A building complex shall be considered as a single entity, without regard to whether it consists of more than one lot or parcel. Each building complex may erect and maintain signage provided that such sign criteria shall be approved through a planned sign permit program pursuant to Article 2, Chapter
17.08 of this title and provided a sign permit pursuant to Article 1, Chapter
17.08 of this title is first obtained. Building complex signs shall be permitted as set forth in this article.
(Ord. 4648 § 2, 2008)
A. Number.
1.
Major tenants are permitted an unlimited number of wall signs;
2.
Freestanding pad buildings with one tenant are permitted three
wall signs, provided each sign is located on a different side of the
building and faces a public entrance, a public street or a parking
lot;
3.
Freestanding pad buildings with two or more tenants are permitted
two wall signs per in-line tenant and three wall signs per corner
tenant, provided the signs for each tenant are located on a different
side of the building and face a public entrance, a public street or
a parking lot. Provided however, no sign shall be permitted on any
façade facing a property line shared with residential land
uses; and
4.
Uses that are neither major tenants nor freestanding pad buildings
are permitted one wall sign; provided however, a use on a corner of
the building is permitted two wall signs, provided each sign is located
on a different side of the building and faces a public entrance, a
public street, or a parking lot.
B. Location and Design.
1.
Wall signs may be:
a.
Attached flat against or pinned away (peg mounted or similar) from a building wall, but shall not extend or protrude more than one foot from the wall, except for projecting signs as provided in Section
17.06.180,
b.
Attached to the façade of a building, but shall not extend
above the upper edge of the façade, and
c.
Painted on or attached to a canopy or awning;
2.
Sign casing/housing shall be compatible with the architecture
of the building and should not cover or interrupt major architectural
features, including such features as doors, windows, tile embellishments
and reveal lines;
3.
Signs placed between window spandrels, on fasciae, on sloping
roofs, or on awnings shall not exceed two-thirds of the height of
the area to which the sign is attached and must be centrally positioned;
4.
Wall signs shall be centered vertically on the spandrel, fascia,
or awning;
5.
The size of the letters and the spacing shall be balanced for
the tenants within the building complex providing minimum and maximum
letter heights;
6.
Signs throughout the building complex shall be consistent in
appearance; and
7.
Exposed raceways shall not be permitted. However, raceways will
be permitted only when the raceway is an integral component of the
graphic design of the sign.
C. Area.
1.
With the exception of office buildings, the combined area for wall signs shall not exceed 20% of the front tenant space façade up to a maximum of 200 square feet per tenant. Office buildings containing one or more tenants are permitted unlimited wall signs, provided that the cumulative total of wall sign area does not exceed 20% of the building façade up to a maximum of 200 square feet per building, or as otherwise provided for corporate centers as identified in Section
17.06.255.
2.
For buildings 100,000 square feet and larger directly abutting
a freeway, the combined area of all wall signs for a building shall
not exceed 20% of the building façade up to a maximum of 300
square feet per building.
3.
The length of wall signs shall not exceed 70% of the length
of the tenant space façade or building façade if a tenant
occupies more than one tenant space in a building complex.
(Ord. 4648 § 2, 2008; Ord. 6731, 10/4/2023)
On-site directional signs shall comply with the provisions of Section
17.06.140.
(Ord. 4648 § 2, 2008)
In addition to the provisions of Section
17.06.150, each project which has three or more buildings may erect and maintain one additional directory sign per street entrance.
(Ord. 4648 § 2, 2008)
Under canopy signs shall comply with the provisions of Section
17.06.160.
(Ord. 4648 § 2, 2008)
Menu/order board signs shall comply with the provisions of Section
17.06.170.
(Ord. 4648 § 2, 2008)
Programmable electronic signs shall comply with the provisions of Section
17.06.190.
(Ord. 4691 § 3, 2008)