20.72.090 Sign regulations in the commercial, industrial, and mixed-use zones.
A. Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, the following signs are permitted in the commercial, industrial, and mixed-use zones:
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Sign Type |
Maximum Number |
Maximum Sign Area |
Maximum Height |
Notes |
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Wall |
1 or more |
1.5 sf of sign area per linear foot of primary building frontage for each tenant |
May not be located on any story except first and top stories |
1. Signs may be mounted on the side or rear elevation of a building but such signs shall not exceed 1 sf of sign area per linear foot of primary building frontage. 2. For commercial buildings of three or more stories and for occupancies with an unusually small proportion of building frontage to square footage, the director of Community Development may approve larger sign area if the additional sign area is necessary for identification of signs. 3. No signs shall be permitted on any elevation of a building that is adjacent to residentially zoned or occupied property which is not separated by a street or substantial parking area. 4. Signs in industrial zones may not exceed 100 sf in size. 5. The measurement of sign area shall include the background and the copy of any sign face or cabinet. |
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Monument (freestanding) |
1 per street frontage |
Based on frontage on public street: Less than 100 feet: 32 sf 100 – 500 feet: 40 sf Over 500 feet: 60 sf |
Based on frontage on public street: Less than 100 feet: 6 feet 100 – 500 feet: 12 feet Over 500 feet: 18 feet |
1. If an office building or an integrated shopping complex comprised of five or more stores has frontage on two or more commercial streets, two monument signs are permitted, provided the premises has at least 100 lineal feet of frontage on each street and the two signs are not located on the same street. 2. The measurement of sign area shall include the background and the copy of any sign face or cabinet. 3. No portion of any freestanding sign shall project into or over a public right-of-way. The nearest part of the sign shall be located at least 10 feet from any property line or any right-of-way. |
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Other freestanding signs |
See master sign program, CMC 20.72.040(C)(2) |
B. Special Provision for Canopy, Projecting or Hanging Signs. The allowable wall signage may be satisfied through the use of canopy/awning signs, projecting signs, or hanging signs, with the following limitations:
1. For canopy/awning signs, no more than 50 percent of the shed (slope) portion of the awning or canopy and valance portion may be used for signage. The uppermost part of an awning or canopy shall not be located more than two feet above a window or door and a minimum of eight feet of clearance shall be provided between the lowest part of an awning or canopy and the grade below.
2. For projecting or hanging signs, the maximum size shall be eight square feet, and the bottom of the sign shall maintain at least eight feet of pedestrian clearance from the sidewalk level. (Ord. 690 § 4 (Exh. A), 2018).