Title 18 - Unified Development Ordinance

 

18.440 Signs

18.440.130 Temporary Signs

  1. A.
    Generally.
    1. 1.
      Non-illuminated temporary signs may be placed on private property without a permit, subject to the regulations set forth in this and any other applicable provisions of this Chapter.
    2. 2.
      In addition to the prohibitions set forth in 18.440.020, temporary signs shall not be placed or otherwise affixed to, or located on, any right-of-way, park or other public property, unless it is placed by or with the permission of the City.
    3. 3.
      Temporary signs are the responsibility of the property owner or person in control of the property where the sign is located. Provided, however, temporary signs relating to an identifiable entity, group or individual shall be presumed to also be the responsibility of said entity, group or individual.
  2. B.
    Temporary Signs - Residential Districts. This section applies to Residential Districts and to Detached and Townhouse/Small Apartment Frontages in the DFD, Downtown Form District.

 

Temporary Signs - Residential1

 
 Sign Type Number Limit  Sign Area Limit  Height Limit  Time Limit2

 

Single-Family or Two-Family Residential

 
Stake Sign  Up to 3 per lot 

9 s.f. for a single

sign, or 3 s.f. each 

for multiple signs,

not to exceed 9

total s.f. for all

stake signs

 6 feet  60 days

 

Multi-Family Residential

 
Stake Sign

Up to 3 per

development 

9 s.f. for single

sign, or 3 s.f. each

for muliple signs,

not to exceed 9

total s.f. for all

stake signs 

 6 feet  60 days

Banner - Ground-

Mounted

3 per development

in lieu of stake

sign(s) 

 24 s.f.  5 feet  30 days

Banner - Wall - 

Mounted

 1 per development  24 s.f.  N.A.  30 days

 

Notes

 

1For requests to exceed these allowances, or for temporary sign types not listed, a Special Event Permit is required per 18.380.

230 days between display periods (beginning with the first sign or banner).

 

  1. C.
    Temporary Signs - Commercial, Industrial and Agricultural Districts; Non-residential Uses in Residential Districts. This section applies to: Commercial, Industrial and Agricultural Districts; General Urban and Workshop Frontages in the DFD, Downtown Form District; and non-residential uses in residential districts.

 

Temporary Signs - Commercial, Industrial and Agricultural1

 
Sign Type Number Limit  Sign Area Limit  Height Limit  Time Limit2 
Stake Sign

3 per lot or

development 

32 total s.f. for all

stake signs 

 6 feet  60 days 

Banner - Ground -

Mounted

3 per development, in

lieu of stake sign(s) 

 32 s.f.  5 feet  30 days 

Banner - Wall -

Mounted

 1 per business/entity  32 s.f.  N.A.  30 days 
Feather Sign

3 per development, in

lieu of stake sign(s) or

ground-mounted

banner(s) 

 32 s.f.  12 feet  15 days 

 

Notes

 

1For requests to exceed these allowances, or for temporary sign types not listed, a Special Event Permit is required per 18.380. For A-frame signs, see 18.440.030. For light pole banners and temporary banners in a permanent frame, see 18.440.060.

230 days between display periods (beginning with the first sign or banner).

 

  1. D.
    Vacant Land. On undeveloped land that is vacant and unplatted, regardless of the zoning, the property owner has the option to install temporary signs that meet the requirements for Temporary Signs - Commercial, Industrial and Agricultural.
  2. E.
    Construction Activities. In addition to any other allowed sign, additional temporary signs are allowed at a construction site with an active land disturbance, site development, or building permit. The signs shall not be erected until a permit is issued for the construction and shall be removed from the site as soon as a temporary or final certificate of occupancy or certificate of compliance is issued for the last building in each phase of the development.

 

Signs During Construction Activities1

   
Sign Type Number Limit2  Sign Area Limit  Height Limit 
Free-standing3

 3 total 

(any combination

of sign type)
 
 

32 s.f./maximum of 2

sign faces 

 8 feet 
Wall-mounted 32 s.f.  N.A. 
Fence-mounted4 32 s.f.

8 feet, not to exceed

height of fence4 

 Printed on

construction site fence

screening material4

 25% of fence

dimensions

8 feet, not to exceed 

height of fence 

 

Developments Involving a Single-Family or Two-Family Residence

 
Free-standing3 1 per lot 9 s.f.  6 feet 

 

Notes

 

1For temporary sign requests to exceed these allowances, or for temporary sign types not listed, a Special Event Permit is required per 18.380.

2Where an independent construction project is taking place concurrently within a larger development project (e.g., a pad site building within a larger shopping center), an additional sign is allowed on the site.

3Free-standing signs shall be setback 10 feet from any property line.

4Signs are not allowed on construction fencing in right-of-way. If fencing blocks temporary signs on private property, the Director may approve a height limit increase to allow visibility over the fencing.

 

  1. F.
    Property for Sale or Rent. When a property is actively listed for sale or rent, 1 additional temporary sign is allowed, subject to the dimensional standards in subsections B and C above for a single stake sign. This provision shall also apply to a structure being used as a temporary residential real estate sales office. This provision does not apply to properties in office, commercial, and multi-family districts with on-going leasing opportunities - see 18.440.080 through 18.440.110 for permanent sign options.
  2. G.
    Additional Temporary Sign in Residential Districts. In addition to the temporary sign allowances set forth in Subsection B and C above, one additional temporary sign is allowed on corner lots in residential districts subject to the following requirements:
    1. 1.
      Sign area shall not exceed 3 s.f. per face with a maximum of 2 faces per sign;
    2. 2.
      Sign height shall not exceed 4 feet; and
    3. 3.
      Signs allowed by this provision are limited to a period of time each week starting on Fridays at 6 a.m. and ending on the following Sunday at 9 p.m.
  3. H.
    Temporary Digital Display. A Special Event Permit is required, per 18.380.060.
  4. I.
    Emergencies. During a natural or man-made disaster or other public emergency declared by the governor or appropriate county official, the City Manager is authorized to temporarily suspend enforcement of the requirements of this subsection with respect to temporary signs. The City Manager may also suspend in enforcement, in whole or in part, of the temporary signs allowed by district, number of temporary signs, temporary sign size or type of temporary sign to the extent needed to allow for effective communication during the disaster or public emergency.

 

(History: Ord. No. ZRR-3300 §14, 2020; Ord. ZRR-2683 §3, 2008; ZRR-2427 §12, 2003; ZRR-1725; ZRR-1637; ZRR-960; ZRR-959; ZRR-889 §18.52)

Effective on: 1/1/1901