Woodland Park City Zoning Code
§ 22-42.11
Signs in RGC Zones.
a.
Number of Signs. Each commercial use shall be entitled to one wall-mounted, canopy, or awning sign, except that where a building has street frontage on more than one (1) street, one (1) additional sign may be permitted. Any permitted use within a building having an exterior wall facing an off-street parking area may have a second principal sign on said wall if that wall contains a pedestrian entrance to said permitted use. In the event that a building has frontage on two (2) streets and a rear entrance, three (3) signs shall be permitted, however, the size of the 3rd sign is limited to fifty (50%) percent of the size of the largest sign.
b.
Size of Wall Signs. Wall signs for each tenant shall be limited to five (5) feet in height and ninety (90%) percent of the width of the storefront.
c.
Sign Advertisement. Wall signs shall advertise only the permitted use, products or service on the premises on which they are displayed.
d.
Design Theme. A unified design theme shall be provided which integrates the architectural design, materials and colors of the primary structure, facade signs, freestanding signs, landscaping and lighting fixtures.
e.
Canopies/Awnings. Canopies, perpendicular signage and awnings shall be permitted to overhang the pedestrian right-of-way, with a minimum vertical clearance of eight and one-half (8.5) feet, a maximum overall height of five (5) feet. Lettering on a canopy or awning shall be limited to the valance area and shall not exceed eighty (80%) percent of the linear width of the valance. The valance shall be no more than one (1) foot in height, and lettering on the valance shall be limited to six (6) inches in height.
f.
Perpendicular Hanging Signs. Permitted subject to the following:
1.
One hanging sign shall be permitted per first-floor business or commercial use conducted in said building.
2.
The maximum area of said hanging sign shall be no more than five (5) square feet. The hanging sign area permitted is in addition to the wall-mounted sign permitted herein.
3.
Hanging signs shall not be lower than eight feet from the adjacent grade plane to bottom of said sign.
4.
Hanging signs shall be no higher than 15 feet above the adjacent grade plane to top of said sign or not higher than the top of the window frame of the second-story windows of said building, whichever is less.
5.
Signs and supportive framework shall extend no more than 30 inches from the building face where said sign is mounted.
6.
Hanging signs shall be tethered to prevent their swinging in the wind.
7.
No hanging sign shall move or be animated as noted herein.
8.
No hanging signs shall extend above the roof of any building containing such sign.
9.
No hanging signs shall obstruct a fire escape or window opening.
10.
Hanging signs shall comply with the maximum letter height of wall signs.
g.
Window Signs. Window display signs, as well as affixed window signs are permitted, provided that the aggregate area employed for such purpose shall not exceed twenty-five (25%) percent of the total window area on which it is located. Signs are limited to show manufacturers' or required licenses, to indicate membership in a retail or professional organization or credit card or credit association, or advertisements referable to sales within, shall be permitted to be attached to windows on the interior of the business use.
h.
Multi-Tenant Developments. In the case of multi-tenant developments, a sign plan shall be submitted for approval and shall include the following: letter style and size, illumination details, color, construction materials, locations and height above grade; location relative to lot lines, landscaping and on-site lighting fixtures; an indication of the location of site identification signs.
1.
One (1) free-standing sign shall be permitted for multi-tenant developments no great than 145 SF on each side and twenty-five (25) feet in height.
i.
Monument signs are not permitted.
j.
Signs for convenience and gas stations.
1.
Lettering or other insignia, which are a structural part of a gasoline pump, consisting only of a brand name, lead warning sign and other signs as required by law;
2.
A credit card sign not exceeding one (1) square foot in area, affixed to the building or permanent sign structure of the sign next referred to;
3.
One (1) sign bearing the brand or trade name of the station, of a design specified by the manufacturer, permanently affixed to the building or its own metal substructure, such sign not to exceed one-hundred (100) square feet in area on each side, which sign, if on its own metal substructure, shall be rigidly and securely attached to the ground surface so as to create no danger to life or limb and which sign, whether affixed to a building or on its own substructure, shall not exceed twenty-five (25) feet in height overall. Provided, that no such sign shall be so affixed or erected until permission in writing therefor shall have been issued by the Construction Code Official;
4.
A sign attached to each gas pump, with the price of the product as required by law.