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ORDINANCE N0. 3 5 1 5
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF AUBURN, WASHINGTON, ESTABLISHING NEId SIGN STANDARDS
FOR THE CITY OF AUBURN; PROHIBITING CERTAIN SIGNS; ESTABLISHING A
PERMIT PROCEDURE; PROVIDING FOR APPEALS; DECLARING VIOLATIONS OF
THIS ORDINANCE TO BE MISDEMEANORS; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY;
REPEALING PRIOR ENACTED ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT HEREWITH AND
PROVIDING FOR THE EFFECTIVE DATE HEREOF.
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF AU BUP,N, 4!ASHINGTON, DO ORDAIN AS
FOLLOWS:
Section 1. 18.62.010 TITLE.
This ordinance shall be known and may be cited as the "Auburn
Sign Code". This "Code" shall be and constitute Chapter 18.62 of the City of
Auburn Zoning Ordinance No. 1702.
Section 2. 18.62.020 PURPOSE, INTENT AND SCOPE.
It shall be the purpose of this Ordinance to promote proper maintenance
of signs; their thougthful placemeht. designed to fit within the different land use
zones; commercial communication that recognizes the needs of business of various
sizes; and creative and innovative design. These shall be done by regulation of
the posting, displaying, erection, use and maintenance of signs.
This Ordinance shall not regulate building design, except as provided
in Section 18.62.040-A3; nor shall it regulate official directional signs and
traffic signs; copy of signs; signs not intended to be viewed from a public right
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of.way; window displays, point;of purchase advertising displays such as product
dispensers; national flags, flags~of political subdivisions, and symbolic flags
of~an institution or business; legal notices required by law; barber poles;
historical site plaques; lettering or symbols painted directly onto or flush mounted
magnetically onto an operable vehicle.
Section 3. 18.62.030 DEFINITIONS AND ABBREVIATIONS.
1. Abandoned Sign. A sign that no longer correctly directs
or exhorts any person, advertises a bona fide business, lessor, owner, product
or activity conducted or available on the premises where such sign is located.
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2. Billboard. See definition of "Outdoor Advertising Sign".
3. Buildin A roofed and walled structure built for permanent use.
4. Building Official. The City employee or other specified person
charged with the administration and enforcement of this Ordinance.
5. Changing Message Center. An electronically controlled public
service time and temperature sign; message center; or reader-
board where different copy changes of a public service or
commercial nature are shown on the same lampbank.
6. City. Unless the context clearly discloses a contrary intent,
the word "City" shall mean the City of Auburn.
7. Comprehensive Design Plan. Building, design, landscaping and
signs integrated into one architectural plan, the comprehensive
plan being complete in all other building, structural and
electrical requirements.
8. Curb Line. The line at the face of the curb nearest to the
nearest street or roadway. In the absence of a curb, the curb
line shall be so established by the City Engineer.
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~ 9: Directional Sign. A sign permanently erected or permitted by
the City, County, State, or Federal Government to denote the
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name of a place or structure, or for safety of the public to
direct and `regulate traffic.
A sign, notice, or symbol as to the time and place of regular
civic meetings and regular religious activities and services.
A sign which has only information (informational-directional
sign) on exit and entrance or parking and contains no form of
advertising copy or the name of any advertiser.
10. Double-faced Sign. A sign with two faces.
11. Electrical Sign. A sign or sign structure in which electrical
wiring, connections, and/or fixtures are used as part of the
sign proper.
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12. Facade. The entire building front, or street wall face,
including grade to the top of the parapet or eaves, and the
entire width of the building elevation.
13. Flashing Sign. An electric sign or a portion thereof which
changes light intensity in a sudden transistory burst, or
which switches on and off in a constant pattern in which
more than one-third of the non-constant light source is
off at any one time.
14. Freestanding Sign. A sign attached to the ground and
supported by uprights or braces placed on or in the
ground. (Also called ground or pole sign.)
15. Freeway. An expressway or highway having several lanes
and no intersections or stoplights, with full control of
access.
16. Freeway (or limited access highway) Interchange. The point
of access or egress fora freeway or limited access highway.
The setback requirement shall be from the centerlines of the
intersecting routes (not from any access or egress ramp).
17. frontage. The measurement of the length of the property line
or building front.
18. Incidental Sign. A small non-electric information sign nine
(g) square feet or less in area which pertains to goods,
products, services or facilities which are available on the
premises where the sign occurs, and intended primarily for
the convenience of the public.
19. Inspector. Shall include any city employee working under
the authority and direction of the Building Official.
' ~ 20. ~-Landscaping: 'Any material used as a decorative feature,
~ such :as concrete bases, planter boxes, pole covers, decorative
framing, and shrubbery or planting materials, used in con-
junction with a sign, which expresses the theme of the sign,
but does not contain advertising copy.
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21. Mansard Roof. A sloped roof or roof-like facade architecturally
able to be treated as a building wall.
22. Mar uee. A permanent structure attached to, supported by,
and projecting from a building and providing protection from
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For the purpose of this Ordinance, a free-standing permanent,
` roof-like structure providing protection from the elements,
such as a service station gas pump island, will also be con-
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side red a marquee. (Also includes canopy).
23. Marquee Sign. Any sign which forms part of or is integrated
into a marquee or canopy and which does not extend horizontally
beyond the limits of such marquee or canopy. (Also canopy sign).
24. Multiple-Building Complex. A group of structures housing at
least one retail business, office, commercial venture or independent
or separate part of a business which shares the same lot, access
and/or parking facilities.
25. Multiple-Tenant Building. A single structure housing more than
one retail business, office or commercial venture, but not in-
cluding residential apartment buildings.
26. On-Premise Sign. A sign which carries advertisements incidental
to a lawful use of the premises on which it is located, including
signs indicating the business transacted at, services rendered,
goods sold or produced on the premises, name of the person, firm
or corporation occupying the premises.
27. Off-Premise Sign. Any sign which advertises an establishment,
merchandise, service, goods, or entertainment which is sold,
produced, and manufactured, or furnished at a place other than
on the property on which said sign is located.
28. Outdoor Advertising Sign. Any off-premise sign owned by a third
party as an outdoor display for the purpose of making anything
known, for the use of which any charge is made for advertising
thereon. (Also called Billboard).
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29. Parapet. A false front or wall extension above the roof line.
30. Planning Commission. The words Planning Commission shall mean
the Auburn Planning Commission.
31. Perimeter. A square or rectangle required to enclose sign area.
r ~ 32. ,Person. Shall include individuals, partnerships, associations,
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and corporations.
' 33i. Portable Sign. Any~sign made of any material, including paper,
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cardboard, wood or metal, which is capable of being moved easily
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building. (Also includes sidewalk or sandwichboard signs, except
those worn by a person).
34. Premises. The real estate (as a unit) which is involved by
the sign or signs mentioned in this section.
35. Principal Street Frontage. The principal street shall be the
public vehicular street that said sign fronts upon. If the
business establishment fronts upon more than one street, the
sign applicant may choose which street frontgage the measure-
ments for sign area are to be based upon.
36. Projecting Sign. A sign, other than a wall sign, which is
attached to and projects from a structure or building face.
A marquee sign will not be considered a projecting sign.
37. Real Estate Sign. A portable sign erected by the owner, or his
agent, advertising the real estate upon which the sign is located
for rent, lease or sale, or directing to said property.
38. Recreational facility. Public property provided for the use and
enjoyment of the general public for recreation.
39. Revolving Sign. Any sign which rotates or turns in motion by
electrical or mechanical means in a circular pattern.
40. Roofline. The top edge of a roof or parapet, the top line of a
building silhouette.
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41. Roof Sign. A sign erected upon or above a roof or parapet
of a building or structure. Mansard roof signs shall not be
included.
42. Sign. Any commercial communication device, structure, or
fixture which is visible from any public right of way intended
to aid the business establishment in question in promoting the
sale of a product, goods or service using graphics, symbols or
written copy. For the purpose of this Ordinance, a sign shall
not be considered to be building or structural design. It shall
be restricted solely to graphics, symbols or written copy that is
meant to be used in the aforementioned way.
43. Sign Area.
(a) The total area of a sign visible from any one viewpoint
or direction, excluding the sign support structure,
architectural embellishments, or framework which con-
tains no written copy. (.Includes only one side of a
double-faced sign).
(b) Individual letter signs using a wall as the background
without added decoration or change in wall color shall
be calculated by measuring the perimeter enclosing each
letter. The combined total area of each individual letter
shall be considered the total area of the sign.
(.c) hlodule signs consisting of more than one sign cabinet shall
be computed by adding together the total area of each module.
(d) Perimeter or sign area shall be established by the smallest
rectangle enclosing the extreme limits of the letter, module
or advertising message ~being~measured.
44. Sign Height. The vertical distance measured from the adjacent
street grade or upper surface of the nearest street curb which
permits the greatest height to the highest point of the sign.
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45. Sign Structure. Any structure which supports or is capable of
supporting any sign as defined in this Ordinance. A sign
structure may be a single pole or may or may not be an integral
part of the building. Structures which perform a separate use,
such as a telephone booth, bus shelter, goodwill container, shall
not be considered a sign structure.
46. Street. A public right of way which affords the principal means
of access to abutting properties and is designed primarily for
motor vehicles.
47. Supergraphics. -Any design or graphic which is superior in size,
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quality, quantity or degree over that which is allowed uncondition-
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ally by this code, and creates an overall artistic image utilizing
the building on which it is displayed as background.
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48. Temporary Building Sign. A sign jointly erected and maintained
on premises undergoing construction, by an architect, contractor,
subcontractor, and/or material man upon which property such in-
dividual is furnishing labor or material.
49. Temporary Sign. Any sign or advertising display constructed of
cloth, canvas, light fabric,paper, cardboard, or other light
materials, with or without frames, intended to be displayed for
a limited time only. Signs painted upon window surfaces which
are readily removed by washing shall be considered temporary signs.
50. Under-Marquee Sign. A sign which is attached to and suspended
from a marquee or canopy but does not extend beyond such marquee
or canopy.
51. Uniform Building Code. The adopted edition of the Uniform Building
Code, published by the International Conference of Building Officials,
including all amendments thereto.
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52. Wall Sign. A sign attached or erected parallel to and
extending not more than eighteen (18) inches from the
facade or face of any building to which it is attached
and supported throu~ its entire length, with the exposed
face of the sign parallel to the plane of said wall or
facade.
Section 4. 18.62.040 ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS.
A. Permits Required:
No sign shall hereafter be erected, re-erected, constructed,
altered, or maintained, except as provided by this Code and a permit for the
same has been issued by the Building Official. A separate permit shall be re-
quired for a sign or signs for each business entity and/or a separate permit
shall be required for each group of signs on a single supporting structure. In
addition, electrical permits shall be obtained for electric signs.
1. EXCEPTIONS. While all signs must comply with the provisions
of this Code, permits shall not be required for the following:
a. Painting, repainting, cleaning, repairing,
and other normal maintenance unless structural
or electrical changes are made.
b. Real estate signs six (6) square feet or less.
c. Temporary signs and decorations customary for
',~ ~ special holidays erected on private property.
d. Incidental signs nine (g) square feet or less.
' e. Temporary paper signs in windows.
Permits shall however be required for temporary
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window signs if they exceed 50% of the window
area and are present for more than thirty (.30) days.
f. Religious symbols.
g. Political signs less than sixteen (16) square feet.
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h. Temporary building signs limited to two per project
denoting the architect, engineer, contractor or de-
veloper not exceeding 32 square feet for the first
sign and 12 square feet for the second.
i.. Memorial signs or tablets, names of building, dates
of erection and the like.
j. Bulletin boards not over twelve (12} square feet
in area for each public, charitable or religious
institution when same is located on premises of
said institution.
k. Signs required by law, traffic or pedestrian control
signs, signs indicating scenic or historic points of
interest, which are erected by or on the order of a
public officer in the performance of his public duty.
l.. Sculptures, fountains, mosaics, and design features
which do not incorporate advertising or identification.
ro. The flag of a government or noncommercial institutions
such as schools.
n. Official public notices, official court notices.
o. Temporary signs eight (8) square feet or less in
area which are displayed for less than thirty (30) days.
2. Application for permits. Application for sign permits shall
be~made to the ,Building~Offici~l on a form as provided by the Building Department.
Such application shall require: .,
a. Name~of business, address where work is to be performed.
`'~ ~~,• b. Name and title of the person completing the application.
c. Name and address, telephone number of the person or firm
doing the work and preferably the owner of said establishment.
d. Washington contractors registration number, Industrial Use
Permit Number, Sales Tax Number.
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e. A site plan showing location of sign in relation to
buildings, property lines and public right of way in-
cluding the size and location of all existing signs on
the property. (Sheet size 8-1/2 X 11).
f. A scale drawing of proposed sign or sign revision
showing size, height, copy, structural and footing
details, material specifications.
g. A description of work to be performed and type of sign.
h. Electrical load with name of electrical contractor
responsible for installation of service feed wires if
other than sign contractor.
3. Comprehensive Design Plan Permits. Special consideration
shall be given to signs which use a Comprehensive Design Plan to encourage the
integration of signage into the framework of the building where it is located.
This may be done on an existing building whose facade is being altered, new
building, or free-standing sign. Such special consideration will, in some cases,
result in allowances of height or total area in excess of those limitations
specified for particular zones in this Ordinance. Supergraphics may be permitted
as a Comprehensive Design Plan. These permits are not to be confused with the
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usual procedures for obtaining variances from this Ordinance. Rather the exception
herein is based on an exceptional effort toward creating visual harmony between the
sign, the building and the site where it is located through the use of a consistent
design theme. The Comprehensive Design Plan shall be presented to the Planning
& Community Development Committee with a narrative outlining the proposed plan,
including, but not limited to, the following:
a. How the physical components of the sign go to make up the
area of copy detailing legibility, visibility, and readability
factors on the basis of traffic speed, color combinations, sign
placement, etc.
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b. How the sign relates to the immediate surroundings,
including existing and proposed buildings, other
signs and landscape;
c. How the sign relates to the desired land use
characteristics that the sign proposal is being
asked to promote; and
d. A colored rendering.
In evaluating the proposed solution, the Planning and Community
Development Committee shall assess the foregoing information on the basis
of the alternative solution available using the existing Ordinance.
Application for Comprehensive Design Plan Permits shall be made
to the Building Official on forms provided by the Building Department, and
shall be submitted along with the regular sign permit application.
4. Special Use Permit. A Special Use Permit may be obtained for
temporary signs in excess of 8 square feet; beacon lights; and banners and streamers
which are not otherwise permitted by this Code. This permit may be approved by the
Planning and Community Development Committee for a specified and limited amount of
time for grand openings or other special events deemed acceptable by the Committee.
Applications fora Special Use Permit shall be made to the Building Official.
5. Interpretation of Applications for Permits. In all applications
for permits where a matter of interpretation arises, the most rigid definition shall
prevail.
6. Appeals and Variances. Variances to the Code and appeals from
decisions of the Building Official shall be made to the Board of Adjustment and/or
the Planning Director.
a. Appeals or variances petitioned to the Planning
Director shall only involve temporary or portable
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1. Application shall be made through the Building
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Official on forms provided. No fee shall be
charged.
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2. No public hearing is necessary.
3. The Planning Director may condition the permit
by limiting the number, size, placement and'
length. of time for the permit.
4. Appeal from the Planning Director's decision shall
be made to the Board of Adjustment.
i b. Variances to this Cade and Appels from the. decisions of the
Building Official or Planning Director shall be petitioned to the Board of
Adjustment. Applications shall be made through the Building Official.
c. In appeals with no petition for variance., the Board's scope
of review shall be limited to determining whether or not the previous decision
with the requirements of this ordinance and accordingly affirm or reverse the
decision. No variance from the requirements shall be granted.
d. In a petition for variance, the Board shall have the power
and duty to hear, decide, grant, grant with conditions, or deny the requested
variance. The Board may grant a variance from the provisions of this ordinance
only where:
1. The literal interpretation and strict application
of the provisions and requirements would cause
undue and unnecessary hardship because of unique
or unusual conditions pertaining to the specific
building, parcel or property in question; and
2. The granting of the requested variance would not
be materially deterimental to the. public welfare
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or injurious to the property or property owners
in the vicinity; and
3. The unusual conditions applying to the specific
property do not apply generally to other properties
in the city; and
4. The granting of the variance would not be contrary
to the general objective and intent of this ordinance,
the Zoning Ordinance, or the Comprehensive Land Use Plan.
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e. The action of the Board of Adjustment rejecting, approving
or modifying any decision or application shall be final, subject to the
rights of appeal as permitted by law, and shall be so carried out by the
Building Official.
B. Permit Fee Schedule:
1. The fees prescribed in this section must be paid to the
City of, Auburn for each sign installation for which a permit is required by this
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section and must be'paid before any such permit is issued by the building official.
Fees for` building permits for. each .sign erected, installed, affixed, structurally
altered, relocated, or created by painting shall 6e set in accordance with the
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following schedule:
Type of Sign
Wall sign
Sign painted on a wall
Sign Size
25-50 Sq.Ft. 50-99 Sq. Ft
$25.00 $30.00
$20.00 $20.00
100 Sq. Ft.
and Over
$35.00
$20.00
Freestanding, roof &
projecting $35.00 $40.00 $45.00
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All others less than 25 square feet $ 10.00
Outdoor advertising (billboards) $ 100.00
Political signs $ 25.00*
*Per campaign
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Additional fees: (Fees paid in addition to above schedule)
Appeals and variance applications $ 10.00
Special use permits $ 10.00
Comprehensive design permits $ 25.00
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2. In cases where erection of a sign upon private property
begins before a building permit is issued 6y the Building Official, the fee for
such sign will automatically 6e doubled, as to provide a penalty for such action.
~ C. •Permits Issued:
1. The Building Official shall issue a sign permit upon
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,:,,. 2. .Permits shall be numbered in the order of their issuance
and shall disclose:
a. The type of sign as defined in this ordinance.
b. The street address of the property upon which
said sign is proposed to 6e located and the
proposed location of the sign on the property.
(.In the absence of a street address, an acceptable
plot plan of location may be required).
c. The amount of the fee paid for such permit.
d. The date of issuance.
e. The name of the sign company installing said sign.
3. With each sign permit issued, the Building Official shall
issue a corresponding permanent sticker indicating the date of issuance, the name
of permittee and the permit number. It shall be the duty of the permittee or his
agent to attach. the label in the lower right hand area of the sign so that it can
be easily seen. The absence of said official label on a sign shall be prima facie
evidence that the sign has been, or is being, erected or operated in violation of
the provisions of this ordinance.
D. Time Limitation:
1. Every permit issued by the Building Official under the
provisions of this Code shall expire by limitation and become null and void. If
the building or work authorized by such permit is not commenced within 120 days
from the date of such. permit.
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2. If the work authorized by such permit is suspended or
abandoned at any time after the work is commenced fora period of 120 days.
Before such work can be recommenced a new permit shall be first obtained to
do so, and the fee therefore shall be one-half the amount required fora new
permit for such work, provided no changes have been made or will be made in the
original plans and specifications for such work; and provided, further, that such
suspension or abandonment has not exceeded one year.
3. The building official may, in writing, suspend or revoke a
permit issued under provisions of this Code whenever the permit is issued in error
or on the basis of incorrect information supplied, or in violation of any ordinance
or regulation or any of the provisions of this Code.
*~ 4` Work shall be considered to have commenced and be in active
progress when, in the opinion of the Building Official, workmen and equipment are
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present at~the site to di ligently incorporate materials and equipment into the
structure, weather permitting. This provision shall not 6e applicable in case of
civil commotion or strike or when the building work is halted due directly to
judicial injunction, order or similar process. The fact that the property or
parties may be involved in litigation shall not be sufficient to constitute an
exception to the period set forth herein.
E. Record Keeping Procedures:
The Building Official shall keep records of the disposition of
all hearings involving the Planning and Community Development Committee and the
Board of Adjustment in regards to sign usage, appeals, etc. with the permit file.
F. Enforcement:
1. All signs as defined by this Code are subject to inspection
and reinspection 6y the Building Official. The Building Official is empowered to
establish a procedure for the inspection of signs.
2. The Building Official shall establish a procedure to inventory
all existing signs in the City.
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3. Temporary and portable signs are required to conform with
the provisions of this Ordinance.
4. If the Building Inspector finds that any sign or other
advertising structure regulated in this Chapter is unsafe or insecure or has been
constructed or erected or is being maintained in violation of the provisions of
this Chapter, he shall give written notice to the permittee thereof. If the
permittee fails to remove or alter the structure so as to comply with the.
standards set forth in this Chapter within thirty (30) days after such. notice,
such sign or other advertising structure is a nuisance and may be removed or
altered to comply by the building inspector at the expense of the permittee or
owner of the property upon which it is located. The building inspector shall
refuse to issue a permit to any permittee or owner who refuses to pay costs so
assessed. The building inspector may cause any sign or other advertising
structure which is in immediate peril to persons or property to be removed
summarily and without notice. Should the permittee or owner of the property fail
to remove or alter the sign or advertising structure as directed, he shall become
subject to punishment, upon conviction thereof, under the provisions of this title,
and as therein provided every day such violation continued constitutes a separate
offense.
5. Any appeal from the decision of the enforcing officer
shall 6e made to the Board of Adjustment.
a. All pertinent information, specific details,
both graphic and written, shall be submitted
with the Appeal or the Appeal will not be
considered.
- G. Penalties:
1. Any person violating any provision of this Article, whether
as principal, agent, or employee, for which violation no other penalty is pre-
scribed, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and, upon conviction thereof, shall be
punished by a fine of not less than one hundred dollars ($100.00), nor more than
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five hundred dollars (.$500.00) for each sign in violation; and such person shall
be deemed guilty of a separate offense for each sign of which any violation of this
Article is committed or permitted.
2. As an alternative to the above, if the local City Attorney
elects to treat the sign as a public nuisance he may do so.
3. If the City Attorney elects to call the sign a public nuisance,
the public prosecutor may proceed to court of competent jurisdiction to obtain an
injunction to abate that nuisance.
Section 5. 18.62.050 GENERAL PROVISIONS.
The following provisions shall apply to all signs governed by this Ordinance:
A. Landscaping:
Landscaping shall be required only for freestanding signs that
are installed as a result of construction of a new business/
development, or when the rehabilitation of the business/develop-
ment exceeds 50% of its valuation.
Landscaping shall be installed at the base of the sign to prevent
automobiles from hitting the sign support structure and to improve
the overall appearance.
1. Landscaping with plants and shrubs shall be used whenever
the size, location and physical properties of the lot are
not a problem and planting can be easily maintained.
2. Landscaping shall be maintained and no dead shrubs, broken
parts, cracked or extremely chipped other material shall be
. allowed ,to remain without repair.
3. Landscaping shall 6e in proportion to the size and height
+. of the. sign.
B. Construction Provisions:
1: Each.signrshall be adequately constructed, and secure]y and
substantially anchored so as to withstand wind pressure in
accordance with the requirement of the Uniform Building and
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Sign Codes and shall meet the currently adopted edition of the
Uniform Building Code and Sign Code standards in every other
respect.
2. Signs containing electrical circuitry shall meet the require-
ments of the National Electrical Code and all state laws; and
shall include an approved testing lab sticker.
C, Clearance, Height and Sight Distance:
1. A marquee sign, or sign projecting over areas where motor trucks
may be required to pass beneath them, shall be erected to maintain a minimum
vertical clearance of fourteen (14) feet for the free passage of motor trucks.
2. Signs must meet vehicular sight distance requirements established
by the City Engineer. Where signs are adjacent to or abutting an alley, the
minimum vertical clearance shall not be less than fourteen (14) feet.
D. Exposed Angle Irons and Guy Wires:
When a projecting or roof sign is used, no angle irons, guy wires or
braces shall be visible, except those that are an integral part of the overall
design, such as decorative metals or woods, or unless they are required for safety.
E. Light Restrictions:
1. No person shall construct, establish, create and no person shall
maintain any stationary exterior lighting or illumination system or any interior
system which is intended to be viewed from a public street, highway or other public
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thoroughfare. used for vehicular traffic which system contains or utilizes:
• a. Any•exposed~incandescent lamp with a wattage in
'excess of 25 watts;
~f b. Any exposed incandescent lamp with an internal
metallic reflector;
c. Any exposed incandescent lamp with an external
reflector;
d. Any revolving beacon light;
e. Any continuous or sequential flashing operation in which
more than one-third of the lights are turned off at any one
time and/or which. uses light of more than 25 watts.
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2. These provisions shall not apply to:
a. Lighting systems owned or controlled by any public
agency for the purpose of directing or controlling
navigation, traffic, or highway or street illumination;
b. Aircraft warning lights;
c. Electronic information systems which display the time
of the day and/or the atmospheric temperature or
programmable electronic messages of a public service
or commercial nature;
d. Temporary lighting used for repair or construction as
required by governmental agencies.
F. Portable Signs:
Portable signs are allowed in place of or in conjunction with
on-premise signs provided that such signs:
1. Shall be included in the total allowable sign area and number
of signs allowed for the business and shall require a permit
except real estate signs..
2. Shall conform to all other structural and safety requirements.
3. Shall not be electrical signs, unless a state electrical permit
has been issued.
4. Shall be allowed only sixty (60) percent of the sign area
otherwise allowed for a freestanding sign for that business.
These signs must be in compliance with setback and spacing
requirements and may not be located on public property.
5. Real estate directional signs or open house signs less than
two square feet in area are permitted provided that, they do
not create a safety hazard, do not exceed four (4) per property,
someone is present at the open house, and they are removed im-
mediately after the open house promotion has ended. In no case
' ~ shall they remain for more than 24 hours, and in no case shall
they be placed in the traveled portion of the roadway or sidewalk.
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G. Sign Area and Placement:
1. The allowable signage area shall 6e calculated from the building
frontage or lot frontage, whichever is greater,l.but the business person may place
the sign or signs any place on the business establishment or lot.
2. Freestanding signs must 6e located entirely upon private property.
3. In order to encourage the setting back of freestanding signs an
additional 1.25% of sign area may 6e added for each 1 foot of set back provided,
up to a maximum of 25%.
4. Off-premise freestanding signs, including billboards will have a
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20 foot set back, no bonuses of sign area will be allowed for additional set back.
H. •Prtljection Clearance:
1. No projecting sign shall project more than six (6) inches above
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or over the wall, roof line or parapet of the building to which it is attached.
2. Signs shall not project more than five (b) feet from property
line or building face and must be a minimum of two (2) feet from a curb unless
otherwise specified by this Code, shall also conform to Section 403 of Uniform
Sign Code.
3. All projecting signs over the public right of way must be a
minimum of eight (8) feet above the sidewalk; except when located in an alley
or in an area where motor trucks may be required to pass, minimum vertical
clearance shall be fourteen (14) feet, shall also conform to Section 403 of
Uniform Sign Code.
4. No freestanding sign may project over public property.
I. Civic and Church Signs:
The Building Official may approve and permit to 6e erected entrance
signs, at or near the city limits, on private property when possible, with owner's
permission, for the benefit of visitors, on which may be listed institutional names,
churches, and points of interest. Civic organizations and churches may be permitted
by the Building Official, each name or insignia shall not exceed a size of sixteen
(.16) inches by seventy-four (74) inches for each organization. If more than one
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insignia is placed on said sign, the total aggregate area of such. sign shall not
exceed twenty-four (24) square feet. Such sign shall not be placed so as to cause
a traffic hazard, and shall be approved as to placement by the City Engineer.
J. Political Signs:
1. General Regulations: Political signs shall not be placed upon
public streets, public property, highways, or rights of way within
the corporate limits of the City of Auburn.
Political signs shall be removed within fourteen (14) days after
the election, except that a candidate who wins a primary election
may continue to display political signs until fourteen (14) days
after the general election.
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.i 2.'~ Political signs less than sixteen (16) square feet shall/be required
•'. ~ to have a permit or pay a fee. No other regulations apply except as
outlined in subsection 1.
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3. Political signs sixteen (16) square feet or larger shall be limited
to one (1) sign per candidate or issue on a private lot and shall be
regulated,as follows:
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No person, association, corporation, or organization shall place,
construct, erect, or install any political or campaign sign of any
kind or nature in any election, upon any vacant property or
abandoned vehicle or machinery placed on vacant property unless a
permit has been secured and the following information supplied:
A. Number of signs.
B. Location.
C. Written permission from property owners.
D. Size of signs.
4. Political signs in excess of 32 square feet shall conform to the
provisions of the Off-Premise Signs Section 18.62.060 (c)(12).
K. Essential Public Needs:
Signs identifying essential public needs, such as restrooms, telephone,
beware of dog, deliveries in rear, entrance, exists, etc., which are less than six
(6) square feet in area, are allowed and shall not need a permit.
L. Additional Street Frontage:
Corner locations or location with frontage on more than one street
are permitted one (1) additional sign for each street frontage; provided that no
freestanding sign shall be located closer than one hundred (.100) feet to another
freestanding sign on the same lot. Such secondary signs shall be limited to an
area not greater than fifty percent (50%) of the area allowed for tfie same type of
sign on the main street frontage.
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M. Single Sign Encouraged.
The area of sign may be allowed up to twenty-five percent (25%) more
than the maximum area normally permitted far that business when only one sign is
used, provided that all othersections of this Code are .complied with.
N. For the purpose of this ordinance marquee signs and mansard roof
signs shall~be treated as-wall signs.
0. Change of Copy Allowedi
1. The holder of a permit shall, for the duration thereof, have the
right to change the advertising copy on the structure or sign for which the permit
was issued without being required to pay any additional requirements, except that
whenever a permit sticker is removed in the changing of the sign face, a new sticker
must be obtained from the Building Official and attached to the new sign face.
2. The Building Official shall issue a sticker which corresponds to
the original permit and correct the information on the permit if changed, at no
charge to the applicant.
3. No sign may be structurally or electrically changed or moved
without obtaining a new permit.
P. Prohibited Signs:
From and after the effective date of this ordinance, it shall be
unlawful for any person to erect or place within the City:
1. A swinging projecting sign.
2. Strings of lights, banners, pennants, ribbons, streamers,
spinners, rotating or blinking lights or similar devices of
a carnival nature, except as permitted by a Special Use Permit.
3. Flashing signs, except as permitted in Section 18.62.050 (E),
signs which revolve in excess of 8 RPM, and signs which. contain
wind actuated elements.
4. Signs attached to, or placed on, a vehicle or trailer parked on
private or public property. This provision is not to be construed
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as prohibiting the identification of a firm or its principal products
on a vehicle operating during the normal course of business. This
does not include automobile for sale signs. Franchised buses or
taxis are exempt.
5. Private signs placed in or on a public right of way.
6. Any sign which constitutes a traffic hazard or detriment to traffic
safety by reason of its size, location, movement, content, coloring,
or method of illumination, or by obstructing the vision of drivers,
or 6y obstructing or detracting from the visibility of any official
traffic control device by diverting or tending to divert the
attention of drivers of moving vehicles from traffic movement on
streets, roads, intersections, or access facilities. No sign shall
be erected so that it obstructs the vision of pedestrians. Any sign,
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traffic shall be prohibited. No sign may use words, phrases, symbols
or.characters in such a. manner as to interfere with, mislead, or confuse
traffic.. ,
7. Any sign or advertising structure or supporting structure which is torn,
damaged, defaced or destroyed shall be repaired, replaced or removed
within thirty (30) days of the damage. If a sign or structure is torn,
damaged, defaced or destroyed and not repaired or replaced within thirty
(30) days of the casualty, the building inspector shall give written
notice to the property owner and permittee of the sign requiring repair,
replacement or removal thereof within thirty (30) days. In the event the
owner or permittee does not remove the sign pursuant to the notice, the
building inspector is authorized to cause removal of such. sign and any
expense incident thereto shall be paid by the owner of permittee of the
sign or, if such person cannot be found, by the owner of the building
or structure or property to which such sign or structure is affixed.
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8. Any sign now or hereafter existing which no longer advertises
a bona fide business conducted or a product sold shall be taken
down and removed by the owner, agent or person having the beneficial
use of the land, building or structure upon which such sign may be
found within thirty (30) days after written notification from the
building inspector, and upon a failure to comply with such notice
within the time specified in such order, the building inspector is
authorized to cause removal of such sign, and any expense incident
thereto shall be paid by the owner of the building or structure to
which such sign is attached. Except as provided in Section 18.62.060
(C), 12.
9. Signs attached to utility poles, trees, rocks or other natural
features.
10. Signs attached to benches on public right of way.
Section 6. 18.62.060 REGULATION BY DISTRICT:
No sign of any kind shall be permitted to be constructed, erected, or
maintained in various zoning districts of the City, except as follows:
A. Single-Family Residential District (Includes R-1; R-2):
1. In all single-family residential districts, only one
non-illuminated real estate sign (either owner or agent)
per street frontage of not over three square feet per sign
face shall be permitted. Such sign shall not need a permit.
2. One removable sign of not over one and one-half (1.5) square
feet in area, with the word "open house" may 6e used when
attached to an existing real estate sign, or where a real
~ .., estate sign ,is not installed on the property, one (J ).
temporary removable sign of not over six (6) square feet
~~ a ~ yin area, with the .word "Open House", or words "Open for
Inspection", may be used only when the owner or owner's
agent is on the premises. A permit or permit fee shall not
be necessary for such a temporary sign.
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3. One home occupation sign, non-illuminated, not exceeding
2 square feet, and attached flat to a wall or window, shall
be allowed where home occupations are permitted.
4. One name-plate sign, situated on the premises and bearing
only the name of the principal occupant(s). and the street
number of a private dwelling, or both, but not to exceed
three (3) square feet.
5. A temporary building sign not exceeding sixteen (16 ).
square feet.
6. One permanent development sign, indirectly lighted, not
exceeding fifty (50) square feet in area, per main entrance
to the development.
7. Off-premise real estate directional signs as provided in
Section 18.62.050 F.
8. Each non-residential use permitted in the zone, such as
churches, schools, clinics, shall be allowed on-premise
signs, as determined by the Planning Director.
9. No revolving signs are permitted.
10. All requirements of Section 18.62.050, General Provisions,
shall apply.
B. Multi-Family Residential and Mobile Home Districts (Includes R-3,
R-4; R-M; R-T and R-TP):
1. On-premise signs are permitted and illumination is permitted
except where specifically prohibited.
2. Revolving signs are not permitted.
3. One freestanding sign and one wall sign(for identification)
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.~„~, a. shall' be permitted for each street/provided that total signage
- ~ shall be .limited to one (1) square foot of sign area for each
lineal foot'of street frontage, not to exceed 100 square feet,
the height shall not exceed thirty (30) feet.
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4. One non-illuminated real estate sign (.either owner or agent)
of not more than sixteen (16) square feet per each. street
frontage shall be allowed and shall not require a permit.
Such sign must be removed upon sale of the premise.
5. Off-premise real estate directional signs as provided
in Section 18.62.050 F.
6. One temporary building sign not exceeding thirty-two (32)
square feet of sign area shall be allowed while construction
is being completed and shall not require a permit.
7. All provisions of Section 18.62.050, General Provisions,
shall apply.
C. General Commercial, Wholesale Commercial and Industrial Districts
(.Includes C-3, C-4, M-1 and M-2):
1. On-premise signs are permitted and illumination is permitted
except where specifically prohibited.
2. All requirements of Section 18.62.050 General Provisions,
shall apply.
3. Revolving pole or freestanding signs shall not exceed eight
(8) revolutions per minute.
4. Signs attached to the bottom of a marquee, canopy or
permanent walkway cover (under-marquee signs), shall not
exceed one (1) for each of the business entrances on the
premises, with a sign area not to exceed six (6) square
•, ,feet .per sign face. Such sign shall be located in front
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of the business adjacent to the main entrances and shall
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the sidewalk or walkway nearest the sign.
•5. Freestanding signs shall not exceed 45 feet in height, and
shall be permitted as follows:
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a. Each. single tenant building shall be permitted
' one freestanding sign, with a maximum sign area
of one (.1) square foot for each one fioot of main
street frontage, not to exceed 200 square feet.
6. Each multi-tenant building shall be permitted
one freestanding sign with a maximum sign area
of one and one-half (1.5) square feet for each
one (1) foot of main street frontage, not to
exceed 250 square feet. In addition, a maximum
of twenty-five (25) square feet of directory sign
for each tenant shall be allowed, not to exceed one
hundred (100) square feet total per building.
c. Each multi-building complex shall 6e permitted
one freestanding sign with a maximum sign area
of one and one-half (1.5) square feet for each.
one (1) foot of main street frontage, not to ex-
ceed 250 square feet. In addition, a maximum of
twenty-five (25) square feet of directory sign
for each tenant shall 6e allowed, hot to exceed
one hundred (100) square feet total per complex.
d. On a business, multi-tenant building, or multi-
building complex with total frontage. on the main
street of more than three hundred (300) feet, the
business shall be allowed one additional freestanding
sign for each three hundred (300). feet of frontage,
not to exceed 150 square feet. Each. sign shall be
placed one hundred fifty (.150) feet apart.
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6. A projecting or roof sign is permitted in lieu of a
freestanding sign and shall not exceed one. (1) for each
business, with the sign area not to exceed fifty percent
(50%) of that allowable for a freestanding sign for that
business.
a. Roof signs may not extend more than five (5)
feet in height above the roof.
. 7.. Businesses located in a multi-building complex or a multi-
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tenant building may be permitted a projecting sign in lieu
• F" of a wall sign. This does not apply to commercial shopping
centers.
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8. Wall signs (.painted or other) shall be calculated by two
(2) square feet of signage for each one. (1) foot of street
frontage, up to a maximum of three hundred sixty (.360) square
feet per business. If any business has only a wall sign, it
shall be permitted at least sixty (fi0) square feet regardless
of street or building frontage.
a. In a multi-tenant building, any business which has an
outside wall and an outside entrance which. opens directly
to the business shall be allowed a wall sign with an area
equal to two (2) square feet per one. foot of length of
the business facade. If the businesses located within
the building do not have outside entrances, the total
square footage shall be assigned on the. basis of two
square feet per lineal foot of mainstreet frontage, and
it shall be the responsibility of the building owner or
manager to establish the signage. allowed to each. business.
b. In a multi-building complex, each. building shall be
allowed wall signage based on the building frontage.
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c. Marquee signs and mansard roof signs shall be
treated as wall signs.
9. Temporary signs are permitted for special functions such as
a grand opening or liquidation sales, and shall require. a
Special Use Permit as defined in Section 18.62.040 A-4.
10. Paper or other temporary signs (including painted signs which
can be easily removed by washing) may be affixed or otherwise
attached to or displayed within glass display windows of
commercial establishments and stores without the requirement
of a permit being obtained. Permits shall however be re-
quired for temporary window signs if they exceed 50% of the
window area and are present for more than thirty (30) days.
a. Signs which. are permanently painted upon a window
surface shall be treated as a wall sign and included
in the total allowable sign area.
11: Signs may be erected upon off-street parking lots which are
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operated in connection with stores and other places of business.
,a.• One O) such sign, not larger than twenty (20)
square feet, shall be permitted at each entrance,
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or'two square feet per contributor.
b. A permit shall be required for such signs.
12. Vacant stores shall be controlled as follows:
a. Any owner or person entitled to possession of any
vacant store is hereby prohibited from displaying
upon the windows of such. vacant store., any sign,
lettering or printed matter except one sign, con-
sisting of a maximum thirty-two (32) square feet,
advertising the availability of the premises, and
except as otherwise allowed by this ordinance.
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b. Within ninety (90) days after a stare becomes .vacant,
the owner or person entitled to possession of such
vacant store, is hereby required to remove all signs
including structures, lettering or printed matter,
visible to the public and placed upon the premises
of such vacant store by or on behalf of the previous
owner or occupant, except the sign advertising its
availability as allowed in subsection a, above.
13. Freestanding off-premise signs which include billboards are
permitted as follows:
a. No such sign shall be located closer than 150 feet
to any residential zone, and shall not interfere with
or obstruct the view of natural beauty from any
residential zone.
b. No such sign shall obstruct the visibility of any
on-premise sign.
c. There shall be a minimum distance of 150 feet between
any two outdoor advertising signs, except that double-
faced signs with the faces in opposite directions may
be permitted. Those signs for which a permit was first
issued shall be used to establish the minimum distance.
d. Such signs shall not exceed a height equal to one foot
for each foot of setback, not to exceed 30 feet, and in
no case shall the setback be less than 20 feet.
e. No such. sign shall be allowed to exceed 200 square feet
of sign area per sign face.
f. No permit shall be issued for freestanding off-premise
_ signs without a landscape plan.
14. Additional signs are permitted as follows:
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a. Directional signs giving directions to motorists
regarding the location of parking areas, delivery
areas, access drives, and accessways, shall not
exceed six square feet per sign face and shall meet
the locational requirements of the off-street parking
ordinance. Permits are not required.
b. Real estate signs shall not exceed one for each street
frontage and shall not exceed thirty-two (32) square
feet per sign face and shall not be illuminated.
Permits are not required.
c. Incidental signs shall be restricted to one per twenty-
five (25) feet of principle street frontage, shall not
exceed nine square feet per face, and no such business
shall be allowed more than four such signs. Incidental
signs shall include, but are not limited to, gasoline
price signs, bank interest signs, and signs. advertising
a specific product, or service. Such signs shall con-
form to the regulations of this ordinance, but shall not
be included in number of signs allowed.
D. General Commercial (C-1):
All provisions governing the C-3, C-4, M-1 and M-2 zones in Section
18.62.060 c. shall apply, except that no off-premise outdoor advertising signs
shall be permitted.
E. Central Business District (C-2):
CBD Definition. The CBD (.Central Business District) is that area
designated on the General Land Use Plan Map within the Comprehensive Plan of the
City of Auburn adopted by Resolution No. 352. The boundaries being more particularly
described as follows: (This applies to only commercially zoned property)
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Beginning at the intersection of "G" Street S.E. with Sign
Route 18 (Tacoma-North Bend Freeway); thence north along "G"
Street S.E. to its intersection with East Main Street, thence
west on East Main Street to its intersection with "E" Street N.E.;
thence north on "E" Street N.E. to its intersection with the south
boundary of the Auburn City Park; thence west along the south
boundary of the Auburn City Park to the southwest corner thereof;
thence north along the west line of the Auburn City Park to its
intersection with Park Avenue; thence west along Park Avenue to
its intersection with Auburn Way North; thence north along Auburn
Way North to its intersection with 5th Street N.E.; thence west
along 5th Street N.E. to its intersection with "A" Street N.E.;
thence south along "A" Street N.E. to the south line of NE 1/4
of the NE 1/4 of Section 13, Twp 21 N, Range 4 EIdM; thence west
along said south line of the NE 1/4 of the NE 1/4 to its inter-
section with "A" Street N.W. extended northerly; thence south
along "A" Street N.W. and "A" Street N.W. extended to its inter-
section with 3rd Street N.W.; thence west along 3rd Street N.W.
to its intersection with the Burlington Northern Railway Co.
right of way; thence south along the Burlington Northern Railway
Co. right of way to its intersection with Sign Route 18 (Tacoma-
North Bend Freeway); thence east along Sign Route 18 to the point
of beginning.
1. All provisions governing the C-3, C-4, M-1 and M-2 zones
in Section 18.62.060 c. shall apply, except that no roof
~~ ~~ ~ • 'si gns~ or of f, `premise outdoor advertising signs shat l be
allowed.
' .. _ 2. Double faced projecting signs shall not project further than
twenty-four (24) inches from the building facade, shall not
project more than six (6) inches above the roof line and shall
have at least an eight (8) foot clearance from the bottom of
the sign to the sidewalk.
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F. Commercial Shopping Centers (.Includes N-S):
1. On-premise illuminated signs are permitted as follows:
' a. Each'shopping center may be permitted one freestanding
sign per street frontage, not to exceed 1.5 square foot
per lineal foot of street frontage, up to a maximum of
200 square feet and 30 feet in height. Revolving signs
are not permitted.
b. Each business shall be allowed wall or marquee signs not
to exceed a total area of 1-1/2 square feet per lineal
foot of frontage, up to a maximum of 120 square feet,
total for all signs.
c. One double-faced under-marquee sign, not exceeding six
square feet per sign face, with a minimum height clearance
of 8 feet above grade shall be allowed, in addition to
allowable wall signs.
2. Real estate signs and temporary building signs are permitted
the same as in the multiple-family residential zones.
3. Temporary window signs are allowed.
4. Each business shall be allowed one incidental sign.
5. All requirements of Section 18.62.050, General Provisions
shall apply.
G. Conditional Use Permits:
When a Conditional Use Permit has been approved the type of signs
shall be determined by the Planning Director based upon similar uses in other zones.
Section 7. 18.62.070 NON-CONFORMING SIGNS, TIME LIMITATIONS AND VARIANCES.
1. Permanent signs which were installed legally prior to passage of
this ordinance shall be allowed to remain as a legal non-conforming
sign until the sign is removed, structurally or electrically changed,
or moved.
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2. Non-Conforming Signs - Variances for Proposed Sins. Notwithstanding
the provisions hereinabove set forth, any person who at the time of
adoption of this Code was a party to a valid contractual obligation
for the construction of a sign, which sign was permitted prior to
the adoption of this Code but not permitted under the provisions of
this Code, shall have the privilege of appeal to the Board of
Adjustments fora variance from the provisions of this Code. The
Board of Adjustments may in such circumstances grant a permit for
the construction of such sign, provided however, that in no event
shall such variance be construed to alter the nonconforming status
of such sign nor shall such variance relieve such person from the
duty of compliance with all other provisions and requirements of
this Code. _•
Section 8. 18.62.080 LIABILITY.
This Ordinance shall not .be constituted to relieve from or lessen the
responsibility of any person owning, building, altering, constructing or removing
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or moving any sign in the City for damages to anyone injured or damaged either in
person or property by any defect therein; nor shall the City, or any agent thereof,
be held as assuming such liability by reason of permit or inspection authorized
herein or a certificate of inspection issued by the City or any of its agents.
Section 9. 18.62.090 CONFLTCTS REPEALED.
That all sections or parts of sections of the Municipal Code, all
Ordinances and all Resolutions or parts of Resolutions, in conflict herewith, be
and the same, are hereby repealed to the extent of such conflict.
Section 10. 18:62.100 SEVERABILITY.
If any section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase or portion of this
Ordinance is for any reason held invalid or unconstitutional by any Court of competent
jurisdiction, such portion shall be deemed a separate, distinct and independent
provision, and such holding shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions
thereof.
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Section 11. This Ordinance shall take effect and be in force five (5)
days from and after its passage, approval and publication, as provided by law.
INTRODUCED: f9AY 19,-1980
PASSED: MAY 19, 1980
APPROVED: P•9AY 19, 1980
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STATE OF WASHINGTON)
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COUNTY OF KING )
I, Coralee A. McConnehey, the duly appointed, qualified City Clerk
of the City of Auburn, a Municipal Corporation and Code City, situate in
the County of King, State of Washington, do hereby certify that the fore-
going is a full, true and correct copy of Ordinance fJo. 3514 of the
ordinances of the City of Auburn, entitled
"AN ORDIPJANCE of the City of Auburn, Washington, providing for the
rezoning of a parcel of land approximately 22 acres in size easterly
of the existing Rio Verde Mobile Home Park and north of 14th Street
S.E., within the City of Auburn, changing the zoning classification
thereof from R2 to R TP
I certify that said Ordinance No. 3514 was duly passed by the
Council and approved by the Mayyor of the said City of Auburn, on the lg
day of May A,p,, lg 80 ,
I further certify that said Ordinance No. 3514 was published as
provided by law in the Daily Globe News, a daily newspaper published in the
City of Auburn, and of general circulation therein, on the $" day of
~, A.D., 19 ~v
WIT SS my hand ~hd the official seal of the City of Auburn, this ~:~~
day of A. D. , 19 Fla .
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CITY CLERK OF THE CITY OF AUBURN