Sign Permit Application

Sign Regulations

Single Commercial Building

1. Signs on the façade and each side of a building shall not exceed 10% of the total façade square footage.

2. One freestanding sign per premises may be permitted that does not exceed fifty (50) square feet in area. The maximum height of such a sign shall not exceed fifteen (15) feet. If the commercial establishment borders two (2) or more streets then an additional freestanding sign will be permitted on the secondary street.

3. One additional freestanding sign not to exceed fifty (50) square feet may be permitted for premises with frontages of one hundred and forty (40) feet or more.

4. A premises that displays a monument sign may increase its size to one hundred (100) square feet.

5. A maximum of two (2) poster size enclosure signs may be permitted on a single commercial building.

6. Additional signs may be installed if a commercial establishment chooses to reduce the square footage of the other on-site signage so that the total onsite square footage does not exceed that authorized by this section.

Commercial Complex

1. Signs on the façade or on the side of a building identifying the complex may not exceed forty-eight (48) square feet, unless they are certified by a state registered professional engineer as being able to withstand a wind pressure

2. load of at least thirty (30) pounds per square foot and support the weight of the sign.

3. Signs on the façade or on the side of a building identifying a business within a commercial complex may not exceed forty-eight (48) square feet. 

4. One freestanding sign per premises may be permitted that does not exceed one hundred twenty-eight (128) square feet in area. The maximum height of such a sign shall not exceed fifteen (15) feet. If the commercial establishment borders two (2) or more streets then an additional freestanding sign will be permitted on the secondary street.

5. If the structure of a freestanding sign contains or supports more than one (1)sign, then each sign shall be of the same construction.

6. One additional freestanding sign not to exceed seventy-five (75)square feet in area may be permitted for premises with frontages of one hundred forty (140) feet or more.

7. A premises that displays a monument sign may increase its size to one hundred fifty (150) square feet. Refer to Code of Ordinances/Building Regulations/Signs for information regarding A-frame Signs, Awning Signs, Temporary

8. Inflatable Signs, Temporary Banner Signs, New Business Temporary Signs, Electronic Variable Message Signs, Digital/Dynamic Signs, EMC (CEVMS), Murals, Neon Signs, and Prohibited Signs.

For detailed information, refer to ARTICLE 3.07 SIGNS