17.54.190C
Extracted standards
4 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Signage
- Off-premises commercial sign area50 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
The display area shall be a maximum of 50 square feet in aggregate area, regardless of the number of individual businesses which advertise on the sign.
- Off-premises commercial sign design
Off-premises commercial/industrial signs shall be freestanding and shall not have more than two faces. The two faces shall not be placed, installed, erected or constructed in such a manner that both faces may be viewed simultaneously. Such signs must be consistent with the design provisions of any adopted community plan and/or the county design guidelines manual, where applicable.
- Off-premises commercial sign heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.25 ft
The sign structure shall not exceed 25 feet in height, measured from the existing grade to the highest point on the sign, nor shall such a sign exceed the height limits provided in any adopted community plan or in the county design guidelines manual.
- Off-premises commercial sign setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line.5 ft
Be set back from the edge of the right-of-way for the primary public access roadway a minimum of five feet.
From the ordinance
The display area shall be a maximum of 50 square feet in aggregate area, regardless of the number of individual businesses which advertise on the sign. The sign structure shall not exceed 25 feet in height.