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 Kalamazoo
 Code of Ordinances
 Appendix
 Appendix A. Zoning Ordinance
 Chapter 7. Signs

  § 7.4. Off-Premises Signs.  

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  • A. 
    Limitation on Number of Off-Premises Sign Structures in the City. No new off-premises sign structure shall be erected when there are 99 or more off-premises sign structures in the City. This limitation is based on the number of potential sign locations and the existing number of conforming sign structures as of the date of the original enactment of this section, September 21, 1987. As of October 18, 2005, there are more than 99 off-premises sign structures in the City, and no new off-premises signs may be erected. All replacements of existing off-premises signs shall comply with all applicable provisions of this chapter 7.
    B. 
    General. Off-premises signs shall be permitted only in the CC, M-1, and M-2 Districts and shall comply with all the standards in § 7.4, Off-Premises Signs, including, without limitation, those standards in Table 7.4-1: Off-Premises Signs. Off-premises signs that comply with the standards in § 7.4A shall be permitted in the CCBD District.
    Table 7.4-1: Off-Premises Signs
    Zone District
    Maximum Area
    (square feet)
    Minimum Distance Between Off-Premises Signs
    Double-Faced Signs Permitted
    Side-by-Side Signs Permitted
    Maximum Height
    (feet)
    CC District
    300
    On same side of street: 1,000 feet
    On opposite sides of the street: 500 feet
    Yes
    No
    30
    M-1 District
    380 (672 if located along I-94)
    On same side of street: 1,000 feet
    On opposite sides of the street: 500 feet
    Yes
    Yes, only along I-94 (not BL-94)
    Maximum square footage per sign face: 300
    35
    M-2 District
    672
    On same side of the street: 1,000 feet
    Yes
    Yes, but only when located on the opposite side and parallel to a single 672-square-foot sign face
    40
    On opposite sides of the street: 500 feet
    (Distance shall be measured from the closest edge of each off-premises sign)
    Maximum square footage per sign face: 300
    C. 
    Intersections. Off-premises signs shall not be permitted within a one-hundred-foot radius of public street intersections as measured from the center point of the intersection of each street to the closest edge of the sign. A distance of 500 feet shall be maintained between all signs at an intersection.
    D. 
    Setback Requirements. Off-premises signs shall comply with the setback standards in the zoning districts in which they are allowed. (See Chapter 5.)
    E. 
    Placement Requirements.
    1. 
    Buildings. Off-premises signs shall not be located on the roofs of buildings or be attached to or painted on the walls of buildings.
    2. 
    No Stacking. Off-premises signs shall not be stacked on top of each other.
    F. 
    Radius Requirements. Off-premises signs shall not be permitted within a three-hundred foot radius of residential districts, cemeteries, and dedicated parks.
    G. 
    No Off-Premises Signs in Local Historic Districts. Off-premises signs shall not be permitted in established and designated local historic districts.
    H. 
    Sign Protrusions. No part of the advertising copy for a sign shall protrude beyond the sign frame.
Amended 8-19-2013 by Ord. No. 1912