18B.30.040 Browns Point/Dash Point Community Plan Area.
The purpose of this Section is to establish sign regulations that provide for the identification of businesses in an attractive and functional manner and to help customers find specific business locations in the Browns Point/Dash Point community.
The following regulations apply to signs within the Browns Point/Dash Point Community Plan area, in addition to the Countywide Sign Design Regulations of Chapter 18B.20 PCC.
A. Prohibited Signs. The following sign types are prohibited within the Browns Point/Dash Point Community Plan area, in addition to those prohibited in PCC 18B.10.070:
1. Iconic signs;
2. Inflatable signs;
3. Mechanical signs;
4. Monopole signs; and
5. Projecting signs.
B. Freestanding Signs. Freestanding signs shall comply with the following regulations:
1. The maximum height of freestanding signs shall be 20 feet. Central place signage shall be limited to 6 feet in height;
2. Sign width shall not exceed sign height;
3. Multi-tenant/multi-building complexes containing four or more separate businesses shall be allowed one freestanding sign having a height of greater than 8 feet for each public street front of the complex. Additionally, two monument signs having a height of 8 feet or less shall be permitted for each of the complex's permanent full access driveways to a public street. Temporary full access driveways and limited access driveways (i.e., right in/right out) shall be excluded. Deviation to these regulations may be considered through approval of a Master Sign Plan, where site specific conditions can be considered; and
4. Single-tenant site and multi-tenant/multi-building complexes containing three or fewer separate businesses shall be allowed one monument sign having a height of 8 feet or less for each of the site's full access driveways to a public street. Temporary full access driveways and limited access driveways (i.e., right in/right out) shall be excluded.
5. Residential Use Types.
a. One monument sign having a height of 4 feet or less shall be permitted at each entrance to a residential subdivision or planned development district, senior housing development, or mobile home park. Stone or decorative masonry shall be incorporated into the sign structure;
b. Multi-family complexes having three or more residential buildings and nursing homes shall be permitted one monument sign having a maximum height of 6 feet at each site entrance; and
c. Freestanding signs shall be prohibited for all other residential uses not specified in subsections a and b above.
6. Monument signage shall contain the following features:
a. The base shall incorporate stone, brick, or masonry and shall relate to the architecture of the development that it is associated with; and
b. The square footage of the base of entry monument signage shall be between 30 and 40 percent of the overall square footage of the sign face. See Figure 18B.30.040-1.
FIGURE 18B.30.040-1 – Browns Point/Dash Point Monument Sign
Example of an entry monument sign on a single-tenant site.
C. Building Signs.
1. Maximum Number of Building Sign Types.
a. Text and logos may be per the individual business trade style and color but shall not be flashing or animated and shall not project above the sign band for the building.
b. Signage may consist of more than one row of letters, provided the overall height of the lettered area, including logo, does not exceed the following:
(1) 60 inches for tenants or individual businesses having a gross floor area of 25,000 square feet or more;
(2) 36 inches for tenants or individual businesses having a gross floor area of less than 25,000 square feet; and
(3) 36 inches for signage and logos on the secondary building facade.
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Table 18B.30.040-1. Browns Point/Dash Point Sign Table Allowed Sign Area for Freestanding Signs |
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Zoning Classifications |
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SF |
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Single-Tenant Site: Maximum square footage of all signs per street front |
1.5 square feet for each lineal foot of public street front up to a maximum of 100 square feet |
32 square feet per site entrance |
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Multi-Tenant/Building Site: Maximum square footage of all signs per street front |
1.5 square feet for each lineal foot of public street front up to a maximum of 280 square feet |
32 square feet per site entrance |
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Maximum sign area per sign |
180 square feet |
32 square feet |
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Maximum square footage of building signs on the primary facade (1) |
1.5 square feet per lineal foot of building frontage up to a maximum of 300 square feet for buildings in excess of 25,000 square feet and 150 square feet for buildings less than 25,000 square feet |
1.5 square feet per lineal foot of building frontage up to a maximum of 100 square feet |
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Maximum square footage of building sign and logo on additional street facades |
70 percent of allowed primary facade signage |
70 percent of allowed primary facade signage |
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Footnotes: (1) Building frontage for multi-tenant buildings is calculated on a per tenant basis. |
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NC=Neighborhood Center, SF=Single-Family |
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