Dimensional standards
Extracted standards
10 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Signage
- Signs in freeway overlay districtOverlay districtA second set of rules laid over the base district, adding requirements without replacing it.
Digital display billboards and pole signs are permitted in the freeway overlay district as specified in this division.
- Master sign plan required conditions
Master sign plan required when: three or more separate nonresidential tenant spaces on same parcel, three or more signs for a single use, pole sign in freeway overlay district, or determined by Community Development Department.
- ProhibitedProhibitedNot allowed in the district at all, short of rezoning or a variance. signs in all districts
Prohibited signs include: signs without owner consent, tract directional signs for outside property, vehicle signs, abandoned signs, non-durable signs, projecting/roof/electronic/animated signs (electronic conditionally permitted in public/institutional zone only), signs within 500 feet of specified streets, signs obstructing fire escapes, outdoor merchandising signs, signs on city property, signs on block walls facing public right-of-way.
- Sign permit required
A sign permit is required for all signs.
- Maximum temporary sign display duration per year63 days
Temporary signs (including banners and flags) may be displayed for a total of 63 days within a calendar year.
- Temporary signs prohibitedProhibitedNot allowed in the district at all, short of rezoning or a variance. during election period
Temporary signs are not permitted between September 1 and November 10 in years when an election is held.
- Maximum temporary sign area on public right-of-way6 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
Temporary sign size shall not be greater than six square feet and the maximum height shall not be more than three feet above grade.
- Maximum temporary sign heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. on public right-of-way3 ft
Temporary sign size shall not be greater than six square feet and the maximum height shall not be more than three feet above grade.
- Maximum temporary sign area on residential property10 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
Temporary sign size shall not be greater than ten square feet and the maximum height shall not be more than three feet above grade.
- Maximum temporary sign heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. on residential property3 ft
Temporary sign size shall not be greater than ten square feet and the maximum height shall not be more than three feet above grade.
From the ordinance
A sign permit is required for all signs.