Technical Terms and Land Use Definitions | Zoning Districts
315. Sign. Any device, structure, fixture, or placard that is visible from a public right-of-way or surrounding properties and uses graphics, symbols, or written copy for the purpose of advertising or identifying any establishment, product, goods, or service. 316. Sign, A-frame. A freestanding, two-panel, foldable, portable temporary sign made of rigid material. 317. Sign, awning. A sign painted on or attached directly to and supported by an awning. An awning may be constructed of rigid or nonrigid materials and may be retractable or nonretractable. 318. Sign, community banner. A temporary sign, located on City banner poles, which advertises an event that would provide civic, cultural, educational, philanthropic, or service opportunities hosted or promoted by the City or a community group that is not-for-profit or nonprofit and nonpolitical with an IRS designation of Section 501c. or d. 319. Sign, commercial. A sign erected for a business transaction or advertising the exchange of goods and services. 320. Sign, directional. A sign that is primarily designed to guide or direct pedestrian or vehicular traffic to an area, business, place, or convenience, and may include incidental graphics such as trade names and trademarks. 321. Sign, freestanding. A permanent sign fixed directly to the ground, or having one or more supports fixed directly to the ground, and being detached from any building or fence. 322. Sign, fuel price. A manually or electronically controlled sign utilized to advertise the price of gasoline and/or diesel fuel.
323. Sign, incidental. A sign, emblem or decal designed to inform the public of goods, facilities, or services available on the premises, and may include but not be limited to signs designating:
a. Restrooms;
b. Hours of operation;
c. Acceptable credit cards;
d. Property ownership or management;
e. Phone booths; and
f. Recycling containers.
324. Sign, indirectly illuminated. A sign that is illuminated entirely from an external artificial source. 325. Sign, monument. A freestanding sign that is above ground level and is anchored to the ground by a solid base, with no open space between the sign and the ground. 326. Sign, noncommercial. Any sign that is not a commercial sign. This definition also includes signs regarding fund raising or membership drive activities for noncommercial or nonprofit entities or groups. 327. Sign, off-premises directional. A sign that contains no advertising of a commercial nature that is used to direct pedestrian or vehicular traffic circulation to a facility, service, or business located on other premises within 660 feet of the sign.
Effective | January 1, 2022
Title 21: Sammamish Development Code | 249
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