Unless exempted under the provisions of § 6.403, the following regulations shall apply to all detached on-premise signs erected in districts “E” through “K,” except for signs for large retail stores subject to § 5.134(a)(8) and for signs in mixed-use districts which are additionally subject to §§ 4.902(d)(3), 4.903(d)(3), 4.1300(d)(3), 4.1301(d)(3), 4.1302(d)(3) and 4.1303(d)(3).
(a) Types of detached signs.
(1) Monument signs are permitted by right.
(2) Pylon signs are only permitted as part of a unified sign agreement, per § 6.410.
(3) Freeway signs are only permitted on property immediately adjacent to a designated freeway. Provided however, freeway signs are prohibited along the Chisholm Trail Parkway (SH 121) freeway scenic corridor.
(b) Monument signs.
(1) Maximum height. Eight feet.
(2) Maximum width. Sixteen feet.
(3) Maximum advertised message area. Ninety-six square feet.
(4) Minimum ground contact. Seventy-five percent of structure’s width.
(c) Pylon signs.
(1) Maximum height. Eight feet at the right-of-way line and one additional foot in height for each one foot of setback, up to 20 feet. Setback sign one foot for each foot in height from all adjacent property lines.
(2) Maximum width. Twelve feet.
(3) Maximum advertised message area. Two hundred square feet.
(4) Minimum ground contact. Fifty percent of structure’s width.
(d) Freeway signs.
(1) Maximum height. Twenty-five feet allowed at the right-of-way line and one additional foot in height for each one foot of setback, up to 35 feet. Setback sign one foot for each foot in height from all adjacent property lines. (Administrative approval allowed for up to 50 feet in height to allow sign to be 20 feet above adjacent main travel lanes of freeway.)
(2) Maximum width. Twenty-four feet.
(3) Maximum advertised message area. Three hundred and twenty square feet.
(4) Minimum ground contact. Twenty-five of structure’s width.
(e) Detached signs. One detached sign may be erected on each platted lot or on property which is subject to a unified sign agreement executed in accordance with § 6.410. Additional signs may be erected under the following circumstances:
(1) On corner lots and through lots and on corner tracts and through tracts that are subject to a unified sign agreement, one sign shall be allowed on each street on which the property has frontage;
(2) On lots having more than 100 feet of street frontage, more than one detached sign may be installed provided that such signs are at least 100 feet apart and the total area of all signs does not exceed the maximum allowable sign area set forth in subsection (f) below; and
(3) On property subject to a unified sign agreement having more than 300 feet of street frontage, more than one detached sign may be installed provided that such signs are at least 300 feet apart and the total area of all signs does not exceed the maximum allowable sign area set forth in subsection (b) above.
(f) Maximum allowable sign area.
(1) The maximum allowable sign area shall be the lesser of one square foot of signage per linear foot of street frontage or:
a. One hundred and twenty square feet for minor arterials or neighborhood streets;
b. One hundred and sixty-five square feet for major arterials;
c. One hundred and ninety-five feet for principal arterials; or
d. Six hundred square feet for freeways or toll roads.
(2) Street types are as defined in the most recently adopted/amended master thoroughfare plan.
(g) Non-advertised message area. A minimum of 25% of the sign face, excluding the base, shall contain non-advertised message area (see definition). The non-advertised message area shall be of construction materials similar to the building and shall be non-illuminated. The non-advertised message area shall also be clearly distinct from the sign face and provide a vertical framing element to the sign.
(Ord. 17872-11-2007, § 1, passed 11-6-2007; Ord. 23308-08-2018, § 1, passed 8-7-2018; Ord. 23737-08-2019, § 1, passed 8-6-2019, eff. 9-8-2019)