A.    Need For Signage.

    1.    To offer directions to those who wish to attend a specific church for services, weddings, funerals or other church-related functions;

    2.    The intent is not to advertise the church, but for the benefit of someone of that faith who is passing through and upon seeing the sign may want to attend that church service or visit the church.

    B.    Location of Church. For a church to be eligible for this type of signage, the church must be located within a two-block distance from the main thoroughfares of Main Street or Admiral Parkway.

    C.    Physical Characteristics of Sign.

    1.    Size: seven-inch by twelve (12) inch rectangle for text with four-inch high triangle for gable roof with seven-inch steeple, with rounded corners with one-half-inch radius. (See drawing attached to the ordinance codified in this section.)

    2.    Two-sided sign.

    3.    Letters to be a maximum of two inches tall of white reflective material.

    4.    The field shall be matte black with a three-eighth-inch reflective white border.

    D.    Location of Sign.

    1.    One sign location only.

    2.    Sign shall be located at the nearest main thoroughfare from the church.

    3.    Sign shall be located on the existing light standards closest to the intersection leading to the church.

    4.    The preferred and standard mounting height to bottom of sign shall be eight feet. In the event of a conflict with another sign, a minimum deviation of up to a maximum of twelve (12) feet will be permitted.

    5.    No sign shall be located in front of nor directly across the street from another church.

    E.    Responsibilities of Church and City.

    1.    The church:

    a.    Shall pay all costs for the production of the sign and mounting brackets and the labor to install; and

    b.    Shall submit application and drawing indicating desired text.

    2.    The city:

    a.    Shall produce all signs to insure uniformity, size, bracket material, and competent installation;

    b.    Shall be responsible for the exact location of the sign; and

    c.    Shall bill the church for all costs involvedwith the sign. (Ord. 1498 § 1, 1996: Ord. 892 § 4-8, 1991)