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MONUMENT SIGN DESIGN STANDARDS Landscaped Planter Monument signs need to be located within a landscaped planter, the minimum area to be equal to the total area of the sign located within the planter. Planning & Zoning Division - City of Anaheim 200 S. Anaheim Blvd., Anaheim, CA 92805 (714) 765- 5139 Hours: Monday through Friday 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. www.anaheim.net/planning No Signs Permitted in the Line of Sight Triangles Adjacent to Driveways x 50’) Sign must be located a minimum of 25% the property width or 50’ away from next property line No Signs Permitted in the Line of Sight Triangles Adjacent to a Corner (25’ x 25’) Location of Monument Sign in Landscaped Planter P.L. 50’ Design to Complement Building The exterior finish, color and materials of the sign and sign cabinet need to comple- ment the colors and materials of the building that the advertised business occupies. Multiple-Tenant Commercial Centers Monument signs for multiple-tenant commercial centers with six or more tenant spaces shall focus on identifying the name of the center and/or its largest tenants, rather than all tenants. A ground-mounted sign is a single- sided, double-sided or three-sided sign supported from grade with a solid base or the appearance of a solid base that is at least seventy-five (75%) of the width of the sign, that is not connected to another structure. Such sign is oriented for vehicular view along roadways, and is often used at entries to a building or project. Quick Reference rev. 5/08 ---PAGE BREAK--- Reference the entire zoning code online at www.anaheim.net/zoningcode. Find zoning information online at gis.anaheim.net. Find out about saving money and reducing energy consumption with Anaheim’s Green Connection Incentives for Businesses. Contact (714) 765-4182. Call (714) 765 - 5139 to speak with a planner. Design Requirements Base of Monument Signs - Monument signs shall maintain a solid base at least eighteen (18) inches in height. Address Numbers - All freestanding and monument signs need to include the numeric street address of the property upon which it is located. The numbers used to identify the address shall be no less than nine inches and no more than fifteen (15) inches in height. Size Requirements General Requirements - The maximum area shown is for each face of a sign. - The maximum height shown includes the height of the base. - The maximum width shown includes any frame or support structure. NUMBER OF SIGNS LOCATION Requirements Driveway Line of Sight- No monument signs are permitted in the line of sight triangles next to driveway locations. The line of sight triangle measures 7 feet by 50 feet. Corner Line of Sight- No monument signs are permitted in the line of sight triangles adjacent to a corner. This line of sight triangle measures 25 feet by 25 feet. Minumum Distance from Next Property- Signs need to be located 25% the property width or 50 feet, whichever is less, from the next property line. Minimum Distance Between Monument Signs -When more than one monu- ment sign is permitted on any parcel, the signs shall be located no closer than 300 feet from one another. Street Frontage Max. Number of Signs Up to 599 feet 1 600 feet or more 2 (plus an addition sign for each 300’ of frontage) Property Frontage Area Height Width (feet) (square feet) (feet) (feet) Less than 100 25 6 10 100-299 55 or 0.33 per lineal feet of frontage, whichever is less 8 10 300 or more 65 or 0.33 per lineal feet of frontage, whichever is less 8 10 Property Frontage (feet) Area (square feet) Height (feet) Width (feet) Up to 299 150 or 0.5 per lineal feet of frontage, whichever is less* 20 15 300 or more 250 or 0.5 per lineal feet of frontage, whichever is less* 25 20 *Excluding the base for monument signs Special Size Allowance - Large Commercial Retail Centers acres) Translucent / Opaque Surfaces Only sign letters and logos may be of a translucent material that emit light. All background surfaces (regardless of color) must be an opaque material that do not emit light. ---PAGE BREAK--- MONUMENT SIGN PLAN CHECK Submittal Requirements Required Plans - The following plans must be submitted in an accurate and scaled form with appropriate dimensions clearly indicated. Approximated plans using areal photographs are discouraged. SAMPLE SIGN ELEVATION SAMPLE SITEPLAN Siteplan (Entire view of the parcel including line of sight tri- angles, ultimate right of way, length of street frontage, and proposed location of monument sign) Sign Elevation (Elevation view including sign hieght, sign width, base height, and individual letter hieght) Construction Details (Building/Safety related construction information. Contact the building division for additional information.) Material/ Color specifications (Details of colors, types of material and opaque/translu- cent surfaces) Additional Pictures (Additonal pictures indicating before/after conditions) SIDEWALK DRIVEWAY DRIVEWAY LINCOLN AVENUE EAST STREET 25’ 25’ 50’ 7’ 50’ 7’ 50’ 7’ MONUMENT SIGN STREET FRONTAGE DIMENSION STREET FRONTAGE DIMENSION RIGHT OF WAY MONUMENT SIGN 201 TENANT TENANT TENANT TENANT TOTAL HEIGHT CAP HEIGHT INTERIOR HEIGHT BASE HEIGHT TOTAL WIDTH LETTER HEIGHTS PROPERTY LINE