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A. Identification Signs

1. The following signs shall be required for the purpose of identification:

a. Residential address.

b. Building address for multi-building development (Refer to the current Pima County Addressing Code Regulations).

c. Names of streets, drives, circles, complexes, condominiums, etc.

B. Permanent Signs in a Commercial/Industrial Zoning District

The following permanent sign types shall be allowed within a Commercial, Industrial and/or Private School Zoning District and for religious institutions as specified herein:

1. Awning Sign

a. Quantity: One (1) awning allowed per business.

b. Area of Sign Copy: Maximum twenty (20) square feet which shall count against the business’s sign area allotment.

c. Height: Not to exceed the roofline of a building.

d. Illumination: Internal illumination, fluorescent lamps, provided only the copy emits light. The background material shall be opaque. An awning sign must be turned off at the close of business.

2. Directional Sign

a. Quantity: One (1) single- or double-faced directional sign per individual, freestanding business that is not part of a Master Sign Program. Businesses that have drive-through lanes shall be allowed one (1) additional directional sign.

b. Area of Sign: Six (6) square feet.

c. Height: Not to exceed three (3) feet.

d. Location: To be located at an access point to the property and/or interior to the property of the business.

e. Setback: None unless otherwise required.

f. Illumination: Internal illumination allowed; provided, that the sign is turned off at the close of business.

Figure 28-3. Directional Sign

3. Directory Sign

a. Quantity: Shall be determined and reviewed on an individual project basis by the Planning and Zoning Administrator, when applicable. The guidelines set forth under an approved Sign Criteria or Master Sign Program shall be followed.

b. Area of Sign: Not to exceed forty (40) square feet, and not to exceed two (2) square feet for each business displayed on the sign.

c. Height: Not to exceed eight (8) feet from grade.

d. Location: Interior to the property or development, such as the parking area.

e. Setback: Minimum forty (40) feet from the property line.

f. Illumination: Internal illumination allowed; provided, that the sign is turned off by 11:00 p.m.

4. Entryway Sign

a. Quantity: Maximum of two (2) per entryway with one (1) located on each side of entryway. If the linear frontage of the project exceeds six hundred (600) feet and there is more than one (1) entry point along that frontage, two (2) additional signs may be permitted at the second entryway on that frontage. For projects with multiple street frontages, entryway signs are permitted on each frontage in accordance with the quantity and spacing requirements listed above.

b. Area of Sign: Thirty-two (32) square feet.

c. Height: Not to exceed six (6) feet or the height of the entryway wall on which the sign is placed.

d. Location: On private property, in a landscaped area at entryways, as described above.

e. Setback: None unless otherwise required.

f. Illumination: Halo illuminated letters or direct lighting that shall not project above the sign. The sign may be turned on at 5:00 a.m. and shall be turned off by 11:00 p.m.

Figure 28-4. Entryway Sign

Figure 28-5. Allowed Entryway Signs

5. (Repealed by (O)19-06, 07/31/19)

6. Menu Board

a. Quantity: Two (2) per drive-through lane.

b. Area of Sign: Thirty-two (32) square feet.

c. Height: Not to exceed six (6) feet.

d. Location: Within a designated drive-through lane so as not to be visible from adjacent streets or property, or another location approved by the Town.

e. Setback: Must be on private property and shall not pose a safety hazard.

f. Illumination: May be internally illuminated provided the menu board is turned off no later than one (1) hour after business is closed.

7. Monument Sign

a. Quantity:

i. One (1) per street frontage.

ii. If frontage is greater than six hundred (600) feet and there is more than one (1) entrance to the development, a second sign is permitted.

iii. For frontages greater than eight hundred (800) feet, additional signs may be approved by the Town.

iv. A corner sign with frontage on both streets may be utilized as an additional allowable sign.

b. Area of Sign:

i. Fifty (50) square feet for a single tenant or the development name.

ii. Seventy-two (72) square feet for a multiple-tenant sign with tenant panels.

c. Height:

i. Not to exceed eight (8) feet from grade.

ii. An architectural element of the sign, such as an arch or column, may exceed the height of the monument sign by twenty-five percent (25%); provided, that all text and logos are less than eight (8) feet in height from grade.

d. Location: To be placed near the entrance or along a street frontage on private property.

e. Setback: None unless otherwise required.

f. Illumination:

i. Illumination may be halo, internal, or a combination thereof.

ii. Individual panels shall be opaque with copy that may be lit.

iii. Unused tenant panels shall be opaque and designed to match the rest of the sign.

iv. The sign may be turned on at 5:00 a.m. and shall be turned off no later than 11:00 p.m.

g. Design:

i. Blank tenant panels shall not be white.

ii. The sign may be single- or double-faced, with all supporting structures concealed.

iii. The sign may contain the name of the development and a maximum of eight (8) tenants, along with the property address.

iv. No one (1) tenant may be displayed more than once in one (1) monument sign.

h. Changeable Copy Standards for Monument Signs:

i.  Uses are limited to the following:

a)  Private schools.

b)  Religious institutions.

c) Service stations, which are subject to subsection B.9 of this section.

d)  Theaters, which are subject to subsection B.10 of this section.

e) Time/temperature, which are subject to subsection B.11 of this section.

ii. Quantity: One (1) allowed as an integrated part of a monument or wall sign.

iii. Size: Changeable copy portion of the sign shall not exceed fifty percent (50%) of the proposed sign area.

iv. Illumination: Standards of Section 28.3.B shall apply.

v. Design:

a) Changeable copy may be done manually or with an electronic message board.

b) Electronic message boards shall be integrated into the monument sign.

8. Pedestrian Tenant Directory

a. Quantity: One (1) per building entrance, or as approved by the Town. If applicable, applicant shall follow the guidelines set forth under a Master Sign Program, Section 28.2.B.

b. Area of Sign: Maximum four (4) square-foot panel for the name of the complex and maximum two (2) square-foot panel for each business or resident within the complex.

c. Height: Shall be at eye level for pedestrian traffic and not exceed the roofline of a building.

d. Location: May be wall-mounted or freestanding at pedestrian entrance points to the complex and/or along pedestrian walkways.

e. Illumination: Sign shall be nonilluminated.

Figure 28-6. Pedestrian Tenant Directory

9. Service Station/Fuel Sign

a. Quantity: One (1) per street frontage.

b. Area of Sign: Thirty-two (32) square feet.

c. Height: Not to exceed six (6) feet from grade.

d. Location: On private property adjacent to an arterial or collector street only.

e. Setback: None unless otherwise required.

f. Illumination: Name and logo of the business may be internally illuminated.

g. Changeable copy standards for service station/fuel signs:

i. Uses are limited to the following:

a) Fuel prices.

b) Fuel types.

ii. Size: Changeable copy portion of the sign shall not exceed fifty percent (50%) of the proposed sign area.

iii. Illumination: Standards of Section 28.3.B shall apply.

iv. Design:

a) Changeable copy may be done manually or with an electronic message board.

b) Electronic message boards shall be integrated into the monument sign.

Figure 28-7. Service Station/Fuel Sign

10. Theater Signs

a. Quantity: One (1) wall sign and one (1) monument style sign allowed.

b. Area of Sign: Fifty (50) square feet for a monument style sign and sixty-four (64) square feet for a wall sign.

c. Height: Eight (8) feet for a monument style sign. A wall sign shall not extend above the roofline of a building.

d. Location: A monument style sign shall be located on private property and a wall sign shall be displayed at the main entrance to the building.

e. Setback: None unless otherwise required.

f. Illumination: The sign may be internally illuminated or the copy may be electronically illuminated and shall meet the standards of Section 28.3.B. The sign may only display the current listing of movies and their times. No other advertising message is allowed. The sign shall be turned off one (1) hour after closing of theater.

Figure 28-8. Theater Sign

11. Time and Temperature Signs

a. Quantity: One (1) per development project.

b. Area of Sign: A time and temperature sign may be a component of a monument style sign. Wall signs shall not exceed twenty (20) square feet.

c. Height: Not to exceed the roofline of a building.

d. Location: On private property and shall not be located within six hundred (600) feet of another time and temperature sign, not including an analog mounted on a wall.

e. Illumination: Shall meet the standards of Section 28.3.B.

12. Under-Canopy Sign

a. Quantity: One (1) per tenant space.

b. Area of Sign: Four (4) square feet.

c. Height: A minimum clearance of seven (7) feet shall be maintained beneath the sign and shall not extend above a roofline of the building.

d. Location: The sign shall be in front of the tenant space it is identifying and shall be suspended from a roof overhang above a walkway or porch, or may be perpendicular to the street and attached to the fascia of the building.

e. Illumination: Shall be nonilluminated.

13. Wall Sign

a. A wall sign shall consist of individual character letters (pan channel or reverse pan channel).

i. Only individual logos may utilize cabinet sign type with a translucent sign face.

ii. Wall signs may include the name of the business, a trademarked logo, tagline, and modifiers, if needed, to further clarify the goods or services available on the premises.

b. Quantity:

i. No more than two (2) elevations may contain a wall sign.

ii. If a single tenant occupies an end unit or entire freestanding building, there may be signs on three (3) elevations, but only two (2) elevations may have illuminated wall signs.

iii. “End unit” refers to the end unit of a building in the final phase of a development.

c. Area of Sign: For building elevations containing wall signs, a sign may be:

i. Twenty-four (24) square feet, with no single wall sign containing more than one (1) square foot of sign for each linear foot of building frontage, for a maximum sign area of one hundred fifty (150) square feet.

ii. Wall signs for building elevations further than three hundred (300) feet from the street may contain no more than one and one-half (1 1/2) square feet of sign area for each linear foot of frontage, for a maximum sign area of two hundred (200) square feet.

iii. Where businesses do not possess individual frontages, each may maintain an individual sign; however, the maximum wall sign square footage shall not be exceeded.

iv. Taglines are not to exceed thirty-five percent (35%) of the actual area of the main wall sign, as permitted in this section.

v. May not project more than eight (8) inches from the wall on which the sign is mounted.

d. Height: No wall sign shall extend above the roofline of a building.

e. Location: Shall only be placed on the building elevations or at the main entrance of a business which the sign identifies.

f. Illumination:

i. Individual letters may be nonilluminated, halo illuminated or internally illuminated.

ii. Cabinet-type signs shall only emit light through the logo.

iii. Taglines may be halo or internally illuminated and shall only emit light through a translucent material over cut out letters or characters.

iv. The standards of Section 28.3.B shall apply.

g. Changeable Copy Standards For Wall Signs:

i. Uses are limited to the following:

a) Private schools.

b) Religious institutions.

c) Theaters. See subsection B.10 of this section.

d) Time/temperature. See subsection B.11 of this section.

ii. Quantity: One (1) allowed as an integrated part of a wall sign if changeable copy is not used on a monument sign.

iii. Size: Changeable copy portion of the sign, including frame, shall not exceed fifty percent (50%) of the proposed sign area.

iv. Illumination: Internal.

v. Design:

a) Changeable copy may not be changed electronically.

Figure 28-9. Wall Sign

14. Window Signs

a. General Requirements for All Window Signs:

i. As a crime prevention measure, window sections shall remain visually unobstructed between thirty-six (36) inches and eighty-four (84) inches from the building floor in the following areas:

a) Main customer doorway.

b) Sales transaction points if within sight of exterior letters, numbers or symbols no more than three (3) inches high used for the business name, contact, hours or required public notices are exempt.

b. Area of Sign:

i. No more than thirty percent (30%) of the window on which the sign is displayed.

ii. Sign copy on a window sign with letters or symbols no more than three (3) inches high shall not be counted as part of the sign area allotment when used for the business name, contact and hours.

c. Location: First floor building windows only.

d. Illumination:

i. Open/closed signs may be illuminated.

ii. A maximum of one (1) six (6) square-foot display area containing illumination is allowed per business regardless of length of store front or corner location.

iii. Hours: Sign may only be turned on at 5:00 a.m. and shall be turned off at 11:00 p.m.

iv. Movement: The sign shall not flash, blink, rotate, move or contain animation.

e. Any off-site advertisement displayed in a window is strictly prohibited unless otherwise specified in this chapter.

((O)19-06, 07/31/19; (O)18-08, 05/16/18; (O)17-02, 02/15/17; (O)16-05, 04/06/16; (O)15-08, 05/20/15)

C. Permanent Signs Within a Residential Zoning District

The following permanent signs shall be allowed within a residential district:

1. Entryway Signs

Refer to subsection B.4 of this section.

2. Kiosk Signs

Refer to subsection B.5 of this section.

3. Monument and wall signs for religious institutions, private schools and public institutions are permitted in residential districts subject to Town approval.

((O)22-06, 05/18/22; (O)18-08, 05/16/18; (O)11-07, 03/16/11. Formerly 28.5)