20.50.760 SI-05 – Multiple-family residential and manufactured home park sign standards.
This sign standards (SI) section applies to the following zoning districts:
M1 M2 MP
The following standards shall apply:
A. Permanent Signs. Permanent signs shall be permitted as follows:
1. Entry Feature Signs. An entry feature sign shall be permitted provided the following conditions are met.
a. An entry feature sign for a development with at least twenty (20) dwelling units or dwelling sites shall meet the following conditions:
i. Type. The entry feature sign shall be a single-sided ground sign.
ii. Quantity. One (1) entry feature sign shall be permitted per development. An additional one (1) entry feature sign shall be permitted if all of the following are present:
(A) The development has a second vehicular entrance from a public street; and
(B) The development has at least 1,000 lineal feet of combined frontage.
iii. Sign Area. The sign area of the entry feature sign shall not exceed forty (40) square feet.
iv. Height Above Ground. No part of an entry feature sign shall be more than four (4) feet above the ground.
v. Location. An entry feature sign shall be located ten (10) feet or more from any existing right-of-way, street, curb, sidewalk, driveway, and property line.
vi. Illumination. The entry feature sign may be externally illuminated.
vii. Materials. The sign shall be wood, stone, metal, masonry, or other similar and durable materials. Landscaping of the entry feature sign is encouraged.
viii. Maintenance. The entry feature sign shall be maintained by the property owner, an owners association, or similar legal entity.
B. Temporary Signs.
1. Permits. Standard temporary signs shall be exempt from obtaining an improvement location permit, but shall comply with all applicable standards.
2. Location. A temporary sign shall be located ten (10) feet or more from any existing right-of-way, street, curb, sidewalk, driveway, and property line.
3. Illumination. Temporary signs shall not be illuminated.
4. Standard Temporary Signs. Standard temporary signs shall be permitted provided the following conditions are met.
a. Type. Standard temporary signs shall be yard signs.
b. Quantity.
i. Per Development. One (1) standard temporary sign shall be permitted for developments with frontage on one (1) street. Two (2) standard temporary signs shall be permitted for developments with frontage on two (2) or more streets and 300 feet or more of combined street frontage. However, no two (2) standard temporary signs shall be closer than eighty (80) feet to one another.
ii. Per Dwelling Site. In manufactured home park developments (i.e., MP district), one (1) standard temporary sign shall be permitted for each dwelling site.
c. Sign Area. The sign area for a standard temporary sign shall not exceed six (6) square feet per side.
d. Height Above Ground. No part of a standard temporary sign shall be more than four (4) feet above the ground.
e. Duration. A standard temporary sign may stay in place for up to thirty (30) days from the date the sign is erected. [Ord. 3-7-16A § 1; Ord. 12-27-11 § 5.76.]