City of Downey

MUNICIPAL CODE ARTICLE IX – LAND USE9618.04 9618.04Figure 9.6.15. Hanging Sign(4) Monument signs are permitted as provided by Table 9.6.6. Monument signs areshown in Figure 9.6.16. Multi-Tenant Monument Signs are shown in Figure9.6.17Table 9.6.6Requirements for Monument SignsStandard(A) Maximum Sign AreaRequirementOne-third (1/3) square foot per lineal footage of building frontage with aminimum of fifteen (15) square feet of sign area(B) Maximum Sign Copy Area(C) Maximum HeightProperty under one ownership having a continuous street frontage inexcess of one hundred fifty (150) feet and a building setback greater thanthe required setback may compute maximum sign area as follows: one andone-half (1.5) times the building setback, plus one-third (1/3) of the linealfeet of building frontage.Seventy five (75) percent of the sign areaEight (8) feet, unless the sign is within the intersection visibility triangle(see Section No. 9614.04(E) & (F))(D) Maximum Number of Signs One (1) per street frontage(E) Setback Requirements Permitted within the front setback, but not closer than seven (7) feet fromthe street property line(F) Illumination Requirements Internally or indirectly illuminated only(G) Changeable CopyMay not change more than once per hour. Signs shall not rotate, move, orcause uncontrolled direction of lights, flash, reflect, scroll, or blink. Nomore than twenty-five (25) percent of the sign area.9.6-25