16.72.050 Signs in commercial and industrial zones.

A. The size of allowable area of signs shall be as follows:
1. A total sign area of one and one-half square feet for each lineal foot of building frontage or one square foot for each lineal foot of lot frontage, whichever results in the larger sign area.
2. Free-standing or projecting signs shall be limited to one hundred fifty (150) square feet per face. Such signs shall not exceed thirty (30) feet in height from grade to the highest element.
B. Within shopping centers, each individual business shall be allowed a total sign area as calculated in accordance with subsection (A)(1) of this section. In addition to the sign area allowed for individual businesses, shopping centers with more than one hundred thousand (100,000) square feet of floor area shall be allowed one double-faced indirectly lighted sign on each street right-of-way. Such signs shall neither extend beyond the property line nor be placed in the right-of-way and shall be used solely to identify the shopping center, shopping area, or business or activities conducted therein. These signs shall not exceed three hundred (300) square feet per face and shall not exceed thirty (30) feet in height from the grade to the highest element of the sign. (Prior code § 10.235(4))