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TITLE 1 GENERAL
TITLE 2 MAYOR AND COUNCIL
TITLE 3 ADMINISTRATION
TITLE 4 POLICE DEPARTMENT
TITLE 5 MUNICIPAL COURT
TITLE 6 ANIMAL CONTROL
TITLE 7 BUILDING
TITLE 8 TRANSACTION PRIVILEGE TAX
TITLE 9 BUSINESS REGULATIONS
TITLE 10 HEALTH AND SANITATION
TITLE 11 OFFENSES
TITLE 12 TRAFFIC AND HIGHWAYS
TITLE 13 PARKS & RECREATION
TITLE 14 UTILITIES
TITLE 15 MARANA REGIONAL AIRPORT
TITLE 16 UTILITIES BOARD
TITLE 17 LAND DEVELOPMENT
TITLE 18 PUBLIC NUISANCE AND PROPERTY PRESERVATION
APPENDIX. TABLE OF REVISIONS
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17-10-16 Awning signs
A.   An awning sign shall be allowed in lieu of, or in conjunction with, a wall sign.
B.   Awning sign area shall be calculated as part of the allowable area for wall signage for any given elevation.
17-10-17 Directory signs
Directory signs are allowed in non-residential area developments and multi-family complexes subject to the following:
A.   Each sign premise shall be allowed one directory sign at each entrance on each street frontage.
B.   Sign height shall not exceed eight feet.
C.   Sign area shall not exceed 40 square feet.
D.   Signs shall be located at least 100 feet from any abutting street right-of-way unless a building or other structure blocks the sign’s visibility from the street.
17-10-18 Drive-through signs
A.   Drive-through signs may be freestanding or wall-mounted.
B.   Drive-through signs shall be limited to two signs per drive-through lane.
C.   Each drive-through sign shall be no greater than ten feet in height.
D.   Each drive-through sign shall be located adjacent to a drive-through lane.
E.   Drive-through signs may include electronic message displays subject to the requirements and limitations of section 17-10-19 (electronic message displays), except that the display may occupy the entire area of the sign face.
F.   Sound emitted by drive-through signs must not be audible from any residential property.
17-10-19 Electronic message displays
A.   Electronic message displays are permitted as an integral component of either of the following:
   1.   A permitted freestanding monument sign.
   2.   A sign type whose regulations refer to this section, subject to any additional limitations on electronic message signs set forth in the regulations for that sign type.
B.   Except as provided in section 17-10-18 (drive-through signs), electronic message displays may occupy up to 50% of the allowable area of a sign face.
C.   Electronic message displays may be full color and shall consist only of static messages that change not more frequently than once every 7.5 seconds.
D.   Electronic message display messages must transition by instant change method. Scrolling, travelling, flashing, full-motion video, use of sound, and similar operational effects are prohibited.
E.   Electronic message displays shall conform to the regulations of the outdoor lighting code.
F.   An electronic message display visible from an existing residential use shall be installed a minimum of 150 feet from the property line of the residential use.
17-10-20 Flags and flag poles
A.   Each sign-property may contain one flagpole bearing one or more flags, except as otherwise permitted under section 17-10-12 (planned sign programs) or section 17-10-37 (residential subdivision sign program).
B.   A flag pole shall not exceed a height of 25 feet when accessory to a residential use. In all other situations, a flag pole shall not exceed the higher of:
   1.   30 feet, or
   2.   1.25 times the height of any building within 200 feet of where the flagpole is to be constructed, but in any event not to exceed 50 feet.
C.   The length of a flag shall be no greater than one-fourth of the height of the flag pole.
D.   A flag shall not encroach beyond the sign-premises.
E.   A flag shall not create a safety hazard.
F.   A flag may be illuminated in conformance with the outdoor lighting code.
17-10-21 Freestanding interstate signs
Freestanding interstate signs shall be allowed only upon approval by the planning commission of a conditional use permit or a planned sign program and shall be subject to the following:
A.   A freestanding interstate sign may be allowed for commercial, industrial, or mixed-use sign-premises that are:
   1.   A minimum of one acre in size,
   2.   Within 250 feet of the interstate right-of-way or within 250 feet of the railroad right-of-way, and
   3.   Within 250 feet of the right-of-way of an arterial roadway intersecting the interstate.
B.   A freestanding interstate sign shall not exceed a height of 65 feet above the finished grade beneath the sign, exclusive of any filling, berming, mounding or landscaping done solely for the purpose of locating the sign.
C.   A freestanding interstate sign shall not exceed an area of 300 square feet.
D.   A freestanding interstate sign shall not be located within 500 feet of another freestanding interstate sign.
E.   A freestanding interstate sign shall be a minimum of 500 feet from the property line of any existing residential use.
F.   A freestanding interstate sign may include an electronic message display component subject to section 17-10-19 (electronic message displays).
17-10-22 Freestanding monument signs
A.   A freestanding monument sign shall be allowed in non-residential areas subject to the following:
   1.   One sign shall be allowed per street frontage of sign-premises provided that the sign-premises has a minimum street frontage of 100 feet.
   2.   Two signs shall be allowed per street frontage for sign-premises with 600 feet or more of street frontage, and more than one entrance to the sign-premises on that frontage. One additional freestanding monument sign shall be permitted for each additional 300 feet of street frontage with an additional entrance.
   3.   The sign area shall not exceed 40 square feet for a single tenant sign-premises.
   4.   The sign area for sign-premises occupied by two or more tenants shall not exceed 80 square feet.
   5.   The sign height shall not exceed eight feet.
   6.   A 25% increase in the area and/or height of a sign will be allowed for a sign of exceptional design as defined in subparagraph 17-10-3 A. 17 above.
   7.   A sign-premises containing two or more tenants shall be allowed an increase in the area and height of one freestanding monument sign per street frontage subject to the following:
      a.   One sign of increased area and height shall be allowed for each sign-premises street frontage exceeding 500 linear feet.
      b.   The sign area shall not exceed 150 square feet.
      c.   The sign height shall not exceed 20 feet.
      d.   The sign shall be constructed to the standards of exceptional design, as defined in subparagraph 17-10-3 A. 17 above, and shall not be allowed an increase in area or height.
   8.   The width of the base of a monument sign must be equal to or greater than 75% of the width of the sign face.
   9.   Signs shall be set back a minimum of five feet from any road right-of-way, and 30 feet from any residential area property line.
   10.   A freestanding monument sign shall be located at least 50 feet from any other freestanding monument sign.
B.   Multi-family residential complex containing 12 units or more, including apartments, condominiums, townhome complexes, manufactured home parks, recreational vehicle parks, and similar uses, shall be allowed a freestanding monument sign subject to the following:
   1.   One freestanding monument sign shall be allowed per street frontage of the sign-premises.
   2.   Signs shall not exceed 40 square feet in area and eight feet in height.
   3.   A 25% increase in the area and height of a sign will be allowed for a sign of exceptional design as defined in subparagraph 17-10-3 A. 17 above.
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