(A) Residential district signs. No sign shall be erected or maintained in any category of residential zoning district or a residential component of a mixed-use zoning district as approved by the city shall comply with the applicable commercial and industrial district sign regulations), except in conformity with the following regulations:
(1) A sign identifying the property or the name of the owner or occupant of property, provided that such sign is not in excess of two square feet in area and provided further that not more than one such sign is erected on any single lot or parcel.
(2) Signs identifying any of the following uses in a residential district shall be allowed, subject to a maximum sign area of 24 square feet, and, further, not more than one such sign per street frontage shall be erected on any single lot or parcel, not to exceed a total of two such signs. Such freestanding signs identifying the following uses shall not exceed six feet in height and shall be in accordance with the offset and setback requirements of this section:
(a) Public or private school;
(b) Places of assembly (small), including but not limited to churches;
(c) Nursing or rest home;
(d) Public park or recreation area;
(e) Conditional use grants and home occupations which have obtained all appropriate approvals from the city; and
(f) Any entry feature signage identifying a platted residential subdivision or a multi-family residential complex. All such developments shall be allowed to erect such entry feature signs at separate entrances to the development. If such signs are proposed for both sides of the street at any one entrance, this "set" of signs shall be considered as one development entrance sign.
(B) Commercial and industrial district signs.
(1) No sign shall be erected or maintained in any category of commercial neighborhood or highway or industrial zoning districts, except to identify only the name of the owner, trade name, trademark or product symbol, products sold and/or the business activity conducted on the premises upon which the sign is located, in conformity with the following general regulations, unless otherwise specified in the subarea requirements of this chapter.
(2) Building-mounted/wall signs.
(a) Maximum number of building-mounted signs allowable.
1. Minor tenant. One building-mounted sign per building elevation shall be allowed for any one minor tenant in a multiple tenant building, not to exceed a maximum of two building elevations. Freestanding minor tenants shall be allowed to erect multiple building-mounted signs, subject to the cumulative maximum sign area limitation contained in this section.
2. Major tenant. Major tenants shall be allowed to erect multiple building-mounted signs, subject to the cumulative maximum sign area limitation contained in this section.
3. Large-scale tenants. Large-scale tenants shall be allowed to erect multiple building-mounted signs, subject to the cumulative maximum sign area limitation contained in this section.
4. In no event shall any illuminated building-mounted sign be allowed within 150 feet of the nearest residential district or development, with this distance being measured from the nearest portion of the sign to the nearest property line contained within any such residential district or development.
5. Support structure for commercial or industrial area shall not infringe on or obscure the sight triangle of any street corner or intersection.
(b) Maximum sign area. Building-mounted signs shall not exceed 20% of the total area of the building elevation on which they are mounted. In cases of multiple signs on a single building elevation, the cumulative total of all signs on any one building elevation shall not exceed 20% of the total area of the building elevation on which the signs are mounted.
(c) Maximum sign height.
1. Minor tenant. The height of building-mounted signs for minor tenants shall not exceed either 25% of the height of the building elevation upon which the sign is mounted or five feet in height, whichever is less.
2. Major tenant. The height of building-mounted signs for major tenants shall not exceed 25% of the height of the building elevation upon which the sign is mounted. However, in no event shall such sign exceed eight feet in height.
3. Large-scale tenant. The height of building-mounted signs for large-scale tenants shall not exceed 25% of the height of the building elevation upon which the sign is mounted. However, in no event shall such sign exceed 20 feet in height.
(d) Awning-mounted signs.
1. Sign bands shall be allowed on a free-hanging valance attached to canvas or soft vinyl awnings. Such signs shall be limited to a sign area no greater than six inches in height and not to exceed 12 square feet in area.
2. Additional advertising shall be permitted on each canvas or soft vinyl awning elevation not to exceed 10% of the area of the respective awning elevation.
3. Awning signs that meet the criteria outlined in this subsection shall be permitted to have interior illumination, provided that said lighting source is:
(i) Mounted parallel to the elevation of the building upon which the awning is located;
(ii) Concealed within the interior portion of the awning so as not be seen except from directly below the awning; and
(iii) Directed downward so as much as practical to prevent the emitted light from spilling beyond the extended planes of the sides of the awning.
4. Acrylic, vinyl and plastic awning signs are prohibited.
(e) No building-mounted sign shall project higher than the eave or parapet line of the wall upon which the sign is mounted without approval of the Planning and Zoning Commission and City Council.
(f) Adhesive window advertising shall not require sign permit approval. Adhesive window advertising may be adhered to the inside or outside surface of the window glass or door glass. Adhesive window advertising shall not be applied to any window trim, walls or other surfaces beyond the window glass or door glass surfaces.
(C) Freestanding signs.
(1) Shopping center or shopping mall development identification signs. Shopping centers, typically containing multiple tenants such as retail or other commercial centers which meet the following square footage requirements, shall be eligible for one freestanding development identification sign per street frontage classified as an arterial or collector adjacent to the property upon which the shopping center or mall development is located. The street frontage for a shopping center or mall development which is designed to have individual freestanding tenants on platted lots or tracts that are included within the shopping center shall be calculated based upon the cumulative arterial or collector street frontage of such lots or tracts which are part of the respective shopping center or mall development. Multiple buildings planned as part of the same shopping center or mall development may use the cumulative total square footage of such buildings; however, any building used in such total shall then be ineligible for any additional freestanding signage.
(a) Maximum sign area.
1. Shopping center or mall developments exceeding a total of 75,000 square feet of total gross leasable area shall be eligible for a development identification sign. Such sign shall not
exceed fifty square feet in area per side of sign for each 100 feet of street frontage of the lot upon which the development is located, not to exceed 100 square feet per side of sign.
2. Shopping center or mall developments exceeding a total of 50,000 square feet of total gross leasable area shall be eligible for a development identification sign. Such sign shall not exceed 50 square feet in area per side of sign for each 100 feet of street frontage of the lot upon which the development is located, not to exceed 72 square feet per side of sign.
(b) Maximum sign height.
1. A shopping center or mall development identification sign for multiple tenant developments less than a total of 75,000 square feet of total gross leasable area shall not exceed 12 feet in height.
2. A shopping center or mall development identification sign for multiple tenant developments exceeding a total of 75,000 square feet of total gross leasable area shall not exceed 16 feet in mounting height.
3. Support structure for shopping center or mall shall not infringe on or obscure the sight triangle of any street corner or intersection.
(c) Identification signs for shopping center or mall developments containing multiple tenants shall be required to be designed to accommodate space for a minimum of two secondary tenants plus other secondary tenants should the development have more and in addition to the primary major tenant in the development.
(2) Large-scale tenants. Large-scale tenants shall be eligible for one freestanding sign per street frontage adjacent to the lot upon which the use is located, up to a maximum number of two freestanding signs for any single commercial or industrial use.
(a) Maximum sign area.
1. The maximum sign area of any freestanding sign that is located adjacent to an arterial street shall be 72 square feet per side of sign if the street frontage along the lot upon which the use is located does not exceed 100 feet. If the street frontage along the lot upon which the use is located exceeds 100 feet, the maximum advertising area of any such sign shall be 84 square feet per side of sign.
2. The maximum sign area of any freestanding sign that is located adjacent to a collector street shall be 60 square feet per side of sign if the street frontage along the lot upon which the use is located does not exceed 100 feet. If the street frontage along the lot upon which the use is located exceeds 100 feet, the maximum advertising area of any such sign shall be 72 square feet per side of sign.
3. The maximum sign area of any freestanding sign that is located adjacent to a local street shall be 48 square feet per side of sign if the street frontage along the lot upon which the use is located does not exceed 100 feet. If the street frontage along the lot upon which the use is located exceeds 100 feet, the maximum advertising area of any such sign shall be 60 square feet per side of sign.
(b) Maximum sign mounting height.
1. The maximum mounting height of any freestanding sign that is located adjacent to an arterial street shall be 14 feet.
2. The maximum mounting height of any freestanding sign that is located adjacent to a collector or local street shall be 12 feet.
3. In any multiple tenant development, a large-scale tenant sign shall be required to be designed to accommodate space for a minimum of two minor tenants in addition to the large-scale commercial or industrial tenant.
4. Support structure for commercial or industrial development shall not infringe on or obscure the sight triangle of any street corner or intersection.
(3) Major tenants shall be eligible for one freestanding sign per street frontage adjacent to the lot upon which the use is located, up to a maximum number of two freestanding signs for any single commercial or industrial use. If a major tenant is included on a shopping center or mall development identification sign, such sign shall count towards the total number of major tenant freestanding signs allowed.
(a) Maximum sign area.
1. The maximum sign area of any freestanding sign that is located adjacent to an arterial street shall be 48 square feet per side of sign if the street frontage along the lot upon which the use is located does not exceed 100 feet. If the street frontage along the lot upon which the use is located exceeds 100 feet, the maximum advertising area of any such sign shall be 60 square feet per side of sign.
2. The maximum sign area of any freestanding sign that is located adjacent to a collector street shall be 36 square feet per side of sign if the street frontage along the lot upon which the use is located does not exceed 100 feet. If the street frontage along the lot upon which the use is located exceeds 100 feet, the maximum advertising area of any such sign shall be 48 square feet per side of sign.
3. The maximum sign area of any freestanding sign that is located adjacent to a local street shall be 24 square feet per side of sign if the street frontage along the lot upon which the use is located does not exceed 100 feet. If the street frontage along the lot upon which the use is located exceeds 100 feet, the maximum advertising area of any such sign shall be 36 square feet per side of sign.
(b) Maximum sign mounting height.
1. The maximum mounting height of any freestanding sign that is located adjacent to an arterial street shall be eight feet.
2. The maximum mounting height of any freestanding sign that is located adjacent to a collector or local street shall be six feet.
3. In any multiple tenant development, a major tenant sign shall be required to be designed to accommodate space for a minimum of two minor tenants in addition to the major tenant.
4. In addition to the major tenant freestanding sign criteria, industrial major tenants which exceed 20,000 square feet in GLA shall be allowed to erect a freestanding major tenant sign in accordance with the requirements of this section, even if the industrial major tenant is not the largest tenant, in terms of GLA, in the multiple tenant building that it occupies.
(4) Minor tenant freestanding signs.
(a) Minor tenants in multiple tenant shopping center or mall developments shall be limited to a portion of the shopping center or mall development identification sign, not to exceed 50% of the total sign area.
(b) Minor tenants, including individual single-use minor tenant buildings and multiple tenant buildings which are freestanding on their own lot, shall be allowed to erect one freestanding monument sign to accommodate all tenants subject to the following limitations, unless otherwise specified in the subarea standards contained in this section.
1. No such sign shall exceed six feet in mounting height.
2. No such sign shall exceed 24 square feet in sign area per side of sign, exclusive of monument base.
(5) Development entrance signs shall be considered to be any freestanding, wallmounted sign or sign which is constructed on a monument base intended to identify a large-scale residential subdivision or a large-scale commercial or industrial corporate campus-type development, not to be confused with shopping development identification signs for retail or other commercial shopping centers. For the purposes of this section, large-scale residential subdivisions or developments shall be defined as any subdivision which contains at least 50 lots or contains a land mass of at least 25 acres, and large-scale industrial subdivisions or developments shall be defined as any industrial development which contains at least two lots and five acres. Such development entrance signs shall be subject to the following criteria:
(a) Maximum number of development entrance signs. All large-scale developments shall be allowed to erect development entrance signs at separate entrances to the development. In the event that development entrance signs are proposed for both sides of the street at any one entrance, this "set" of signs shall be considered as one development entrance sign.
(b) Maximum heights of walls and monument bases. The height of any wall or monument base upon which a development entrance sign is mounted shall not exceed six feet in height.
(c) Maximum heights of signs, letters, numerals and characters. The height of any development entrance sign shall not exceed ten feet. Additionally, this maximum height shall include the wall or the monument base upon which the sign is mounted and shall also include any logos associated with the development entrance sign. The maximum heights of letters, numerals and characters contained within the sign area of development entrance signs shall not exceed 12 inches in height.
(d) Maximum sign area. The maximum sign area of development entrance signs which are located adjacent to arterial or major collector streets shall not exceed 50 square feet in area for each 100 feet of street frontage of the development, but in no event shall the total sign area of any development entrance sign exceed 200 square feet in area. Development entrance signs shall not be permitted along minor collector or local streets.
(e) Construction materials. All walls or monument bases shall be constructed of masonry or similar materials, and all sign components shall be constructed of steel, aluminum, Alucabond or similar materials.
(f) Setbacks and visibility restrictions. Development entrance signs shall be in accordance with the sign setback and offset requirements and sight visibility at intersections requirements contained in this section.
(6) Directional signs. Directional signs shall be allowed as necessary. Such signs shall be constructed of materials and colors that are consistent with the materials, colors and architectural elements of the project. The sign area of such signs shall not exceed four square feet in area per side of sign, not to exceed two sides per any one sign and shall not exceed four feet in height. Such signs shall be set back and offset a minimum distance of five feet from all property lines.
(D) Mixed use subarea requirements.
(1) In addition to the general sign requirements for commercial signs which apply to all commercial signs, any sign located within one of the following subareas shall be subject to the following subarea requirements. In cases where a subarea requirement conflicts with a general requirement, the subarea requirement shall control.
(2) CBD and MUD zone district requirements. In addition to all other sign criteria contained in this section, signs within the CDB and MUD zone districts shall also be subject to the following requirements:
(a) Building-mounted signs.
1. Each tenant shall be allowed one building-mounted sign for each building elevation (not including window signs). Building signs shall be subordinate in size to the other elements of the building elevation and shall be positioned so as not to obscure existing architectural details. Signs mounted to building elevations shall fit within existing features of the building elevation and shall be designed to integrate with the building architecture.
2. A building-mounted projecting sign. In addition to the building-mounted signs, each business shall also be allowed one building-mounted projecting sign. Such signs shall not exceed four feet in height and 12 square feet in sign area per side of sign, not to exceed two sides. In the downtown area where buildings are constructed on the property line, such projecting signs may extend above the sidewalk, provided that a minimum of eight feet of unobstructed vertical clearance is maintained in accordance with the requirements of this section.
(b) Freestanding signs.
1. Multiple tenant development identification signs. Each multiple tenant development or complex of multiple buildings shall be permitted to have one freestanding project identification sign. Such sign shall primarily identify the name of the development. Secondarily, such sign shall contain smaller signage for individual tenants which are located within the development or complex.
2. Individual tenants shall be allowed one individual tenant freestanding sign, or one freestanding hanging sign constructed of a single post and perpendicular bracket design.
(c) General criteria. In addition to all other sign criteria contained in this section, the following criteria shall apply to the entire CBD and MUD zone districts:
1. Lettering shall be legible and well-proportioned for clear communication.
2. Sign colors shall be compatible with the colors of the building.
3. Illumination. In the event illumination is proposed, the level of illumination of a sign shall not overpower other signs on the street or the facades of nearby buildings. Signs shall be illuminated with discreetly placed spotlights from the front, top or sides or internally illuminated. The following sign lighting types are allowed:
(i) Internal illumination of signs if letters are individually illuminated using routed or push-through type letters.
(ii) Ground-mounted lighting if the light source is concealed through planting, screening or a light shield.
(iii) Indirect lighting if the light source is concealed or is compatible with the building architecture.
(iv) Neon lighting.
(d) Freestanding sign criteria. In addition to all the freestanding monument sign criteria contained in this section, the following criteria shall apply to the entire CBD and MUD zone districts:
1. Sign height. Multiple tenant development identification signs shall not exceed ten feet in height, including the monument base. Individual tenant freestanding signs shall not exceed six feet in height including the monument base.
2. Sign area. The maximum sign area of a multiple tenant development identification sign shall be 48 square feet per side. The maximum sign area of an individual tenant freestanding sign shall be 24 square feet per side. Such area is exclusive of the sign base.
3. Freestanding hanging signs. Such signs shall be constructed of a single post and perpendicular bracket design. The height of the sign post shall not exceed six feet. The sign area of such signs shall not exceed three feet in height and six square feet in sign area per side of sign, not to exceed two sides. All such hanging signs shall incorporate a landscape planting bed with low landscape elements placed in front of signage to soften the sign and taller landscape placed behind single-sided signs to offer a backdrop.
4. Setbacks. Freestanding signs shall be located in accordance with the setback and "sight triangle" requirements of this chapter.
(E) Temporary signs.
(1) Temporary signs shall include banners, H-frame real estate-type signs that advertise special
events and any other signs that are not of a permanent nature, not including those signs advertising the sale or lease of the property. The use of temporary signs shall be limited to the promotion of special events associated with specific periods or points in time, including but not limited to meetings, sales, exhibitions and vacancy announcements. Such temporary signs shall require permit approval to be obtained from the Planning and Community Development Department. Temporary signs shall be subject to the following minimum requirements:
(a) Sixty- day limit. Except as provided in division (E)(3) below, with respect to signs for daily specials, no temporary sign shall be erected or displayed for longer than 60 days per calendar year. Such 60 days may be utilized consecutively or on intermittent dates as specified in the approved sign permit. The applicant shall remove any temporary signs on or before the expiration date specified in the approved permit.
(b) Temporary signs shall be directly related to the use of the lot on which the sign is located.
(c) Signs constructed of nondurable materials such as cardboard, paper or the like are prohibited. Furthermore, all signs shall be maintained so as not to deteriorate in any wind and bad weather conditions.
(d) Temporary signs shall not be mounted to trees or other landscaping, regulatory traffic signage, utility or light poles, fences or other similar structures and shall not be located within road rights-of-way or easements.
(e) Except as provided within this chapter, each freestanding business shall be limited to the following types of temporary signs per business:
1. Temporary banner-type signs:
(i) No more than two banner-type signs mounted flush to either a building wall or the building facade. In the case of a banner being mounted flush to a building facade, no portion of any such banner shall extend beyond the leading edge of the building facade.
(ii) Banner-type signs shall not be mounted between building columns, latticework or other architectural features of the building.
(iii) Banner-type signs shall be limited to a maximum of 45 square feet and shall not exceed three feet tall by 15 feet wide. If the building elevation on which the sign is mounted is less than 15 feet wide, the sign shall not exceed the width of such elevation.
(iv) Banner-type signs shall be made of high-quality material.
(v) Freestanding banner signs tied between stakes, trees, regulatory traffic signage, utility or light poles or other structures in landscape areas or elsewhere on the property are prohibited.
2. Temporary freestanding H-frame real estate-type signs that advertise special events, not including those signs advertising the sale or lease of the property.
(i) Freestanding real estate-type signs shall be limited to a maximum of six square feet in area per side, up to a maximum of two sides per any one sign.
(ii) Freestanding real estate-type signs shall be constructed of high-quality materials.
3. Temporary signs for daily specials.
(i) Signs for daily specials, such as menu boards, sandwich boards or A-frame-type signs, shall be allowed for the purpose of advertising nonrecurring daily specials.
(ii) Signs for daily specials shall not be limited to any fixed number of days per calendar year, nor shall signs for daily specials
require a temporary sign permit. However, such signs for daily specials shall be removed from display each day at the close of business.
(iii) Signs for daily specials shall be limited to a maximum of six square feet in area per side, up to a maximum of two sides per any one sign.
(iv) Signs for daily specials shall be limited to an area within 15 feet of the entrance to the subject business and shall not impede pedestrian sidewalk circulation. Such signs are prohibited from being located within landscape buffer areas.
4. Multiple tenants on a single property.
(i) Except as otherwise permitted in this chapter, each tenant or business located within a building containing multiple tenants on a single property shall be allowed to display one of the following types of temporary signs in accordance with the advertising periods set forth in this chapter for the respective type of temporary signs: a banner-type sign; a freestanding H-frame real-estate type sign; or a temporary sign for daily specials.
(ii) All such temporary signs shall be made of high-quality materials and shall meet all size, location and display criteria set forth in this chapter for each respective type of temporary sign.
(2) Real estate signs that advertise the sale, rent, or lease of the commercial or industrial property upon which the sign is located. Subject to all the temporary sign requirements regarding required sign materials, mounting and location contained in this section, such real estate signs shall adhere to the following requirements:
(a) Notwithstanding any other requirements of this section, no sign pertaining to the sale, rent, or lease of any commercial or industrial property or building shall exceed 32 square feet in sign area and a maximum of six feet in height.
(b) CDB or MUD zone districts requirements. Each property or building shall be allowed one of the following options:
1. One building-mounted sign per building elevation, not to exceed 12 square feet in sign area.
2. One freestanding sign per street frontage, not to exceed 12 square feet in sign area and a maximum of six feet in height, provided that no such sign shall be located on any sidewalk or other pedestrian way.
(3) Temporary signs advertising a construction company utilized during construction of a new business shall be exempt from divisions (A) and (E) above of the temporary sign requirements. Such signs shall be limited to a maximum of 32 square feet; four feet high by eight feet wide and shall include a lattice or similar base material to give the appearance of a monument base. Such signs shall be limited to one sign per street frontage, not to exceed two such signs, for the general contractor, including all subcontractors. Such signs shall be removed immediately upon the receipt of any certificate of occupancy for the new business.
(4) Temporary signs advertising a new business "coming soon" utilized during construction of the new business shall be exempt from divisions (A) and (E) above of the temporary sign requirements. Such signs shall be limited to a maximum of 32 square feet (four feet high by eight feet wide) and shall include a lattice or similar base material to give the appearance of a monument base. Such signs shall be limited to one sign per street frontage, not to exceed two such signs, for the new business, including all tenants. Such signs shall be removed immediately upon the receipt of any certificate of occupancy for the new business.
(5) Temporary signs exempt from this section. The provisions of this division shall not apply to the following signs, provided that such signs conform to all other sign regulations contained in this section:
(a) Traffic control and informational signs erected by national, tribal, state, county or municipal government agencies, specifically including school districts and fire protection districts.
(b) Community event signs as authorized by the city.
(c) Window signs and other signs erected within the interior of the business.
(d) Open house signs, subject to the requirements of division (6) below.
(6) Open house signs shall be allowed to be located off-premises subject to the following minimum requirements:
(a) Open house signs shall be limited to a maximum of six square feet in area per side, up to a maximum of two sides per any one sign.
(b) Open house signs shall not be erected any sooner than the day before the event and shall be completely removed no later than two hours after the end of the open house. For the purposes of this section, open houses shall be considered a temporary event, for example during a weekend, rather than taking place for an extended, continuous time period.
(c) Open house signs shall be either freestanding A-frame type signs or mounted in a freestanding manner on either a single stake or on two stakes, with the top of such sign not exceeding four feet in height and placed so as not to obstruct traffic or create an impediment to visibility at street intersections; see sight triangle. Such signs shall not be mounted to trees or other landscaping, regulatory traffic signage, utility or light poles or other similar structures.
(7) Real estate signage. Real estate signage is for the advertisement of the sale, rent, or lease of a property upon which the sign is located. Such real estate signage does not require a permit but must adhere to the regulations set forth in this chapter.
(a) Commercial and industrial real estate signage. Commercial and industrial real estate signage is for the advertisement of the sale, rent, or lease of a commercial or industrial property upon which the sign is located. Commercial and industrial real estate signage is subject to all the temporary sign requirements regarding sign materials, mounting and location contained in temporary sign section above and shall in addition adhere to the following requirements:
1. Notwithstanding any other requirements of this section, no sign pertaining to the sale or lease of any commercial or industrial property or building shall exceed 64 square feet in sign area and ten feet in height.
2. Temporary signs advertising a construction company or a new business "coming soon" utilized during construction of a new business shall be exempt from temporary signs divisions (A) and (E) of this section. Such signs shall be limited to a maximum of 64 square feet in sign area and a maximum of ten feet in height. Such signs shall be mounted on durable posts that are secured in the ground. Such signs shall be limited to one sign per street frontage, not to exceed two such signs, for the general contractor, including all subcontractors. Such signs shall be removed immediately upon the receipt of any certificate of occupancy for the new business.
(b) CDB and MUD zone districts requirements. Each property or building shall be allowed one of the following options:
1. One building-mounted sign per building elevation, not to exceed 12 square feet in sign area.
2. One freestanding sign per street frontage, not to exceed 12 square feet in sign area and a maximum of six feet in height, provided that no such sign shall be located on any sidewalk or other pedestrian way.
(c) Residential real estate signage.
1. Signs pertaining to the lease or sale of the property on which they are located or any building thereon shall be permitted, provided that such signs do not exceed six square feet in area per side, and further provided that no more than two such signs are located on any single lot or parcel.
2. Open house signs shall be allowed to be located off-premises subject to the following minimum requirements:
A. Open house signs shall be limited to a maximum of six square feet in area per side, up to a maximum of two sides per any one sign.
B. Open house signs shall not be erected any sooner than the day before the event and shall be completely removed no later than two hours after the end of the open house. For the purposes of this section, open houses shall be considered a temporary event, for example during a weekend, rather than taking place for an extended, continuous time period.
C. Open house signs shall be either freestanding A-frame type signs or mounted in a freestanding manner on either a single stake or on two stakes, with the top of such sign not exceeding four feet in height and placed so as not to obstruct traffic or create an impediment to visibility at street intersections. Such signs shall not be mounted to trees or other landscaping, regulatory traffic signage, utility or light poles or other similar structures.
(d) Subdivision-wide real estate promotional signage. Subdivision-wide real estate promotional signage is for the advertisement of a subdivision under construction. Subdivision-wide real estate promotional signage is subject to all the temporary sign requirements regarding sign materials, mounting and location contained in temporary sign section above and shall adhere to the following requirements:
1. Notwithstanding any other requirements of this section, no sign pertaining to subdivision-wide real estate promotional signage shall exceed 64 square feet in sign area and a maximum of ten feet in height and shall be mounted on durable posts that are secured in the ground. Such signs shall be limited to one sign per street frontage. Such signs shall be removed immediately at the time the last available home is sold.
2. Subdivision-wide real estate promotional signage shall be allowed to locate only on land within the boundaries of said subdivision.
(8) Grand opening signs.
(a) Upon receipt of either a temporary certificate of occupancy or a permanent certificate of occupancy, whichever occurs first, temporary signs shall be allowed for grand openings, subject to all the following criteria:
1. The business owner has satisfied all requirements for sales tax licensing from the city (if applicable); and
2. The business owner has received a temporary sign permit.
(b) Upon satisfaction of the criteria set forth in division (a) above, the business owner may use, install and display any two of the following types of temporary signs to advertise a grand opening:
1. Two building-mounted banner signs, each of which must meet all the criteria for temporary banner-type signs set forth in temporary sign section division (E)(1)(e)1. above.
(F) Except as otherwise specifically provided in this chapter, the type, number, location, area, height and use of signs in the city shall conform to the requirements set forth below.
(G) All lots zoned C-N, commercial neighborhood, on November 1, 1985, shall be governed by the sign regulations for the C-O, commercial office, district after the date.
(H) All lots zoned C-S, commercial shopping center, on November 1, 1985, may continue to be governed by the sign regulations in that district as of the date.
(Prior Code, § 13-420) (Am. Ord. 1974, passed 8-6-19)