Art. 7-8 Permitted Signage by Zoning District

Article 7-8 PERMITTED SIGNAGE BY ZONING DISTRICT

A. RESIDENTIAL DISTRICTS. For all signs within Residential Districts (AG, AP, AU, R1-10, R1-7, R1-6, R2, MF-18, MHS, MH/RVP and Residential PADs) the following shall apply:

a. Wall sign. One wall sign per residence with a maximum area of three square feet and maximum height of six feet.

2. Multiple Residence Uses (includes apartments, condominiums, townhouses, manufactured home parks, recreational vehicle parks or similar such uses).

1. The maximum sign area is 18 square feet and the maximum height is six feet.

2. One free-standing sign shall be permitted for each multi-tenant building onsite. One sign may also be permitted for each entrance to the property from a street.

3. Signs shall only be located in pedestrian areas adjacent to the main building entrance or at the main entrance to the property.

1. One monument sign for each driveway onto a public street and at each public street intersection.

2. The maximum sign area is 32 square feet and the maximum height is six feet.

3. The base of any monument sign shall have a width at least 50% the width of the sign.

4. Street address numerals shall be provided on any monument sign located along the street to which the address numbering applies, in a contrasting color and/or material from the color and material used for the background for the numerals on the sign. Numerals shall be sized in accordance with the International Fire Code, as amended.

1. Up to eight flags may be placed at the sales office.

2. Flags shall have a maximum area of 12 square feet and a maximum height of 25 feet.

3. Flags shall be removed no later than one year of the issuance of the first Certificate of Occupancy for the development.

d. Wall Sign. One wall sign per residential unit with a maximum area of three square feet and maximum height of six feet located within at least three feet of the main entry.

1. Each sign shall have a maximum area of six square feet and maximum height of three feet.

2. One sign shall be permitted at each driveway and at each major internal intersection.

3. Signs shall not be located within the sight visibility triangle of any driveway.

1. Signs shall have a maximum area of 18 square feet and a maximum height of six feet.

2. One free-standing sign shall be permitted for each multi-tenant building onsite. One sign may also be permitted for each entrance to the property from a street.

3. Signs shall only be located in pedestrian areas adjacent to the main building entrance or at the main entrance to the property.

1. One monument sign per driveway onto a public street.

2. The sign shall have a maximum area of 32 square feet when adjacent to an arterial street and 16 square feet when adjacent to a collector or local street. All signs shall have a maximum height of six feet.

3. The base of the sign shall have a width at least 50% the width of the sign.

1. The sign shall have a maximum area of 32 square feet when adjacent to an arterial street and 16 square feet when adjacent to a collector or local street.

2. The maximum height of the sign shall be 10 feet, measured as the vertical distance from the base of the wall on which the sign is located to the top of the sign or sign structure.

4. The following signs may be utilized in recorded residential subdivisions.

a. Permanent Subdivision Signs. Within a recorded subdivision, monument signs and/or wall signs may be utilized at an entryway.

1. A monument sign may be permitted within common areas located at the entryway(s) of a subdivision. The sign shall be designed to complement the streetscape and landscaping and have a base with a width at least 50% the width of the sign. A maximum area of 32 square feet per monument sign is permitted.

2. Wall signs may be permitted at the entryway(s) to a subdivision. One wall sign may be permitted on each side of the entryway road. The signage shall be designed to complement the streetscape and landscaping. A maximum area of 32 square feet per wall sign is permitted.

3. The maximum height of any permanent subdivision sign shall be eight feet. The sign is encouraged to include the name of the development for efficient wayfinding.

1. During the construction phase, each recorded subdivision having more than 40 lots may have one sign with a maximum area of 96 square feet and a maximum height shall of 12 feet.

2. The sign shall not be located within 100 feet of any property line of an existing residence.

3. Such sign shall not be illuminated.

4. The sign must be removed when 95% of the lots within the subdivision are sold and/or the on-site sales office closes, whichever occurs first.

1. Up to four flags per model home may be placed at any one subdivision, but the total number shall not exceed eight.

2. Flags shall have a maximum area of 12 square feet and may not be maintained higher than 25 feet above the adjoining ground.

3. Flags shall be removed when 95% of the lots in the subdivision are sold and/or the on-site sales office closes, whichever occurs first.

B. COMMERCIAL DISTRICTS. Signs within Commercial Districts (C-O, C-1, C-2, CBD, PFD and Commercial PADs) shall comply with the following applicable restrictions. Additionally, any development containing three (3) or more businesses shall be required to submit a Comprehensive Sign Package for review and approval subject to the provisions of Article 7-10 (Special Sign Areas).

a. A maximum of 25% percent of the front face area of the awning shall be used for signage.

a. A business utilizing an attached or detached canopy (i.e. gasoline service station) may use a portion of its wall sign allocation for a sign on the canopy. However, no canopy sign shall exceed an area of six square feet.

b. One canopy sign may be permitted per street frontage. Said signs may not extend above the canopy.

c. Signs may not be placed on parking canopies.

a. One sign shall be permitted at each driveway onto a public street and at each major internal intersection.

b. The maximum sign copy area shall be six square feet.

c. The maximum height shall be three feet.

d. Directional signs shall not be located within the sight visibility triangle of any driveway.

a. Signs shall not exceed an area of 18 square feet or height of six feet.

b. One sign shall be permitted for each multi-tenant building onsite.

c. Signs shall only be located in pedestrian areas adjacent to the main building entrance.

a. A drive-through restaurant may have up to two (2) menu boards per drive-through lane.

b. A menu board shall have a maximum height of eight (8) feet and maximum copy area of fifty (50) feet. Menu board signs may be freestanding or wall – mounted.

c. A menu board may utilize one (1) electronic message display in accordance with the following standards:

1. The electronic message display may be allowed up to a maximum of twenty-four (24) square feet.

2. Messages shall be static and not change more than once every eight (8) seconds. The transition between messages shall be immediate.

3. Display brightness shall not exceed three hundred (300) nits from dusk till dawn.

4. The electronic message display shall be shut off between 10:00 P.M. and sunrise when such display is located within one hundred fifty (150) feet of a single family residential zoning district.

5. The use of the electronic message display for off-site advertising is prohibited.

d. The menu board(s) shall be screened from public view by enhanced landscaping, screen walls, and other design elements as deemed appropriate by the Development Services Director or designee.

e. A menu board shall be located at least forty-five (45) feet from any public right-of-way or residential property line.

f. Speakers, illuminated sign faces, electronic message displays, and other menu board lighting shall be directed away from residential property lines.

g. All freestanding menu boards shall have a monument base. The width of the base shall be at least fifty (50) percent the width of the sign and be of masonry or concrete construction. The area surrounding the base of the sign shall be landscaped.

1. A stand-alone gasoline service station, not part of an existing Comprehensive Sign Package, may use up to one-half (1/2) of the allowed freestanding monument sign area for an electronic message display or reader panel to identify the current price of fuel being sold. However, the electronic message display shall not exceed 24 square feet.

2. A gasoline service station located in a commercial center and part of an existing Comprehensive Sign Package shall be permitted one freestanding sign with an electronic message display or reader panel, in addition to other permitted freestanding signage. An additional sign may be permitted for each additional street frontage if that frontage adjacent to the site is at least 330 feet in length.

(i) The electronic message display/reader panel sign shall not exceed 24 square feet.

(ii) The sign shall not exceed a height of six feet.

(iii) The base of the sign shall have a width of at least 50% the width of the sign.

3. Any electronic message display shall change no more than necessary to reflect the current price of fuel being sold. The display shall not exhibit any form of animation or movement.

a. One monument sign for each driveway onto a public street and at each public street intersection.

b. The minimum distance between monument signs on the same street side shall be 150 feet.

c. The maximum height shall be eight feet and the maximum copy area shall be 32 feet. Within a unified commercial development containing three or more businesses, the maximum height shall be 12 feet and the maximum copy area shall be 48 square feet.

d. The base of the monument sign shall have an aggregate width at least 50% the width of the sign.

e. Street address numerals shall be provided on all monument signs located along the street to which the address numbering applies, in a contrasting color and/or material from the color and material used for the background for the numerals on the sign. Numerals shall be sized in accordance with the International Fire Code, as amended.

f. A monument sign may utilize one (1) electronic message display per side, in accordance with the following guidelines:

1. An electronic message display may occupy up to fifty (50) percent of the allowable sign area of the monument sign or twenty-four (24) square feet, whichever is less.

2. The electronic message display shall have static displays. The display of video, animation, or special effects, such as traveling, scrolling, fading, dissolving, and bursting, shall be prohibited. No sound may be emitted by the display.

3. Static displays shall not be changed more than once every eight (8) seconds. Change of display shall occur through an immediate transition.

4. The electronic message display shall include a sensor or other device that automatically reduces the brightness of the display during low-light conditions. Display brightness shall not exceed three hundred (300) nits from dusk till dawn.

5. The electronic message display shall be shut off between 10:00 P.M. and sunrise when such display is located within one hundred fifty (150) feet of a single-family residential zoning district.

6. Should the electronic message display malfunction, the display shall be shut off until such time that repairs have been completed to restore the electronic messaging system.

7. The use of the electronic message display for off-site advertising is prohibited.

a. One internal monument sign per parcel located within a unified, multi-parcel commercial development and approved as part of a Comprehensive Sign Package.

b. The sign shall be located at least 50 feet from any public right-of-way and may not be visible from the right-of-way.

c. The maximum height shall be six feet and the maximum copy area shall be 16 square feet.

d. The base of the monument sign shall have an aggregate width at least 50% the width of the sign.

e. Internal monument signs shall not be located within the sight visibility triangle of any driveway nor in any other location that restricts or blocks visibility of vehicles traveling within the development.

a. One projecting sign may be permitted per ground floor business. A business may use a portion of its allocation of wall signage for a projecting sign. However, no projecting sign shall exceed an area of 15 square feet.

b. A projecting sign shall have an eight-foot minimum clearance between the bottom of the sign and the sidewalk,

a. One shingle sign may be permitted per ground floor business. A shingle sign shall have a maximum area of three square feet.

b. Shingle signs shall have an eight-foot minimum clearance between the bottom of the sign and the sidewalk.

a. One or more wall signs shall be permitted on the exterior walls of the space occupied by the business in accordance with the following guidelines:

1. One building elevation. one square foot of sign area for each linear foot of building frontage or 35 square feet, whichever is greater.

2. All other elevations. one-half square foot of sign area for each linear foot of respective building frontage.

b. Signage shall not extend horizontally a distance greater than 80% the width of the building wall or specific surface plane upon which it is displayed.

c. Wall-mounted cabinet signs exceeding 10 square feet in area are prohibited unless such cabinet sign utilizes a figurative design.

d. For multi-story buildings, wall signs may only be placed on the bottom and top floors.

a. Signs, including both permanent and temporary, shall not exceed 25% of the total area of the window through which such signs are located.

b. Window signs shall only be displayed in first floor windows.

c. Permanent window signs may be illuminated but may not be animated or utilize an electronic message display. Signs must utilize materials and colors consistent with the building in which the signs are displayed.

C. INDUSTRIAL DISTRICTS. Signs within Industrial Districts (I-1, I-2 and Industrial PADs) shall comply with the following applicable restrictions. Additionally, any development of three or more businesses shall be required to submit a Comprehensive Sign Package for review and approval subject to the provisions of Article 7-10 (Special Sign Areas) of this Ordinance.

a. One sign shall be permitted at each driveway onto a public street and at each major internal intersection.

b. The maximum sign copy area shall be six square feet.

c. The maximum height shall be three feet.

d. Directional signs shall not be located within the sight visibility triangle of any driveway.

e. Directional signs along designated, internal truck routes shall not exceed an area of 12 square feet or height of six feet. Signs shall utilize a monument base with a width at least 50% the width of the sign and the sign shall be architecturally compatible with the design of the other onsite monument signs.

a. One sign shall be permitted for each multi-tenant building onsite.

b. Signs shall not exceed an area of 18 square feet or height of six feet.

c. Signs shall only be located in pedestrian areas adjacent to the main building entrance.

a. One monument sign for each driveway onto a public street and at each public street intersection.

b. The minimum distance between monument signs on the same street shall be 150 feet.

c. The maximum height shall be eight feet and the maximum copy area shall be 32 feet. Within a unified industrial development containing three or more businesses, the maximum height shall be 12 feet and the maximum copy area shall be 48 square feet.

d. The base of the monument sign shall have an aggregate width at least 50% the width of the sign.

f. A monument sign may utilize one (1) electronic message display per side, in accordance with the following guidelines:

1. An electronic message display may occupy up to fifty (50) percent of the allowable sign area of the monument sign or twenty-four (24) square feet, whichever is less.

3. Static displays shall not be changed more than once every eight (8) seconds. Change of display shall occur through an immediate transition.

5. The electronic message display shall be shut off between 10:00 P.M. and sunrise when such display is located within one hundred fifty (150) feet of a single-family residential zoning district.

6. Should the electronic message display malfunction, the display shall be shut off until such time that repairs have been completed to restore the electronic messaging system.

7. The use of the electronic message display for off-site advertising is prohibited.

a. Wall signs shall be permitted on the exterior walls of the space occupied by the business in accordance with the following guidelines:

1. One building elevation: one square foot of sign area for each linear foot of building frontage or 35 square feet, whichever is greater.

2. All other elevations: one-half (1/2) square foot of sign area for each linear foot of respective building frontage.

b. Signage shall not extend horizontally a distance greater than 80% the width of the building wall or surface plane upon which it is displayed.

c. Wall-mounted cabinet signs exceeding 10 square feet in area are prohibited unless such cabinet sign utilizes a figurative design.

d. For multi-story buildings, wall signs may only be placed on the bottom and top floors.

a. Signs, including both permanent and temporary, shall not exceed 25% of the total area of the window through which such signs are located.

b. Window signs shall only be displayed in first floor windows.

c. Permanent window signs may be illuminated but may not be animated or utilize an electronic display. Signs must utilize materials and colors consistent with the building in which the signs are displayed.

1. In addition to the findings required for approval of a Use Permit as specified in Sections 1-3-2 and 4-2-9 of the Zoning Ordinance, a freeway pylon sign may be approved only upon a finding by the City Council that such freeway pylon sign is also consistent with the provisions of this Article 7 (Sign Regulations).

2. An existing freeway pylon sign shall not be modified, altered, or enlarged unless such change is also deemed consistent with the provisions set forth in this Article 7 (Sign Regulations). (Am. Ord. 20-1479, passed 10-26-20; Am. Ord. 21-1520, passed 12-13-21)