Permanent signs in nonresidential districts (U4, U5, U6, U7, U8 and CI districts) shall conform to the standards set forth in this section.
(a) Maximum Number and Area of Permanent Signs Attached to Buildings. Permanent signs attached to buildings shall conform to the maximum number and area limitations set forth in Table 1390.05(a). In addition to the sign area permitted in Table 1390.05(a), each building shall be permitted to display numerals indicating the building's street address, provided the numerals and letters do not exceed six inches in height.
Table 1390.05(a) Permanent Signs Attached to Buildings | ||
Type | Maximum Number Permitted | Maximum Area |
Table 1390.05(a) Permanent Signs Attached to Buildings | ||
Type | Maximum Number Permitted | Maximum Area |
(1) Nameplate | 1/address | 2 sq. ft. |
(2) Building sign | Limited by maximum area | 1.5 square feet per linear foot of building frontage(a) |
(3) Window sign | Not limited | 25% of each ground floor window panel(b) |
(4) Projecting sign | 1/ground floor occupant(c) | 12 sq. ft.(c) |
(5) Under-canopy sign | 1/ground floor occupant | 6 sq. ft. |
(6) Instructional Sign | ||
(b) Building signs. The area permitted for identification sign(s) that are attached parallel to the building wall shall be related to the width of the building or unit and is governed by the formula set forth in Table 1390.05(a) and may include one or more wall sign or canopy sign erected in compliance with the following additional regulations.
(1) Building sign area and location. The maximum allowable area for building signs set forth in Table 1390.05(a) shall be the area allowed for the occupant's primary frontage. The allowable sign area shall be permitted to be installed only on the primary frontage
(2) Corner lots and public entrances not fronting a street. In the event an occupant has a secondary frontage as defined in Section 1390.04(b)(4) additional sign area shall be permitted in compliance with the following:
A. The additional building sign area shall be 50% of the building sign area permitted for the primary frontage.
B. The property owner may locate the permitted building sign area on the primary and secondary frontage, provided the building sign area on any one wall does not exceed the formula set forth in Table 1390.05(a)(2) and signs are attached to no more than two exterior walls.
(3) Large building setbacks. The maximum allowable area for a building sign may be increased by 25% for each 100 feet of building setback when the principal building is located more than 100 feet from the street on which the building is located and the building is visible from the street, not to exceed 200% of the maximum allowable area.
(c) Window Signs for Upper Story Occupants. For a multi-story building, each occupant above the ground floor shall be permitted one permanent sign to be placed in a window panel of the occupant's space, not to exceed six square feet or 25% of the area of the window panel in which the sign is placed, whichever is smaller.
(d) Projecting Signs.
(1) Projecting signs shall be limited to occupants that have a minimum of 18 feet of ground floor building or unit frontage.
(2) A projecting sign shall not extend above the wall to which it is attached, shall not extend horizontally more than four feet from the wall surface, shall not extend closer than two feet to a curb, and shall not be located within four feet of an interior side lot line or party wall.
(3) The two sign faces of a projecting sign shall be separated by no more than two (2) feet.
(4) The maximum height permitted for projecting signs shall be 18 feet and the minimum clearance shall be eight feet from the ground to the bottom of the sign, except when the projecting sign is located above a landscaped area or other area that does not permit pedestrian traffic beneath the sign.
(5) In exchange for one square foot of the permitted building sign area, the area of a projecting sign may be increased by a corresponding one square foot. The maximum area exchanged from the building sign area to the projecting sign area shall be four square feet and such area shall be in addition to the projecting sign area permitted in Table 1390.05(a).
(e) Maximum Number and Area of Permanent Free-standing Signs.
(1) Permanent free-standing signs shall comply with the maximum number, area and height limitations and minimum setback from the street right-of-way set forth in Table 1390.05(e)(1).
Table 1390.05(e)(1) Permanent Free-standing Signs | ||||
Type | Maximum Number | Maximum Area | Maximum Height | Minimum Setback(a) |
Table 1390.05(e)(1) Permanent Free-standing Signs | ||||
Type | Maximum Number | Maximum Area | Maximum Height | Minimum Setback(a) |
A. Free-standing Identification Sign(b) based on zoning district and street frontage | ||||
1. In U4 and CI Districts | 1 per lot(c) | 30 sq. ft.(c) | 5 ft. | Equal to height of sign |
2. In U5, U6, U7and U8 Districts | 1 per lot(c) | 40 sq. ft.(c) | 5 ft. | Equal to height of sign |
3. Large retail centers | (d) | (d) | 20 ft. | 15 ft. |
B. Freeway identification sign(e) | 1 per lot | 160 sq. ft. | 36 ft. | 15 ft. |
C. Directional signs | 2 per driveway (1 in, 1 out) | 4 sq. ft. | 3 ft. | 3 ft. |
D. Instructional signs | Shall be exempt from regulations when in compliance with Section 1390.08. | |||
(a) Minimum setback from the street right-of-way. (b) Not permitted in front of a building when the building is located less than ten feet from the street line. (c) Except as otherwise permitted in Section 1390.05(e)(2)B. for lots that exceed 200 feet in street frontage. (d) See Section 1390.05(e)(3). (e) See Section 1390.05(e)(4).
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(2) Additional ground signs. The number and area of free-standing identification signs may be increased according to the following:
A. Corner lots. One additional free-standing identification sign shall be permitted for a corner lot provided that:
1. The total frontage of both streets shall not be less than 300 feet;
2. Each free-standing identification sign shall comply with Table 1390.05(e)(1), except that the total area of both free-standing signs shall not exceed 175% of the maximum area permitted for a single sign;
3. The second free-standing identification sign shall be clearly located to provide identification along the secondary street; and
4. The two signs may be aggregated into a single free-standing identification sign at the corner provided that the area of any free-standing sign shall not exceed 150% of the maximum area permitted for a single sign.
B. Large lots. Additional sign area shall be permitted when the frontage of the lot exceeds 200 feet, according to the following regulations:
1. The allowable area of a free-standing identification sign may be increased by four square feet of area for every 50 lineal feet of lot frontage greater than 100 lineal feet.
2. The allowable area pursuant to this section may be distributed to one free-standing identification sign for each 300 feet of the lot frontage or fraction thereof, but shall not exceed the number of entrance drives.
3. Notwithstanding any provision of this section, the area of any free-standing identification sign shall not exceed 40 square feet.
4. Additional sign area shall not be granted for free-standing signs along Lakeland Blvd.
(3) Large retail centers. For retail centers with a minimum of 50,000 square feet of retail floor area, the sign area permitted shall be 40 square feet plus eight square feet for every 10,000 square feet greater than 50,000.
A. The maximum area of any one free-standing sign shall be 125 square feet.
B. The permitted sign area may be distributed among multiple free-standing signs, limited to one free-standing sign per lot entrance drive.
(4) Freeway sign. In order to provide information to travelers on Interstate 90, parcels within 100 feet of the Interstate 90 right-of-way shall be permitted a freeway sign, which shall be in addition to a free-standing identification sign permitted in Table 1390.05(e)(1), Section A. The freeway sign shall be located on the business premises and shall be set back a minimum of 30 feet from interior lot lines and 50 feet from Residential District lines. Such sign shall be oriented for readability principally from the freeway.
(5) Multi-occupant facilities. When a free-standing identification sign is permitted on a site that has more than one occupant, it is the property owner's responsibility to determine if the sign area shall be devoted to identification of the building(s), the anchor occupant, all occupants, or some combination thereof.
(6) Minimum sign setback from side lot lines, intersections and driveways. Free-standing identification signs shall be located a minimum of 20 feet from any side lot line and shall comply with the location requirements set forth in Section 1390.10(a) to maintain visibility at intersections.
(7) Landscaping. Ground signs shall be erected in a landscaped setting and not on sidewalks, drives or in parking lots. The landscaping shall not obstruct the view of vehicles entering or exiting the property.
(8) Changeable copy. Permanent free-standing signs may have a portion of the permitted sign area devoted to changeable copy, in compliance with the following:
A. For signs on which copy is changed manually through placement of letters or symbols on a sign panel, 75% of the sign panel shall be permitted to be changeable copy.
B. For signs on which the copy changes electronically, a maximum of 75% of the sign area shall be permitted to be changeable copy.
C. Electronic changeable copy signs shall comply with the regulations set forth in Section 1390.09(a).
(Ord. 87-2009. Passed 4-20-09. Effective 5-20-09.)