19.18.07 Residential Sign Standards

1. Residential Entry Feature. a. In order to facilitate public safety and community identity by providing locators, residential developments are permitted to place signage at primary entrances. b. Number. Each residential development is permitted one Residential Entry Feature per primary entrance into the development, and shall be located on a street frontage exceeding fifty feet in width. c. Spacing. Residential Entry Signs shall be no closer than 100 feet to any other Ground Sign on the same frontage. d. Height, sign. The sign portion of an Entry Feature for a residential development containing fewer than 100 dwelling units shall not exceed 7.5 feet in height; the sign portion of an Entry Feature for a residential development containing 100 or more units shall not exceed 10 feet in height. e. Height, structure. Residential Entry Feature structures shall not exceed twenty feet in height. 2. Signage on a Single Family Lot. a. Permanent Signs. A single-family residence is permitted one sign limited to six square feet in size. Residential signs may be freestanding or mounted to a structure, and shall be located entirely upon the lot or parcel. Building mounted signs shall be placed no higher than fifteen feet or at the top of the first floor, whichever is lower; all other signs shall be a maximum of four feet in height. b. Temporary Signs. i. An occupied single-family residence is permitted one of the following: 1. up to two temporary signs, each limited to four feet in height and six square feet in size, for a cumulative total of six months in a calendar year, or 2. multiple temporary signs, each limited to three feet in height, with the face area of all signs limited to a cumulative total of twelve square feet, for a cumulative total of six months in a calendar year. ii. A single-family residence that is currently for sale or actively for rent is allowed the following additional temporary signage: 1. one temporary sign, limited to five feet in height and three square feet in size, during the period for which the property is for sale or rent. 3. Multi-family Signage. a. Building Signs. i. Number. Each building containing four or more units, and each community building such as a clubhouse, is permitted one building sign. ii. Size. The maximum permitted area shall be ten percent of the area of the elevation upon which the sign is mounted. b. Temporary Signs. i. Each building in a multi-family development is permitted either of the following for a cumulative total of six months in a calendar year: 1. up to two temporary signs, each limited to four feet in height and six square feet in size, for a cumulative total of six months in a calendar year, or 2. multiple temporary signs, each limited to three feet in height, with the face area of all signs limited to a cumulative total of twelve square feet, for a cumulative total of six months in a calendar year. ii. Each unit in a multi-family development that is currently for sale or actively for rent is allowed the following additional temporary signage: 1. one temporary sign, limited to five feet in height and three square feet in size, during the period for which the property is for sale or rent. Tenant Listing Sign. i. Number. Each building that contains multiple tenants or uses shall be limited to one sign per primary entrance to the building, and each tenant or use shall be limited to one panel. ii. Design. All panels on a tenant listing sign shall be constructed of the same material and be of a consistent shape and size. iii. Size. Each panel shall be limited to a maximum of one square foot. iv. Location. Each tenant listing sign shall be located on the same façade as the primary entrance, in a location easily visible to persons using the primary entrance. v. Height. Each tenant listing sign shall be mounted at or below the top of the first floor of the building, at a height no less than eight feet and no more than fifteen feet, as measured from the elevation at the entrance of the building to the top of the sign.