Extracted standards
11 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Signage
- Conditional useConditional useAllowed only after a discretionary approval — usually a public hearing and a board vote. permit required
Electronic copy that will change more than once per day is allowed as a display medium on freestanding signs in the commercial zone districts upon issuance of a Conditional Use Permit
- Content restriction
Sign copy or electronic picture displays shall be limited to commercial advertising related to the use(s) on the premises on which the freestanding sign is located, except for message substitution, as allowed in Section 18.14.130.
- Electronic sign face integral part
The electronic sign face shall be an integral part of the remainder of the sign area.
- No lighting intensity change
No change of lighting intensity may occur during a display or between displays except to respond to a change in ambient lighting conditions.
- Maximum lumens output30 lumens
Electronic copy shall be limited to no more than 30 lumens output, measured at ten (10) feet from the sign face.
- Minimum change interval6 seconds
No portion of the electronic sign face shall change more frequently than once every six (6) seconds.
- No audible sound
The electronic sign shall not emit any audible sound, buzz, or noise.
- Not visible from residential properties
The electronic sign face shall be directed in a manner that is not visible from the front or side of residential properties located in a residential zone district.
- Operation hours
The electronic sign shall be operative only during the hours of operation of the associated business establishment.
- Minimum time between changes24 hours
Changeable copy shall not be changed more than once every 24 hours.
- Maximum non-electronic changeable copy area20 pct
Non-electronic changeable copy shall represent no more than 20% of the total allowable sign area.
From the ordinance
Non-electronic changeable copy shall represent no more than 20% of the total allowable sign area. Changeable copy shall not be changed more than once every 24 hours. Electronic copy that will change more than once per day is allowed as a display medium on freestanding signs in the commercial zone districts upon issuance of a Conditional Use Permit...