22.114.070

Signage

• Alcohol advertising prohibition distance1,000 ft

  No person shall place or cause to be placed any advertisement for alcoholic beverages on any outdoor advertising sign within a Residential or Agricultural Zone, or within 1,000 feet of the premises of any school, park, playground, recreational facility, youth center, child care center, entertainment park, or church.

• Maximum outdoor advertising sign area800 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.

  That the total sign face of such signs shall not exceed 800 square feet.

• Maximum outdoor advertising sign heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.42 ft

  That the height of such signs shall not exceed 42 feet measured from the ground level at the base of the sign.

• Maximum roof extension percentage15 pct

  That such signs shall not be permitted on a roof and that not more than 15 percent of the length of the structure of a freestanding sign shall extend over a roof.

• Minimum distance between large signs500 ft

  More than 150 square feet shall not be erected or maintained within: 500 feet of an outdoor advertising sign having a total sign face greater than 150 square feet

• Minimum distance between medium signs200 ft

  More than 80 square feet, but not exceeding 150 square feet, shall not be erected or maintained within: 200 feet of an outdoor advertising sign having a total sign face greater than 80 square feet

• Minimum distance between small signs100 ft

  80 square feet or less shall not be erected or maintained within 100 feet of any outdoor advertising sign located on the same side of the street or highway.

• Minimum distance from freeway660 ft

  That such sign shall not be permitted having a message face visible from and within a distance of 660 feet of the edge of right-of-way of a freeway or scenic highway, measured horizontally along a line normal or perpendicular to the centerline of such freeway or scenic highway, if designed to be viewed primarily by persons traveling thereon.

• Minimum distance from residential zone200 ft

  That such signs shall not be permitted within 200 feet of a Residential Zone located on the same side of the street or highway.

• Tobacco advertising prohibition distance1,000 ft

  No person shall place or cause to be placed any advertisement for cigarettes or other tobacco products on any outdoor advertising sign within a Residential or Agricultural Zone, or within 1,000 feet of the premises of any school, park, playground, recreational facility, youth center, child care center, entertainment park, or church.