Section 8.09.01

Signage

• Mural approval standards

  The Zoning Administrator must consider whether a Sign Permit meets the following standards for approval: 1. The Mural complies with Table 8.09.01-1. 2. The Mural's components... are securely attached... 3. The Mural is applied to a legally established structure; 4. The Mural is not installed in a location that conflicts with the setback requirements... 5. The Mural is not above a height that is or would be nonconforming... 6. The Mural is designed and constructed by an artist who has demonstrated expertise in mural design and construction.

• Mural attachment requirements

  Murals may be applied directly to a wall or attached to a frame or substrate that is attached to a wall. Murals must not extend beyond or project above the vertical or horizontal line of any wall onto which the mural is painted or affixed and must be attached so as to not create a safety hazard to the public.

• Murals prohibitedProhibitedNot allowed in the district at all, short of rezoning or a variance. on front building wall

  Murals are not permitted on the front building wall. The 'front building wall' is a building elevation that faces the adjacent street right-of-way and is the primary entrance.

• Mural text area limit

  Murals may include words, logos, emblems, trademarks, artist and sponsor name, or numbers (hereinafter 'text') within the depiction that do not exceed the following cumulative area, whichever is less: 1. 20% of the total size of the mural, up to the maximum allowable mural area; or 2. 5% of the surface area of the wall to which the mural is attached or painted.