The maximum height of freestanding signs, when permitted, as specified in this Chapter, shall conform to the standards below.
Residential and Park Districts | Commercial and Special Districts | |||||
Type of Sign
| Single/ Two Family | Multiple Family (a)
| Institutional Uses
| Commercial Uses
| Institutional Uses
| |
Residential and Park Districts | Commercial and Special Districts | |||||
Type of Sign
| Single/ Two Family | Multiple Family (a)
| Institutional Uses
| Commercial Uses
| Institutional Uses
| |
(1) | Residential identification | N.P. | 4 ft. (f)(g)(h) | N.P. | N.A. | N.A. |
(2) | Institutional identification | N.P. | N.P. | 6 ft. | N.P. | 6 ft. |
(3) | Commercial identification | N.P. | N.P. | N.P. | N.P. (b) | N.P. |
(4) | Instructional | N.P. | (c) | (c) | (c) | (c) |
(5) | Public purpose/safety | N.P. | (c) | (c) | (c) | (c) |
(6) | Directional | N.P. | 4 ft. | 4 ft. | 4 ft. | 4 ft. |
(7) | Construction | N.P. | 6 ft. (d) | 6 ft. | 6 ft. | 6 ft. |
(8) | Temporary | 4 ft. | 4 ft. | 4 ft. (e) | N.A. | N.A. |
Notes:
N.A. = Not Applicable
N.P. = Not Permitted
(a) These standards shall also apply to multiple-family developments in commercial or special districts.
(b) Not permitted except as described in Section 1163.06(c) gasoline stations and (d) S-1 Mixed Use Districts.
(c) No height limitations.
(d) Permitted only in an MF-3 Multiple-Family District.
(e) See Section 1163.06(f)(9) for regulations concerning special event signs.
(f) Such freestanding signs shall be parallel to the street adjoining the yard upon which they are placed, and shall be set back at least twenty (20) feet from the nearest edge of the sidewalk, unless the distance from the front building line to the nearest edge of the sidewalk is less than twenty-three (23) feet, in which case the sign must be placed no more than three feet from the front building line.
(g) Freestanding residential identification signs shall not be permitted for multiple-family buildings with fewer than four units.
(h) The Architectural Board of Review shall determine that the design of the residential identification sign is contextually appropriate and harmonious in appearance with both the multiple-family dwelling it identifies and the surrounding neighborhood.
(Ord. 025-2023. Passed 6-5-23.)