Subdividers Ordinance

H. Advertising signs are permitted only in the zones as indicated on Table 1. If an advertising sign is allowed in any of the remodeling commercial, or industrial districts under the State of Iowa Highway Advertising Control Act, an applicant may follow the procedures for a Special Use and appropriate proof of control under Iowa Code provisions for both the subject site and subject sign must be submitted to the City Council. The City Council may apply specific standards on a Special Use that protect the public health, safety, and welfare where specific standards under the Iowa Code have not been specifically stated. I. All advertising signs including their sign structures and all other parts may be set back from all public rights-of-way and/or residential zones at least one (1) foot for every two square feet of sign area. No advertising ground sign may exceed a height of 30 feet above the grade of the closest public right-of-way, line except advertising ground signs located along interstate highways or expressways may be permitted to height of 60 feet above the grade of the closest public right-of-way when approved as a Special Use. Advertising ground signs that propose to exceed these heights must follow the provisions for variances under this Ordinance. J. The surface area in square feet of any one face of any advertising sign that may be allowed as a Special Use may not exceed the area shown in Table 1. If the State of Iowa Highway Advertising Control Act does allow a larger surface area for a sign on a specific property, then the provisions of letter H. of this Section must apply concerning a Special Use and the provisions of Section I. of this Section concerning setbacks and heights. K. Advertising sign structures as a Permitted Use are limited to not more than one along any 1,000 feet of street frontage on the same side of a street. Advertising sign structures as a Special Use may be allowed at not more than one along any 500 feet of street frontage on the same side of a street. No structure may carry more than two signs per facing and the total area of the sign or signs for any one facing may not exceed the maximum sign size per sign face restrictions shown on Table 1. 6.06 NONCONFORMING SIGNS A. Signs existing on the effective date of this Ordinance that do not conform to these regulations are non-conforming signs. Non-conforming signs man not be rebuilt, structurally altered, or moved to a new location without obtaining compliance with the requirements of this Ordinance. B. Business signs on the premises of a non-conforming use or building may be continued, but the signs may not expand in number, area, height, or illumination. New signs not to exceed 35 square feet in aggregate sign area may be erected if all other signs existing at the time of adoption of the Zoning Ordinance are removed. C. Non-conforming signs that are listed in the Prohibited Sign Section of this Ordinance and have a value of less than five hundred dollars ($500.00) must be removed within ten days after receiving written notice by the Zoning Administrator. 120 Adopted November 14, 2007