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Detached permanent signs are allowed according to the standards in Table 7.12(1), Detached Permanent Signs.

Table 7.12(1). Detached Permanent Signs 

Zoning District

Type of Sign

Residential

(R-E, R-1, R-2, R-3, R-MH1, R-MH2)

Agriculture

(A)

Downtown

(D-A, D-B)

Commercial/Mixed-Use/Public

(C-N, C-C, C-H52, P)

Industrial and Employment

(BLI, I, C-E)

Standards

Primary Monument Signs

Max. # of Signs

1 per entrance to residential subdivision or agricultural use on parcel larger than 5 acres

1 per parcel

1 per frontage

Max. Sign Area

32 sf.

1 sf. per 2 lf. of frontage for the first 100 ft. of frontage, then 1 sf. per 4 lf. of frontage

Max. Sign Height

6 ft.

10 ft. or 5% of frontage, whichever is taller, plus 5 ft. for signs located along Hwy 52 frontages (not to exceed 20 ft.) and 10 ft. for signs located along I-25 frontages (not to exceed 25 ft.)

Setbacks and Spacing

• Primary monument signs must be spaced at least 12 ft. from building walls, at least 100 ft. from other primary monument signs on the same parcel

• Primary monument signs must be set back at least 1 ft. from front property lines, plus 1 ft. for each 2 ft. of sign height (or portion thereof) above 4 ft. (“additional setback”); except that the additional setback does not apply to locations where:

o The property line is separated from the street frontage by public open space, drainage, an irrigation ditch, or a nonvehicular trail or greenway; provided, that the presence of the sign does not interfere with the maintenance of a drainage area or irrigation ditch; or

o The adjacent right-of-way is I-25

• Primary monument signs must be set from side and rear property lines a distance equal to the height of the sign

Additional Standards

• Backlit cabinet signs are not allowed

• Signs must be installed in a landscaped area that extends at least 3 ft. in all directions from the base of the sign, or within a pedestrian plaza; provided, that the sign does not obstruct pedestrian traffic

Signs must be installed in a landscaped area that extends at least 3 ft. in all directions from the base of the sign, or within a pedestrian plaza; provided, that the sign does not obstruct pedestrian traffic

Secondary Monument Signs

Max. # of Signs

Not allowed

1 per vehicular entrance

1 per vehicular entrance

Max. Sign Area

Not applicable

6 sf.

8 sf.

Max. Sign Height

Not applicable

4 ft.

Setbacks and Spacing

Not applicable

• 1 ft. from property lines

• 2 ft. from sidewalk or pavement

Additional Standards

Not applicable

Backlit cabinet signs are not allowed

None

(Ord. 1216 §1 (Exh. A), 2016)