Community Development

Sign Types

A "Monument Sign" is a ground-mounted sign that is higher than 3 feet and attached to the ground by means of a wide base of solid appearance.

A "Low-Profile Monument Sign" does not exceed 5 feet in height and 18 square feet.

An "Informational Sign" is a sign within a commercial subdivision indicating only the name of a particular use within the subdivision and the direction in which it is located. They are a maximum of 4 square feet and are designed in a uniform manner using a single background color and typeface.

An "Internal Circulation Sign" is used to aid customers in circulation within parking lots and helps identify entrances, exits, and customer drive-throughs. They may not include logos or advertising. They are a maximum of 2.5 feet tall, 2 feet wide with 6-inch high lettering.

An "Off-Premises Direction Sign" is used to direct customers to businesses located on a private easement or local access street. A business must not be able to locate on a sign for the complex, needs the sign to provide directions to access the site, and be located within a commercially zoned area in the Urban Growth Area. The sign shall be shared with another monument sign and not have sign area greater than 6 square feet. This does not permit the business with the on-site sign to have more sign area.

Permitted Sign Categories by Land Use

Land Use Type	Monument Sign	Wall Sign	Low-Profile Monument Sign	Awning Sign	Internal Circulation Sign	Informational Sign
Single-Occupancy Building	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
Multi-Occupancy Building	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
Multiple Building Complex	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No
Uses within Multiple-Building Complex	No	Yes	No	Yes	No	No
Commercial Subdivision, Business Park, Planned Industrial Development	Yes	No	No	No	No	Yes
Uses within above designations	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No	Yes
Regional Shopping Center	Yes	No	No	No	Yes	No

Monument Sign Sizes and Number Permitted

Total right-of-way frontage on parcel (all streets)	Maximum Sign Area	Maximum Sign Structure Size	Maximum Height	Number Permitted
< 200 ft.	24 sq. ft.	40 sq. ft.	5 ft.	1
200 - 399 ft.	36 sq. ft.	54 sq. ft.	6 ft.	1
400 - 599 ft.	50 sq. ft.	70 sq. ft.	7 ft.	1
600 - 799 ft.	60 sq. ft.	80 sq. ft.	7 ft.	1 per entrance; 2 maximum
800 - 999 ft.	66 sq. ft.	88 sq. ft.	8 ft.	1 per entrance; 2 maximum
1000 ft. and greater	72 sq. ft.	96 sq. ft.	8 ft.	1 per entrance; 2 maximum

Wall Sign Sizes

Architectural Building Elevation Wall Area	Maximum Sign Surface Area Per All
< 100 sq. ft.	26 sq. ft.
100 - 199 sq. ft.	26 sq. ft. + 11% of facade area over 100 sq. ft.
200 - 499 sq. ft.	38 sq. ft. + 12% of facade area over 200 sq. ft.
500 - 999 sq. ft.	75 sq. ft. + 11% of facade area over 500 sq. ft.
1000 - 1499 sq. ft.	131 sq. ft. + 7.5% of facade area over 1000 sq. ft.
1500 - 2999 sq. ft.	169 sq. ft. + 3% of facade area over 1500 sq. ft.
3000 sq. ft. and greater	214 sq. ft. + 3% of facade (no greater than 400 sq. ft)

Temporary Signs

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Prohibited Signs

Roof signs
Animated signs
Flashing signs
Portable signs
Signs that imitate an official traffic sign
Signs projecting over or located on a sidewalk or public right-of-way (except awnings or marquees in commercial zones)
Signs attached to public owned poles like traffic signal/sign poles, and power or telephone poles
Strings of banners pennants, and other graffiti-like material, except as described in
Temporary Signs (below)
Free-standing pole/pylon signs

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