§ 7.30.00. Nonresidential districts.
In addition to the permanent and temporary signs and sign-types that are allowed pursuant to section 7.07.00, the following permanent signs are also allowed within the nonresidential zoning district and within neighborhood commercial and professional office commercial portions of any PUD. Other than incidental signs, the permanent signs described below require a sign permit.
7.30.01
Subdivision monument signs.
(a)
Number of signs. One double-sided freestanding sign or two identical single-sided freestanding signs, one on each side of the entrance, are allowed at each entrance to the development (excluding emergency access entrances).
(b)
Maximum sign area. Signs regulated under this subsection shall not exceed 24 square feet.
(c)
Sign location. Signs shall be located on a tract, easement, or parcel designated for signage purposes. Such tract or parcel shall be owned and maintained by a common property association and shall be located at the entrance of the subdivision or multitenant complex.
(d)
Maximum height. Maximum sign height shall be six feet. A maximum of 12 inches cap on a column is allowed in addition to the maximum sign height.
7.30.02
Freestanding signs.
(a)
Number of signs. One freestanding sign is allowed per lot frontage.
(b)
Maximum sign area. Thirty-two square feet for the first 100 feet of lot frontage, plus one square foot for each four lineal feet thereafter, to a maximum size of 96 square feet for each sign.
(c)
Maximum height. Maximum sign height is seven feet for single use/business signs and 12 feet for multitenant signs.
7.30.03
Multitenant development. Multitenant developments such as shopping centers, mixed use developments, and office parks shall comply with the following standards:
(a)
Number of signs. The main development/center and each outparcel may have one freestanding sign per frontage on a public street. The development/center name may be placed in the aggregate sign area of the sign and not counted towards the sign area.
(b)
Maximum sign area. The maximum sign area permitted for freestanding signs for the main development shall be calculated based on the street frontage for the entire development site (including outparcels), using the formula noted above for single use signs. The total size allowed may be divided among the center and the various outparcels fronting the street located within the master development site with a development order. The development order shall specify how the sign area will be divided amongst those qualifying and proposing to use a freestanding sign. Developments that do not have outparcels or outparcels that are not part of the development order sign criteria shall calculate the maximum sign area using the formula noted above for a single use sign.
(c)
Maximum height. Maximum sign height is 12 feet.
(d)
Sign plan. At site plan application, multitenant developments shall include a sign plan for all signs throughout the development. The sign plan shall identify sign style and location.
7.30.04
Wall signs. Wall signs are allowed provided they meet the requirements of section 7.30.00 (sign location criteri(a) and the following requirements:
(a)
Maximum sign area. Each individual business having a separate building entrance shall be permitted one wall sign per street frontage including awning and projecting signs. If the business has a customer entrance on a separate building elevation not facing a street, an additional wall sign meeting the maximum sign area requirements may be permitted for that elevation. Signs shall be subject to the following maximum square footages:
Business Frontage (linear feet) Area (square feet) Less than 25 32 25-50 50 51-100 75 101-150 90 151-200 110 More than 200 150 (b)
Large-scale retailers. Large-scale retailers may have one major wall sign and three minor wall signs. The major wall sign shall not exceed the maximum square footage listed in the table above. The minor wall signs shall not exceed 32 square feet each.
(c)
Canopies. No additional sign area is permitted for canopies over fuel operations. However, permitted wall sign area for the principal structure or building may be transferred to the canopy, as long as the canopy signage is only situated on the sides of the canopy facing a right-of-way. This does not apply to required signage pertaining to safety or hazardous situations.
(d)
Window signage. Window signage, including temporary signs, shall not exceed 35 percent of the total glass surface area of any one building elevation.
7.30.5
Directory signage. Directory signage shall comply with the following requirements:
(a)
Sign area for each sign cannot exceed a maximum size of 24 square feet and not more than two signs per building.
(b)
If freestanding signs are used, the sign height shall be limited to six feet.
(c)
All directory signs shall be consistent with building aesthetics.
7.30.6
Under-canopy sign. Each tenant within a multitenant development shall be allowed one under-canopy sign. The under-canopy sign area shall not be counted toward the maximum wall sign area allowed. The sign shall display the name of the business only.
(a)
The sign shall be no larger than six square feet.
(b)
The sign shall be rigidly supported by a decorative chain or bracket and the bottom of the sign shall have a minimum clearance of eight feet above the sidewalk.
(c)
The sign shall be designed aesthetically compatible with the principal structure.
7.30.7
Directional signage. In addition to the other types of signs allowed on a site, directional signs are allowed subject to the following requirements:
(a)
Directional signs to assist onsite vehicular traffic flow shall be low-profile signs not to exceed three feet in height above grade and four square feet of surface area, with the legend to be affixed thereon to include arrows and the words "enter" or "exit" as appropriate.
(b)
All directional signs shall be of consistent size, font, and color.
7.30.8
Drive-through signs. Drive-through restaurants are allowed to display additional signs subject to the following provisions:
(a)
Each restaurant may display up to two freestanding signs per drive-through, which shall be adjacent to and oriented toward the drive-through area.
(b)
Said signs may be a maximum of 30 square feet, with a maximum height of six feet.
7.30.9
Digital signs. Subject to the limitations set forth in this section for permanent freestanding signs, digital signs shall be allowed under the following conditions:
(a)
Digital signs shall display static messages for a period of at least 15 seconds.
(b)
Digital signs may utilize frame effects for the purpose of transitioning from one message to the next.
(c)
Digital signs shall not utilize flashing.
(d)
Digital signs shall utilize dimming technology which automatically adjusts the brightness of the sign based on ambient light conditions. Each application for a digital sign permit must include a certificate signed by the contractor that the digital sign will be so equipped. The standard for the brightness adjustment as ambient light intensity declines shall be a maximum increase in light intensity from the digital sign of 0.3 footcandles over ambient levels as measured using a footcandle meter at a pre-set distance in accordance with the following procedure:
(1)
At least 30 minutes past sunset, record the ambient light using a footcandle meter for the area while the sign is off or displaying all black copy, with the meter located directly in front of and aimed directly at the sign at the appropriate distance as follows:
i.
If the sign is 100 square feet in size or less, measure 100 feet from the source;
ii.
If the sign is greater than 100 square feet in size, measure 150 feet from the source;
iii.
Turn on the sign to display all white and take another measurement in accordance with the same procedure.
(2)
If the difference between the measurements is 0.3 footcandles or less, the brightness is properly adjusted, otherwise the sign must be adjusted to comply with the brightness adjustment standard set forth above.
(Ord. No. 01-18, § 1(Exh. A), 1-2-2018)
The following location standards shall apply to all signs, unless stated otherwise in this article.
(a)
Freestanding signs.
(1)
Freestanding signs shall only be allowed on sites with a frontage of 50 feet or more.
(2)
Unless specifically noted in this article, signs shall be located wholly within the premises and shall maintain a minimum setback of ten feet from all property lines. However, no sign shall be allowed within an easement not designated to include signs, or within a sight triangle.
(3)
No freestanding sign shall be located within 15 feet from any other freestanding sign, on or off the premises. On corner lots, the freestanding signs on each frontage shall be at least 100 feet apart, measured along the rights-of-way. This requirement does not apply to temporary signs.
(4)
Freestanding signs shall include landscaping around the base of the sign. The plant material shall be selected for the preferred plant list in Article VI to complement and enhance the sign.
(5)
Signs in nonresidential zoning districts shall not be located closer than 50 feet from a residential zoning district.
(b)
Other signs.
(1)
Wall signs shall not cover more than 75 percent of the width of the wall where they are placed, except if business is occupying more than one unit and no other wall signs will be placed on the adjoining unit(s) or if there are architectural elements separating façades where signs would be located.
(2)
Wall signs shall not cover windows and shall preserve the architectural integrity of the building.
(3)
No wall sign shall extend above the roofline.
(4)
Wall signs on multistory buildings are allowed above the first floor.
(5)
Wall signs shall not be allowed within 50 feet facing a residential zoning district.
(6)
A projecting sign shall be erected only on a wall of a building, and shall not project out more than four feet. Projecting signs over a parking space, travel lane, or a driveway shall have a minimum clearance from finished grade of 14 feet to the bottom of the sign.
(7)
Awning lettering shall be placed on the awning valance and not on the vertical arc or diagonal portion of the awning.
(8)
Directory signs may be attached to a wall or be freestanding, but shall not be located within 50 feet of any public right-of-way line.
(Ord. No. 01-18, § 1(Exh. A), 1-2-2018)
7.32.00. Miscellaneous.
(a)
Licensed sign contractors. A licensed sign contractor erecting any sign in the town of Orange Park must maintain such current liability insurance and such current workers compensation insurance as required by state law.
(b)
If a parcel (i) has been developed or improved as of the effective date of this ordinance, (ii) has access to Park Avenue or Kingsley Avenue by virtue of an easement for ingress and egress connecting the parcel to the public right-of-way and recorded in the Clay County public records prior to January 1, 1990, and (iii) benefits from a sign easement recorded in the Clay County public records prior to January 1, 1990, then one permanent freestanding sign with frontage on Park Avenue or Kingsley Avenue shall be permitted for said parcel, provided that:
(1)
The town receives a notarized affidavit from the fee simple owner of the parcel where the sign is to be located stating that the applicant has permission to erect one permanent freestanding sign in the manner and location set forth in the sign application by virtue of a sign easement recorded in the Clay County public records prior to January 1, 1990; and
(2)
The surface area of the one permanent freestanding sign permitted pursuant to this section shall not exceed 90 percent of the allowable surface area of a freestanding sign on the master parcel where the sign easement exists; and
(3)
The one permanent freestanding sign shall be set back at least five feet from the public right-of-way; and
(4)
The one permanent freestanding sign shall be limited to an overall height of 25 feet above average ground level.
(Ord. No. 01-18, § 1(Exh. A), 1-2-2018)
7.33.00. Transition rules.
Any permit actually issued prior to the effective date of the adoption of the sign regulations that comprise this article shall remain valid but only until the earlier of the following dates: (a) the date that said permit expires by its own terms or expired under the operation of the former ordinance, or (b) 90 days after the effective date of the adoption of this article. Any sign unlawfully erected under the sign regulations in effect prior to the adoption of these sign regulations shall remain an unlawful sign and shall be deemed an unlawfully erected sign subject to all applicable penalties and remedies under the law.
(Ord. No. 01-18, § 1(Exh. A), 1-2-2018)
7.34.00. Severability.
(a)
Generally. If any part, section, subsection, paragraph, subparagraph, sentence, phrase, clause, term, or word of this article is declared unconstitutional by the valid judgment or decree of any court of competent jurisdiction, the declaration of such unconstitutionality shall not affect any other part, section, subsection, paragraph, subparagraph, sentence, phrase, clause, term, or word of this article.
(b)
Severability where less speech results. Without diminishing or limiting in any way the declaration of severability set forth above in section 7.34.00(a), or elsewhere in this article, this Code, or any adopting ordinance, if any part, section, subsection, paragraph, subparagraph, sentence, phrase, clause, term, or word of this article is declared unconstitutional by the valid judgment or decree of any court of competent jurisdiction, the declaration of such unconstitutionality shall not affect any other part, section, subsection, paragraph, subparagraph, sentence, phrase, clause, term, or word of this article, even if such severability would result in a situation where there would be less speech, whether by subjecting previously exempt signs to permitting or otherwise.
(c)
Severability of provisions pertaining to prohibited signs. Without diminishing or limiting in any way the declaration of severability set forth above in section 7.34.00(a), or elsewhere in this article, this Code, or any adopting ordinance, if any part, section, subsection, paragraph, subparagraph, sentence, phrase, clause, term, or word of this article or any other law is declared unconstitutional by the valid judgment or decree of any court of competent jurisdiction, the declaration of such unconstitutionality shall not affect any other part, section, subsection, paragraph, subparagraph, sentence, phrase, clause, term, or word of this article that pertains to prohibited signs, including specifically those signs and sign-types prohibited and not allowed under section 7.05.00 of this article. Furthermore, if any part, section, subsection, paragraph, subparagraph, sentence, phrase, clause, term, or word of section 7.05.00 is declared unconstitutional by the valid judgment or decree of any court of competent jurisdiction, the declaration of such unconstitutionality shall not affect any other part, section, subsection, paragraph, subparagraph, sentence, phrase, clause, term, or word of section 7.05.00
(d)
Severability of prohibition on billboards. If any part, section, subsection, paragraph, subparagraph, sentence, phrase, clause, term, or word of this article and/or any other code provisions and/or laws are declared invalid or unconstitutional by the valid judgment or decree of any court of competent jurisdiction, the declaration of such unconstitutionality shall not affect the prohibition on billboards as contained herein.
(Ord. No. 01-18, § 1(Exh. A), 1-2-2018)