Sacramento County Zoning Code § 407-08 On-Site Signs (CA)

Except as otherwise provided in this Division, on-site signs and permitted advertising devices may be erected in this zone subject to the following provisions:

a. AREA. The total area of all exterior on-site signs and advertising devices shall not exceed one (1) square foot per foot of building frontage facing a street, or one (1) square foot per two (2) feet of public street frontage of the premises, whichever is greater.
b. LOCATION. All on-site signs or advertising devices advertising an individual use, business or building shall be located flat against the building.
c. HEIGHT. No signs or advertising device shall project above the roof except a sign oriented in the same direction as the wall on which it is applied may project four (4) feet above the finish ceiling of the topmost story.
d. ILLUMINATION. There shall be no flashing, moving or animated illumination. Lighting of signs shall be arranged so as not to produce a glare on other properties in
- the vicinity and the source of light shall not be visible from adjacent property or a public street.
e. The provisions of this section shall not restrict signs erected out-of-doors within courtyard and mall spaces (below the height of the enclosing building) within the buildable portion of the lot where the signs are not visible from a residential or estate zone or from a public street.
f. Banners, string lights and pennant-flags are not permitted in this zone.
g. Real estate signs as provided in section 5.10.1.A.
h. Temporary construction signs as provided in section 5.10.1.B.
i. COMPUTATION OF AREA. Signs which are placed flat against a building but are on a background which is distinguishable from the overall architectural motif of the building may be counted at seventy-five (75) percent of the total background area. Sign copy which is applied

on the building in such a manner that no background is distinguishable from the overall architectural motif of the building may be counted at fifty (50) percent of the area within straight lines enclosing the copy.