§ 30.48.350. Signage and Community Features.

This section is intended to provide for a cohesive and unified sign program for the overlay district. This provision does not apply to residential development. The following provisions shall apply:

1.

All sign designs shall conform to established color guidelines of this section and complement the architecture of the site.

2.

Signs shall be limited to monument, placard type, and building mounted (wall) signs.

3.

All monument signs shall have a design that is consistent with the architecture of the building.

4.

Off-premises (billboard) signs, temporary, free standing, revolving, blinking, and parapet signs shall be prohibited

5.

No exposed neon is permitted for signs or buildings.

6.

All signs shall be integrated with and complement the site plan and architecture.

7.

Building mounted signs shall be limited to a maximum 10% of the wall surface on which applied. One wall sign is permitted per building.

8.

In order to provide an aesthetic visual coherence and enhance the pedestrian environment, the following shall apply:

A.

Combine landscaping, street furniture, public information signs, utilities and street lighting to eliminate visual clutter and to free sidewalk areas of impediments.

B.

Any form of public art, especially smaller scale exhibits that can be appreciated at close range by pedestrians, may be incorporated in the overall design of the site plan.

C.

The composition of any art work shall be constructed of permanent type of materials in order to be durable against vandalism, theft, weather, and in order to require a low level of maintenance.

D.

Any art work shall be related in terms of scale, material, form, and content to adjacent buildings and landscape so that it complements the site and surrounding environment.

E.

Any artwork shall complement and conform to the architectural and color guidelines set forth in this section.

F.

Any public art shall not be used as a sign directly related to the business or be used as advertisement.

G.

Public art shall be located in roadway intersection areas outside of sight zones.

(Ord. 2914 § 3 (part), 2003: Ord. 2674 § 2 (part), 2001)

(Ord. No. 4275, § 8, 2-18-2015; Ord. No. 4658, § 11, 12-19-2018)