(A) General requirements.
(1) Total amount of signage allowed per lot/parcel: 32 square feet per lot without a CUP/IUP or up to one square foot of signage per each lineal foot of frontage with a CUP/IUP per lot;
(2) Setbacks for freestanding signs: five feet and meet sight visibility triangle requirements for both sign face and sign structure;
(3) Signs prohibited: dynamic signs;
(4) Lighting allowed:
(a) Direct lit;
(b) A maximum of one lit sign per public frontage; and
(c) Back lit, electronic message boards and internal lit cabinet signs with a CUP or IUP.
(5) Off-premises signs: only allowed as temporary signage (see short-term and interim, temporary signs below).
(B) Requirements by sign type.
Types of Signs Allowed | Permit Required | Sign Standards and Regulations |
Types of Signs Allowed | Permit Required | Sign Standards and Regulations |
Awning sign | Yes | Maximum size: 10% of the building facade on which it is placed |
Letters or images may not exceed 75% of the height of the awning panel on which the sign copy is placed | ||
Minimum height clearance: 8 feet | ||
Changeable copy panel permanent - non-digital (only allowed with a CUP/IUP unless part of an allowed temporary sign) | Yes | Only allowed as part of a pylon/pole, attached wall or freestanding monument sign |
Maximum size: 50% of the area of the entire sign (which it is part of) | ||
No internal illumination allowed | ||
Electronic message center (only allowed with a CUP or IUP) | Yes | Minimum lot size: 2 acres |
Maximum number: 1 per frontage and no more than 2 per property | ||
Maximum size: 32 square feet (for electric message portion of sign) | ||
Minimum duration of sign message: 1 minute | ||
Maximum number of colors: 1; no blinking, flashing or illusion of movement (except scrolling of message) | ||
Freestanding monument signs (only allowed with a CUP or IUP or when approved as part of a subdivision) | Yes | Maximum number: 1 per public frontage or 1 per entry (road, trail or waterway) into a neighborhood or subdivision when approved as part of a plat |
Maximum size: 32 square feet | ||
Maximum height: 8 feet | ||
Freestanding post signs | Yes | Maximum number: 1 per public frontage |
Freestanding pylon/pole signs (only allowed with a CUP or IUP) | Yes | Maximum number: 1 per public frontage |
Maximum size: 32 square feet | ||
Maximum height of 25 feet | ||
Freestanding yard sign | No permit or staff approval required | Maximum size: 16 square feet |
Maximum number: 1 sign per each 20 lineal feet of frontage | ||
Maximum size: 6 square feet | ||
A maximum total of 3 signs per lot or property | ||
No lighting is allowed for yard signs | ||
Short-term and interim, temporary signs (including portable signs) | Staff approval only (no permit fee required) | Maximum number: 1 per public frontage and 2 total per lot or parcel |
Maximum size for freestanding: up to 25 square feet size | ||
Maximum height (freestanding): 8 feet | ||
Wall/attached signs (only allowed with a CUP or IUP) | Yes | Maximum size: 10% of the building facade on which it is placed |
Window sign | No permit or staff approval required | Window signs are not regulated in this district |
Window signs are not included in the required total amount of signage allowed | ||
(Prior Code, § 310.15)