§ 3375.12. Graphics requiring graphics commission approval.  


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  • The following types of graphics shall require review and approval by the graphics commission in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 3382, C.C.:

    A.

    Variance Required. A graphic which is not specifically prohibited by this Graphics Code, but which would not comply with its provisions, shall require a variance in accordance with the provisions of C.C. 3382.05.

    B.

    Special Permit Required. A special permit, required by this Graphics Code, in accordance with the provisions of C.C. 3382.06, shall be required for the following:

    1.

    A permanent on-premise ground sign that exceeds the maximum height allowed by the tables of elements, that is directed to the adjacent freeway, as required by C.C. 3377.16;

    2.

    A permanent on-premise ground sign or projecting sign which will encroach upon any public right-of-way by more than six and one-half feet, as required by C.C.3377.09(A);

    3.

    A permanent on-premise wall sign which will encroach upon any public right-of-way by more than two and one-half feet, as required by C.C. 3377.09(B);

    4.

    An off-premises sign as required by C.C. 3378.01(D).

    C.

    Graphics Plan Required. A graphic that is allowed by this Graphics Code only as part of a graphics plan, as provided in C.C. 3382.07. A graphics plan shall be required for the following:

    1.

    Where required as part of a rezoning, council variance, adopted plan or other action of city council;

    2.

    Where the owner of a property chooses to commit to development standards for graphics that are less restrictive than those required by this Graphics Code;

    3.

    To allow more than two permanent on-premise ground signs to be displayed along an arterial street frontage by an institutional, commercial or manufacturing use with more than 600 feet of frontage along that street, as required by C.C. 3377.15(A);

    4.

    To allow no more than one permanent on-premise ground sign to be displayed by a freestanding use that is adjacent to an arterial street and lies between said street and a larger institutional, commercial or manufacturing use developed on the same property, as required by C.C. 3377.15(B);

    5.

    To allow one or more permanent on-premise ground signs or projecting signs to be displayed by an institutional, commercial or manufacturing use to identify or provide direction to various functions or destinations comprising said use, as required by C.C. 3377.15(C) and C.C. 3377.19;

    6.

    To allow an individual use or activity to display a permanent on-premises wall graphic on a wall of the building containing said use or activity, where there is no direct public entrance to the use or activity on the same facade, as required by C.C. 3377.25(A);

    7.

    To allow a permanent on-premise wall sign serving an entire use or building to be displayed on a building facade along with any allowed permanent on-premise wall sign serving individual activities situated within said use or building, as required by C.C. 3377.25(B);

    8.

    To allow a permanent on-premise roof sign, as required by C.C. 3377.26.

    D.

    Miscellaneous Graphic Approval Required. Approval by the graphics commission is required in order to utilize the types of graphics listed in this section:

    1.

    A projector graphic that exceeds the allowable display time or graphic area, or both, as required by C.C. 3375.16(A) and C.C. 3375.16(G);

    2.

    A banner as provide for in C.C. 3375.15.

    3.

    Other miscellaneous graphics not otherwise authorized by this code.

(Ord. 1900-98 § 7; Ord. No. 0170-2014, § 4, 7-28-2014; Ord. No. 1200-2017 , § 17, 6-12-2017)