Within any R residential zone, signs are allowed as follows:
A. For each single-family home or duplex, one sign not exceeding a combined area of one square foot for each occupancy. Such a sign shall not be subject to the permit requirements of this chapter.
B. For rooming and boarding houses, one unilluminated, attached sign, for each street frontage, not exceeding twelve (12) square feet in area.
C. For a meeting place at which the public or membership groups are assembled regularly or occasionally, including churches or faith congregations, auditoriums, stadiums, and similar places of assembly, one sign, which may be attached or detached, not exceeding twenty-four (24) square feet in area for each street frontage, plus one additional attached sign not exceeding eight square feet in area. The square footage totals shall not be combined into one sign. A detached sign shall be a monument type sign, which may be placed in the landscaped setback area but must be located farther than ten (10) feet from the public right-of-way. The height of the monument sign shall not exceed six feet.
D. For multifamily uses, one sign not exceeding twelve (12) square feet in area per each street frontage. Signs may be attached or detached, however, detached signs must meet the following requirements:
1. For multifamily uses, one detached sign is allowed at each major entrance into the development. No more than one detached sign is allowed per street frontage. For corner lots, a detached sign may be substituted for a street frontage and placed within the landscaped setback area at the street corner. Placement of said corner detached sign shall adhere to the visibility requirements for corner lots in the Planning and Development Code.
2. A detached sign shall be a monument type sign or incorporated into a low profile decorative entry wall(s).
3. The height of the monument sign shall not exceed six feet.
4. The detached sign(s) may be placed in the landscape setback area; however, it must be located farther than ten (10) feet from the public right-of-way.
5. The primary material of the monument base or wall shall be decorative masonry such as brick, split face concrete block, stucco, or similar material which compliments the design of the main building(s).
6. Backlit canned plastic signs are not allowed.
7. If the detached sign is placed on a free-standing monument base, a double-faced sign is allowed. If the detached sign is affixed flat against an entry wall, one single-faced sign on each side of the driveway is allowed.
E. For all other nonresidential uses, two signs are allowed for each street frontage not exceeding a total of sixteen (16) square feet in area. Attached signs shall be placed flat against a building or designed as part of an architectural feature thereof. No height limit is specified for signs placed flat against the wall of a building or for other attached signs provided all other provisions of this chapter are complied with. Any detached sign shall be a monument type sign. The height of the monument sign shall not exceed six feet. The detached sign may be placed in the landscaped setback area; however, it must be located farther than ten (10) feet from the public right-of-way.
F. All illuminated signs in the residential zones, including bulletin boards, shall be indirectly illuminated. Directly illuminated signs are prohibited unless authorized by a zoning administrator's conditional use permit issued in accordance with Article XIV of this chapter. (Ord. 2016-0010 § 4; Ord. 2013-0021 § 59; prior code § 3.04.061)