17.54.170-17.54.200
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- Geographic extent
- Countywide sign regulations
Extracted standards
40 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Signage
- AgriculturalAgricultureRaising crops or livestock, generally including the structures that serve them. directional sign post size4 in
The wood post shall be four inches by four inches and painted white.
- AgriculturalAgricultureRaising crops or livestock, generally including the structures that serve them. freestanding sign aggregate area20 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
Two signs with a maximum aggregate area of 20 square feet are allowed for each site of an agricultural or open space use.
- AgriculturalAgricultureRaising crops or livestock, generally including the structures that serve them. freestanding sign heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.6 ft
Such signs shall not exceed a height of six feet.
- AgriculturalAgricultureRaising crops or livestock, generally including the structures that serve them. wall sign area20 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
One wall sign is allowed for each principal or conditional use on the main building, with a maximum area of 20 square feet.
- Election campaign sign area32 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
Maximum Sign Area: Thirty-two square feet.
- Freestanding sign area per frontageFrontageThe length of a lot line that touches a public street.0.5 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000./ft
One square foot of sign area is allowed for every two feet of continuous linear street frontage
- Freestanding sign heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. limit25 ft
Twenty-five feet or the height of the tallest building on the site (35 foot maximum in Highway Services (HS) zone district), whichever is lower.
- Freestanding sign heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. limit in HS zone35 ft
35 foot maximum in Highway Services (HS) zone district
- Maximum freestanding sign area100 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
Maximum of 100 square feet for each permitted freestanding sign.
- Freestanding sign setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. from property line5 ft
Any freestanding signs allowed by Sections 17.54.180 and 17.54.190 shall be located a minimum of five feet from any property line (see Figure 17.54-J).
- Inflated sign maximum dimension15 ft
The longest dimension of the inflated device shall not exceed 15 feet.
- Institutional freestanding sign heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.6 ft
One such sign may be freestanding, with a maximum height of six feet.
- Institutional sign aggregate area24 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
Institutional uses ... are allowed a maximum of two signs not more than 24 square feet in aggregate area.
- Institutional sign maximum count2 count
maximum of two signs
- Menu board advertising copy area1 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
the maximum area for advertising copy shall not exceed one square foot
- Menu board sign heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.6 ft
The menu board shall not exceed a height of six feet
- Neighborhood identification sign area per entrance50 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
maximum aggregate area of 50 square feet for each primary entrance
- Off-premises agriculturalAgricultureRaising crops or livestock, generally including the structures that serve them. sales sign area32 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
The sign shall not exceed 32 square feet in area.
- Off-premises commercial sign aggregate area50 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
The display area shall be a maximum of 50 square feet in aggregate area
- Off-premises commercial sign heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.25 ft
The sign structure shall not exceed 25 feet in height
- Off-premises commercial sign setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. from ROW5 ft
Be set back from the edge of the right-of-way for the primary public access roadway a minimum of five feet.
A-frame, animated, hazardous, inflated/lighter-than-air, obsolete, off-premises, portable, on public property, on natural features, without permits, simulated traffic, vehicle signs
- Maximum projecting sign area8 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
Such signs shall not exceed eight square feet in area
- Temporary off-premises real estate sign area3 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
The display area shall be a maximum of three square feet
- Temporary off-premises real estate sign heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.6 ft
The sign structure shall not exceed six feet in height
- Temporary off-premises real estate sign setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line.5 ft
Be set back at least five feet from a property line or the edge of a road right-of-way (whichever is greater)
- Temporary off-premises real estate sign spacing1,000 ft
Not be located within 1,000 feet of any other temporary off-premises real estate sign
- Special-purpose freestanding sign heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.6 ft
One of which may be freestanding with a maximum height of six feet.
- Special-purpose sign aggregate area50 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
The use shall be limited to a total aggregate sign area of 50 square feet
- Special-purpose sign maximum count2 count
Such sign(s) are limited to no more than two in number
- Off-premises subdivision sign aggregate area36 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
The display area shall be a maximum of 36 square feet, with no individual subdivision sign exceeding 18 square feet
- Off-premises subdivision sign heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.6 ft
The sign structure shall not exceed six feet in height
- Individual subdivision sign area18 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
no individual subdivision sign exceeding 18 square feet
- Off-premises subdivision sign setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line.5 ft
Meet the setback requirements of Sections 17.54.170(E) (Setbacks for Freestanding Signs) and 17.54.180(A)(1)(c)
- Off-premises subdivision sign spacing1,000 ft
nor be located within 1,000 feet of any other off-premises subdivision sign
- Tahoe-Sierra tract sign area50 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
in the Tahoe-Sierra area, the signs are limited to an aggregate area of 50 square feet
- Tract sign aggregate area100 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
two temporary signs with a maximum aggregate area of 100 square feet
- Tract sign heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.6 ft
height limit of six feet
- Wall sign area per building frontageFrontageThe length of a lot line that touches a public street.1 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000./ft
Maximum aggregate sign area for all building signs shall not exceed one square foot for each linear foot of the width of the building frontage
- Maximum wall sign area100 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
Up to a maximum area of 100 square feet, except that an additional 0.5 square feet of sign area may be permitted for each linear foot of building frontage over 100 feet.
From the ordinance
Sign regulations including prohibited signs, setbacks, area, height, and illumination requirements.