§ 17.60.5.010. Directional free-standing signs.

An off-premise directional sign directs attention to business located on a separate premise. Off-premise directional signage is allowed in commercial and industrial districts with the following restrictions:

A.

The sign area of the off-premise directional sign must be included in the total signage allotment for the premise upon which the sign is erected. Maximum size of an off-premise directional sign is two hundred (200) square feet. or

B.

One (1) off-premise directional sign may be allowed for a business whose location is not visible and accessible to motoring public from a major arterial street and who cannot meet the requirements of part A above. In these special situations, the Board of Adjustment may grant a Special Exception under the following conditions:

1.

The location of the business precludes placement of a sign that is visible from a major roadway.

2.

Other factors:

a.

Off-premises signs are not allowed within residential zoning districts.

b.

Special Exception signs are limited to the height allowed in the district the sign is erected and to thirty (30) square feet in area.

C.

If a business qualifies for a Special Exception off-premise sign and elects to combine its allowable signage area with that of the premise, the total square footage of the resulting freestanding sign identifying the two (2) businesses may equal the on-premise maximum freestanding sign allocation plus the thirty (30) square feet for the special exception off-premise sign.