Palo Alto Municipal Code Ch. 16.20 Table 2

Palo Alto Municipal Code · 2026-10 edition · updated 2026-10-19 · Palo Alto

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Allowable Sign Area for Freestanding Signs Over Five Feet High

NOTE: THESE ARE MAXIMUM DESIGN DIMENSIONS, AND MAY BE REDUCED IN THE DESIGN REVIEW PROCESS PURSUANT TO CHAPTER 18.77 (Processing of Permits and Approvals)

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• Applicable to nonresidential properties in the GM zone and El Camino Real in the CN and CS zones. Also applicable to restaurants, service stations and shopping centers in other zones.

• For requirements affecting freestanding signs generally, see Section 16.20.160.

• For computation of sign area generally, see Section 16.20.010(11).

• For requirements in the HD district, see Section 16.20.160(a)(1).

(Ord. 5373 § 1 (part), 2016)

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