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BOOK 7 PAGE 233 <br />10.4.5. That the water supply and sewer disposal systems have been <br />approved in writing by the District Health Officer. <br />7. Section 6.9 SIGNS <br />i <br />1. Must com 1?. No sign of any type shall be erected, painted, repainted, <br />posted, saposted, placed, replaced or hung in any district, except in <br />compliance with these regulations. j <br />2. Advertising signs of all types are business uses and, except where 11 <br />specifically authorized by the terms of this ordinance, shall not be j <br />permitted in any district.other than Rural Commercial, General i <br />Commercial, Prime Commercial, General Industrial, Rural Industrial i <br />and Rural Processing Districts. The following types of signs may, <br />however, be erected in any district: <br />(a) Small: Any sign not exceeding one and one-third square feet in area. <br />(b) Small professional announcement signs of professional or businesses, <br />not exceeding two square feet in area and not illuminated, fixed <br />flat against the building where such profession or business is <br />carried on. <br />(a) "For sale" or "for rent" signs pertaining to realty, on the premises J <br />offered for sale or rent, not exceeding four square feet in area {+ <br />and not illuminated. Such sign may be placed not closer to front <br />property line than ten feet. <br />(d) Church or ublio bulletin boards lighted or unlighted, not <br />exaee ng 0 square feet n area. <br />(e) Agricultural products. Signs advertising agricultural products, <br />produced on the premises. 1 <br />3. Permit required.. No sign shall be erected by any person without a <br />permit from the Zoning Officer, provided, however, that no permit shall <br />be required for the types of signs listed in paragraphs 2 (a), 2 (b), <br />2 (c), 2 (d), and 2 (e) above. . <br />Distance from Ri ht right of Wa No sign of any type shall be placed closer <br />n 10 feet o -of-way line of any public road, except that i <br />in any class of commercial or industrial district, a maximum of three <br />identification signs, eaoh no larger than 15 square feet in area, may <br />be located in a required front yard. <br />5. Area include entire ai . For the purposes of this ordinance, the square <br />feet area o _91-7-00791. <br />ny a gn a all be measured to include the entire sign, <br />including lattice work, fencing, or wall work incidential to its <br />decoration. <br />6. Limitation on Business and Industrial Si MS. A maximum of three square <br />foot o Mortising sign area for each lineal foot of frontage occupied <br />by a commercial or industrial use shall be permitted on the premises on <br />which such-use is conducted. In no case shall any sign be erected or <br />displayed on the aide street side of a corner building, nor on the rear <br />of any building if such building be located within 100 feet of a <br />Residential district. The permitted sign area in Commercial Districts <br />shall be divided among not more than three signs. <br />7. No si na on Public ri ht-of-wa . No sign of any nature, except those <br />erected or or erly tra a control and other municipal or governmental <br />purposes, shall be permitted on any public right-of-way. <br />8. Limitation on non-conforms si a. No sign erected before the <br />a option of this amen ent shat a moved, replaced, or repaired in <br />excess of fifty (50) per cent of its original cost in any calendar year <br />without complying with the provisions of this ordinance. All such sign <br />shall be brought into compliance with the provisions of this ordinance <br />not later than five (5) years from the date of adoption of this ordinance. <br />g. 0:1.y or illuminated signs. Any illuminated sign shall be lighted <br />w th non-flashing and non-animated illumination. Any lights used <br />for illumination shall so arranged as to reflect light away from any <br />adjoining residence districts and any light used for illumination and not <br />an integral part of the sign shall be so arranged as to reflect light <br />away from the streets. <br />Delete present Section 6.9 entirely. <br />f