Town Center | Signage
K. General sign design standards
c. Sign area for letters or symbols painted or mounted directly on walls or monument signs or on the sloping portion of a roof shall be calculated by measuring the smallest single rectangle that will enclose the combined letters and symbols. d. Sign area for signs contained entirely within a cabinet and mounted on a wall, roof, or monument shall be calculated by measuring the front surface area of the cabinet.
1. General Requirements.
a. All signs shall be constructed primarily of nonreflective materials; b. Building-mounted sign frames and other support structures shall be concealed or integrated into the building’s architectural character in terms of form, color, and materials such that they are not easily visible; c. Building-mounted signs must be in proportion to the size and design of the architectural features of the building facade; d. All signs, except directional signs and community banners, shall be on-premises signs; e. Maximum height for building-mounted signs shall not extend above the highest exterior wall upon which the sign is located; provided, that blade signs shall not exceed the roofline of the building along the facade that the blade sign is attached to; f. Total sign area for primary and secondary wall signs associated with uses occupying the ground level of a building shall not exceed 10 percent of the ground-level building facade associated with the sign; provided, that there is a minimum allowed sign area of 10 square feet and a maximum allowed sign area of 320 square feet; g. Total sign area for primary and secondary wall signs associated with uses that do not occupy the ground level of a building (e.g., the use is on the second or
2. Maximum Sign Height.
a. For a freestanding sign, the vertical distance measured from the surface of the ground to the highest point of the sign or sign structure; and b. For a building-mounted sign, the vertical distance measured from the building grade to the highest point of the sign or structure designed to support a sign. 3. Sign clearance is measured from the surface of the ground to the lowest portion of the sign structure. 4. Area of building facade is calculated by multiplying the width of the building or tenant space associated with the commercial use by the height of the building or tenant space. 5. The lineal feet of building facade is calculated by measuring the width of the building or tenant space associated with the commercial use. Building modulation(s) are not included in the lineal feet of building facade.
544 | Title 21: Sammamish Development Code
Effective | January 1, 2022
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