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HomeMy WebLinkAbout03.05 Signs City of Rexburg Development Code: SIGN STANDARDS SECTION 3.5: SIGN STANDARDS FOR ALL ZONES 3.05.010. Purpose and Objectives TYPES OF SIGNS 3.05.020. Record Keeping 3.05.120. Sign Background Area 3.05.030. Definitions 3.05.130. Free Standing Signs 3.05.040. Permit Required 3.05.140. Blade Signs 3.05.050. No Permit Required 3.05.150. Wall Signs 3.05.060. Permit Fee 3.05.160. Other Signs 3.05.070. Permissions to Install 3.05.170. Temporary Signs 3.05.080. Conditional Use Permit 3.05.180. Wall Signs 3.05.090. Noncompliance 3.05.190. Table – Signs by Zone 3.05.100. Application 3.05.110. Standards 3.05.010. Purpose and Objectives Signs are a necessary means of visual communication for the public’s convenience, and businesses and individuals have the right to identify themselves and convey messages by using signs. Signs are accessory and incidental to the use of the premises where they are located. a. Objectives. Balance. 1. To provide a reasonable balance between the right of an individual or a business to identify itself and to convey its message, and the right of the public to be protected against the visual discord resulting from the unrestricted proliferation of signs. Compatibility and Economic Health. 2. To insure signs are compatible with adjacent land uses and with the total visual environment of the community, and the value of nearby property and economic health of the community, as a whole are protected; and Create a Standard. 3. To provide minimum standards for regulating the size, height, structural materials/requirements and the duration of all signs, including temporary signs and displays on the outsides of buildings visible from the public rights-of-way; and Consistent Enforcement. 4. To enable the fair and consistent enforcement of these sign regulations; by regulating the location, construction, duration, number and maintenance of signs in order to enhance the aesthetic environment; and by promoting public safety, health and general welfare, and providing for the greater good of the community. 3.05.020. Record Keeping Three (3) copies of the sign code will be kept on file, in the offices of the City Clerk and the Building Department, duly certified by the Clerk, for use and examination by the public. 3.05.030. Definitions The following terms are defined in Chapter 2: Page 83 of 362 City of Rexburg Development Code: SIGN STANDARDS Architectural Blade Sign, Illuminated Awning Sign, Indirect or Internal Lighting Banner Sign, Off Premise Billboard Sign, Portable Blanketing Sign, Projecting Canopy Sign Sign, Public Service Information Changeable Copy Panel (Readerboard) Sign, Real Estate or Property for Sale, Construction Signs Rent, or Lease Copy Sign, Super Graphics Sign, Directional Sign, Swinging Sign, Free Standing, Detached, or Sign, Temporary Ground Sign, Under Canopy or Marquee Sign, Height Sign, Wall 3.05.040. Permit Required. Except as otherwise provided in this Code, it shall be unlawful for any person to erect, construct, enlarge, move or convert any sign in this City, or cause the same to be done, without first obtaining a sign permit. 3.05.050. No Permit Required. A permit shall not be required for a change of copy of any sign, nor for the repainting, cleaning or other normal maintenance or repair of a sign or sign structure for which a permit has previously been issued in accordance with this Code, provided that the sign or sign structure is not altered in any way. 3.05.060. Permit Fee An application fee shall be paid in accordance with the current fee schedule maintained by the City Clerk, as approved by the City Council. 3.05.070. Permission to Install. No person shall erect, construct or maintain any sign upon any property or building without the consent of the owner or authorized representative of the owner. 3.05.080. Conditional Use Permit An application for any sign or advertising display or structure for which no specific regulation in this Ordinance is applicable shall be considered by the Planning and Zoning Commission under the Conditional Use Permit procedure as outlined in the Planning and Zoning Ordinance, and such application shall be approved or denied in harmony with the intent of these regulations. 3.05.090. Noncompliance Any person, firm or corporation violating any provision of this Ordinance shall be guilty of an infraction, and be subject to the following civil penalties or remedies: a. If a sign is placed in or projects into any public right-of-way, or has been deemed unsafe by the building department and/or City Engineer it may be immediately removed by the City at the owner’s, sign company’s and/or responsible person’s expense. b. If in violation of some other provision of this Ordinance, the City may cause a written notice to be given requiring that the violation be corrected within fourteen (14) days. c. If the owner, sign company and/or responsible person for the violation fails to comply, then the violator(s) shall be liable for civil penalties (See 1.01.090.) The City shall have the right to remove the sign at the violator’s expense in addition to the aforementioned penalties for each day of violation. 3.05.100. Application Applications are submitted and reviewed by the Zoning Administrator or designee. a. Lighting Plan. Sign applications shall include a detailed lighting plan that will be approved as part of the sign application approval. Page 84 of 362 City of Rexburg Development Code: SIGN STANDARDS 3.05.110. Standards. All externally located signs visible from the public right-of-way must be located and constructed in accordance with the following parameters, with respect to the location of signs out of the public right- of-way, the maximum height of the signs, area of signs, clearance required for signs, allowed location of signs, allowed sign illumination, exemptions allowed by a Conditional Use Permit, types of signs, sign permit fees, and sign permit requirements: a. Clear View of Intersecting Streets. Right-of-way. 1. No sign may be placed or constructed so that any portion thereof is placed or projects into any public right-of-way. Sight Triangle. 2. For the purpose of ensuring reasonable visibility and safety this Ordinance shall prohibit the placement of signs within the sight triangle. (See Chapter 2: Sight Triangle definition.) b. Address Signs. All buildings shall have a permanently posted address, which shall be placed at each driveway entrance and be visible from both directions of travel along the road on which the address is located. Residential Signs. 1. (See 3.02.140.b.1. for multiple unit signs.) a) The assigned address of any City residence must be posted on the structure within ten (10’) feet of the entrance door facing street side. Said numbers must be readable from the street as determined by City Emergency Services. Name and Address. b) Signs or name plates shall not exceed two (2) square feet in area and display only the name and address of the occupant. Multiple Addresses. c) Where multiple addresses are required at a single driveway, they shall be mounted on a single post and additional signs shall be posted at locations where driveways divide. Time Frame. 2. In all cases the address shall be posted at the beginning of construction and maintained thereafter. c. Construction Signs. Construction signs are defined as temporary and they must be removed within thirty (30) days of project completion. d. Banners. Any banners on property other than wall banners must meet and are included as part of, freestanding sign area unless considered temporary and approved by the Rexburg City Building Department. e. Fire Access Signage. All occupancies classified as commercial shall have fire access roadways posted with the proper signs at seventy-five (75’) foot intervals from the center of the fire access road. Curb Painting. 1. Additionally, curbs shall be painted red and maintained as required by the Fire Code Official. f. Temporary street signs. Temporary street signs shall be installed at each street intersection when construction of new roadways allow passage by vehicles. g. Bridge Load Limits. Vehicle load limits shall be posted at both entrances to bridges on driveways and private roads. Design loads for bridges shall be established by the City Engineer. 3.05.120 Sign Background Area When computing the area of sign background, any single piece flat sign shall be calculated by measuring one side even though both sides may be used for advertising. (For example, a 4’x 8’ flat sign will be considered a 32 square feet background area.) a.Directional Signs. If logos are put on the directional signs, they are calculated in the area of the directional sign. In addition, the logos must be less area than the directional information to be considered a directional sign. Page 85 of 362 City of Rexburg Development Code: SIGN STANDARDS b. Pole Signs. On pole signs the supporting structure does not count as part of the area of the sign. The area calculated in the wind loads calculation for the pole sign is for all intents and purposes, the background area of the sign. c. V or 3-D. For V shaped signs, or any other three-dimensional sign shall have the area of sign background calculated by considering all sides of the sign facing the primary public right-of-way. This is irrespective of whether the back sides of the signs are used for advertising. d. Wall Signs. On wall signs, the background area of the sign is calculated by the following methods depending on which is most reasonably applicable as determined by the city: Letters. 1. If only letters are being put on the wall, then the area is computed by drawing rectangles around each letter to enclose the extremities of the letter, and then calculating the area enclosed within the rectangles. Cabinet or Flat Panel. 2. If a cabinet or flat panel with letters is put on the wall, then the area is the area of the extremities of the flat panel or cabinet like structure. Painted Sign. 3. If an area is painted out in a different shade or color on a wall (not matching the general background of the rest of the building) for advertising with lettering or graphics, then the extremities of the entire painted out area will count as advertising area. Flat Plane Buildings. 4. For flat plane building structures the wall area can only be calculated by walls parallel and seen from one standard orthographic elevation view. No other walls can be added to this area in calculating the area of a sign allowed for that wall. Dome or Curved Buildings 5. . For dome or curved structures the wall signs cannot exceed the prescribed area of the curved or dome like structure as seen from a standard orthographic elevation view. TYPES OF SIGNS 3.05.130 Blade Signs Blade signs placed between eleven (11’) feet and sixteen (16’) feet above sidewalk. 3.05.140 Free-standing Signs. a. Outside of US-20 Interchange. Unless further restricted in this Sign Code, the maximum height of any free standing sign not located in the US 20 Interchange Boundaries (see figures 1, 2 & 3 below) shall be twenty-four (24’) feet from ground level to the top of the sign. CUP. 1. On lots where a twenty-four (24’) feet free-standing sign is allowed and the building height is greater than twenty-four (24’) feet, the maximum height of a free-standing sign may be reviewed under a Conditional Use Permit for a taller free-standing sign not to exceed the building height. b. Interchange Sign Boundary. The interchange sign boundary is defined by a fifteen hundred (1500’) feet radius drawn from the center of the highway interchange. Within US 20 Interchange. 1. Free-standing signs located in the US 20 Interchange boundaries (identified in figures 1, 2 &3) shall have a maximum height of fifty (50’) feet from ground level to top of the sign. 2. Each parcel located in the interchange boundary is allowed one (1) pole with sign(s) that are fifty (50’) feet from grade (see “grade” definition in Chapter 2). FIGURE 1 Page 86 of 362 City of Rexburg Development Code: SIGN STANDARDS FIGURE 1 FIGURE 2 FIGURE 3 Page 87 of 362 City of Rexburg Development Code: SIGN STANDARDS c. Sign Size. Maximum sign size is two hundred (200) square feet. 50,000 sq. feet and Less. 1. For any single property up to fifty thousand (50,000) square feet in lot size, an eighty (80) square feet sign is allowed. Greater than 50,000 sq. ft. 2. The total allowable sign area per square feet would be increased by the product of 0.0016 and the number of square feet in excess of 50,000 square feet. This figure is then added to the 80 sq. ft. (See the following examples.) Maximum Sign Area Allowed Lot Area - 50,000 (50,000 = 80 square feet sign allowed) Remaining Area Remaining Area x 0.0016 = Additional Sign Square Footage (Round) 80 + Rounded Additional Sign Square Footage = Total Sign Square Footage EXAMPLE: Lot Area = 245,678 square feet This would allow one 200 sq. ft. sign - 50,000 (50,000 = 80 square feet sign allowed) OR (one 100 sq. ft. sign + one 101 sq. 75,386 ft. sign) or some other similar combination of signs whose total area 75,386 x 0.0016 = 120.6176 (round up to 121) would not exceed 201 sq. ft. 121 + 80 = 201 square feet Clear Distance Between Signs Area of Sign 1 + Area of Sign 2 = Distance between Sign 1 & Sign 2 2.0 EXAMPLE 200 sq. ft. + 100 sq. ft. Clear distance between signs = 150 ft. 2.0 needs to be 150 feet or greater. Area of Sign 1 + Area of Sign 2 = Must be equal to or less than 2.0 Distance between Sign 1 and Sign 2 EXAMPLE 1.94 is permissible; 155 ft. works 200 sq. ft. + 100 sq. ft. = 1.94 as a clear distance between signs 155 Distance from Property Lines EXAMPLE Sign must be twenty Sign Area. = Distance from Nearest 200 square feet. (20’) feet from the = 20 feet 10 10 Adjacent Property Line Nearest Adjacent property line. Page 88 of 362 City of Rexburg Development Code: SIGN STANDARDS 3.05.150 Other Signs Other signs. All devices such as search lights, twirling or sandwich type signs, sidewalk or curb signs and balloons or other air or gas filled figures are allowed, but may not be used more than sixty (60) days in total during any calendar year. 3.05.160 Temporary Signs A sign which is intended to be displayed for no more than thirty (30) days consecutively, and is not permanently affixed. Temporary signs are only intended for and allowed in non-residential zones. a. Review by Planning & Zoning. Unless otherwise regulated in this code, (such as construction sign or real estate or property for sale, rent or lease sign) temporary signs must be reviewed by the Zoning Administrator or designee for approval before being put up. b. Recorded at City. Temporary signs must be recorded and logged in at the city with the approval of the Zoning Administrator or designee. c. In general, temporary signs are reserved for limited activities important to the citizens of the City of Rexburg. Location. 1. Signs shall be located outside of the City right-of-way. Size. 2. Signs shall be thirty-two (32) sq. ft. or less. Good Taste. 3. Signs shall be in good taste for the surrounding environment. Maintenance. 4. Signs must be maintained in good condition as to color, material integrity (fraying, tearing, etc.), and structural alignment. d. Signs located within the city right-of-way and authorized by the City are exempt from these regulations. e. Temporary Signs for Big Events. Examples of uses of temporary signs are for big events such as the International Dance Festival, Rexburg Rush, close out sales, going out of business sales, or other events held at limited allotted times of year. 3.05.170 Wall Banners a. Temporary Wall Banners. Wall banners up for 60 days or less are considered temporary; all others are considered permanent and shall adhere to applicable sign standards. 1. These banners must be logged and recorded with the City of Rexburg to assure time and condition limitations are being followed. Maximum coverage. 2. These banners may be up with permanent wall signs as long as the coverage does not exceed twenty (20%) percent of wall. This twenty (20%) percent coverage is the total of the permanent and temporary signs combined. b. Permanent Wall Banners. Any banners up for more than sixty (60) consecutive days are considered permanent and must adhere to permanent sign standards. 1. These banners will be covered as aforementioned in maximum area (depending on distance from right- of-way (ROW) of wall signs and must have a sign permit. 2. A business wishing to have an area for wall mounted banner signs that allow interchangeability of promotional signs may do so by providing a tasteful, permanent looking frame that does not include strings or other temporary looking devices. a) These “permanent” banner sign locations shall be counted towards maximum wall sign allotment, and does not include the wall banner twenty (20%) percent provision. Page 89 of 362 City of Rexburg Development Code: SIGN STANDARDS b) All framed banners shall be sized appropriately for the frames so that there shall be no gaps between sign and frame edging and so that the banner does not overhang the frame in any way. 3.05.180 Wall Signs a. Maximum Area. Up to 100’ from ROW. 1. The maximum area of a wall sign allowed is ten (10%) percent of the area of the building wall or walls located within zero (0) feet up to one-hundred (100) feet from the right-of- way (ROW) line. 100’ to 200’ from ROW. 2. The maximum area of a wall sign allowed is twelve (12%) percent for walls located within 100 feet to 200 feet from the street right-of-way (ROW) line. Greater than 200’ from ROW. 3. The maximum area of a wall sign allowed is fourteen (14%) percent of the area of the building wall for walls located more than 200 ft. from the street right-of-way (ROW) line. BD – Building Dept. Approval 3.05.190 Allowable “Sign Size” and “Sign Permit Conditions” by Zone CUP – Conditional Use Permit Zones : RR1, RR2, LDR1, LDR2, LDR3, TAG1, TAG2, RBD Type Sign Max Location Lighting Restrictions (BD) Area Height From Style or (Sq. Ft) Property Line (CUP) For Rent 6 6 5 feet + None 1 per street frontage BD For Lease For Sale Home Occupation 2 Limited by Must be parallel None 1 per street frontage BD Wall to wall Construction 32 8 5 feet + None 1or more with max. BD Total of 96 SQ. FT. PUD, Subdivision 64 8 5 feet + Indirect 1or more with max. CUP Identification Internal total of 64 SQ. FT. Directional 6 Code Public ROW Internal Code CUP Public Service 6 Code Public ROW Internal Code CUP All other signs Prohibited Zones : MDR1, MDR2, HDR1, HDR2 Type Sign Max Location Lighting Restrictions (BD) Area Height From Style or (Sq. Ft) Property (CUP) Line For Rent 32 10 5 feet + None 1 per street frontage BD For Lease For Sale Home Occupation 2 Limited by Must be parallel None 1 per street frontage BD Wall to wall Construction 32 12 5 feet + Indirect 1or more with max. BD Internal 96 SQ. FT. PUD, Subdivision 64 8 5 feet + Indirect 1or more with max. CUP Identification Internal 64 SQ. FT. Directional 6 Code Not in Sight None Code CUP Triangle Page 90 of 362 City of Rexburg Development Code: SIGN STANDARDS Public Service 6 Code Public None Code CUP ROW Project signs for 1 sq. ft. 12 Bldg. wall Indirect Not in set-back or CUP Identification per 3 Facing the Street Internal higher than the eave Attached/detached Lineal ft. line; 1 per parcel 50 sq. ft. Max. Of bldg. All other signs Prohibited Zone : MU Type Sign Max Location Lighting Restrictions (BD) Area Height From Style or (Sq. Ft) Property (CUP) Line For Rent 32 10 5 feet + None 1 per street frontage BD For Lease For Sale Home Occupation 2 Limited by Must be parallel None 1 per street frontage BD Wall to wall Construction & 32 12 5 feet + Indirect 1or more with max. BD Temporary Internal 96 SQ. FT. PUD, Subdivision 64 8 5 feet + None 1or more with max. CUP Identification 64 SQ. FT. Directional 6 Code Not in Sight None Code CUP Triangle Public Service 6 Code Public ROW None Code CUP Accessory On- 1 sq. ft. Less than Bldg. wall Indirect 1 per parcel CUP Premise, Wall, Per 3 Height of Facing the Internal Free Standing, or Lineal ft. Wall; FS Street Flood light Canopy Marquee Of bldg. Max. 12 50 Sq. ft. Max. Feet high Open Lands Code Code Code Code Code BD All other signs Prohibited Zones: CBD, CBC, RBC, TOZ, LI, and HI Type Sign Max Location Lighting Restrictions (BD) Area Height From Style or (Sq. Ft) Property Line (CUP) For Rent 32 10 5 feet None 1 per street frontage BD For Lease For Sale Construction & 32 12 5 feet None 1or more with max. BD Temporary 96 SQ. FT. Directional 6 Code Code Internal Code BD Public Service 6 Code Public Internal Code CUP ROW Accessory; Sec. II 8 ft. over Single story; less BD On premise; Building than 30 feet Wall signs Sec. II 6 ft. over Buildings greater BD Building than 30 feet Page 91 of 362 City of Rexburg Development Code: SIGN STANDARDS Projected Sec. II Sec. II Not in Public Sec. II Sec. II Public Signs ROW; Blade ROW Signs Allowed w/CUP Marquee Sec. II No Face Indirect 1 per street CUP & Canopy Projections Parallel Internal frontage w/sign Under Sec. II 8 ft. Min. Code Internal 1 per BD Marquee & Length Clearance Business Canopy Only 75% To Of sign Ground Width Non-Accessory 32 10 ft. Max. Sec. I Indirect 1 per property CUP Off Premise Height Sec. II Internal (Wall or Free standing Floodlit Free Standing) or Wall Accessory On- Sec. I 24 ft. Max Sec. I Indirect Sec. I BD or Premise; or Direct CUP Free Standing Bldg. Height Internal w/CUP Portable signs Sec. I 4 ft. Max. Sec. I None Only allowed as BD (A-frame style) Not in Public Temporary Signs. ROW Page 92 of 362