Sec. 7.12. Standards for detached permanent signs.
Detached permanent signs are allowed according to the standards in Table 7.12(1), Detached Permanent Signs.
Zoning District |
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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 |
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Primary Monument Signs |
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Max. # of Signs |
1 per entrance to residential subdivision or agricultural use on parcel larger than 5 acres |
1 per parcel |
1 per frontage |
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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 |
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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.) |
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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 |
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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 |
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Secondary Monument Signs |
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Max. # of Signs |
Not allowed |
1 per vehicular entrance |
1 per vehicular entrance |
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Max. Sign Area |
Not applicable |
6 sf. |
8 sf. |
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Max. Sign Height |
Not applicable |
4 ft. |
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Setbacks and Spacing |
Not applicable |
• 1 ft. from property lines • 2 ft. from sidewalk or pavement |
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Additional Standards |
Not applicable |
Backlit cabinet signs are not allowed |
None |
(Ord. 1216 §1 (Exh. A), 2016)