03-06-2023 Council Work Session Packet

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8 (11) Multi-occupancy business and industrial buildings. When a single principle building is devoted to three (3) or more businesses or industrial tenants, a comprehensive sign plan for the entire structure shall be submitted and shall be of sufficient scope and detail to permit a determination as to whether or not the plan is consistent with the following regulations. The plan shall be subject to the approval of the City Council. No permit shall be issued for an individual tenant except upon a determination that it is consistent with the approved comprehensive sign plan. (a) The maximum individual tenant sign sizes shall not exceed the maximum provisions for single occupancy structures in the same zoning district. (b) Multiple occupancy structures may display a unified ground sign consistent with the applicable district provisions. At least 25 percent of the ground sign must identify the entire site to assist with navigation to the site. Individual tenants shall not display ground signs. (c) Except as provided in this chapter, individual tenants of multiple occupancy structures shall not display separate wall signs unless the tenant’s business has an exclusive exterior entrance. The number of signs shall be limited to one (1) per building façade that the tenant occupies, and each sign shall be limited to the maximum wall sign size permitted per building façade for single occupancy structures in the same zoning district. (d) In any multiple occupancy structure qualifying as a mall type shopping center, one (1) sign not exceeding 50 square feet shall be permitted for each common public entrance and shall be located within 50 feet of the common public entrance being served. (12) Street addresses required to comply with address ordinances or building codes do not require a sign permit. (13) Flags (a) Non-commercial flags are not regulated by this sign chapter. (b) One (1) commercial flag is allowed per property without a permit. Additional commercial flags shall be regulated as permanent signage, subject to the permitting requirements and sign area limits set by this chapter. § 1010.007 TEMPORARY SIGNS (1) Temporary Signs for Residential Uses. Except as set forth in this chapter, all residential uses in Rural and Residential zoning districts shall be allowed one (1) temporary on-premise or noncommercial sign up to six (6) square feet placed at least ten (10) feet from the lot line. This sign shall be in the form of a ground sign. Such sign may be placed without a permit and there is no time limit for the display of such sign. Only one (1) ground sign, whether temporary or permanent, is permitted per residential use.