Chapter 16.28 SIGN REGULATIONS


Section 16.28.020 Residential zones.

     The following signs shall be permitted in the RA-1, R-1, R-2, R-3 and R-4 zones;
    A.    A single property identification sign containing only the address of the property and a personal name.  
        1.  The sign may not exceed four (4) feet in height or six (6) feet in width.   
        2.  The sign may not advertise a business or commercial activity.
    B.    Nameplates or signs indicating the existence of a home occupation.
        1.    Signs shall not exceed  eight (8) square feet.
    C.      Temporary signs as specified in section 16.28.080.
    
  
D.      Monument and wall signs shall be permitted only in the R-3 and R-4 zones.
        1.  A conditional use permit shall be required for each sign, and;
        2.  Only one monument and one wall sign shall be permitted on each parcel, and;
        3.  Monument and wall signs shall only be used to identify apartments or professional office buildings.
E.      Residential subdivision entrance signs.  A sign may be placed at the entrance of a residential subdivision or planned residential urban development advertising the name of the development or subdivision.
        1.  The sign must be within the platted subdivision that is named on the sign.
        2.    The parcel on which the sign is placed must be owned by the homeowners association of the subdivision.  
        3.    The development or subdivision must contain fifty (50) or more dwelling units.
        4.      A maximum of two entrances may have signs placed at them.
        5.      Signs must be set back ten (10) feet from any property line or public right-of-way.
        6.      Signs proposed to exceed (5) feet in height and ten (10) feet in width shall require a conditional use permit in accordance with the following provisions:
            a.  The proposed sign shall not unduly obscure the view of surrounding natural features from adjacent properties.
            b.  The party responsible for ongoing maintenance of the sign and its associated features shall be declared at the time of application.
            c.  If mechanical or landscaping features shall be included as a part of the sign or its associated site, an escrow account shall be established in an amount to be determined by the planning commission.  The escrow account shall be in a sufficient amount to restore the site of the sign to an undeveloped condition should the sign be abandoned or the conditions of the conditional use permit be violated.
            d.  A site plan shall accompany the application for a conditional use permit showing all property dimensions and setbacks, any utilities or mechanical systems associated with the sign site, a landscaping plan, all surrounding structures within three hundred (300) feet and side elevations of the proposed sign.
(PZSC § 03-13-002) (Ord. No. 96-18, Amended, 07-17-96)


(Ord. 2010-02, Amended, 03/17/2010, Prior Text; Ord. 2000-01, Amended, 07/27/2000, Prior Text)