Article 3. Standards
15.06.310 Sign standards by zoning district.
Signs in all zoning districts shall be subject to the standards set forth in this section. The number, types and sizes of signs set forth in Tables 6.1 and 6.2 shall also comply with the standards by sign type listed in PMC 15.06.320 and 15.06.330.
A. Standards for Residential Zoning Districts. Signs in the LDR, MDR and HDR zoning districts shall be subject to the limitations and standards in Table 6.1.
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Sign Type |
Maximum Number |
Maximum Area |
Maximum/Minimum Height Including Installed Height |
|---|---|---|---|
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Monument Sign |
1 per nonresidential use; 1 per entrance to a subdivision, multifamily housing complex or mobile home park |
36 square feet per side (face foot measurement) |
No higher than 6 feet |
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Site Sign |
1 per street frontage |
100 square feet |
No higher than 8 feet |
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Swing Sign |
1 per street frontage |
8 square feet, inclusive of riders |
No higher than 6 feet |
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Wall Sign |
1 per single-family or two-family dwelling with a home occupation or home business |
10 square feet |
No higher than eave or parapet line |
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1 per principal multifamily building, per street frontage |
24 square feet |
No higher than eave or parapet line |
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1 per nonresidential use |
24 square feet |
No higher than eave or parapet line |
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Yard Sign |
1 per street frontage |
6 square feet per sign |
No higher than 4 feet |
B. Standards for Nonresidential Zoning Districts and Uses. Signs in the RA, OTC, NC, HT, SC, LI, GI and P Zone Districts shall be subject to the limitations and standards in Table 6.2.
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Sign Type |
Maximum Number |
Maximum Area |
Maximum/Minimum Height |
|---|---|---|---|
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Awning Sign |
Unlimited, within maximum area requirements |
0.5 square feet of signage for (per) each linear foot of awning, up to a maximum of 32 square feet |
No higher than roof or parapet line; 8 feet minimum height pedestrian clearance and a maximum height placement of 15 feet |
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Banners |
1 banner per legal lot of record, displayed on a building wall |
0.5 square feet for each linear foot of exterior wall up to a maximum area of 100 square feet |
No higher than roof or parapet line for wall banner |
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1 freestanding wave banner per legal lot of record |
24 square feet |
No higher than 12 feet for wave banner |
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Canopy Sign |
Unlimited, within maximum area requirements |
0.5 square feet of signage for each linear foot of canopy, up to a maximum of 32 square feet |
No higher than roof or parapet line; 8 feet minimum height pedestrian clearance; 14 feet minimum height vehicular clearance and a maximum height placement of 20 feet |
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Freestanding Pole Sign |
1 per street frontage of principal building, plus 1 additional for street frontages in excess of 500 feet |
150 square feet. An electronic message center may be integrated up to 50% of allowed sign area |
No higher than 30 feet |
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1 per principal building within 500 feet of an I-70 interchange |
300 square feet. An electronic message center may be integrated up to 50% of allowed sign area |
No higher than 60 feet |
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Marquee Sign |
1 per principal building |
60 square feet per sign face, up to a maximum of 3 faces |
No higher than roof or parapet line; 8 feet minimum height |
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Monument Sign |
1 per street frontage |
48 square feet. An electronic message center may be integrated up to 50% of allowed sign area |
No higher than 8 feet in total height |
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Projecting Sign |
1 per business or rental space (whichever is less) |
15 square feet |
No higher than wall (single story building)/bottom of second story window (multi-story building); 8 feet minimum height, and a maximum height of 15 feet |
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Roof Sign |
1 per principal building |
0.5 square feet of area per lineal foot of exterior wall frontage, up to a maximum of 50 square feet |
No higher than 4 feet above roofline, parapet or fascia on a flat roof; no higher than roofline on a peaked or mansard roof |
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Sidewalk Sign |
1 per use |
8 square feet (including multiple facing sides) |
No higher than 4 feet |
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Site Sign |
1 per street frontage |
48 square feet |
No higher than 8 feet |
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Swing Sign |
1 per street frontage |
8 square feet, inclusive of riders |
No higher than 6 feet |
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Wall Sign |
Unlimited, within maximum area requirements |
1 square foot of area per lineal foot of exterior wall frontage along addressed ROW, up to a maximum of 200 square feet |
No higher than the eave line |
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Yard Sign |
1 per street frontage |
6 square feet |
No higher than 4 feet |
C. Sign Allowance. The total aggregate sign area permitted for any use in a residential or nonresidential zoning district shall not exceed three hundred (300) square feet, with the exception of uses that qualify for a freestanding pole sign adjacent to an I-70 interchange, in which case the total aggregate sign area shall not exceed four hundred fifty (450) square feet. (Ord. 711 §1 (Exh. A), 2017; Amended Ord. 794 §4, 2021)