17.52.060 PERMANENT ON-SITE SIGN REQUIREMENTS.

   Table 17.52.060-1 (Allowed Permanent On-Site Sign Standards) lists the development standards for all permanent on-site signs based on use type and zoning district, as well as allowed sign type. Table 17.52.060-2 (Allowed Permanent On-Site Sign Area) lists the allowed areas for all sign types. As identified in Sections 17.12.090 (Sign Permit), 17.12.100 (Creative Sign Program), and 17.12.110 (Sign Program), a sign permit is required before any of the sign types listed herein are installed, erected, or otherwise established. Only those signs that may be permitted are listed. The following general requirements apply to permanent on-site signs:

   A.   Minimal Illumination. Where illumination of a sign is allowed under this title, such illumination may be achieved by any method that minimizes glare onto neighboring or abutting property, such as from behind the sign (e.g., light source behind the face of the sign, such as with the opaque, non-transparent face of channel letters; silhouette halo illumination behind letters) or by a low-level spotlight. In the case of electronic message signs, this standard is not applicable and, in such instances, the illumination level shall be such that the intensity of the illumination is appropriate based upon the level of lighting of the surrounding environment (e.g., illumination by the sun or moon during day, dusk, night time, and dawn) through the use of such means as light meters and programmed illumination regulation or LEDs that are designed to limit the spread of light.

   B.   Sign Area Allowance. Generally, there is a maximum allowed sign area for each type of sign. In some instances, there is also a maximum combined sign area for all signs in that type of development. Where this is the case, the collective maximum allowed sign area is determined based upon the overall gross square footage of the individual establishment as described in Table 17.52.060-2 (Allowed Permanent On-Site Sign Standards).

TABLE 17.52.060-1
ALLOWED PERMANENT ON-SITE SIGN STANDARDS

Sign Type (1)		Maximum Number Permitted	Maximum Area, Individually	Maximum Area, Total	Maximum Height	Minimum Setback from ROW (2)	Illumination Allowed
Permanent Subdivision Identification Signs
Freestanding sign, project identification	Monument or on fence/wall not in ROW	2/entrance	24 sq. ft.	n/a	6 sq. ft.	5 ft.	Yes
Multiple-family Residential Signs
Freestanding sign, project identification		1/entrance	25 sq. ft.	n/a	8 ft.	10 ft.	Yes
Nonresidential Signs
Freestanding Signs	Monument sign	1/frontage	100 sq. ft.	See Table 17.52.060-2	6 ft.	10 ft.	Yes
	Pylon sign(3)	1/frontage	200 sq. ft.		35 ft. (4)	15 ft.	Yes
	Pole Sign (5)	1/frontage	60 sq. ft.		25 ft.	10 ft.	Yes
Building Attached Signs	Wall sign (6)	No Maximum	None		Roofline(7)	-	Yes
	Window sign (8)		None		-		No

 

Notes:

   (1)   All monuments, mechanical sculptures, sculptures, service club signs, and any other unique sign type not allowed through these requirements shall only be allowed pursuant to approval of a creative sign program.

   (2)   Must be located outside the clear vision triangle.

   (3)   Freestanding pylon signs shall only be permitted as part of a sign program or creative sign program.

   (4)   Applications for pylon signs along Highway Eighty (80) may be approved up to a maximum height of seventy-five (75) feet with a maximum sign area of seven hundred and fifty (750) square feet as part of a creative sign program (CSP), uniform sign program (USP), or application.

   (5)   A pole sign shall only be permitted when the Community Development Director determines that otherwise permissible freestanding monument or pylon sign would not be sufficiently visible due to obstructions or where there is no space in which to place the sign between the sidewalk and building.

   (6)   No individual wall sign shall exceed twenty-five percent (25%) of the building frontage; further, no individual projecting sign shall exceed thirty (30) square feet of area per side.

   (7)   In the case of a mansard roof, the sign may be incorporated in the roof if such sign is an integral part of the design of the building.

   (8)   Window signs may not occupy more than twenty percent (20%) of the individual window area. The void rule shall apply when calculating the area of the window sign when it is stenciled on the window pane, as established in Subsection 17.52.090.E (Determination and Measurement of Sign Area).

TABLE 17.52.060-2
ALLOWED PERMANENT ON-SITE SIGN AREA

 

TOTAL AREA OF ESTABLISHMENT	MAXIMUM TOTAL SIGN AREA PERMITTED (1)
0 - 2,500 sq. ft.	200 sq. ft.
2,501 - 5,000 sq. ft.	250 sq. ft.
5,001 - 7,500 sq. ft.	300 sq. ft.
7,501 - 10,000 sq. ft.	400 sq. ft.
10,001 - 30,000 sq. ft.	450 sq. ft.
30,001 and over	500 sq. ft.

 

Notes:

   (1)   Establishments with more than one (1) frontage may have an additional 20% of total sign area in addition to the amount provided here. (Ord. 2010-02 § 1 (part), 2010)