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<br />TABLE OF BASIC; OI'SIGN ELEMENTS
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<br /> Wall Signs Ground Signs
<br /> U$al>le Per. AreCl in Maximum Maxlmu", No.
<br /> cen'age 01 Square Helgl>l 01 Ite",s 0'
<br /> Road Selecled Fee' in Feel Information
<br /> Speed Slgnabie Per Slreel
<br />District Zones Area Side
<br />Industrial Non.Freeway 20 64 20 11 per street side
<br />1.1 and 1.2
<br /> Freeway 20 170 35 11 per slre.t side
<br />General Non-Freeway 40 64' 20 11 per street side
<br />Business
<br />B.3 Freeway 40 170 35 11 per slreel side
<br />Business Non-Freeway 30 36 20 11 per slreet side
<br />B.2. B-1 Freeway 30 36 20 11 per Slreel side
<br />Residential Name and lelepNone
<br />R-3. R-4. R-S All . 301 351 12 number only
<br />1 nstitutions in 202
<br />Residenlial R-t. R-2 All 202 10 Name Only
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<br />CHAPTER XlV
<br />SIGNS
<br />010. Purpose. II is INe Inlent 01 IhiS
<br />DriZl? ,the use of, s.lgns which are corn-
<br />leir surroundings/ expressive Of the
<br />idual proprietors 3nd the .c:::ommuf.lity as
<br />gible and eas[ly under!iitood in the dr-
<br />Nhich they are seen. while at the s~me
<br />'Nal lhe public is not endangered, an.
<br />'acled by 1M unsale, disorderly, In.
<br />r unneceSsary use of' such signs.
<br />no. Delinilion,s. For Ihe purposes 0' thiS
<br />Ilerms and words are Nereby de'ined as
<br />
<br />etter, number, symbol, configuration or
<br />ereol designed and displayed 10 allracl
<br />the public while on pubiic slreels, hi9h-
<br />ays.
<br />.1 Sign. A sign, any porlion Of whiCh IS
<br />e Ihe peak of Ihe roo' line.
<br />~ sign erected and used for Ihe primary.
<br />Ivertising products, goodS or services
<br />!offered on Ihe premises 01 the'slgn.
<br />Sign. A temporary sign promoting the
<br />Jerson rvnnlng for a, governments I office
<br />pOs.ition on an issue to be voted on at a
<br />~Iec;tion.
<br />ign. Any sta'ionary or portable sign
<br />. ground and not altacned to a building.
<br />illboard. \
<br />1formation. A word! an abbreviation I ,a
<br />symbOl are each one ('1) lIeni. Each
<br />continuous plane over and above one (1)
<br />md sign shall constilutelhree (3l items.
<br />ng 01 a symbol in corilunclion wilh an
<br />de ""me associaled wltN Ihal. symool
<br />;ed . two' (2) ilems. Any given name or
<br />constitute one (l) item.. Each series of
<br />ated bY a d'ash, dot, splICe, hyphen. elc.,
<br />, onellem.ln compuling items, letlerlng
<br />(3) inches in heighl is nollo be included.
<br />I Sign. A sign altached 10 a building and
<br />'e than 18 inches.
<br />rea..An area ollhe wallo' a building free
<br />0,", and maior archlleclu'ral de'ail. upon
<br />ns are permitted. .
<br />gn.ble Area. A signable area selected for
<br />w~" sign.
<br />reenlage of Selecled Signable Area. TM
<br />the selected signable area which may be
<br />or a wall sign as provided In the Table Of
<br />l" lements.
<br />exterior surfaces 01' a building from
<br />tHe higHest point of the roof.
<br />A sign painted or alllxed 10 any exlerlOr
<br />ng and projecting no more tnan 18 inches.
<br />nl Window Sign. A sign placed inor on a
<br />viSible from a publiC righl of way and
<br />or less permanently attached In such a
<br />is clearly Intended to be le/l in plate lor a
<br />e than (IJ days.
<br />'y WindoW Sign. A sign placed in or on a
<br />, purpose of calling altenliOn 10 current
<br />I promolions or other lemporary Items
<br />readily removabie and relatively inex-
<br />'ould normally be expecfed to be le't in
<br />iod 01 60 days or less. .
<br />'d Plastic Malerials. Those plaslic
<br />ch Nave a flame-spread rating 01 225 or
<br />'ed in accordance with U.B.C. Standard
<br />he way intended 'or use, and a smoke
<br />nO greater Ihan 450 when lesled in ac.
<br />I U.B.C. Standard No. >42-1, in Ihe way
<br />se; or a smok.e density rating no greate-r
<br />esled In Ihe thickness inlended 'or use by
<br />'ethod 01 test under U_B.c. slandard No.
<br />uel of comoilstion shall be no more toxic
<br />I untreated wood wilen burned under
<br />Ions.
<br />51gn. Any signconlalning electrical
<br />If including signs illuminated by an ex-
<br />urce.
<br />Ibus'Ible as' applied to building con-
<br />~ria' means a material which;';n the form
<br />sed, is eilher ohe 01 1M I,ollowlng;
<br />I ot which nO part will ignile and burn
<br />'d 10 fire. Any material conforming '0
<br />ards No.4, 1 shall oe considered non.
<br />or purpOses of this ordinance.
<br />~I having ij structural base of. nOll-
<br />iate-rial, as d@fined in item, (1) above, with
<br />alerial nolover If. inch Ihick whicN has a
<br />rallng 01 50 or less.
<br />lstible" does not apply tQ surface finish
<br />
<br />Only one ground or wall sign per streelside
<br />
<br />
<br />Either ground or wall sign but nol both
<br />
<br />SECTION 14-050. Oelerminalion 01 Criteria. For I~
<br />purpose of IhiS, cNapter, the determination of tNe
<br />crilerialo be used In applying the Table of Basic Design
<br />Elemenls sNail be as follOWS:
<br />.. Oistric'. The lonlng of tNe dislricl sNail be deler.
<br />mined by me lalesl official Zoning map 01 the Clly of
<br />New Brighton. .
<br />b. Areas and EleyaliQns. TNe compul.tion 0' ar"""
<br />and elevations shall be bY Ihe applicanl sublecllo ap-
<br />proval of tNe building inspeclor.
<br />SECTION 14.060. Properties with More Il>an One
<br />Slreel Side. Each land use in a R.3, R.4, R.s business or
<br />Industrial district may display signs on each slreel or
<br />road side on which sucN land abuls in accordance with
<br />tNe Table of Basic Design Elements, except that signs
<br />may be displayed on no more lhan Iwo (2) streel sides.
<br />SectiOn 14-180 sNail be <ontrolling in areas of special
<br />control and section 1~-2oo (c) sNail be controlling lor
<br />buildings having multiple occupancy. In R,l, and R.2
<br />districts, land uses may display,na.rne onlY except as
<br />provided in Section 14.200 (dl. In R-), R-4, and R-5
<br />dlstriclS, land uses may display name and telephone
<br />number only excepl as provided in seclion 14.200 and
<br />may display only one sign per slreet side. In business
<br />and industrial distrlclS land uses. may display a
<br />maximum of eleven (11) items of information per street
<br />side.
<br />SECTION 14-070_ General Slandards APplicable to All
<br />Dislricls
<br />a. No sign. except Ihose excluded by Section 14-030
<br />shall be construc'edunless specifically permllled by
<br />CNapter XIV,
<br />b. Banners, balloons, pennants, slreamers, slrings of
<br />lights, searcN IIghls or whirling devices or any such
<br />deviCes or signs resembling the same are prol>ibited
<br />Irom use except when'in coniunction with grand
<br />openings (tNe initial commencement 0' business) and
<br />lhen shall be allowed for tM week or parI Ihereol of said
<br />grand opening. on Monday fallowing such opening, all
<br />sucN displays shall be removed.
<br />e. \iluminated signs sMII be Shaded wherever
<br />necessary 10 avoid casling bright IigNI upon properly
<br />located In any residential district or upon any public
<br />street or park. All illuminaled Signs must be lurned off
<br />by 11 ;00 P.M., or when Ihe business identilied by the
<br />sign ciosesfor Ihe day. whiChever is laler_
<br />d. All sign illumination shati be sleady, non-flashing.
<br />non-inlermillent lights, excepl for signs which provide
<br />time ,and temperature, in which' case only the time 3nd
<br />temperature portion of SlJch sfgn may flash or be in-
<br />termillenl.
<br />e. Moying signs are prohiblted- Movement means to
<br />be animated or to revolve, to move UP or down or
<br />sideways, mechanically or otherwise.
<br />,. NO sign shall be used at any local ion or in any
<br />manner where il may be conlused or cOnslrued as a
<br />tra/lic <onlrol device or creole a Iraffic hazard.
<br />g. lIems of information may be painted or otherwise
<br />a!fixed to any permissible awning or canOpy. Items of
<br />information which are, displayed on an awning or
<br />canopy shall be debited against the ilems allowance for
<br />wall signs as provided for in Ihe Table 01 Basic DeSign
<br />Elements. .
<br />h, All sign. shall be conslructed in such a manner and
<br />
<br />proper anChOrage excep' in 'he case of signs attached 10
<br />wood framing.
<br />No anchor or supporl 0' any signs sNail be conriecled
<br />to. or supported by, an unbraced parapel wall, unless
<br />sucN wall is designed in accordance wilN the
<br />reqUirements lor parapel wailS specilled 'or Seismic
<br />Zones in tNe Uniform Building COde.
<br />f. Displ.y sur'ac"". Display surfaces In all Iypes of
<br />signS may be made of melal, glass or approved plaSlics.
<br />Glass Ihickness and area limllalions shall be as sef
<br />forlh In Table NO. 14-A.
<br />g. Plaslic Plneb. Individual plastic panels on wall
<br />signs shall not exceed 150 square feel eacl>; individual
<br />plastic panels on signs ofller than wall signs may exceed
<br />150 square feet i' approved by Ihe Building Inspector,
<br />and if in con'ormance wilh all olher requiremenlS 01
<br />Chapler XIV.
<br />h. Table No. 14.A Slle, Tl>lckness and Type 0' Glass
<br />Panels In Signs
<br />
<br />Mal(imum Size
<br />of ~xposed
<br />Glass panel
<br />
<br />Minimum
<br />Any Di. (In Thickness
<br />menslon 1IQuare of glass
<br />(Inin(l>eS).~ ~
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<br />30 500 V. Plain. Plate, Wired
<br />45 700 3/16 Plain, Plale, Wired
<br />144 3600 '/4 Plain, Plale,. Wired
<br />Over 144 Oyer 3600 '/4 Wired Glass
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<br />i. Approved Plasllcs. The BUilding Inspector shall
<br />require fhat sulliclent lechnical d.ta be submitted 10
<br />subslilule lhe prOpOsed use 0' any plasllC malerial and,
<br />il il Is delermlned lhal the evidence submitted is
<br />satislaclory lor Ihe use Inlended, he may approve ils
<br />use.
<br />SECTION 14.100. projection and Clearance Slandards
<br />a. General. All types of signs shall conlorm 10 Ihe
<br />clearance and projection requiremenls 01 Inis seclion.
<br />b. Clearance Irom liig" volllge PQwer Lines. Signs
<br />shall be iocaled nol less Ihan 6 feel horllontally or 12
<br />feel vertically Irom overhead electrical conduclors
<br />WhiCh are energiled in exce.. 0/ 750 volls, The lerm
<br />"overheuQ condlJctorsll as,used in 'his section means
<br />any electrical conductor I ei'her bare .or insulated, in-
<br />stalled above the grOund excepl such conduclors as are
<br />enclosed in iron pipe or olher malerlal covering 01 equal
<br />slrenglN.
<br />c. C;learlnce Irom Fire Escapes. Exits or S'andpipes.
<br />No Sign shall be erected or maintained in such a manner
<br />that any pOrI ion 01 ils sur' ace or supports will Inler'ere
<br />in any way wi'h Iree ingress or egress Irom any door,
<br />window or fire escape. No Sign sMII be attached 10 a
<br />slandpipe or lire escape.
<br />d. Obslruction 01 Openings. No sign shall obsWc' any
<br />openings 10 such an exteNt Ihal lighl or venlllallon are
<br />reduced tq a poinl below thaI required by'the Unilorm
<br />Building Code.
<br />Signs erecled within 5'..t of an exlerlor wall in which
<br />tMre are openings wilhin Ihe area Of the Sign s!>all be
<br />cons'ruc'ed 01 noncombuslible material or approyed
<br />plaslics. -
<br />
<br />Types of
<br />Glass
<br />
<br />3_ l n renewal areas it is recognized that toning or
<br />dll"tance regUlations. may have to be varied to creativel~
<br />and reasonabty revitalize the area. II is the inlent of thi'
<br />paragraph that a comprehensive sign plan be a com
<br />ponent of an overall renewal plan and be s.ensitive tl
<br />and compatible with the unique physical circums.tam:e
<br />that may be created by a renewal proiecl. Because 0
<br />this intent the comprehensive sign plan m;;ty be more 0-
<br />less restrictive than otherwise provided in this or
<br />din;;tnce in various portions of a renewal project. Th
<br />gener;;t! purposes of sound identification. reduction c
<br />clutterl and aesthetic: enh;;tnce:ment ~hall, however, b
<br />the conlrOlling standard.
<br />c. Special permits for signs 'in an area of $pedc:
<br />conlrOl sMail be issued as part of an overall sign plan fc
<br />Ihat area. such plan, when approyed by the city counei
<br />shall constilule the permitted signs for Ihat area an
<br />any future cNange to such plan sNail be submitted und.
<br />tNe special perm II procedure and when adopled sNa
<br />become part 01 thaI plan.
<br />d. The procedure lor obtaining a special permit und.
<br />Section 14.180 SNail be as set forlh in Chapter X I of n
<br />Zoning Code. A four-'ifths (4/5) VOle 01 the enllre Cil
<br />Counci.1 shall be required to approve a speciat permi
<br />SECTION 14.190. Billboard$
<br />0'. Billboards are permitted only in business and II
<br />dustrial districlS which are abulting on freeways.
<br />b. Billboards s~all be no closer than 2Q0 feet to ar
<br />property line in " residential district or buffering she
<br />be provided in accon:iar'l,e with the a'ppli.cable dis'ri
<br />requlrements as if the billboard constituted a $trudur
<br />c. Billboards may be no closer than 1000 leel
<br />anolher billboard on the same side Of the freoway.
<br />d. Billboards shali not exceed 35 feel in Nei9~t,
<br />meCisured from the average ground level .:It its base
<br />the hlgheS! poinl Of the billboard.
<br />e. BillboardS shall not exceed 300 square feet In ar'
<br />f. No more than one billboard I whic.h may have t\
<br />faces, bac:k to back, shall be constructed on I;!;;I
<br />billboard sile. Back to back shall mean that tM t,
<br />ouler laces shall form an angle not greater than
<br />degrees.
<br />g. Selback. shall be in accordance with dislriclloni
<br />r~quiremef1ts for strvctur'e$, but in every event at lei
<br />20 fee' from a rl9Nt at way line.
<br />h. EaCh billboard shall be plainly .marked wllN I
<br />name of the person or firm erec'ing same,
<br />SECTION 14-200. SpeCial C;onsideraliOns.
<br />a. Multiple Fronlages.
<br />1. If a building Is on land wNich abuts two or ml
<br />slreets, each side of the building facing a streel sNail
<br />separately considered lor purposes 01 determin
<br /><:ompllance with the proYi~ion~ of this ordinance exc:
<br />tNat Signs may be displayed on no more Ihan Iwo
<br />street sideos.
<br />2. Perm\5,sible- area; helght$, and items of lnformat
<br />for signs may be utilized only on the side of the build
<br />from wnlcN they are calcuiated.
<br />b. Freeway Abutting_
<br />1. If a building has a rear or side yard abutting 0
<br />Ireeway, wall signs must conform to Ihe Table of Bi
<br />Design Elements, except tHat Ihe tOlal size of any'
<br />sign on the side or rear of such building shall be
<br />larger lhan the largest wall sign which would be I
<br />milted on the front of the building.
<br />2. A ground sign is permilled in Ihe yard abullir
<br />Ireeway, providin9 Ihallhe sign is nol localed in
<br />fronl yard as defined by the non-freeway streej
<br />streets, in accordance with Ihe provisions Of Sectior
<br />040, 14-060, and 14-120 prOviding IHaf such sigr
<br />oriented to the freeway,
<br />c. BUildings having multiple occupancy (olher j
<br />SNapping centers in areas 01 special conlrol)'
<br />1. Buildings having mulliple occupancy With
<br />dividual entrances: When a building c.ontain~ tWI
<br />more activities carried on by differenf occupants, f
<br />having a s~p8rate entrance. each occupant m03Y diS
<br />one individual wall sign ,ontaining a maximum Of
<br />item~of information; however, the combined area c
<br />wall signs shall not exceed lhe allowable percent a!
<br />Ihe total .elecfed signable area of the bUlldinl
<br />regulated in Secllon 14.040. Such wall Signs mus
<br />placed wllhin lhe selecled Signable area. Such ouile
<br />may be identified by a single ground sign I
<br />displaying tM name 0' lhe building only. Such gr
<br />Sign sNail con/orm to Ihe. size, heighl, and set
<br />requlremenlof Section ]4.040 and 14.120.
<br />2. Buildings having multiple occupancy with sh
<br />entrances; Such joint occupancy buildings ma
<br />identilled by a singie ground or wall sign in
<br />formance with Sections 14-040. f4-120, and 14-130 eJ
<br />tNaf sucN Sign sHall display the name of the bui
<br />only. Interior activlI;es shall be identified logeth'
<br />an integraled wall directory. Such idenlification
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