14-19-111 SIGNS PERMITTED IN PROFESSIONAL OFFICE (P-O) AND HOSPITAL (H) ZONES

A. The following sign types are permitted in Professional Office (P-O) and Hospital (H) Zones with a permit: 1. Signs allowed. Each lot or parcel shall be allowed a permit for one (1) monument sign per street frontage, and any wall and accessory signs as permitted. 2. Monument Sign. A lot or parcel with less than one hundred (100) linear feet of frontage shall be allowed one (1) monument sign of up to thirty-two (32) square feet with a maximum height of four (4) feet. A lot or parcel with one hundred (100) linear feet of frontage or greater shall be allowed one monument sign of up to sixty-four (64) square feet with a maximum height of six (6) feet, or two (2) monument signs of up to thirty-two (32) square feet each with a maximum height of four (4) feet. Such sign shall be located at least five (5) feet from any property line, in an area of landscaping equal or greater than the area of the sign, and on a landscaped berm not to exceed two (2) feet in height as measured at the adjacent sidewalk or top back of curb. 3. Freestanding or Pole Sign. A pole sign or other free-standing sign shall be expressly prohibited. 4. Wall signs in the Professional Office (PO) Zone. Sign area of up to ten percent (10%) of the primary façade with a maximum of sixty-four (64) square feet, with secondary signs allowed on two (2) additional faces not to exceed five percent (5%) of that wall surface with a maximum of thirty-two (32) square feet. No sign shall extend above the roof line of the building. Sign permit required. Wall signs in the Hospital (H) Zone. Sign area of up to ten percent (10%) of the primary façade, with secondary signs allowed on two (2) additional faces not to exceed five percent (5%) of that wall surface. No sign shall extend above the roof line of the building. Sign permit required. 5. Canopy or awning signs. Sign copy, including logo, shall not exceed twelve (12) square feet or fifty percent (50%) of awning face area whichever is less. No flashing or intermittent illumination permitted. Awning signs shall be considered wall signs for area calculation and location purposes. 6. Changeable copy signs. Any changeable copy sign is expressly prohibited except on parcels of ground three (3) acres or larger within the Hospital (H) zone. Where permitted, one (1) changeable copy sign, not to exceed thirty-two (32) square feet, shall be allowed along each frontage of one hundred (100) linear feet or greater. 7. On-Premises Development Identification Signs. Each lot or parcel of commercial or industrial property shall have not more than one (1) sign per public or private street frontage identifying future site development. The sign shall not be erected before the proposed development has been submitted for site plan review and must be removed before final inspection or before permanent signs are installed. The sign shall not exceed fifteen (15) feet in height, and the maximum size shall be determined by the lot or parcel size as follows: Less than Two (2) acres: Sixty four (64) square feet. Two (2) acres or larger: One hundred twenty eight (128) square feet. B. Other Approvals. 1. Any site plan application for a new multi-tenant center or building shall include a proposal for all on-premises signs. 2. In cases with parcels of land of five (5) acres or larger, and with frontage of three hundred (300) feet or more, a proposal for the overall design and placement of all on-premises signs shall be submitted. Such signs may vary from the regulations set forth herein and shall be considered as a conditional use for existing projects, or as a condition of site plan approval for new projects. This provision does not grant the applicant any expectation of approval of any sign that differs from the requirements of this Title; rather it allows the City the ability to approve signing schemes appropriate to the scale and impact of a project. The approving body must determine that the proposed sign exceptions are not in conflict with the purpose and intent of this Chapter, are in harmony with the general plan and surrounding development, and are appropriate to the scale and impact of the project.