§ 10-6.13 SPECIAL USE SIGNS.

   Certain uses, because of their special sign needs or their allowance in residential as well as business or industrial districts, have been specifically listed in this section. Where such uses are approved, the sign standards allowed for such uses shall be found in the special use table as follows:

 

SPECIAL USE	LIMITATIONS AND SPECIAL CONDITIONS
Automobile/R.V. sales (new)	Primary freestanding identification sign based upon Table B of § 10-6.09(A)(1). One freestanding sign may be provided per separate new car showroom/sales facility. The minimum distance between freestanding signs shall be 300 feet, and a minimum distance to any adjacent property line shall be 50 feet.
	(a)   Freestanding signs for ancillary used car sales shall be no higher than 14 feet nor contain more than 36 square feet of sign area. One used car freestanding sign shall be allowed per site. The minimum distance between freestanding signs shall be the same as for new car sales. This sign area may be combined with the main dealership sign (maximum 136 square feet).
	(b)   Signs in or on vehicles shall be limited to 2 sq. ft. per vehicle.
	(c)   On-building signs at a rate not to exceed the area in Table E of § 10-6.09(B).
	(d)   Window signs: temporary signs only.

 

SPECIAL USE	LIMITATIONS AND SPECIAL CONDITIONS
Automobile/R.V. sales (used)	(a)   One freestanding identification sign based upon Table B of § 10-6.09(A)(1). A minimum distance from other freestanding signs shall be 100 feet, and a minimum distance to any adjacent property line shall be 50 feet.
	(b)   Signs in or on vehicles shall be limited to 2 sq. ft. per vehicle.
	(c)   On-building signs at a rate not to exceed the area in Table E of § 10-6.09(B).
Cemetery	One freestanding sign on each street frontage with a public entrance. Max. height 10 ft., max. area 30 sq. ft. Wall signs on the principal entrance not to exceed 12 sq. ft.
Changeable copy sign	(a)   Allowed only with the approval of a Conditional Use Permit by the Planning Commission.
	(b)   One per business or business center.
	(c)   Limited to on-site commercial messages only.
	(d)   Not permitted within 2,000 feet of any other changeable copy sign.
	(e)   When mounted on-building - all on-building signage (to include changeable copy sign) shall not exceed the total on-building signage allowed.
	(f)   When mounted on freestanding sign - all freestanding signage (to include changeable copy sign) shall not to exceed total freestanding signage allowed.
Church	(a)    Not exceeding 12 sq. ft. for directory signs.
	(b)    Not exceeding 32 sq. ft. in total sign area for freestanding signs per street frontage. One sign allowed per street frontage.
	(c)   Wall signs not to exceed one-quarter sq. ft. per foot of building frontage facing a street.
Day Care Facility	(a)   For uses conducted in single-family residential districts, no signage or indicia is allowed.
	(b)   For uses conducted in multifamily, no signage or indicia is allowed.
	(c)   For uses in commercial districts, signage shall be consistent with the provisions of § 10-6.09.

 

SPECIAL USE	LIMITATIONS AND SPECIAL CONDITIONS
Drive-in/drive-up/ drive-through uses	(a)   Drive-up/drive-in uses are subject to a conditional use permit.
	(b)   A formal sign review application shall be submitted and approved prior to installation of any signs.
	(c)   In addition to the sign area allowed under the commercial district regulations, drive-up restaurants shall be allowed one menu board per drive-up lane not to exceed 20 sq. ft. in area or six feet in height. Changeable copy is limited to the menu board.
	(d)   Each drive-up lane shall be permitted one preview board in conjunction with the menu board. The preview board shall not exceed 20 sq. ft. in area and not exceed six feet in height.
	(e)   The minimum distance from the center of the menu board to the center of any proposed preview board shall not be less than 25 feet.
	(f)   All menu boards and preview boards shall utilize low intensity illumination.
	(g)   All corporate advertising shall be eliminated from the menu and preview board.
	(h)   Menu and preview board shall not be visible from the street. Additional landscape areas or shrub plantings may be required to provide screening.
	(i)   Walk-up menu boards shall be limited to six or less sq. ft. in area in locations as approved under the conditional use permit. Carhop menu boards shall not exceed six square feet in area and shall be reviewed through the Conditional Use Permit process.
	(j)   Directional signs shall be textual in nature with no branding and/or logos incorporated into the sign design so as to direct (as opposed to distract) the motoring public. Directional signs shall be one foot high by two feet wide by three feet tall.
Freeway Sign	(a)   In addition to signs allowed by § 10-6.09 of this section, sites five acres in size or greater, located in the C1, C2, CH, I, and IP Zone Districts and adjacent to and visible from the travel lanes of State Route 99 or 145 are allowed one on-site freeway sign, subject to the following criteria:
	Acreage      Face area      Maximum height
	5-10 acres      200 square feet   20 feet
	10-20 acres      300 square feet   30 feet
	20 acres or more   400 square feet   40 feet
	(b)   The Director of Planning may grant a greater height up to a maximum height of 60 feet when the freeway sign provided for multiple tenant identification.
	(c)   A request to exceed the 40-foot height maximum shall be subject to a flag test to be performed by the applicant, with a member of city staff in attendance.
	(d)   On-building freeway identification signs are allowed with sign area to be calculated at one sq. ft. per each lineal foot of lease space for a major tenant (10,000 sq. ft. or greater) adjacent to or visible from the freeway, with a maximum on-building sign area not to exceed 200 square feet in area.

 

SPECIAL USE	LIMITATIONS AND SPECIAL CONDITIONS
Golf Courses	One freestanding sign per street frontage with vehicular access. Max. height, 10 ft., max. area, for frontages under 200 ft., 16 sq. ft., for frontages 201 feet or greater, 32 sq. ft.
Group Care Facilities	(a)   For uses conducted in single-family residential districts, no signage or indicia is allowed.
	(b)   For uses conducted in multifamily or commercial districts, one wall mounted sign per street frontage, not to exceed one sq. ft. per 10 ft. of lot frontage with a max. of 24 sq. ft.
Hotels/Motels	In addition to the signing allowed in the commercial districts, hotel/motel uses shall be entitled to one “vacancy-no vacancy” sign not to exceed five sq. ft. Said sign may be illuminated.
Marketing Window	(a)   Marketing windows are subject to the approval of a zoning administrator permit.
	(b)   A formal sign review application shall be submitted and approved prior to installation of any signs.
	(c)   Approved signage shall only be located on the back/rear walls of the marketing window.
	(d)   In all cases, marketing windows shall comply with the following dimensional criteria. Marketing windows shall be:
	(1)   At least three foot in depth.
	(2)   No greater than 50% of the width of the building elevation where they are located.
	(3)   No greater than 10 feet tall, and only on the ground floor of a building.
	(4)   Never result in greater than 10 times the total allowed on-building signage for a business per Table E of Section 10-6.09(B) or in excess of 1,000 square feet, whichever is less.
	(e)   In all cases, marketing windows shall comply with the following design criteria. Marketing windows shall:
	(1)   Only be illuminated from the front. All illumination shall be shielded and located within the marketing window vestibule.
	(2)   Not be illuminated after 12:00 midnight, or when the business is closed, whichever is later.
	(3)   Only display graphical elements and/or photographs representative of the goods and/or services offered within.
	(4)   Not function as a display window.
	(f)   No temporary window signage as allowed in MMC § 10-6.04(S) shall be placed on or within the marketing window.
Movie Theaters	(a)   One sq. ft. of sign area per lineal foot of building facing a public street not to exceed 100 sq. ft. per frontage.
	(b)   One freestanding sign not to exceed 30 sq. ft. for each theater screen up to a max. area of 200 sq. ft. and a max. height of 20 feet.
	(c)   Changeable copy may be employed for movie listings.
Outdoor Uses Temporary/ Seasonal	(a)   Temporary A-frame and I-frame signs may be used.
	(b)   Maximum total sign area shall not exceed 50 sq. ft.
	(c)   Individual signs shall be limited to 25 sq. ft. each with a maximum height of six feet, and shall not affect traffic or parking spaces.
	(d)   Total number of signs per street frontage shall be limited to one, and shall be approved by the Planning Director.
Outdoor Uses Other Than Temporary or Seasonal	Not exceeding one-half sq. ft. per front of lot or area for the use to a max of 50 sq. ft. and shall be approved by the Director of Planning.
Private Clubs and Lodges	To be determined with the Conditional Use Permit approval.
Private Parking Lots	(a)   One freestanding sign at each street entrance not to exceed 16 sq. ft. in area or six feet in height indicating the name and nature of the business, plus the means of operation or parking restrictions.
	(b)   The freestanding sign(s) may be mounted on a parking lot attendant structure in lieu of the freestanding sign(s).
Private Schools	To be determined with the Conditional Use Permit approval.
Public Uses	As approved by City Council for city uses.

 

SPECIAL USE	LIMITATIONS AND SPECIAL CONDITIONS
Service Stations (Gasoline Sales) including: Mini-Market/Gas Convenience Market With Gas Car-Wash/Gas Combinations (In addition to normal sign area, the following special purpose signs may be displayed)	(a)   Portable Outside Merchandise Display Stands allowed only with an approved Conditional Use Permit.
	(b)   Gasoline Price Signs: One permanently mounted freestanding price sign per street frontage, shall be allowed which list information for each grade of gasoline, type of service available and type of payment permitted, when there is a difference in price for each separate case. Said signs indicating a single price or a combination of prices shall not exceed a total area of 20 sq. ft., with a max. height of eight feet unless mounted on the freestanding business identification sign, in which case the height shall not exceed that specific to the permitted sign. Said sign(s) may be illuminated.
	(c)   In addition to the gasoline signs allowed under (b), one on-building gasoline price sign not to exceed 20 sq. ft may be displayed on one building frontage facing a street frontage.
Residential Subdivision Identification (permanent)	(a)   Residential. Freestanding signs shall be attached to a permanent structure designed for the purpose and located within the center island or on one side of the street at up to two entrances to a subdivision, subject to an approved encroachment permit when located within the public right-of-way.
	(b)   Sign(s) shall not exceed a height of eight feet nor 16 sq. ft. in area per sign, nor one sign per entrance.
	(c)   Such signs shall be approved with a tentative subdivision map.
Shopping Center (Major)	(a)   Major Shopping Center signage shall be approved through a conditional use permit approved by the Planning Commission.
	(b)   Such signage shall be consistent with the purpose and intent of this chapter.
Temporary Seasonal Sales Conducted Outdoors (Fireworks, Pumpkin, Christmas Tree, Agricultural Sales)	(a)   Maximum sign area shall not exceed 50 sq. ft. total.
	(b)   Individual signs shall be limited to 25 sq. ft. each with a maximum height of six feet, and shall not affect traffic or parking spaces.
	(c)   Total number of signs per street frontage shall be limited to one, and shall be approved by the Planning Director.

 

(Ord. 864 C.S., passed 11-4-09; Am. Ord. 892 C.S., passed 1-4-12)