Signage | Development Standards
21.06.050 Signage A. Purpose
B. Permit Requirements
1. Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, no sign shall be erected, altered, or relocated within the City without a permit issued by the City. 2. No permit shall be required for repainting, cleaning, or other normal maintenance and repair of a permitted sign, or for sign face and copy changes that do not alter the size or structure of the sign.
The purpose of this chapter is to enhance and protect the economic vitality and visual environment of the City, allow for the expression of free speech, and promote general safety and welfare by: 1. Regulating the type, number, location, size, and illumination of signs; and 2. Recognizing the purpose of signs for identification and economic well-being of businesses in Sammamish; and
C. Exempt signs
The following signs or displays are exempted from the permitting requirements of this chapter, but shall conform to the other requirements set out in this chapter:
3. Ensuring a safe driving environment; and
4. Recognizing and protecting the use of the public right-of- way as a forum for noncommercial speech; and
1. Historic plaques, gravestones, and address numbers;
2. Official or legal notices issued and posted by any public agency or court; 3. Traffic control signs established by the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD) or authorized by City of Sammamish department of public works; 4. Plaques, tablets, or inscriptions which are an integral part of the building structure or are attached flat to the face of the building, which are nonilluminated, and which do not exceed four square feet in surface area; 5. Incidental signs, which shall not exceed two square feet in surface area; provided, that said size limitation shall not apply to signs when established and maintained by a public agency;
5. Facilitating fair and consistent content-neutral enforcement; and
6. Safeguarding and enhancing property values, attracting new residents, and encouraging orderly development; and 7. Allowing for limited temporary commercial signage in the public right-of-way, to provide a flow of commercial information to consumers to enable them to make vital decisions of purchasing a home, and to further the critical public goal of providing for equal access to housing; and 8. Upholding the goals and policies of the Comprehensive Plan.
Effective | January 1, 2022
Title 21: Sammamish Development Code | 349
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