Division 26. Sign Ordinance.

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The Sign Ordinance was adopted and became effective June 3, 2003. The document is fairly large and has several pages of sign-type illustrations to which you may refer. For convenience, the ordinance is divided into the following parts:

Section 26.1 - Purpose, intent and scope.

Section 26.2 - Definitions.

Section 26.3 - Illustrations.

Section 26.4 to 26.10 - Prohibited signs; Nonconforming signs; Exemptions; Building permits; Shielding of illumination; Substitution of noncommercial speech for commercial speech; and Content neutrality as to sign message (viewpoint).

Section 26.11 to 26.16 - Sign permit required; Application; Fees; Conditions; Appeals to Development Review Board; and Appellate decisions deemed final, subject to common law certiorari review to Circuit Court.

Section 26.17 to 26.19 - Enforcing official; Failure to comply; and Violations and penalties.

Section 26.20 to 26.26 - Adoption of zoning regulations; Freestanding signs; Setback measurement; Double-faced signs; Illumination; Time and temperature signs; and All districts.

Section 26.27 - RU-1, RU-2, RLM-1 and RLM-2 Residential Districts.

Section 26.28 - RM Residential District.

Section 26.29 - ROR Residential/Office/Retail District.

Section 26.30 - RFM Resort Facilities Medium District.

Section 26.31 - CG-1 Commercial District.

Section 26.32 - CG-2 Commercial District.

Section 26.33 - INS Institutional District.

Section 26.34 - Severability.