General provisions.
may be erected and maintained only in compliance with the following provisions.
A. General provisions.
1.
are not permitted within a public right-of-way unless authorized by a public agency.
2.
shall be erected in an upright position and placed perpendicular to a horizontal surface conforming to the line from horizon to horizon.
3. Maximum square footage restrictions include changeable
and exclude accessory and
.
4. Minimum
for projecting,
, blade and
when over a walkway or
area is eight feet.
shall not project beyond the
.
5.
and
may extend no more than six feet from a
’s facade. No
or
may be over 24 square feet in
on each side.
6.
are measured from the nearest property line to the nearest portion of the
. In addition to the specific
noted above, all
shall meet the clear-vision provision(s) of § 17.8.155,
.
B. Residential (R-5, R-7, R-10, SR, RML, RMH) Zones.
1. Each
, manufactured home park, or multi-
is permitted one permanent
not to exceed eight feet in
and 40 square feet in
. The
shall be non-
. or indirectly
.
2. A church or public
is permitted one permanent
not to exceed eight feet in
and 40 square feet in
. Each
may include changeable
(manual or electronic). Any electronic
must have all illumination turned off between the hours of 9:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. Each
shall meet the
s applicable to the residential zone in which it is located.
3.
, not exceeding six square feet in area, non-
.
C. Institutional Zone.
1. Each institution is permitted one permanent
not to exceed eight feet in
and 40 square feet in
. The
may include
or
). Any electronic
shall have all illumination turned off between the hours of 9:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. The
must meet the
provision(s) of § 17.3.220C.,
.
2. In lieu of a
, each institution is permitted a
of up to 40 square feet in
.
D. Commercial (CC, CN), Neighborhood Mixed Use (NMU) and Industrial (LI, GI) Zones. in these zones may be directly or indirectly lit and shall meet all provision(s) of its zone.
1. . Each site or is allowed one permanent not to exceed 40 square feet in and eight feet in per 400 feet of , not to exceed three per site or .
2.
(including
) shall have a gross
not greater than 15% of the face of the building to which the
is attached or painted.
3. A
or
shall not exceed 15% of each wall
of the building to which the
is attached.
4. No more than two
shall be permitted in the windows of a business.
E. Commercial (CC) Zone.
1. In lieu of a
, no more than one
shall be allowed per
.
may be allowed additional
s as provided in subsection D.1. above.
2. All
s shall have a minimum
of ten feet below the
and shall have a maximum, overall height of 20 feet above grade. A
may not have a total
of more than 40 square feet per
, except as provided in subsection 3. below.
3.
s for properties with three or more businesses may have up to 70 square feet per
.
F. Commercial (TC) Zones.
1. . Each site or in the TCT Zone is allowed one permanent not to exceed 40 square feet in and eight feet in height per 400 feet of , not to exceed three per site or .
2. A
or
shall not exceed 15% of each wall face of the building to which the
is attached.
3. A
(including
) may have a gross
not greater than 15% of the face of the building to which the
is attached or painted.
4. A
may not project more than 18 inches from the wall to which it is attached.
5. A business with a ground-floor entrance where the front
is within five feet of the public right-of-way is permitted one
on the front building face, side, or corner in lieu of a
. A
shall project no more than six feet, have a maximum vertical dimension of six feet, and is limited to a maximum of 24 square feet of
per
.
6. Lighting for
s in the TC zones is limited to internal lighting, where the light source is inside the
, or to indirect lighting screened from view, where the light source is located below the
, and is part of an ornamental feature of the
. Braces and struts that support indirect lighting from the top or sides of the
are prohibited. This section does not apply to
s and lighting approved through Town Center Track 2 Design Guidelines.
7. No more than two
s are permitted in the windows of each business.
8. A
visible to and located within 100 feet of a residential zone must be turned off from 10:00 p.m. to sunrise.
G.
and changeable
(
and
) are subject to the following standards.
1.
are allowed only as part of a permanent
or
.
2. Manual changeable
are allowed as part of a permanent
,
, or
.
3. The
and
portion of a
may not exceed 24 square feet in area.
4. Electronic display background color tones, lettering, logos, pictures, illustrations, symbols, and any other electronic graphic or
shall not change at intervals of less than seven seconds.
5.
and electronic
shall not exceed a maximum illumination of 5,000 nits (candelas per square meter) during daylight hours and a maximum illumination of 500 nits between dusk and dawn as measured from the
’s
at maximum brightness.
6.
and electronic
shall have an automatic dimmer control to produce a distinct
change from a higher
level to a lower level for the time period between one half-hour (1-1/2 hour) before sunset and one half-hour (1-1/2 hour) after sunrise.
(Ord. 2009-01, passed 3-9-2009; Ord. 2009-12, passed 11-23-2009; Ord. 2013-3, passed 5-22-2013; Ord. 2019-05, passed 6-24-2019; Ord. 2022-01, passed 5-9-2022)