§ 28-253. Signs subject to permit or other approval.

The signs outlined in the following table are subject to a permit or other approval as indicated. Unless stated otherwise within the article, all other sign types are exempt from the permit requirements. The design requirements and other provisions for such sign are also prescribed. Permit application requirements are found in section 28-254. These signs include the following and are defined in section 28-5.

Table of Sign Standards for Signs Subject to a Permit Unless Otherwise Specified (in this Table)
	Sign Types, Districts Permitted, Required Approvals	Size Restrictions	Additional Restrictions
(a)	Awning Signage. Permitted in the R-4, R-6, C-1, C-2, I-1 and I-2 Districts, subject to the sign permit.	Number. One (1) per property or business entrance. Total Sign Area. Message shall not cover more than 1/3 of the apron of each awning.	All or a portion of the permitted awning signage area may be used towards wall signage. The apron of the awning must be at least nine (9) feet above ground level or sidewalk. Awnings must meet the building design standards (see section 28-115(f)(3)). Sign materials and sign colors must complement the building(s) located on the site and emulate the neighborhood. Awnings that overhang a public right-of-way require a revocable license (see section 28-166).
(b)	Billboards. Permitted only in the I-2 Zoning District, subject to a Conditional Use Permit (see section 28-145).
(c)	Construction Site Signs. [Permitted] in the R-4, R-5, R-6, C-1, C-2, C-3, C-4, I-1 and I-2 Districts, subject to the sign permit.	Total Sign Area. Nonresidential construction site sign size shall not exceed an aggregate of sixty-four (64) square feet; no one sign shall exceed thirty-two (32) square feet. Height. Shall not exceed ten (10) feet.	All signs shall be erected during the construction period. Such signs shall be removed no more than fourteen (14) days after the date that development or phase is completed. The developer may request a permit renewal from the zoning administrator, or his/her designee, following all of the pertinent procedures of the original approval if additional time is needed for the project or for additional phases. In addition to permit requirements, permit renewal requests will consider the current condition and quality of the existing sign and whether replacement or repair is necessary. No construction site signs shall be located in the public right-of-way.
(d)	Electronic and Other Changeable Message Board. Permitted in the R-4, R-6, C-1, C-2, C-3, C-4, I-1 and I-2 Districts, subject to a sign permit. Electronic Message Boards are only allowed on lots with at least one hundred (100) feet of continuous street frontage.	Number. One (1) per lot. Total Sign Area. The electronic or other changeable message board sign shall not exceed twenty-five percent (25%) of the total monument sign area proposed.	Only permitted as part of a permitted monument sign, cannot stand alone. An electronic or other changeable message board located on street frontage shall only have a static message or image that changes if the rate of change between two (2) static messages or images does not exceed more than one (1) change per five (5) minutes, each change is complete in one (1) second or less, and the maximum daylight sign luminance level does not exceed sixty-two thousand (62,000) candelas per meter squared at forty thousand (40,000) lux illumination beginning one-half (½) hour after sunrise and continuing until one-half (½) hour before sunset and does not exceed three hundred seventy-five (375) candelas per meter squared at four (4) lux illumination at all other times. In addition, any sign permitted to have this changeable copy, must configure to default to a static display in the event of mechanical failure.
(e)	Gas Station Canopy Signage. Only permitted in the C-4, I-1, and I-2 Districts, subject to a sign permit.	Number. Up to three (3). Total Sign Area. Shall not exceed eight (8) square feet per sign and each sign shall be contained in the canopy facade.	The face of the canopy shall not be internally illuminated, if proposed as such, the entire canopy area will be considered part of the sign, unless the canopy is a dark color and the letters are light and illuminated.
(f)	Monument (Ground) Signs. Permitted in the R-4, R-6, C-1, C-2, C-3, C-4, I-1, and I-2 Districts subject to a sign permit. Permitted in the R-1, R-2, and R-3 Districts subject to conditional use approval (section 28-147)	Number. One (1) monument/ground sign per lot in addition to permitted wall, awning, and window signage. Total Sign Area. Twenty (20) square feet per sign face in the R-4 and R-6 Districts, forty (40) square feet in the C-1, C-2 and C-3 Districts, and sixty (60) square feet in the C-4, I-1 and I-2 Districts. Height. Five (5) feet above grade in the R-1 through R-3, R-4, R-6, C-1, and C-2 Districts and six (6) feet above grade in the I-1 and I-2 Districts.	No part of monument sign may be placed within five (5) feet of a front lot line or within five (5) feet of a side lot line. In no case may the sign violate the provisions of section 28-126, visibility at intersections. Sign materials and sign colors must complement the building(s) located on the site and emulate the high quality traditional character of the city.
(g)	Murals. Permitted only in R-4, R-6, C-1, C-2, C-3, C-4, I-1 and I-2 Districts and public parks, subject to site plan approval (see section 28-135). A mural can be a portion of a construction site sign as defined by this chapter. Murals must be constructed of appropriate materials and reasonably maintained.	Number. One (1) per structure. Total Sign Area. No more than fifty (50) percent of any one wall area.	Colors and design shall complement the structure and neighborhood.
(h)	Projecting Signs. Only permitted in the C-3 District, subject to a sign permit.	Total Sign Area. The sign shall not exceed sixteen (16) square feet in area with a maximum width of two (2) feet measured from the inside edge of the sign which shall be no more than six (6) inches from the exterior wall of the structure. Height. Projecting signs must be affixed to the front façade of the business and allow a nine (9) foot clearance from the bottom of the sign to the sidewalk. The top of the sign shall not be installed at a height taller than the bottom of the second floor or between the parapet and the windows of a single story structure.	The applicant is permitted a projecting sign in place of one (1) of the allowable wall signs. A revocable license is needed if the sign projects into a public right-of-way (see section 28-166).
(i)	Sandwich Boards (A-Frame Signs). Permitted in the C-1, C-2, and C-3 Districts subject to a sign permit.	Number. One (1) per building, regardless of the number of tenants. Total Sign Area. Shall not exceed a length of two (2) feet and a height of three (3) feet.	Each sign shall be placed outside only during the hours of operation and shall be stored indoors at all other times. Signs shall not be physically secured to light poles, vegetation, street furniture, or other permanent structures. Each sign shall be placed next to the building wall or adjacent to the curb in a manner which provides four (4) feet of free passage for pedestrians and does not interfere with normal pedestrian or automobile traffic. No sign shall be in the sight clearance triangle. No revocable license is required if the sandwich board is placed in a public right-of-way. The owner of the sandwich board shall provide a certificate of insurance and insurance endorsement listing the City of Jackson as an additional insured, and this certificate must be in a coverage amount established by the city attorney to ensure the city's protection. All sign frames shall be constructed of a weatherproof material and shall be kept in good repair.
(j)	Temporary Banners. Permitted in all districts subject to a sign permit.	Number. One (1) per street front. Total Sign Area. Shall not exceed an area of thirty-two (32) square feet.	Shall be permitted to be displayed for up to thirty (30) days. Signs are limited to no more than three (3) events per calendar year. If mounted to the ground, a two sided sign is permitted but shall not exceed the maximum sign dimensions. No sign shall be in the sight clearance triangle. Any banner positioned within or suspended above a public right-of-way requires a revocable license (see section 28-166).
(k)	Temporary Event Signs. Permitted in all districts subject to a sign permit.	Number. One (1) per event. Total Sign Area. Shall not exceed an area of twelve (12) square feet. Signs in the right-of-way may not be more the four (4) feet tall or four (4) feet wide.	Shall be permitted to be displayed for up to thirty (30) days. Signs are limited to up to three (3) events per calendar year. If mounted to the ground, a two sided sign is permitted but shall not exceed the maximum sign dimensions. No sign shall be in the sight clearance triangle. Any sign projecting greater than fifteen (15) inches into a public right-of-way requires a revocable license (see section 28-166).
(l)	Wall Signs. Permitted in the R-4, R-6, C-1, C-2, C-3, C-4, I-1 and I-2 Districts, subject to a sign permit.	Number. One (1) wall sign or projecting sign per façade as permitted below. Total Sign Area. The sign's surface shall not exceed two (2) square feet for each lineal foot of the length of the primary building façade up to a maximum of one hundred (100) square feet. Height. Signs to be placed on the wall below the roof line for one story buildings and below the bottom of the second floor for multiple story buildings in the downtown (C-3 district) and as a conditional land use when located above the second floor of a building.	Wall signs may be placed anywhere on a building or accessory structure (such as a gas station or drive-through window canopy) provided it meets the height requirements. All or a portion of the permitted wall sign area may be used towards awning signage provided the proposed area meets the size restrictions of this chapter and the awning meets design standards of section 28-115(f)(3). Any sign projecting greater than fifteen (15) inches into a public right-of-way requires a revocable license (see section 28-166).

 

(Ord. No. 2016.07, § 2, 3-29-16; Ord. No. 2016-29, § 3, 11-15-16)