6-15-4: SIGN REGULATIONS:

Table 15.A of this section identifies signs that are permitted in each zone district. In addition to the regulations contained in table 15.A of this section, all signs must be in conformance with all other provisions of this title.

   TABLE 15.A

   SIGN REGULATIONS BY LAND USE CATEGORY

Class			Type	Maximum Number	Maximum Sign Area	Maximum Sign Height	Location	Illumination Allowed	Remarks
A.	Signs permitted in residential (RS, R-1, R-2, R-3) districts:
	Nameplate		Wall or door	1 per occupied unit	2 sq. ft.	Below eave line	Wall or door	No	Shall identify only the name and/or address of the occupant.
	Apartment identification		Wall or monument	1 per street frontage	12 sq. ft.	Below eave line for wall sign and 4 ft. for monument sign1	5 ft. setback from property line	May be illuminated only in R-2 and R-3 districts	Shall only identify the apartment complex by name and address.
	Institutional signs		Wall or monument	1 per use	24 sq. ft.	Below eave line for wall sign and 4 ft. for monument sign1	10 ft. setback from front and 5 ft. setback from side property line	Yes	Name of institution only. May incorporate changeable copy.
	Neighborhood identification		Wall or monument	2 per major entrance	48 sq. ft.	4 ft.	At major entrances to project/ neighborhood or residential subdivision of 5 or more dwelling units	Yes	Copy limited to project/neighborhood name only. Allowed only if maintenance responsibility assigned to community association.
	Mobilehome park identification		Wall or monument	1 per street frontage up to 2 per major entrance	24 sq. ft.	10 ft. for wall; 4 ft. for monument1	10 ft. setback from property line	Yes
	Project identification sign, temporary		Freestanding (on site)	2 for subdivisions more than 5 acres, otherwise 1 sign	76 sq. ft.	15 ft.	10 ft. setback from any street. Located on the site of the project/subdivision	No	All signs shall be removed within 30 days after the sale/rental of the last unit in the project. Refer to section 6-15-10 of this chapter for regulations pertaining to off site subdivision signs.
	Pedestrian project directory		Wall or freestanding	To be determined by the planning director	4 sq. ft.	5 ft.	May not be located in any required setback	Yes	To identify tenants and provide directions to individual units.
	Real estate:
		Residential	Freestanding	1 per residence	6 sq. ft.	5 ft.	Within the subject property	No	Copy limited to the sale, rent or lease of the subject property. Refer to subsection 6-15-5(B) of this chapter.
		Subdivision, on site commercial real estate signs and kiosks (refer to section 6-15-10 of this chapter)
B.	Signs permitted for office buildings in commercial (DC, GC) districts:
	Business identification (single tenant)		Wall or monument	1 each per street or parking frontage	1/2 sq. ft. of sign area per linear foot of building fronting on a street, 24 sq. ft. maximum	Below eave line for wall sign and 4 ft. for monument1	May not be located in a required setback area	Yes
	Building identification (multiple tenant)		Wall	1 per tenant per street frontage	1/2 sq. ft. of sign area per linear foot of building fronting on a street, 40 sq. ft. maximum	Below eave line	Wall or canopy	Yes	Copy shall pertain only to the name and/or address of the building. Illumination shall be reverse backlit, channel lit or indirectly illuminated.
			Monument	1 per street frontage	1/2 sq. ft. of sign area per linear foot of building fronting on a street, 40 sq. ft. maximum	4 ft.1	Shall be set back 5 ft. from property line	Yes	Copy shall pertain only to the name and/or address of the building. Illumination shall be reverse backlit, channel lit or indirectly illuminated.
	Center identification (multiple tenant)		Wall or monument	1 per each street frontage	100 sq. ft.	Below eave line for a wall sign, 15 ft. for a freestanding sign and 4 ft. for a monument sign1	Shall be setback 5 ft. minimum from property line	Yes	Copy shall pertain only to the name and/or address of the center and/or tenants of the center. Planter base or landscaped area to be provided equal to 4 times the area of 1 face of the sign.
	Pedestrian business directory (multiple tenant)		Wall or monument sign	To be determined by the planning director	15 sq. ft.	6 ft. for monument; below eave line for wall sign	May not be located in any required setback	Yes	To identify tenants and provide directions to individual establishments.
	Nameplate		Wall	1 per tenant	4 sq. ft.		Adjacent to primary entrance of each tenant		Copy limited to name and address of each tenant.
	Window signs		Window	1 per window	25% of window area			No
	Institutional signs		Wall or monument	1 per use	15 sq. ft.	4 ft. for monu-ment1 below eave line for wall sign	Not in setback area	Yes
	High rise buildings (4 stories or more):
		Building identification	Wall sign	2 per building	300 sq. ft.	To be determined by city council upon recommendation of planning director	Above the windows of the highest floor and below the eave line	Yes	Copy is limited to 1 company name and/or address per building. Company logos may be used in combination with letters. Signs shall be designed to be compatible with the architecture of the buildings.
		Secondary tenant identification	Wall sign	4 per building	22 sq. ft. maximum per sign. Maximum letter height 18"	Below the second floor, or 20 ft. whichever is less	Near the entrance of the tenants they identify	Yes
		Center or project	Monument	1 per street frontage	40 sq. ft.	4 ft.1	At main entrance	Yes	Shall contain only the name and/or tenants of the center, project and/or tenants of the center.
	Temporary signs same as temporary signs allowed in commercial districts
C.	Signs (nonoffice) permitted in commercial (DC, GC) districts:
	Single tenant sites - not part of a center:
		Business identification	Wall or canopy	1 single face sign per building per street or parking lot frontage. Maximum 3 signs per business	1 sq. ft. of sign area per each linear foot of building fronting on a street. 75 sq. ft. maximum. Sign area in MC, otherwise 100 sq. ft. maximum. In addition, 1 sq. ft. of sign per each linear foot of the buildings rear elevation if a public entrance is provided from a rear street, alley, or parking lot, 50 sq. ft. maximum	May not project above the eave line	May be located on parapet or canopy	Yes	Allowable aggregate wall sign area shall exclude areas of allowed window signs.
		Business identification	Projecting	1 double face sign per frontage	25 sq. ft. maximum per face	May not extend beyond eave line	May only be attached to the building to which the copy relates	Yes	Authorized in lieu of a wall sign. Authorized only where no building setback is required.
		Business identification	Window	1 sign per window	30% of the glass area upon which the sign is located		Window lettering permitted on interior or exterior of glass window or door	Yes	Allowable aggregate wall sign area shall exclude areas of allowable wall signs.
		Business identification	Monument	1 double face sign per street frontage	24 sq. ft. in NC, 32 sq. ft. in DC and GC	4 ft.1	Must not create traffic hazard at corners or driveways	Yes	May not be located within 5 ft. of public right of way.
		Business identification (GC only)	Freestanding	1 double face sign per development	100 sq. ft. per face	25 ft. for freestanding	Must be located in landscaped area	Yes	Site must be adjacent to an arterial street or highway, or be within 1,000 ft. of a freeway centerline.
		Drive-through restaurants	Menu boards	2 per site	30 sq. ft.	7 ft.	Shall not be located so as to be a hazard for driveway or corner radius	Yes	Shall face away from the street.
	Multiple tenant sites- shopping centers:
		Business identification	Wall or canopy	1 single face per tenant per street or parking lot frontage. Maximum 2 signs per business	1 sq. ft. of sign area per each linear foot of building fronting on a street. Not to exceed 75 sq. ft. In addition, 1 sq. ft. of sign area per each linear foot of the buildings rear elevation if a public entrance is provided from a rear street or parking lot. Not to exceed 50 ft.	May not project above the eave line	May be located on parapet or canopy	Yes	All shopping centers shall develop a coordinated sign program for all tenants and uses in accordance with the requirements of this title. Allowable aggregate wall sign area shall exclude allowable window area used for signs. A center is one in which businesses and structures are designed in an integrated and interrelated development. Such design is independent of the number of structures, lots or parcels making up the center.
		Business identification	Window	1 sign per window	30% of the glass area upon which the sign is located		Window lettering permitted on interior or exterior of glass window or door	No, except signs constructed of neon tube letters	Allowable aggregate of window sign area shall exclude areas of allowable wall signs.
		Business identification	Under marquee	1 per entrance (double face)	6 sq. ft. per face		Below eave line and beneath canopy or marquee with 7 ft. clearance from sidewalk level to lowest point of sign		Signs shall be uniform in color and design for all tenant identification within the center.
		Business identification	Monument	1 double face	25 sq. ft. per face	4 ft.1	Shall be set back a minimum of 5 ft. from front or side property lines	Yes	Authorized for detached single business in structure of not less than 5,000 sq. ft.
		Center identification	Freestanding	1 double face per each street frontage	75 sq. ft. per face	Sign shall not exceed the height of the structure it identifies or 20 ft., whichever is less	Shall be located in landscaped area; not be located to be a traffic hazard	Yes	Sign may identify center and major tenants. Vertical clearance of 10 ft. required for freestanding signs projecting over vehicular passageway.
		Center identification (freeway or highway)	Freestanding	1 double face sign per center	125 sq. ft. per face	35 ft., unless a flag test or other suitable mechanism determines that a greater height is required due to vegetation or other factors that adversely detract from the 35 ft. provision	Must be located in landscaped area; may not obscure another sign when viewed from a freeway or highway	Yes	Center site must be adjacent to the right of way of a highway or within 1,000 ft. of a freeway centerline. Signs shall be constructed, erected and maintained to ensure integration with the surrounding environment and land uses, and shall be directed away from residential land use districts. Sign text shall be limited to the name of business. Consolidation of multiple business names or logos shall be encouraged in order to reduce the number of signs. Signs shall be serviced by underground utility connection. Signs shall advertise only businesses that are located within 1,000 ft. of a freeway centerline.
		Center identification (all cases)	Monument	1 double face	25 sq. ft. per face	4 ft. above grade1	Shall be set back a minimum of 5 ft. from front or side property lines	Yes	Sign may identify center, address of center and major tenants.
		Drive-through restaurants	Menu boards	2 per site	30 sq. ft.	7 ft.	Shall not be located so as to be a hazard for driveway or corner radius	Yes	Shall face away from the street.
	Service station:
		Service station identification	Wall	1 per street frontage maximum 2	10% of building face not to exceed 50 sq. ft.	Not above eave line or 20 ft., whichever is less		Yes	A combination of monument and wall may be used, but no more than a total of 3 signs. The monument sign shall be designed to include the identity of the station. Price signs are allowed in accordance with state regulations.
			Monument	1 per street frontage maximum 2	36 sq. ft. per face	4 ft.
		Special service signs	Wall or ground	1 for each pump island, not to exceed a total of 4 per station	2 sq. ft. per face	8 ft.		No	Special service signs shall be limited to such items as self-serve, full serve, air, water and cashier, and shall be nonilluminated.
		Service station identification	Freestanding	1 double face sign per center	125 sq. ft. per face if adjacent to a highway or within 1,000 ft. of the centerline of a freeway, otherwise 75 sq. ft. per face	25 ft.	Must be located in landscaped area	Yes
		Small accessory signs	Wall or pump island	n/a	2 sq. ft. per face	8 ft.	On site	Yes	Small accessory signs are limited to warning signs such as "No Smoking" and signs on gas pumps or islands identifying the price of fuel, brand of gas, grade of gas and pumping instructions. Small accessory signs shall not require a sign permit.
	Temporary signs:
		Building	Window	1 per window	30% of the glazed area of a window		Ground floor windows only	No
		Construction	Freestanding	1 single face sign per street frontage	32 sq. ft.	10 ft.	Located so as not to create traffic hazard or overhang public right of way	No	Authorized upon the issuance of a grading or building permit. Sign shall be removed prior to certificate of occupancy.
		Future facility of tenant	Freestanding wall or window	1 per street frontage or tenant	32 sq. ft. per face	8 ft.	Within the subject property	No	Sign shall be removed upon occupancy of the building.
		Real estate	Freestanding wall or window	1 per street frontage	32 sq. ft. per face	8 ft.	Within the subject property	No	To advertise the sale-lease of structure or grounds and not for the purpose of advertising an agency occupying the premises.
	Theaters:
		Coming attractions display case	Wall	1 per screen for theaters or per stage for live theaters or cabarets	6 sq. ft.	8 ft.	Near main entrance	Yes	Cases shall be mounted and shall be large enough to display one 6 sq. ft. poster each.
		Attraction board	Wall or freestanding	1 per theater, theater complex, or cabaret per street frontage	20 sq. ft. plus 10 sq. ft. per screen or stage up to an overall maximum of 40 ft.	25 ft.	May be located in landscaped setback area, however, shall not be located so as to be a hazard for driveway or corner radius	Yes	All attraction boards shall be building mounted unless only one of the following findings can be made:   1) A freestanding sign is the only feasible means by which the business conducted on the premises can obtain the same degree of identification to motorists as that available to neighboring businesses that do not have such signage; or   2) The building is set back from the street view by structures or mature vegetation such that a building mounted sign cannot provide adequate signage; or   3) The architectural style, materials or design elements are such that a building mounted sign is not feasible or would detract from the building's appearance.
D.	Signs permitted in industrial (I) district:
	Business identification (single tenant)								Same as "Signs (nonoffice) permitted in commercial districts (DC, GC)" of this table.
	Multi-tenant sites:
		Center or project identification	Entrance monument	1 per street entrance and 1 per major intersection	40 sq. ft. per face	4 ft.1	Shall not be located so as to create traffic hazard for driveway or corner radius, as determined by the city engineer	Yes	Planter base or landscape area equal to or greater than the area of 1 face of a sign. Shall contain only the name of the center or project, no tenant information. For each public secondary street with at least 150 ft. of frontage, a monument sign may be permitted indicating the name and/or address of the center on site.
		Business identification	Wall	1 per street or parking lot frontage	1 sq. ft. of sign area per each linear ft. of building frontage	May not project above the eave line		Yes	Shall contain only the name and/or address and product of company. A sign program shall be required for developments with 3 or more tenants.
		Business directory	Freestanding	1 per street or parking lot frontage	32 sq. ft. per face	8 ft.		Yes	Intended to list only the names and addresses of on site occupants. Shall be designed as part of overall sign program.
		Advisory/directional	Wall or freestanding	Minimum number necessary to provide adequate information	4 sq. ft.	4 ft.	Minimum 5 ft. setback from property lines	Yes	Copy limited to directional information, such as "entrance" or "exit", but no directions to individual businesses.
		Business information	Window or wall sign	1 per main building entrance	4 sq. ft.	6 ft.	At main building entrance	No	Intended to provide only name, address, telephone, business hours and emergency information for occupant.
	Taft Airport		Wall or monument	2 per intersection entrance onto airport property	160 sq. ft.	5 ft.		Yes	Intended only to identify the name and address of the airport or as approved by the planning commission.
	Temporary signs, as allowed in GC, DC zone districts
E.	Signs permitted in the community facilities (CF) district:
	Facility identification:
		Community facility	Wall, monument, or freestanding	1 per street or parking lot frontage	30 sq. ft. per face	May not project above eave line for wall sign; 25 ft. for freestanding sign, 4 ft. for monument sign1		No	Intended only to identify the name and address of a public or quasi-public facility or as approved by the planning commission.
		Public parks	Wall or freestanding	1 per street or parking lot frontage	30 sq. ft. per face	May not project above eave line for wall sign; 25 ft. for freestanding sign, 4 ft. for monument sign1		No	Intended only to identify the name and address of a public or quasi-public facility or as approved by the planning commission.

 

Note:

   1.   Monument sign may exceed maximum height requirement if approved by the planning commission.

(Ord. 806-15, 1-20-2015)