Los Gatos Commercial Design Guidelines FINAL ... - City of Winters

Town of Los Gatos
• Individual letters and graphics carved into the surface
of a wood panel
• Letters and graphics painted directly onto the surface
of the panel
e) Neon wall signs may be allowed, but will be evaluated
on a case-by-case basis.
f) Conceal all sign and sign lighting raceways and
other connections.
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6.2.5 Maximum letter height
Sign height and width should be appropriate to the
building on which it is placed and the distance of the
sign from fronting streets. Generally, wall sign letter
heights should not exceed the following:
C-1 District: 12 inches
C-2 District: 12 inches
LM District:
12 inches
Los Gatos Boulevard: 18 inches
Exception: Auto dealership wall signage will be considered in
the context of the overall Signage Program
6.2.6 Relate sign colors to building colors
Select wall sign colors to blend with the building and
storefront colors. Select from color ranges which are
analogous and complementary to them.
Corporate branding colors will be considered, but will
not be automatically approved if they are considered
out of place with the building or the surrounding environment.
The use of toned down colors in the same
hue family may be required in place of brighter standard
corporate colors.
Examples of restrained corporate wall signage
Subdued wall signage for well known
restaurant
Green-blue sign color is a
complementary color to the red
tones of the wall shingles
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