The Sign Ordinance regulates the duration, size and placement of all temporary signs based on the zoning district, but not the content of the sign.
Sign Ordinance Requirements
Examples: (but not limited to)
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| Use Examples | 'For sale and lease' signs, and 'coming soon' development signs. |
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| Definition | A sign that is freestanding and not portable, with a durable panel mounted on removable supporting posts that are embedded into the ground without
the use of cement,
concrete, or other permanent binding material. |
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| Placement | - On private property.
- Prohibited in the right-of-way.
- Placed in a manner that does not create a traffic hazard; or obstruct a public or private sidewalk, trail, or pedestrian pathway.
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| Duration | Placed on a lot at the beginning of the duration of activity and removed no more than 7 days upon completion of the duration of activity:
- Active Development Review Board application for a project on the lot to the expiration of the application.
- Issuance of a building permit for a project on the lot to the issuance of a Certificate of Shell Building or Certificate of Occupancy, final
inspection, or
expiration of a building permit.
- The active marketing of the lot for sale or lease to the completion of the active marketing of the lot for sale or lease.
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Commercial, Industrial & Mixed-Use Zoning |
Residential Zoning |
| Quantity (Per Street Frontage) | - Lots with a width of less than 1,200 feet abutting a street: 1 sign
- Lots with a width greater than 1,200 feet abutting a street: 2 signs
- 1 additional sign for each additional 600 feet of lot width greater than 1,200 feet.
- Maximum Total (cap): 6 signs per street frontage.
| - Lots with a width of less than 1,200 feet abutting a street: 1 sign
- Lots with a width greater than 1,200 feet abutting a street: 2 signs
- 1 additional sign for each additional 600 feet of lot width greater than 1,200 feet.
- Maximum Total (cap): 4 signs per street frontage.
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| Maximum Height | - 5 feet tall
- If placed behind a scenic corridor easement or abutting the Loop 101 Freeway frontage road: 10 feet tall
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| Maximum Area | - 16 square feet
- If placed behind a scenic corridor easement or abutting the Loop 101 Freeway frontage road: 32 square feet
| - Lots 2 acres or less: 6 square feet
- Lots greater than 2 acres and less than 10 acres: 9 square feet
- Lots greater than 10 acres: 16 square feet
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| Prohibited Elements | No illumination, searchlights, amplified sound, animation, reflective materials; or attachments including but not limited to: balloons, flags, pinwheels, ribbons, or speakers. |
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Examples: (but not limited to)
| Commercial, Industrial & Mixed-Use Zoning | Residential Zoning |
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| Use Examples | 'A-frame/sandwich board' signs for commercial businesses; and residential activities such as open houses, yard sales, and estate sales. |
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| Definition | A sign that is freestanding, movable, and self-supported, and that is not permanently affixed to any building, structure, or embedded into the
ground. |
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| Placement | - On private property.
- Prohibited in the right-of-way.
- Shall not be attached or placed on a light pole, traffic control device, or similar devices or structure.
- Shall be placed in a manner that does not create a traffic hazard; or obstruct a public or private sidewalk, trail, or pedestrian pathway.
- Placed in a manner that maintains a minimum 6-foot-wide unobstructed private sidewalk, trail, or pedestrian walkway.
- Placed in a manner that maintains a minimum 10-foot-wide distance from any pedestrian stairs or ramp.
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Commercial, Industrial & Mixed-Use Zoning |
Residential Zoning |
| Placement | - 100 feet from the back of a curb of an abutting street, and not in a scenic corridor.
- If within 100 feet from the back of curb of an abutting street: Placed behind a structure and not visible from an abutting street.
| On private property |
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| Duration | Not Applicable | Daily, between the hours of 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. |
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| Quantity (Per Street Frontage) | - Per development: 1 sign per abutting street frontage.
- Per tenant suite: 1 sign within 10 feet of the primary pedestrian entrance to the suite.
| - 1 sign per abutting street frontage
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| Maximum Height | 3 feet |
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| Maximum Area | 6 square feet |
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| Prohibited Elements | No illumination, searchlights, amplified sound, animation, reflective materials; or attachments including but not limited to: balloons, flags, pinwheels, ribbons, or speakers. |
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Examples: (but not limited to)
| Residential Zoning |
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| Use Examples | Off-site 'A-frame/sandwich board' signs directing traffic to nearby residential activities such as open houses, yard sales, and estate sales. |
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| Definition | A portable sign or yard sign that directs traffic to an event that occurs on a different lot where the sign is located, excluding permitted special event
signs. |
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| Distance | Maximum distance from the lot on which the residential activity occurs: ½ mile radius measured from the property line of the lot on which the activity occurs.
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| Placement | - Within a ½ mile radius: On private lots with residential zoning only.
- Within a ½ mile radius: Cannot be placed on lots with commercial, industrial, and mixed-use zoning.
- Prohibited on vacant sites.
- Prohibited in the right-of-way.
- Shall be placed in a manner that does not create a traffic hazard; or obstruct a public or private sidewalk, trail, or pedestrian pathway.
- Shall not be attached or placed on public structures.
- Shall not be attached or placed on a light pole, traffic directional sign or supports, traffic control device, utility cabinet, bridges, or other
similar structures.
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| Duration | Daily, between the hours of 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. |
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| Maximum Quantity | 6 signs |
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| Maximum Height | 3 feet |
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| Maximum Area | 6 square feet |
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| Prohibited Elements | No illumination, searchlights, amplified sound, animation, reflective materials; or attachments including but not limited to: balloons, flags, pinwheels,
ribbons, or speakers. |
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| Design and Construction | - Signs shall have sufficient weight and durability to withstand wind gusts, storms, and other weather elements.
- Text, graphics and colors shall not replicate or conflict with the United States Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration’s Manual
on Uniform Traffic Control Devices.
- Sign shall include a directional arrow that points toward the location of the lot on which the activity occurs.
- Directional arrow shall be no less than 12 inches wide and 6 inches tall.
- Directional arrow shall contrast with the background of the sign surface for readability.
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Enter an address in the map search area or zoom in to a location to find the zoning of a lot, and to measure distances.
To measure the ½ mile distance for Off-Premise Traffic Directional Sign placement: Use the measuring tool feature on the left side of the map to measure the ½ mile distance from the property line of a residential lot to determine the ½ mile maximum radius where an Off-Premise Traffic Directional Sign may be placed.