18.56.040 Regulation by district.
A. R-R, R-S, LHRS, R-1, LHR-1, R-2, LHR-2, R-3, LHR-3, R-4, LHR-4, R-MHP, LHRMHP Zoning Districts (Nonresidential Uses, Except As Noted).
1. Residential Entry Monument. A cumulative area of 50 square feet or 10 feet in height (highest point of sign structure) not to exceed two per entrance; provided, that no sign exceeds 32 square feet in area.
2. Maximum sign area of all signs is 40 square feet per frontage.
3. Freestanding Signs.
a. Total number permitted: One per frontage not to exceed two total freestanding signs per property.
b. Maximum height: 10 feet.
c. Maximum area: 32 square feet per face, calculated at a rate of one square foot of sign area for every three lineal feet of frontage. The minimum entitlement for freestanding signs shall be one 16-square-foot sign for those sites with frontages less than 48 feet.
4. Wall Signs (for Building or Tenant Space).
a. Total number permitted: One per frontage not to exceed two total wall signs per building.
b. Maximum area: 32 square feet, calculated at a rate of one square foot of sign area for every three lineal feet of frontage. The minimum entitlement for wall signs shall be one 16-square-foot sign for those sites with frontages less than 48 feet.
5. Signs may be indirectly illuminated only.
B. R-O, RO-H, C-N, C-1, LHC-1 and B-P Zoning Districts (Nonresidential Uses).
1. Maximum sign area of all signs is 150 square feet per frontage.
2. Freestanding Signs.
a. Total number permitted: One per frontage not to exceed two total.
b. Maximum height: 22 feet, 10 feet in the RO zone.
c. Maximum area: 100 square feet per face, 75 square feet per face in the RO zone, calculated at a rate of one square foot of sign area for every two lineal feet of frontage. Minimum entitlement for freestanding signs shall be one sign at 32 square feet for those sites with less than 64 feet of frontage.
d. If permitted, the second freestanding sign shall not exceed 50 percent of the area allowed for a single freestanding sign and 150 feet measured in a straight-line distance must separate multiple pole signs.
3. Wall Signs (for Building or Tenant Space).
a. Total number permitted: One per frontage.
b. Maximum area: 100 square feet, calculated at a rate of one square foot of sign area for every one and one-half lineal feet of frontage. For multitenant buildings where freestanding signage contains the name of not more than one tenant business (e.g., a prime tenant name or a shopping center name), an additional 25 percent of wall signage per tenant space shall be allowed. This increase in signage shall not apply to minimum entitlement for wall signs, which shall be one sign at 16 square feet.
c. Signs may be directly or indirectly illuminated.
4. Suspended Signs.
a. Total number permitted: One per entrance.
b. Maximum area: Six square feet per face.
5. Projecting Signs.
a. Not permitted in C-N, R-O or RO-H.
b. Total number permitted: One in lieu of a permitted freestanding sign.
c. Maximum height: Height requirement of the zoning district.
d. Maximum area: 50 percent of the area allowed for single freestanding sign.
C. P-1, LHP-1, I and LHI Zones.
1. Freestanding Signs.
a. Total number permitted: One per frontage not to exceed two total.
b. Maximum height: 18 feet.
c. Maximum area: 80 square feet per face, calculated at a rate of one square foot of sign area for every two lineal feet of frontage. The minimum entitlement for freestanding signs is one sign at 32 square feet.
d. If permitted, the second freestanding sign shall not exceed 50 percent of the area allowed for a single freestanding sign and 150 feet measured in a straight-line distance must separate multiple pole signs.
e. For projects, parcels or complexes that have a single street frontage and more than 300 feet of street frontage, a changing message center sign may be permitted for a total of two signs per frontage subject to the following:
i. Only one changing message center is provided.
ii. Multiple signs are separated by at least 150 feet.
iii. The combined area of the two signs does not exceed 120 square feet in size and neither sign is greater than 80 square feet in size.
2. Wall Signs (for Building or Tenant Space).
a. Total number permitted: Two per street frontage.
b. Maximum area: 50 square feet for total of all wall signs per frontage.
c. Signs may be directly or indirectly illuminated.
D. L-F, M-1 and M-2 Zoning Districts.
1. Maximum sign area of all signs is 150 square feet per frontage.
2. Freestanding Signs.
a. Total number permitted: Two per frontage not to exceed four total.
b. Maximum height: 30 feet.
c. Maximum area: 125 square feet per face, calculated at a rate of one square foot of sign area for every two lineal feet of frontage. Minimum entitlement for freestanding signs is 32 square feet for those sites without 64 feet of frontage.
d. The total area of freestanding signs on any given frontage shall not exceed the area allowed for a single freestanding sign.
e. The maximum height of signs located on a second or third frontage shall be 20 feet.
f. Multiple freestanding signs must be separated by 150 feet measured in a straight-line distance.
3. Wall Signs (for Building or Tenant Space).
a. Total number permitted: One per frontage.
b. Maximum area: 100 square feet, calculated at a rate of one square foot of sign area for every one and one-half lineal feet of frontage.
4. Projecting Signs.
a. Total number permitted: One in lieu of a permitted freestanding sign.
b. Maximum height: Height requirement of the zoning district.
c. Maximum area: 50 percent of the area allowed for single freestanding sign.
E. C-2 Zoning District.
2. Hanging signs that are designed to display the availability of a specific product in a business, limited to three square feet and no more than two such signs per business, shall be considered permanent signs, but shall not be calculated as part of the maximum allowed signage.
3. Freestanding Signs.
a. Freestanding signs are not allowed on properties abutting or oriented toward Main Street.
b. Total number permitted: One per frontage not to exceed two total.
c. Maximum height: 20 feet.
d. Maximum area: 75 square feet per face, calculated at a rate of one square foot of sign area for each lineal foot of frontage. Minimum entitlement for freestanding signs shall be one sign at 32 square feet.
4. Wall Signs.
a. Total number permitted: One per frontage.
b. Maximum area: 150 square feet, calculated at a rate of one square foot of sign area for every one lineal foot of frontage. For multitenant buildings where freestanding signage contains the name of not more than one tenant business (e.g., a prime tenant name or a shopping center name), an additional 25 percent of wall signage per tenant space shall be allowed. This increase in signage shall not apply to minimum entitlement for wall signs, which shall be one sign at 16 square feet.
5. Suspended Sign. One double-face suspended sign, not exceeding three square feet per face, may be allowed for each business entrance. There shall be a minimum of eight feet of clearance between the grade and the sign.
6. Portable Signs. One portable sign may be allowed for each business entrance, not to exceed one portable sign per building frontage, subject to the following:
a. May be placed within public right-of-way subject to the guidelines provided by the planning, building and community director in consultation with the city engineer such that sign does not interfere with pedestrian or vehicular traffic and conforms to the requirements of the Americans with Disabilities Act.
b. May not exceed 36 inches in height and 30 inches in width and be limited to two faces.
c. May be displayed during business hours only.
d. Must be constructed of either wood or another sturdy material to ensure stability in the wind.
e. May not move, spin, flash, or otherwise be animated.
f. Shall meet applicable supplemental design requirements of the Auburn downtown association.
7. Supplemental Sign Standards, C2 Zone.
a. Sign Design and Construction.
i. All signs, other than temporary signs, shall be made of professional, durable materials such as wood, metal, and/or glass.
ii. Signs that are indirectly illuminated shall have their light sources shielded from view.
iii. Internally illuminated signs are not permitted abutting or oriented toward Main Street.
b. Sign Placement.
i. Signs shall be oriented toward pedestrian visibility and shall be positioned at such a height as to be readable by pedestrians.
ii. Externally mounted wall signs shall not be mounted so as to block building windows.
F. C-3 Zoning District.
1. Freestanding Signs.
a. Total number permitted: Two per frontage not to exceed four total.
b. Maximum height: 30 feet.
c. Maximum area: 200 square feet, calculated at a rate of one square foot of sign area for every two lineal feet of frontage; provided, that the maximum size of any sign does not exceed 125 square feet per face. The minimum entitlement for freestanding signs is 32 square feet for those sites without 64 feet of frontage.
d. The total area of freestanding signs on any given frontage shall not exceed the area allowed for a single freestanding sign.
e. The maximum height of signs located on a second or third frontage shall be 20 feet.
2. Wall Signs (for Building or Tenant Space). Maximum area: 125 square feet, calculated at a rate of one square foot of sign area for every one and one-half lineal feet of frontage.
3. Projecting Signs.
a. Total number permitted: One in lieu of a permitted freestanding sign.
b. Maximum height: Height requirement of the zoning district.
c. Maximum area: 50 percent of the area allowed for single freestanding sign.
4. Suspended Signs.
a. Total number permitted: One.
b. Maximum placement height: 25 feet.
c. Maximum area: Six square feet per face.
5. Off-Premises Signs.
a. Total number permitted: One per business and one per parcel.
b. Location: Off-premises sign must be located in zone that permits off-premises signs.
c. Maximum height: 20 feet.
d. Maximum area: 50 percent of the area allowed for single freestanding sign, calculated using the feet of frontage of the site where the sign is located.
e. Must be within 750 feet of the business being advertised.
f. Must be separated from any existing pole sign a minimum distance of 150 feet measured in a straight-line distance.
g. Sign can be no more than two faces.
h. Signs may be directly or indirectly illuminated. (Ord. 5993 § 1, 2006; Ord. 4229 § 2, 1987.)