§ 64-2325. Crabapple Form-Based Code Overlay District signs.

In the Crabapple Form-Based Code Overlay District the following signage standards shall apply:

(a)

Freestanding signs.

(1)

All freestanding signs must meet the following standards:

a.

Signs shall not have changeable copy including, but not limited to, scrolling, rotating, flashing, and computerized changeable copy. Theatres, schools, churches, parks and gas stations may have changeable copy that is changed manually.

b.

If illumination is used, the sign shall be externally illuminated. The light shall be screened from view with evergreen plantings as approved by the community development department director.

c.

The sign structure shall be constructed of wood, brick or stone or a material which has the appearance of wood, brick, or stone as approved by the community development department director and to the extent possible shall be the same material as the predominant material of the principal building.

d.

The sign face and sign letters shall be made out of wood, a material which has the appearance of carved, distressed, or sandblasted wood or stone as approved by the community development department director. Plastic inserts are prohibited.

e.

The sign may be supported either on one side or on both sides (i.e., shingle sign).

(2)

For nonresidential multitenant building and developments, freestanding signs must meet the following standards:

a.

The maximum height shall be eight feet from finished grade.

b.

The maximum size of the sign area shall be 32 square feet.

c.

There may be one sign per right-of-way frontage and it shall be located at a project entrance.

(3)

For nonresidential single tenant buildings, freestanding signs must meet the following standards:

a.

Maximum height shall be six feet from finished grade.

b.

The maximum size of the sign area shall be 20 square feet.

c.

There may be one sign per right-of-way frontage, and it shall be located at a project entrance.

(4)

For residential uses, freestanding signs must meet the following standards:

a.

Maximum height shall be six feet from finished grade.

b.

Each residential development may have a maximum of two, 12 square foot freestanding signs, which shall not exceed a total of 24 square feet, or one, 16 square foot sign, per entrance.

(b)

Wall signs must meet the following standards:

(1)

Wall signs shall not have changeable copy.

(2)

If illuminated, wall signs shall be externally illuminated and directed downward.

(3)

Wall sign shall not cover architectural features or details and not extend beyond the roof line. Wall signs can hang from the building.

(4)

Wall sign faces shall be made out of wood or other material which has the appearance of carved, distressed, or sandblasted wood as approved by the director.

(5)

A business may have one wall sign. The sign can be flush against the wall or it can hang from the building. The size shall not exceed three percent of the applicable wall area. The area of the doors and spandrel glass panels are excluded from the calculation of the applicable sign area.

(6)

Single tenant buildings and end units of multitenant buildings may have an additional wall sign. Businesses whose primary entrance faces an interior parking lot or courtyard may have an additional wall sign. The maximum size for either of these signs shall not exceed three percent of the applicable wall area.

(7)

A business may have an additional sign perpendicular to the wall with a maximum sign area size of four square feet.

(c)

Other signage.

(1)

Permanent and temporary signs in windows shall not exceed 20 percent of each window. No window signs are allowed in clerestory windows. In no case shall window signs exceed ten percent of the total wall area of the applicable elevation.

Notwithstanding the prohibitions contained in subsection (e) below, each commercial establishment shall be entitled to a maximum of two internally illuminated window signs. If the establishment has a single internally illuminated window sign, the sign may be a maximum of four square feet in size and may be neon or LED illumination. If the establishment has two internally illuminated window signs, neither sign may be larger than two square feet in size and only one may be neon or LED, while the second may be of other illumination. All internally illuminated window signs shall be positioned on the interior as a window sign, not more than ten feet from the floor, with at least one sign being not more than five feet from the main public entrance to the commercial establishment. None of the internally illuminated window signs may blink, flash, fluctuate or be animated in any way. Internally illuminated window signs may only be illuminated during the time the commercial establishment is open to the public for business.

(2)

A business may have one sandwich board sign. Sign shall be:

a.

Single or double faced;

b.

Metal or wood framed (no plastic);

c.

Black or green, chalkboard type face;

d.

Located per ADA compliance (minimum 36 inches from the building); no more than ten feet from building;

e.

Located so as not to impede pedestrian or vehicular traffic;

f.

Not placed in tree island or landscape strip;

g.

Maximum height of four feet, six square feet per panel;

h.

Brought inside at the close of business.

(d)

Sign structure colors. Permitted colors for Crabapple Form Based Code Overlay District sign structures shall be limited to those listed in the table below.

Permitted Colors for Sign Structure
The following numbers refer to the Pantone Matching System, an international color matching system
1807C 2C-7C 289C 316C 401-405C 407-412C 423C 424-425C 448-450C 4485U 4495C 451C 4505C 4515-4525C 455C 462U 464U 476U 478U 484C 4491C	497 553 5536 539 548 5467 5743U 5747U 5757U 5773U 5815U 5835 625U 627U Warm Grey 5-7C Warm Grey 8-11

 

(e)

The following types of signs are prohibited:

(1)

Monument;

(2)

Pylon, pole, lollypop, projecting signs;

(3)

Roof, marquee;

(4)

Electronic or manual reader boards, changeable copy signs;

(5)

Any sign that rotates, flashes, blinks, scrolls, fluctuates, or is in any other way animated;

(6)

Portable, excluding sandwich signs;

(7)

Posters, placards.

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CRABAPPLE FORM-BASED CODE OVERLAY DISTRICT MAP.

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( Ord. No. 15-12-266 , § 1, 12-21-2015)