17.48.090, 17.48.100, 17.48.110, 17.48.120, 17.48.130, 17.48.150
Extracted standards
11 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Signage
- Abandoned sign removal period90 days
Any sign shall be removed when for a period of 90 days or more the activity has ceased
- NonconformingNonconformingLawful when built, but not compliant with the rules now in force; usually allowed to continue but not to expand. sign abandonment period90 days
An interruption in the use of a nonconforming sign for a period of 90 days or more shall be deemed to be an abandonment
- NonconformingNonconformingLawful when built, but not compliant with the rules now in force; usually allowed to continue but not to expand. sign amortization period15 years
All nonconforming signs shall have a useful and legal life of 15 years
- NonconformingNonconformingLawful when built, but not compliant with the rules now in force; usually allowed to continue but not to expand. sign restoration threshold50 pct
A nonconforming sign may be restored if 50 percent or less of the sign is destroyed
- Portable sign allowed days
Portable signs are only allowed on Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays, Sundays, and Federal or State holidays
- Portable sign hours
between 8:00 a.m. and dusk, for no more than ten hours per day
- Maximum portable sign hours per day10 hours
for no more than ten hours per day
- Real estate development sign maximum1 signs
One real estate development sign shall be allowed for each development site
- Maximum sign adjustment increase10 pct
An adjustment may allow for an increase of not more than ten percent of the allowed height or area of a sign
- Site construction sign maximum1 signs
One site construction sign shall be allowed for each development site
- Maximum window sign area percentage25 pct
Permanent and temporary window signs shall not exceed 25 percent of window area without the approval of an administrative permit
From the ordinance
Portable signs are only allowed on Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays, Sundays, and Federal or State holidays, between 8:00 a.m. and dusk, for no more than ten hours per day. Permanent and temporary window signs shall not exceed 25 percent of window area. Adjustment may allow for an increase of not more than ten percent. Nonconforming sign may be restored if 50 percent or less destroyed. Abandonment after 90 days. Amortization 15 years.