Jamestown Unified Development Ordinance

September, 2008

Signs

About the Team

• GreenPlan, Inc.• Shuford Planning Services• Mary Weber, Landscape

Architects• Resource Data, Inc.• Josh Freeman, AICP

SIGNS

Sign Types

• Exempt Signs• Attached Signs• Freestanding Signs

– Pole Signs– Monument Signs

• Special Purpose Signs• Sign Design Guidelines• Enforcement• Questions

Exempt Signs

• Allowed without permits• Include:

– Incidental signs– Machine signs– Public signs

• Some limits on number, placement, size

Exempt Signs - Incidental Signs

Exempt Signs – Machine Signs

Exempt Signs - Public Signs

Exempt Signs - Public Sign

Exempt Signs - Public Signs

Exempt Signs – Construction and Real Estate Signs

Attached Signs

• Allowed with permits• Include:

– General (Blade, V or Flat) – 32 sf max; 1 sf for each 1 ft of occupancy frontage

– Window – 8 sf– Directional – 4 sf (12 sf for above-

entrance signs)– Directory – 4 sf– Awning – 6 sf– Canopy – 16 sf

Attached Signs – V-Signs

Attached Signs – Blade Signs

Attached Signs – Awning Signs

Attached Signs – Window & Blade

Attached Signs - Window

Freestanding Signs - Pole• Maximum area - 32 sf• Maximum height - 10 ft • Design standards

– Materials (wood, metal, brick, stucco, natural or manufactured stone)

– Structure – one or two posts

Pole Signs

Pole Signs

Sign Measurement

Monument-like Pole Signs

Monument Signs

• Maximum area – 48 sf• Maximum height – 8 ft• Design standards

– Base, middle, cap– Materials (wood, metal, brick,

stucco, natural or manufactured stone, glass)

– Acrylic can be used for the copy area with some area limitations

Elements of a Monument Sign

Cap

Middle

Base

Monument Signs

Monument Signs

Not Allowed

Directory Signs

• Freestanding (16 sf; 6 ft tall)

• Attached (4 sf)

Attached & Freestanding Directory Signs

Sandwich Board Signs

• Allowed in B-1, B1-A, B-2• Public or private sidewalks• Pedestrian clearance zone (4

ft)• Oriented to pedestrian traffic• Size: 4 ft tall; 30” wide• Daily setup and take-in• Metal frames or approved

alternative design

Sandwich Board Signs

Sandwich Board Signs - Problems

Sandwich Board Signs – Alternative Design

Sandwich Board Signs

Possible Town-Sponsored Program

• Mass Purchase of Sandwich Board Sign Frames

• Sell at Cost to Businesses• Refund $ When Frame Returned

in Acceptable Condition• Ornate Wrought-Iron Frame

~$375; Simpler, Less-Expensive Options Available

Master Signage Plan

• Where allowed:– Large developments (typically 3

acres or larger)– “Urban Village” (new urbanist)

projects– Corridor planned areas– Areas with approved sign guidelines

• Customized sign package• Town Council approval

process

Sign Package Approval

Design Guidelines

• Included to encourage good sign design

• Advisory, not mandatory

Bad Sign Design - Fonts

Good Sign Design – Use of Symbols

Good Sign Design – Sign Lighting

Good Sign Design – Landscaping at Sign Base

Enforcement

Enforcement

• Civil, not criminal penalties• Process designed to achieve

compliance, not to penalize• General– $200/day

• Snipe Signs– Confiscation provision– $200/sign/day

Summary Comparison

Sign Type Existing Proposed

Freestanding32 sf 32-48 sf

16 ft 8-10 ft

Attached 5%, to 40 sf 32 sf*

Sandwich Board

8 sf10 sf

Temporary

4x per year; 14 days per event

4x per year; 21 days per event

32 sf 60 sf

* add’l signs allowed (window, awning, canopy)

Jamestown Unified Development Ordinance

September, 2008

Signs