17.46.170 Sign regulations for commercial and industrial districts.
C-1, C-2, P-C and M Districts.
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Sign Regulations in Commercial and Industrial Districts (C-1, C-2, P-C, M) |
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Sign area |
1-1/2 sq. ft. for every foot of PBF* (max. 200 sq. ft.) 1/2 sq. ft. for every foot of each SBF** (max. 25 sq. ft. per SBF) |
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Number of signs |
4 per business (max.) |
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Monument sign height (in feet; max.) |
7 |
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Shopping Center/Industrial Park Monument Identification Signs |
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Site |
Commercial: Less than 5 acres |
Commercial: 5 to 25 acres |
Commercial: More than 25 acres |
Industrial: More than 4 buildings |
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Height (in feet; max.) |
10 |
15 |
50 |
10 |
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Sign area (sq. ft.; max.) |
100 |
100 |
250 |
200 |
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Number of signs (max.) |
1 per principal street frontage (max. 2) |
1 per principal street frontage (max. 2) |
2 |
1 per principal entrance |
*Primary business frontage
**Secondary business frontage
A. Sign Area. One and one-half square feet are permitted for every foot of primary business frontage to a maximum of two hundred square feet per business. One-half square foot is permitted for every foot of secondary business frontage to a maximum of twenty-five square feet for each secondary business frontage.
B. Number of Signs. No more than four signs may be permitted per business. Under canopy signs are not counted for the purposes of this section.
C. Type of Sign. Any sign specified under Section 17.46.100 may be displayed in accordance with the provisions of this chapter. Monument signs not associated with a shopping center or industrial park shall be limited to a maximum height of seven feet.
D. Service Stations. In addition to the signing permitted under Section 17.46.100, service stations may be permitted to display two additional signs each of which shall not exceed sixteen square feet. Such signs shall be permanently affixed to the ground or a structure.
E. Master Signing Program Approval Required.
1. Any and all commercial, office or industrial developments designed to contain more than four occupancies, businesses or buildings are required to obtain approval of a master signing program from the review authority. Said master signing program plans must be prepared, reviewed and approved by the review authority prior to the issuance of any occupancy permit in the development. Plans for the master signing program shall include specifications, descriptions and locations of all signs to be displayed on the site including but not limited to advertising, identification, directional and public service signs. Any decision of the review authority on a master signing program may be appealed to the appeal authority. Appeals shall be in writing and shall be filed with the community development director or designee within ten days of the decision.
2. Approved master signing programs may be modified from time to time by the review authority.
3. Individual tenant sign changes that comply with an approved master signing program shall be subject to review of the community development director or designee.
4. The following provisions apply to monument identification signs in shopping centers and industrial parks:
a. Shopping centers may be permitted to erect a monument identification sign which may also indicate the principal tenant and other services available on the site. Said sign shall be located adjacent to the principal street frontage and shall not exceed one hundred square feet in area. If the shopping center has more than one principal street frontage, two such signs may be permitted. Freestanding signs allowed for the identification of shopping centers or industrial or business parks of less than five acres shall not exceed a height of ten feet and for sites of less than twenty-five acres shall not exceed a height of fifteen feet.
b. Shopping centers containing more than twenty-five acres approved under a single development permit shall be permitted to erect two monument identification signs which may also indicate the principal tenants. Such signs shall not exceed two hundred fifty square feet in area nor fifty feet in height.
c. Industrial parks containing more than four buildings designed to be architecturally compatible, whether or not on the same parcel of land, shall be permitted to place monument signs along, at, or adjacent to principal entrances to the park. Such signs shall not exceed two hundred square feet or ten feet in height.
F. Highway Signs. Commercially zoned properties having frontage on Highway 1 are declared to be sites of special significance and all signs and signing programs shall be approved by the planning commission. In considering a sign or signing program for a site of special significance, the following items shall be considered: the signing needs of the proposed use; the location of the site in relation to the freeway access; and the responsibility of the city to protect and preserve the natural beauty of Highway 1 while balancing the city’s need for a healthy highway-oriented visitor-serving industry. Any decision of the planning commission concerning a site of special significance may be appealed to the city council, in writing, within ten days of the decision of the planning commission. (Ord. 2023-05 § 3 (Exh. A), 2023; Ord. 2020-07 § 2, 2020; Zoning Ordinance dated 7/94, 1994. Formerly 17.46.180)