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Title 17C
Chapter 17C.240
Section 17C.240.241
 

Title 17C Land Use Standards

Chapter 17C.240 Signs

Section 17C.240.241 Building Mounted Wall Signs
  1. Placement.

Signs attached to buildings or structures that are based on the sign rights of a primary building wall may be placed on that primary building wall, on a secondary building wall, or on another structure. They may not be placed on another primary building wall.

  1. Awnings and Marquees.

Signs attached to an awning or marquee that extends into the right-of-way must comply with the pedestrian clearance and right-of-way extension standards of SMC 17F.040.140, Awnings

  1. Fascia Signs.
    1. Vertical Extensions.

Fascia signs may not extend more than six inches above the top of the building wall. Fascia signs attached to other structures may not extend above the top of the structure.

    1. Horizontal Extensions.

A fascia sign may not extend more than eighteen inches out from the wall or structure to which it is attached. Fascia signs may not extend beyond the corner of buildings or other structures.

  1. Projecting Signs.
    1. Vertical extensions.

The face of a projecting sign may not extend more than six inches above the roof line.

    1. Placement.

Projecting signs that extend over the right-of-way must meet the placement standards of SMC 17C.240.240(B), Signs Extending Into the Right-of-way.

Date Passed: Monday, January 29, 2018

Effective Date: Saturday, March 17, 2018

ORD C35577 Section 21