Extracted standards
8 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Signage
- Colored lights prohibitedProhibitedNot allowed in the district at all, short of rezoning or a variance. if confused with traffic controls
No colored lights shall be used at any location or in any manner so as to be confused with, or constituted as, traffic control devices.
- Maximum electronic display area on building sign (ratio to frontageFrontageThe length of a lot line that touches a public street.)1.5 ratio
the electronic display portion of a building-mounted sign shall not exceed one and one-half times the building's linear frontage.
- Maximum electronic display area on freestanding sign75 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
the electronic display portion of a freestanding sign shall not exceed 75 square feet
- Maximum electronic display area as percentage of sign area50 pct
The area of the display screen or the portion of an electronic display sign that can otherwise change its content shall not exceed more than 50 percent of the maximum allowable area of that freestanding sign.
- Minimum electronic display message duration5 sec
Each message shall be displayed for a minimum of five seconds between transitions.
- Electronic display signs permitted only on public property or with CSP in PMUD/B-1
Electronic display signs are only permitted on public property and for public use, or as a part of an approved comprehensive sign plan within the PMUD or B-1 zoning districts.
- Glare prohibition
The light from any illuminated sign shall not cause direct glare into or upon any building or property other than the building or property to which the sign may be related.
- Maximum exposed bulb wattage15 watts
No exposed reflective-type bulbs and no strobe or incandescent lamp which exceeds 15 watts shall be used on the exterior surface of any sign
From the ordinance
The light from any illuminated sign shall not cause direct glare into or upon any building or property other than the building or property to which the sign may be related.