Novato

Parking areas shall have lighting capable of providing adequate illumination for security and safety. Lighting standards shall be energy-efficient and in scale with the height and use of the on-site structures. All illumination, including security lighting, shall be directed downward, away from adjacent properties and public rights-of-way.

Drive-through aisles shall have a minimum 15½-foot radius at curves and a minimum width of 12 feet.

The nearest edge of a driveway apron or curb return shall be at least five feet from the nearest property line, centerline of a fire hydrant, utility pole, traffic signal, light standard, or other similar facility.

Multi-family projects shall provide bicycle parking spaces equal to a minimum of 10 percent of the required vehicle spaces, unless separate secured garage space is provided for each unit.

Each bicycle space shall be a minimum of two feet in width and six feet in length, and have a minimum of seven feet of overhead clearance.

Parking lots with 50 or more parking spaces shall provide motorcycle parking spaces conveniently located near the main entrance of a structure, accessed by the same aisles that provide access to the automobile parking spaces in the parking lot.

Nonresidential uses with less than 10,000 square feet of gross floor area shall provide one loading space, which may be combined with parking spaces.

Minimum loading space dimensions shall be 12 feet in width, 45 feet in length, and with 14 feet of vertical clearance.

At least one and one-half (1.5) preferential space shall be provided for each 10,000 square feet of commercial/office space and shall be signed/striped for preferential parking vehicles.

Vanpool vehicle spaces within a parking structure and access routes to the spaces shall be provided a minimum vertical clearance of seven feet, two inches (7'-2").

The maximum allowed height of a flag pole in a residential zoning district shall be 12 feet; the maximum height of a flag pole in a non-residential zoning district shall be 30 feet.

Political signs are allowed without a Sign Permit provided that the signs: a. Are no more than six (6) feet in height and shall not exceed 24 square feet in area within residential zoning districts and shall not exceed 32 square feet in area within nonresidential zoning districts;

Street address numbers not exceeding an aggregate area of two square feet.

Pole signs and other freestanding signs over six feet in height; Roof signs;

The area of letters or symbols should not exceed 40 percent of the background area in commercial districts or 60 percent in residential districts.

Reflective-type bulbs and incandescent lamps that exceed 15 watts shall not be used on the exterior surface of signs so as to expose the face of the bulb or lamp to a public right-of-way or adjacent property.

Wall signing facing streets and off-site parking lots shall not exceed 40 percent of the signable area; ... Window signs shall not occupy more than 20 percent of the total window area.

Instead of the "Maximum Sign Area Requirements" of Table 3-11, the aggregate area of all signs on a site within the Downtown Novato Specific Plan (D) overlay district shall not exceed one square foot of sign area for each linear foot of primary building frontage. For corner parcels, an additional one-half square foot of sign area may be allowed for each linear foot of secondary building frontage. No single sign shall exceed 25 square feet.

Sign height shall not exceed six feet.

Multiple signs shall be separated by a minimum of 75 feet to ensure adequate visibility for all signs.