§ 8.07.00. Permanent off-premises signs.

8.07.01. [Generally.]

Permanent off-premises signs shall be permitted in the commercial zoning districts, (excluding the Neighborhood Commercial District), industrial zoning districts and agriculture zoning districts and shall conform to the requirements below:

A.

Advertising display area.

1.

Along the Highway 98, 87, Avalon Boulevard Corridors and Highway 90. The advertising display area of a permanent off-premises sign shall not exceed four hundred (400) square feet per individual advertising surface.

2.

All other areas.

a.

Four-lane thoroughfares. The advertising display area of a permanent off-premises sign in these areas shall not exceed four hundred (400) square feet per individual advertising surface.

b.

Two-lane thoroughfares. The advertising display area of a permanent off-premises sign in these areas shall not exceed one hundred (100) square feet per individual advertising surface.

B.

Sign height.

1.

Along the Highway 98, 87, Avalon Boulevard Corridors and Highway 90. No permanent off-premises sign in these corridors shall exceed an overall height of fifty (50) feet measured from the crown of the road for which the sign permitted to the top of the sign.

2.

All other areas.

a.

Four-lane and two-lane thoroughfares. No permanent off-premises sign in these areas shall exceed an overall height of thirty-five (35) feet measured from the crown of the road for which the sign is permitted to the top of the sign.

C.

Spacing.

1.

Along the Highway 98, Highway 87, Avalon Boulevard Corridors and Highway 90. No off-premises sign shall be placed within two thousand (2,000) feet of any other off-premises sign on the same side of the street right-of-way [or] within a three hundred (300) foot radius of another off-premises sign.

2.

All other areas.

a.

Four-lane and two-lane thoroughfares. No off-premises sign shall be placed within one thousand (1,000) feet of any other off-premises sign on the same side of the right-of-way within these areas, nor shall any off-premises sign be placed within a three hundred (300) foot radius of another off-premises sign.

D.

Setbacks.

1.

Four-laned thoroughfares. Twenty-five (25) feet from the nearest right-of-way line measured from the leading edge of the sign or supporting upright whichever protrudes farthest out toward the right-of-way.

2.

Two-laned thoroughfares. Fifteen (15) feet from the nearest right-of-way line measured from the leading edge of the sign or supporting upright whichever protrudes farthest out toward the right-of-way.

E.

[Number of advertising surfaces.] The maximum number of advertising surfaces per sign structure, facing in one (1) direction, is one (1). Stacked, off-premises signs shall be prohibited.

F.

[Back-to-back advertising surfaces.] Permanent off-premises signs may have back-to-back advertising surfaces provided that total sign area facing in one (1) direction does not exceed the maximum advertising display area permitted at the specific location.

G.

[Double-faced signs.] V-type or back-to-back off-premises signs using a common support member with an angle between them of not more than ninety (90) degrees shall be considered one (1) sign.

H.

[Obstruction of traffic control signals.] No permanent off-premises sign shall project into the line of vision of any traffic control signal from any point in a moving traffic line.

I.

Priority of signs. Where the location of two (2) or more permanent off-premises signs conflict under the requirements of this ordinance, the sign meeting the requirements of this ordinance, and having the earliest dated permit for its erection shall have priority over other sign in conflict therewith.

J.

[Scenic zones.] The following areas are designated as scenic zones. Off-premise signs are prohibited in these zones.

1.

Beginning at the west right-of-way line of Woodbine Road at the intersection of Highway 90 and Woodbine Road proceeding west on both the north and south sides of Highway 90 to the county line in the Escambia River.

2.

On Avalon Boulevard and beginning at the southerly right-of-way line of Coronado Street, proceeding south along Avalon Boulevard on both the east and west sides of the highway to the intersection of Garcon Point Road and Avalon Boulevard.

3.

On Garcon Point Road and beginning at Jake's Bayou, proceeding south along Garcon Point Road on both the east and west sides of the highway to the north end of the Garcon Point Bridge, on both the east and west to the south end of the bridge. Then from the south end of the bridge proceeding south, on both the east and west sides of the highway to the north right-of-way line of Highway 98.

4.

Beginning five hundred (500) feet west of the Interstate 10 Bridge going over Blackwater River, on both the north and south sides of the Interstate and continuing over the bridges to a point five hundred (500) feet east of the bridge.

8.07.02. Permanent off-premises directional signs.

Permanent off-premises directional signs for businesses and subdivisions shall be permitted and shall conform to the following requirements:

A.

No signs [are] permitted along the State Highways (unless permitted by the State).

B.

The advertising display area shall not exceed thirty-two (32) square feet in commercial and industrial zones and six (6) square feet in all other zones. Signs in residential zones shall only advertise residential real estate.

C.

Sign height shall not exceed fifteen (15) feet.

D.

Signs shall not be placed within the road right-of-way and no closer than twenty (20) feet to the curb, edge of pavement or corner of an intersection.

E.

Written and notarized permission from the property owner will be required.

F.

Three (3) off-premises directional sign will be permitted per business or subdivision.

G.

No off-premises directional sign shall be placed within five hundred (500) feet of any other off-premises directional sign on the same side of the right-of-way.

(Ord. No. 93-04, § 1, 2-11-93; Ord. No. 98-06, § 1, 5-14-98; Ord. No. 98-17, § 1, 10-22-98; Ord. No. 99-11, § 1, 6-10-99; Ord. No. 2000-17, § 1, 8-24-00)