Sec. 90-511 to 90-520

Signage

• Changeable sign standards

  One changeable sign per lot in commercial/industrial districts. Message changes no more than once every 10 seconds.

• Exempt signs

  Governmental signs, changeable message content, small signs (portable max 12 sq ft, minor max 3 sq ft), temporary signs, memorial plaques, flag signs, window signs, murals.

• Flag sign standards

  Residential/planned/DT: max 2 per parcel, 60 sq ft, 30 ft height. C-1/C-2/industrial: max 3 per parcel, 96 sq ft, 45 ft height. Setback = longest dimension of pole.

• Illumination limits

  Max 1000 nits day, 500 nits night, with automatic brightness control. No light shining into traffic or residential dwellings.

• Sign maintenance

  Signs must be kept in good condition; violations corrected within 10 days.

• NonconformingNonconformingLawful when built, but not compliant with the rules now in force; usually allowed to continue but not to expand. sign rules

  May continue if legal, cannot be enlarged, moved, or restored if damaged >50%.

• ProhibitedProhibitedNot allowed in the district at all, short of rezoning or a variance. signs

  Signs on natural features, in ROW, obstructing vision, simulating traffic signs, obstructing egress, on vehicles, above roofline, flashing, emitting sound/smoke, etc.

• Projecting sign standards

  Min 8 ft clearance over walkways, max 4 ft projection, min 14 ft over vehicular areas.

• Sign area measurement

  Area measured by smallest rectangle, circle, or triangle enclosing sign face. Multi-sided signs: largest face if back-to-back within 42 inches, else sum of visible faces.

• Sign heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. measurement

  Height measured from base at average grade to top of highest attached component.

• Sign setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. from ROW

  Minimum setback from any right-of-way is one-half the height of the sign.

• Temporary sign standards

  Must be maintained, removed within 10 days after event, not illuminated.

• Window sign standards

  In DT district, first floor windows max 2 sq ft per foot of frontage.