Chapter 8 Sign Regulations Part 1 Sign Regulations General Provisions Page 2 of 4

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Directory sign: A sign, which lists the names of the occupants of a multiple occupancy building or site.

Elevation: A geometrical projection of a building on a vertical plane.

Façade: All the wall planes of a structure as seen from one side or view. For example, the front façade of a building would include all of the wall area that would be shown on the front elevation of the building plans.

Freestanding sign: A sign that is set firmly in or upon the ground surface and is not attached to any building or other structure.

See illustrations related to types of freestanding signs such as monument style sign, columnar sign and pole/pylon sign.

Grade: The average level of the finished surface of the ground adjacent to a sign or to the exterior wall of the building to which a sign is affixed.

Illegal sign: A sign, which was not in compliance with this regulation, or with the applicable regulation when it was erected, installed, altered or displayed.

Illuminated sign: A sign with an artificial light source, either internally or externally, for the purpose of lighting the sign.

Incidental sign: Any sign, generally informational, that has a purpose secondary to the use of the lot on which it is located, such as “no parking,” “entrance,” “loading only,” “telephone,” and other similar directives. No sign with a commercial message legible from a position off the lot on which the sign is located shall be considered incidental.

Institution Identification Sign: A sign identifying a church, school or other institution of learning, library, museum, community center or similar institution on site.

Marquee: A roof like awning or canopy of permanent construction, projecting from the wall of a building above an entrance often bearing a signboard.

Marquee Sign: is a sign painted on, printed on or attached flat against the surface of the marquee.

Master Plan Project Identification Sign: An on-premises sign which identifies the name of a Master Plan Project that contains more than five (5) lots and is located at the primary access to the Master Plan Project.

Metropolitan Area: An area within Jefferson County, Kentucky as shown on the attached map (Figure 8.1.1) which is incorporated herein and said area being more particularly described as follows:

Beginning at a point in the centerline of Dixie Highway, said point being 2,000 feet Northeast of the centerline of the Snyder Freeway; thence with a line parallel to the centerline of the Snyder Freeway, if extended, North 64 degrees 32 minutes 19 seconds West crossing the Ohio River to the Kentucky State Line; thence Northeast with said state line to a point, said point being 2,000 feet South of the centerline of the Snyder Freeway if extended from its terminus at US Highway 42; thence with a line crossing the Ohio River and parallel to the centerline of the Snyder Freeway South 64 degrees 16 minutes 47 seconds East to a point in the east line of US 42, said point being 2,000 feet Southwest of the centerline of the Snyder Freeway; thence with a line 2,000 feet from the centerline of the Snyder Freeway, and parallel to same, southeast, south, southwest, west, southwest and west to the point of beginning.

Monument Style Sign: A freestanding business sign with a base width of at least eighty percent (80%) of the width of the sign cabinet or sign face.

Illustration 8.1.6 monument Style Sign

Multi-family Residential Identification Sign: A sign used to identify a multi-family residential development on site.

Non-conforming sign: A sign that was erected or installed in compliance with the sign regulation in effect at the time of its erection or installation but which is not in compliance with this Regulation and which has not been reconstructed, altered or otherwise modified since the adoption of this Regulation in any manner which renders the sign or its placement less in compliance with this regulation.

Non-Metropolitan Area: All the area within Jefferson County, Kentucky not described as a Metropolitan area.

Office Building Identification Sign: A sign used to identify an office building on site, or, where allowed, the occupants thereof.

Off-premises sign: See Outdoor Advertising Sign.

On-premises sign: See Business Sign.

Outdoor Advertising Sign: commonly known as a “billboard” or an “off premises sign” is a sign used to display, advertise or otherwise direct attention to any business enterprise, commodity, service or entertainment conducted, sold or offered at a location other than the premises on which the sign is located. A shared business sign that meets the provisions of this chapter and a directional sign as authorized in Section 8.1.3 (5), below, shall not be considered an off premises sign.

Pole/Pylon Sign: A sign that is mounted on one or more freestanding poles or pylons.

Illustration 8.1.7 Pole/Pylon Sign

Portable sign: A sign, which is not permanently anchored by way of a rigid, nonflexible connection to a building or the ground.

Illustration 8.1.8 Examples Portable Signs

Projecting sign: Any sign, which is erected on or attached to and not parallel to a building wall or structure and extends beyond the building wall more than eighteen (18) inches.

Illustration 8.1.9 Projecting Sign

Rent/Sale Sign: A sign used to advertise the premises on site or a portion thereof for sale or lease.

Roof sign: A sign erected and constructed wholly or in Part upon, against, or above the roof of a building. For purposes of this Regulation, any portion of a building above or behind the fascia or parapet of a building shall be considered Part of the roof.

NOTE: Roof Signs are prohibited.

Shared Business Sign: A business sign that advertises two or more businesses in separate premises, which utilize common off-street parking and/or shared access. A shared business sign is not considered an outdoor advertising sign by this chapter.

Note: One or more businesses occupying the same space, such as a filling station with a convenience store that may include a fast food restaurant service area, would not be eligible for a shared business sign. Multiple businesses in a shopping center, even if they are on the same lot, would qualify for a shared business sign.

Illustration 8.1.10

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