Title 14 LAND MANAGEMENT*

Chapter 14.20 SIGN REGULATIONS*


14.20.020 Signs on private property.

Signs shall be allowed on private property in accord with Table 5. If the letter “A” appears for a sign type in a column, such sign is allowed without prior permit approval in the zoning district represented by that column. If the letter “P” appears for a sign type in a column, such sign is allowed only with prior permit approval in the zoning district represented by that column. If the letter “N” appears for a sign type in a column, such a sign is not allowed in the zoning district represented by that column under any circumstances.
Although permitted under the previous paragraph, a sign designated by an “A” in Table 5 shall be allowed only if in compliance with the conditional requirements of Table 6.


Table 5
Regulations of Signs by Type,
Characteristics, and Zoning Districts

Sign Type
RS
UD
ID
RC
CC
RD
INS (3)
Permanent






Freestanding






Billboards (off-premise)
N
P
N
N
P
N
N
Other (on-premise)
(1)
P
P
P
P
P
P
Incidental
N
A
A
A
A
A
A
Building






Canopy
N
P
P
P
P
P
N
Identification
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
Incidental
N
A
A
A
A
A
A
Marquee
N
P
P
N
P
P
N
Projecting
N
P
P
N
P
P
N
Roof
N
P
P
N
P
P
N
Roof, Integral
N
P
P
N
P
N
N
Wall
N
P
P
P
P
P
N
Window
N
A
A
A
A
A
A
Temporary (2)






A-Frame
N
A
N
N
A
A
N
Banner
N
P
N
N
P
P
N
Posters
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
Portable
N
P
N
N
P
P
N
Inflatable
N
P
N
N
P
N
N
Pennant
N
P
N
N
P
P
N
Identification
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
Political
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
Sign Characteristics






Animated
N
P
P
N
P
P
N
Changeable Copy
N
A
A
A
A
A
A
Illumination Indirect
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
Illumination Internal
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
Illumination, Exposed bulbs or neon
N
N
N
N
N
N
N

(1) Signs identifying or announcing land subdivisions, or residential projects.
(2) See Section 5.5
(3) This column does not represent a zoning district. It applies to institutional and other non-residential uses permitted in residential zoning districts, i.e. churches, school, parks, etc., and includes historical markers.

TABLE 6
Number, Dimension, and Location of
Permitted Signs, by Zoning District
RS
UD
ID
CC
RC
RD
INS (B)
Freestanding Signs






Number Permitted (D)






Per Lot






Billboards (off-premise)
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
Other (on-premise)
1 (A)
1
1
1
(H)
(H)
1
Per feet of St. Frontage






Billboards (C)
N
1:700(I)
NA
1:700(I)
NA
NA
NA
Other
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
Maximum Sign Area (s.f.)






Billboards
NA
(E)
NA
(E)
NA
NA
NA
Other
20
3 s.f. per 1 ft. street frontage (F)
1 s.f. per 1 ft. street frontage (F)
36
12
24
20
Minimum Setback from Property Line






Billboards
NA
10'
NA
10'
NA
NA
NA
Other
5'
5'
5'
5'
5'
5'
5'
Maximum Height
12'
(G)
36'
36'
24'
24'
12'
Building Signs






Number Permitted
1
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
1
Maximum Sign Area (s.f.)
4
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
12
Maximum Wall Area (%)
NA
25%
25%
25%
10%
10%
NA
Temporary Signs (2)
[See Section 5.5]







Table Notes:
NA = Not Applicable
s.f. = square feet
(A) One identification sign is permitted for each entrance of a subdivision or residential project.
(B) This column does not represent a zoning district. It applies to institutional and other non-residential uses permitted in RS Zoning districts, i.e. churches, schools, parks, etc.
(C) Minimum distance required by this section shall be measured between billboards located on either side of the street along the centerline of the street from which the billboard is viewed, when meeting this requirement, a billboard may be located on the same lot or parcel with one “other” sign.
(D) Lots fronting on two or more streets are allowed one additional sign for each street frontage, but signage cannot be accumulated and used on one street in excess of that allowed for lots with only one street frontage.
(E) 378 s.f., except where located within 600 feet of I-95 ROW, where the maximum shall be 672 square feet.
(F) Not to exceed 160 square feet.
(G) There is no height limitation on signs where located within 600 feet of I-95 ROW (measured from the average roadway grade level); maximum height of signs not on I-95 shall not exceed 36 feet.
(H) One per occupied lot only.
(I) Measurement shall be between billboards on same side of street.

(Ord. 99-O-25 § 5.2, 1999)