§ 21.11.050. Signs in residential districts and the development reserve district (DR).

A.

Applicability. Signs for all residential and nonresidential uses in residential districts shall comply with the standards set forth in this section. In the TA district, the standards in this section apply only to residential parcels.

B.

Basic regulations for signs in the residential districts and the development reserve district (DR). Signs for all residential and nonresidential uses in residential districts shall be limited in number, area, height, and setback based on the type of use, as set forth in Table 21.11-1.

C.

Supplemental standards for all changeable copy signs.

1.

Signs for permitted nonresidential uses may have up to 100 percent of the sign area devoted to changeable copy, except as provided in subsections C.2. and C.3. below.

2.

Electronic changeable copy is prohibited for all building signs and freestanding signs except as provided in subsection C.3. below.

3.

Electronic changeable copy is permitted for freestanding and building signs on parcels that are nine acres or greater with a minimum of 500 feet of frontage on a street of class II or greater classification in the Official Streets and Highways Plan. Electronic changeable copy shall not change more than one time per 20-second period. Electronic changeable copy freestanding signs are permitted up to a maximum of 80 percent of the actual sign area. One electronic changeable copy building sign per 300 linear feet of frontage is permitted up to a maximum of 20 square feet per sign.

D.

Multi-occupant facilities. When a freestanding sign is permitted on a site that has more than one occupant, it is the property owner's responsibility to determine if the sign area shall be devoted to identification of the building(s), the anchor occupant, all occupants, or some combination thereof.

E.

Instructional signs. Instructional signs that are clearly intended for instructional purposes shall be permitted as needed on a lot in a residential district when the lot is devoted to a multifamily or nonresidential use provided such signs comply with the following:

1.

The signs are not larger than necessary to serve the intended instructional purpose, but in any event do not exceed six square feet in area;

2.

The number of instructional signs located on the site are the minimum needed to serve the intended instructional purpose;

3.

The signs are not located or designed to be legible or serve to attract attention beyond the perimeter of the site.

4.

The signs may be placed on the base of a permitted freestanding sign without the area of such instructional sign, or the background, being considered as part of or added to the area of the freestanding sign.

TABLE 21.11-1: SIGNS IN THE RESIDENTIAL DISTRICTS AND THE DEVELOPMENT RESERVE DISTRICT (DR)
Type	Maximum Number Permitted	Maximum Area Per Sign	Standards for Freestanding Signs
			Maximum Height	Minimum Setback from ROW
Signs for Each Single Family Dwelling, Two-Family Dwelling, or Townhouse
Permanent Signs
Building Signplates	1 per dwelling unit	2 sq. ft.	—	—
Freestanding Signs	1 per building	2 sq. ft.	5 ft.	0
Temporary Signs	2 per dwelling unit	6 sq. ft.	5 ft.	0
Signs for Residential Subdivisions	2 per subdivision entrance	30 sq. ft.	8 ft.	5 ft.
Multifamily Buildings
Permanent Signs
Building Signplates	1 per public entrance to building	2 sq. ft.	—	—
Freestanding Signs	1 per development entrance or per 500 feet of public street frontage, whichever is greater	30 sq. ft.	8 ft.	Equal to height of sign
Temporary Signs
Freestanding Signs		6 sq. ft.
Permitted Nonresidential Uses
Permanent Signs
Building Signplates	1 per address	2 sq. ft.	—	—
Primary Building Signs	Not Applicable	½ sq. ft. of sign for every lineal ft. of primary building frontage	—	—
Freestanding Signs	1 per 500 feet of public street frontage	40 sq. ft.	8 ft.	10 ft.
Temporary Signs
Freestanding Signs	2	6 sq. ft.
Instructional Signs	Shall be exempt from requirements when in compliance with subsection 21.11.050E.
Temporary signs are also subject to provisions of subsection 21.11.050 F.
A sign plate is not in violation of these regulations if a larger sign is determined to be necessary to accommodate identification as mandated by the municipality.
A sign which is located within 40 feet of a property line of a parcel which is either occupied by, or is zoned for, a single-family or two-family dwelling unit shall be limited to a maximum area of 30 square feet.
Sign height is measured from the natural grade at the base of the sign.
For parcels larger than one acre located within the R-6, R-7, R-8, R-9, R-10, and TA residential zoning districts, one freestanding sign no greater than eight square feet shall be permitted.

 

F.

Temporary signs.

1.

For single-family dwellings, two-family dwellings, or townhouses. Two temporary signs are permitted at any given time on any one parcel. These temporary signs may be displayed for an unspecified amount of time provided these signs do not contain any commercial messages except for the sale or leasing of the property on which the sign is located.

2.

For multifamily developments and nonresidential uses. Two temporary freestanding signs that do not exceed six square feet each may be erected for an unspecified time.

3.

Vacant parcels. The following signs are permitted for an unspecified period of time:

a.

For a parcel equal to or less than one acre, one temporary sign is permitted up to a maximum of 16 square feet.

b.

For a parcel greater than one acre, one temporary sign is permitted up to 32 square feet. A parcel that also has frontage on a second public street is entitled to a second sign, not to exceed 32 square feet, provided that the length of the frontage along the second public street is a minimum of 300 feet.

Such signs may not be used to display commercial messages referring to products or services that are unrelated to current or pending activities on or uses of the property.

(AO 2012-124(S), 2-26-13; AO 2013-117, 12-3-13)