§ 9-37.060. Zoning District Permanent Sign Standards

The signs and sign area authorized by this Section shall be allowed unless otherwise expressly provided in Section 9-37.030(D) (Signs allowed without a Sign Permit).

A.

Residential zoning districts.

1.

Sign standards. Signs in residential zoning districts (e.g., incorporating single-family, multi-family, and institutional uses) shall be in compliance with the standards identified in the Table 3-9.

TABLE 3-9 - SIGN STANDARDS FOR RESIDENTIAL ZONING DISTRICTS

Sign Types	Maximum Sign Area	Maximum Sign Height	Maximum Number	Location Requirements	Lighting Allowed
Project entry signs	24 square feet maximum	5 feet above ground level	1 set per entrance or 1 sign for the street frontage	On the side of the entry to a residential project, not less than 5 feet from property line for freestanding signs or may be affixed to project's permanent block wall located at the entry	Indirect only
Monument signs
Building-mounted signs for churches and schools	24 square feet maximum	Below roof line of building	1 street frontage sign only	Street frontage only	Indirect only

 

2.

Ancillary signs. In addition to the maximum sign area allowed in Table 3-9 above, ancillary signs may be allowed without a permit. The maximum allowable sign area shall not exceed six square feet per sign or a total of 24 square feet for all on-site ancillary signs.

3.

Non-commercial signs. Non-commercial signage is allowed without a permit, provided that the total sign area allowed on a parcel shall not exceed six square feet.

B.

Commercial, office, and industrial zoning district sign standards. The types of signs listed in Table 3-10 are allowed within the commercial, office, and industrial zoning districts only, in compliance with the standards in Table 3-10.

TABLE 3-10 - SIGN STANDARDS FOR THE COMMERCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL ZONING DISTRICTS

Sign Type	Maximum Sign Size/Area	Maximum Sign Height	Maximum Number of Signs	Location Requirements	Additional Requirements
Building-mounted signs
Street frontage signs	1.5 square feet for each linear feet of tenant space frontage, when building setback from property line is 150 feet or less; 2 square feet for each linear foot of tenant space frontage, when building setback is more than 150 feet; Plus 1 additional square feet for each linear foot of tenant space frontage in excess of the first 75 feet; No sign shall exceed 300 square feet.	Roof line of building	Not more than 2 per building face, per tenant space frontage. For buildings with 250 feet or more of tenant space frontage, not more than 3 signs for that frontage. For centers in Commercial Zoning Districts of 75,000 square feet or greater combined building area within a single Planned Development Permit, buildings with 200 feet or more of tenant space frontage, not more than 3 signs for that frontage. The sign area of all signs must not exceed the maximum allowable sign size/area.	May be mounted flat on wall, or may be projecting signs, in compliance with the requirements for projecting signs below.	Maximum building-mounted sign area shall be reduced by one-half when site also has one or more freestanding signs. Sign area shall be directly proportional to the individual tenant space frontage.
Non-street frontage signs	0.5 square feet for each linear foot of tenant space frontage not abutting a street, when the face of the building is 75 feet or less in length; 1 square foot for each square foot of building face area not abutting a street, when the face of the building is more than 75 feet in length; No sign shall exceed 150 square feet.		Not more than 2 per building face not abutting a street. The sign area of the two signs must not exceed the maximum allowable sign size/area.
Changeable copy signs	Allowed on building or as part of a freestanding sign. Shall be counted as part of total sign area.	As applicable to type of sign.	1 per street frontage.	As applicable to type of sign.	Only allowed for the following places of public assembly: theaters, churches, libraries, sports facilities, parks, cultural centers, and community centers. Refer to Section 9-37.050(G) for standards.
One additional on-building sign. Such signs typically are used to identify location of tenants and provide direction to visitors	6 square feet for each tenant up to a maximum of 30 square feet; allowed in addition to sign area for building-mounted signs.	Roof line of building	1 per tenant	Within 10 feet of main entrance
Monument business center signs	40 square feet	8 feet	1 per street frontage	Shall be placed 1 foot inside property line	NA
Monument individual tenant space signs (centers <75,000 square feet within a single Planned Development Permit)	40 square feet	8 feet	1 sign; plus one additional sign for a second street frontage where the parcel has 2 or more street frontages and each street frontage is at least 200 feet.	Shall be placed 1 foot inside property line	Freestanding tenant signs are only allowed for tenancies with at least 150 feet of street frontage
Monument individual tenant space signs (centers of 75,000 square feet or greater combined building area within a single Planned Development Permit or Conditional Use Permit)	60 square feet	10 feet	Additional monument signs spaced a minimum of 300 feet apart from any other monument sign	Shall be placed a minimum of 1 foot inside property line	Separate freestanding building may have one freestanding sign if its parcel has at least 150 feet of street frontage within the center, and it is excluded from the total center size. Signs must be a minimum of 300 feet apart.
Gasoline price signs	12 square feet	NA	One price sign allowed	Shall be mounted on the building, canopy, column, or monument sign.	NA
Ancillary signs	2 square feet each	4 feet	1 for each driveway, plus 3 for each drive-through business	NA	NA
Projecting signs	As required above for building mounted signs.	8 feet	As required above for building mounted signs	NA	Allowed instead of building mounted signs on the same building face.
Under canopy signs	4 square feet	No lower than 8 feet above the area over which they are suspended.	1 per building entrance	NA	NA

 

(§ 4, Ord. 1092, eff. July 6, 2006, as amended by § 2, Ord. 1126, eff. March 13, 2008; Exh. A, Ord. 1147, eff. August 20, 2009; § 2 (Exh. B), Ord. No. 1250, eff. December 3, 2015 and § 2 (Exh. A), Ord. No. 1254, eff. March 24, 2016)