§ 50-469. Sign regulations.

Signs may be erected and maintained only when in compliance with the following provisions:

(1)

Signs in residential districts. The following types of nonilluminated, nonadvertising signs are permitted in all residential districts as follows:

a.

Nameplates and identification signs. Signs indicating the name or address of the occupant or a permitted home occupation, provided that they shall not be larger than 60 square inches in area. Only one such sign per dwelling unit shall be permitted, except in the case of corner lots where two such signs (one facing each street) shall be permitted for each dwelling unit.

b.

Sale or rental signs. Signs advertising the sale or rental of the premises upon which they are erected by the owner or broker or any other person interested in the sale or rental of such premises, and signs bearing the word "sold" or "rented" with the name of the persons affecting the sale or rental may be erected or maintained, provided: The size of any such sign is not in excess of four square feet and not more than one sign is placed upon any property unless such property fronts upon more than one street, in which event one such sign may be erected on each frontage. Such signs shall be promptly removed after the premises has been sold or rented.

c.

Institutional signs. Signs of schools, colleges, churches, hospitals, sanatoriums or other institutions of a similar public or semipublic nature may be erected and maintained, provided:

1.

The size off any such sign is not in excess of 20 square feet; and

2.

Not more than one such sign is placed on property, unless such property fronts upon more than one street, in which event two such signs may be erected, one on each frontage.

(2)

Signs accessory to parking areas. Signs designating entrances or exits to or from a parking area and limited to one sign for each such exit or entrance and to a maximum size of two square feet each shall be permitted. One sign per parking area and limited to a maximum size of nine square feet shall be permitted, provided that on a corner lot, two such signs shall be permitted, one facing each street.

(3)

Signs in commercial and manufacturing districts. Business and advertising signs are permitted in commercial and manufacturing districts in accordance with the following regulations:

a.

Size of sign. The gross surface area of all signs on a lot shall not exceed 32 square feet, except in the case of planned unit developments, where sign approval shall be by the board of county commissioners upon recommendation of the planning commission.

b.

Projection of signs. No sign in a nonresidential district shall project more than three feet from the main wall of a building, except that one freestanding business sign shall be allowed for service stations, nor shall any sign project into a public way.

c.

Height of signs. No signs shall be higher than the height limit in the district where such sign is located, nor shall any sign be located upon the roof of any building.

d.

Advertising signs. Off-premises advertising is prohibited.

(4)

General regulations. The following regulations shall apply to all permitted sign uses:

a.

Signs must be constructed of durable materials, maintained in good condition and not allowed to become dilapidated.

b.

Signs, other than official traffic signs, shall not be erected within the right-of-way lines of any street.

c.

Signs shall not project beyond property lines nor over public sidewalk areas.

d.

A permit shall not be required for the erection, alteration or maintenance of any signs permitted in a residential district.

e.

A permit shall be required for the erection, alteration or reconstruction of any business or advertising sign.

f.

All temporary signs erected for a special event shall be removed by the property owner when the circumstances leading to their erection no longer apply.

(1991 LDR ch. 68, art. 16; Ord. No. 2007-07, § 6, 11-20-2007)