1. Signs Allowed.

        a. Off-premises advertising signs (4.36.020(01)).

    2. Sign Types Allowed.

        a. BNH and BC Zones. Freestanding and painted wall signs, both subject to the issuance of a conditional use permit by the board of adjustment.

        b. BG, ML, MH and MA Zones. Freestanding and painted wall signs.

    3. Sign Area Allowed.  The total sign area for an off-premises advertising sign shall not exceed: (See off-premises advertising sign table, Section 4.36.250)

        a. BNH and BC Zones. Two hundred eighty-eight square feet plus embellishments;

        b. BG, ML, MH and MA Zones.  Six hundred seventy-two square feet plus embellishments.

    4. Height Restrictions. The height of off-premises advertising signs shall not exceed:

        a. BNH Zone. Twenty-five feet;

        b. BC Zone. Thirty-five feet;

        c. BG Zone. Forty-five feet;

        d. ML, MH and MA Zones. Fifty-five feet.

    5. Setbacks.

        a. Off-premises advertising signs shall be subject to the building setback requirements of section 4.36.250.

    6. Additional Regulations.

        a. Off-premises advertising signs shall be located so that a minimum distance of two hundred feet ex-ists in all directions from other off-premises advertising signs except for the following:

            (1) Along Interstate 29 between the south city limits and U.S. Highway 20, all off-premises ad-vertising signs shall be located so that a minimum of one thousand feet exists in all directions from other off-premises adver-tising signs.

        b. Off-premises signs shall not be erected within three hundred feet of the following rights-of-way.

            (1) Interstate 29 between Hamilton Boulevard and the Big Sioux River;

        c. Off-premises advertising signs shall not be located within a radius of one hundred feet of any resi-dential zone.

        d. Off-premises advertising signs shall not be located within one hundred fifty feet of any part of the premises of a public park or square, public or parochial school, church building or cemetery, public build-ings designated and erected for cultural purposes, public museums, public libraries and/or buildings housing the municipal, administrative or judicial seats of county, state or federal government, or historical marker or monument or any public or private property or any public street, road or highway bearing any legend, in-scription or notice which purports to record a historical event, incident or fact conforming to the require-ments of the Code of Iowa.

        e. Off-premises advertising signs shall not be located within one-fourth mile in all directions from the War Eagle monument and the Floyd Monument Obelisk.

        f. No off-premises advertising signs shall be erected within any area from a point one hundred fifty feet west of Pearl Street to a point one hundred fifty feet east of Nebraska Street and from the north line of the Missouri River to the north right-of-way line of Second Street unless a variance has been granted by the board of adjustment in each case.

        g. Off-premises advertising signs shall not be located in, upon or over any public right-of-way unless said portion of public right-of-way has first been vacated and proper authorization through:

            (1) Acquisition of title; or

            (2) Acquisition of an easement; or

            (3) An encroachment permit pursuant to Chapter 17.28 of the municipal code has been obtained.  Encroachment permits are limited to wall signs as defined in Section 4.36.020.

        h. Off-premises advertising signs may be illuminated but shall not flash.    

        i. Off-premises advertising signs shall be constructed on steel monopole supports, unless a variance has been granted by the board of adjustment for other than monopole signs.

        j. Off-premises advertising signs are prohibited from the following zones: AG, RE, RS120, RS70, RD60, RG50, RG28, RG20, RG8, BN and BGM.

    7. Sign free corridors.

        a. No off-premise sign shall be permitted within three hundred feet of the nearest right-of-way line of the following streets:

            (1) Singing Hills Boulevard between the primary ridge line of Loess Hills and South Lakeport Street.

            (2) Highway 75 between Glenn Avenue and Vine Avenue.

            (3) U.S. Highway 20 between the Missouri River and Gordon Drive.

            (4) South Lakeport Street between Sunnybrook Drive and U.S. Highway 20.

            (5) Hamilton Boulevard between W. 19th Street and the north city limits.

            (6) Outer Drive between Hamilton Boulevard and Indian Hills Drive.

    8. Sign free areas.

        a. No off-premise signs shall be permitted in the following areas:

            (1) From the primary ridge line of the Loess Hills to U.S. Highway 75 between Lincoln Way and the south city limits.

            (2) From the primary ridge line of the Loess Hills to the Big Sioux River between Interstate 29 and Janet Avenue.

            (3) From the primary ridge line of the Loess Hills to the Big Sioux River between Military Road and the north city limits. (Ord. 96/U-4526; Ord. 84/T-2853)