18B.30.060 Gig Harbor Peninsula Community Plan Area.
The purpose of this Section is to create the legal framework for a comprehensive but balanced system of street graphics and thereby facilitate easy and pleasant communication between people and their environment on the Gig Harbor Peninsula. Street graphics means more than just signs in the traditional sense. This term includes any physical structure designed to communicate some message to the public. Special emphasis is made in this Chapter to promote the use of street graphics which reflect both the natural surroundings and the social attitudes of the local residents while allowing the maximum amount of flexibility in design.
The following regulations apply to signs within the Gig Harbor Peninsula Community Plan area, in addition to the Countywide Sign Design Regulations of Chapter 18B.20 PCC.
A. Prohibited Signs. Signs directed specifically and primarily at SR-16 are generally prohibited in addition to those prohibited in PCC 18B.10.070. See PCC 18B.30.060 B. below for additional information about Areas of Special Control within the Gig Harbor Peninsula Community Plan area.
B. Areas of Special Control. It is recognized that the general regulations provided in Title 18B PCC may not adequately handle all of the street graphic situations in an area as diverse as the Gig Harbor Peninsula. Therefore, the following areas shall be subject to special controls:
1. SR-16. On-site signs may be incidentally visible to SR-16 provided that they conform to the design elements of the zone in which they lie and the thoroughfare (other than SR-16) toward which they are oriented, and provided that no alteration or modification of structure or landscape is done for the primary purpose of gaining or increasing visibility of SR-16 traffic.
a. As part of a proposed development, signs or graphics directed specifically and primarily at SR-16 are generally prohibited; however, it is recognized that certain cases may arise where such policy may cause undue hardship or be unduly restrictive. In such case, application for adjustment may be made through the variance process, described in PCC 18B.10.080.
2. Scenic Vistas. Scenic vistas and viewpoints indicated in, or as a result of, a community plan.
3. Commercial Concentrations. Urban and strip concentrations of commercial development are areas whose character indicates that signs should be permitted under regulations which require special consideration. In some cases, these would be more restrictive; less restrictive in others; and unique in still others. Such an urban concentration may be either of the following:
a. A street intersection, square, or similar area which is devoted to intensive commercial uses, provided that driving speeds do not exceed 30 miles per hour; or
b. A regional or community shopping center which is five acres or more in area. NOTE: Strip concentrations are any street or thoroughfare having commercial activities on each side of the right-of-way and which is:
(1) Adjacent to an urban concentration;
(2) Not more than 1,000 feet in length; and
(3) Does not carry traffic moving at speeds exceeding 30 miles per hour.
4. Areas of Special Control are those with special and unique visual characteristics; special, unique or fragile ecosystems; or those with natural beauty that require special sign regulations to ensure that all street graphics used within or adjacent to the area are compatible with each other. Generally, it is expected that sign regulations in these areas will be more restrictive than those which would otherwise be applicable under these Regulations.
a. Unless otherwise permitted by rule or ordinance, only projecting and ground graphics permitted in institutional surroundings will be allowed in this area.
b. In all areas of special control, the Department shall establish the necessary provisions for signs on a case-by-case basis which are more restrictive, less restrictive, or unique in relation to the Gig Harbor Peninsula Sign Table, having regard to the character of the area of special control in question. The Sign Table shall be used in conjunction with the Plan and the provisions of this Title in evaluating proposed signs in areas of special control.
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Table 18B.30.060-1. Gig Harbor Peninsula Sign Table Urban Residential, Rural Residential, Resource Lands, and Overlays |
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Average Lanes and Speeds (1) |
Items of Information |
Wall |
Ground |
Projecting |
Roof (coverage as per wall graphics) |
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Area – % coverage |
Height |
Area (SF) |
Height (feet) |
Area (SF) |
Height |
Below Peak |
Above Peak |
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2 |
10 |
10 |
6 |
---see FIGURE 18B.30-2-- |
6 |
10 |
6 |
---see FIGURE 18B.30-2-- |
no |
no |
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15 |
10 |
8 |
8 |
10 |
8 |
no |
no |
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20 |
10 |
12 |
12 |
12 |
12 |
no |
no |
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25 |
10 |
16 |
16 |
12 |
16 |
no |
no |
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30 |
10 |
20 |
20 |
12 |
20 |
no |
no |
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35 |
10 |
25 |
25 |
14 |
no |
no |
no |
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40 |
10 |
30 |
30 |
14 |
no |
no |
no |
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45 |
10 |
35 |
35 |
14 |
no |
no |
no |
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50 |
10 |
48 |
48 |
14 |
no |
no |
no |
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55 |
10 |
60 |
60 |
16 |
no |
no |
no |
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4 |
10 |
10 |
6 |
---see FIGURE 18B.30-2-- |
6 |
12 |
6 |
---see FIGURE 18B.30-2-- |
yes |
no |
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15 |
10 |
8 |
8 |
12 |
8 |
yes |
no |
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20 |
10 |
16 |
16 |
14 |
16 |
yes |
no |
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25 |
10 |
22 |
22 |
14 |
22 |
yes |
no |
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30 |
10 |
30 |
30 |
14 |
30 |
yes |
no |
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35 |
10 |
42 |
42 |
16 |
no |
(2) |
no |
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40 |
10 |
54 |
54 |
16 |
no |
(2) |
no |
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45 |
10 |
65 |
65 |
16 |
no |
(2) |
no |
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50 |
10 |
78 |
78 |
18 |
no |
(2) |
no |
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55 |
10 |
90 |
90 |
18 |
no |
(2) |
no |
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Footnotes:
1The average speeds herein specified shall be scheduled by Pierce County Planning and Public Works, provided that until such time as said schedule is provided the maximum speed limit for said street or highway which is closest to one of the listed average speeds shall be applicable.
2Permitted subject to maximum coverage provisions for yes categories above.
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Table 18B.30.060-2. Gig Harbor Peninsula Sign Table Urban Districts, Urban Centers, Employment Centers, and Rural Center Zones |
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Average Lanes and Speeds (1) |
Items of Information |
Wall |
Ground |
Projecting |
Roof (coverage as per wall graphics) |
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Area – % Coverage |
Height |
Area (SF) |
Height (feet) |
Area (SF) |
Height |
Below Peak |
Above Peak |
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2 |
10 |
10 |
8 |
---see FIGURE 18B.30-2-- |
8 |
12 |
8 |
see FIGURE 18B.30-2--- |
yes |
no |
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15 |
10 |
10 |
10 |
12 |
10 |
yes |
no |
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20 |
10 |
14 |
14 |
14 |
14 |
yes |
no |
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25 |
10 |
18 |
18 |
14 |
18 |
yes |
no |
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30 |
10 |
25 |
25 |
16 |
25 |
yes |
no |
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35 |
10 |
34 |
34 |
16 |
no |
(2) |
no |
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40 |
10 |
42 |
42 |
18 |
no |
(2) |
no |
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45 |
10 |
50 |
50 |
20 |
no |
(2) |
no |
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50 |
10 |
68 |
68 |
20 |
no |
(2) |
no |
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55 |
10 |
84 |
84 |
22 |
no |
(2) |
no |
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4 |
10 |
10 |
10 |
---see FIGURE 18B.30-2-- |
10 |
14 |
10 |
---see FIGURE 18B.30-2-- |
yes |
no |
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15 |
10 |
12 |
12 |
14 |
12 |
yes |
no |
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20 |
10 |
18 |
18 |
16 |
18 |
yes |
no |
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25 |
10 |
30 |
30 |
16 |
30 |
yes |
no |
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30 |
10 |
40 |
40 |
18 |
40 |
yes |
no |
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35 |
10 |
56 |
56 |
18 |
no |
(2) |
no |
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40 |
10 |
74 |
74 |
20 |
no |
(2) |
no |
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45 |
10 |
90 |
90 |
22 |
no |
(2) |
no |
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50 |
10 |
106 |
106 |
22 |
no |
(2) |
no |
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55 |
10 |
122 |
122 |
24 |
no |
(2) |
no |
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Footnotes:
1The average speeds herein specified shall be scheduled by Pierce County Planning and Public Works, provided that until such time as said schedule is provided the maximum speed limit for said street or highway which is closest to one of the listed average speeds shall be applicable.
2Permitted subject to maximum coverage provisions for yes categories above.
FIGURE 18B.30.060-2 – Wall and Projecting Signs
