Unified Land Development Code - Town of Gilbert

3.7 Commercial! Office
SIGNS
height of three (3) feet. Such signs shall be constructed of durable and weather-resistant materials,
and shall be anchored or weighted down to the ground sufficient to avoid being displaced in windy or
other conditions, or otherwise be a safety hazard to the public. Such signs shall be placed only with
the permission of the owner of the property on 'Which they are placed, and shall not be permitted
in the public right-of-way.
The following regulations shall apply to the following zoning districts: N-S,NGC, G 1, G2, PSG 1, PSC 2, E-R
A sign package for a commercial / office complex with multiple tenants and! or buildings must receive the Design
Review Board approval for design and placement of signs prior to the issuance of any sign permit.
The signage for a commercial/ office building with a single tenant! use and a single building shall be reviewed
and approved by the Planning Department prior to the issuance of a sign permit, unless the Planning Director
refers the application and sign plan to the Design Review Board for approval.
3.71 Permanent Signs
Signs shall comply with the approved sign package and shall be fully integrated 'With the design of the building
and the site development, reflecting the architecture, building materials, and colors used on the project. Signs
shall consist of durable materials resistant to local elements.
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Wall Signs
1. Aggregate Area Allowance ~ for each business, the maximum area permitted for all wall
signs shall be the greater of: a) the sign area permitted under section 3.71 (A)(2) for the longest
frontage of the tenant/user suite facing the street, if any, or b) the sign area permitted under
Section 3.71 (A) (2) for the length of the tenant! user suite in 'Which the principal entrance to
the business is located. Except as provided in Section 3.71 (A) (4), a minimum of thirty-two
(32) square feet in wall sign area shall be allowed per tenant l user.
2. Area allowed per building elevation - the maximum area permitted for any building elevation
for the business shall be one ( 1.0) square foot of sign area for each linear foot of the building
elevation adjacent to the tenant’s or user's suite. For buildings set back in excess of seventy
five (75) feet from the street right-of-way line, one and one half (1.5) square feet of sign area
shall be allowed for each linear foot of building elevation adjacent to the tenant's or user's
suite.
3. Signs on Accessory Entry Monuments - wall signs for center or project identification shall be
permitted on Accessory Entry Monuments for multiple. tenant projects exceeding forty (40)
net acres, subject to Design Review Board approval as part of a sign program. Such signs shall
not occupy more than fifty percent (50%) of the area of the structure. Such signs shall be
located no closer than one hundred (100) feet from any other Accessory Entry Monument sign.
4. Wall Sign Placement - wall signs may be placed on any exterior wall of the business suite,
subject to the area allowances for that building elevation and subject to the aggregate area
allowances for all wall signs for the business. For buildings in which a customer entrance is
located on a wall that faces abutting residentially ·zoned property, signs placed on such a wall
shall be non-illuminated, not to exceed sixteen (16) square
01. I, Pg. 165
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