(a) No sign shall be installed, constructed, or altered without prior approval by the County in accordance with the permit requirements set forth in Table 8-2.1206, below, and this section, with the exception of those signs allowed by right without Site Plan Review pursuant to Section 8-2.1205, above.
(b) Unless an application for a Minor Use Permit is required, an application for a Site Plan Review shall be filed and processed with the Planning, Public Works and Environmental Services Department and fees shall be paid. The application shall include architectural elevations and plans of all proposed signs drawn to scale, with all dimensions noted, and include illustrations of copy, colors, materials, and samples of the proposed colors and materials. The required architectural elevations shall show both the proposed signs, and any structures on which they will be placed. All applications under this section shall be processed and decided in a time and manner consistent with applicable requirements of the Permit Streamlining Act or within one hundred eighty (180) days after the application is complete, whichever is greater.
A = Allowed use, subject to zoning clearance* SP = Site Plan Review UP (m) = Minor Use Permit UP (M) = Major Use Permit N = Use Not Allowed | Land Use Permit Required by Zones (1) (2) | Specific Use Requirements or Performance Standards (3) | ||||
A-N, A-X, A-R | R-R, R-L | R-M, R-H | A-C, C-L, C-G, C-H, DMX | A-I, L-I, H-I, OPRD | ||
A = Allowed use, subject to zoning clearance* SP = Site Plan Review UP (m) = Minor Use Permit UP (M) = Major Use Permit N = Use Not Allowed | Land Use Permit Required by Zones (1) (2) | Specific Use Requirements or Performance Standards (3) | ||||
A-N, A-X, A-R | R-R, R-L | R-M, R-H | A-C, C-L, C-G, C-H, DMX | A-I, L-I, H-I, OPRD | ||
Sign Type | ||||||
Real estate signs | A | A | A | A | N | See Sec. 8-2.1207(b) |
Directional and information signs | SP/UP(m) | SP/UP(m) | SP/UP(m) | SP/UP(m) | SP/UP(m) | See Sec. 8-2.1207(c) and (d) |
Identification signs | SP | SP | SP | SP | SP | See Sec. 8-2.1207(e) |
Agricultural signs | SP/UP(m) | N | N | N | N | See Sec. 8-2.1207(f) and (g) |
General business signs | N | SP | SP | SP | SP | See Table 8-2.1207, Sec. 8-2.1207(h) (i), and (j), and Sec. 1208. |
Monument signs | N | N | SP | SP | SP | |
Wall signs | N | N | SP | SP | SP | |
Pole signs | N | N | N | N/SP/ UP(m) (4) | N | |
Off-premises signs | N | N | N | N | N | |
Notes:
1. For all other zone districts not listed here (PR, OS, overlay zones), see Section 8-2.1207(k).
2. All signs must be appurtenant to the use allowed in the zone district.
4. Pole signs are only allowed in the C-H zone
(c) The Zoning Administrator shall be the authority for all sign Site Plan Review applications, and may approve only those that comply with the general standards and design standards required in Section 8-2.1207 and 8-2.1208, below. The Zoning Administrator may impose additional conditions of permit approval as are reasonably necessary to achieve the purposes of this section. The Zoning Administrator may approve monument signs that are larger in area or height than the normal standards under the circumstances described in Section 8-2.1207(i). All other deviations from these sign standards shall be through the Minor or Major Variance process, as outlined in Section 8-2.216 and 8-2.218.
(d) In his or her sole discretion, the Zoning Administrator may require a public hearing, or may refer the application to the Planning Commission, if specific issues warrant an opportunity for public notice and an opportunity to comment on a proposed sign and a public hearing is not otherwise required by law, as allowed under Section 8-2.206(e).
(e) Appeals of decisions of the Zoning Administrator or Planning Commission shall be conducted according to Section 8-2.225.
(Ord. 1445, eff. August 14, 2014)