1185.04 DESIGN STANDARDS.
Signs, as permitted in all use districts except those signs permitted under Section 1185.09, shall be designed to be compatible in character and style with regard to materials, color and size of the building, other signs designed or located on the same building, and other signs on adjoining buildings in order to produce an overall unified effect, and in accordance with the standards set forth in this section. Signs shall be reviewed with respect to each of the provisions of this section and shall require approval by the Architectural Review Board, except for those signs permitted under Section 1185.09.
(a) Continuity. Signs shall be considered in relationship to their surrounding environment and, if seen in series, should have a continuity of design and be complimentary to adjacent structures, signs and landscaping.
(b) Style, Design and Color. The style, design and color of a sign shall be generally consistent throughout the particular development involved and be compatible to adjacent structures.
(c) Lettering. The lettering on a sign shall be large enough to be easily read but not overly large or out of scale with the building upon which it is placed. An excessive amount of information on signs, where a visual clutter could create a potential safety hazard to motorists or pedestrians, shall not be permitted. All letters, figures, characters or representations in cut-out or irregular form maintained in conjunction with, attached to or superimposed upon any sign shall be safely and securely built or attached to the sign structure. Trademarked logos shall be permitted.
(d) Materials. Signs shall be fabricated on and out of materials which are of good quality, good durability and complimentary to the building of which they become part.
(1) Every permitted sign shall be securely attached to the building, walls, marquees or structures using suitable supports, metal anchors, bolts or braces, and the working stresses of fastenings shall not exceed one quarter of their ultimate strengths.
(2) Wall signs attached to exterior walls of solid masonry or concrete shall be safely and securely attached to same by metal anchors, bolts or lead expansion anchors of not less than three-eighths inch in diameter and shall be imbedded to manufacturer's required depth for device used.
A. No wooden blocks or anchorage with wood used in connection with screws, nails, spikes or staples shall be considered proper anchorage.
B. Wall signs attached to wood walls may be supported by lag screws of not less than one-fourth inch in diameter, but shall be of size and length to support load involved.
(e) Structural Design. Any graphic, sign structure, or canopy as defined in this chapter, shall be designed and constructed to withstand a wind pressure of not less than thirty pounds per square foot of net surface area, allowing for wind from any direction, and shall be constructed to withstand loads as required in the Building Code. Signs shall not extend above parapets. The construction, bracing, anchorage and support of permanent signs shall be in accordance with the requirements of the Building Code of the Municipality and of this chapter.
(f) Relation to Traffic Devices. Signs shall not be erected so as to obstruct sight lines along any public way, traffic control lights, street name signs at intersections or street sight lines. Signs visible from the sight lines along a street shall not contain an arrow or words such as "stop", "go", "slow", etc., and the movement, content, coloring or manner of illumination shall not resemble highway traffic signs or interfere with the sight lines of a traffic signal.
(g) Other Safety Requirements. No sign shall be erected or placed so that any part thereof shall be within a fifteen foot distance of public utility electric conductors, carrying not more than 600 volts, and for conductors carrying more than 600 volts, not within a distance of thirty feet of such conductors, except that this provision shall not apply to electric conductors which serve the sign.
(Ord. 2019-09. Passed 4-15-19.)