Agenda - Planning Commission - 03/27/2025

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1 i. Wall signs are not allowed on any of the following uses in any zoning district, ex- 2 cept those explicitly allowed in accordance with home occupation performance 3 standards in Section 106-425(2) of City Code: 4 i. single-family detached dwellings, 5 ii. detached townhome dwellings (including villas, cottage homes, and the 6 like), 7 iii. attached townhouse dwellings, 8 iv. two-family attached dwellings, 9 v. accessory dwelling units (ADUs), 10 vi. any detached accessory structure built in conjunction with any of the uses 11 listed in Items i-v in this section above. 12 (3) Projecting and blade signs. 13 a. The total area of each sign face counts toward the allowable area for wall sign- 14 age. 15 b. Each face of the projecting or blade sign must not exceed 32 square feet in area. 16 c. Projecting signs must not exceed 3 feet in width. 17 d. All projecting and blade signs must maintain a minimum vertical clearance of 10 18 feet between the ground and the sign's lowest edge. 19 e. Projecting and blade signs may be internally or externally illuminated, provided 20 that the light source is not visible or exposed on the face or sides of the charac- 21 ters. 22 (4) Awnings and canopies. 23 a. The area of all typeface applied to awnings and canopies, including all letters, 24 numbers, symbols, and logos, counts toward the allowable area for wall signage. 25 (5) Marquees 26 a. The total sign area and placement of marquees must follow the same standards 27 as wall signs. 28 b. Marquees may be internally or externally illuminated, provided that the light 29 source is not visible or exposed on the face or sides of the characters. 30 (6) Freestanding signs. 31 a. Signs may be shared and combined at areas of shared entrances, cross -access 32 easements and/or street frontages for multiple users. A written agreement or a 33 signed leasing document must be provided to City staff alongside a permit appli- 34 cation to ensure all parties utilizing the shared sign are permitted to do so on the 35 subject property by the property owner. Shared freestanding signs installed in 36 lieu of a standalone freestanding sign, including monument and pylon signs, shall 37 not exceed 150 square feet per sign face and shall not exceed 300 square feet in 38 total sign face area. 39 b. Freestanding building directory signs count toward allowable freestanding sign- 40 age. 41 c. Any freestanding sign within 25 feet of any street right-of-way lines or driveway 42 entrances shall have vertical clearance for proper visibility by motorists on all af- 43 fected roadways. 44 d. No freestanding sign may be constructed or installed upon a property that does 45 not have a principal structure. 46 e. Signs affixed to knee walls, retaining walls, or similar structures count toward al- 47 towable freestanding signage. Page 21 of 30