A. Awning And Canopy Signs: Signs on awnings and canopies must meet the following standards:
1. Materials: Awning and canopy coverings shall be made of Sunbrella or other similar material. Materials with a glossy finish are not allowed.
2. Signs On Awnings: Signs shall be limited to street level businesses only (see subsection A3, figure 8 of this section). Signage on an awning shall be limited to forty percent (40%) of the awning. Translucent letters or accents sewn into awnings are permitted.
3. Canopies: No sign shall be constructed or placed on top of the roof of any canopy. Translucent letters or accents sewn into opaque canvas or acrylic coverings are permitted up to forty percent (40%) of a canopy face (see figure 8 of this subsection A3).
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4. Illumination Of Awnings Or Canopies: Illumination of awnings and canopies with signage shall be external. Backlit awnings may be used in conjunction with other site lighting for lighting walkways, entrances, and other pedestrian safety improvements.
5. Signs On Awnings Or Canopies In Combination With Wall Signs: Combinations of signs on awnings or canopies with wall signs are permitted. If a combination of awning/canopy and wall signage will be used, the signage on the awning/canopy shall be limited to twenty five percent (25%).
B. Directional Or Instructional Signs: These signs must meet the following standards:
1. On-Premises: Signs must be located entirely on-premises.
2. Height: Signs shall not exceed four feet (4') in height (see figure 9 of this subsection B2).
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3. Size: Signs shall not exceed eight (8) square feet in area.
4. Number: The number of signs shall be determined during site plan review. In general, the signs allowed should be the minimum required for safe circulation of traffic within a development.
C. Marquee Signs: These signs must meet the following standards:
1. Signs may not extend more than eight feet (8') from the building face and maintain a minimum eight foot (8') clearance above grade (see figure 10 of this subsection C1).
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2. The color, style, size, scale, and proportion of the sign should enhance the exterior of the building.
3. The sign face area shall be determined within a specific zoning district.
4. Combinations of marquee signs and wall signs are permitted; however, signage requirements within a specific zoning district will apply.
D. Menu Boards: Menu boards for drive-in and drive-up window restaurants must meet the following standards:
1. Two (2) freestanding or wall mounted menu boards are allowed per business and may be located not less than ten feet (10') from the street property line (see figure 11 of this subsection D1);
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2. Maximum area may not exceed thirty two (32) square feet per sign;
3. Maximum sign height may not exceed eight feet (8') for freestanding menu signs;
4. The changing of copy within these signs does not require a permit;
5. Signs may not impair traffic visibility.
E. Monument/Ground Signs:
1. Requirements: Monument/ground signs are allowed in all Office, Commercial and Manufacturing, and Business Park Zoning Districts provided that these signs comply with the following provisions:
a. Minimum sign setback from the front and side yard property line on a corner lot is five feet (5'). Minimum interior side yard setback is two feet (2') from property line;
b. The sign must be set back a minimum of fifteen feet (15') from any driveway or traffic access and the sign may not impair traffic visibility;
c. The sign must be incorporated into the site landscaping design;
d. The sign may not exceed six feet (6') in height from the top back of curb on the public street (see figure 12 of this subsection E1d). On corner lots, the sign may not exceed four feet (4') in height from curb grade or street grade if located within the twenty five foot (25') triangular clear vision area (see subsection 17.48.110C2, figure 1 of this chapter). Signs placed within bermed areas may have an additional inch of overall height for each vertical inch of berm directly under the sign. In such cases the entire frontage must have existing or equal berming treatment, and the sign shall not exceed an overall height of eight feet (8') (see figure 12 of this subsection E1d).
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e. Signs must be permanently mounted on foundations and footings which conform to the International Building Code.
f. The base of a monument sign shall be a minimum of one foot (1') in height and shall be constructed of materials and colors that match the building or use. The base shall run the entire horizontal length of the sign and shall contain no sign copy. The base shall be designed to blend in with any proposed berming or contouring of the property.
g. The sign area of a monument sign shall not exceed five feet (5') in vertical height.
h. The sign area of a monument sign shall not exceed fifty (50) square feet.
i. Planned commercial centers, pad buildings, and buildings not associated with a planned commercial center are allowed a monument sign on each associated street frontage. However, the signs must be separated by at least one hundred feet (100') as measured diagonally across the property from center to center of both signs and shall be no closer than one hundred feet (100') to any other sign (monument, pylon, pole) located on the same frontage (see figure 13 of this subsection E1i).
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2. Area: The total area of monument/ground signs may not exceed the area restrictions imposed for on-site signs.
3. Planned Commercial Centers:
a. Monument signs may have a logo/identification theme as part of the sign.
b. The area of the sign is determined by the length of the frontage of any freestanding buildings and contiguous parcels included within the planned commercial center.
(1) Pad Building Within A Planned Commercial Center: The freestanding building lot must be contiguous to a major arterial street and have at least one hundred feet (100') of street frontage to have a monument sign.
(2) Building Not Associated With A Planned Commercial Center: A building not associated with a planned commercial center is allowed one monument sign provided that the parcel has at least fifty feet (50') of street frontage and can locate the sign per the above standards.
F. Pylon Signs: The standards for the use of pylon signs are as follows:
1. Area Standards: A pylon sign may not exceed one and one-half (11/2) square feet of sign area for each linear foot of street frontage, with no sign exceeding a total sign area of one hundred fifty (150) square feet per side (a maximum of 2 sides are allowed). Each sign must be part of an approved sign theme (see figure 14 of this subsection F1). Reader boards, changeable copy areas, and electronic message centers are not allowed.
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2. Height Standards: The maximum height of a pylon sign is twenty five feet (25') above pavement grade or ground level.
3. Location Standards: A pylon sign must be located within the required setback area from property line, with a minimum sign setback from all property lines of two feet (2') from the outside edge of a sign. A pylon sign must be at least two hundred feet (200') away from a Residential Zoning District and separated by at least two hundred feet (200') from any other pylon sign. No pylon sign shall be allowed for any project or parcel that has less than one hundred feet (100') of linear public street frontage.
4. Support Standards: Pylon signs must have structural supports covered or concealed with pole covers (pylon covers). The cover must utilize materials and be architecturally compatible to the buildings or development to which it is associated.
G. Projecting Signs: A detached sign may not project over a public right-of-way. An attached sign may project over a public right-of-way a distance of not more than two feet (2'). No sign may project over a public right-of-way except those placed flat against a building.
1. A sign may be placed below and may be supported by an architectural projection of a building when the projection is designed to carry the additional weight of the sign.
2. Any sign attached to or located on an architectural projection may not be located less than eight feet (8') above a walkway, surfaced area, or ground level below the sign.
3. There must be a minimum horizontal distance of twenty feet (20') between signs suspended perpendicular to a building face (see figure 15 of this subsection G3).
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4. Signs suspended parallel to a building face may not exceed fifteen percent (15%) of the first-floor elevation of the business.
H. Pedestal Signs: The standards for the use of pedestal signs are as follows:
1. Planned Center On Parcels Less Than Seven Acres: No pedestal signs are allowed, only monument signs or pole signs.
2. Planned Center On Parcels Of Seven Acres Or More: The Planning Commission may approve one pedestal sign per project. No pedestal sign shall be allowed for any project or parcel that has less than two hundred feet (200') of linear public street frontage.
3. Planned Centers On Parcels Of Twenty Acres Or More: The Planning Commission may approve two (2) pedestal signs per project. A pedestal sign must be separated by a minimum of five hundred feet (500') from any other pedestal sign. No pedestal sign shall be allowed for any project or parcel that has less than two hundred feet (200') of linear public street frontage.
4. Area Standards: A pedestal sign may not exceed one and one- half (11/2) square feet of sign area for each linear foot of street frontage, with no sign exceeding a total sign area of three hundred (300) square feet per side (a maximum of 2 sides are allowed). Each sign must be part of an approved sign theme or integrated architecturally with the buildings. Reader boards, changeable copy areas, and electronic message centers shall not exceed seventy five percent (75%) of the total sign copy area of the sign (see figure 16 of this subsection H4).
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5. Height Standards: The maximum height of a pedestal sign is thirty five feet (35') above pavement grade or ground level. On properties adjacent to freeways, where the sign is freeway oriented, maximum sign height may be determined from freeway grade.
6. Sign Clearance: The minimum sign clearance from grade to the bottom of a pedestal sign is eight feet (8').
7. Vertical Structural Supports: The minimum distance between vertical structural supports is two feet (2').
8. Location Standards: A pedestal sign must be located within the required setback area from property line, with a minimum sign setback from all property lines of two feet (2') from the outside edge of a sign. A pedestal sign must be at least three hundred feet (300') away from a residential use.
9. Support Standards: Pedestal signs must have structural supports covered or concealed with pole covers (pedestal covers). The covers must utilize materials which are architecturally compatible to the buildings or development to which it is associated.
10. Sign Consolidation: An existing planned center that meets the requirements of the Sign Code will be required to remove existing detached signs if a pedestal sign is requested and approved by the Planning Commission.
11. Conditional Use: On-premises pedestal signs which include an electronic message center require conditional use approval by the Planning Commission within a planned center.
I. Wall Or Flat Signs: Signs placed flat against a building must be erected parallel thereto and the outside face of the sign may not extend more than two feet (2') from the wall of the buildings except as allowed for electric awning signs. Signs may project over a public right-of-way a distance not exceeding two feet (2') and may not be less than eight feet (8') above the sidewalk.
1. Wall Or Flat Signs:
a. Location Standards: Wall signs must meet the following location standards:
(1) They must be located on a wall under complete control by the tenant applying for the sign permit.
(2) They shall not cover architectural features or elements on the building.
(3) No part of the sign or the sign structure shall project above or below the highest or lowest part of the wall upon which the sign is mounted or painted (see figure 17 of this subsection I1a(3)).
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(4) Businesses which back directly onto residential areas may be allowed non-illuminated signs on the rear of the building.
b. Design Standards: Wall or flat signs must meet the following design standards:
(1) Signs should generally blend with the surrounding natural and manmade environment, (e.g., color, scale, size, style, proportion) to enhance the exterior of the building and not place too much bulk and external distractions on it.
(2) Signs with changeable copy, reader boards, or electronic message capability are not allowed.
(3) Signs shall not project more than two feet (2') from the wall to which they are attached.
c. Area Standards, Single Tenant Buildings: The area of signage allowed on a wall shall be based on the dimensions of the exterior wall under complete control by the tenant applying for a sign permit and under the following guidelines:
(1) Signage which utilizes shaped or layered cabinet signs or with three dimensional faces and/or individual letters may not occupy more than twenty percent (20%) of any wall or building elevation.
(2) Signage which utilizes flat, non-dimensional cabinet signs with 90-degree corners may not occupy more than ten percent (10%) of any wall or building elevation.
d. Area Standards, Multi-Tenant Buildings:
(1) Ground floor tenants which have direct access from grade into their tenant space may utilize the standards specified for single tenant buildings above.
(2) Tenants who access their space through a common entrance(s) or tenants above ground level are not allowed to have individualized wall signs on the exterior of the building. They must be located on a directory sign located next to or within the common entrance of the building. If located on an exterior wall, such directory signs may not exceed twelve (12) square feet.
(3) In addition to ground floor tenant signs allowed above, buildings with more than two (2) stories are required to have a building identification sign. All wall signs must comply with the Planning Commission approved signage plan for the building. (Ord. 19-14)