§ 15.33.160. Residential district signs.  


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  • Only the exempt signs in Section 15.33.080, temporary signs in Section 15.33.090 and neighborhood identification signs in Section 15.33.120 are permitted in R-1E, R-1, R-1M, R-2 and R-3 districts. In addition to the exempt signs in Section 15.33.080, temporary signs in Section 15.33.090 and neighborhood identification signs in Section 15.33.120, the following types of signs are permitted in the residential districts listed below, subject to the following limitations:

    (1)

    Additional signage types allowed in R-4/high density multifamily residential, PR/planned residential and AP/administrative professional districts:

    (A)

    Attached wall, awning or canopy signs;

    (B)

    Detached ground or monument signs;

    (C)

    On-premise directionals.

    (2)

    R-4/high density multifamily residential district sign regulations. In case of conflicts between these conditions, the most restrictive condition shall apply.

    (A)

    Total permitted sign area shall not exceed forty (40) percent of the longest street frontage of the property. No other street frontage shall apply.

    (B)

    Attached signage shall not exceed one square foot per lineal foot of the building to which it is attached.

    (C)

    Detached signs shall not exceed fifty (50) square feet or ten (10) feet in height.

    (D)

    On-premise directionals shall not exceed three square feet per face and exceed three feet in height.

    (3)

    PR/planned residential district sign regulations are subject to approval of a planned residential development plan as approved by the city council. In case of conflicts between these conditions, the most restrictive condition shall apply. The following are general guidelines:

    (A)

    Total permitted sign area shall not exceed forty (40) percent of the longest street frontage of the property. No other street frontage shall apply.

    (B)

    Attached signage shall not exceed one and one-half square feet per lineal foot of the building to which it is attached.

    (C)

    Detached signs shall not exceed fifty (50) square feet or ten (10) feet in height.

    (D)

    On-premise directionals shall not exceed three square feet per face and exceed three feet in height.

    (4)

    AP/administrative professional district sign regulations. In case of conflicts between these conditions, the most restrictive condition shall apply.

    (A)

    Total permitted sign area shall not exceed one times the lineal street frontage of the premise. Total street frontage shall be calculated as the length of the longest street and one-half the distance of all other streets, or four hundred (400) square feet whichever is less.

    (B)

    Attached signage shall not exceed one and one-half square feet per lineal foot of the building to which it is attached.

    (C)

    Detached signs shall not exceed one hundred (100) square feet or ten (10) feet in height.

    (D)

    On-premise directionals shall not exceed three square feet per face and exceed three feet in height.

    (Ord. 5920 § 2 (part), 2007).

(Ord. No. 6284, § 1, 2-27-2017).