Sec. 14-706

Signage

• Billboard signs require conditional useConditional useAllowed only after a discretionary approval — usually a public hearing and a board vote. permit

  Billboard signs within the city may be approved through the granting of a conditional use permit by city council.

• LED display requires conditional useConditional useAllowed only after a discretionary approval — usually a public hearing and a board vote. permit

  may include a light-emitting diode (LED) display subject to the specific approval by city council through a conditional use permit.

• Minimum front setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. for billboard sign35 ft

  the sign shall be set back from the street or right-of-way it faces by a minimum of thirty-five (35) feet or one hundred ten (110) percent of the proposed billboard sign height, whichever is greater.

• Minimum lot areaMinimum lot areaThe smallest parcel on which the district allows anything to be built. for billboard sign lot15,000 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.

  Any such lot shall be a minimum of fifteen thousand (15,000) square feet in size.

• Minimum separation from other billboards on same side1,000 ft

  No billboard sign shall be located within one thousand (1,000) feet of any other billboard sign which is located on the same side of the street or right-of-way.

• Minimum separation from residential property300 ft

  or within three hundred (300) feet, measured in every direction, of any property zoned or used for residential purposes.

• Minimum side and rear yardYardThe open space left between a building and its lot line — the space a setback creates. setbacksSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. for billboard sign25 ft

  and shall have side and rear yard setbacks of twenty-five (25) feet.

• Billboard must be on monopole structural base

  Such sign shall be erected on a monopole structural base.

• Allowed zoning districts for billboards

  The property on which the sign is located must be zoned B-2 general business district, B-3 highway service district, M-1 light industrial district, or M-2 general industrial district.