§ 1-11-16 ENFORCEMENT AND PENALTIES.

   (A)   Authority. The Zoning Administrator, along with code enforcement staff, is hereby authorized and directed to enforce all provisions of the outdoor sign regulations.

   (B)   Violation. It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to erect, construct, enlarge, alter, repair, move, improve, remove, convert, demolish, equip, use or maintain any sign or sign structure in the city, or cause the same to be done contrary to or in violation of any of the provisions of the outdoor sign regulations.

   (C)   Penalty. See Vol. II, § 1-16-16.

TABLE 11-1: PERMITTED SIGN STANDARDS

 

SIGN TYPE1	MAXIMUM SIGN SIZE2	MAXIMUM SIGN HEIGHT3	MAXIMUM QUANTITY	PERMIT NEEDED	PERMITTED LOCATION4	DISPLAY PERIOD	DESIGN	ZONING DISTRICTS
Freestanding Signs (non- freeway frontage)	1 sf. per 1 lineal ft. of parcel frontage up to a 150 sq. ft. max.	12 ft.	1 sign per street frontage	AUP	Min. 5 ft. front, side and rear setback	Continuous	Monument or Post & Panel signs only. Addresses must be visible from ROW. See Vol. II, Article 1-13	Non- Residential Zones
Freestanding Signs (freeway fronatge)	1 sf. per 1 lineal ft. of parcel fronatge up tp a 500 sf. max. for single tenant and 150 sf. for multi- tenant	25 ft. above grade of closest freeway lane.	1 sign per property	AUP	Min. 5 ft. front, side and rear setback	Continuous	Monument and pylon signs only. Addresses must be visible from ROW. See Vol. II, Article 1-13	Non- Residential Zones
Wall Signs and Wall Murals	2 sf. per 1 lineal ft. of tenant frontage up to a 150 sq. ft. max.5	No higher than building wall	3 signs/murals per tenant per street frontage	AUP	Building wall	Continuous	See Vol. II, Article 1-13	Non- Residential Zones
Hanging Signs	10 sf.5	Min. 8 ft. clearance to ground and no higher than 1st floor.	1 hanging or projection sign per street frontage	AUP	Hanging either perpendicular or parallel to road	Continuous	See Vol. II, Article 1-13	Non- Residential Zones
Projecting Sings	10 sf.5	Min. 8 ft. clearance to ground and no higher than 1st floor.	1 hanging or projection sign per street frontage	AUP	Hanging either perpendicular or parallel to road	Continuous	See Vol. II, Article 1-13	Non- Residential Zones
Window Signs	75% of window area	N/A	No limit	No	Inside of window	Continuous	N/A	Non- Residential Zones
Awning Sings	50% of awning area5	N/A	No limit	AUP	On awning	Continuous	Non-illuminated	Non- Residential Zones
Umbrella Signs	8 sf.	8 ft.	No limit	No	On umbrellas	Continuous	Non-illuminated	Non- Residential Zones
Banners and Fin Flags	30 sf.	12 ft. for fin flags and 10 ft. for banners	2 banners, or 2 fin flags, or 1 of each per business	No	Min. 5 ft. front, side and rear setback	Continuous	N/A	Non- Residential Zones and Multi-Family Zones
A-Frame Signs (visible from road)	6 sf.	3 ft.	1 sign per business	No	Min. 2 ft. from ROW	During business hours only	Professionally manufactured	B-3 Zone
A-Frame Signs (not visible from road)	6 sf.	3 ft.	1 sign per business	No	Along store front	During business hours only	Professionally manufactured	Non- Residential Zones
Temporary Use Signs	50 sf.	8 ft.	1 per approved temporary business	AUP	Min. 5 ft. front, side and rear setback	As per AUP	Non-illuminated Wall or Post & Panel Sign	Non- Residential Zones
Grand Opening Signs (temporary)	100 sf.	No higher than building wall	1 sign per business	AUP	Min. 5 ft. front, side and rear setback	30 days before and 90 days after opening	N/A	Non- Residential and Multi- Family Zones
Ballons and Inflatable Signs (temporary)	N/A	20 ft.	1 inflatable sign per property	AUP	Min. 5 ft. front, side and rear setback	60 cumulative days/year	N/A	Non- Residential Zones
Pennants	2 sf. per pennant	No higher than top of roofline	200 ft. of string length	No	Min. 5 ft. front, side and rear setback	Continuous	N/A	Non- Residential Zones
Sign Walkers	12 sf.	N/A	1 sign walker per business	No	Min. 5 ft. from edge of pavement or curb, whichever is greater	During business hours only	N/A	Non- Residential Zones
Commercial Flags	15 sf.	20 sf.	2 flags per pole and 2 poles per property	AUP	Min. 5 ft. front, side and rear setback	Continuous	N/A	Non- Residential Zones
Menu Boards	30 sf./menu board	8 ft.	2 menu boards per business	AUP	To the side or rear of the building	Continuous	N/A	Non- Residential Zones
Emergency Hospital Sign	1 sf. per 1 lineal ft. of street frontage up to a 200 sf. maximum	20 ft.	1 sign per street frontage	AUP	Min. 5 ft. setback or within ROW with encroachment permit	Continuous	Monument Sign	Non- Residential Zones
Interim Business Signs	2 sf. per 1 lineal ft. of tenant frontage up to a 150 sq. ft. max.5	10 ft.	1 sign per street frontage	AUP	Min. 5 ft. front, side and rear setback	3 months	N/A	Non- Residential Zones
Statues	N/A	10 ft.	1 statue per business	No	Min. 5 ft. front, side and rear setback	Continuous	N/A	Non- Residential Zones
Parking Lot Directional Signs (on-site)	2 sf. per sign	5 ft.	As per AUP	AUP	Min. 5 ft. front, side and rear setback	Continuous	N/A	Non- Residential Zones
Private Light Pole Banners	10 sf.	15 ft.	1 per light pole	No	Min. 5 ft. front, side and rear setback	Continuous	N/A	Non- Residential Zones
Gas Stations Canopy Signs	15 sf. per canopy side	Shall not extend above or beyond canopy	1 sign per canopy side	AUP	On canopy	Continuous	N/A	Non- Residential Zones
Contractor Project Signs	50 sf.	10 ft.	1 sign per construction site	AUP	Min. 5 ft. front, side and rear setback	During construction	Non-illuminated	All Zones
Garage Sale Signs	6 sf.	3 ft.	3 off-site signs and 1 on-site sign	No	Min. 2 ft. from pavement edge or curb, whichever is greater	During sale hours only	N/A	All Zones
Real Estate Open House Signs (off- site)	6 sf.	3 ft.	5 off-site signs per property being marketed	No	Min. 10 ft. from edge of pavement or curb, whichever is greater	6:00 p.m. Friday to 8:00 a.m. Monday or during holidays	N/A	All Zones
Real Estate Yard Signs	12 sf.	8 ft.	1 sign per street frontage	No	Min. 5 ft. front, side and rear setback	During listing period	Non-illuminated	All Zones
Religious Institution Signs (on-site)	1 sf. per 1 lineal ft. of street frontage up to a 120 sf. max.	12 ft. for monument signs and 8 ft. for wall signs	1 monument and 1 wall sign per frontage	AUP	Min. 5 ft. front, side and rear setback	Continuous	N/A	All Zones
Wayfinding Signs (off-site)	Per City Council approval.	Per City Council approval.	Per City Council approval.	AUP	Per City Council approval	Continuous	N/A	All Zones
Developer and Builder Signs (temporary)	50 sf.	10 ft.	1 sign per street frontage	AUP	Min. 5 ft. front, side and rear setback	During marketing period	Monument or Post & Panel Sign	All Zones
Residential Subdivision or Multi-Family Sign	50 sf.	8 ft.	1 sign per entryway	AUP	Min. 5 ft. front, side and rear setback	Continuous	Monument or Post & Panel Sign	All Zones
Ranch Gate Sign	20 sf.	16 ft. if mounted on overhead gate, 8 ft. if ground mounted	1 sign per property	AUP	Min. 5 ft. front, side and rear setback	Continuous	Exterior illumination allowed	Residential Zones
Billboards	See Vol. II, § 1-11-9(E)
Vehicle Signs	See Vol. II, § 1-11-9(D)
Changeable Letter Signs (Digital)	See Vol. II, § 1-11-9(B)
Changeable Letter Signs (manual)	See Vol. II, § 1-11-9(A)
Political Campaign Signs	See Vol. II, § 1-11-9(C)

 

1.   See Vol. II, Article 1-11 for additional regulations regarding signs.

2.   The area of a sign is calculated as the entire area within a single contiguous perimeter composed of parallelograms, circles, ellipses, trapezoids and/or triangles which enclose the extreme limits of the advertising message, announcement, declaration, demonstration, display, illustration, insignia, surface or space of a similar nature, together with any frame of other material, color or condition which forms an integral part of the display and is used to differentiate the sign from the structure, wall or background against which it is placed. Only one face of a double faced sign shall be included in determining the area of the sign.

3.   The height of freestanding signs shall be measured as the vertical distance between the top of the curb, or crown of the roadway where no curb exists, to the top of the sign. The total sign height includes any monument base or other structure erected to support the sign.

4.   The location of freestanding signs is subject to the city's intersection visibility requirements in Vol. II, § 1-6-13 of this Chapter. The setback for freestanding signs is measured from the edge or face of sign which is closest to the right-of-way or property line. Additionally, the location of certain temporary signs within the public road rights-or-way may be subject to Public Works Director approval and encroachment permit.

5.   If the business has a combination of wall, awning, projecting and/or hanging signs, the combined square footage of all such signage cannot exceed 2 square feet per lineal foot of tenant frontage or 150 square feet, whichever is less.

(Ord. 1402, passed 5-6-2014)