Attachment 2
EXHIBIT “A”
16.36.060 - Nonresidential signs (includes hotel and motel).
The following signs shall be permitted for nonresidential uses. Deviations from the following standards and the sign menu in Section 16.36.130 shall be permitted subject to review and approval of a site sign plan to govern all signage on a site. Should the site plan contain requests for signs that exceed the requirements of Section 16.12.220(7) of the development code, then the sign plan shall be referred to the planning commission for review and approval.
Total Sign Area. The total sign area for an individual use or combination of uses or buildings on a commercial or industrial site is computed as three-square feet of signage per one lineal foot of principal building(s) that fronts on a street, alley or parking lot with customer entrances. Institutional uses shall not be granted a cumulative total, but shall be allowed signs listed in the sign menu and described per this chapter.
All signs must adhere to size, height and spacing limits per the type of sign as specified below:
Attached (Wall or Integral Roof) Signs. Wall signs are permitted at two square feet of sign area per lineal foot of principal building(s) fronting the street(s) with a maximum area of one hundred fifty (150) square feet per sign. Wall signs must be attached to the building and may be designated as integral roof signs, but shall not extend above the roof. Wall signs shall be placed on the exterior wall of the tenant space. Any number of signs may be used but the maximum area allowed shall be the cumulative total of all wall signs.
Monument Signs. Monument signs shall not exceed forty-eight (48) square feet in area or eight feet in height. Monument signs may be increased to nine feet in height and sixty (60) square feet if installed in a landscaped planter not exceeding three feet in height and at least six feet longer and wider than the sign. Any size site may have at least one monument sign. Multiple numbers of monument signs and freestanding signs allowed for a site shall not exceed one sign per one hundred fifty (150) feet of street frontage.
Canopy and Pump Island Signs. Canopy signs are allowed ten square feet in area per side. Signs are to display logos or brand names only. Pump islands are allowed three square feet of sign area per pump.
Banners. Banners used as permanent signs shall be attached to a principal building and shall be allowed in addition to attached, secondary, window or canopy signs. The area of these signs shall be counted against the site's allocation. Permanent banners shall not be permitted on separate stand-alone frames or structures, and shall not be attached or tied to perimeter walls, fences, monument signs or freestanding signs. Banners shall be made of canvas, vinyl or similar material of a minimum thickness of thirteen (13) ounces. The edges shall be folded, stitched or glued and equipped with eyelets or cords to facilitate mounting. Lettering, illustrations and logos shall be neat and professional in appearance. Banners shall be securely attached to buildings. Banners may be mounted inside windows. Any torn, faded, frayed or damaged banners shall be removed or replaced immediately.
Secondary Signs. Secondary signs such as food menus on fast food businesses or event or meeting signs shall not exceed fifty (50) square feet for any single sign (thirty (30) square feet for industrial uses)—unless approved as part of a site sign plan.
Secondary wall signs listing services offered such as nursery, pharmacy, tires, etc., with a maximum of fifty (50) square feet per sign.
Freestanding Signs. Freestanding signs are permitted whenever the project site exceeds two and one-half acres of land or the street frontage where the freestanding sign is proposed exceeds one hundred seventy-five (175) lineal feet. A site with less street frontage may also be eligible for a single freestanding sign should it be combined with at least one other adjacent property by merger, or with a least two other properties through the recordation of a reciprocal access and signage agreement. Properties so merged or combined shall form a continuous street frontage. Freestanding signs for commercial or industrial uses shall not exceed twenty (20) feet in height or two hundred (200) square feet in area. Multiple numbers of monument signs and freestanding signs allowed for a site shall not exceed one sign per one hundred fifty (150) feet of street frontage.
Bulletin or Directory Board. Bulletin board signs are monument style signs used to direct customers to tenants on a multiple tenant site. Bulletin boards shall not exceed thirty (30) square feet in area and six feet in height with one per entrance on the site.
Freeway Signs. Freeways signs are signs located within six hundred sixty (660) feet of the freeway. Freeway signs may be forty (40) feet high and two hundred (200) square feet in area. When two or more uses record an agreement to share signage, a freeway sign with two signs may be up to three hundred (300) square feet in area and fifty (50) feet in height. A freeway sign with three or more signs may be up to four hundred fifty (450) square feet in area and sixty (60) feet in height. Notwithstanding the paragraph above, freeway signs between sixty (60) and one hundred (100) feet in height and up to one thousand (1,000) square feet in area may be permitted, subject to a study to determine the optimal location in relation to freeway off-ramps, overpasses, existing development, and topography. Such signs must be located on, or within one thousand (1,000) feet of the premises of a development project consisting of at least thirty-five (35) contiguous acres. No more than two signs may be permitted per development. Signs incorporating digital displays may not be closer than one thousand (1,000) feet from another digital display on the same side of the freeway. Such displays are subject to current Caltrans' specifications as to brightness, frequency of changeable copy and depiction of movement. The location and design of freeway signs must be included in an approved site sign plan for the development to ensure consistency with the design and architecture of the project.
Institutional Uses in Commercial Designations. These uses, including schools, churches, hospitals and convalescent homes, shall be limited to a maximum of two square feet of attached sign area per principal building frontage. Monument signs shall be a maximum of forty-eight (48) square feet with one sign per driveway on public streets. Additional signage may be permitted when incorporated in a site sign plan.
Digital Advertising Displays (Digital Signs). Unless otherwise listed below, digital advertising displays installed as a part of any monument, freestanding or freeway sign may only be allowed on lots that exceed 5 gross acres in size and that are a part of a multi-tenant center with a defined anchor tenant. Lots that are less than 5 gross acres may be allowed one (1) digital wall sign. The following uses are not subject to the minimum lot size requirements for digital advertising displays: service stations (digital display limited to the portion of the sign conveying pricing information), churches and other religious centers, public and non-profit school facilities, movie theaters, public buildings, public recreational buildings, private clubs and lodges.
All digital advertising displays shall be located a minimum of 150 feet away from any residentially zoned property, as measured from the sign to the residential property line. The digital displays will be limited to the same size limitations currently allowed in Section 16.36.060 for the respective sign type (i.e monument, freestanding, wall sign and/or freeway sign). All digital signs shall be subject to the following operational standards:
Signs visible from the public right-of-way shall not change at a frequency in excess of one alternation per five (5) seconds.
Transition between slides shall not exceed one (1) second.
No digital display may depict or simulate any motion or video (i.e., video clips, flashing, etc.).
All digital advertising displays shall be equipped with a light meter to automatically adjust the display brightness to ambient light conditions.
Digital advertising displays may not advertise off-site businesses.
Digital advertising displays shall be subject to current Caltrans' specifications as to brightness, frequency of changeable copy and depiction of movement.
Digital advertising displays may not be added to legal non-conforming signs.
All digital advertising displays must comply with the illumination provisions of this Section.