§ 27-727. Maximum sign area allocation.

(a)

Purpose.

(1)

This section establishes an overall allocation of sign number and area by zoning district for three major categories: attached signs, detached signs, and temporary signs.

(2)

This system provides flexibility for persons and businesses who display signs, avoids sign distinctions that depend on a sign's message, and avoids potential traffic hazards and clutter. The city finds and determines that the typical sign allowance in this section is consistent with established methodologies in the sign industry for visibility, legibility, and placement needed for effective roadside communication that allows motorists to receive and respond to a sign's information content, allowing for adequate viewer reaction time and distance.

(b)

Standards. The maximum cumulative number and maximum cumulative area of all sign structures permitted for any lot or parcel within a zoning district are set out in Table VIII-11-1 sign allocation system, below. Individual signs are subject to the requirements of this division, including section 27-728 standards for sign types:

Table VIII-11-1 Sign Allocation System
District (Includes Planned District Equivalent)	Attached Signs (See Sec. 27-728(b))		Detached Signs (See Sec. 27-728(c))		Temporary/Incidental (See Sec. 27-729)
	Number per Facade	Area (As Percentage of Wall Area)	Number	Area (Per Sign Face) (sf)	Number	Area (total (sf))
A-G, R, R-1, R-1(B), R-2, R-2(B), TND T-1, T-2, T-3, CS	1	5%	1	40	2	36
R-3, R-4, R-5, R-6, R-M, TND T-4	1	5%	1	50	2	48
C-O	4	5%	Sec. 27-728(b)	50	2	48
C-1, TND T-5	4	7%	Sec. 27-728(b)	50	Sec. 27-729	100
C-D, TND T-6	4	7%	Sec. 27-728(b)	50	Sec. 27-729	150
C-2, C-3, TND D	4	7%	Sec. 27-728(b)	75	Sec. 27-729	300
M-1, B-P	4	7%	Sec. 27-728(b)	75	Sec. 27-729	300
M-2, M-3	4	10%	Sec. 27-728(b)	100	Sec. 27-729	300

 

Notes:

 Not applicable to awning/canopy/marquee signs subject to subsection 27-728(b)(3).

 Detached signs and other than temporary or incidental signs are only permitted for lots or buildings that include non-residential uses permitted in the district.

(Ord. No. O-35-16 , § 1, 6-30-2016)