All signs within commercial districts that require a permit must comply with the sign standards for commercial districts contained in Sections
17.28.200 through 17.28.299 and with the standards contained in Section
17.28.070. In lieu of the standards provided in Sections
17.28.200 through 17.28.299, office buildings in commercial districts must comply with the standards for office district contained in Sections
17.28.300 through 17.28.399.
(Ord. 98-10 § 1)
Freeway oriented signs are only permitted for parcels or shopping
centers with freeway frontage. They are permitted as freestanding
or wall mounted signs. Freestanding signs may identify centers, multiple
tenants and/or single tenants. Wall mounted signs may identify single
tenants occupying an entire building and located on a parcel.
A. Requirements
for Freestanding Freeway Oriented Signs in Commercial Districts.
1. Number
of signs permitted:
a. One single tenant identification sign per parcel that is occupied
entirely by one business, not located in a shopping center shall be
permitted. These businesses with a freestanding freeway oriented sign
are not permitted a single tenant identification monument sign along
their street frontage. However, if three or more parcels join together
to erect a multitenant freeway oriented sign, they each shall also
be allowed a single-tenant identification monument sign along their
street frontage.
b. One multitenant identification sign per shopping center, if the shopping
center is larger than seven acres.
c. Two multitenant identification signs per shopping center if the center
has greater than one thousand three hundred thirty feet of frontage.
2. Maximum
sign area for each sign shall be:
a. Fifty square feet for single-tenant identification signs;
b. One hundred square feet for multitenant identification signs.
3. Maximum
sign structure height shall be thirty feet.
4. A
freestanding freeway oriented sign shall only be allowed as a pylon
sign. Pole signs are not permitted.
5. A
maximum of three tenants may be on a multitenant sign.
B. Requirements for wall mounted freeway oriented business identification signs in commercial districts are the same as Section
17.28.240.
(Ord. 98-10 § 1)
Freestanding shopping center identification signs are intended
to identify shopping centers. Different standards have been included
for shopping centers with seven acres or less and more than seven
acres.
A. Two
signs per major entrance shall be permitted and one additional sign
shall be permitted at each major intersection.
B. Maximum
sign area for each sign shall be:
1. Twenty
square feet per sign face for centers seven acres or less;
2. Thirty
square feet per sign face for centers more than seven acres.
C. Maximum
sign structure height shall be:
1. Four
feet for centers seven acres or less;
2. Six
feet for centers more than seven acres.
(Ord. 98-10 § 1)
Tenant identification signs are intended to identify tenants
whether or not located in shopping centers. These signs may be single-tenant
or multitenant identification signs.
A. Requirements
for Multitenant Signs in Commercial Districts. Freestanding multiple-tenant
identification signs are intended to identify tenants in centers or
multitenant buildings:
1. Maximum
number of freestanding tenant identification signs (multitenant or
single-tenant sign) is one per three hundred lineal feet of street
frontage for the center. At least half of the tenant identification
signs shall be single-tenant identification signs.
2. Each
center shall be allowed at least one multitenant sign. However, if
the center has more than one street frontage, one multitenant sign
on each street frontage shall be allowed.
3. Maximum
sign structure height shall be twelve feet.
4. Maximum
sign area for each sign shall be one hundred square feet.
5. The
center name may be added to multitenant signs but the total sign area
for each sign, including the center name shall not exceed one hundred
square feet.
6. The
maximum number of signs per panel shall be two.
7. The
minimum panel height shall be ten inches.
8. The
minimum letter size shall be five inches.
B. Requirements
for Freestanding Building or Single-tenant Identification Signs in
Commercial Districts. Freestanding building or business identification
signs are intended to identify single-tenants whether or not in a
center, or buildings in commercial districts.
1. Maximum
number of freestanding tenant identification signs (multi or single-tenant
sign) is one per three hundred lineal feet of street frontage for
the center. At least half of the tenant identification signs shall
be single-tenant identification signs.
2. The
maximum number of signs for single-tenants not located in a center
shall be one sign per tenant.
3. Theater
and gas station signs are counted as single-tenant signs in the formula
calculations for determining the maximum number of permitted tenant
signs for a center. These signs shall meet all the requirements for
single-tenant signs, except for size and height requirements as specified
in subsections (B)(4)(a) and (B)(4)(b) of this section.
4. The
maximum area for all single-tenant identification signs or building
identification signs shall be twenty-five square feet, except that:
a. Maximum area for theater signs shall be one hundred fifty square
feet, including the area for identification of all the shows and the
theater name.
b. Maximum area for service stations shall be fifty square feet, including the area for all fuel types, prices, and the service station name (for additional signage requirements for service stations refer to Section
17.28.260(A)).
5. Maximum
sign structure height for all single-tenant signs and gas station
signs shall be six feet, except theaters which shall be fifteen feet.
6. Not
more than one tenant shall be identified.
7. If
the frontage of a center is less than three hundred feet, no single-tenant
identification is permitted.
8. Automotive
service stations shall be allowed one price sign per frontage to include
all fuel types and/or prices.
C. Requirements
for Freestanding Tenant Identification Signs at Automobile and Truck
Dealerships. Free-standing tenant identification signs are intended
to identify automobile and truck dealerships in commercial districts
and shall comply with the following provisions. For purposes of this
subsection, a "dealership site" means an automobile sales business
on one or more contiguous legal of land, selling one or more brand
names under the management of a single business name:
1. The
maximum number of freestanding tenant identification signs (multi
or single-tenant sign) is one per street frontage. A reasonable separation
distance between multiple signs shall be as determined by the director
of planning at the time of approval.
2. The
maximum area for freestanding tenant identification signs or building
identification signs shall be seventy-two square feet (including the
area for all makes of vehicles and the dealership name).
3. The
maximum sign structure height for all freestanding tenant identification
signs shall be eight feet.
4. The
maximum sign structures width for all freestanding tenant identification
signs shall be twelve feet.
(Ord. 98-10 § 1; Ord. 05-06 § 8; Ord.
06-06 § 6(M))
Wall mounted business identification signs are intended to provide
identification for the individual businesses located in buildings
with two stories or less in commercial districts.
A. Maximum
number of signs shall be one per frontage for each tenant.
B. Maximum
area of signs shall also not exceed one square foot of sign area per
linear foot of business frontage.
C. Building
identification signs are only permitted if no tenant identification
signs are placed on the building.
(Ord. 98-10 § 1; Ord. 10-07 § 22; Ord.
14-01 § 25)
Projecting signs are an alternative form of signage for identification
of businesses. They are only permitted for a shopping center if uniformly
used in the shopping center and if approved through a sign program.
A. Maximum
number of signs shall be one per tenant.
B. Maximum
area of signs shall be four square feet.
C. Minimum
distance between projecting signs shall be twenty feet.
D. Ground
clearance shall be a minimum of eight feet.
E. Projection
shall be a maximum of four feet and shall not encroach into the public
right-of-way.
F. Must
be attached to a permanent canopy or building.
(Ord. 98-10 § 1)
Under canopy signs are primarily pedestrian oriented and provide
additional identification for businesses in commercial centers.
A. Maximum
number of signs shall be one per customer entrance.
B. Maximum
area of signs shall be four square feet.
C. Ground
clearance shall be a minimum of eight feet.
D. Must
be attached to a permanent canopy or building.
E. They
shall be illuminated only with the lighting from the canopy.
(Ord. 98-10 § 1)
Awning signs are intended to provide identification to individual
businesses, and can be pedestrian or auto-mobile oriented. They are
only permitted for a shopping center if uniformly used in the shopping
center or for a single tenant if the tenant is occupying an entire
site and is not located in a shopping center.
A. The
area of the sign shall not exceed seventy-five percent of the area
of the awning that the sign is placed on.
B. Ground
clearance shall be a minimum of eight feet.
C. The
total area of signage permitted for the face of the building shall
not be exceeded for the combination of the wall sign(s) and awning(s).
D. The
area of the sign on awnings is calculated by multiplying the height
of the highest letter by the length of the lettering on the awning.
E. Awning
signs shall be located on the bottom twelve inches of the flap (valance)
or on end panels of angled, curved or box awnings.
F. Letter
height shall not exceed eight inches.
(Ord. 98-10 § 1)
The purpose of directory and directional signs are to guide
the movement of vehicles and pedestrians once they are on the site
or center. They are not intended to advertise the tenants or products.
A. Requirements
for Pedestrian On-Site Directory Signs in Commercial Districts. On-site
directory signs are intended to provide information to the patrons
of a building once they have arrived near the entrance of the building.
1. Maximum
number of signs shall be one per multitenant building per frontage.
2. Maximum
area of each sign shall be three square feet.
3. Maximum
height of sign shall be seven feet, if freestanding.
4. They
shall be located in pedestrian activity and movement areas.
5. They
shall contain only the name and address of the activities/businesses
on-site.
B. Requirements
for Freestanding On-Site Directional Signs for Individual Sites in
Commercial Districts. These signs are intended to provide direction
to automobiles once they have arrived at the site.
1. Maximum
area of sign shall be three square feet.
2. Maximum
sign structure height shall be three feet.
3. They
shall only include letters, logos and arrows. Logos shall not exceed
twenty-five percent of the overall sign area.
4. They
shall be screened from view from the public right-of-way and private
driveways of a center where practical.
5. They
shall only be visible from the site they are intended to identify.
C. Requirements
for Freestanding On-Site Directional Signs for Centers in Commercial
Districts. These signs are intended to provide directions to automobiles
to the different businesses on the site.
1. Maximum
area of sign shall be thirty square feet.
2. Maximum
sign structure height shall be seven feet.
3. They
shall only include letters, logos and arrows. Logos shall not exceed
twenty-five percent of the overall sign area.
4. They
shall be screened from view from the public right-of-way and private
driveways of a center where practical.
5. They
shall only be visible from the site they are intended to identify.
(Ord. 98-10 § 1; Ord. 02-11 § 3(H); Ord. 07-15 § 8)