§ 40-683. On-premises sign regulations.

(a)

Location. Detached signs in the following districts may be erected in the required front yard when located a minimum of seventy-five (75) feet from a 1-, 2-, 3-, or 4-family district:

(1)

Multiple-Family Residential District R-3.

(2)

Medical Service Districts H-1 and H-2.

(3)

General Offices Districts GO-1 and GO-2.

(4)

Old Bucktown Districts OBM-1 and OBM-2.

(5)

Fat City Districts FC-1, FC-2, and FC-3.

(6)

Business Core Districts BC-1 and BC-2.

(7)

Neighborhood Commercial District C-1.

(8)

General Commercial District C-2.

(9)

Office Warehouse District OW-1.

(10)

Industrial Districts M-1, M-2, and M-3.

(11)

Unrestricted Rural District U-1R

(12)

U-1 Unrestricted Suburban District U-1S

(13)

Commercial Parkway Overlay Zone CPZ.

(14)

Mixed Use Corridor District MUCD.

(b)

Number.

(1)

Unless otherwise stated in this chapter, no more than one (1) on-premises detached sign shall be erected on a development site.

(2)

A second on-premises detached sign may be erected on a through lot provided the following additional criteria are met:

a.

The sign is located in the second front yard.

b.

The sign is located in one (1) of the following districts:

1.

Medical Service Districts H-1 and H-2.

2.

Business Core Districts BC-1 and BC-2.

3.

Neighborhood Commercial District C-1.

4.

General Commercial District C-2.

5.

Office Warehouse District OW-1.

6.

Industrial Districts M-1, M-2, and M-3.

7.

Unrestricted Rural District U-1R.

8.

U-1 Unrestricted Suburban District U-1S.

9.

Commercial Parkway Overlay Zone CPZ.

10.

Mixed Use Corridor District MUCD.

c.

Sign area.

1.

The maximum sign area shall be seventy (70) square feet.

2.

If the through lot is located across from, adjacent to, or within seventy-five (75) feet of a residential development or district, the maximum sign area shall be twenty (20) square feet.

3.

The maximum height of the sign shall be twelve (12) feet.

d.

The sign shall be incorporated into a landscaping bed of at least sixty (60) square feet.

e.

The sign shall be set back from the lot line a distance at least equal to the height of the sign.

(c)

Height . On-premises signs within one hundred (100) feet of Interstate Highway 10 (I-10) where a sound wall has been erected shall be permitted an additional fifteen (15) feet of height over the height by right of the zoning district or sixty (60) feet in height, whichever is less.

(d)

Sign area . Signs within one hundred (100) feet of Interstate Highway 10 (I-10) where a sound wall has been erected shall be permitted an additional twenty (20) percent to the permitted sign area for a permitted detached sign for nonresidential uses.

(e)

Signs with supplemental criteria.

(1)

Illuminated signs. Flashing signs and signs with animated and scintillating lights are permitted only in the C-2 General Commercial District or less restrictive districts. Lights for such signs shall be limited to eleven (11) watts of illumination.

(2)

Beacon lights. Beacon lights are permitted only as required by the Federal Aviation Administration or other governmental agencies.

(3)

Roof signs. Roof signs on buildings shall not project more than six (6) feet above the highest point of the main structure except on the West Bank Expressway.

(4)

Monument signs. A pedestal for a monument sign shall extend from the area of the sign to the ground and shall be between one hundred (100) and one hundred twenty (120) percent as wide and deep as the sign.

(5)

Projecting or hanging signs. Any projecting or hanging sign shall be located at least eight (8) feet above ground level measured from the bottom of the sign to the top of the sidewalk, exterior walkway, or other surface.

(f)

Prohibited signs. Pennants, banners, streamers, and other fluttering, spinning or similar type signs and advertising devices shall be prohibited except:

(1)

National flags; flags of political subdivisions of the United States; and flags of bonafide civic, charitable fraternal, religious and welfare organizations provided that no more than three (3) flags that carry the name and/or logo of a company or business which is located on the premises where the flags are displayed.

(2)

During nationally recognized holiday periods or a special civic event, such as Mardi Gras, pennants, banners, and streamers pertaining to said period or events may be displayed on a temporary basis upon resolution of the parish council.

(Ord. No. 23096, § I, 7-18-07; Ord. No. 24364, §§ L, LV, 11-7-12; Ord. No. 25020 , § XVI, 10-7-15; Ord. No. 25040 , § VIII, 11-4-15; Ord. No. 25231 , § 7, 10-5-16; Ord. No. 25411 , § 31, 8-23-17)