§ 16.72.050. Signs in commercial and industrial zones  


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  • A. Except as may be limited by the regulations of the applicable zoning district, the size of allowable area of signs shall be as follows:

    1. A total sign area of two square feet for each lineal foot of building frontage or one square foot for each lineal foot of lot frontage, whichever results in the larger sign area.

    2. Freestanding or projecting signs shall be limited to one hundred fifty (150) square feet per face. Such signs shall not exceed thirty (30) feet in height from grade to the highest element.

    3. One daily display sign per business, for which the maximum permitted area shall be eight square feet per display surface and sixteen (16) square feet overall, with a maximum height limit of four and one-half feet above ground level.

    B. Except as otherwise provided, permitted signs may be located anywhere on the premises.

    1. Where frontage is on more than one street, only the signs computed with the frontage of that street shall be located on that street.

    C. Within shopping centers, each individual business shall be allowed a total sign area as calculated in accordance with subsection A.1. of this section. In addition to the sign area allowed for individual businesses, shopping centers with more than one hundred thousand (100,000) square feet of floor area shall be allowed one double-faced indirectly lighted sign on each street right-of-way. Such signs shall neither extend beyond the property line nor be placed in the right-of-way and shall be used solely to identify the shopping center, shopping area, or business or activities conducted therein. These signs shall not exceed three hundred (300) square feet per face and shall not exceed thirty (30) feet in height from the grade to the highest element of the sign.

(Ord. No. 2008-007, § 1, 2-9-2009)

(Ord. No. 2012-005, § 7, 9-10-2012)