Unified Land Development Code - Town of Gilbert

SIGNS
circulation and way finding. Factors to be considered shall include the size of the
development) the number of development sub-areas, and the division or integration of
sign functions.
3. Size. All signs shall be no larger than necessary for visibility and readability.
Factors to be considered in determining appropriate size shall include topography,
volume and speed of traffic, visibility range, proximity to adjacent uses, amount of sign
copy, placement of display, lettering style and the presence of distracting influences.
In no event shall a plan contain a freestanding or wall sign that exceeds by more than
fifty (50) percent any maximum height standard or by twenty-five (25) percent any
maximum area standard allowed on the site by this ordinance. There shall be no
prescribed limit on the percentage by which a Master Sign Plan may allow a directional
sign) or a freestanding or wall sign that is placed or oriented to have impacts only internal
to the development, to exceed the height or area restrictions permitted on the site.
4. Design Features and Materials. Sign design themes and materials shall be
compatible with the architectural design features and materials of the project, as
approved by the Design Review Board.
5. Technical Requirements and Development Standards. All signs approved as part of
a Master Sign Plan shall comply with the requirements of Sections 3.23, 3.33 and
3.34, and all applicable building codes and regulations. Except as provided for herein,
the Design Review Board may not reduce any development standard expressed in this
Chapter as a minimum requirement to less than fifty percent (50%) of that standard,
nor increase any development standard expressed in this Chapter as a maximum
allowance by more than one hundred percent (100%) of that standard.
6. Amendments. The Planning Director may approve minor amendments to a
Master Sign Plan, without a hearing, where such changes are determined by the
Planning Director to have little or no public impact and consistent with the intent of
the original approval by the Design Review Board. The Design Review Board shall
process all other amendments for review in the same manner as the original application.
3.4 Real Estate Signs
Real estate signs (including for sale, for rent, or for lease) are allowed in any district, subject to the
following requirements:
A. Real estate signs are allowed only on the property which is offered for sale. Off-site real estate signs
are not allowed (except those approved in residential builder sign packages and which have a
valid Administrative Use Permit).
B. Real Estate Signs of six (6) square feet and less than six (6) feet in height do not require a permit,
C. Residential subdivisions and non-residential properties are allowed one on-premise sign per street
frontage. Said sign shall be no larger than thirty-two (32) square feet in area. The highest portion of
such sign shall not be greater than eight (8) feet above the finished grade. A sign setback of ten (10)
feet behind the property line is required.
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