21.76.070 Number of permitted signs and allowable sign area .

   (a) Number of Signs Permitted. Table 21.76.070 indicates the number of permitted signs by sign type by zoning district.

Table 21.76.070 Sign Regulations by Zoning District
Zoning District	Sign Type	Maximum Number10	Maximum Sign Area1,5	Maximum Height4	Notes
R-3 and R-4	Building-attached	1	36 square feet	N/A	3
	Monument (Pylon signs prohibited)	12,6	24 square feet	6 feet
C-O, C-1	Building-attached (Individual business)	1 per business frontage	1.0 square foot of sign area for each linear foot of business frontage	N/A	3
	Building-attached (Integrated development)	1 per business frontage12
	Monument (Pylon signs prohibited)	1 per street frontage6,7	32 square feet	6 feet
C-4	Building-attached (Individual business)	1 per business frontage	2.0 square feet of sign area for each linear foot of business frontage	N/A
	Building-attached (Integrated development)	1 per business frontage12
	Monument:			6 feet
	a.   Individual business	1 per street frontage6	32 square feet
	b.   Integrated development	1 per street frontage6,7	64 square feet
	Pylon:			15 feet
	a.   Individual business	1 per street frontage6	32 square feet
	b.   Integrated development	1 per street frontage6,7	64 square feet
C-F	Building-attached (Individual business)	1 per primary building frontage	2.0 square feet of sign area for each linear foot of primary business frontage	N/A	See 21.76.080(d)
	Building-attached (Integrated development)	1 per business frontage12
	Monument:
	a.   Individual business	1 per street frontage8	50 square feet	8 feet
	b.   Integrated development	1 per street frontage7,8	100 square feet
	Pylon:			30 feet
	a.   Individual business	1 per street frontage8,9	50 square feet
	b.   Integrated development	1 per street frontage7,8,9	100 square feet
	Electronic billboard	See 21.76.140	700 square feet per sign face	50 feet	See 21.76.140
M-2	Building-attached (Individual business)	1 per primary building frontage11	1.0 square foot of sign area for each linear foot of primary business frontage	N/A
	Building-attached (Integrated development)	1 per business frontage
	Monument	1 per street frontage6,7	50 square feet	8 feet
	Pylon	1 per street frontage6,7	50 square feet	15 feet

 

Notes:

1.   Where more than one building attached sign is permitted, the maximum allowable sign area shall include the combined sign area of all non-exempt signs.

2.   A monument sign is permitted only for multi-family developments consisting of more than 4 units.

3.   Signs shall be either non-illuminated or externally illuminated.

4.   Maximum height as measured from ground surface to the top of the sign structure.

5.   For building-attached signs, the sign area shall be limited to the lesser of the following: maximum sign area or 35% of the wall area to which the sign is attached.

6.   The minimum street frontage for the installation of a monument sign shall be 135 linear feet and the minimum street frontage for the installation of a pylon sign shall be 150 linear feet.

7.   For an integrated development, monument and pylon signs may only be considered when included as part of an approved comprehensive sign program that is agreed upon by all affected property owners.

8.   The minimum parcel frontage for the installation of any sign shall be 200 linear feet. Parcels with less than 200 linear feet of frontage shall comply with the C-4 zoning district’s sign regulations.

9.   Parcels shall have a minimum land area of six acres to install a pylon sign. Separate but continuous parcels may combine to reach the minimum land area provided a recorded agreement, in a form approved by the city, is executed by the affected property owners.

10.   Parcels that meet the requirements for a pylon sign may have either a pylon sign or a monument sign along the affected frontage; however, both types of signs on the same frontage shall not be permitted.

11.   Buildings with 500 linear feet or more of building frontage and more than 400,000 square feet of gross floor area shall be allowed more than one sign provided the total combined sign area does not exceed the maximum permitted sign area.

12.   Tenant suites/spaces, within an integrated development, that encompass more than 24,999 square feet of gross floor area shall be allowed one primary sign and up to four (4) ancillary signs. The total combined sign area of all signs shall not exceed the maximum permitted sign area. Multiple line signs shall constitute one sign. When the installation of more than one sign conflicts with an approved Sign Program, the deviation shall be allowed without having to amend the Sign Program, with the written authorization of the property owner or property management company.

   (b)   Allowable Sign Area Calculation. The allowable sign area shall be calculated in one of two ways: 1) the sign area assigned to a particular use, or 2) the sign area as a ratio of the length of the primary building frontage for a particular use. Building-attached and freestanding sign area allowances are listed separately. For the purpose of the calculation, building-attached signs shall include all non-exempt wall, canopy, and projecting signs, including non-exempt flags. Similarly, monument signs shall include non-exempt monument signs and freestanding flagpoles with non-exempt flags. Unless otherwise specified, the maximum allowable sign area shall include the combined sign area of all non-exempt signs.

(Ord. 722, § 8, 2022; Ord. 717 § 8, 2021; Ord. 627, § 8, 2009; Ord. 624 § 9, 2008; Ord. 612 Exhibit A (part), 2008).