Dimensional standards
Height & bulk
Servicing
- Geographic extent
- Outdoor Advertising Displays permitted only in C-1, C-2, C-3, CRR, M-1, M-2 zones; prohibitedProhibitedNot allowed in the district at all, short of rezoning or a variance. in all others and adjacent to scenic highways.
Extracted standards
19 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Height
- Maximum heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. of outdoor advertising display35 ft
The maximum height of an Outdoor Advertising Display shall not exceed a height of thirty-five (35) feet from the roadbed of the adjacent freeway or highway to which the display is oriented, or a maximum height of thirty-five (35) feet from the grade on which it is constructed, whichever is greater.
Lighting
- Lighting restrictions
Displays may be illuminated provided no light bulb, tube, filament, or similar source is visible beyond the display face. Flashing, intermittent, or variable intensity lights are prohibited. Displays shall use energy efficient methods.
Other
- Allowed zones for outdoor advertising displays
Outdoor Advertising Displays are permitted only in the following zones: C-1, Neighborhood Commercial Zone; C-2, General Commercial Zone; C-3, Highway Commercial Zone; CRR, Commercial, Residential, Resort Zone; M-1, Light Manufacturing Zone; and M-2, General Manufacturing Zone. Prohibited in all other zones.
- Maximum transition time for digital displays4 sec
The transition time between messages is no longer than four (4) seconds.
- Minimum static display duration for digital displays6 sec
Digital Displays and Automatic Changeable Message Displays are allowed providing the message displayed is static and displayed for a minimum duration of six (6) seconds and the transition time between messages is no longer than four (4) seconds.
- Identification required
No Outdoor Advertising Display shall be placed, erected, used or maintained anywhere unless there is securely fastened thereto the name of the Outdoor Advertising Display permittee in such a manner that the name is visible.
- Inventory submission requirement
Within 180 days of effective date and on each fifth anniversary, each business with Outdoor Advertising Displays shall submit a current inventory to the City Manager.
- Maintenance requirement
Every Outdoor Advertising Display shall be continuously maintained in an attractive, clean, and safe condition.
- Maximum display face area700 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
No Outdoor Advertising Display shall exceed a maximum total surface area of seven hundred (700) square feet per face.
- Maximum number of display faces2 count
No more than two (2) display faces per Outdoor Advertising Display shall be permitted. Only single face, back-to-back and V-type displays shall be allowed, provided that they are on the same Outdoor Advertising Display or related structure and further provided that the V-type displays have a separation between display faces of not more than thirty (30) feet. Display faces shall not be stacked.
- Maximum number of support poles1 count
A maximum of one (1) steel pole is allowed for support of an Outdoor Advertising Display, subject to approval of the City Manager.
- Maximum separation for V-type displays30 ft
V-type displays have a separation between display faces of not more than thirty (30) feet.
- Minimum distance from edge of right-of-way for state permit660 ft
No person shall place, erect, use or maintain any outdoor advertising display located within six hundred sixty (660) feet from the edge of the right-of-way of any freeway or primary highway without first obtaining a valid state outdoor advertising permit.
- Minimum spacing between outdoor advertising displays500 ft
No Outdoor Advertising Display shall be located within five hundred (500) feet in any direction from any outdoor advertising display on the same side of the highway or freeway.
- Mobile displays prohibitedProhibitedNot allowed in the district at all, short of rezoning or a variance.
No person shall place, use, maintain, or otherwise allow a mobile vehicle, trailer, or other advertising display not permanently affixed to the ground to be used as an Outdoor Advertising Display.
- Movement restrictions
No Outdoor Advertising Display shall move, rotate or display any moving and/or rotating parts except for automatic changeable message displays. No propellers, flags, or other noise creating devices, and no architectural embellishments which utilize mechanical or natural forces for motion, shall be permitted.
- Roof mounts prohibitedProhibitedNot allowed in the district at all, short of rezoning or a variance.
No Outdoor Advertising Display shall be affixed on or over the roof of any building and no display shall be affixed to the wall of a building so that it projects above the parapet of the building.
- ProhibitedProhibitedNot allowed in the district at all, short of rezoning or a variance. adjacent to scenic highway
No Outdoor Advertising Display shall be permitted adjacent to a scenic highway.
Setback
- Minimum setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. from property line1 ft
A minimum setback from the property line of one foot shall be required.
From the ordinance
Outdoor Advertising Displays are permitted only in the following zones: C-1, C-2, C-3, CRR, M-1, M-2. Maximum height 35 feet, spacing 500 feet, face size 700 sq ft.