§ 8175-5.13.9.1. Number and dimensions of signs.

COASTAL OPEN SPACE (COS) COASTAL AGRICULTURAL (CA) COASTAL RESIDENTIAL (CR, CR1, CR2, RB, RBH, CRPD) (a)
Sign Type	On-Site				Off-Site
	Attached	Freestanding (n)			Freestanding
	Identification/ Noncommercial Sign(o)		Monument Sign	Flags	Display Structure/ Interpretive/ Location and Road (m)	Residential Subdivision (b)
Maximum number per lot	1	1	(c), (d)	1	1	1
Maximum sign area (sq. ft.) (n)	Lesser of 20 or F*/20 (e)	Lesser of 25 or F*/10 (square feet)	48 sf including the base	See Sec. 8175- 5.13.10.9	6(f)	12 (g)
Maximum Height (feet)	Not above the wall to which it is attached.	6(i)	6(i)		6(i)	6(i)
Maximum Length (feet)	(j)	10	10		3	12

 

COASTAL COMMERCIAL (CC)(a), (k) COASTAL INDUSTRIAL (CM)
Sign Type	On-Site				Off-Site
	Attached	Freestanding (n)
	Identification/ Commercial Sign	Monument Sign	Directional Signs	Flags	Residential Subdivision (b)/ Locational and Road (m)
Maximum number per lot	No limit	(d)	1 per entrance to the lot (see Sec. 8175-5.13.10.5)	1	1
Maximum sign area (sq. ft.)	(l)	48 sf including the base	4	See Sec. 8175- 5.13.10.9	12 (g)
Maximum Height (ft.)	(h)	6(i)	3		6(i)
Maximum Length (ft.)	(j)	10	4		12

 

F* = Total street frontage of lot in linear feet.

Regulatory Notes:

(a)

Assembly uses may have up to twenty (20) square feet of attached sign area regardless of lot width.

(b)

On-site residential subdivision signs are shall only be installed on a legal lot where an approved residential subdivision will be developed.

(c)

A produce stand may have one (1) freestanding monument sign and one (1) attached sign totaling hundred (100) square feet. The advertising signs shall indicate the location of the farm products but not the price of any product.

(d)

Two (2) monument signs at either side of an entry road may be allowed pursuant to Sec. 8175-5.13.10.14.

(e)

Principal structures related to agriculture, except shade/mist structures over twenty thousand (20,000) square feet in size, may have one (1) square foot of sign area per two (2) linear feet of wall length, regardless of the number of signs. The Planning Director may approve additional sign area, up to a maximum total of one hundred twenty (120) square feet per qualified building, as part of a complete Sign Program for the site. The Sign Program may be approved as a modification to an existing permit, such as a Conditional Use Permit or Planned Development Permit. If no such permit exists for the site, the applicant shall submit the Sign Program as part of a Planned Development Permit.

(f)

Display structures and interpretive signs may have up to nine square feet in sign area or as recommended by the reviewing agency per Sec. 8175-5.13.10.6 and Sec. 8175-5.13.10.12.

(g)

Residential subdivision signs are limited to twelve (12) square feet in area, but the length or width of the sign may be increased by one (1) foot for each ten (10) feet that the width of the lot, or two (2) or more contiguous lots in single ownership, exceeds seventy (70) feet. The maximum area of the sign shall not exceed thirty-six (36) square feet.

(h)

Signs may not extend above the eaves of a gable roof, nor more than two (2) feet above the face of the canopy or a parapet wall to which it is attached.

(i)

Signs shall be limited to a maximum three (3) feet in height if located in a clear sight triangle pursuant to Sec. 8175-13.9.2(c).

(j)

Signs may be as long as the building wall to which it is attached, and may wrap around a corner, but may not project beyond a corner.

(k)

In addition to the number of signs allowed in the Coastal Commercial zone, a drive-through restaurant may also have a 16-square foot menu board; see Sec. 8175-5.13.10.13.

(l)

In the Coastal Commercial (CC) zone, each wall or building face is permitted one (1) square foot of sign area per linear foot of wall length; maximum one hundred twenty (120) square feet, regardless of the number of signs. In the Costal Industrial (CM) zone, see Sec. 8175-5.13.10.7, Identification Signs for Oil and Gas Development.

(m)

Display structures, interpretive and location signs are prohibited in the residential zones. Road and locational signs are subject to the design standards for traffic control devices administered by the State Department of Transportation or local road agency, the California Coastal Commission or Ventura County.

(n)

The area of a free standing sign for a flag lot shall be equivalent to the area of a sign allowed for the intervening lot or lots that separate the bulk of the flag lot from the access road.

(o)

Non-commercial signs in the residential zones are limited to three.

(Ord. No. 4492, § 3, 6-21-2016)