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Winnemucca City Zoning Code

CHAPTER 17

27 - SIGN STANDARDS

Sections:


17.27.010 - Purpose.

To encourage the effective use of signs as a means of communication in the community; to establish a permit system to allow a variety of types of signs in commercial and industrial zones, and a limited variety of signs in other zones, subject to the standards and the procedures outlined in this title.

(Ord. 617 § 1.1 Exh. A (part), 1996)

17.27.020 - Signs by type and zoning district.

Signs by Type and Zoning District
Sign Types or Characteristics R-1 & R-2 R-3 Nbrhd Com'l N-C Gen Com'l G-C Lmtd Mfg L-M Mfg M-1
Animated P P P A P P
Changeable Copy P A A A P P
Illuminated Internal P A A A A A
Illuminated External P P A A A A
Illuminated exposed bulbs* or neon P P A A P P
Temporary P A A A P P
Window Signs P A A A A A
Directional Signs P A A A A A
Real Estate Signs A A A A A A

 

A = ALLOWED

P = PROHIBITED

* Includes traveling and flashing bulbs.

(Ord. 641 § 2.1, 1998: Ord. 617 § 1.1 Exh. A (part), 1996)

17.27.030 - Sign size limitations by zoning districts.

Sign Size Limitations by Zoning Districts
Sign Types or Characteristics R-1 & R-2 R-3 Nbrhd Com'l N-C Gen Com'l G-C Lmtd Mfg L-M Mfg M-1
Sign Type R-1 & R-2 R-3 Nbrhd Com'l N-C Gen Com'l G-C Lmtd Mfg L-M Mfg M-1
Freestanding
Area (sq. ft.) N/A 6 36 360 160 160
Height (ft.) N/A 4 12 60 a 36 36
Setback (ft.) N/A 0 0 0 0 0
Number Permitted
Per Zone lot N/A 1
Per Feet of Street frontage 1 per 50 1 per 50 1 per 100 1 per 100
Building
Area (sq. ft.) 2 4
Wall area (%) - - 10% 30% 10% 10%
Temporary N/A N/A N/A N/A
Size (sq. ft.) 16;sup\sup; 16;sup\sup;
Lighting N/A N/A
Setbacks (ft.) 0 0

 

N/A = Not allowed in this zoning classification

a = Maximum height at property line (street frontage) is twenty feet. For every two feet of setback, sign height can be increased by one foot, to a maximum of sixty feet.

b = Square footage per face of sign, may be double-faced.

(Ord. 641 § 2.2, 1998: Ord. 617 § 1.1 Exh. A (part), 1996)