§ 1282.16. INDUSTRIAL DISTRICTS.

Accessory signs in the I-1 light industrial and I-2 heavy industrial districts shall be designed, erected, altered, moved and maintained, in whole or in part, in accordance with the schedule and regulations set forth in this section.

(a)

The use types permitted shall be as follows:

(1)

Directional signs of the type permitted and as regulated in business districts;

(2)

Service and industrial signs, nameplates and identification signs;

(3)

Real estate and project signs of a temporary nature;

(4)

Temporary signs; and

(5)

Billboards complying with state law and this chapter.

(b)

The structural types permitted shall be wall, panel, ground and pole signs.

(c)

The maximum area and number permitted shall be one permanent identification sign for each building or use. The maximum sign face area of all permanent signs permitted for each separate use occupying a building or a unit of a building in any industrial district shall be directly related to the width of the building or unit thereof as follows: the maximum sign face area of signs shall be one and one-half square feet for each linear foot of the building frontage, provided that the maximum area of any permanent identification sign shall be 125 square feet in sign area on the lot occupied by the building to which the sign is accessory.

(d)

Signs shall be located so as to maintain the same setback and yards as required for buildings, except that one industrial ground sign may be permitted within the required yards.

(e)

Ground signs shall be located 100 feet from any adjacent residential district.

(f)

A permanent ground or pole sign shall be at least twenty-five feet from a public street right-of-way lot line in an industrial district.

(g)

Permanent directional ground signs indicating traffic routes and similar functions shall be permitted in addition to the other requirements of this section, provided that each sign face does not exceed six square feet in area and is at least ten feet from any side lot line and at least five feet from the nearest street right-of-way line.

(h)

The design of wall, panel, ground and pole signs in any industrial district shall be in accordance with the standards of this chapter.

(Ord. 451. Passed 9-9-13.)