought into full conformity
with the requirements of this Ordinance within 45 days of the adoption thereof or of any
amendment thereto.
b. Other Signs
All other non-exempt signs lawfully existing, or holding Sign Permits issued, prior to the
date of adoption of this Ordinance, but which are not in conformance with these
regulations, may be continued as Nonconformities for a period not to exceed seven (7)
years. Within this time they must be brought up to the new standards or pay an annual
permit fee as outlined below. If a property having a nonconforming sign is vacant for a
period of 90 consecutive days, or has any change in occupancy or use, any new sign on
the property must meet the requirements of this Section No nonconforming sign may
otherwise be replaced with another nonconforming sign.
Nonconforming signs shall be subject to all the requirements governing the continuation
of nonconforming structures as provided in the regulations governing Nonconformities in
this Ordinance.
Civn Tvne Annual Fee
Freestanding commercial sign < 15' high
$400.00
Freestanding commercial sign > 15' high
$800.00
Freestanding/billboard off -site sign
$1500.00
Portable signs
$200.00
The annual fee will be used to pay for annual re -inspections of the nonconforming signs
and to fund City improvements to aesthetically enhance certain important roadways
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and/or the adjacent areas to the non -conforming signs by locating street trees, installing
sidewalks, under grounding utilities, or other improvements beneficial to the public.
6. MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR REQUIRED
The appearance and safety of a sign shall be maintained at all times. The sign shall be repainted
as necessary to prevent rust, corrosion, rotting, or other deterioration in the appearance or
structural safety of the sign. The source of illumination shall be kept in safe working order at all
times.
7. ATTACHMENTS TO BE SECURED
All letters, figures, and characters on a sign shall be safely and securely attached to the sign
structure.
8. SERVICE STATION SIGNS AND DISPLAYS
In addition to other signs and displays permitted herein, the following 'displays are permitted as
accessory to automobile service stations:
a. Product Displays and Temporary Signs
Items for sale on the premises openly displayed within 20 feet of the principal building
but not within any required yard, as well as under pump island canopies or between
pumps within the area of the pump island base.
Up to 2 temporary signs within 20 feet of the principal building advertising products for
sale on the premises with a combined sign area not greater than 30 square feet.
b. Pricing Sins
Free standing signs providing only pricing information that have a sign area not greater
than 12 square feet and that conform to all other requirements for main free standing
signs in commercial areas in Table 18.
ADMINISTRATION
PERMITS
a. Contents of Sign Permit Application
An application for a Sign Permit sl
Administrator and shall include the
Procedures section of this Ordinance.
VIII. Landscaping and Screening it
standing/monument signs.
tall be made upon forms provided by the Zoning
information provided for in Table 1 in the Filing
In addition, a landscape plan as outlined in Chapter
the Zoning Ordinance shall be filed for all free-
b. Issuance of Sign Permits
The Zoning Administrator shall issue a Sign Permit for any sign for which a complete
and accurate Sign Permit Application has been filed when he or she has determined that
the sign is in compliance with this and other applicable City ordinances.
Suspension, Revocation, and Denial
A Sign Permit shall become void if the sign authorized thereby has not been completely
installed within 6 months of the date the Permit was issued.
The Zoning Administrator shall give written notice to the applicant of denial of a Sign
Permit Application together with the reasons for the denial.
The Zoning Administrator may suspend or revoke, in writing to the permittee, any Sign
Permit issued on the basis of misstatement of fact.
d. Removal of Unsafe, Abandoned, or Unlawful Sims
Any sign as defined herein that no longer identifies a business, activity, event, or service
conducted or product, service, or entertainment sold on the premises where the sign is
located shall be considered abandoned. An abandoned sign shall be removed entirely by
the property owner within 120 days after such business, activity, event, or service ceases
operation, or product, service or entertainment is no longer sold on the: premises. In lieu
of removing an abandoned sign in its entirety, a property owner must remove the sign all
identification pertaining to the former business and shall install a blank, white panel in
the area containing the sign's message.
If upon inspection the Zoning Administrator finds that a sign is abandoned, unsafe, or in
any way not in compliance with City ordinances, he or she shaliyissue a written order to
the permittee stating the nature of the violation and requiring the repair, replacement, or
removal of the sign within 14 days of the date of the order.
If after 14 days of issuance an order has not been complied with, or if a sign constitutes
an immediate hazard to the public safety, the Zoning Administrator may recommend to
the City Council that it authorize judicial process to cause the sign to be removed or
repaired pursuant to the provisions concerning Unsafe Buildings of Chapter 24, Article
11, of the Illinois Revised Statutes.
After any removal of a sign through judicial process, the Zoning Administrator shall send
a notice to the sign owner stating the nature of the removal work performed and
demanding payment of the cost thereof plus 10 percent for inspection and administration
costs. If said amount is not paid within 30 days of the notice, it shall become a lien
against the property of the sign owner.
2. RELIEF
Petitions for relief from the sign regulations herein shall be heard and decided by the City
Council. Submission requirements shall be as determined by the Council, and no public notice
shall be required.
The Council shall grant such relief only by a vote of a majority of its members and only if it
finds that such relief:
a. will not be materially detrimental to the public welfare or injurious to other property in
the vicinity, and
b. will not impair an adequate supply of light and air to adjacent property, increase the danger
of fire, endanger public safety, or substantially impair property values in the neighborhood.
C. shall not give the property owner or business an unfair advantage over a similar business.
d. will not cause a hazard to the public's safety by being distracting because of size,
location, or being located within rights -of -way.
D. SIGN STANDARDS
All exempt and non-exempt signs shall conform to the following standards, except as otherwise
provided herein:
1. LOCATION AND PLACEMENT
a. Within Public Right -of -Way
No sign or associated light fixture shall be located within, project into, or overhang a
public right-of-way, such as a sign upon a tree or utility pole therein, except as otherwise
permitted herein.
b. Obstructions
No sign may obstruct a fire escape, door, window, or other entrance or exitway, nor any
window surface required for ventilation by any City code.
C. Traffic Hazards
No sign may by reason of location or location and size obstruct the vision of drivers or
obstruct or detract from the visibility or effectiveness of any traffic signal or control
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d. Proximity to Electric Wires
No metal sign shall be located within a vertical distance of 8 feet, or a horizontal distance
of 4 feet, of electric wires or conductors, even if such wires or conductors are insulated or
otherwise protected.
e. Clearance for Metal Electrical Signs
A minimum sign clearance of 1.5 feet shall be maintained for all metal signs with
electrical wiring.
f. Vision Clearance
Any sign located within the vision clearance triangle as defined herein shall have a
minimum sign clearance of 8 feet unless the sign height is 2.5 feet or less.
2. ILLUMINATION
a. Bare Bulb or Flame Illumination
Illumination by bare bulbs or flames is prohibited, except that bare bulbs are permitted on
changing signs or on theater marquees.
b. Projecting Light Fixtures
Gooseneck reflectors or other arms projecting from the sign mounted with lights to
illuminate the sign are permitted on freestanding and wall signs.
C. Constant Illumination
Sign illumination shall be constant in intensity and color.
d. Non -Glaring
The light for any illuminated sign shall be shaded, shielded, or directed so as not to cause
glare in surrounding properties or in public streets.
e. Traffic Hazards
No direct or reflected light from a light source for an illuminated sign shall create a traffic
hazard for operators of motor vehicles.
f. Neon
No sign shall use exposed neon lighting, except for interior window signs.
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3. SIGN DESIGN
a. Resemblance to Traffic Devices
No sign shall by reason of shape, color, content, or use of lighting be similar in
appearance to any traffic signal or traffic sign in a way that may interfere with traffic
movement or safety.
b. Obscenity
No sign or display shall contain words or pictures of obscene, indecent, or immoral
character that offend the public morals and decency of the City.
Area Limitations for Changing Electronic Message Signs and Display Board Signs
The area of a business sign devoted to a changing electronic message or a display board
shall not exceed 33% of the total sign area.
d. Permit Number
The Sign Permit number shall be displayed in a conspicuous place on every non-exempt
sign.
4. CONSTRUCTION STANDARDS
a. Buildinjz and Electrical Codes Apply
All signs shall conform to the Buildings and Building Regulations Ordinance of the City,
including the Electrical Code adopted therein. Any required Building or Electrical
Permits shall be obtained at the same time as the Sign Permit. Conductors for all
illuminated signs shall be enclosed in rigid conduit or other approved raceways and shall
be controlled with an external disconnect. All sign circuit conduit shall where possible be
concealed from public view.
b. Wind Pressure and Dead Load Requirements
All non-exempt signs shall be designed and constructed to withstand a wind pressure of
not less than 30 pounds per square foot of surface area and to receive dead loads as
required in the City Buildings and Building Regulations Ordinance or other City
ordinances.
Structural Safety
All non-exempt signs shall be designed and constructed in a safe manner and shall be free
of any exposed extra bracing, angle iron, guy wires, or cables.
d. Glass Requirements
Any glass used on a non-exempt sign shall be heavy safety glass at least 1/4 inch thick.
All single pieces of glass over 3 square feet in area shall be wired glass.
e. Framework
All non-exempt signs shall be designed so that all framework for the lateral support of the
sign, other than supporting poles for a free standing sign, shall be contained within or
behind the face of the sign, or within the building to which it is attached, in such a
manner as not to be visible to public view.
5. OTHER STANDARDS
All non-exempt signs shall conform to the applicable standards in Table 18.
Sign Type Number Permitted Maximum Area (square feet)
,LL USES
Max.
Min.
Height
Setback
(feet)
(feet)
I 1 per entrance/exit
Directional Sin Wall or FS
location !
5
3 j --
Wall or FS
Other locations
10
i 3 i --
Real Estate Sin Wall or FS
i 1
32 i 8 i 5
Construction Sin Wall or FS
1
32 8 1 5
RESIDENTIAL USES
Development Entrance Sign Wall or FS 1 per entrance [a] 32 6 ; 5
INSTITUTIONAL USES
Business Sign Wall or FS 1 32 6 i 5
C0MMF.RCIAI. iISRS
Wall - 1.5 sf. per foot of building frontage; 1
Business Sims -- - _ - Wall or Canopy _ - - 2 Canopy - not to exceed 2/3 face of canopy --_--�-_-
- --- - -- - - --- — - --
FS 1 0.5 sf. per foot of lot frontage, 200 sf. max 15 5
Projecting 1 C-4 dist. only) 5 _
Menu Board Sin Wall or FS 1 drive-thrus only) 32 8 [b]
Temporary Sign [c] Wall or FS 1 32 8 5
.."nPPIN(: CRNTRR IiSFS
Developments with 100,000 sff, or less, 15
100 sf.
Developments with more than 100,000 sf. 25
Development Entrance Sin
FS
1 d
250 sf.
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Business Signs
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Wall - 1.5 sf, per foot of tenant frontage
In -Line Tenants
Wall or Canopy
1 [e][f]
Canopy - not to exceed 2/3 face of canopy--
-
Wall - 1.5 sf per foot of building frontage
Single -User Out Parcels
Wall or Canopy
2
_ Canopy - not to exceed 2/3 face of canopy--
-6 ---- --
FS
1
32
7------
Menu Board Sign
In -Line Tenants
Wall or FS
I (drive-thrus only)
32
8 [b]
Single -User Out Parcels
Wall or FS
1 drive-thrus only)
32
8 b]
Temporary Sign [c]
Wall or FS
1
32
8 5
OFFICE, INDUSTRIAL USES
Development Entrance Sign FS 1 per street entrance 100 6 5
Business Signs Wall 1 1.5 sf per foot of building frontage -- -
FS 1 0.5 sf. r foot of lot fronta e, 100 sf max. 6 5
Temporary Sign [c] Wall or FS 1 32 8 5
,USINESS PARK USES
Development Entrance Sign FS 1 per street entrance 140 15 5
Business Signs Wall 1 1.5 sf. per foot of building frontage -
FS 1 0.5 sf. r foot of lot frontage, 100 sf. max. 6 5
Tem orary Sign c] Wall or FS 1 32 8 5
IEALTH CARE USES
Development Entrance Sign FS 1 per street entrance 140 15 5
Business Signs_ ____ Wall 1 - 1.5 sf. per foot of building frontage -- --
FS 1 32 6 5
Tem ora Sign [c] Wall or FS 1 32 8 5
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NOTES:
[a] Shall be non -illuminated and contain only the name of the subdivision, development or apartment complex.
[b] Shall be located in a side or rear yard only.
[c] Shall be allowed for a maximum of 4 occasions per calendar year, with a maximum display period of 30 days
each occasion and a maximum cumulative total of 60 days per calendar year. A minimum of 31) days must elapse
between each occasion.
[d] Shopping centers with frontage on two streets may substitute one sign per street frontage, with maximum height
of 8', 100 sf in area and setback a minimum 7 feet from property line.
[e] Tenants located in a comer unit shall be allowed two wall signs.
[fJ Tenants located in an outlot building having two or more principal uses shall be allowed one (1) additional wall
sign. The additional walls sign shall be of the exact same appearance as 'the tenant's main business sign on the
front facade, shall be located on the rear (opposite of the front) facade of the tenant space, and shall be'h of the
sign area of the main business sign on the front facade.
SIGN DEFINITIONS
SIGN:
SIGN AREA:
Any visual or graphic device designed through use of words, numbers, characters, or
symbols to inform or attract attention and which is designed to be visible from outside any
building or structure in which, upon which, or attached to which it may be located. Window
displays of merchandise and signs of less than '/2 square foot in area that are part of such
displays and are not affixed to windows shall not be considered signs for purposes of this
Ordinance.
The total exposed surface on each facing devoted to a sign's message, including all
ornamentation, embellishment, and symbols but excluding any supporting structure that
does not form part of the sign proper or of the display. The area of a sign consisting of
individual letters or symbols against a wall shall be the sum of the"areas within rectangular
envelopes completely enclosing each separate letter or symbol or attached group thereof.
SIGN, BILLBOARD:
A permanent off -site advertising sign containing a message, commercial or otherwise,
unrelated to any use or activity on the subject property on which the sign is located,
excluding other off -site permitted signs.
SIGN, BUSINESS:
A sign directing attention to a business, profession, commodity, service, entertainment,
person, cause, event, or organization conducted, sold, offered, operating or having premises
upon the same lot.
SIGN, CANOPY:
A sign, other than an under canopy sign, attached to or constructed in or on a canopy.
SIGN, CHANGING ELECTRONIC MESSAGE:
A sign with a message copy or other display that is produced and periodically changed
electronically or electrically that is attached to another sign, or to the support structure
thereof. The message copy or display shall be limited to a public service announcements,
time and temperature, and goods or services available on the premises, and shall consist of
words, letters, numbers and punctuation only. Illumination shall be of a constant intensity,
and shall not blink, flash or give the appearance of movement.
SIGN CLEARANCE:
The distance to grade from the lowest edge of a sign excluding any pole or support
structure attached to the ground.
SIGN, CITY SPONSORED EVENT
Signs advertising an event sponsored by the City, such as band concerts, farmer's market,
Park Department programs, and the like.
SIGN, CONSTRUCTION:
A non -illuminated sign displayed prior to or during construction and removed thereafter
that identifies a building under construction together with such information as the owner,
the manager, the contractor and subcontractors, the architect and engineer, the source of
financing, the projected date of completion, the major tenants, and related information.
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SIGN, DEVELOPMENT ENTRANCE
A sign identifying the name the name of a development and/or the names of tenants
occupying spaces within a development.
SIGN, DIRECTIONAL:
A sign that serves solely to direct pedestrian or vehicular traffic or parking within a
premises or to provide related instructions or facility information but that contains no
advertising other than the name and logo of the business on the premises.
SIGN, DISPLAY BOARD:
A sign on which letters are changed manually and that'is attached to another sign, to the
support structure thereof, or to a wall for the purpose of displaying advertising or other
notices.
SIGN, ELECTION/CAMPAIGN: y
A non -permanent sign posted on private property to show support of a political candidate
or item.
SIGN FACING:
The surface of a sign upon, against, or through which the message is displayed or
illustrated.
SIGN, FLASHING:
A sign which contains an intermittent or flashing light source or which includes the illusion
of intermittent or flashing light by means of animation or an externally mounted
intermittent light source. Changing Electronic Message signs as defined herein are not
considered flashing signs.
SIGN, FREE-STANDING:
A sign supported by one or more poles, uprights, pylons, or braces on the ground and not
attached to a building. A freestanding sign shall have not more than two sign facings, each
of which shall be identical or nearly identical. The angle for any "V" shaped freestanding
signs shall not to exceed 60 degrees.
SIGN, GARAGE SALE:
A temporary sign announcing the sale of used goods on private property.
SIGN, GOVERNMENT MANDATED:
Street address numerals and other signs or exterior displays required to be maintained by
government order or regulation, provided that the content and size thereof does not exceed
that required by such order or regulation.
SIGN, GOVERNEMENT AND UTILTY:
Informational signs or displays maintained by a government body or public utility,
including traffic or parking regulatory devices, legal notices, warnings ofhazards, and
similar displays.
SIGN HEIGHT:
The vertical distance measured from the curb level as defined herein of the closest public
street to a sign to the highest point of the sign, including all structural supports and
embellishments. Where a sign is equally close to more than one public street, the mean
average of the curb levels of each street shall be used to determine sign height.
SIGN, HELP WANTED:
A temporary sign offering employment on the premises.
SIGN, ILLUMINATED:
A sign illuminated by a source of artificial light having the principal purpose of furnishing
illumination for the sign whether or not said source is part of the structure of the sign.
SIGN, MARQUEE:
SEE SIGN, CANOPY
SIGN, MEMORIAL: '
A sign including but not limited to memorials, head stones, tablets, building plaques, or
other similar type signage, which does not advertise a business or use.
SIGN, MENU BOARD: `y
A sign used to display a selection of goods or services offered at a business establishment
for the convenience of drive -up or walk-up customers, such as at a drive-in restaurant.
SIGN, MOVING:
A sign that uses movement, by either natural or mechanical means, or change of lighting,
either natural or artificial, to depict action to create a special effect of scene; or signs that
rotate or have parts that move or rotate, excluding the scrolling of a static message onto or
off a sign board in one direction per message, time and temperature and clock hands.
SIGN, NAME PLATE:
A non -illuminated sign that states only the names, addresses, and trades or professions of
one or more businesses or occupants of the lot where the sign is placed.
SIGN, NONCONFORMING:
A sign that complied with the provisions of this Code when first installed but is no longer
in compliance due to the adoption of subsequent Zoning Code text amendments.
SIGN, NON-PROFIT:
Non-profit organization displays which may include but is not limited to the flag, pennant,
or insignia of any governmental unit or religious, civic, educational, or philanthropic
organization, and temporary signs, announcing special events or campaigns of such
organizations.
SIGN, PROJECTING:
A sign attached to the wall of a building having a face that is not parallel to such wall or
that extends more than 12 inches from the face of the wall or higher than the highest point
of the roof or the top of the parapet, whichever is higher.
SIGN, REAL ESTATE:
A non -illuminated sign used to offer for sale, lease, or rent the property upon which or
within which the sign is placed or to announce an open house or that the; property has been
sold.
SIGN, ROOF:
A sign erected or maintained upon or over a roof with its principal support on the roof
structure. A sign that is erected or maintained upon but projects no more than 12 inches
from the face of that portion of a mansard roof that is vertical or approximately vertical and
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that does not extend above the highest point of the vertical portion of the roof, shall be
considered a wall sign and not a roof sign.
SIGN, SCOREBOARD:
A structure designed to display information including but not limited to scores, team
names, date and time, or similar sports information which is incorporated into a stadium or
athletic field.
SIGN, SEASONAL DECORATIONS:
Decorations temporarily displayed in connection with a local festivity approved by the City
Council or a state or national holiday. '
SIGN, TEMPORARY:
Any sign that can be placed on a lot in a non -permanent, but structurally safe manner or
that is securely attached to a building fagade for the purpose of adv�;rtising a grand opening,
special sale, event, store closing, subdivision or development, and the like, including but
not limited to banners, portable signs and sandwich boards.
SIGN, UNDER CANOPY:
A sign placed under a building canopy indicating the name of the business, service, or
tenant only.
SIGN, VEHICLE:
Signs placed on, affixed to, or within parked motor vehicles and/or trailers that are parked
on a public right-of-way, public property, or private property so as to be conspicuously
visible from a public right-of-way where the apparent purpose is to advertise a product or
direct persons to a business or activity located on the same property, excluding signs
relating to the sale, lease, or rental of the vehicle or which identify a firm operated during
the normal course of business.
SIGN, VIDEO:
SIGN, WALL:
A sign which produces movement, a movie, a video or some display by electronic means
on a screen face, electronic panel or monitor.
A sign erected upon or parallel to an outside building wall which does not extend more than
12 inches from the face of the wall or higher than the highest point of the roof or the top of
the parapet, whichever is higher. A wall sign shall have one sign facing.
SIGN, WARNING:
A sign posted on private property including but not limited to "no trespassing," "no
dumping," or "no hunting, which may also may warn people of danger on the property.
SIGN, WINDOW, PERMANENT:
A sign placed inside a window and designed to be visible from outside a building with the
purpose of identifying for a period of 30 days or more the proprietor or name of a business.
SIGN, WINDOW, TEMPORARY:
One or more signs placed inside or upon a window and designed to be visible from outside
a building with the purpose of attracting attention for a period of less than 30 days.
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