Agenda - Planning Commission - 03/27/2025

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Are pylon signs al- lowed? Yes Yes Yes Yes *Note: Some parcels within the Highway 10 Signage Overlay District have larger maximum sign area and height regulations. Refer to the Performance Standards section for these standards. 1 2 Sec. 108-302 — Performance standards. 3 (1) General performance standards. 4 a. The following performance standards apply in addition to the specific perfor- 5 mance stanrlarric for cnPoifie t\'r of cirm 6 i. No sign other than governmental signs shall be erected or temporarily 7 placed within any street, public right-of-way, or any public easement 8 cept for directional signs as specified within this chapter. 9 ii. No sign shall interfere with the ability of drivers and pedestrians to see 10 any street or highway sign, or any traffic sign or signal, or any crossroad 11 or crosswalk. 12 iii. No sign shall distract drivers nor offer any confusion to any street or high- 13 way, sign, or any traffic sign or signal. 14 iv. No Ginn ch a!' Qxfenrl rrv«,- ante int line 15 V. No sign shall be located within 15 feet of any point of vehicular access 16 from a parcel to a public roadway. 17 vi. An signs must be located fully on private property, with the permission of 18 the property owner. It is the property owner's responsibility to locate prop- 19 erty lines to ensure compliance with this section. 20 (2) Wall signs. 21 a. For a sign which is framed, outlined, or otherwise prepared and intended to pro- 22 vide a background for a sign display, the sign face area and dimensions shall in- 23 clude the entire portion within such background or frame. 24 b. For a sign comprised of individual letters, figures, or elements on a wall or similar 25 surface of the building or structure, the area and dimensions of the sign face 26 shall encompass the total area of each letter, figure, or element used in the sign. 27 c. For wall signs that utilize backer boards as a design element, the backer board 28 should only be used to the extent needed for supporting the sign. 29 d. All wall signs designed to be affixed flat against an exterior wall or raceway; shall 30 not project more than 16 inches from the wall to which the sign is affixed. 31 e. Buildings with two or more tenants shall proportionately distribute allowable wall 32 signage to each tenant, based on the percentage of the facade occupied by each 33 tenant. 34 f. Wall signs may be internally or externally illuminated, provided th the light 35 source is not visible or exposed on the face or sides of the characters. 36 g. building airectory signs attached to an exterior wail count toward a owabie wall 37 signage. 38 h. Signage attached to a motor fuel station canopy counts toward allowable wall 39 signage. Page 20 of 30