Section 12.04.112
Extracted standards
19 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Signage
- Maximum community identification sign area100 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
a maximum sign area size of one hundred (100) square feet
- Maximum community identification sign heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.10 ft
and a maximum height of ten (10') feet
- Maximum construction sign area32 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
Two (2) signs with a combined total sign area of thirty-two (32) square feet
- Maximum directory letter heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.2 in
Letter height shall not exceed two (2") inches.
- Maximum directory sign area20 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
provided that such directories do not exceed twenty (20) square feet on any single building wall
- Maximum directory sign heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.8 ft
or a height of eight (8') feet
- Maximum menu board sign area50 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
Signs displaying products and pricing for drive-through restaurants shall not exceed fifty (50) square feet in area
- Maximum menu board sign heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.6 ft
and a height of six (6') feet
- Maximum pole sign heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. for freeway-related businesses25 ft
may be increased to a maximum twenty-five (25')-foot height
- Maximum pole sign heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.10 ft
Pole signs are limited to a maximum ten (10') feet in height
- Maximum political sign area32 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
Temporary signs not exceeding thirty-two (32) square feet per sign
- Maximum real estate sign area on nonresidential properties32 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
thirty-two (32) square feet on nonresidential properties
- Maximum real estate sign area on residential parcels16 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
shall not exceed a maximum aggregate area of sixteen (16) square feet on residential parcels
- Maximum wall sign coverage of storefront15 pct
Wall signs shall not cover more than fifteen (15%) percent of a building or tenant storefront.
- Maximum wall sign projection from wall12 in
nor shall the sign project more than twelve (12") inches from the wall
- Maximum wall signs per business2 signs
maximum of two (2) wall signs for each business or tenant
- Maximum window sign coverage50 pct
Window signs shall not occupy more than fifty percent (50%) of the window area of any one (1) window
- Roof signs prohibitedProhibitedNot allowed in the district at all, short of rezoning or a variance. on new buildings
Roof signs are prohibited on buildings constructed after January 1, 2006
- Wall sign separation multiplier3 times heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.
Wall signs shall be separated from each other by a distance of three (3) times the average height of the sign face
From the ordinance
All signs are subject to the following standards.