Real estate and construction signs 6 square feet or smaller are exempt from sign permit requirements in accordance with Section
18.015.030. Real estate or construction signs, including names of architect, contractor, etc., larger than 6 square feet are permitted only upon approval of a sign permit, subject to the following restrictions.
Real estate signs with "sale pending" riders shall be permitted
while the property is in escrow.
A. Maximum
Number
1. Residential Developments
One temporary real estate sign and no more than three construction
announcement signs shall be permitted per street frontage. Signs may
be either building-mounted or freestanding. Temporary real estate
signs and construction announcement signs shall not consist of flexible
material such as cloth, paper, cardboard, or plastic.
B. Maximum
Size
Real estate and construction signs shall be of a size that is
compatible with the project site and surrounding development, as determined
by the Community Development Director.
C. Maximum
Height
Freestanding real estate signs shall be a maximum of five feet
in height. Construction signs which are smaller than 20 square feet
in size shall be a maximum of five feet in height. Freestanding construction
signs which are 20 square feet in size or greater shall be a maximum
of eight feet in height.
D. Placement
All freestanding signs shall be placed on the premises to which
they refer and in any case shall not be placed within the public right-of-way.
Precise placement of signs larger than six square feet in size shall
be approved by the Director.
E. Illumination
Illumination of real estate and construction signs shall not
be permitted.
F. Review
All real estate and construction signs shall be review of City
staff.
G. Removal
of Temporary Signs
Sign permits shall be valid for up to one year and may be renewed
for up to one year at a time if approved by the Director. In any case,
all signs shall be removed upon the earlier of the following events:
(1) expiration of the sign permit; or (2) completion of sale or lease
of the last lot or unit within the subject property in the case of
real estate signs; or (3) issuance of the first occupancy certificate
or completion of construction which is identified by the sign in the
case of construction announcement signs. The Director may require
a cash deposit or other financial surety to ensure sign removal.
(12-01)
The following signs for churches, day care centers, hospitals, nursing homes, and similar special uses are allowed if a sign permit is approved. (Signs for institutional uses in the Institutional Districts shall be permitted pursuant to Section
18.030.020.)
A. Identification
Signs and Attraction Boards
Unless determined infeasible by staff or the Architectural Commission,
all identification signs and attraction boards shall be combined into
one sign structure per street frontage.
1. One major identification sign is permitted per street frontage. (Churches
housing more than one congregation may be permitted one major identification
sign per each congregation upon approval by the Architectural Commission.)
2. One secondary identification sign is permitted per street frontage
identifying accessory activities on the site, such as church day care
centers.
3. Attraction boards are permitted for churches only, one per church
facility regardless of the number of congregations sharing the facility.
4. All signs shall be building-mounted, excepting, the Architectural
Commission may approve a free-standing sign structure for identification
signs and attraction boards for a church or special use if the Commission
makes at least one of the following findings:
a. A freestanding structure is necessary to provide adequate identification
of the institution to motorists.
b. The building is set back from the street or obscured from street
view by structures or vegetation such that building-mounted sign structures
cannot provide adequate identification.
c. The architectural style, materials, or other design elements are
such that a building-mounted sign is not feasible, would detract from
the building's appearance, or would conflict with the General Plan
or with the intent of this title.
5. Maximum Size of Identification Signs and Attraction Boards
For sites less than one acre, the maximum permitted size is
20 square feet aggregate for major and secondary identification signs
and 12 square feet for attraction boards.
For sites of one acre or more, the maximum permitted size is
32 square feet aggregate for major and secondary identification signs
and 18 square feet for attraction boards.
6. Maximum Height and Placement of Freestanding Signs
The maximum height of freestanding signs (if allowed) is five
feet. The placement of all freestanding signs shall be as approved
by the City.
7. Illuminated and non-illuminated building-mounted signs and attraction
boards shall be reviewed by staff. Freestanding identification signs
and attraction boards shall be reviewed by the Architectural Commission.
B. 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.
C. Temporary
Signs
1. Upon issuance of a sign permit, temporary building-mounted identification
signs may be utilized by the new occupant of a premises for no more
than 30 days. Also, the Director may approve time extensions for such
temporary signs up to an additional 30 days. No more than one temporary
sign, not exceeding 12 square feet in size, shall be installed per
street frontage. Such signs shall otherwise conform to the height
and other requirements specified for major identification signs in
this section. Temporary signs shall be reviewed by City staff.
2. Temporary signs directing the public to civic or charitable events
sponsored by a non-profit organization and open to the public shall
be permitted.
a. Temporary signs displayed a maximum of four days shall be exempt
from sign permit requirements.
b. Temporary signs displayed for more than four days shall be permitted
if a sign permit is approved by staff.
c. Such signs shall have a maximum size of not more 12 square feet and
a maximum height of five feet if freestanding.
Signs may be erected on a parkway or median within the public right-of-way pursuant to Section 18.035.070.
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3. Temporary signs and banners for temporary uses permitted with a special use and development permit pursuant to Section
18.035.060.
(08-05; 12-01)
The following signs shall be permitted for automobile service
stations if a sign permit is approved:
A. Building-Mounted
Identification Signs
One building-mounted identification sign, maximum of 18 square
feet in size, shall be permitted per service station. Illuminated
and non-illuminated building-mounted signs shall be reviewed by staff.
B. Freestanding
Identification and Fuel Price Signs
One freestanding identification sign shall be permitted per
street frontage.
Fuel price signs, with information in accordance with state
law, shall be combined with the preceding freestanding identification
signing unless the Architectural Commission determines that such an
identification-price signing combination is infeasible or would be
contrary to the intent of this title. In such cases, one separate
fuel price sign shall be permitted with a sign permit per street frontage.
1. Maximum Size
The maximum size of identification and fuel price signs shall
be 50 square feet aggregate per service station.
2. Maximum Height
The maximum height of identification and fuel price signs shall
be six feet.
3. Review
Freestanding identification and fuel price signs shall be reviewed
by the Architectural Commission.
C. Accessory
Signs
1. The following informational and accessory signs for service stations
shall be permitted:
a. Small Signs Exempt from Permit Requirements: Warning signs, such
as "No Smoking," and signs on gas pumps identifying the brand, grade,
and price of fuel for that pump and giving pumping or other directions
are permitted and are exempt from the requirements for a sign permit
if under two square feet in size. Such signs may be illuminated.
b. Larger Accessory Signs: Upon approval of a sign permit, not more
than two non-illuminated accessory signs identifying products or services
available on the premises are permitted in addition to those exempt
accessory signs allowed under Section 18.035.040.C.1.a. Such signs
shall not exceed four square feet each and shall be building-mounted
or shall be incorporated into displays placed against the building.
Accessory signs shall be reviewed by City staff.
2. Prohibited Signs for Service Stations
Notwithstanding any provision within this section, the following
are not permitted on service station premises:
a. Accessory signs or banners attached to poles, fuel pumps, pump islands,
or canopies except those permitted under Section 18.035.040.C.
b. Reader boards, A-frame signs, portable signs, or other freestanding
signs except permitted identification and/or fuel price signs.
c. Signs attached to or part of tire displays.
D. 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.
E. Window
Signs
Window signs shall be permitted in accordance with Section
18.025.050.
F. Temporary
Signs
Upon approval of a sign permit, a temporary building-mounted
identification sign may be utilized by the new occupant of a premises
for no more than 30 days. Also, the Director may approve time extensions
for such temporary signs up to an additional 30 days. No more than
one temporary sign, not exceeding 32 square feet in size, shall be
installed per service station. Such signs shall otherwise conform
to the height and other requirements specified for major identification
signs in this chapter. Temporary signs shall be reviewed by City staff.
G. Planned
Sign Programs
Submission of a planned sign program, pursuant to Section
18.025.120, for a service station may be required by the City in conjunction with review of a new service station or with review of any proposed new sign for an existing service station. In addition, planned sign programs may be voluntarily submitted to the City by the owner of an existing service station.
(08-05; 12-01)
The following signs shall be permitted for theaters (live stage
or movie) that are located in commercial zoning districts and have
been permitted with an approved conditional use permit (CUP).
A. Building-Mounted
Identification Signs
1. One building-mounted identification sign shall be permitted per theater
or cinema complex (single or multi-screen).
2. The maximum sign area for building-mounted identification signs shall
be 75 square feet for the first screen or stage plus 25 square feet
per screen or stage over one, up to a maximum of 175 square feet in
size.
3. Signs must be architecturally compatible and appropriately sized
for the building upon which they are mounted.
B. Freestanding
Identification
One freestanding identification sign may be permitted per theater
complex if at least one of the findings contained in Section 18.025.050.A.1
can be made.
1. The maximum size of freestanding identification signs shall be 80
square feet per theater complex.
2. The maximum height of freestanding identification signs may be permitted
to exceed the maximum height for freestanding signs of the underlying
district, if approved as part of a sign program granted by the Architectural
Commission.
3. All freestanding identification signs shall be reviewed by the Architectural
Commission.
C. Attraction
Boards
1. One attraction board is permitted per frontage of theater, theater
complex, or cabaret.
2. For movie theaters, attraction boards shall be allowed a maximum
of 20 square feet plus 10 square feet per screen over one, up to a
maximum of 50 square feet of total area.
3. For live theaters and cabarets, attraction boards shall be a maximum
of 20 square feet plus 10 square feet per stage over one, up to a
maximum of 40 square feet of total sign area.
4. Attraction boards shall be building-mounted; however, the Architectural
Commission may approve a freestanding attraction board if:
a. It is combined with a freestanding major identification sign, and
b. The Commission can make at least one of the findings in Section 18.025.050.A.1,
and
c. The resulting structure is in keeping with the intent of this chapter.
5. The height of freestanding attraction boards (if approved) shall
conform to the requirements of the district in which they are located.
6. Attraction boards listing current performances or movies shall be
combined with identification signs where possible.
D. Coming
Attraction Display Cases
1. One coming attraction display case shall be permitted per screen
for theaters or per stage for live theaters or cabarets.
2. Coming attraction display cases shall only be large enough to display
one maximum 8 square feet poster.
3. Coming attraction display cases shall be building-mounted.
E. Review
Responsibilities
1. Building-mounted identification signs, illuminated and non-illuminated,
shall be reviewed by the Architectural Commission.
2. Building-mounted attraction boards and coming attraction display
cases shall be reviewed by staff.
3. Freestanding attraction boards, including placement/location, shall
be reviewed by the Architectural Commission.
(08-05)
Temporary signs and banners shall be permitted in conjunction
with temporary uses and developments permitted with a special use
and development permit or special event permit. Temporary signs shall
be reviewed by staff at the time an application for a special use
and development permit is submitted. Such signs shall be removed within
the period prescribed in the permit.
(08-05)
The following signs located in the public right-of-way shall
be permitted in all districts.
A. General
Only signs for the uses listed in this section are permitted
within the public right-of-way.
B. Signs
Exempt from Sign Permit Requirements
The following signs may be placed within the public right-of-way and are exempt from sign permit requirements pursuant to Chapter
18.015:
1. Any directional, safety, traffic, informational or similar signs
erected by the City of Claremont or other governmental agency.
2. Signs and banners erected by the City of Claremont associated with
holidays or special community events such as: Fourth of July, Halloween,
Carnival, Claremont Anniversary Celebration, Winter holidays, Spring
Festival, and similar holidays and events.
3. Temporary signs, maximum 12 square feet in size and maximum five
feet in height if freestanding, for a civic or charitable event, sponsored
by a non-profit organization and open to the public, erected on a
parkway or median within the public right-of-way, provided signs are
displayed a maximum of four days.
C. Signs
Requiring Sign Permits
1. Temporary signs exceeding 12 square feet in size or signs displayed
for more than four days for a civic or charitable event, sponsored
by a non-profit organization and open to the public, erected on a
parkway or median within the public right-of-way, if approved in conjunction
with a special use and development permit or a special event permit
by staff.
2. Under-canopy or awning signs over a public sidewalk or other right-of-way,
if permitted in the applicable district pursuant to this title. Such
signs shall require both a sign permit and an encroachment permit.
Under-canopy or awning signs shall be reviewed by staff.
(08-05)