Signage | Town Center
third story) shall not exceed five percent of the building facade associated with the use; h. Tenants are allowed one primary sign regulated by this chapter per building facade that contains a public entry (open during all business hours), up to a maximum of two facades; i. Tenants are allowed three secondary signs regulated by this chapter per building facade that contains a public entry (open during all business hours); j. Wall sign width shall not exceed a width of two-thirds of the lineal width of the building facade associated with the sign;
e. Indirect sign lighting shall be “full cutoff” and shall not result in direct illumination of the sky and adjacent properties and structures, and shall be designed to minimize reflected glare to adjacent properties and structures; f. Sign illumination shall automatically turn off within one hour of the close of the business, use, or activity; and g. Additional illumination standards may be contained in SDC 21.07.090L., Design standards for specific sign types, or adopted through the approval of a unified zone development plan application pursuant to SDC 21.07.120.
3. Location. All signs shall be located as follows:
k. Signs shall not cover windows, building trim, or architectural ornamentation.
a. Building-Mounted Signs.
2. Illumination. Signs may be illuminated as follows:
i. Shall be attached to the building facade of the business or commercial enterprise they are advertising; ii. Shall be located on the same floor as the business or commercial enterprise they are advertising; provided, that businesses that occupy more than one floor shall place the sign on the lowest floor occupied by the business; iii. Shall not exceed a height of 15 feet above grade if associated with a business located on the bottom floor of a building; iv. Shall not conflict with the ability to view any other sign associated with the building to which the sign is attached;
a. Illumination shall be limited to indirect lighting unless otherwise specifically allowed by the specific sign type design standards; provided, that no sign may be both internally and indirectly illuminated; b. Indirect sign illumination shall be no further away from the sign than the height of the sign; c. Indirectly illuminated signs shall be arranged so that no direct rays of light are projected from such artificial source into residences or any street right-of-way; d. Indirect sign light fixtures shall complement the design of the sign and building facades or structures associated with the sign;
Effective | January 1, 2022
Title 21: Sammamish Development Code | 545
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