§ 17.40.010. Signs.

The following regulations regarding signs shall be observed:

A.

The following signs are allowed in all districts:

1.

Churches or public buildings and semipublic buildings, bulletin boards not exceeding eighteen (18) square feet in area.

2.

Temporary nonilluminated sign not exceeding four square feet in area pertaining to the lease or sale of the premises on which such sign is located and provided the sign is immediately removed upon the lease, hire, or sale of such building or premises.

B.

In the R-4 district, there may be permitted for apartment buildings or apartment developments, one identification sign which shall not utilize or incorporate flashing, moving or intermittent illumination, shall be placed flat against the wall of the building, shall not project more than eighteen (18) inches from the wall of the building, and shall not extend above the height of the building. The sign area shall not exceed ten (10) square feet and shall indicate only the name and address of the building or development and the management thereof. A building or group of buildings on a corner lot shall be permitted one such sign on each street frontage.

C.

In the B-1 district, advertising signs are permitted when the same are attached to the building and advertise only services, chapters or products which are offered within the building to which such sign is attached, and provided that such signs shall not extend above the outside walls of such building, nor more than one foot from the face of the building and does not contain more than thirty (30) square feet in area. No flashing or animated parts will be allowed in this district.

D.

In the B-2, B-3, and I districts, no sign shall be constructed, erected, altered, improved, repaired or painted, which exceeds two hundred (200) square feet in area or which contains flashing lights, animated parts, or which advertises an activity other than that engaged in upon the lot or premises where such sign is placed, except as is otherwise hereinafter provided.

1.

In the case of a sign which is mounted against the face or wall of the building in which the advertised activity is carried on, and which does not extend beyond, above or outside to the dimensions of the building face or wall upon which it is mounted, or project more than twelve (12) inches from the building face or wall upon which it is mounted, the area thereof may not exceed five hundred (500) square feet or twenty (20) per cent of the total area of the mounting face or wall, whichever is smaller. The mounting face or wall will be considered as from the top of the firewall down on single-story buildings and as the first story only on multistory buildings. For purposes of this subsection, the "area" of any such sign is defined to mean:

a.

Where the sign has no framework or background other than the building face or wall upon which it is mounted, that area within a line including the outer extremities of all figures, characters, letters or delineations; or

b.

Where the sign has an independent framework or background other than the building face or wall upon which it is mounted, that area within a line including the outer extremities of the framework or background of the sign, exclusive of supports.

2.

For purposes of this subsection and of any provisions in this title pertaining to the regulation of pylon or column-mounted signs, the area of any sign is defined to mean the sum of the areas of all signs mounted on the same or a common pylon, column, or other support.

3.

An owner of a property in a B2 district may place an off-premises sign advertising a business that they own.

E.

The following additional sign regulations shall be observed:

1.

Portable signs not exceeding thirty-two (32) square feet in area, which otherwise comply with all requirements of the building and electrical codes, are permitted in business and industrial districts. A portable sign may only advertise activities conducted on the property on which it is located, or contain messages, announcements, or communications of general public interest or benefit. A portable sign may not be used to promote or advertise the candidacy of an individual for public office.

2.

Projecting signs may extend not more than four feet six inches from the building into the front yard.

3.

In the B-2 district, no sign shall project or overhang into the public right-of-way.

4.

In the B-3 district, if the sign is attached to a wall of the building, it may project into the public right-of-way for a distance of not more than twenty-four (24) inches with a clear height of nine feet above the sidewalk and shall not extend above the height of the building.

F.

Regulations and guidelines pertaining to historic signage in historic preservation overlay districts shall be in conformance with the historic preservation design guidelines and any deviations must be reviewed and approved by the HPB as set out in chapter 18.01.

(Ord. No. 2017-15 , § 2, 10-10-2017; Ord. No. 2013-24, § 5, 12-3-2013; prior code Appx. B § 6.2)