(A) Adult material signs. Advertisements for businesses selling adult materials shall be limited to non-illuminated, flat-face signs attached to the building face, shall contain no further description other than “adult material” and shall be not larger than six square feet. Any other signage shall be limited to the store name, which shall contain no obscene, indecent or immoral innuendo.
(B) Community service board for local advertisement. At some future date, the community may designate a place/places and board/boards for local advertisement to accommodate local advertisement of yard sales and other personal sales, events, benefits and other related activities. The location will be determined in compliance with minimum setback regulations.
(C) Off-premises signs. Off-premises signs shall be limited to real estate and political signage on a general basis. Billboards and other off-premises signs shall require a conditional use permit.
(D) Signs extending over sidewalks. Signs extending over sidewalks shall be allowed in the CBD (Central Business District), shall not extend five feet beyond the building face and shall be at least 12 feet above the sidewalk, measuring from the bottom of the sign.
(E) Sidewalk signs. Sidewalk signs are not allowed in any zoning district except on a permit basis. Performance standards for sidewalk signs shall be as follows:
(1) Maximum size shall be 30 inches wide by 48 inches tall;
(2) Cannot block pedestrian traffic;
(3) Can be placed not closer than 20 feet to a side street, corner or any driveway; and
(4) Must be removed at the closure of the business day and for snow removal.
(F) Rooftop signs. Rooftop signs which exceed the highest point of a roof or parapet wall are prohibited.
(G) Other signs. All other signs not provided for herein shall be by conditional use only.
Description | Time Limit | Maximum Size | Maximum Height | Number Allowed | Permitted Zones |
Description | Time Limit | Maximum Size | Maximum Height | Number Allowed | Permitted Zones |
Commercial** | None | See formula below | 30 feet | See formula below | Commercial zones |
Construction | During active construction | 20 square feet | 8 feet | 1 per building site | All |
Home occupation * | None | 6 square feet | 8 feet | 1 per residence | Residential zones |
Institutional | None | 60 square feet | 8 feet | 1 per frontage | C-1, C-2, CBD, LO |
Political | 60 days before and 14 days after election | 9 square feet | 8 feet | 3 per building lot or building | All |
Portable | 120 days per calendar year | 30 square feet | 8 feet | 1 per site | Commercial zones |
Real estate | None | 6 square feet | 8 feet | 1 per property | All |
Notes to Table: *Also see performance standards, home occupations. **Computation formula: The total square footage of all commercial signage per site shall not exceed 2.5 times the lineal feet of the building frontage, or 2 times the lineal feet of the building frontage plus 1.0 times the lot frontage exclusive of the building frontage, whichever calculation is greater. Frontage shall be the side of the building facing the street address for the business. | |||||
(Prior Code, § 17.60.030) Penalty, see § 153.999