17.40.210

Signage

• Adult telephone advertising prohibition200 ft

  No person shall place or cause to be placed any advertisement for live or recorded telephone messages containing harmful matter, as defined in Section 313 of the Penal Code, on any off-premises outdoor advertising sign within 200 feet of a residential zone, or within 1,000 feet of the premises of any school, park, youth center, child care center, or church.

• Alcohol advertising prohibition200 ft

  No person shall place or cause to be placed any advertisement for alcoholic beverages on any off-premises outdoor advertising sign within 200 feet of a residential zone, or within 1,000 feet of the premises of any school, park, youth center, child care center or church.

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

  Height restrictions may be modified for a DAD upgrade immediately adjacent to the freeway if the applicant demonstrates that compliance with the 32-foot height limit would impair visibility

• DAD maximum sign area (double face)1,350 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.

  or for a double-face sign is a total of 1,350 square feet

• DAD maximum sign area (single face)675 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.

  The maximum sign area for a single-face DAD is 675 square feet

• Maximum sign area (double face)600 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.

  The total area of a double-faced sign shall not exceed 600 square feet.

• Maximum sign area (single face)300 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.

  The total area of a single sign face shall not exceed 300 square feet.

• Maximum sign heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.32 ft

  The sign shall not exceed 32 feet in height from ground level.

• Minimum distance to other sign500 ft

  It is relocated no closer than 500 feet to a previously constructed off-premises commercial advertising sign located on the same or opposite side of the same street

• Minimum distance to sensitive uses200 ft

  It is relocated no closer than 200 feet to any residential structure, school, church or similar place of worship, historical building, cemetery or similar place of interment, private park.

• Prohibition on new off-premises signs

  No new or additional off-premises outdoor advertising signs shall be constructed in any zone district or area of the city after the effective date of the ordinance codified in this title

• Tobacco advertising prohibition200 ft

  No person shall place or cause to be placed any advertisement for cigarettes or other tobacco products on any off-premises outdoor advertising sign within 200 feet of a residential zone, or within 1,000 feet of the premises of any school, park, youth center, child care center or church.