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 Jackson County
 Code of Ordinances
 Appendix A. UNIFIED DEVELOPMENT CODE
 Article 7. SIGNS AND ADVERTISING DEVICES
 Division IV. SIGN PERMISSIONS AND DIMENSIONAL REQUIREMENTS BY LAND USE

  § 733. Maximum sign allowances and maximum sign area.  

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  • Unless otherwise specifically provided in this article, signs shall not exceed the number and area allowances provided in table 7-2 for individual uses or table 7-3 for multi-tenant uses, whichever is applicable:

    (Ord. No. 17-003 , § 1, 10-2-2017)

    Table 7-2
    Sign Allowances and Area by Land Use by Sign Type

    Sign Allowances by Individual Land Use Commercial Industrial Agricultural/Institutional Residential Vacant
    Max. # Max. Area Per Sign (sq. ft.) Max. # Max. Area Per Sign (sq. ft.) Max. # Max. Area Per Sign (sq. ft.) Max. # Max. Area Per Sign(sq. ft.) Max. # Max. Area Per Sign (sq. ft.)
    Properties fronting on a 2-lane road
    Ground sign, principal 1 96 1 96 1 48 None n/a None n/a
    Ground sign, accessory 1 16 1 16 1 32 1 6 1 6
    Ground, wall, or window sign during the time the parcel or building is for sale, lease, or rent or under construction (per frontage) 1 16 1 16 1 12 1 6 1 6
    Wall sign (% of signable area, or 2 square feet per 1 linear foot of wall, whichever is less) (per wall) 1 10% 1 10% 1 10% None n/a None n/a
    Window sign (% of window area per window) No limit 20% 1 15% 1 10% None n/a None n/a
    Properties fronting on a 3 or more-lane road
    Ground sign, principal 1 120 1 120 1 72 None n/a None n/a
    Ground sign, accessory 1 24 1 24 1 36 1 12 1 12
    Ground, wall, or window sign during the time the parcel or building is for sale, lease, or rent or under construction (per frontage) 1 24 1 24 1 16 1 12 1 12
    Wall sign (% of signable area, or 2 square feet per 1 linear foot of wall, whichever is less) (per wall) 1 15% 1 15% 1 15% None n/a None n/a
    Window sign (% of window area per window) No limit 30% 1 20% 1 15% None n/a None n/a

     

    (Ord. No. 17-003 , § 1, 10-2-2017)

    Table 7-3
    Sign Allowances and Area for Multi-Tenant Properties by Land Use

    Sign Allowances for Multi-Tenant Properties Commercial Industrial Agricultural/Institutional Residential
    Max. # Max. Area Per Sign (sq. ft.) Max. # Max. Area Per Sign (sq. ft.) Max. # Max. Area Per Sign (sq. ft.) Max. # Max. Area Per Sign (sq. ft.)
    Properties fronting on a 2-lane road
    Ground sign, principal (per entrance) 1 120 1 120 1 64 1 36
    Ground sign, accessory (per frontage) 1 24 2 24 2 12 1 6
    Ground, wall, or window sign during the time a parcel or building is for sale, lease, or rent or under construction (per frontage) 1 16 2 16 2 12 1 6
    Wall sign (% of signable area, or 2 square feet per 1 linear foot of wall, whichever is less) (per leased wall) 1 10% 1 10% 1 10% None n/a
    Window sign (% of window area per window) No limit 25% 1 20% 1 10% None n/a
    Properties fronting on a 3 or more-lane road
    Ground sign, principal (per entrance) 1 150 1 150 1 72 1 48
    Ground sign, accessory (per frontage) 1 32 1 32 1 18 1 12
    Ground, wall, or window sign during the time a parcel or building is for sale, lease, or rent or under construction (per frontage) 1 20 2 20 1 18 1 10
    Wall sign (% of signable area, or 2 square feet per 1 linear foot of wall, whichever is less) (per leased wall) 1 15% 1 15% 1 15% None n/a
    Window sign (% of window area per window) 1 30% 1 20% 1 15% None n/a

     

;adv=6;(Ord. No. 17-003 , § 1, 10-2-2017)