HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrd 1773 - Sign Code Regarding Allocation of Signs to Office Buildings (Repealed by Ord 2303) -44,
C
0
1-4
190
City of Tukwila
Washington
Cover page to Ordinance 1773
The full text of the ordinance follows this cover page.
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF TUKWILA,
WASHINGTON, AMENDING THE SIGN CODE BY CHANGING THE
ALLOCATION OF SIGNS TO OFFICE BUILDINGS, CLARIFYING PLANNED
SHOPPING CENTER SIGN REGULATIONS; PROVIDING FOR
SEVERABILITY; AND ESTABLISHING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
Ordinance 1773 was amended or repealed by the
following ordinances.
AMENDED BY: REPEALED BY:
2303
r° ILA,
r O t2
rr i
rsoa�
C ity it a
f T kw o u
Washington
Ordinance No. 7 73
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF TUKWILA,
WASHINGTON, AMENDING THE SIGN CODE BY CHANGING THE
ALLOCATION OF SIGNS TO OFFICE BUILDINGS, CLARIFYING PLANNED
SHOPPING CENTER SIGN REGULATIONS; PROVIDING FOR
SEVERABILITY; AND ESTABLISHING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, the regulations governing office building signage do not reflect the mixed use
nature of current zoning, and
WHEREAS, the regulations governing planned shopping center signage would benefit
from clarification,
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF TUKWILA,
WASHINGTON HEREBY ORDAINS AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. TMC 19.32.140 (b) and Ordinance 1274 1(part) as codified at TMC 19.32 are
amended to read as follows:
IV COMMERCIAL ZONES
19.32.140 Commercial zones where signs will face or abut other commercial or
industrial zones, except as provided in Section 19.32.150 through Section 19.32.190
inclusive.
(b) Office buildings with multiple tenancies shall be permitted signs as follows:
(1) The total allowed signage area for any exposed building face shall be equal to
the area given in Table 1.
(2) Freestanding signs will be allowed as provided in (c).
(3) Each business is permitted a maximum of two signs with not more than one
sign for any particular business allowed on any one exposed building face. If the
business is listed on a freestanding sign it will only be allowed one wall sign.
(4) No one sign shall contain more than 50% of the allowable sign area, unless
approved as a Type 2 decision.
(5) Applicants for sign permits will be required to document the area of the
exposed building face on which the sign is to be placed, total allowed sign area for that
face, area of any existing signs, and area of the proposed sign.
(6) Each tenant may also display a room number /letter or street number which is
visible from the public street or principle access roadway. Such a sign shall not be
counted in the sign area permitted for the business.
(7) Each group of professional offices may have a directory listing the names of
the tenants on the site and a location map. The directory shall be oriented to the
pedestrian on the site rather than the passing motorist.
Exception: Multi- tenant office buildings which will face or abut other commercial or
industrial zones and which have no common public entry shall be permitted signs as
follows:
(1) Wall signs shall be allowed as provided in (a).
(2) Freestanding signs will be allowed as provided in (c).
SIGNORD.DOC 1013196
Section 2. TMC 19.32.150 and Ordinance 1274 1(part) as codified at TMC 19.32 are
amended to read as follows:
(3) Each tenant may also display a room number /letter or street number which is
visible from the public street or principle access roadway. Such a sign shall not be
counted in the sign area permitted for the business.
(4) Each group of professional offices may have a directory listing the names of
the tenants on the site and a location map. The directory shall be oriented to the
pedestrian on the site rather than the passing motorist.
19.32.150 Identification signs for individual businesses.
(a) Individual businesses in a planned shopping center (mall) shall be limited to wall
mounted signs. The total allowed signage for any building face shall be equal to 6% of
the exposed building face area on which the signs are to be placed, up to a maximum of
500 square feet. Each business is permitted a maximum of four signs with not more
than one sign for any particular business allowed on any one exposed building face. No
one sign shall contain more than 50% of the allowable sign area, unless approved as a
Type 2 decision. Applicants for sign permits will be required to document the area of
the exposed building face on which the sign is to be placed, total allowed sign area for
that face, area of any existing signs, and area of the proposed sign.
(b) Businesses located on the perimeter of a planned shopping center (mall) in detached,
separate buildings shall be allowed freestanding signs per Section 19.32.140 (c).
Section 3. A new TMC Section 19.32.155 is hereby created to read as follows:
19.32.155 Identification signs for the center as a whole.
Identification signs for the center as a whole shall have an aggregate area of not more
than 300 square feet per street which abuts the development, and no one sign shall
contain more than 50% of the allowable sign area, unless approved as a Type 2 decision.
The height of a freestanding sign shall not exceed the highest portion of any building in
the planned shopping center (mall) which is identified thereby. Non rolling equipment
and merchandise must be displayed from within buildings or glass- fronted cases,
except in connection with a temporary commercial, industrial or public service display.
Section 4. Severability. If any section, sentence, clause or phrase of this ordinance should
be held to be invalid or unconstitutional by a court of competent jurisdiction, such invalidity or
unconstitutionality shall not affect the validity or constitutionality of any other section, sentence,
clause or phrase of this ordinance.
Section 5. Effective Date. This ordinance or a summary thereof shall be published in the
official newspaper of the City, and shall take effect and be in full force five (5) days after passage
and publication as provided by law.
PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF TH C ITY OF TUKWILA, WASHINGTON, at a
Regular Meeting thereof this '7 day of eY7)- �,.-PJ 1996.
ATTEST /AUTHENTICATED:
D eL 4_ C.,=_..L:„
e E. Cantu, City Clerk
APPROV D AS TO FORM:
B i4
Office of the City Atto
SIGNORD.DOC 10/9/96
FILED WITH THE CIT ERK: /O- 3 s 9 6
PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL: /6 7 7 c
PUBLISHED: 6 /1 5
EFFECTIVE DATE: to 6 9 L
ORDINANCE NO.: /j 3
CITY OF TUKWILA
SUMMARY OF ORDINANCE NO. /773
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF TUKWILA,
WASHINGTON, AMENDING THE SIGN CODE BY
CHANGING THE ALLOCATION OF SIGNS TO OFFICE
BUILDINGS, CLARIFYING PLANNED SHOPPING CENTER
SIGN REGULATIONS; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; AND
ESTABLISHING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
On k /f ,c, the City Council of the City of Tukwila passed Ordinance
No. 2 7_3 providing regulations governing office building signage which reflect the
mixed use nature of current zoning; clarifying the regulations governing planned shopping
center signage; providing for severability and establishing an effective date.
The full text of this ordinance will be mailed without charge to anyone who submits a
written request to the City Clerk of the City of Tukwila for a copy of the text.
APPROVED by the City Council at its meeting of )C't44-2.•3 7, 9 y 6
Published Seattle Times: �y...!
ck,,,_ e 6,,,,z,
E. Cantu, City Clerk