6.409 Regulations Governing On-Premise Detached Signs in Commercial and Industrial Districts

Unless exempted under the provisions of Section 6.403, the following regulations shall apply to all detached on-premise signs erected in districts "E" through "K", except for signs for large retail stores subject to Section 5.134A.8 and for signs in mixed-use districts which are additionally subject to Section 4.902D.3, Section 4.903D.3, Section 4.1001D.3, and Section 4.1002D.3.

  1. Types of Detached Signs
    1. Monument signs are permitted by right.
    2. Pylon signs are only permitted as part of a unified sign agreement, per Section 6.410.
    3. Freeway signs are only permitted on property immediately adjacent to a designated freeway.
  2. Monument Signs
    1. Maximum height: 8 feet
    2. Maximum width:  16 feet
    3. Maximum advertised message area: 96 square feet
    4. Minimum ground contact: 75% of structure’s width
  3. Pylon Signs
    1. Maximum height: 8 feet at the right-of-way line and one additional foot in height for each one foot of setback, up to 25 feet. Set back sign one foot for each foot in height from all adjacent property lines.
    2. Maximum width:  16 feet
    3. Maximum advertised message area: 300 square feet
    4. Minimum ground contact: 50% of structure’s width
  4. Freeway Signs
    1. Maximum height: 25 feet allowed at the right-of-way line and one additional foot in height for each one foot of setback, up to 35 feet. Set back sign one foot for each foot in height from all adjacent property lines. (Administrative approval allowed for up to 50 feet in height to allow sign to be 20 feet above adjacent main travel lanes of freeway.)
    2. Maximum width:  24 feet
    3. Maximum advertised message area: 320 square feet
    4. Minimum ground contact: 25% of structure’s width
  5. One detached sign may be erected on each platted lot or on property which is subject to a unified sign agreement executed in accordance with 6.410. Additional signs may be erected under the following circumstances:
    1. On corner lots and through lots and on corner tracts and through tracts that are subject to a unified sign agreement, one sign shall be allowed on each street on which the property has frontage;
    2. On lots having more than 100 feet of street frontage, more than one detached sign may be installed provided that such signs are at least 100 feet apart and the total area of all signs does not exceed the maximum allowable sign area set forth in paragraph F below; and
    3. On property subject to a unified sign agreement having more than 300 feet of street frontage, more than one detached sign may be installed provided that such signs are at least 300 feet apart and the total area of all signs does not exceed the maximum allowable sign area set forth in paragraph B below.
  6. The maximum allowable sign area shall be the lesser of one square foot of signage per linear foot of street frontage, or:
    1. 120 square feet for minor arterials or neighborhood streets;
    2. 165 square feet for major arterials;
    3. 195 feet for principle arterials;
    4. 600 square feet from freeways or toll roads.

Street types are as defined in the most recently adopted/amended Master Thoroughfare Plan.

    G.   A minimum of 25% of the sign face, excluding the base, shall contain non-advertised message area (see definition). The non-advertised message area shall be of construction materials similar to the building and shall be non-illuminated.