Contra Costa County |
Ordinance Code |
Title 8. ZONING |
Division 88. SPECIAL LAND USES |
Chapter 88-9. S2 SIGN CONTROL COMBINING DISTRICT |
§ 88-9.1002. Freestanding signs.
(a)
Height. No portion of a freestanding sign shall be higher than the roof line of the building on the lot or twelve feet, whichever is lower.
(b)
Area. The sign area shall not exceed one square foot up to a maximum of thirty-five square feet, for each one hundred square feet of lot area.
(c)
Number. There shall not be more than one per shopping center complex, area, development or building, under single control.
(d)
Design. The design shall be architecturally compatible with the building or complex it is serving.
(e)
Lot Size. There shall be no freestanding signs on lots with a frontage of one hundred twenty-five feet or less.
(f)
Display Surfaces. Display surfaces shall be back-to-back, and shall not exceed two in number. A back-to-back sign is considered as a single face for area computation.
(g)
A freestanding sign shall not contain information other than the address of the premises, and either:
(1)
The name of building complex; or
(2)
The logo and/or name of a single tenant.
(Ords. 77-110 § 10, 74-63).