19.60.510 Commercial – Administrative and professional office (C-O) zone.
The following signs are allowed in C-O zones:
A. Wall and/or Marquee. Each establishment shall be allowed a combined sign area of 20 square feet for each portion of the building facing a dedicated street or alley. Establishments facing a major or collector street shall be allowed an additional one square foot for each two feet of lineal building frontage over 20 feet facing said street, but shall not exceed a total of 50 square feet.
Each establishment shall also be allowed signs facing on-site parking areas for five or more cars and walkways, a minimum of 10 feet in width. The signs shall be allowed one-half square foot per lineal foot of building facing said area; maximum area, 20 square feet per establishment.
B. Freestanding (Pole). Each lot shall be allowed a freestanding sign with a maximum sign area of three square feet; however, if more than one establishment is located on the lot or is located in a building designed for occupancy by more than one establishment, the area of the sign may be increased an additional three square feet for each establishment displayed on the sign to a maximum area of 12 square feet and four tenant establishment signs. The sign shall not exceed eight feet in height. An establishment or business complex located on a major or collector street shall be allowed a freestanding pole sign subject to the following:
1. Maximum height, 16 feet;
3. Minimum ground clearance, eight feet;
4. The sign shall not be permitted to project into the public right-of-way;
5. The sign shall maintain a 10-foot setback from all interior property lines;
6. Only one establishment or the name of the commercial complex may be displayed on the sign.
C. Ground (Monument). A low-profile ground sign may be used in place of a freestanding pole sign. The sign shall be subject to the following:
1. Maximum height, four feet. Establishments located on major or collector streets, six feet;
2. Maximum sign area, 12 square feet. Establishments located on major or collector streets, 25 square feet;
3. The sign shall maintain a five-foot setback from all streets and 10 feet from all interior property lines;
4. The sign structure shall be designed to be architecturally compatible with the main building and constructed with the same or similar materials.
D. Projecting. A projecting sign may be used in lieu of a freestanding (pole or ground) sign subject to the following:
1. The maximum projection from the face of the building shall be based on the clearance of the sign from the bottom of the sign to the ground as shown in the following table:
|
Ground Clearance |
Maximum Projection |
Maximum Diagonal Projection |
|---|---|---|
|
8' or less |
1'0" |
1'0" |
|
9' |
1'6" |
1'8" |
|
10' |
2'0" |
2'4" |
|
11' |
2'6" |
3'0" |
|
12' |
3'0" |
3'8" |
|
13' |
3'6" |
4'4" |
|
14' |
4'0" |
5'0" |
2. Projecting signs less than eight feet from the ground shall not project closer than three feet to any area used for vehicular circulation and six inches to any area used for pedestrian circulation;
3. The sign shall not project above the roof, parapet or first story;
4. The maximum sign area for double-faced signs shall be 12 square feet and 24 square feet for spheres, cylinders, and multisided signs, not including the top and bottom of the sign when no copy is applied to those surfaces.
E. Signs on Screening Walls or Fences. Signs denoting the names of the occupants, principal establishment, or name of the commercial complex may be applied to a wall or fence used as screening of parking areas in lieu of a freestanding or projecting sign. Maximum sign area shall be three square feet; except, an establishment or complex located on a major or collector street shall be allowed an area of 25 square feet.
F. The Zoning Administrator may reduce sign areas and height below those authorized above based on the sign guidelines and criteria contained in the design manual, without consideration of the graphic design of the copy or message displayed on the sign. (Ord. 3544 § 2, 2023; Ord. 2924 § 2, 2003).