HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD 1077 (1991) ORDINANCE NO. 1077
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AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
4 OF TUSTIN, AMENDING SPECIFIED SECTIONS OF
ARTICLE 9 OF THE TUSTIN CITY CODE AS THEY
5 RELATE TO SIGN REGULATION
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The City Council of the City of TUstin does hereby ordain as
7 follows:
8 Section l: Chapter 4 of Article 9 of the Tustin City Code is
hereby repealed in its entirety and a new Chapter 4
9 entitled Sign Regulations is hereby added to read
as follows:
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CHAPTER 4
]] SIGN REGULATIONS
]2 9401 PURPOSE
]3 The purpose of this Chapter is to promote community identity
and effective business identification through the regulation
]4 and design of signs and sign structures within the City of
Tustin. Because signs and graphics are an essential element
~5 of our community, their location, number, size and design have
a significant influence upon the community's visual and
~6 economic environment. The regulation thereof is considered
necessary to promote and protect the public health, safety and
~7 welfare through consideration of safety and the aesthetics of
any signs and graphics to be installed within the City.
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This Chapter provides requirements for the location,
19 regulation, maintenance and design of signs that meet the
following objectives:
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A. Maintain and enhance the quality of the City's appearance
2~ by avoiding sign clutter and encouraging the coordination
of signs on multi-use or multi-tenant sites.
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B. To ensure that signs ate compatible in design, type and
23 color with their surroundings and the community as a
whole.
C. Regulate the number and size of signs according to
25 standards consistent with the type of establishment in
each zoning district which are appropriate to the type of
26 activity to which they pertain or the business which they
identify.
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D. Limit off-premise signs in order to control sign
proliferation, protect the aesthetic goals of the City
and maintain the visibility and effectiveness of
on-premise signs.
E. Provide each sign user an opportunity for effective
identification while at the same time limiting the number
and area of signs permitted on a site.
F. Ensure that all signs are inherently safe and do not pose
a hazard to pedestrian or vehicular traffic or property,
and to allow security surveillance by regulating view
obscuring displays on businesses.
9402 DEFINITION8
The following terms as used in this Chapter shall have the
respective meanings as set forth except when the context
clearly indicates otherwise. A supplemental graphic
presentation of certain definitions is provided as information
and is included as Section 9412.
Abandoned Siqn - A sign which no longer identifies or
advertises a bona fide business, lessor, service owner,
product, or activity, and/or for which no legal owner can be
found.
Act of God - A natural occurrence such as wind, rain, flood,
fire or earthquake.
Aerial Siqn - A sign which is inflatable or designed to be
flown or attached to the ground, building, structure or other
object, which may or may not include copy.
Aggreqate Area - The combined permitted sign sizes of all
signs on any one lot, site, building, structure or other
premises, excluding temporary signs, non-commercial signs,
special event signs, public information signs and traffic
signs.
Alter - To change color (other than copy color), size, shape,
position, location, or method of illumination of a sign. This
shall not include replacement of face copy on cabinet type
signs.
Animated or Flashinq Siqns - Any advertising sign or structure
located outside of a building or within 12" of the inside of
a window which has any visible moving part, visible revolving
parts or visible movement achieved by electrical, electronic,
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or kinetic means, including intermittent electrical pulsations
or by action of normal wind currents.
Arcade - A'covered passageway projecting from the exterior
wall of a building and supported by posts or columns attached
to the ground.
Arcade Sign - Signs projecting beneath or on the underside of
any structural overhang or passageway and perpendicular to the
front building facade. See Section 9412.
Area - (See Sign, area of)
Attached Sign - Any sign permanently affixed to a building or
affixed to the external surface of a building (including wall
signs).
Attraction Board.- A changeable copy sign.
Automobile Service Business - A business whose primary purpose
is gasoline sales, ancillary uses may include auto repair,
tire sales and auto supply sales.
Awning - A rooflike structure extending over a door, window or
all or any portion of a building wall and projecting from and
supported by the exterior wall of a building.. See Section
9412.
Awning sign - A sign painted on, printed on or attached to the
front surface of an awning.
Balloons - A sphere of nonporous material filled with air or
gas.
Banner Sign - A temporary sign made of fabric or any nonrigid
material with no enclosing framework.
Beacon - Any stationary or.moving light source orlight with
one or more beams that rotate or movelocated outside of or
inside a building, or within 3 feet of a window and flashing
with one or more beams directed into the atmosphere or
directed at one or more points not on the same lot as the
light source.
Bench Sign - Any sign which is placed or erected on a
stationary seat or bench.
Billboard or Outdoor Advertising Sign and/or Structure - A
sign or structure of any kind or character erected and/or
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maintained for advertising a business, activity, service or
product not sold or produced on the premises upon which the
sign is placed.
Board of Appeals - Pursuant to the Uniform Administrative
Code, the Planning Commission of the City of Tustin shall act
as the Board of Appeals.
Building - Any structure used or intended for supporting or
sheltering any use or occupancy.
Building Frontage - See "Frontage, Building"
Bulletin Board - A kiosk or wall sign structure located
out-of-doors which displays small signs consisting of the
name, title, announcements, or other pertinent information.
Bunting - A type of fabric used for banners, flags or
pennants, whether or not containing a message.
Business Identification Sign - A sign which serves to identify
only the name, address, and lawful use of the premises upon
which it is located and shall not include the .listing of
pricing information or specific brand names unless the
pricing or brand name is incorporated into the name of the
business or is a trademark or company name symbol identifying
the business or activity provided as in the case of a logo.
Said signage is not intended as an advertising device.
Identification of product, trade and service information is
permitted, and is considered supplemental provided it is
subordinate to business identification. Supplemental'signs
shall be considered subordinate if no more than 25% of the
total allowable sign area is used for this purpose.
Business, Individual - A single commercial enterprise which is
physically separate from and does not relate to any other
commercial business, and is not a part of a shopping center.
Cabinet Sign CCanned Sign) - A sign which contains all the
text and/or logo symbols within a single enclosed cabinet and
may or may not be illuminated.
Canopy - Same as "awning".
Canopy Sign - Same as "awning sign".
Center Identification Sign - A sign identifying the name of a
center or complex.
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Center means:
Center, Commercial Shoppinq - A group of three or more
retail or service stores, plus any related service
facilities utilizing common facilities including off
street parking, access and landscaping. It does not have
to be under single ownership.
Center, Industrial - A group of three or more businesses
utilizing common facilities including off street parking,
access and landscaping, which is neither primarily nor
functionally designed for retail trade. It does not have
to be under single ownership.
Center, Professional - A group of'three or more
professional offices (as defined by Section 9297 of the
Zoning Code) within one building or several buildings
sharing common facilities including off-street parking,
access and landscaping. It does not have to be under
single ownership.
Chanqeable Copy Siqn (Automatic) - A sign on which the copy
changes automatically through mechanical means, electrical or
electronic time or temperature controls.
Chanqeable Copy Siqn (Manual).. - A sign on which copy
(individual lettering) is changed manually in the field, such
as readerboards.
Clearance, vertical - The vertical distance between grade and
the lowest part of any sign, including framework or
embellishments.
Channel Letters - Individual letters or figures, illuminated
or non-illuminated, affixed to a building or freestanding sign
structure.
Construction Sign - A temporary sign identifying project name,
street address, emergency phone number and name of person to
contact. See Section 9412.
Copy - Any words, letters, numbers, figures, designs or other
symbolic representations illuminated or non-illuminated
incorporated into a sign.
Directional/Information Siqn, Permanent - An on-premise sign
giving directions, instructions, or facility information such
as parking locations, exits, entrances, time and temperature.
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Such signs may not contain the name or logo of an
establishment or information of a commercial nature.
Directional/Information Siqn, Temporary - A temporary small
off-site, staked sign identifying something incidental,
including but not limited to lost or found pets or providing
directions to garage sales or homes for sale.
Double-Faced Siqn - A sign with two faces that are placed
.back-to-back with a distance separation of no greater than 18
inches and in which both faces cannot be viewed from any point
at the same time.
Electrical Siqn - A sign or sign structure in which electrical
wiring, connections, electronics or fixtures are used.
Electronic Messaqe Center (See "Changeable Copy Sign,
Automatic")
~rect - To build, construct, attach, place, suspend, affix or
install.
Facade - The entire building front including the parapet, and
any other architectural projection.
Face of Siqn - The area of a sign on which the copy is placed.
Festoons - A non-metallic string of ribbons, non-metallic
tinsel, small flags, pinwheels, bunting, pennants and other
like items.
Flaqs, Business or Corporate - Flags which have names or
symbols of a business or corporation which cannot be construed
to mean official flags.
Flaqs, Decorative - A temporary sign made of fabric or any
non-rigid material which is individually mounted on a flag
pole device.
Fla~s, Official - Flags of the United States of America, the
State of California, City or other governmental agency.
Flashin~ Siqn - (See "Animated Sign")
Freestandinq Siqn - A sign permanently affixed in or upon the
ground and not attached to any building. See Section 9412.
Freeway Sign - A sign whose purpose is to identify a specific
service oriented business (those offering eating facilities,
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lodging accommodations or automobile services) which is
located adjacent to the freeway right-of-way, or separated
from the right-of-way by a frontage road.
Frontage, buildinq - The lineal extent of a building which
fronts on either a street or parking area and used as the
basis for determining the maximum sign area and number of
signs allowed. See Section 9412.
Government Sign - Any temporary or permanent sign erected and
maintained by the City, County, State or Federal government
for traffic direction or for designation or direction to any
of the following; including but not limited to a school,
hospital, historical site, or public service'property or
facility.
Grade - The average elevation as defined in the Uniform
Building Code of the finished ground surface adjacent to the
structure supporting the sign. In the case of a monument or
pole sign, grade is defined as the level of the curb or
sidewalk adjacent to the sign, if less than the finished
ground surface.
Height - The vertical distance measured from the highest point
of the sign including any architectural, ornamental or
structural element of the sign to the finished grade adjacent
~to the sign structure. When calculating sign'area, height is
the vertical distance from the highest point to the lowest
point of the sign.
Identification Sign - A sign whose copy is limited to the name
and address of a building, institution, or person and/or to
the activity or occupation being identified and shall not
include a listing of pricing information or of specific brand
names unless the pricing or brand name is incorporated into
the name of the business or is a trademark or company symbol
identifying the business or activity. Identification of
product, trade and service information is permitted, and is
considered supplemental provided it is subordinate to business
identification. Supplemental signs shall be considered
subordinate if no more than 25% of the total allowable sign
area is used for this purpose.
Illeqal On-Premise Advertisinq Display/Siqn - An on-premise
advertising display or sign erected without first complying
with all ordinances and regulations in effect at the time of
its construction, erection or use.
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Illuminated Sign - A sign which has characters, letters,
figures, designs, logograms, pictures or outlines illuminated
by a source of energy directly or indirectly in order to make
the message visible.
The definition shall include internally and externally lighted
signs and reflectorized, glowing and radiating signs.
Incidental Sign - A 'sign, emblem, or decal informing the
public of services available on the premises such as a credit
card sign or a signindicating hours of operation or emergency
phone number.
Informational Sign - Same as "Directional Sign".
Install - To build, paint, erect, hang or in any manner affix
or modify in any way. .
Light Bulb strings - External or internal displays within 12"
of theinside of the window which consist of light bulbs, or
strings of open light bulbs or lighted tubing.
Location - A position on a site or on a building where a sign
may be placed. The location is regulated by setbacks from
property lines for free-standing signs or a height limitation
for wall mounted signs.
Logo - A trademark or company name symbol identifying the
business or service provided.
Maintenance (of Signs) - For the purposes of this Ordinance,
the cleaning, painting, repair, or replacement of defective
parts of a sign in a manner that does not alter the basic
copy, design, or structure of the sign.
Mansard - A sloped roof or roof-like facade designed to give
the appearance of a full pitched roof. See Section 9412.
Marquee - A permanent roof-like structure over an entry,
projecting from and supported only by the exterior wall of a
building. A marquee is architecturally a part of the
building. See Section 9412.
Master Sign Plan - A comprehensive program for coordinating
all tenant signs within a center.
Monument Siqn- Any free-standing sign mounted directly on a
planter or pedestal base without air space beneath as
distinguished from the support of a pole or poles and which is
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designed to incorporate features and building materials which
complement the architectural theme of the buildings on the
premises.
Multi-tenant Identification Siqn (Directory) - A sign
constructed so as to permit individual identification of
businesses within a shopping, professional or industrial
center. Such signs are solely for the purpose of
identification of a business by name, general service or
trade, and not to include the listing of individual products
or services offered.
Nameplate - A non-electric or mechanical on-premise
identification plate, plaque or sign giving only the name,
address, and/or occupation of an occupant or group of
occupants; less than two (2) square feet in size.
Neon - A glass tube filled with gas that emits light when
energized. '~"
Non-combustible Material - Any material which is classified as
non-combustible in the current Uniform Building and Fire
Codes.
Non-commercial Siqn - Any sign other than a sign relating to
the sale of any merchandise, product, service, commodity or
other item or activity for private benefit or gain~
Non-commercial signs include, but are not limited to:
1. A political sign (See Section 9403 D.13).
2. A sign containing a message advocating, criticizing or
otherwise relating to the political views, opinions,
contemtions on labor disputes or similar controversies.
3. A sign relating to religious, charitable or sociological
opinions, views, policies or beliefs.
Non-Conforminq Siqn - A sign erected legally which does not
comply with the most current adopted sign restrictions and
regulations.
Non-Structural Trim - The molding, battens, caps, nailing
strips, latticing, cutouts, letters, and/or trim caps which
are attached to the sign structure.
Off-Premise Siqn - Any sign installed for the purpose of
advertising a business product, event, person or subject not
related to the premises upon which said sign is located,
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except directional signs. It shall also include any sign
· maintained upon or affixed to a building within which the
advertised business is not located and any vehicle which is
used primarily to support or display such sign while parked on
public or private property, other than for the purposes of
lawfully making deliveries or sales of merchandise or
rendering services from such vehicle.
On-Premise Advertisinq Display - Any structure, housing,
device, figurine, statuary or other contrivance of a permanent
or portable nature which is designed and intended to advertise
specific products or services, services available or goods
sold upon the premise which the business or display is located
or upon the building within which the business is located.
See definition of premise.
On-Premise Siqn - A sign which pertains to the name, use
service, trade or trademark or company name symbol identifying
the business or business activity provided as in the case of
a logo of the premises on which it is located.
Open House Siqn - A sign which identifies a building for sale
or lease which is open and available for inspection, and sets
forth no other advertisement.
Painted Siq~ - Any sign which is applied with paint or similar
substance to the face of a wall, arcade, canopy or marquee of
a building.
Parapet - An extension of the structural walls, or other
architectural feature screening from view on all sides of a
building the rooftop equipment. See Section 9412.
Pennants - A flag that tapers to a point or a forked double-
point, and is often used alone or in a series and suspended
from a rope, wire or string.
Persons - Any person, firm, partnership, association,
corporation, company or organization of any kind whatsoever.
Plaque - A flat thin piece of metal (or other material) placed
on a building to identify a site or an event or to commemorate
an individual or an event.
Plastic Materials - Materials made wholly or principally from
standardized plastics listed and described in the current
edition of the Uniform Sign and Building Code Standards, as
adopted by the City of Tustin.
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Pole Cover - An architectural feature or decoration which
encloses poles or other structural supports of a sign.
Pole Sign - Any free-standing sign supported by a structural
member(s) with air space between the grade level and the
bottom of the sign face.
Political Siqn - Any sign indicating the name and/or picture
of an individual seeking election to a public office, or
relating to a public election or referendum or pertaining to
the advocating by persons, groups or parties of the political
views or policies.
Portable Siqn - Any sign capable of being carried or readily
moved from one location to another, including but not limited
to an "A-frame", "sandwich sign", a sign on wheels or a sign
which leans against a stationary object, building or
structure.
Premise - The building as it relates to a wall sign within
which a business is located; or as it relates to a ground
sign, premise is defined as the project site upon which the
business is located.
Primary Wall - A building wall containing a primary store
entrance/exit which faces onto a street or designated parking
area.
Pro~ect Identification Siqn - A temporary sign.identifying a
future occupant, project developer, architect, engineer,
contractor or others participating in construction on the
property on which the sign is located. See Section 9412.
Pro~ecting Siqn - Any sign which is not substantially parallel
to the surface or plane of the supporting wall, fence, canopy
or marquee to which it is attached.
Public Information Siqn - Refer to "Directional/Information
Sign". '
Public Safety Area - A strip of land, twenty (20) feet in
width, running parallel with, adjacent to and measured from
the public right-of-way line. The public right-of-way line is
the same as the property line. See Section 9412.
Reader Board Sign - Same as "Changeable Copy Sign".
Real Estate Sign - A temporary sign advertising the sale,
lease or rent of the property upon which it is located, and
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the identification of the person or firm handling such sale,
lease or rent.
Replacement Value - The total actual cost to repair or restore
a sign to its original condition.
Rider - A changeable portion of a real estate sign that
includes specific information relating to the property or
broker.
Roof Line - Either the uppermost edge of the roof or the top
of the parapet. See Section 9412.
Roof Siqn - A painted sign or attached sign constructed upon
or over a roof, or placed so as to extend above the visible
roofline.
Rotating Siqn - A sign in which the sign itself or any portion
of the sign moves in a revolving or similar manner. Such
motion does not refer to methods of changing copy.
Secondary Wall - A building 'wall which contains no primary
store entrance, but may have emergency exits, exits/entrances
subordinate to the primary entrance which may face onto a
street or designated parking area or access drive.
Sign - Any structure, device or contrivance and all parts
thereof which are installed or used for identification
purposes upon or within which any poster, bill, copy,
lettering, painting, device or other advertising of any kind
whatsoever is used, placed upon, or affixed to the building
support structure, window area, canopy, awning or marquee.
Product, trade and service information is considered
supplemental information and may be included on the sign
provided it is subordinate to business identification.
Supplemental signs shall be considered subordinate if no more
than 25% of the total allowable sign area is used for 'this
purpose. This definition includes signs directly applied to
a building surface such as plastics, and menus. This
definition shall not include official notices issued by a
court or public body or officer, or directional warning or
information sign or structures required by or authorized by
law or Federal, State, County or City authority. See Section
9412.
Siqn, Area of - The entire area of the face or faces of the
sign, which is designed to carry copy, whether or not there is
copy on all surfaces. Architectural design embellishments and
structural elements such as a sign pedestal or pole are not
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construed to be part of sign area. The perimeter is defined
by the smallest square, circle, rectangle, triangle or
combination thereof or irregular shape that will encompass the
extreme limits of the copy together with any frame or
structural trim forming an integral part of the display such
as a sign cabinet. In the case of a double-faced sign, the
area shall be computed as only one of the sign surfaces. See
Section 9412.
Sign copy - Any words,. letters,. numbers, figures, designs or
other symbolic representation incorporated into a sign.
Sign Structure - Any structure which supports a sign.
Site - One or more parcels of land identified by the
assessor's records. The site shall include all parcels of
land contained within, or a part of an integrated building
~development. An integrated building development shall include
all parcels served by common accessways, driveways, parking
and landscaping.
Site Street Frontaqe- The length of lot or parcel of land
along or fronting on a street or highway.
Special Event - Any commercial, civic, patriotic, religious,
cultural, community, or political event taking place on a
specific date or dates.
Snipe Sign - A temporary sign or poster which is posted,
stuck, tacked or affixed to the ground, a tree, post, fence,
utility pole, or other surface.
Staked Sign - A temporary directional or information sign
constructed of cardboard, metal, plastic or wood and attached
to a metal or wooden stake.
Standard Sign Plans - A comprehensive set of plans and
materials required to be submitted before erecting, placing,
rebuilding., reconstructing or moving any sign.
Storefront Area - The front area of a building. in which the
primary entrance to a store or business is located. The area
is calculated by multiplying the width of the storefront (or
tenant space in the case of a multi-tenant building) by the
w~all height (which includes all verticalsurfaces between the
finished grade and the roof). See Section 9412 for a display
of the storefront area calculation.
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Super Graphic - A painted design which covers an area of a
wall, building facade or other structure. A super graphic is
a sign only if it displays or suggests information which
identifies or advertises by name or symbol.
Supplemental Siqns - Signs identifying special features,
trade, services or products of the business. Such signs may
not include a listing of pricing information or specific brand
names unless incorporated into the name of the business.
Supplemental signs may be of a permanent nature, provided they
are subordinate to business identification information. They
shall be considered subordinate if no more than 25% of the
total allowable sign area is used for this purpose.
Temporary Siqn - Any on-site sign intended to be displayed for
a short period of time only, excluding non-commercial signs,
special event signs and public information signs as defined
herein.
Tivoli Liqhts - A brand of tube lights. See tube lights.
Tract Identification Siqn - A permanent sign designed to
identify a single-family or multi-family residential
subdivision or development. Such signs shall be limited to
subdivisions containing a minimum of ten (10) units or ten
(10) lots and a minimum total project size of one (1) acre.
Tube Liqhts - Small decorative lights of a permanent nature.
Light bulbs are usually 1/2 watt in size and usually less than
1 inch long and placed within a clear tube, approximately 8
inches apart.
Unlawful Siqn - Same as "Illegal On-Premise Advertising
Display/Sign'~.
Under-Canopy Siqn or Under Marquee Sign - Same as "Arcade
Sign".
Use - The purpose for which land or a building is occupied,
arranged, designed or intended, or for which either land or
building is or may be occupied or maintained.
Vehicle-Mounted Sign - Any sign placed or maintained on a
stationary automobile, truck, trailer or any other
motor-driven device.
Visual Clearance Area - A triangular shaped portion of land
established at a street intersection or driveway in which
nothing is constructed, placed, planted or allowed to grow in
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such a manner as to limit or obstruct the visibility of a
motorist entering or leaving the intersection or driveway.
See Section 9404 A.3c and exhibit in Section 9412.
Wall Sign - A sign attached parallel to or erected on the
fascia, parapet or exterior wall of a building, structure,
wall or fence with the exposed face of the sign in a line
approximately parallel to the plane of the exterior wall. See
Section 9412.
Width of a Sign - Maximum horizontal dimension of a sign.
Window - An opening in a wall surrounded by framework or
casing and enclosed with transparent material. For the
purpose of calculating window area on one building elevation,
a series of adjoining window panes separated by mullions or
panels can be combined to establish total window area.
Window Siqn - Any sign attached, painted, or pasted, either
permanent or temporary, on the interior or exterior of a
window and intended to be viewed from the outside. See
Section. 9412.
Wind Siqn - Any sign or portion thereof or series of signs,
banners, balloons, flags, pennants, spinners, streamers, or
other objects designed and fastened in such a manner as to
move upon being subjected to pressure by wind or breeze.
9403 SIGN PERMIT REQUIREMENTS
A. Permits Required for Permanent Siqns
A sign permit shall be applied for and received from the
Department of Community Development prior to painting,
erecting, constructing, altering, rebuilding, replacing
or moving any sign including change of copy on cabinet
signs except those signs exempted from permit
requirements pursuant to this section. As applicable, a
separate building permit and/or electrical permit may
also be required.
B. Permits required for Temporary Siqn~
Temporary Sign Permits are required for supplemental
signs intended for temporary display. This section shall
not authorize signs identified as prohibited by Section
9404 of this Chapter. Additional regulations for
temporary signs are found in Section 9406. As
applicable, a separate building permit and/or electrical
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permit may also be required. In addition to a refundable
cash bond which guarantees the removal of the temporary
display, the following requirements shall apply.
1. Business Banners
a. All banners must be fixed to a building and
hung below a roof eave or mounted on poles.
b. All banners shall be professionally made and
constructed of cloth, canvas, plastic, PVC or
similar material, and have slits for proper
wind resistance, where necessary.
c. No banner may exceed 32 square feet in area
with a maximum sign height or vertical
dimension of 6 feet.
d. One display per building or street frontage,
or in the case of a multi-tenant building, one
display per storefront shall be allowed.
e. Every business banner shall contain a posting
date and the display shall be removed within
30 days of the posting date or the bond is
subject to forfeit and the display may be
removed by the City.
f. Original grand opening business banners shall
be permitted for a period not to exceed 30
days. Temporary sign permits for grand
opening banners are subject to the approval of
the Department of Community Development. In
addition, a change of ownership or change of
business type qualifies for a grand opening
business banner.
g. Special event information business banners for
purposes other than grand openings shall be
permitted for no more than 30 days and not
more than four (4) times in any calendar year
nor more than twice in any calendar quarter.
Display of special event banners should be for
special events only, and not for each
promotion a national franchise might wish to
advertise. Special event banners are subject
to the approval of the Department of Community
Development.
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2. Decorative Flags -
a. Flags shall be installed on a flag pole device
or frame, approved by the Building Official or
installed directly upon a building or wall
surface but in no case above the roof eave.
b. No flag may exceed 6 square feet in area with
a maximum pole height of 12'.
c. Original grand opening flags shall be
permitted for a period not to exceed 30 days.
Temporary sign permits for grand opening flags
are subject to the approval of the Department
of Community Development. In addition, a
change of ownership or change of business type
qualifies for grand opening flags.
d. Not more than 5 flags per site for purposes
other than grand openings shall be permitted
for 30 days and not more than four (4) times
in any calendar year nor more than twice in
any calendar quarter. Display of special
event flags shall be for special events only,
and not for each promotion a national
franchise might wish to advertise. Special
event flags are subject to the approval of the
Department of Community Development.
e. Decorative flags are permitted for non-
residential projects and only for residential
projects in conjunction with Temporary Project
Identification signs.
f. Any request to deviate from the location,
size, height or time limits for decorative
flags shall be reviewed and approved by the
Planning Commission, provided such flags are
compatible with the size and scale' of the
buildings on the site and project size.
3. Beacons -
Beacons used as part of the original grand opening are
permitted for a period not to exceed 30 days. Temporary
sign permits for grand opening beacons are subject to the
approval of the Community Development Department.
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4. Festoons - Festoons may be permitted in conjunction
with a special event, subject to the requirements of
Section 9404 C.3 and approval by the Planning Commission.
5. Balloons - Non-metallic balloons (individual,
groupings or arch of balloons) may be permitted only one
time per year and in conjunction with a special event,
and are subject to the approval of the Community
Development Department and any other governmental agency
that may be affected by said balloons. Balloons shall
meet the following restrictions and criteria and any
deviation from these limitations shall be approved by the
Planning Commission, as provided for in Section 9404 C.4.
Individual or grouping of balloons: Individual balloons
includes balloons attached separately to the ground or
building or attached to the end of a non-metallic string.
A grouping of balloons is 2 or more balloons attached
separately to a non-metallic string which are clustered
together.
a) Maximum size of balloons - 12" in diameter
b) Maximum number - 30 balloons
c) Maximum height - 15' above grade
d) Location - must be securely affixed to ground
or building and must maintain a
minimum 20' setback from all
property lines.
e) Duration of display - m a x i m u m o f t w o
consecutive days no more
than one time per year
for arch, individual or
string of balloons.
Arch of Balloons: An arch of balloons is a collection of
helium-filled balloons that are attached close together
to create a solid band of color forming an arch.
a) Maximum size of balloons - 12" in diameter
b) Maximum number - 3 balloons per lineal foot
c) Location - must be securely affixed at each end
to ground or building and must maintain a minimum
20' setback from all property lines.
d) Duration of display - maximum of two consecutive
days no more than one time per year for arch,
individual, or string of balloons.
C. Permits Required for Public Events Signs
A temporary Sign and Banner Permit is required for banner
signs to be posted within the public right-of-way on
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approved structures. The following regulations shall
apply to such signs:
1. All banners posted on the structures approved by
the City shall advertise events opened to the
public and sponsored by the City of Tustin.
2. When not in use by the City, bona fide, non-profit
agencies located within the City of Tustin may
apply for use of the structures for the purposes of
advertising events open to the general public and
held in the City of Tustin. This application shall
be made in writing to the Community Development
Department and approved by the Director of
Community Development.
3. All banners posted on the structures approved by
the City shall be posted for.a maximum of 14 days
unless approved by the Director of Community
-Development and shall be removed no later than 72
hours after the event has occurred.
4. All banners posted on the approved structure must
conform with the following design criteria:
a. All banners shall be made professionally and
be constructed of canvas material which has
openings for proper wind resistance.
b. No banner shall exceed 35 feet in horizontal
length, witha maximum sign height or vertical
dimension of four feet.
c. All banners shall contain copy on both sides
with only white background colors, all copy
colors shall be limited to a choice of two
colors which include red, blue, black, brown,
green and orange;
d. For purposes of administering the permit
process, and for the City Maintenance crew to
install and remove the displays, a fee adopted
by Resolution of the City Council shall be
charged.
e. All applicants shall provide a certificate of
general liability insurance in the amount
adopted by Resolution of the City Council
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naming the City of Tustin as an additional
insured;
f. Any banner for events with corporate
sponsorship must limit the size of the
corporate logo space to no more than 25
percent of the total banner size.
5. The procedures herein contained shall be enforced
by the Community Development Department. Any
request to vary from these regulations shall be
processed in accordance with variance procedures
contained in the Tustin Zoning Code.
D. Signs Exempt from Siqn Permits/Permitted in all Districts
The following signs are exempt from the permit
requirements of-this Chapter, provided that they conform
with the standards outlined below and contained in
Sections 9406 through 9411. Although the following signs
do not require a sign permit, they may require a building
and/or electrical permit.
1. Public signs placed by a governmental body or
public utility, including signs required by law,
community service signs, public transit signs,
safety signs, trespassing signs, danger signs and
all signs erected by a public officer in the
performance of a public duty.
2. Official flags to include Federal, State and Local
governmental organizations, not to exceed one of
each flag per property. However building permits
shall be obtained for the flag poles, where
required by the Uniform Building Code. The flag
pole shall meet the setback requirements and shall
not exceed the allowable height of the zoning
district or 50 feet, whichever is less.
3. Flags identifying the name and/or logo of the
business upon the premises. Such flags shall not
exceed one (1) in number per site nor more than 10%
of the permitted aggregate sign area for the
business identified on the flag. Business flags
shall be no higher than any State flag and must be
lower than the Federal flag if located on the site.
The flag pole shall meet the setback requirements
and shall not exceed the allowable height of the
zoning district or 50 feet, whichever is less.
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4. Nameplates less than two (2) square feet in area,
displaying only the following: a) name of the
premises upon which it is displayed; b) name of the
owner or lessee of the premises; c) occupation of
the owner or lessee.
5. Holiday lights and decorations with no commercial
message, between November 15 and January 5.
6. Address numbers installed on a building which must
be at least six inches in height and in Arabic
numerals.
7. Permanent plaques, cornerstones, or building names
containing the name of the building and date of
erection, or historical designation, provided that
these are cut into a -masonry surface, or
constructed of bronze or other appropriate material
of a permanent nature.
8. Advertising and/or incidental signs mounted,
painted, attached to, or placed upon windows and
intended to be viewed from the exterior, unless
prohibited in an approved Master Sign Plan provided
that the aggregate area of such signs do not
constitute more than 25% of the window area upon
which they are placed.
9. Non-illuminated Rental/Sale/Leasing Signs, as'
follows:
a. In residential zones, not more than one sign
per street frontage, with a maximum height of
four (4) feet and maximum size of six (6)
square feet. Ornamental signs may be a maximum
of seven (7) feet high to top of structure,
with a maximum of six (6) square feet for sign
face.
b. In professional districts, not more than one
sign per street frontage, with a maximum of
sixteen (16) square feet in size and six (6)
feet in height.
c. In commercial districts when a property has a
street frontage of less than two hundred (200)
lineal feet, not more than one sign per street
frontage, with a maximum size of sixteen (16)
square feet and maximum six (6) feet in
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height. For properties with two hundred (200)
lineal feet or more of street frontage, not
more than one sign per street frontage, with a
maximum of twenty-four (24) square feet in
size and eight (8) feet in height.
d. In industrial districts, not more than one
sign per street frontage, with a maximum of
thirty-two (32) square feet in size and ten
(10) feet in height.
e. For vacant properties in any district with a
minimum of five (5) acres in size, not more
than one sign per street frontage with a
maximum of 20 square feet in size and eight
(8) feet in height.
f. All such signs shall be installed on private
property and only on the premise which the
sign advertises.
g. All such signs may contain a maximum of 3
riders in excess of the above sign area
limitation. The combined size of all riders
including any spaces between riders shall not
exceed twenty-four (24) inches in total sign
height or vertical dimension and must be
attached under the permanent sign face.
10. A permanent, on-premise directional/information
sign not exceeding six (6) square feet per face nor
four (4) feet in height, limited to one (1) sign
per vehicle entrance to the site. In addition,
each tenant may have directional signs located on
or next to the building, maximum size of 4 square
feet and not to exceed one per store entrance.
11. Temporary off-site directional/information signs
may be located in any district, subject to the
following provisions:
a. The signs shall not exceed three (3) square
feet in size and four (4) feet in height;
b. Signs shall only be used for incidental~
activities such. as providing information
regarding lost or found persons, items or pets
or directions to garage sales and homes for
sale;
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c. Signs may be located in the public parkway
area, between curb line and the sidewalk,
subject to the visual clearance requirements.
A minimum of 1,250 lineal feet of street
frontage shall be provided between signs;
d. Signs are not permitted to be attached to any
traffic control device, tree, street light or
utility pole or placed so as to impede public
sidewalks;
e. Signs may not advertise any business, service,
trade, product, sale or special event, except
as identified in Section 9403 D.11.b.
f. Signs shall be posted only during the hours
between sunrise and sunset.
g. Signs posted in violation of these
requirements may be removed by the City,
subject to the enforcement procedures of
Section 9405H of this chapter.
12. Light bulb strings are permitted on a temporary or
permanent basis, provided all of the following
limitations are met:
a. Maximum number- 100 light bulbs
b. Minimum separation between lights - 6 inches
c. Maximum size bulb - 3 inch in length, 7 watt
d. Color - clear or white
e. Location - not permitted on the exterior of a
building or structure. May be located within
12" of the interior of a window. Light bulb
strings located more than 12" from the
interior of a window are not regulated by this
code.
f. All such lights shall not flash, blink, chase
or be otherwise animated.
g. Standards above do not apply to decorative
holiday lighting as permitted by Section 9403
D.5.
13. Political signs having to do with any issue,
candidate or group of candidates in any district,
municipal, county, state or federal election shall
be permitted subject to the following provisions:
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a. No person shall install or maintain or cause
to be installed or maintained any sign which
simulates or imitates in size, color,
lettering or design any traffic sign or
signal, or which makes use of words "Stop,",
" or any other words
" "Danger, ,
"Look, ,
phrases, symbols, or. characters in such a
manner as to interfere with, mislead or
confuse traffic.
b. No person shall affix a sign, on any public
property or right-of-way including a street,
median, island sidewalk, traffic signal,
utility pole, traffic control device, tree or
parkway, except as permitted by Section 9403
D.13.g, following.
c. It shall be unlawful for any person to
exhibit, post or display, or cause to be
exhibited, posted, or displayed upon any sign,
anything of an obscene nature.
d. Signs consisting of any moving, illuminated,
swinging, rotating, flashing, blinking,
fluctuating or otherwise animated light are
prohibited.
e. The permission of the property owner is
required for signs placed on private property.
f. Signs on private property shall be limited to
a maximum of 32 square feet and 10 feet in
height above grade.
g. Other than on private property, political
signs are authorized in public parkways
(defined as the area between the curb line and
the private property line), subject to the
following restrictions, procedures and
conditions:
(1.) No more than three political signs shall
be permitted in the parkway abutting any
one parcel of property.
(2.) Signs shall be limited to five square
feet in size and four feet in height,
above grade.
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(3.) Signs shall not be attached in any manner
so as to impede pedestrian walkways or
constitute a hazard to or endanger
persons using the sidewalks.
(4.) Signs shall not be located in any area
which the City Engineer, acting pursuant
to generally accepted engineering
standards determines that such sign would
constitute a safety or traffic hazard.
(5.) Any person, party or group posting such
signs shall be liable to the City of
Tustin, private property owners and the
general public for any injury to persons
or property resulting from the placement
and maintenance of such signs.
.(6.) Every sign shall contain sticker to be
obtained from the Department of Community
Development which shows the posting date.
All signs shall be removed within 90 days
of the posting date.
(7.) Every sign shall contain the name,
address and phone number of the Campaign
Committee, written in indelible ink.
h. Signs in violation of this Code shall be
removed by the City subject to the enforcement
procedures of Section 9405H of this' chapter.
i. Any person who intentionally defaces,
obliterates, tears down, or destroys any
political sign installed in accordance with
the provisions of this Code shall be charged
pursuant to the General Penalty provisions of
this Code.
E. Siqn Permit Application
Applications for Sign Permits shall be made either by the
owner of the property on which the sign is to be located,
a licensed contractor or the authorized agent of the
property owner or licensed contractor as may be required
by State Contractors' Law, on forms furnished by the
Community Development Department and shall be accompanied
by information and fee as required for Standard Sign
Plans or Master Sign Plans.
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F. Standard Siqn Plans
All applications for sign permits, shall be accompanied
by three sets of dimensioned plans and shall include the
following information:
1. The name, address, and telephone number both of the
owner or persons entitled to possession of the sign
and of the sign contractor or erector.
2. The location by street address of the proposed
sign.
3. An elevation of the sign showing the dimensions of
the sign, the dimensions of the sign's supporting
members, the maximum and minimum height of the sign
above existing or proposed grade level, sign copy,
proposed lettering'..and. background color and
I~ lettering style.
4. A dimensioned elevation of that' portion of the
building exterior where the proposed location of
the sign will be placed in relation to the face of
the building.
5. A dimensioned site plan showing the proposed
location of the sign in relation to the boundaries
of the lot upon which it is to be situated and any
pole or monument signs within 50 feet of the site
boundaries can be prepared on an 8 1/2" x 11" size
paper.
6. Where the sign is to be attached to an existing
building, a current color photograph of the face of
the building to which the sign is to be attached
and color photograph .of all existing signs on the
building and sign structures labeled to show which
signs will be removed and which will remain.
7. A Sign Plan shall indicate the scope and structural
detail of the work to be done, including details of
all electrical and mechanical connections, guy
lines, supports and footing and materials to be
used.
8. Means of lighting/illumination along with an
electrical permit for all electrical signs. All
electrical components for the sign shall be listed
and approved by certified testing laboratory.
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9. Any other information that the applicant believes
to be needed to fully define the sign proposal.
10. Such other architectural, design, or engineering
information as may be required by the Uniform Sign
Code and UBC for the specific sign proposal.
11. Any required permit and review fees as established
by resolution of the City Council.
G. Master Siqn Plans
A Master Sign Plan is required for developments in
specific plan, planned development and planned community
districts, multi-use sites, multi-tenant centers and
mixed use districts in the City. The purpose of a Master
Sign Plan is to encourage coordinated and quality sign
design (integrated with architectural style of project)
on sites where '-a large number of signs will occur. In
addition, 'the Master Sign Plan should include on-premise
directional/information signs to facilitate smooth
internal circulation by the motorist.
After approval of a Master Sign Plan, no sign shall be
erected, placed, painted or maintained except in
conformance with such plan, and such plan may be enforced
in the same way as any provision of this ordinance unless
a modification to the Master Sign Plan is approved. In
case of any conflict between the provisions of such a
plan and this ordinance, the ordinance takes precedence.
In addition to all of the requirements for Standard Sign
Plans contained in Section 9403 E of this Chapter, the
following additional information shall be required for a
Master Sign Plan:
1. Plan specifications including the type of texture
of materials and colors proposed for the signs and
the building facade.
2. A colored elevation of the proposed signs as they
would appear on the building facade.
3. Drawings illustrating the lettering styles and
sizes proposed and the use of logos, if any.
4. Color photographs of buildings and signs on
adjacent sites.
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5. Any regulations that are more restrictive than
those included in the sign code pertaining to use,
location and size of signs.
H. Review Criteria
1. General Criteria (applicable to all signs)
Proposed signs and the materials, size, color,
lettering, location and arrangement thereof shall
conform to the following criteria:
a. Signs shall be consistent throughout the site'
by incorporating 'common design elements such
as quality of materials, letter style, colors
(not more than 3 excluding black and white per
individual sign), illumination, sign type or
sign shape. . ....
b. Signs shall be compatible with, and bear a
harmonious. relationship to the visual image
and architectural design of the buildings they
identify in terms of materials, colors, and
design motif.
c. Signs shall relate to a human scale, and shall
be directed toward pedestrians as well as
motorists. The base and supporting structure
of all signs shall be consistent with the size
and scale of the advertising surface.
d. Signs shall contain only that information
necessary to identify the businesses or uses
of the property on which the sign is located
and be in compliance with district
regulations. Identification of product, trade
and service information is permitted and
considered supplemental provided it is
subordinate to business identification.
Supplemental signs shall be considered
subordinate if no more than 25% of the total
allowable sign area is used for this purpose.
e. Signs shall be appropriately visible, legible,
as far as spacing and proportion of letters
and details, and shall not dominate the visual
quality of the site or obscure from view
existing or adjacent signs.
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f. .Signs shall be compatible with the visual
characteristics of the development and signs
in the surrounding area and shall not detract
from adjacent developed properties.
g. New signs in existing developments shall be
designed in accordance with the established
Master Sign Plan for the building or center
where the signs are to be located. If a
Master Sign Plan does not exist, any new signs
shall be designed to be harmonious with other
existing signs on the property and/or
architectural theme or design features of the
building(s) or required by any special
criteria pursuant to Section 9403 G.3.
h. Freestanding signs may .be located in a
required yard setback area provided the
following criteria are met:
(1) Said location is not within a required
visual clearance area as defined in
Section 9402 of this Chapter, and shown
on Section 9412 exhibits.
(2) All signs proposed to be located within
the Public Safety Area shall be reviewed
and approved by the Public Works
Department.
(3) All such signs shall be located a minimum
of 25 feet from an interior side property
line or 50 feet from another existing
pole or monument sign located on an
adjacent ~site, whichever is less
restrictive.
'(4) In the event of a lighted sign the
location will not cause negative light
and glare impacts on adjacent sensitive
land uses.
i. All signs shall conform with provisions
contained in Section 9404 of this Chapter and
any previously approved Master Sign Plan, on
file with the Department of Community
Development.
2. Master Sign Plan Criteria
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In addition to General Criteria listed in Section
9403 G of this Chapter, Master Sign Plans shall be
reviewed for conformance with the following
criteria:
a. Signs shall reflect a common theme,
incorporating design elements in terms of
'materials, letter styles, colors,
illumination, sign type and sign shape.
b. Signs shall utilize materials, colors, and a
design motif which are compatible and which
reflect the special qualities of the
architecture of the buildings on the site in
both daytime and nighttime situations.
c. For developments with existing signs, .the
Master Sign Plan shall designate appropriate
replacements, if any, which are consistent
with the new signage. Where such signs cannot
be replaced immediately, a schedule or phasing
plan for bringing such signs into cOnformance
with the Master Sign Plan shall be submitted
and become part of the approval.
A cash bond, based upon the estimated cost to
remove the sign, may be required to guarantee
their removal. Bond is returnable upon
successful completion of removal. If not
removed, the bond will be forfeited and the
sign will be removed by the City pursuant to
the enforcement procedures of Section 9405 H.
The sign plan should acknowledge that tenants
desiring signs may not be identified during
the building design process or may change over
time. Therefore, care should be taken in size
and placement to accommodate future changes.
d. The Master Sign Plan shall designate a person
or firm as the primary liaison with the City
for the purpose of requesting approval of the
Master Sign Plan and for submitting sign
permit requests in conformance with the
approved Master Sign Plan.
e. The Master Sign Plan submitted by the
applicant may establish more restrictive sign
standards than those contained in this
Chapter. Conversely, a Master Sign Plan for a
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center may deviate from the specific standard
for permanent business identification upon
submittal and approval of a Conditional Use
Permit, provided that the center is a single
development project of at least 30,000
building square feet or one acre in project
size.
3. Special Criteria
The Planning Commission may recommend and the City
Council may establish more specific design criteria
by resolution within certain portions of the City
to encourage signs which are in harmony with
established architectural guidelines in those
areas. The specific criteria may be more or less
restrictive than the regulations included in this
Chapter.
I. Review Procedures
The sign permit application, plans and fees shall be
submitted to the Community Development Department and the'
Department shall have the authority to approve, approve
with conditions, or deny the submittal, unless such
authority is granted to the Planning Commission pursuant
to requirements contained in Specific Plans, or planned
development or planned community districts.
All signs proposed to be located within the public safety
area shall also be reviewed and approved by the Public
Works. Department prior to issuance of any permits.
All decisions by the Community Development Department or
Planning Commission are final unless appealed in
accordance with this Chapter.
J. Appeal Procedures
1. When the Community Development Department has the
decision-making authority, the decision is
appealable to the Planning Commission. Any
decision of the Planning Commission is appealable
to the City Council. Any appeal shall be made in
writing and delivered to the Department of
Community Development no later than 7 calendar days
from the date of the decision.
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2. All appeals shall be accompanied by a fee set by
resolution of the City Council.
3. The Planning Commission or City Council, as
applicable, shall set the matter for consideration
within 30 days and shall give written notice to the
appellant of the time and date set for
consideration of the appeal. The Commission or
City Council as the final decision making body may
affirm, reject or modify a previous decision on the
Sign Plan.
9404 SIGN REGULATIONS
A. Prohibited Sign Types, Prohibited Materials and
Prohibited Locations
-. All signs not expressly permitted under this ordinance
are prohibited in the City. Such signs include, but are
not limited to the following types, materials and
location.
1. Types of Signs Prohibited
a. Advertising Bench Signs - No person shall
place within a public right-of-way of any
street or in any public safety area within the
City any advertising bench, or seat except in
compliance with the following conditions:
1. Initially applying for and obtaining a
written permit from the City Council.
2. Obtaining the approval of the City
Engineer for the design and construction
details.
b. Advertising Display Bus Shelter Signs - No
person shall place within a public right-of-
way or in any public safety ~rea within the
City any advertising display bus shelter,
except in compliance with the following
conditions:
1. A franchise agreement or other
contractual agreement acceptable to the
City Attorney shall be required for all
advertising bus shelters proposed within
the public right-of-way. City Council
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approval shall also be required for all
shelters located within a public safety
area.
2. The Planning Commission and City Engineer
shall review and recommend to the City
Council appropriate locations, design and
construction details for all advertising
bus shelters prior to award of franchise
agreement or approval of alternative
contractual agreement. However, in no
case shall an advertising bus shelter~ be
located within a residential
neighborhood. The Planning Commission
may also recommend certain guidelines to
the City Council on appropriate standards
for advertising and/or design.
3. All advertising display bus shelters
shall be located based upon ridership
demand, as determined by the Orange
County Transit Authority and City
Engineer.
4. Displays shall not contain advertising
for tobacco or alcohol products.
c. Aerial Siqns - Signs which are inflatable or
are designed to be flown or attached to the
ground, a building, structure or other object,
including metallic or non-metallic balIoons,
strings of balloons, kites, or other aerial
signs, all of which may or may not include
copy, unless approved pursuant to Section 9404
C of this chapter.
d. Animated Siqns
e. Audible Signs - Signs containing loudspeakers
or emitting sounds.
f. Beacons - unless approved pursuant to Sections
9403 B or 9404 B of this Chapter.
g. Festoons - A metallic or non-metallic string
of ribbons, metallic or non-metallic tinsel,
small flags, pinwheels, bunting, pennants or
llke material, unless an exception is approved
pursuant to Section 9404 C of this chapter.
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h. Flashinq or Movinq Signs - Signs that flash,
chase, blink, oscillate, rotate, glitter,
glare or include mechanical moving parts.
i. Liqht Bulb Strinqs - Temporary light bulb
strings on the exterior of a building, except
holiday lights per Section 9403 D.5, and light
bulb strings within 12" of the inside of a
window which are not in conformance with
Section 9403 D.12.
j. Obscene Advertising - Signs exhibited, posted
or displaying anything of an obscene nature.
k. Off-Premise Siqns - Any sign including outdoor
advertising structures and billboards
installed for the purpose of advertising a
business, product, event, person or subject
not related to the premises upon which said
sign is located, except directional signs. It
shall also include any sign maintained upon or
affixed to any vehicle or other device which
is used primarily to support or display such
sign while parked on public or private
property, other than for the purposes of
making lawful deliveries or sales of
merchandise or rendering services from such
vehicle. Premise shall mean the building
within which a business is located on as it
relates to a freestanding sign. Premise is
defined as the project site upon which the
business is located.
1. On-Premise Advertisinq Display - Any display,
structure or device as defined in Section 9402
of this chapter that is intended to advertise
specific products of the business or services
or goods available.
m. Painted Wall Siqns - Sign area painted
directly upon the surface of any exterior wall
of a building unless approved .pursuant to
Section 9404 B of this Chapter.
n. Portable Siqns - Signs not permanently
attached to a building or to the ground, such
as sandwich boards, A-frames, or signs
attached to parked vehicles (excepting auto-
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for-sale signs) or trailers or other
mountings.
o. Pro~ectinq Siqns - Any projecting sign that
extends beyond the property line, either over
the public right-of-way or over a separate
lot. In addition, any sign that creates a
public nuisance due to the height, size and
location are prohibited. Projecting signs on
private property shall be subject to the
restrictions of the Uniform Sign Code and UBC.
p. Roof Top Signs - Signs mounted or painted on
roofs including mansard roofs unless required
by the City Security Ordinance, or the Police
or Fire Departments.
q. Service, Product & Pricinq Siqns - Any sign
-'~ advertising specific brand names or pricing
unless incorporated into the business name for
the purpose of city business licenses and
filing of fictitious Business Name as required
by the State Board of Equalization. Specific
pricing signs as required by state law and
permitted in the code are not subject to these
limitations.
Identification of product, trade or service
information in excess of 25 % of the total
allowable Sign area is also prohibited.
r. Siqns Constitutinq a Traffic Hazard - Any sign
which by color, shape, operation or location
resembles or conflicts with any traffic
control sign, device, signal or official
directional guide sign, or creates a traffic
hazard.
s. Snipe Signs - A temporary sign affixed to a
tree, fence, utility pole, etc.
t. Vehicle Siqns - Business signs on or affixed
to trucks, automobiles, trailers or other
vehicles, while parked on public or private
property, excepting those vehicles used for
the purpose of lawfully making deliveries or
sales of merchandise or rendering services.
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2. Materials Prohibited
a. Non-Durable Siqns - Paper, cloth or any matter
or material not securely fastened to the
surface of a sign or sign structure with the'
exception of approved temporary signs.
3. Locations Prohibited
a. Nuisance to Residents - Sign lighting which is
facing onto or visible from residential uses
and is a nuisance. Any such sign lighting
which is located within 100 feet from such
uses, will require a photometric plan along
with sign plans to ensure that the intensity
or location does not constitute a nuisance for
adjacent residential properties.
-~. b. Siqns in Proximity to Utility Lines - No
permit shall be issued for any sign and no
sign shall be constructed or maintained which
has less clearance from authorized electrical
power lines than that prescribed by the laws
of the State of California or rules and
regulations promulgated by agencies thereof.
c. Visual Clearance Area - No permit shall be
issued for any sign and no sign shall be
constructed or maintained which is located
within the visual clearance area. This area
shall be measured from each side of the
driveway or access point to the adjoining
street per current City standards. See
diagram in Section 9412 showing Visual
Clearance Area.
d. Within Public Riqht-of-Way - No person shall
affix by any means any form of sign on any
public property or right-of-way, including a
street, median, island, parkway (except as
permitted by Section 9403 D.13g), sidewalk,
traffic signal, traffic signal post, traffic
signpost, traffic control sign post, any other
traffic control device, utility pole or tree,
unless specifically authorized by the City
Council or by the Tustin City Code.
e. Side Yard Setback Area - A monument sign shall
be setback a minimum of 25 feet from side
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property lines or 50 feet separation from
another pole or monument sign located on an
adjacent site, whichever is less restrictive.
Additional regulations for monument signs are
located in Section 9407 through 9411.
B. Siqns Subject to Conditional Use Permit Approval
The following types of signs are permitted only when
reviewed by the Planning Commission and where a
Conditional Use Permit has been issued in accordance with
the Tustin Zoning Code.
1. Changeable Copy Signs (electronic or manual),
except time and temperature signs which are
permitted.
2. Pole Sign - All pole signs not considered
freestanding freeway signs pursuant to Subsection
9404 B.3 shall require approval of a Conditional
Use Permit. In addition to findings required to be
made on granting of a CUP contained in the Tustin
City Code, the following restrictions and criteria
shall apply:
a) Type of business - only center identification
signs are permitted to be pole signs.
b) Size and scale of project - the center
identified by the sign is a single development
project of at least 100,000 building square
feet or five acres in project size which has a
minimum of three or more tenants.
c) Design - the pole sign is designed to reflect
theme of the center it identifies and
incorporates similar design elements,
materials, colors and special qualities of the
architecture of the building(s) in the center
and is compatible with existing. or proposed
signage in the center.
d) Location - the pole sign shall (1) be located
within a landscaped area and is limited to one
per street frontage, (2) maintain a minimum of
100 lineal feet from any other monument or
freestanding sign in the center, and (3) be
setback a minimum of 25 feet from interior
side property line or maintains a minimum of
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Ordinance No. 1077
50 feet from another pole or freestanding sign
located on an adjacent site.
e) Height and Size - The sign shall be compatible
with the size and scale of the project and
shall not exceed 20 feet in height and 50
square feet in size.
3. Freestanding freeway Signs - The purpose of a
freeway sign is to provide identification for
businesses that provide services to the freeway
motorist. In addition to findings required by the
Tustin City Code, the following restrictions and
criteria shall apply:
a) Type of business - only businesses offering
eating facilities, lodging accommodations or
automobile services are permitted to have a
freeway sign.
b) Location of business - only those permitted
businesses that are located directly adjacent
to the freeway right-of-way, or separated from
the right-of-way by a frontage road may
request a freeway sign.
c) Location of sign - the sign may be located in
such a manner as to be oriented towards and
visible from the closest freeway lanes. In
any event, the freeway sign shall maintain a
minimum 25' setback from a non-freeway
property line or maintain a minimum of 50 feet
from another freestanding sign located on an
adjacent site.
d) Height and size - the sign shall be no higher
- or larger than necessary to provide
identification to freeway motorist. In any
event, the freeway s~gn shall not exceed 24
feet in height and 50 square feet in size.
4. Painted Wall Signs to include murals or graphics
which do not promote a product or business but
which depict a scene or image.
5. Beacons - Any beacon used (other than approved for
grand openings) as a searchlight directing light
beams into the atmosphere or at one or more points
on-site shall require a Conditional Use Permit.
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Ordinance No. 1077
6. A Master Sign Plan requesting deviations from
standards contained in this Chapter provided that
the project is a center and a single development
project of at least 30,000 building square feet or
one acre in project size.
C. Siqns Subject to Planninq Commission Review - The
following types of signs are permitted only after the
Planning Commission has reviewed and approved the Sign
Permit application for conformance with the Review
Criteria outlined in Section 9403 H:
1. Tivoli lights or tube lights - external displays
of small decorative lights of a permanent nature
require approval by the Planning Commission.
Tivoli lights are a brand of tube lights. Tube
lights are small .lights, usually 1/2 watt in size
and usually less than 1 inch long, clear or white
in color and usually placed' within a tube
approximately 8 inches apart.
2. Neon/Exposed light when intended as a permanent
feature integrated with a building's architectural
design,
3. Festoons - Festoons may be permitted on a temporary
basis only in conjunction with a special event,
provided the Planning Commission determines that it
is consistent with the size and scale of the
project and approves a Temporary Sign Permit.
4. Temporary Decorative Flags and Non-metallic
Balloons - Any request- to deviate from the
location, size height, number or time limits for
decorative flags or balloons as provided for in
Section 9403 B shall be reviewed by the Planning
Commission. Prior to approval, the Commission
shall determine that the proposal is compatible
with the size and scale of the buildings on the
site and project size.
5. permanent Decorative Flags/Banners - Any request to
install permanent decorative flags or banners on a
building or project site is subject to the Design
Review procedures outlined in Section 9272 of the
Tustin Municipal Code and shall be reviewed by the
Planning Commission. In approving such flags or
banners, the Commission shall determine that the
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Ordinance No. 1077
permanent decorative flags or banners meet the
following criteria:
a) Consistent with project theme.
b) Compatible with architectural design of
project.
c) Integrated into project design.
d) Shall be maintained and replaced or removed
when torn, frayed, faded or otherwise damaged.
D. Required Signs
1. Construction Signs shall include such information
as project name, emergency phone number and
contact. All such signs shall be removed prior to
approval for occupancy.
2. Address Numbers - As provided for in Sections 4111
and 4112 of the Uniform Building Security Code,
street address numbers shall be displayed in a
prominent position so that it is easily visible to
approaching vehicles. For residential uses, the
numbers shall be no less than three inches in
height and for non-residential uses the numerals
shall be no less than six inches in height. In all
cases, the numbers shall be of a color contrasting
with the background and located so they can be
clearly seen and read.
E. Gasoline Service Station Siqn Standards
1. Pricing signs shall be visible from the street or
highway adjacent to the sign, and when situated at
an intersection, the sign shall be visible from
each street.
2. The number of signs, sign area, location, height
and type of signage shall conform to the Individual
Business Identification sign criteria.
3. Pricing signs shall be incorporated with the
Service Station Business Identification Monument
sign.
4. Gasoline pump information signs shall be attached
to pump islands and limited to two per island
column elevation. No products, logos or business
identification shall be included.
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F. Permitted Siqns by Zoninq District and Use - All signs
shall be governed by the limits set forth in the Sign
Regulations Chart, attached to this Chapter as Section
9406 through 9411 and incorporated herein by reference
except if addressed elsewhere in this chapter. Signs not
expressly authorized elsewhere in this Chapter or on the
sign standard charts shall be considered unauthorized.
The Sign Chart lists the maximums permitted for number,
area and height of allowed signs along with other
standards.
G. Maintenance/Removal of Unsafe or Obsolete Siqns
The Department of Community Development shall have the
authority to order the painting, repair, alteration or
removal of a sign, pursuant to the Uniform Code for
Abatement of Substandard Buildings, Uniform Sign Code and
Uniform BUilding Code which constitutes a hazard or is a
nuisance tO safety, health, or public welfare by reason
of inadequate maintenance, dilapidation, or obsolescence.
Failure to complete the maintenance or remove the sign
after written notice of violation to the sign' owner
pursuant to Section 9405H, shall subject the sign owner
to penalties for violations under the enforcement and
cost recovery provisions of Section 9405H of this
Chapter.
H. Maintenance and Construction Requirements
1. All signs and their supporting structures shall be
enclosed, structurally safe, and maintained in good
condition and shall comply with the most current
Uniform Building Codes, as locally amended.
2. All repairs to signs shall be at least equal in
quality and design to the original signs.
3. All signs and their supporting structures shall be
composed of wood, metal, plastic, paint Or
comparable weather-resistant material complementary
to the building materials of the site on which they
are placed. All cabinets, conductors, transformers
or other equipment shall be concealed from public
view.
4. Every sign erected which is subject to a permit
shall have its sign permit number, name of erector,
installation year, and voltage (if electrical) in a
readily visible location.
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Ordinance No. 1077
5. All illuminated signs shall be designed, placed or
arranged to prevent glare upon the public
right-of-way, adjacent properties, and traffic
circulation areas of the subject property and shall
not create a menace to traffic or a nuisance to
adjacent property.
6. All areas where wall signs are removed and
background discoloration or holes remain shall be
appropriately patched and painted to match the
building surface within 30 days of removal of said
sign.
9405 ADMINISTRATION AND ENFORCEMENT
A. Responsibility
The Department of Community Development shall be
responsible for the administration and enforcement of the
provisions of this Chapter.
B. Interpretations
If any ambiguity arises concerning the appropriate
application of the Sign Code, the Director of Community
Development shall make the final decision as to the
application of this Sign Code. In making this
determination, the Director shall consider (but not be
limited to) the following items:
1. Prior administrative interpretation of similar
provisions of the Sign Code.
2. The general intent and purpose of similar
provisions in the Sign Code.
3. The general intent and purpose of the Sign Code.
4. The intent and purpose of the zone classification
of the property involved.
5. The provisions of the General Plan.
6. Any other applicable codes or requirements, legally
permitted precedents or other relevant information
applicable to the application.
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Ordinance No. 1077
Any decisions of the Director of Community Development
may be appealed to the Planning Commission pursuant to
the appeals procedure in this Chapter.
C. Exceptions
When an application for a Sign Code Exception has been
submitted to the Community Development Department, the
Community Development Director shall have authority to
grant or conditionally grant an Exception to allow no
more than a 10% increase in height or area of an
allowable sign subject to findings contained herein. The
Planning Commission shall have authority to grant or
conditionally grant all other Exceptions to the various
sign regulations contained in this chapter subject to the
following:
1. Sign size and placement restrictions of this
chapter shall be as closely followed as
practicable;
2. The intent and purpose of the sign regulations of
the land use zone in which the sign is to be
located shall be followed as closely as
practicable;
3. There are special circumstances unique to the
property to justify the Exception;
4. Granting of the Exception will not have a negative
impact on surrounding properties;
5. The sign application promotes the public health,
safety, welfare and aesthetics of the community and
that the granting of the Exception meets the
findings and intent of this chapter.
Variance procedure contained in the Tustin Zoning Code
does not apply to deviations from the provisions of the
Sign Code. Any request to deviate shall comply with the
standards for a Sign Code Exception identified above.
Any party dissatisfied with a Sign Code Exception
decision may appeal said decision to the Planning
Commission or City Council, as applicable.
D. Conditional Use Permits (CUP)
An application for a Conditional Use Permit for a sign
designated in Section 9404 B of this Chapter shall be
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processed in accordance with Conditional Use Permit
procedures contained in the Tustin Zoning Code. Appeal
procedures for Conditional Use Permits shall also be
governed by applicable sections of the Tustin Zoning
Code.
E. Non-conforminq Siqns
A legally established, non-conforming sign lawfully in
existence prior to the adoption date of this ordinance
may remain and be maintained, but shall be made to
conform to all provisions of this Chapter if the Director
determines that any of the following events occur.
1. A non-conforming sign shall not be changed to
another non-conforming sign.
2. A non-conforming sign shall not be structurally
altered so as to extend its useful life. A sign
shall be considered to be structurally altered if
the construction materials are physically replaced
with new materials. The replacement of face copy
in a cabinet type sign does not constitute
structural alteration.
3. A non-conforming sign shall not be expanded or
altered so as to change the size, shape,~position,
location or method of illumination of the sign.
4. A non-conforming sign shall not be re-established
after discontinuance of the use for ninety (.90)
days or more. If any use is wholly discontinued
for any reason, except pursuant to a valid order of
a court of law for a period of ninety (90) days, it
shall be presumed that such use has been abandoned.
A use shall be presumed to be abandoned if the
property or structures are vacant or if the
occupants are no longer conducting business.
A written notfce of this determination will be sent
or delivered to the sign owner. The owner shall
have 30 days to remove the 'sign or provide the
Department of Community Development with evidence
that the use has not been discontinued. The
Planning Commission shall review all evidence and
shall determine whether or not the sign is
abandoned. All other provisions of the Enforcement
Section 9405 H shall apply.
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5. A non-conforming sign shall not be re-established
after damage or destruction of more than fifty (50)
percent of its replacement value, including
destruction by an Act of God.
F. Abandoned Siqns and Advertisinq Displays
Lawfully erected signs or advertising displays pertaining
to activities or occupants that are no longer using a
property shall be removed from the premises, or sign copy
on such signs shall be removed and covered over, within
ninety (90) days after the associated enterprise or
occupant has vacated the premises. A sign is considered
abandoned if the occupants are no longer conducting
business for a period of ninety (90) days. Such removal
shall be in accordance with proper health and safety
requirements.
A written notice of this determination will be sent or
delivered to the sign owner. The owner shall have 30
days to remove .the sign or provide the Department of
Community Development with evidence that the use has not
been discontinued. The Planning Commission shall review
all evidence and shall determine whether or not the sign
is abandoned. All signs not removed within the required
30 day period, shall be in violation of the Code and
owners of the sign and owners of the property shall be
subject to penalties for violations under the Enforcement
and Penalties provisions of this Chapter.
G. Abatement of Illeqal Siqn~ in Public Riqht-of-Way
Any sign installed or placed illegally on public property
or easements, except in conformance with requirements of
this Chapter, shall be forfeited to the public and
subject to confiscation. In addition to other remedies,
the City shall have the right to recover from owner the
full costs of removal and disposal of the sign. An
account of all costs for confiscation, removal and/or
disposal shall be maintained by the Community Development
Department. A noticed public hearing before the City
Council shall be scheduled and said notice shall be
served on the sign owner. At the hearing an itemized
report showing all costs shall be presented to the
Council. The City Council may make revisions,
corrections or modifications to the report. The report,
together with the charges, shall be confirmed or
rejected. The total costs of abatement including all
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administrative costs shall constitute a special
assessment against the sign owner.
H.. Enforcement, Leqal Procedures, and Penalties
1. Enforcement, legal procedures and penalties all
with recovery costs shall be in accordance with the
following provisions and any provisions of state
l~aw as may be amended from time to time.
a. Notice of Violation - Where it is determined
that a sign has been erected or installed in
violation of this Chapter, improperly
maintained, the permit has terminated or been
revoked or is otherwise in violation of this
Chapter, written notice of this determination
~.~ and the grounds therefore shall be sent or
delivered to the owner of the sign or, where
ownership is not known, to the owner of the
property where the sign is posted. If the
notice cannot be sent or delivered to the
owner of the sign, then the notice shall be
attached to the sign. The notice shall give
the owner 30 days to remove the sign or to
appeal the determination and shall include
instructions for how such appeal may be made.
b. Appeal - To appeal the determination, the sign
owner or permittee shall file a written
request along with appeal fees with the
Community Development Department. A hearing
notice setting forth the time and place of
said hearing before the Board of Appeals shall
be sent to the sign owner or permittee. The
Board of Appeals as provided for in the
Uniform Building Code shall be empowered to
make decisions on the determination and shall
be final, unless further appealed in writing
..... to the City Council within 7 days of the Board
of Appeals action. The sign owner or
permittee shall, within 7 days, following the
finality of the determination and order of the
Board of Appeals, or the City Council if
appealed commence the repairs or improvements
or removal ordered, and such work shall be
completed within 90 days from the commencement
thereof.
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c. Removal - If no response is made to the Notice
of Violation the sign may be removed by the
City. The sign will be stored by the City for
a period of up to 30 days and may be reclaimed
by the owner after the payment of all removal
and storage costs. A reasonable time period
for payment may be established on a case-by-
case basis, upon mutual written agreement of
the City and sign owner. If the sign is not
reclaimed within such time, it may be
destroyed or disposed of by the City. The
owner's right to reclaim the sign upon payment
of costs shall be set forth in the Notice of
Violation- In the event the owner does not
reclaim the sign, cost recovery can be
enforced by the City through the cost recovery
.~ mechanism identified in Section 9405 H.l.f of
this Chapter-
d. Removal without notice of nominal value signs
- Notwithstanding any other provision herein
to the contrary, signs in the public right-of-
way or easements excepting approved political
signs, if posted in clear disregard of the
provisions of this chapter, may be removed and
destroyed without notice or hearing. Signs
constructed of 'cloth, paper, cardboard or
scrap wood, with hand drawn or painted
lettering, unframed and unmounted or staked to
the ground or nailed to a post and any other
sign believed to have a value of less than
$200 may be determined by the Director of
Community Development to have nominal value.
e. Civil and Legal procedures - Notwithstanding
the enforcement tools described in this
Chapter, the City may concurrentlY utilize all
available criminal and legal penalties
available to it including infraction and
misdemeanor citation provisions contained in
Section 1121 of the Tustin City Code.
f. Cost Recovery - The City shall have the right
to recover from the sign owner the full costs
of legal remedies, confiscation and disposal
of said sign. An account of all costs for
confiscation, removal and/or disposal shall be
maintained by the Community Development
Department. A noticed public hearing before
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the City Council shall be scheduled and said
notice shall be served on the sign owner
and/or property owner. At the hearing an
itemized report showing all costs shall be
presented to the Council. The City Council
may make revisions, corrections, or
modifications to the report. The report,
together with the charges, shall be confirmed
or rejected. The total costs of abatement
including all administrative costs shall
constitute a special assessment against the
sign owner and/or property owner.
2. In addition to the above procedures, the City may
declare all illegal on-premise signs as a public
nuisance subject to the following procedures. As
-. part of the procedure the City may order a special
assessment and lien.
a. The City Council may declare, by resolution,
as public nuisances and abate all illegal on
premises advertising displays located within
its jurisdiction- The resolution shall
describe the property upon which or in front
of which the nuisance exists by giving its lot
and block number according to the county or
city assessment map and its street address if
known. Any number of parcels of private
property may be included in one resolution.
b. Prior to adoption of the resolution by the
City Council, the City Clerk shall send by 1st
class mail not less than a 10 days written
notice to all persons owning property
described in the proposed resolution. The
notice shall be mailed to each person on whom
the described property is assessed on the last
equalized assessment roll available on the
date the'notice is prepared, notice shall also
be posted 10 days prior to the hearing. The
notice shall state the date, time, and place
of the hearing and generally describe the
purpose of the hearing and the nature of the
illegality of the display.
1. After adoption of the resolution, the
enforcement officer shall cause notices
to be conspicuously posted on or in front
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Ordinance No. 1077
of the property on or in front of which
the displ.ay exists.
2. The notice shall be substantially in the
following form:
"NOTICE TO REMOVE ILLEGAL ADVERTISING
DISPLAY
Notice is hereby given that on the
day of , 19 ,
the City council of the City of Tustin
adopted a resolution declaring that an
illegal advertising display is located
upon or in front of this property which
constitutes a public nuisance and must be
abated by the removal of the illegal
display. Otherwise, it Will be removed,
and the nuisance abated by the City. The
cost of removal will be assessed upon the
property from or in front of which the
display is removed and will constitute a
lien upon the property until paid.
Reference is hereby made to the
resolution for further particulars. A
copy of this resolution is on file in the
office of the City Clerk.
All property owners having any
objection to the proposed removal of the
display are hereby notified to attend a
meeting of the City Council of the City
of Tustin to be held ,
when their objections will be heard and
given due consideration.
Dated this day of ,
19 .
(Title)
City of Tustin"
3. At the time stated in the notices, the
City Council shall hear and consider all
objections to the proposed removal of the
on-premises advertising display. The
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decision of the City Council is final.
If objections have not been made or after
the City Council has disposed of those
made, it shall order the enforcement
officer to abate the nuisance by having
the display removed. The order shall be
made by motion or resolution.
The enforcement officer may enter private
property to abate the nuisance. Before
the enforcement officer arrives, any
property owner may remove the illegal on-
premises advertising display at the
owner's own expense.
4. In any case in which an order to abate is
issued, the City Council, by motion or
~- resolution, may further order that a
special assessment and 'lien shall be
limited to the costs incurred by the
City, in enforcing abatement upon the
property, including investigation,
confiscation, removal, disposal,
clerical, and other related costs.
An account of the cost of abatement of an
illegal on-premises advertising display
in front of or on each separate parcel of
property shall be submitted to the City
Council for confirmation an itemized
written report showing that cost.
A copy of the report shall be publicly
posted for at least three days, prior to
its submission to the City Council.
At the time fixed for receiving and
considering the report, the City Council
..... shall hear it with any objections of the
property owners liable to be assessed for
the abatement. It may modify the report
if it is deemed necessary. The City
Council shall then confirm the report by
motion or resolution.
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3 I. Compliance with State and Federal Requlations
4 Nothing contained in this Chapter shall be construed
permitting signs which violate State or Federal law,
5 as eliminating the necessity of full compliance with all
such laws affecting erection or maintenance of signs.
J~ Severability
7
All of the provisions of this Chapter shall be construed
8 together in order to accomplish the purpose of these
regulations. If any provision of this Chapter is held by
9 a court to be unconstitutional, such unconstitutionality
shall apply only to the particular facts, or if a
]0 provision is declared to be unconstitutional as applied
to all facts, all of the remaining provisions of this
]] Chapter shall continue to be fully effective.
9406 -9411 CHARTS
The following charts provide general regulations for signs defined
in Section 9402. The regulations also serve as guidelines for sign
programs and zoning districts. Each class of sign has specific
regulations designed for a particular use of the sign. These
regulations are provided in a matrix format which identifies class
of signs, type of signs, sign area, quantity, height, location,
illumination and permit requirements. Additional sign regulations
are contained in Section 9403 and 9404.
9412 GRAPHICS
The following graphics illustrate various types of signs, building
frontage and sign area calculations.
PASSED AND ADOPTED at a regular adjourned meeting of the City
Council of the City of Tustin, California held on the 21st day of October, 1991.
23 Attest:
24 CHARLES E. PUCKETT
25 Mayor
26 ~
MARY ECE~e~N~
27 city
28 51
Ordinance No. 1077
3 STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF ORANGE )
4 CITY OF TUSTIN )
5 CERTIFICATION FOR ORDINANCE NO. 1077
6 MARY E. WYNN, City Clerk and ex-officio Clerk of the City Counci
of the City of Tustin, California, does hereby certify that th,
7 whole number of the members of the City Council of the City of
Tustin is five; that the above and foregoing Ordinance was duly
8 and regularly introduced at a regular meeting of the City Council
held on the 7th day of October, 1991, and passed and adopted at a
9 regular meeting of the City Council held on the 21st day of
October, 1991, by the following vote:
l0
COUNCILPERSONS AYES: Puckerr, Pontious, Edgar, Ports, Prescott
1 ] COUNCILPERSONS NOES: None
COUNCILPERSONS ABSTAINED: None
~2 COUNCILPERSONS ABSENT: None
~3
Mary E. Wynn
lO City Clerk
17 A:SIGNS2:SP:kd\or1077-2.
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20
22
23
25
26
27
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9406 TEMPORARY SIGNS ALLOWED IN ALL ZONING DISTRICTS
LOCATION
ILLUMINATION
REMARKS
CLASS
TYPE OF
PERMIT
MAXIMUM
MAXIMUM
MAXIMUM
SIGN
REQUIRED
SIGN
NUMBER
HEIGHT
ALLOWED
AREA (IN
(IN
SQ. FT.)
FEET)
A. Construction
Fence, wall,
Yes
16
One per
6
Attached to
No
a. Copy limited to
name, address, phone
freestanding
or pole
street
frontage
construction
fence, wall or
number and emergency
ground -mounted
contact information
and meet visual
only.
clearance
requirements
b. Sign must be
installed after
issuance of grading
and/or building
permits for the
project.
c. Sign shall be
removed prior to
approval for
occupancy of the
project.
B. Project
Fence, wall,
Yes
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One per
6
Attach to
fence, wall or
No
a. May include
information on new
Identification
freestanding
street
frontage
ground mounted
developments,
or pole
and meet visual
developer,
clearance
architect,
requirements.
contractor, or
information about
sale or rent of site
or buildings.
b. Sign allowed during
construction and for
a period of 180 daye
from issuance of
first occupancy
permit
9406
TEMPORARY SIGNS ALLOWED IN ALL ZONING DISTRICTS (cond wed)
CLASS
TYPE OF SIGN
PERMIT
REQUIRED
MAXIMUM SIGN
AREA (IN SQ.
FT..)
MAXIMUM
NUMBER
MAXIMUM
HEIGHT
(IN FEET)
LOCATION
ILLUMINATION
ALLOWED
REMARKS
C. Real Estate
(resale/lease/re
nt)
1. Commercial
Fence, watt,
(See
a) less than
One per
a) 6
To be on
No
a. Copy shall pertain
(on-site)
freestanding
Remark
200' street
street
premises for
to the resale,
or pole
b)
frontage -16
frontage
rent, lease,
rent, or lease of
b)200' orb)
8
or sale only.
the property
more street
b. Check with the
frontage -24
Building Department ,
to determine if a
building permit
should be obtained.
2. Professional/
Fence, wall,
(See
16
One per
6
To be on
No
a. Copy shall pertain
Office
freestanding
Remark
street
premises for
to the resale,
(on-site)
b)
frontage
rent, lease,
rent, or lease of
or sale only.
the property.
b. Check with the
Building Department
to determine if a
building permit
should be obtained.
9406
TEMPORARY SIGNS ALLOWED IN ALL ZONING DISTRICTS
CLASS
TYPE OF SIGN
PERMIT
MAXIMUM SIGN
MAXIMUM
MAXIMUM
LOCATION
ILLUMINATION
REMARKS
REQUIRED
AREA (IN SQ.
NUMBER
HEIGHT
ALLOWED
LL
FT.)
(IN FEET)
3. Industrial
Fence, wall
(See
32
one per
10
To be on
for
No
a. Copy shall pertain
to the resale,
(on-site)
freestanding
Remark
street
frontage
premises
rent, lease
re -rent, or release
b)
or sale only
of the property.
b. Check with the
Building Department
to determine if a
building permit
should be obtained.
4. Residential -
Staked or
No
6
One per
4
To be on
for
No
Non ornamental
post
street
frontage
premises
rent, lease
(On-site)
or sale.
5. Residential-
Staked or
No
6
One per
T
To be on
for
No
Ornamental (on-
post
street
frontage
premises
rent, sate or
site)
lease
9406
TEMPORARY SIGNS ALLOWED IN ALL ZONING DISTRICTS (continued)
CLASS
TYPE OF SIGN
PERMIT
REQUIRED
MAXIMUM SIGN
AREA (IN SQ.
FT.)
MAXIMUM
NUMBER
MAXIMUM
HEIGHT (IN
FEET)
LOCATION
ILLUMINATION
ALLOWED
REMARKS
6. Residential
Stakes
No
3
One per
4
In public
No
a. Subject to the
(off-site)
change of
right-of-way
regulations of
direction
between curb
Section 9403 D.11
Line and the
of this chapter.
sidewalk
subject to
b. Limited to
visual
individual
clearance
homes for sale or
requirements.
rent.
c. Not permitted for
apartment
projects.
7. Vacant Land
Fence, wall,
(See
20
One per
8
To be on
No
a. Site shall contain
any district
freestanding
Remark
street
premises for
a minimum of S
c)
frontage
rent, sale or
acres.
Lease
b. Copy shall pertain
to the sale, rent
or lease of the
property.
c. Check with
Building
Department to
•
determine if a
building permit is
required.
ILLUMINATION
REMARKS
CLASS
TYPE OF SIGN
PERMIT
MAXIMUM SIGN
MAXIMUM
MAXIMUi
LOGITION
REQUIRED
AREA (IN SO-
MMER
HEIGHT (IN
ALLOWED
FT.)
FEET)
D. Direction
Staked
No
3
A minimum
In -public
right•of-way
No
a. Subject to the regulations
of Section 9403 D.11 of
or Information
of 1250
lineal
between curb
this chapter.
(off-site)
•
feet of
line and the
street
sidewalk
b. Permitted for incidental
frontage
subject to
activities such as,
between
the visual
directions, -to garage sales
signs,
clearance
or information regarding
requirement&
lost or found pets, items
or rsons.
E. Special
Event
1. Private
Banner
Yes
32
One per
Freestanding
Below roof
No
a. Subject to temporary sign
regulations in Section
Property
(See Remark
street
frontage,
banners not
to exceed
eave or top
of fence or
9403 B of this chapter;
d,)
121 from
wall. Shell
finished
be securely
b. Temporary Sign Permit is a
grade. Max
affixed to.
discretionary permit which
vertical
wall or
is subject to review and
sign height
fence, and
approval by the Community
of 6 feet.
subject to
Development Department.
ell Building
Department
c. Permitted for non -
requirements
residential projects
d. May be freestanding or
building mounted.
Flag
Yes
6
S
12
No
a. Permitted for non-
residential projects &
residential projects only
In conjunction with Project
ID sign (class B above)
2• Non -Profit
Banner
Yes
140;
One
On
Within the
No
a. Subject to the regulations
Events
Max
designated
public
in Section 9403C of this
horizontal
poles only.
right-of-way
chapter.
width =
Max vertical
35 feet
sign height
b. Permitted only for non -
of 4 feet.
profit organization to
advertise public events
9407
CLASS
TYPE OF SIGN
REE
A�IMLM SIGN
fT.)
t
RESIDENTIAL DISTRICTS
NI gERMLN HEIGHTM(IIJM LOCATION ALLOWED
(IN FEET)
REMARKS
A. Building
Wall,
Yes
15
One per
Monument:
6
On building Yes
wall below
a. May be used for multi -family
housing project only.
identification
monument, or
canopy
project
entrance
roof eave, on
b. Copy to identify only the
canopy, or
ground-
name and address of project.
mounted and
Project address not included
must meet
in sign area.
visual
clearance
c. If sign includes vacancy
requirements.
information which is
physically and
aesthetically integrated
into the sign, then the
maximum size of such sign
may be 21 square feet.
d. Changeable copy to identify
vacancies is permitted
without a royal of a CUP.
Yes
6
One per
Monument:
On building Yes
a. Permitted for multi family
housing protects only;
8. Permanent Real
Walt or
project
6
below roof
Estate
monument
entrance.
eave wall
' '
b. Copy to identify only rental
or ground -
mounted and
information;
'
must meet
visual
c. Changeable copy to identify
clearance
vacancies is permitted
re uirements.
without a royal of a CUP.
Wall
Yes
32 square
Two per
6
On project Yes
a. For the purpose of
identifying the name of the
C. Tract
Identification
or
monument
feet of
project
wall or
g round
tract only.
aggregate
area per
entrance
mounted and
b. See minimum criteria.
meet visual
entrance
clearance
requirements.
* Also applies
to Planned
Community
Districts where
Development Plan
does not
establish standards.
9408
COMMERCIAL DISTRICTS
CLASS
TYPE OF SIGN
PERMIT
REQUIRED
MAXIMUM SIGN AREA
(IN SC. FT.)
KAXIKUM
NUKBER
MAXIKUM
HEIGHT
(IN FEET)
LOCATION
ILLUMINATION
ALLOYED
REMARKS
A. Center
Monument
Yes
75
One per
6
In landscaped
Yes
a. Site shall have a minimum
identification
street
area,subject
of 200 lineal street
frontage
to viaual
frontage,
clearance
requirements
b. Permitted for centers
only.
c. Minimum of 25, separation
from side property tine'or
50 feet from another
existing pole or monument
sign on an adjacent site,
whichever is less
restrictive.
d. Subject to the regulations
of Section 9403 H.1.h of
this chapter.
B. Individual
1. Monument
Yes
32
One per
6
In landscaped
Yes
a. Permitted for single -
Business
street
area, subject
tenant sites only.
Identification
frontage
to visual
(not located
clearance
b. Site shalt have a minimum
within a center)
requirements
of 150 lineal street
frontage.
c. Minimum of 25, separation
from side property line or
50 feet from another
existing pole or monument
sign on an adjacent site,
whichever is less
restrictive. -
d. Subject to the regulations
of Section 9403 H.1.h of
this chapter.
* Also applies to Planned Community Districts where Development Plan does not establish standards.
oLna
COMMERCIAL DISTRICTS* (continued)
* Also applies to Planned Community Districts where Development Plan does not establish standards.
LOCATION
ILLUMINATION
REMARKS
CLASS
TYPE OF SIGN
PERMIT
MAXIMUM SIGN AREA
MAXIMUM
MAXIMUM
REQUIRED
(IN SC. FT.)
NUMBER
HEIGHT
ALLOWED
(IN FEET)
2. Wall or
Yes
Primary Wall: 15%
One
Primary:
front or
Yes
a. For the purpose of
business identification
Canopy
storefront area,
primary
wall
only.
max. of 75 sq.
canopy area
ft.
and below
Two
roof eave.
b. Secondary signs shall face
secondary Wall:
secondary
onto a street, parking
5% of side or
Secondary:
area, or service road.
rear wall area,
25 sq.
side wall or
other non-
c. Max of one secondary sign
max. of
ft.
primary wall.
per building face
d. The amount of signage
permitted on the Primary
Wall may be switched with
the signage on a Secondary;
Wall provided the
Community Development
Dept. determines that the
Secondary Wall would be
more visible to a street
or parking area and would
not have a negative impact
on surrounding adjacent
Land uses.
3. Arcade
Yes
6
One double
Below
Attached to
Yes
a. Minimum of 7 foot
face.
arcade
the underside
clearance between
of arcade,
sidewalk and the lowest
and
point of the sign.
perpendicular
to storefront
b. Permitted only for
individual businesses
located within a center.
4. Window
No
25% of
Height of
Permitted
Yes
a. Copy may include hours,
address, phone number,
window area
window.
only on the
window
emergency information, or
upon which
surface.
special announcements.
sign is
located
b. Permanent display or
window lettering
authorized on interior or
exterior surface of
window or glass door.
* Also applies to Planned Community Districts where Development Plan does not establish standards.
9408
COMMERCIAL DISTRICTS* (continued)
CLASS
TYPE OF SIGN
PERMIT
REQUIRED
MAXIMUM SIGN
AREA (IN SQ.
FT.)
MAXIMUM
NUMBER
MAXIMUM
HEIGHT
(IN FEET)
LOCATION
ILLUMINATION
ALLOWED
REMARKS
C. Individual
1. Monument
Yes
32
One per
6
In a
Yes
a. Permitted for individual
Business
business.
landscaped
tenant located in a
Identification
area adjacent
freestanding building
(within a
to street,
within a business center.
center)
and subject
to visual
b. Tenant shall have a
clearance
minimum of 5,000 square
requirements.
feet of floor area.
c. There shall be a
minimum of 100 lineal
feet separating each
monument sign within a
center,
d. Monument•signs shall
maintain a minimum 25
feet separation from side
property lines or 50 feet
separation from another
pole or monument sign on
an adjacent site,
whichever is less
restrictive.
e. Subject to the
regulations of Section
9403 H.1.h of this
Chapter.
* Also applies to Planned Community Districts where Development Plan does not establish standards.
9
9408
LYMMAAL U1JIK11.1b lCutl ltRw v�
CLASS
TYPE OF SIGN
PERMIT
MAXIMLIM SIGN
MAXIMUM NL1l18ER
MAXIMM HEIGHT
LOCATION
ILLUMINATION
REMARKS
REQULRED
AREA (IN SO.
(IN FEET)
ALLOWED
FT.)
2. Walt or
Yes
Primary
One primary
Primary:
Yes
a. For the purpose of
Canopy
Wall: 15%
front watt or
business identification
stprefront
Two secondary
canopy area
only,
area, max.
and below
of 75 sq.
roof eave.
ft.
Secondary
Secondary:
b. Secondary signs shall
Wall: 5% of
side watt or
face onto a street,
side or rear
other non-
parking area, or service
wall area,
primary wall
road.
max. of 25
and below
sq. ft.
roof eave.
c. Maximum of one Secondary
sign per building face.
d. The amount of signage
permitted on the Primary
Wall may be switched
with the signage on a
Secondary wall provided
the Community
Development Dept.
determines' that the
Secondary wall would be
more visible to a street
or parking area and
would not have a
negative impact on
surrounding adjacent
land uses.
3. Arcade
Yes
6
One double
Below arcade.
Attached to
Yes
a. Minimum of 7 foot
face.
the underside
clearance between
of arcade,
sidewalk and the lowest
and
point of the sign.
perpendicular
to
b. Permitted only for
storefront.
individual businesses
located within a center.
4. Window
No
25% of
Height of
Permitted
Yes
a. Copy may include hours,
window area
window
only on the
address, phone number,
upon which
window
emergency information,
sign is
surface.
or special
Located
announcements.
b. Permanent display or
window tettering
authorized on interior
.
or exterior surface of
window or glass door.
* Also applies to Planned Cortmunity Districts where Development Plan does not establish standards.
10
9408
COMMERCIAL DISTRICTS- (continued)
* Also applies to Planned Community Districts where Development Plan does not establish standards.
MAXIMUM HEIGHT
LOCATION
ILLUMINATION
REMARKS
CUSS
TYPE OF SIGN
PERMIT
MAXIMUM SIGN
MAXIMUM NUMBER
REQUIRED
AREA (IN SQ.
(IN FEET)
ALLOWED
FT.)
D. On -premise
Wall or free-
No
4
one per street
Freestanding:
Freestanding:
subject to
Yes
a. Copy limited to
information relating to
Directional
standing.
access to
project and
4
visual
parking, exit/entrance,
one per store
clearance
directional and similar
entrance
requirements.
information, but in no
case•business or product
Wall: on
identification.
building wall
on 1st floor,
b. Signs shall be designed
and in no
to be viewed from within
case higher
the site by pedestrians
than 15' from
and/or motorists.
ground
c. May provide more than 1
-
per entrance in order to
facilitate smooth
internal circulation if
a deviation is granted
in a Master Sign Plan.
See Section 9403 H.2.
E. Tenant
Monument
Yes
75 sq. ft.;
One per center
6
Subject to
Yes
a. Must be incorporated
within Center
Directory
per gtenant
visual
clearance
Identification Sign.
requirements.
b. Signs shall be of uniform
size, design and
background color.
FGsoline
rvice
ation Uses
i. Business
a. Monument
Yes
32
One per
6
In landscaped Yes a. Pricing information shall
be incorporated with
identification
business
area, subject
to visual business identification
clearance monument sign.
requirements
located at b. Site shall have a minimum
angle where of 150 feet lineal street
street frontage.
Intersects on
corner sites, c. On corner lot, only 1 sign
or facing is permitted and must be
directly to located at the corner of
streets on the site.
interior lots.
* Also applies to Planned Community Districts where Development Plan does not establish standards.
9408
COMMERCIAL DISTRICT (continued)
CUSS TYPE OF SIGN
PERMITMAXIMUM
SIGN
MAXIMUM NUMBER
MAXIMUM
LOCATION
ILLIMINATION
REMARKS
REOUIRED
AREA (IN SQ.
HEIGHT
ALLOWED
FT.)
(IN FEET)
F. Gasoline
Service
,
Station Uses
1. Business b. Wall or Yes
Primary
one primary
Primary: front
Yes
a. For purposes of
Identification canopy
Wall: 15%
watt or canopy
identification only.
storefront
area and below
area, max.
roof eave.
b. Secondary signs shall face
of 75 sq.
onto street, parking area,
ft.
Secondary:
or service road.
Secondary
Two secondary
side wall or
Wall: 5% of
other non-
c. Maximum one Secondary sign
side or rear
primary wall b
per building face.
wall area,
below roof
max. of 25
eave.
d. The amount of signage
sq. ft.
permitted on the Primary Wall
may be switched with the
signage on a Secondary Wall
provided the Community
Development Dept. determines
that the Secondary Wall would
be more visible to a street
or parking area and would not
have a negative impact on
surrounding adjacent land
uses.
C. Window No
25% of
Height of
Permitted
Yes
a. Copy may include hours,
window area
window
only on the
address, phone number,
upon which
window
emergency information,
sign is
surface.
or special
Located.
announcements.
2. Gasoline
Wall
No
2
two per pump
6
Attached to
Yes
a. For the purpose of providing
island
pump islands
instructions only; does not
Pump
elevation
only, not on
include State b Federal
Information
top of or
required signs.
attached to
gasoline pumps.
b. No advertisement of products
logos, or business
identification allowed.
3. Price
Wall or
Yes
See Remarks
Monument: one
See
Visible from
Yes
a. Pricing information shall be
Information
monument
a and c.
Wall: one
Remarks a
each adjacent
incorporated with business
identification signage,
and c
street or
highway.
Class F.1 above.
b. Prices of all major grades
sold on premises shall be
identified.
c. Minimum 6 inch high letter
size.
* Also applies to Planned Community Districts where Development Plan does not establish standards.
12
9409
PROFESSIONAL/OFFICE DISTRICTS
CLASS
TYPE OF SIGN
PERMIT
MAXIMUM
MAXIMUM NUMBER
MAXIMUM
LOCATION
ILLUMINATION
REMARKS
REQUIRED
SIGN
HEIGHT (IN
ALLOWED
AREA (IN
FEET)
SQ. FT.)
A. Building or
Wall or
Yes
24
One per street
Monument:
Wall: below
Yes
a. For the purpose of
Center
monument
frontage
roof eave area.
identifying the name of a
Identification
6
building or center only.
Monument: in
Landscaped area
and subject to
visual
b. Where building is occupied
clearance
by a single tenant or a
requirements.
major tenant, this sign
may identify a business
name in place of Sign B
listed below. The name on
this sign shall be
determined by the property
owner.
B. Tenant
Wall or
Yes
75 sq.
One per
6
Wall or ground
Yes
a. Must be incorporated
Directory
monument
ft.; 6
building
mounted in
within center or building
per
entrance.
landscaped
identification sign.
tenant
area.
•
b. Sign shall be of uniform
size, design and
background color.
C. Business
1. Wall or
Yes
6 square
One per tenant
On building
No
a. For the purpose of
Identification
canopy
feet
wall or canopy
business identification
with a
on the 1st
only, not for advertising
max.
floor and in no
products or services.
width of
case higher
12 feet
than 20 feet
b. The maximum letter height
from the
of 16" is permitted.
ground.
* Also applies to Planned Community Districts where Development Plan does not establish standards.
13
0609
PROFESSIONAL DISTRICT* (continued)
• Also applies to Planned ConTunity Districts where Development Plan does not establish standards.
14
MAXIMLl1 HEIGHT
LOCATION
ILLUMINATION
REMARKS
CLASS
TYPE OF SIGN
PERMIT
MAXIMUM SIGN
MAXIMLM NUMBER
REQUIRED
AREA (IN SO.
(IN FEET)
"
FT.)
2. Arcade
Yes
6 square feet
One double-
Below arcade
Attach to the
No
Minimum of 7 foot clearance
between sidewalk and the
per face.
"
faced sign per
underside of
arcade and
lowest point of the sign.
tenant.
perpendicular
to storefront
D. On Premise
Wall or -free-
Yes
4
One per street
Freestanding:
Freestanding: A
No
a. Copy limited to information
relating to parking,
Directional
standing
access
4
minimum of 20
foot setback
exit/entrance, directional
entrance to
project and
from front
and similar topics, but in
one per store
property line
no case business or product
entrance.
and subject to
identification.
visual
clearance
b. Signs shall be designed to
requirements.
be viewed from within the
site by pedestrians and/or
Hall: on 1st
motorists.
floor and in no
case higher
c. May provide more than 1 per
than 151 above
entrance in order to
the ground
facilitate smooth internal
circulation if a deviation
is granted in a Master Sign
Plan. See Section 9403 H.2.
• Also applies to Planned ConTunity Districts where Development Plan does not establish standards.
14
9410
INDUSTRIAL DISTRICTS
CLASS
TYPE OF SIGN
PERMIT
MAXIMUM SIGN
MAXIMUM NUMBER
MAXIMUM HEIGHT
LOCATION
ILLUMINATION
REMARKS
REQUIRED
AREA (IN SO.
(IN FEET)
ALLOWED
FT.)
A. Center
Monument
Yes
75.
One per street
6
Landscaped area
Yes
For the purpose of identifying
Identification
frontage
and shall meet
the name of the center only.
visual
clearance
requirements.
B. Business
Wall or
Yes
12
One per tenant
N/A
Wall or front
Yes
a. Signs for the purpose of
Identification
front of
of canopy,
business identification
for Individual
canopy
below roof eave
only.
Tenants within
a Center
b. Signs shall face onto a
street or parking area
only.
C. Individual
1. Wall
Yes
64
One per street
N/A
Front wall,
Yes
a. For the purpose of business
Business
frontage
below roof eave
identification only.
Identification
b. For single tenant sites
only.
2. Monument
Yes
32
One per street
6
In landscaped
Yes
a. For the purpose of business
frontage
area and shall
identification only
meet visual
clearance
b. For single tenant sites
requirements.
only.
D. Tenant
Monument or
Yes
75 sq. ft; 6
One per center
Monument: 6
In landscaped
Yes
a. Must be incorporated within
Directory
wall
sq. ft. per
area and shall
center identification sign.
tenant
meet visual
clearance
b. Signs must be of uniform
requirements.
size, design and background
color.
* Also applies to Planned Community Districts where Development Plan does not establish standards.
15
OLiI
PUBLIC 3 INSTITUTIONAL UISIKILlS
* Also applleS to Ylanneo Lvimu111tr v—, .._..__-_-
A:signcode
16
ILLATION
REMARKS
CLASS
TYPE OF SIGN
PERMIT
MAXIMUM SIGN
MAXIMUM
MAXIMUM
LOCATION
REQUIRED
AREA (IN SO.
NUMBER
HEIGHT
FT.)
(IN FEET)
All signs in this
district shall be
subject to a Conditional
Use Permit. Must also
submit a Master Sign
Plan.
n♦ refs
c efA Af
C_
* Also applleS to Ylanneo Lvimu111tr v—, .._..__-_-
A:signcode
16
section No.9412
S
Sign Area Measurements
Definition of Sign Area Measurement by Sign Type:
Width x Height=S~gn Area
Rectangular Signs
Wall or Freestanding
Canister Signs
Sign
Copy
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Q
m
Width r
L
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m
t
m
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Building frontage Calculations
0
m
Store A- Height A x Width A Store B- Height B x Width B
GUIDELINES. FOR DETERMINING SIGN LOCATION
VISUAL CLEARANCE AND PUBLIC SAFETY AREA
Visual Clearance
_ -Area to _
Remain Clear
StFeet
~--Curbline
Sidewalk ~-2 5~~
• -'. - 2
•. .' •'
. i• ' ' 1„
• ~
'~ c
- J
Public Right-Of-Way ~
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a or Alley
0
m
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