§ 17.56.160. Sign standards in the business (B General Business) zone.

The following shall apply to signs in B General Business zoned properties:

A.

The following sign types are permitted:

1.

Awning/canopy signs;

2.

Banners, in accordance with Section 17.56.180.B 'Banners';

3.

Construction signs;

4.

Directory Signs;

5.

Flags;

6.

Monument signs;

7.

Projecting signs;

8.

Public interest signs;

9.

Real estate signs;

10.

Sandwich signs, in accordance with 17.56.180.C 'Temporary Signs';

11.

Subdivision identification signs;

12.

Temporary signs for nonresidential uses in accordance with Section 17.56.180 'Temporary Signs';

13.

Time-temperature-date signs;

14.

Under awning/canopy signs;

15.

Attached/Wall signs;

16.

Window signs;

B.

The maximum area per sign face shall be:

1.

For monument signs, eighty (80) square feet;

2.

For directory signs, eighty (80) square feet;

3.

For attached/wall signs, one square foot for every one foot of building frontage length of the wall in accordance with Section 17.56.020 'Definitions';

4.

For window signs, fifty (50) percent of the window area in accordance with Section 17.56.020 'Definitions';

5.

For under awning/canopy signs, six square feet;

6.

For subdivision identification signs, thirty-two (32) square feet;

7.

For flags, sixty (60) square feet. Corporate flags shall be counted in the calculation for total freestanding signage; government flags shall not be counted in total site signage;

8.

For projecting signs, ten (10) square feet in accordance with Section 17.56.020 'Definitions';

9.

For sandwich signs, nine square feet.

C.

The following maximum sign heights are permitted:

1.

For monument signs, eight feet;

2.

For directory signs, eight feet;

3.

For attached/wall signs, the sign shall not be mounted above the parapet;

4.

For under awning/canopy signs, a minimum of eight feet from ground level to the bottom of the sign and the height of the letters shall be a maximum of eighteen (18) inches tall;

5.

For subdivision identification signs, eight feet;

6.

For flagpoles, thirty-five (35) feet;

7.

For projecting signs, a minimum of eight feet and a maximum of thirteen (13) feet between the ground and the sign in accordance with Section 17.56.020 'Definitions'

8.

For sandwich signs, three feet.

D.

The following minimum setbacks are required:

1.

Monument signs may have a zero-foot setback outside of the visibility triangle;

2.

Directory signs may have a zero foot setback outside of the visibility triangle;

3.

The minimum setback for flagpoles shall be five feet;

4.

All signs must be set back a minimum of five feet from any residential area;

5.

Subdivision identification signs are allowed a zero-foot setback outside of the visibility triangle.

E.

Subdivision identification signs up to thirty-two (32) square feet are allowed with a zero-foot setback outside of the visibility triangle at major entrances to subdivisions, neighborhood/villages, and office/business parks.

1.

Planning Staff may approve up to a twenty-five (25) percent increase in total sign area if the sign is part of an architecturally designed entrance feature which includes walls, upgraded landscaping, hardscape, lighting, etc., in a cohesive manner so as to provide an aesthetically pleasing feature for the subdivision entrance.

F.

The following signs are allowed for a single-tenant building:

1.

Real estate signs—One per building;

2.

Construction signs—One per building;

3.

Time-temperature-date signs—One per building;

4.

Flags and flagpoles—One U.S. flag, one state flag, and one corporate flag; (except that a corporate flag counts as a freestanding sign).

5.

Temporary signs—(See Section 17.56.180 'Temporary Signs');

6.

Under awning/canopy signs—One per business.

G.

The following signs are allowed for a multi-tenant building:

1.

Real estate signs—One per building;

2.

Construction signs—One per building;

3.

Time-temperature-date signs—One per building;

4.

Subdivision identification signs—One per major entrance from a public right-of-way;

5.

Flags and flagpoles—One U.S. flag, one state flag, and one corporate flag; (except that a corporate flag counts as a freestanding sign).

6.

Directory signs—One per building;

7.

Temporary signs—(See Section 17.56.180 'Temporary Signs');

8.

Under awning/canopy signs—One per business.

B General Business Zoning District Signage
Permitted Signs	Maximum Area per sign face (sf)	Max Height (ft)	Min setback from ROW (must be > 5' from any residential area)	Number allowed	Other information
Attached/Wall sign	1 × linear footage of building frontage	Below parapet	N/A
Awning/Canopy sign				1 - Single- and Multi-tenant building	See 17.56.140 B & C (as applicable)
Banners	15 sf			1	See 17.58.180.B 'Banners'
Construction sign				1 - Single- and Multi-tenant building	See Section 17.56.180 'Temporary Signs'
Directional sign	80 sf	8 feet	0 (outside of visibility triangle)	1 per building
Flags	60 sf (corporate signs included in total allowed freestanding sign area)	35 feet	5 feet	1 US, 1 State, and 1 corporate flag
Monument sign	80 sf	8 feet	0 (outside of visibility triangle)
Projecting sign	10 sf	Min 8 ft, max 13 ft
Public Interest sign	See Section 17.56.210 'Public interest signs'
Real Estate sign				1 - Single- and Multi-tenant building	See Section 17.56.180 'Temporary Signs'
Sandwich sign	9 sf	3 feet		1 per business
Subdivision ID sign	32 sf	8 feet	0 (outside of visibility triangle)
Temporary sign	See Section 17.56.180 'Temporary Signs'
Time-temperature-date sign				1 - Single- and Multi-tenant building	Cannot change more that once every 8 seconds
Under Awning/Canopy sign	6 sf	Min 8 feet from ground		1 per business	Letter height 18" max
Window sign	50% of window

 

(Ord. No. 11-2011, 6-6-2011; Ord. No. 08-2015, 3-2-2015 )