Signs shall be permitted in the I Districts as follows:
A. Exempt
Signs
1. Signs listed in Chapter
18.015 are permitted in the I Districts and are exempt from sign permit requirements.
2. Signs, banners, flags, or pennants placed within a campus and not
visible from a public street or other public right-of-way or from
any property located outside the Institutional Districts are permitted
and exempt from sign permit requirements. However, signs which are
exempt from sign permit requirements are not exempt from building
or electrical permit requirements.
B. Identification
Signs Requiring Sign Permits
In addition to the exempt I-Districts signs specified in Section
18.030.020.A, signs visible from a public street, other public right-of-way,
or from any property located outside the Institutional Districts,
which identify a school, college, or other institution, are permitted
upon approval of a sign permit provided such signs do not exceed the
following maximum numbers, sizes, heights, and other restrictions:
1. Major Institutional Identification Signs
a. Maximum Number
Two major identification signs per institution entry, either
building-mounted or freestanding. For purposes of this chapter, entry
shall be any piercing of an institutional border by a street or major
pedestrian way.
b. Maximum Size
i. Institutions occupying less than 1 acre – 20 square feet per
sign.
ii. Institutions occupying more than 1 acre and less than 2 acres –
32 square feet per sign.
iii.
Institutions occupying more than 2 acres – 50 square feet
per sign.
c. Maximum height of freestanding signs is 6 feet.
2. Building Identification Signs
a. Maximum Number
One building identification sign per institutional building,
either building-mounted or free-standing.
b. Maximum Size
i. Building-mounted signs shall be a maximum 1/2 square foot per each
linear foot of building frontage up to a maximum of 50 square feet.
ii. Freestanding signs shall be a maximum of 12 square feet.
c. Maximum height of freestanding signs is 4 feet.
3. Illuminated and non-illuminated building-mounted signs shall be reviewed
by staff. Freestanding signs shall be reviewed by the Architectural
Commission.
C. Directional
Signs
Freestanding on-premises parking lot or other direction signs, denoting "entry," "exit," etc., maximum of four square feet in size and four feet in height, are permitted as determined necessary by the Director of Community Development. Signs shall be reviewed pursuant to Chapter
18.001. Such signs shall not contain commercial copy.
D. Attraction
Boards Requiring Sign Permits
In addition to the exempt I Districts signs specified in Section
18.030.020.A, illuminated attraction boards which are visible from
a public street, other public right-of-way, or any property located
outside the Institutional Districts are permitted, one per institution
upon approval of a sign permit. Attraction boards shall be a maximum
of 20 square feet in size and, if freestanding, a maximum of five
feet in height. Building-mounted attraction boards shall be reviewed
by staff. Freestanding attraction boards shall be reviewed by the
Architectural Commission and placement of such signs shall be as approved
by the Architectural Commission.
E. Real
Estate and Construction Signs Requiring Sign Permits
In addition to the exempt I Districts signs specified in Section 18.030.020.A, real estate and construction signs which are visible from a public street, other public right-of-way, or from any property located outside the Institutional Districts are permitted in accordance with Section
18.035.020.
F. Flags
and Pennants Requiring Sign Permits
Flags, pennants, and windsocks which are visible from a public street, other public right-of-way, or from any property located outside the Institutional Districts are permitted in accordance with Chapter
18.015 and Section
18.025.080.
G. Temporary
Signs
Temporary signs directing the public to civic or charitable
events sponsored by a non-profit organization and open to the public
shall be permitted.
1. Temporary signs with a maximum size of not more than 12 square feet,
a maximum height of 5 feet, and displayed a maximum of four days shall
be exempt from sign permit requirements.
2. Temporary signs larger than 12 square feet or signs displayed for
more than four days shall be permitted if a sign permit is approved
by staff in conjunction with a special use and development permit
or special event permit.
Signs may be erected on a parkway or median within the public right-of-way pursuant to Section
18.035.070.
H. Planned
Sign Programs
Submission of a planned sign program, pursuant to Section
18.025.120 for an institutional use may be required by the City in conjunction with review of a new building or with review of any proposed new sign for an existing building. In addition, planned sign programs may be voluntarily submitted to the City by the owner of an institutional building.
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Signs shall be permitted in the P/RC District as follows:
A. Park/Resource
Conservation Uses
Signs identifying public parks and other public open space uses are permitted and exempt from sign permit requirements in accordance with Chapter
18.015.
B. Private
Recreational Uses
Signs identifying private stables and similar private recreational
uses are permitted upon approval of a sign permit provided such signs
do not exceed 20 square feet in size. Sign height, placement, and
illumination shall be as approved by the Architectural Commission.
C. Real
Estate and Construction Signs
Real estate and construction signs are permitted in the Park/Resource Conservation District in accordance with Section
18.015.020.
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Signs shall be permitted in the SP Districts as follows:
A. Signs
by Use
The City shall determine sign standards for land uses within
the SP Districts by applying the standards for similar uses from the
most applicable chapter of this title. Such standards shall be adopted
as part of the specific plan for each SP District.
B. Real
Estate and Construction Signs
Real estate and construction signs are permitted in Specific Plan Districts in accordance with Chapter
18.015 and Section 18.035.070.C.
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The City shall determine sign standards for land uses other
than those listed in this chapter by applying the standards for similar
uses from the most applicable chapter of this title.
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