Chapter 18.55
SIGNS*
Sections:
18.55.010 Short title.
18.55.020 Purpose.
18.55.030 Applicability.
18.55.040 Definitions.
18.55.050 Permits.
18.55.060 Prohibited signs.
18.55.070 Signs in nonresidential zoning districts.
18.55.080 Construction standards.
18.55.085 Sign standards for institutional uses.
18.55.090 Variance from sign code.
18.55.100 Compliance and enforcement.
18.55.110 Nonconforming signs.
18.55.120 Replacement of nonconforming signs.
18.55.130 Replacement of nonconforming signs – Waiver of building permit fee.
18.55.140 Sign removal – Dangerous and abandoned signs on private property.
18.55.150 Removal of sign – Time period.
18.55.160 Sign removal authorized – Unauthorized signs on public property or public rights-of-way.
18.55.170 Presumption for assessing cost of removal.
*Prior legislation: Ords. 2-99, 6-99, 18-99 and 20-01.
18.55.010 Short title.
This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the sign ordinance of the City of Covington. (Ord. 42-02 § 2 (21A.19.010))
18.55.020 Purpose.
It is the purpose of this chapter to balance the public and private needs. Within this broad purpose are the following objectives:
(1) Help implement the City’s vision statement;
(2) Recognize the visual communication needs of all sectors of the community for identification and advertising purposes;
(3) Promote a positive visual image of the City and protect property values by (a) encouraging signs that are appropriate and consistent with surrounding buildings and landscape in both scale and design, appropriate to the size of the subject property and the amount of street frontage adjacent to the subject property, and appropriate in relationship to the size of the building, and (b) discouraging excessive numbers of signs;
(4) Protect the public health, safety, and welfare by regulating the placement, removal, installation, maintenance, size, and location of signs;
(5) Support and enhance the economic well- being of all businesses within the City, and in particular recognize the needs of all businesses to identify their premises and advertise their products;
(6) Assure equal protection and fair treatment under the law through consistent application of the regulations and consistent enforcement;
(7) Assure consistency with the comprehensive plan;
(8) Recognize that the aesthetic value of the total environment affects economic values of the community, and that unrestricted proliferation of signs can and does detract from the economic value of the community;
(9) Provide controls of sign proliferation to preserve community scenic, economic, and aesthetic values;
(10) Improve pedestrian and traffic safety by reducing signage or advertising distractions and obstructions that contribute to limited site visibility; and
(11) Prohibit the use of billboard signs recognizing that billboards affect the aesthetic value of the community thereby reducing property values and impacting traffic safety because of the distraction that is created by large signage along public rights-of-way. (Ord. 42-02 § 2 (21A.19.020))
18.55.030 Applicability.
This chapter applies to all existing signs and all signs erected, moved, relocated, enlarged, structurally changed, painted, or altered after adoption of the ordinance codified in this chapter, and all such signs must comply with the requirements of this chapter. (Ord. 42-02 § 2 (21A.19.030))
18.55.040 Definitions.
The following words, terms, and phrases, when used in this chapter, shall have meanings ascribed to them in this section, except where the context clearly indicates a different meaning:
(1) “Abandoned sign” means any sign remaining in place after a sign has not been maintained for a period of 90 or more consecutive days or if the activity conducted on the subject property ceases for 180 consecutive days.
(2) “Administrator” means the City Manager or his designee.
(3) “Animated or moving sign” means any sign that uses movement, by either natural or mechanical means, or changes of lighting, either natural or artificial, to depict action to create a special effect or scene.
(4) “Awning or canopy sign” means a nonelectric sign on the vertical surface or flap that is printed on, painted on, or attached to an awning or canopy.
(5) “Balloon” means a decorative inflatable device generally composed of a thin layer of latex or mylar, into which a gas (typically helium) is inserted in order to cause it to rise or float in the atmosphere. (See also “inflatable advertising device.”)
(6) “Banner” means a sign made of fabric or any nonrigid material with or without an enclosed framework. (See Figure A-1.)
(7) “Billboard” means permanent outdoor advertising off-site signs containing a message, commercial or otherwise, unrelated to any use or activity on the subject property on which the sign is located, but not including civic event signs, government signs, or instructional signs.
(8) “Building-mounted signs” means any sign attached to the face of a building including without limitation wall signs, marquee signs, under canopy signs, and projecting signs.
(9) “Canopy sign.” See “awning or canopy sign.” (See Figure A-2.)
(10) “Center identification sign” means a building-mounted or freestanding sign that identifies the name and/or logo of a development containing more than one office, retail, institutional or industrial use or tenant and which may separately identify the tenants.
(11) “Changeable copy sign” means a sign whose informational content can be changed or altered (without changing or altering the sign frame, sign supports or electrical parts) by manual, electric, electromechanical, or electronic means. A sign on which the message changes more than eight times a day shall be considered an electronic changeable message sign and not a changeable copy sign for the purposes of this chapter. A sign on which the changing message is an electronic or mechanical indication of time and/or temperature shall be considered a “time and temperature sign” and not a changeable copy sign.
(12) “City” means the City of Covington, a Washington municipal corporation, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise.
(13) “Community service event” or “civic event” means an event (such as a food festival, concert, fun run and/or meeting) sponsored by a private or public organization, including a school, church or civic fraternal organization, not primarily for the purpose of selling or promoting merchandise or services.
(14) “Construction sign” means a temporary sign identifying an architect, contractor, subcontractor, and/or material supplier participating in construction on the property on which the sign is located.
(15) “Copy” means the graphic content of a sign surface in either permanent or removable letter, pictographic, symbolic, or alphabetic form.
(16) “Directional sign, on-site” means a sign giving directions, instructions, or facility information and which may contain the name or logo of an establishment but no advertising copy (e.g., parking, exit or entrance signs).
(17) “Drive-up window sign (menu, service, etc.)” means an advertising structure listing services, or items to purchase, from a drive-up window.
(18) “Electrical sign” means a sign or sign structure in which electrical wiring, connections, or fixtures are used.
(19) “Electronic changeable message sign” means an electronically activated sign whose message content, either whole or in part, is changed more than eight times a day by means of electronic programming.
(20) “Exposed building face” means the building exterior wall of a single occupant building or the building exterior wall of an individual tenant’s leased space in a multi-tenant complex viewed as a vertical plane between the finished grade and the ridge of a pitched roof above it, top of parapet, etc. This vertical plan will be used to calculate the sign area for building-mounted signs. In the case of an interior business without a separate exterior entrance, the exposed building face will be the vertical plane of the entrance wall measured between the floor and ceiling. As an option, for those businesses having oblique walls the exposed building face is that area between the finish grade and the ridge or top of parapet which is shown on the elevation drawing submitted with the required drawing s for a building permit.
(21) “Facade” means the entire building face including the parapet.
(22) “Festoons” means a string of ribbons, tinsel, small flags, or pinwheels.
(23) “Flag” means any piece of cloth of individual size, color and design, used as a symbol, signal, emblem, or decoration.
(24) “Flashing sign” means a sign when any portion of it changes light intensity, switches on and off in a constant pattern, or contains moving parts or the optical illusion of motion caused by use of electrical energy or illumination.
(25) “Freestanding sign” means a sign supported permanently upon the ground by poles, pylons, braces or a solid base and not attached to any building. Freestanding signs include those signs otherwise known as “pedestal signs,” “pole signs,” “pylon signs,” “monument signs,” and “ground signs.” (See Figure A-3.)
(26) “Frontage, building” means the length of an outside building wall.
(27) “Frontage, property” means the length of the property line along the public right-of-way on which it borders.
(28) “Fuel price sign” means a sign displaying the price of fuel for motorized vehicles.
(29) “Graffiti” means an inscription of symbols, works, or pictures by painting, spray painting or other means of defacing public or private property.
(30) “Government sign” means any temporary or permanent sign erected and maintained by any special purpose district, school district, City, County, State, or Federal government for designation of or direction to any school, hospital, hospital site, property, or facility, including without limitation traffic signs, directional signs, warning signs, informational signs, and signs displaying a public service message.
(31) “Height” means the vertical distance measured from the highest point of the sign to the grade of the adjacent street or the surface grade beneath the sign, whichever is less.
(32) “Identification sign” means a sign whose copy is limited to the name and address of a building, institution, or person and/or to the activity or occupation being identified.
(33) “Identification sign (subdivision)” means a freestanding or wall sign identifying a recognized subdivision, condominium complex, or residential development.
(34) “Illuminated sign” means a sign with an artificial light source incorporated internally or externally for the purpose of illuminating the sign.
(35) “Incidental sign” means a small sign, emblem, or decal informing the public of goods, facilities, or services available on the premises (e.g., a credit card sign, a sign indicating hours of business, beverage sign, etc.).
(36) “Inflatable advertising device” means an advertising device that is inflated by some means and used to attract attention, advertise, promote, market, or display goods and/or services. These devices include large single displays or a display of smaller balloons connected in some fashion to create a larger display.
(37) “Instructional sign” means a sign which designates public information including, without limitation, public restroom signs, public telephone signs, exit signs and hours of operation signs.
(38) “Kiosk” means a freestanding sign, which may have a round shape or which may have two or more faces and which is used to provide directions, advertising or general information.
(39) “Logo” means a distinctive name, symbol or trademark of a company designed for easy recognition.
(40) “Maintenance” means the cleaning, painting and minor repair of a sign in a manner that does not alter the basic copy, design, or structure of the sign.
(41) “Marquee sign” means any sign attached to or supported by a marquee, which is a permanent roof-like projecting structure attached to a building.
(42) “Monument sign (ground sign)” means a freestanding sign having the appearance of a solid base of landscape construction materials such as brick, stucco, stonework, textured wood, tile or textured concrete materials harmonious with the materials of the primary structure on the subject property. (See Figure A-4.)
(43) “Multi-tenant complex” means a complex containing two or more uses or businesses.
(44) “Mural” means a design or representation that is painted or drawn on the exterior surface of a structure and that does not advertise a specific business, product, service, or activity.
(45) “Nameplate” means a nonelectric on premises identification sign giving only the name, address, and/or occupation of an occupant or group of occupants of the building.
(46) “Neon (outline tubing) sign” means a sign consisting of glass tubing, filled with neon gas, or other similar gas, which glows when electric current is sent through it.
(47) “Nonconforming sign” means any sign that was constructed, erected and maintained in conformance with the King County or the City of Covington rules and regulations in effect at the time of establishment and use that no longer conforms to the rules and regulations of this chapter.
(48) “Obsolete sign” means a sign that advertises a product that is no longer made, a business that is no longer in operation, or an activity or event that has already occurred, except for historical signs.
(49) “Off-site sign” means a sign relating, through its message and content, to a business activity, use, product, or service not available on the property on which the sign is located.
(50) “On-site sign” means a sign which contains advertising strictly applicable to a lawful use on the property on which the sign is located, including without limitation signs indicating the business transacted, principal services rendered, and goods sold or produced on the property, or name of the business and name of the person occupying the property.
(51) “Person” means any individual, corporation, association, firm, partnership, or other legal entity.
(52) “Pedestal sign” means freestanding signs supported permanently upon the ground by one or more solid bases, which base or bases shall be equal to at least 50 percent of the sign width. (See Figure A-15.)
(53) “Point of purchase display” means advertising of an item accompanying its display indicating only the contents or purpose of the item (e.g., an advertisement on a product dispenser, tire display, recycling containers, collection containers, gas pumps, phone booths, etc.). (See Figure A-17.)
(54) “Pole or pylon signs” means freestanding signs supported permanently upon the ground by poles or braces and not attached to any building. (See Figure A-17.)
(55) “Political sign” means temporary signs advertising a candidate or candidates for public elective office, or a political party, or signs urging a particular vote on a public issue decided by ballot in connection with local, State, or national election or referendum.
(56) “Portable sign” means any sign designed to be moved easily and not permanently affixed to the ground or to a structure or building. Portable signs differ from temporary signs in that portable signs are made of durable materials such as metal, wood, or plastic. (See Figure A-5.)
(57) “Private advertising sign” means a temporary sign announcing an event, use or condition of personal concern to the sign user including without limitation “garage sale” or “lost animal” signs.
(58) “Projecting sign” means a sign, other than a flat wall sign, which is attached to and projects from a building wall or other structure not specifically designed to support the sign. (See Figure A-7.)
(59) “Public right-of-way” means land owned, dedicated or conveyed to the public, used primarily for the movement of vehicles, wheelchair and pedestrian traffic and land privately owned, used primarily for the movement of vehicles, wheelchair and pedestrian traffic, so long as such privately owned land has been constructed in compliance with all applicable laws and standards for a public right-of-way.
(60) “Real estate off-site sign” means a portable or temporary sign announcing the proposed sale of property other than the property upon which the sign is located and providing directions to the property for sale. (See Figure A-8.)
(61) “Real estate on-site sign” means a sign placed on the property to which it applies and announcing the sale or rental of the property. (See Figure A-8.)
(62) “Roof sign” means any sign erected above the eaves or on the roof of a building or structure.
(63) “Sight distance requirements” means the area at intersections and site access points where the height of all structures and landscaping is regulated.
(64) “Sign” means any device, structure, fixture, or placard that uses color, words, letters, numbers, symbols, graphic designs, logos, or trademarks for the purpose of: (a) providing information or directions; or (b) identifying or advertising any place, establishment, product, good, or service and includes all supports, braces, guys and anchors associated with such sign.
(65) “Sign area” means the entire area of a sign on which graphics, letters, figures, symbols, trademarks and/or written copy is placed, excluding sign structure, architectural embellishments and framework. Sign area is calculated by measuring the perimeter enclosing the extreme limits of the module or sign face containing the graphics, letters, figures, symbols, trademarks, and/or written copy; provided, however, that individual letters, numbers or symbols using a canopy, awning or wall as the background, without added decoration or change in the canopy, awning or wall, have sign area calculated by measuring the perimeter enclosing each letter, number or symbol and totaling the square footage of these perimeters. (See Figure A-9.)
(66) “Sign face” means the area of a sign on which the graphics, letters, figures, symbols, trademark or written copy is placed.
(67) “Snipe sign” means a sign or poster posted on trees, fences, light posts or utility poles except those posted by a government or public utility.
(68) “Temporary sign” means a sign not constructed or intended for long-term use. (See Figure A-5.)
(69) “Tenant directory sign” means a sign for listing the tenants or occupants and their suite numbers in a building or center.
(70) “Time and temperature sign” means any sign that displays the current time and temperature, without any commercial message. (See Figure A‑5.)
(71) “Under canopy sign” means any sign intended generally to attract pedestrian traffic suspended beneath a canopy or marquee and which contains no commercial messages other than the name of the business.
(72) “Wall sign” means either a sign applied with paint or similar substance on the surface of a wall or a sign attached essentially parallel to and extending not more than 24 inches from the wall of a building with no copy on the side or edges. (See Figure A-10.)
(73) “Warning sign” means any sign which is intended to warn persons of prohibited activities such as “no trespassing,” “no hunting,” and “no dumping.”
(74) “Window signs” mean all signs located inside and affixed to a window and intended to be viewed from the exterior of the structure. (See Figure A-11.) (Ord. 20-06 § 1; Ord. 42-02 § 2 (21A.19.040))
18.55.050 Permits.
(1) Permit Requirements. No sign governed by the provisions of this code shall be erected, moved, enlarged, altered or relocated by any person without a permit issued by the City unless such sign is expressly excluded from the permitting requirements pursuant to subsection (3) of this section. An applicant shall pay the permit fees set forth in the City’s fee schedule. No new permit is required for signs which have valid existing permits and which conform with the requirements of this code on the date of its adoption unless the size, shape, or location of the sign is altered. No permit shall be required for sign face changes, provided they conform to CMC 18.55.080(3)(c)(ii). Signs which, on the date of adoption of this code, do not conform to this code’s requirements may be eligible for characterization as nonconforming signs and for nonconforming sign permits under CMC 18.55.110.
(2) Permit Applications. Applications for permits shall be on forms supplied by the City and include the location of the sign structure, drawings or photographs showing the design and dimensions of the sign, details of the sign’s proposed placement and such other pertinent information as the Administrator may require to ensure compliance with this code.
(3) Permit and Registration Exceptions.
(a) A sign permit is not required for maintenance of a sign, for a change of sign face, or for operation of a changeable copy sign and/or electronic changeable message sign.
(b) Exempt Signs. The following signs, modification to signs, or displays are exempt from the regulations of this chapter. Except for government signs, sight distance requirements must be complied with. No sign shall be placed in the public right-of-way, except as otherwise allowed in this chapter.
(i) Address identification with numbers and letters not more than 18 inches in height.
(ii) Balloons no greater than 18 inches in diameter and no more than five balloons per display with a tether no longer than 36 inches.
(iii) Banners projecting over the right-of-way, for City Council authorized events.
(iv) Barber poles.
(v) Construction signs so long as such signs are limited to two signs per project and each sign does not exceed 32 square feet per sign face and 10 feet in height. Construction signs shall not be displayed prior to issuance of a building permit and shall be removed prior to the issuance of a certificate of occupancy.
(vi) Directional signs, on-site. Each sign shall not exceed four square feet in sign area if the directional sign is indicating one direction and shall not exceed eight square feet in sign area if such sign is indicating more than one direction. Center or complex names or logos shall not comprise more than 20 percent of the total area of the directional sign.
(vii) Drive-up window signs in all profile areas not exceeding 60 square feet or no more than two signs having a total of 90 square feet. Landscaping is required to obscure the sign from the public right-of-way.
(viii) Flags of any nation, government, educational institution, or noncommercial organization. Decorative flags without corporate logos or other forms of advertising are also excluded from permit requirements. All flags must be a maximum size of six square feet unless it is a national or State flag.
(ix) Flag of a commercial institution provided no more than one flag is permitted per business premises; and further provided, that the flag does not exceed 20 square feet in surface area.
(x) Fuel price signs. Signs shall be located on the property where fuel is sold, shall be limited to one monument sign per street frontage not exceeding five feet in height and the sign area shall not exceed 20 square feet per sign face. (See Figure A-5.)
(xi) Certain governmental signs. All signs within the public right-of-way which conform with the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD), except as otherwise stated in this chapter. All other governmental signs must comply with the provisions of this sign code; provided, however, the government sign proponent may apply for a government sign variance, which shall be heard by the City’s Hearing Examiner. The Hearing Examiner may grant a variance from the provisions of this code, upon a finding that the public health, safety and/or general welfare is best provided for by an exemption from the strict provisions of this sign code. Such variance will be processed in accord with the sign code, and any such variance shall be only that much as is necessary to protect the health, safety, and/or general welfare of the citizens and public at large.
(xii) Gravestones or other memorial displays associated with cemeteries or mausoleums.
(xiii) Historical site plaques and signs integral to an historic building or site, which are nonilluminated, and which do not exceed two square feet in area.
(xiv) Holiday decorations displayed in conjunction with recognized holidays.
(xv) Incidental signs attached to a structure or building, providing that the total of such signs per use or business shall not exceed two square feet.
(xvi) Instructional signs.
(xvii) Integral design features when such features are an essential part of the architecture of a building (including religious symbols) and when such features do not represent a product service, or registered trademark.
(xviii) Interior signs located completely within a building or structure and not intended to be visible from outside the structure, exclusive of window signs.
(xix) Nameplates not to exceed two square feet per sign face.
(xx) Nonblinking small string lights, which are part of decoration to be used in association with landscaped areas, trees, and holidays.
(xxi) Point of purchase displays.
(xxii) Political signs so long as the maximum area per sign is limited to six square feet. No political sign shall be displayed later than seven calendar days after the final election.
(xxiii) Private advertising signs shall be limited to eight square feet per sign face and five feet in height; the sign must be immediately removed at the end of an event, use or condition; the sign must contain the address of the event or advertiser; and there shall be no more than six such signs advertising an event.
(xxiv) Real estate signs.
(A) Off-Site. The number of off-site real estate signs shall be limited to six per property per agent; provided, however, there shall be a minimal separation of 200 lineal feet between such signs, except that an agent or sellers open house signs may be placed closer than 200 lineal feet where doing so is necessary to indicate that a turn and change in the direction of vehicular travel is required for a potential buyer to continue proceeding towards the home that is offered for sale. The area of such signs shall be no greater than six square feet per sign face. All off-site real estate signs must be removed each day at the conclusion of the open house or other sales event and are permitted only between sunrise and sunset when the seller or the agent are in attendance at the property.
No off-site real estate sign may be placed on, or attached to, any government sign, traffic control device or sign, tree, shrub, or utility pole. No off-site real estate sign may be placed in the public right-of-way in any manner that restricts or obstructs vehicular, pedestrian, wheel chair or bicycle travel, nor in any manner that blocks driveways, ramps or curb cuts, and no sign may be placed in the right-of-way on any median or in any manner that interferes with sight distances.
(B) On-Site. The number of on-site real estate signs shall be limited to one per agent per street frontage or public entrance if no street frontage exists. For dwelling units, the area of the sign shall be no greater than six square feet per sign face. For other uses and developments, the size shall not exceed 32 square feet per sign face. All on-site real estate signs must be removed when the sale closes, or in the case of a rental or lease, when the tenant takes possession.
(xxv) Temporary signs authorized through the issuance of a temporary use permit in accordance with Chapter 18.85 CMC; provided, however, that each authorized temporary use is only allowed two signs of 16 square feet per sign face. If only one sign is used, that sign may be 24 square feet per sign face.
(xxvi) Under canopy signs not exceeding the width of the canopy and eight square feet in area and; provided, that a minimum separation exists between such signs equal to 20 linear feet or more.
(xxvii) Warning signs.
(xxviii) Window signs not exceeding 50 percent of the window area per building frontage only to advertise products, goods or services for sale on-site, business identification, hours of operation, address, and emergency information.
(c) Temporary and special signs. No permit for any sign for any civic event, community service event, special sale/promotional event, grand opening, mural display or scoreboard shall be issued unless such sign complies with the sign type, maximum number, maximum sign face area, maximum height, location, duration and all other allowances and limitations for those uses described in Table 1, Allowances for Temporary and Special Signs – Permit Required.
(d) Residential zone signs. No permit for any residential zone shall be issued for any sign unless such sign complies with the sign type, maximum number, maximum sign area, maximum height, location, duration and all other allowances and limitations for those uses described in Table 2, Sign Allowances for Residential Zones – Permit Required.
(e) Sign registration. No person shall maintain a sign in the City without first having executed a proper and current sign registration unless the sign is expressly exempt from such registration requirements. All signs exempt from the permitting requirements set forth in this section shall be exempt from the registration requirements. The sign registration shall be issued in connection with a person’s business license pursuant to Chapter 5.10 CMC or issued after the City has independently obtained the dimensions of the sign and other necessary information. Sign owners or users who, on the date of adoption of this code, have current business registrations are not required to apply to register their signs until the next renewal of their business registration. A sign registration will be valid until such time as the applicant alters the sign in any way, in which case the applicant will be required to apply for a new sign registration and sign permit. No fee will be charged for sign registrations. The City will assign a registration number to each sign upon issuance of the business license, approval of a sign registration application, or upon the City independently obtaining the measurements of any sign. Upon registration of a sign, the City will advise the applicant if the sign is in compliance with this code, is a legal nonconforming sign pursuant to CMC 18.55.120, or an illegal nonconforming sign pursuant to CMC 18.55.110.
(f) Bond. The City may require a bond to ensure compliance with any aspect of this code.
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Sign Purpose/ Description |
Applicable Zones |
Sign Type Allowed |
Maximum Number |
Maximum Sign Area |
Maximum Height |
Location |
Remarks |
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Civic or community service event (temporary) |
All |
Banners, temporary portable signs, inflatable advertising devices, searchlights and beacons |
Handled on a case-by-case basis |
Handled on a case-by-case basis |
Handled on a case-by-case basis |
On-site and off-site |
30 days prior to the event. Remove within 5 days of the close of the event |
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Civic or community service event (permanent) |
All |
Monument and wall sign |
1 per site per frontage providing direct vehicle access |
The total sign area per monument signs shall not exceed 64 square feet for the total of all faces and no one face shall exceed 32 square feet. Wall signs shall not exceed 7 percent of the exposed building face to which it is attached |
Monument signs: 6 feet. Freestanding signs: 12 feet. Wall signs shall not project above the roofline |
Nonresidential zones: on/off-site. Residential zones: on-site only |
Electronic changeable message signs allowed. Signs cannot contain commercial messages |
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Special sale/ promotional event (e.g., anniversary sale, etc.) |
Nonresidential zoning districts |
Banners only |
Handled on a case-by-case basis |
Handled on a case-by-case basis |
Handled on a case-by-case basis |
On-site. Banners must be attached to an exposed building face |
Special promotions: 30 days total per calendar year. Does not include window signs |
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Grand openings |
Nonresidential zoning districts |
Banners, temporary portable signs, inflatable advertising devices, searchlights and beacons |
Handled on a case-by-case basis |
Handled on a case-by-case basis |
Handled on a case-by-case basis |
On-site. Banners must be attached to an exposed building face |
Grand openings: 30 days |
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Mural display |
Nonresidential zoning districts |
Painted mural |
Handled on a case-by-case basis |
Handled on a case-by-case basis |
Handled on a case-by-case basis |
Handled on a case-by-case basis |
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Scoreboards (athletic fields) |
All |
Electronic changeable message sign |
Handled on a case-by-case basis |
Handled on a case-by-case basis |
Handled on a case-by-case basis |
Handled on a case-by-case basis |
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Land Use |
Applicable Zone |
Sign Type Allowed |
Maximum Number |
Maximum Sign Area |
Maximum Height |
Location |
Remarks |
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AGRICULTURAL |
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• Crop raising or keeping/raising of foraging or grazing animals, fowl or rabbits • Stables, public or private |
R-1 or less dense |
Canopy sign Monument sign Wall sign |
1 sign for each street frontage providing direct vehicle access |
The total sign area of monument signs shall not exceed 32 square feet for the total of all faces and no one face shall exceed 16 square feet. Wall signs and canopy signs shall not exceed 7 percent of the exposed building face to which it is attached |
Wall and canopy signs; cannot project above the roofline. Monument signs: 6 feet |
Subject property; setback 5-foot minimum |
Internally illuminated signs are not allowed. Commercial message signs are allowed. City may impose additional limitations on signs to be compatible with nearby residential areas |
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INSTITUTIONAL |
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• Government facility • Public park • Public utility • School |
All residential zones |
Canopy sign Monument sign Pedestal sign Wall sign |
1 sign for each public entrance providing direct vehicle access |
The total sign area of monument signs shall not exceed 64 square feet for the total of all faces and no one face shall exceed 32 square feet. Wall signs and canopy signs shall not exceed 7 percent of the exposed building face to which it is attached |
Wall and canopy signs; cannot project above the roofline. Monument signs: 6 feet. Pedestal sign: 12 feet |
Subject property; setback 5-foot minimum |
Internally illuminated signs are not allowed; provided, however, that electronic changeable message signs and changeable copy signs are allowed. City may impose additional limitations on signs to be compatible with nearby residential areas |
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RECREATION |
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• Golf course • Recreation area or clubhouse • Sports field, private, noncommercial |
All residential zones |
Canopy sign Monument sign Pedestal sign Wall sign |
1 sign for each street frontage providing direct vehicle access |
The total sign area of monument signs shall not exceed 64 square feet for the total of all faces and no one face shall exceed 32 square feet. Wall signs and canopy signs shall not exceed 7 percent of the exposed building face to which it is attached |
Wall and canopy signs; cannot project above the roofline. Monument signs: 6 feet. Pedestal sign: 12 feet |
Subject property; setback 5-foot minimum |
Internally illuminated signs are not allowed; provided, however, that electronic changeable message signs and changeable copy signs are allowed. City may impose additional limitations on signs to be compatible with nearby residential areas |
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• Dwelling units |
All residential zones |
Monument sign Wall sign |
1 per dwelling unit per street frontage |
2 square feet |
Wall and canopy signs; cannot project above the roofline. Monument signs: 5 feet |
Subject property; setback 5-foot minimum |
Commercial messages not allowed. Internally illuminated or electrical signs not allowed |
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• Subdivision identification |
All residential zones |
Monument sign Wall sign |
2 per major entrance |
32 square feet per entrance |
Wall and canopy signs; cannot project above the roofline. Monument signs: 5 feet |
Subject property; setback 5-foot minimum |
Commercial messages not allowed. Internally illuminated or electrical signs not allowed |
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• Manufactured home park identification |
All residential zones |
Monument sign Wall sign |
2 per major entrance |
32 square feet per entrance |
Wall and canopy signs; cannot project above the roofline. Monument signs: 5 feet |
Subject property; setback 5-foot minimum |
Commercial messages not allowed. Internally illuminated or electrical signs not allowed |
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• Multifamily complex identification |
R-8, CC, CN, CD, CR |
Monument sign Wall sign |
2 per major entrance |
32 square feet per entrance |
Wall and canopy signs; cannot project above the roofline. Monument signs: 5 feet |
Subject property; setback 5-foot minimum |
Commercial messages not allowed. Internally illuminated or electrical signs not allowed |
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• Cemetery |
All residential zones |
Handled on a case-by-case basis |
Handled on a case-by-case basis |
Handled on a case-by-case basis |
Handled on a case-by-case basis |
Handled on a case-by-case basis |
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• Church, synagogue, or other place of worship |
All residential zones |
Canopy sign Monument sign Wall sign |
1 sign for each street frontage providing direct vehicle access |
The total sign area of monument signs shall not exceed 64 square feet for the < | |||