19.60.570 Industrial research (I-R) zone.
The following signs are allowed in I-R zones:
A. Wall and/or Marquee. Each establishment shall be allowed a combined sign area of one square foot for each lineal foot of building frontage facing a dedicated street or alley, to a maximum of 100 square feet.
Each establishment shall also be allowed signs facing on-site parking areas for five cars or more and walkways 10 feet or more in width. They shall be allowed a sign area of one square foot per lineal foot of building frontage facing said area, to a maximum of 50 square feet.
B. Freestanding (Pole). Each lot shall be allowed one freestanding pole sign subject to the following:
1. Signs are restricted to those lots having a minimum frontage of 75 feet on a dedicated street. In the case of corner lots, only one frontage shall be counted;
3. Maximum height, 20 feet;
4. Minimum ground clearance, eight feet;
5. The sign shall not be permitted to project into the public right-of-way;
6. The sign shall maintain a 10-foot setback from all interior property lines;
7. Freestanding pole signs less than eight feet in height are restricted to a maximum sign area of 12 square feet and shall maintain a five-foot setback from all streets;
8. Commercial messages on pole signs in the I-R zone may identify only the name of the complex and tenants therein.
C. Ground (Monument). A low-profile ground sign may be used in lieu of a freestanding pole sign. The sign shall be subject to the following:
1. Maximum height, eight feet;
3. The sign shall maintain a minimum setback of five feet 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. Signs on Screening Walls or Fences. In lieu of a freestanding sign, a sign may be applied to a wall or fence used for screening of parking areas. The sign shall be subject to the following:
1. The sign may only denote the name of the principal establishment or the name of the commercial complex;
E. The Zoning Administrator may reduce sign areas 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).