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Ventura County Unincorporated
City Zoning Code

8110-5.1

Sign standards.

OPEN SPACE, AGRICULTURAL AND R-ZONES
Sign Type On-Site Off-Site
Attached Freestanding Freestanding
Identification/Noncommercial
Messages (l) 		Real Estate (a) Tract (b, k)
Maximum number per lot 1 1 1 1
Permitted area (square feet) Lesser of 20 or F*/20 (o) Lesser of 25 or F*/10 (square feet) 12(c) 72
Maximum Height (feet) Not above wall to which it is attached 5 10 10
Maximum Length (feet) (d) 10 16 16

 

COMMERCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL ZONES
Sign Type On-Site Off-Site
Attached Freestanding Freestanding
Identification Real Estate (a) Advertising (e) Tract (f, k)
Maximum number per lot No limit (g) 1 1, Irrespective of type
Permitted area (square feet) (h) Greater of 10 or F*/5 to max. of 200 12(c) See Sec. 8110-6.7.5 72
Maximum Height (feet) (i) Lesser of 25 or height of highest building on site 16 25 10
Maximum Length (feet) (d) 25 25 25(j) 16

 

*F = Total street frontage of lot in linear feet.

(a) Only those real estate signs over 12 sq. ft. require Zoning Clearance.

(b) Prohibited in Open Space Zones; see also Sec. 8110-6.12.

(c) Real estate signs may exceed 12 sq. ft. by one square foot for each 10 feet by which the width of the lot, or two or more contiguous lots in single ownership, exceeds 70 feet, to a maximum of 72 sq. ft.

(d) Sign may be as long as the building wall to which it is attached, and may wrap around a corner, but may not project beyond a corner.

(e) Permitted in M2 and M3 Zones only; see also Sec. 8110-6.7. (AM. ORD. 4377 - 1/29/08)

(f) Permitted on vacant property in CPD and M-Zones only; see also Sec. 8110-6.12. (AM. ORD. 4377 - 1/29/08)

(g) Large sites may have signs 500 feet apart; maximum 200 sq. ft. of total freestanding sign area per lot. A drive-through restaurant may have an extra 16-square foot menuboard; see Section 8110-6.14.

(h) Each wall or building face is permitted 1 sq. ft. of sign area per linear foot of wall length; maximum 120 sq. ft., regardless of the number of signs.

(i) Sign may not extend above the eaves of a gable roof, nor more than 2 feet above the face of the canopy or a parapet wall to which it is attached.

(j) For 375-sq. ft. signs, the length may be increased to 36 feet.

(k) Prohibited in SRP Overlay Zone; see also Sec. 8109-4.1.5(b).

(l) Agricultural sales facilities may have additional signs in accordance with Sec. 8107-20.5(f).

(m) Assembly Uses may have up to 20 sq. ft. of attached sign regardless of lot width. (AM ORD. 4411 - 3/2/10)

(n) Assembly Uses may have up to 25 sq. ft. of freestanding sign regardless of lot width. (AM ORD. 4411 - 3/2/10)

(o) Principal Structures Related to Agriculture, Except Shade/Mist Structures, over 20,000 sq. ft. in size, may have 1 sq. ft. of sign area per 2 linear feet of wall length, regardless of the number of signs. The Planning Director may approve additional sign area, to a maximum total of 120 sq. ft. per qualified building, as part of a complete Sign Program for the site. Such Sign Program may be approved as a modification to an existing permit, such as a Conditional Use Permit or Planned Development Permit. If no such permit exists for the site, the applicant shall submit the Sign Program as part of a Planned Development Permit.

(Am. Ord. 3730—5/7/85; Am. Ord. 3810—5/5/87; Am. Ord. 4054—2/1/94; Am. Ord. 4123—9/17/96; Am. Ord. 4215—10/24/00; Am. Ord. 4216—10/24/00; Am. Ord. 4317—3/15/05; Am. Ord. 4390—9/9/08; Ord. No. 4411, § 5, 3-2-2010; Ord. No. 4650, § 10, 9-16-2025)