Richmond

Signs Allowed in Commercial, Industrial, Mixed Use Districts: Awning signs, blade signs, freestanding signs, marquee signs, projecting signs, wall signs, and wall mural signs. Dimensional standards in Tables 15.04.609.100-C(1) to C(6).

Signs Allowed in Commercial, Industrial, Mixed Use Districts: Awning signs, blade signs, freestanding signs, marquee signs, projecting signs, wall signs, and wall mural signs. Dimensional standards in Tables 15.04.609.100-C(1) to C(6).

Signs Allowed in Commercial, Industrial, Mixed Use Districts: Awning signs, blade signs, freestanding signs, marquee signs, projecting signs, wall signs, and wall mural signs. Dimensional standards in Tables 15.04.609.100-C(1) to C(6).

Signs Allowed in Commercial, Industrial, Mixed Use Districts: Awning signs, blade signs, freestanding signs, marquee signs, projecting signs, wall signs, and wall mural signs. Dimensional standards in Tables 15.04.609.100-C(1) to C(6).

Signs Allowed in All Other Districts: Permanent, freestanding signs, total sign area not exceed 20 square feet per lot equivalent; no individual freestanding sign shall exceed 10 feet in height. For each building, one wall sign not exceeding 6 square feet in area and not projecting more than 6 inches from the building wall.

Historic signs must meet defined criteria, including, without limitation, to the fact that the sign is 50 or more years old and has significance to the Richmond community because it is associated with a significant historical event or it is associated with a historic business.

All closed business signs shall be removed or completely obscured from public view.

A permit issued by the Zoning Administrator is required to erect, construct, install, structurally alter or relocate any non-exempt sign.

All temporary signs and structures are to be removed within 90 days from the date the permit is issued.

A Master Sign Program approved by the Design Review Board is required for: Multi-tenant centers, buildings, or developments with six or more separate tenant spaces

The Design Review Board may approve a variance to any requirement for a permanent sign upon finding all of the following:

Denial of a sign permit may be appealed to the Design Review Board by submitting a written appeal to the Planning and Building Services Director within ten days.

The most recent edition of the Uniform Sign Code, published by the International Conference of Building Officials, is adopted by reference as though fully set forth in this Article.

Every sign shall be kept up and maintained in a secure and safe condition.

Nonconforming signs lawfully existing on the date this ordinance becomes effective may continue to be used and need not be modified to conform to the requirements of this Article unless deemed to be a public nuisance because of health or safety conditions.

A sign that fails to comply with or violates any provision of this Article, or is developed or maintained contrary to the terms of a sign permit, is hereby declared to be unlawful and a nuisance.

Accessory dwelling units (ADUs) and junior accessory dwelling units (JADUs) must be located, developed, and operated in compliance with the standards of this Chapter 15.04.610.020 in zones where single-family or multi-family dwellings are permitted.

Accessory short-term rentals of one or two bedrooms in a dwelling unit are allowed in Residential and Commercial Mixed-Use zoning districts, subject to the standards of this section and applicable license requirements of the Municipal Code

An accessory use must be incidental, related, appropriate and clearly subordinate to the principal use of the building or site to which it relates and is subject to the same regulations and permitting requirements as the principal use.

Adult businesses must be located, developed, and operated in compliance with the following standards, where allowed by the 200 Series, Base Zoning Districts: