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ORDINANCE #3
(SERIES OF 198Y.~
AN ORDINANCE ADOPTING A NEW SECTION 16.22
OF THE VAIL MUNICIPAL CODE PROVIDING FOR
SIGPJ CATEGORIES FOR THE COMMERCIAL CORE III
ZONE DISTRICT.
WHEREAS, the Town Council considers that it is in the interest
of the public health, safety, and welfare of the Town of Vail and
inhabitants thereof to provide permitted sign categories for the
Commercial Core III Zone District;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE TOWN COUNCIL OF THE
TOWN OF VAIL, COLORADO:
Section 1. That the Municipal Code of the Town of Vail, Colorado,
is hereby amended by the addition of Section 16.22 - Sign Categories
for Commercial Core III that reads as follows:
Chapter 16.22
SIGN CATEGORIES FOR CC3 ZONE DISTRICT
Section:
16.22.010 Designated
16.22.015 Building Identification Signs
16.22.020 Display boxes
16.22.025 Freestanding signs-Joint directory signs for
multi-tenant building
16.22.028 Freestanding Signs -Single Business Use
16.22.030 Flags, pennants, banners and bunting
16.22.040 Murals and supergraphics
16.22.050 Political signs
16.22.060 Projecting and hanging signs--Arcade.
16.22.070 Projecting and hanging signs--Individual
business within a multi-tenant building
16.22.080 Projecting and hanging signs--Joint directory
signs for a multi-tenant building
16.22.090 Public information signs
16.22.100 Sign program
16.22.110 Temporary site development signs
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16.22.120 Traffic-control signs for private property
16.22.130 Wall signs--Arcade
16.22.140 Wall signs--Individual business within a
multi-tenant building
16.22.150 Wall signs--Joint directory signs for a multi-tenant
building
16.22.155 Wall signs--Single Business Use
16.22.160 Window signs
16..22.010 Designated.
A. This chapter concerns those types of permanent and
temporary signs requiring a sign application permit
under the provisions of this title for property within
CC3 Zone District. This chapter further includes the
purpose of each sign type, size height, number, location
design and landscaping requirements, and special provisions
for each type of sign.
B. The following is a listing of sign categories permitted
in CC3 under the provisions of this title:
1. Building Identification sign;
2. Display boxes;
3. Flags, pennants, banners, and bunting;
4. Murals and supergraphics;
5. Pdlitical signs;
6. Projecting and hanging signs, arcade;
7. Projecting and hanging signs, individual businesses
within a multi-tenant building;
8. projecting and hanging signs, joint directory signs
for a multi-tenant building;
9. Public information signs;
10. Sign program;
11. Temporary site development signs;
12. Traffic-control signs for private property;
13. Wall signs, arcade;
14. Wall signs, individual businesses within a multi-
tenant building;
15. Wall signs, joint directory signs for a multi-tenant
building;
16. Wall signs, single business use
17. Window signs.
C. A business or organization within Commercial Core III
is permitted the following number of signs provided that
the provisions of each category are met:
1. An individual business within a multi-tenant building
may have the following signs:
a. A display box;
b. A projecting and hanging sign or a wall-mounted
sign;
~. Traffic Control Signs;
d. Window Signs;
e. Other temporary signs as permitted in the provisions
of this code.
f. Space within a joint directory sign for the building.
2. An individual business which is the sole occupant within
a building may have the following signs:
a. A display box;
b. A wall sign or a freestanding sign;
c. Traffic Control Signs;
d. Window Signs;
e. Other temporary signs as permitted in the provisions
of this code.
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D. Following in Sections 16.22.020 through 16.22.160 is
a listing by sign types of the requirements under this
section.
16.22.015 Building Identification Signs.
A. Purpose, to identify the name of a building;
B. Size, no greater than twenty square feet;
C. Height, no part of the sign shall extend
above twenty-five feet from existing grade of the
plate line of a building, whichever is more restrictive;
D. Number, one sign;
E. Location, either wall-mounted or freestanding, subject
to the approval of the Design Review Board;
F. Design, subject to the approval of the Design Review
Board;
G. Special Provisions:
1. A freestanding Building Identification sign shall be
governed by the provisions in Section 16.22.080.
2. Awall-mounted Building Identification sign shall
be governed by the provisions in Section 16.22.155.
16.22.020 Display boxes.
Display boxes shall be regulated by the following:
A. Purpose, to display current menus, current real estate
listings or current entertainment;
B. Size, no greater than three square feet;
C. Height, no part of the display box shall extend above
six feet from existing grade;
D. Number shall be as follows:
1. Permitted, one display sign,
2. Conditional, if a business has two consumer entrances
on distinct, separate pedestrian ways, a proposal
for a second display box may be approved at the
discretion of the design review board. The proposal
shall conform to the other provisions of this section;
E. Location, subject to approval of the design review board;
F. Design, glass-enclosed display box, subject to the
approval of the design review board;
G. Lighting, indirect;
H. Landscaping shall be as follows:
1. A landscaped area of two square feet for each square
foot of each side of a~.permanent freestanding display
box may be required at the base of the box,
2. If landscaping is required by the design review board,
a plan showing the landscaping must be submitted to
the design review board by the applicant at the next
design review board meeting,
3. All landscaped areas shall be maintained.
I. A display box of greater than three square feet may be
approved if determined to be necessary as an accessory
function to a drive-up facility, subject to approval of
the Design Review Board.
16.22.025 Freestanding signs--Joint directory signs for
multi-tenant building.
Freestanding signs, joint directory signs for a multi-tenant
building shall be regulated as follows:
A. Purpose, to list all tenants within a multi-tenant building
and to guide the pedestrian to an individual tenant within
the building;
B. Size, one square foot per tenant within the multi-tenant
building, with a maximum area of twenty-five square feet;
C. Height, no part of the signs shall extend above eight feet
from existing grade;
D. Number, one sign on the major pedestrian way which the
building abuts, subject to the approval of the design review
board. If a building has two or more major public entrances
on distinct, separate pedestrian ways, proposals for
additional joint-business directories may be approved at the
discretion of the design review board;
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E. Location, on the grounds of the building and adjacent to
the approval of the design review board;
F. Design, subject to the approval of the design review board;
G. Lighting, indirect or pan-channeled;
H. Landscaping shall be as follows:
1. A landscaped area of two square feet for each square
foot of each side of the sign shall be required at the
base of the sign, with a minimum area to be landscaped
of twenty-four square feet, in accordance with landscaping
ordinance,
2. All landscaped areas shall be maintained to town standards
as determined by the administrator, subject to review
by the design review board;
3. A plan showing the landscaping must be submitted to the
design review board by the applicant at the time of
application;
I. Special provisions, five square feet may be included in the
freestanding joint directory sign for the purpose of
identifying the building, in lieu of any other sign for the
same purpose. Joint directory signs must be kept current as
determined by the administrator.
16.22.028 Freestanding signs--Single-business use.
Freestanding signs, single-business use shall be regulated
as follows:
A. Purpose, to identify a business or organization being the
sole business occupant within a building with a low-profile
planter type design sign;
B. Size, 2.5 square feet for each five front lineal feet of
building with a maximum area of twenty square feet, with a
horizontal dimension no greater than ten feet. The size
of a multi-paneled sign shall be determined by dividing the
maximum size allowable by the number of panels. Combined
maximum area for more than one sign shall not exceed twenty
square feet;
C. Height, no part of the sign shall extend above eight feet
above existing grade;
D. Number, one sign
E. Location, on the grounds of the building and adjacent to
major vehicular way which the building abuts, subject to
the approval of the design review board;
F. Design, subject to the approval of the design review board;
G. Lighting, indirect or pan-channeled, provided that signs
only be lighted until 10:00 p.m. or until the closing of
the business which it serves or represents, whichever is
least restrictive.
H. Landscaping shall be as follows:
1. A landscaped area of two square feet for each square
foot of each side of the sign and supporting structure
shall be required at the base of the sign, with a
minimum area to be landscaped of twenty-four square
feet.
2. A plan showing the landscaping must be submitted to
the design review board by the applicant at the time
of application;
I. Special provisions shall be as follows:
1. A building identification sign will not be permitted
for businesses and organizations having a sign within
this category.
16.22.030 Flags, pennants, banners and bunting.
Flags, pennants, banners and bunting shall be regulated
as follows:
A. Purpose, to control the proper display and maintenance of
national, state or official flags and the erection and
maintenance of pennants, banners and bunting;
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B. Size shall be as follows:
1. Flags, maximum size shall be sixty square feet,
the national and the state flag shall have proportions
as prescribed by presidential declaration,
2. Pennants and banners, subject to approval by the
administrator, subject to review by the design review
board ,
3. Bunting, subject to approval by the administrator,
subject to review by the design review board;
C. Height, flag poles shall be a maximum height of thirty
feet,
1. Flags shall have a minimum clearance of eight feet
when projecting over public walkways; shall have a
minimum clearance of fifteen feet when projecting
over vehicular streets; when displayed on flag poles,
a minimum of twenty feet from top of the pole to
average grade, except for residential areas; projections
over a public way may be controlled by the design review
board ,
2. Pennants shall have a minimum clearance of eight feet
over pedestrian ways and fifteen feet over vehicular
ways,
3. Banners shall have a minimum clearance of eight feet
over pedestrian ways and fifteen feet over vehicular
ways;
p. Number, subject to the approval of the administrator,
subject to review by the design review board;
E. Location, subject to the approval of the administrator,
subject to review by the design review board;
F. Design, excepting official flags, shall be at the
approval of the administrator, subject to review by the design
review board;
G. Lighting, indirect;
H. Landscaping, at discretion of design review board;
I. Special provisions shall be as follows:
1. Flags, et al, shall be maintained in a clean and
undamaged condition,
2. Pennants, banners and bunting referring to community
events or activities will be allowed to be displayed
for a period of no more than fourteen days. Christmas
decorations are exempt from the time period, but must
be removed when their condition has deteriorated so
that they are not aesthetically pleasing. Application
must state who will be responsible for removal. In
the event the pennants, banners or bunting are not
removed on the specified date, written notice by
certified mail will be given to the responsible person
and the items will be removed by the town at the
owner's expense.
3. Pennants that do not refer to community events or
activities and are for the purpose of advertising
may be displayed as flags subject to the approval
of the design review board,
4. Banners, pennants, bunting or decorations of a
temporary nature used for the purpose of promoting
community activities shall be exempted from the
application procedure described in this title;
however, the written permission of the administrator
must be obtained subject to review by the design
review board,
5. The display of national flags shall be governed
by the standard rules of international protocol.
16.22.040 Murals and supergraphics.
Murals and supergraphics shall be regulated as follows:
A. Purpose, to provide for decoration applied to building
walls so as to enhance the appearance of the building's
architectural character;
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B. Size, subject to the approval of the design review
board;
C. Height shall not extend above the plate line of a
building wall;
D. Number, subject to the approval of the design review
board;
E. Location, subject to the approval of the design review
board;
F. Design, subject to the approval of the design review
board;
G. Lighting, indirect;
H. Landscaping, at discretion of design review board.
16.22.050 Political signs.
Political signs shall be regulated as follows:
A. Purpose, window or wall-mounted signs with the intended
use of denoting a political campaign headquarters, party
affiliation, or advertising of a political figure or
cause;
B. The size of the sign shall be limited to twenty square
feet. Combined maximum area for more than one sign
shall be no larger than twenty square feet;
C. Height, subject to the approval of the design review
board;
D. Number, one sign on the major pedestrian or vehicular
way which the building abuts, subject to the approval
of the design review board;
E. Location, subject to the approval of the design review
board;
F. Design, subject to the approval of the design review
board;
G. Lighting, indirect or pan-channeled, provided that signs
only be lighted until 10:00 p.m. or until the closing of
the headquarters which it serves or represents, whichever
is least restrictive;
H. Landscaping, not applicable;
I. Special provisions shall be as follows:
1. If the sign is to be up more than one week, then
the duration of the sign shall be determined by
the design review board,
2. The sign must be taken down twenty-four hours after
the election, cause or event for which it was erected
has terminated.
16.22.060 Projecting and hanging signs--Arcade.
Projecting and hanging signs, arcade shall be regulated
a s follows
A. Purpose, to identify a business or organization fronting
on an arcade within or between buildings having public access;
B. Size, one square foot for each five front lineal feet
of the individual business or organization, with a
maximum area of ten square feet. Combined maximum
area for more than one sign shall not exceed ten square
feet;
C. Height, minimum clearance of eight feet between the floor
grade the bottom of the sign, maximum height of fifteen
feet above existing grade;
D. Number, one per business front on arcade, as determined
by the administrator, with a maximum of two signs,
subject to review by the design review board;
E. Location, perpendicular or parallel to or hung from a
projecting structurel element of the exterior wall of the
business front or arcade, subject to the approval of the
design review board;
F. Design, subject to the approval of the design review baord;
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G. Lighting, indirect or pan-channeled, provided that
signs only be lighted until 10:00 p.m. or until the
closing of the business which it serves or represents,
whichever is least restrictive.
H. Landscaping, at the discretion of the design review board;
I. Special provisions, if more than one business fronts an
arcade, than any busines or organization requesting
exterior signs shall be subject to the provisions of either
the wall-mounted or freestanding joint directory signs
found in this chapter.
16.22.070 Projecting and hanging signs--Individual
business within a multi-tenant building.
Projecting and hanging signs, individual business
within a multi-tenant building shall be regulated as follows:
A. Purpose, to identify a business or organization which
has its own exterior public entrance within a multi-tenant
building;
B. Size, 2.5 square feet for each five front lineal feet
of the individual business or organization having its
own exterior public entrance in a multi-tenant building,
with a maximum of twenty square feet, and a minimum area
of five square feet will be allowed if a business has
insufficient frontage. The size of a multi-paneled sign
shall be determined by dividing the maximum size allowable
by the number of panels. Combined maximum area for more
than one sign shall not exceed twenty square feet;
C. Height, minimum clearance of eight feet to bottom of
sign above pedestrian ways and minimum clearance of
fifteen feet to bottom of sign above vehicular ways.
No part of the sign shall extend above fifteen feet
from existing grade;
D. Number, one sign;
E. Location, perpendicular or parallel to or hung from a
projecting structural element of the exterior wall of
the individual business or organization, adjacent to the
North Frontage Road, subject to the approval of the
design review board;
F. Design, subject to the approval of the design review
board;
G. Lighting, indirect or pan-channeled, provided that signs
only be lighted until 10:00 p.m. or until the closing of
the business which it serves or represents, whichever
is least restrictive.
H. Landscaping, at discretion of design review board;
I. Special provisions shall be as follows:
1. A joint directory sign permitted subject to the
provisions of this title,
2. A business or organization having a projecting or
hanging sign is not excluded from participating
in a joint directory,
3. An individual business with no calculable frontage
along the North Frontage Road or with a basement
or second floor entrance may have one sign with a
maximum area of five square feet in a location approved
by the Design Review Board designated in a specific
sign program for the building in which the business or
organization is located. This provision does not apply
to businesses or organizations fronting on an arcade.
16.22.080 Projecting and hanging signs--Joint directory
signs for a multi-tenant building.
Projecting and hanging signs, joint directory signs
fora multi-tenant building shall be regulated as follows:
A. Purpose, to list all tenants within a multi-tenant
building and to guide the pedestrian to an individual
tenant within the building;
6. Size, one square foot per tenant within the multi-tenant
building, with a maximum area of fifteen square feet;
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C. Height, minimum clearance of eight feet to bottom of
sign above pedestrian ways, and minimum clearance of
fifteen feet to bottom of sign above vehicular ways.
No part of the sign shall extend above fifteen feet from
existing grade.
D. Number, one sign on the major pedestrian way which the
building abuts, subject to the approval of the design
review board. If a huilding has two or more major public
entrances on distinct, separate pedestrian ways, proposals
for additional joint-business directories may be approved
at the discretion of the design review board, the proposal
shall conform to the other provisions of this section;
E. Location, perpendicular or para11e1 to or hung from
a projecting structural element of the exterior wall
adjacent to the North Frontage Road, subject to the
approval of the design review board;
F. Design, subject to the approval of the design review
board;
G. Lighting, indirect or pan-channeled, provided that signs
only be lighted until 10:00 p.m. or until the closing of
the business which it serves or represents, whichever
is least restrictive.
H. Landscaping, at discretion of design review board;
I. Special provisions shall be as follows:
1. All joint directory signs must be kept current,
2. Five square feet may be included in a projecting
or hanging joint directory sign for the purpose
of identifying the building, in lieu of any other
sign for the same purpose.
16.22.090 Public information signs.
Public information signs shall be regulated as follows:
A. Purpose, display board or kiosk with the intended use
of locating posters, handouts and cards identifying
community activities, special events and personal information;
B. Size, the size of display boards or kiosks shall be
the determination of the design review board;
C. Height, subject to the approval of the design review
board;
D. Number, subject to the approval of the design review board;
E. Location,subject to the approval of the design review
board;
F. Design, subject to the approval of the design review board;
G. Lighting, indirect or pan-channeled;
H. Landscaping, at the discretion of the design review board;
16.22.100 Sign program.
Sign program shall be regulated as follows:
A. Purpose, the intent of the sign program is to encourage
a comprehensive approach to the design, size, number,
shape, color and placement of all signs pertaining to
a particular development or building containing a
business or group of businesses. The sign program
allows for the possibility of innovative, unique
approaches to signs;
B. Size shall not exceed the maximum size requirements
for each category of signs, subject to the approval
for the design review board;
C. Height shall not exceed the maximum height requirements
for each category of signs, subject to the approval
of the design review board;
D. Number, subject to the approval of the design review
board;
E. Location, subject to the approval of the design review
board;
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F. Design, subject to the approval of the design review
board;
G. Landscaping, subject to the approval of the design
review board;
H. Lighting, indirect or pan-channeled;
I. Special provisions shall be as follows:
1. At the time that any sign on a building located
within Commercial Core III is removed, changed or
altered in any way, a sign program for that particular
building must be submitted to the Design Review Board
approved prior to the erection of any new signs on the
building. All signs erected subsequent to the approval
of the sign program must follow and adhere to the
provisions of the approved sign program. The sign
program should include but not be limited to: designated
size of sign for each business within the building,
location for each sign, and the design designated for
signs.
a. A sign may be removed and re-erected for the
purposes of normal maintenance of the sign.
2. As a part of the overall sign program fora building
the total sign allowance for a building may be apportioned
along the building frontage in any manner the applicant
chooses, provided that the size of any one sign shall
not exceed the maximum size requirements for each category
of signs. The measurement for the determination of
lineal frontage for sign allowance purposes shall be made
at the structural foundation or building line at finish
grade. Only the building front which most closely parallels
the front lot line shall be included.
3. Businesses located on the first floor and having exterior
frontage within a building may be allowed one sign with
a maximum area of three square feet for the purpose of
identifying the business, entrance, location and design
subject to the approval of the Design Review Board.
4. In the case where a building located within Commercial
Core III has a business with exterior frontage which
is not adjacent to the North Frontage Road, but has
calculable frontage which is located along a pedestrian
way at the end of a building adjacent to the interior of
Commercial Core III and has direct access or display
area along that pedestrian way, the provisions applicable
shall be the same as for a businsss fronting on an arcade,
subject to the approval of the Design Review Board.
a. Under this provision a business or organization which
fronts on both the arcade and the end of the building
may have a maximum of two signs with a maximum size
of twenty square feet (based upon frontage) combined,
allocated in any manner the applicant chooses, subject
to the approval of the Design Review Board.
b. This provision is not applicable to businesses
with frontage adjacent to exterior boundaries of
Commercial Core III other than the North Frontage Road.
5. Any sign erected which is part of the sign program must
receive approval of the Design Review Board.
6. In the case where the applicant wishes to amend a
previously granted sign. program, he may do so, but all
signs in the program will be reviewed in terms of the
proposed addition.
16.22.110 Temporary site development signs.
Temporary site development signs shall be regulated as
follows:
A. Purpose, to indicate or identify a development of real
property under construction in CC3;
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B. Size shall not exceed twenty square feet, with a
horizontal dimension no greater than ten feet. Combined
maximum area for more than one sign shall not exceed
twenty square feet;
C. Height, the top of a freestanding sign or wail sign shall be no
higher than eight feet from existing grade;
D. Number, one sign;
E. Location shall be subject to the approval of the design
review board. Awall-mounted sign shall be placed
parallel to the exterior wall adjacent to the street
or major pedestrian way which the building abuts and
shall be subject to the approval of the design review
board;
F. Design, subject to the approval of the design review
board;
G. Lighting, indirect or pan-channeled; provided that signs
only be lighted during hours of construction.
H. Special provisions shall be as follows:
1. Temporary site development signs shall be removed
within ten days after an occupancy permit is issued.
The sign shall be permitted fora period of one year.
'L. The information permitted on temporary site
development signs is limited to project name, prime
real estate agent, general contractor and architect.
16.22.120 Traffic-control signs for private property.
Traffic-control signs for CC3 shall be regulated as
follows:
A. Purpose, to relieve vehicular and pedestrian traffic
congestion and promote the safe and expedient flow and
parking of traffic on private property;
B. Size, all vehicular traffic-control signs shall not
exceed one square foot, except multi-purpose signs,
which shall not exceed four square feet. All pedestrian
traffic-control signs shall not exceed one square foot,
except multi-purpose signs, which shall not exceed four
square feet, subject to approval of design review board;
C. Height, no part of the sign sha11 extend above six feet
from existing grade;
D. Number, subject to approval of design review board;
E. Location shall be determined by design review board,
with a letter of approval from the town engineer for
any sign placed adjacent to a public street or way;
F. Design, subject to approval of the design review board;
G. Lighting, indirect, at the discretion of the design
review board;
H. Landscaping at discretion of design review board;
I. Special provisions shall be as follows:
1. May be either free-standing or wall-mounted, with
same size requirements,
2. No individual sign will be approved unless it
conforms to an overall sign program for the
entire building, submitted by the applicant,
3. No sign shall contain any advertising, but may
identify the owner by name,
4. If a "no parking" sign (as furnished by the town)
is used, there may be no other sign for the same purpose.
16.22.130 Wall signs--Arcade.
Wall signs, arcade shall be regulated as follows:
A. Purpose, to identify a business organization fronting
on an arcade within a building or between buildings having public
B. Size, one square foot for each five front lineal access;
feet of the individual business or organization with
a maximum area of ten square feet;
C. Height, the top of the signs shall be no higher than
eight feet above existing grade;
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D. Number, one per business front on an arcade, as determined
by the administrator, subject to review by the design
review board;
E. Location, parallel to the exterior wall of the business
front on an arcade, subject to the approval of the design
review board;
F. Design, subject to the approval of the design review
board;
G. Lighting, indirect or pan-channeled provided that signs
only be lighted until 10:00 p.m. or until the closing
of the business which it serves or represents, whichever
is least restrictive.
16.22.140 Wall signs--Individual business within a
multi-tenant building.
Wall signs, individual business within a multi-tenant
building shall be regulated as follows:
A. Purpose, to identify a business or organization which
has its own exterior public entrance within a multi-
tenant building;
B. Size, 2.5 square feet for each five front lineal feet
of the individual business or organization having its
own exterior public entrance in a multi-tenant building,
with a maximum of five square feet allowed for a business
with insufficient frontage. Maximum area shall not
exceed twenty square feet.
C. Height, no part of the sign shall extend above twenty-
five feet from existing grade or the plate line of the
building, whichever is more restrictive;
D. Number, one sign;
E. Location, parallel to the exterior wall of the individual
business or organization, adjacent to the North Frontage
Road, subject to the approval of the design review board;
F. Design, subject to the approval of the design review
board;
G. Lighting, indirect or pan-channeled provided that signs
only be lighted until 10:00 p.m. or until the closing of
the business which it serves or represents, whichever is least
restrictive.
H. Special provisions shall be as follows:
1. A joint directory sign permitted, subject to the
provisions of this chapter,
2. A business or organization having a wall sign is
not excluded from participating in a joint directory,
3. An individual business with no calculable frontage
along the North Frontage Road or with a basement
or second floor entrance may have one sign with a
maximum area of five square feet in a location
approved by the design review board or designated
in a specific sign program for the building in which
the business or organization is located. This
provision does not apply to businesses or organizations
fronting on an arcade.
4. Space shared with common exterior public entrance by
more than one business or organization shall be treated
as a single business or organization for purposes of
calculating frontage.
16.22.150 Wall signs--Joint directory signs for a
multi-tenant building.
Wall signs, joint directory signs fora multi-tenant
building shall be regulated as follows:
A. Purpose, to list all tenants within a multi-tenant
building and to guide the pedestrian to an individual
tenant within the building;
B. Size, one square foot per tenant within the multi-tenant
building, with a maximum area of twenty-five square feet;
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C. Height, no part of such signs shall extend above eight
feet above existing grade;
D. Number, one sign
E. Location, parallel to the exterior wall adjacent to
the North Frontage Road, subject to the approval of
the design review board;
F. Design, subject to the approval of the design review
board;
G. Lighting, indirect or pan-channeled provided that signs
only be lighted until 10:00 p.m. or until the closing
of the business which it serves or represents, whichever
is least restrictive.
H. Special provisions shall be as follows:
1. Any joint directory sign oriented toward
pedestrians shall be subject~to the provisions
of thi s section ,
2. All joint directory signs must be kept current,
3. Five square feet may be included in a wall-mounted
joint directory sign for the purpose of identifying
the building, in lieu of any other sign for the same
purpose.
16.22.155 Wall signs--Single-business use.
Wall signs, single-business use shall be regulated as follows:
A. Purpose, to identify a business or organization being the
sole business occupant within a building;
B. Size, 2.5 square feet for each five front lineal feet of
the building, with a maximum area of twenty square feet.
Combined maximum area for more than one sign shall not
exceed twenty square feet;
C. Height, no part of the sign shall extend above twenty-five
feet from existing grade or the plate line of the building,
whichever is more restrictive;
D. Number, one sign;
E. Location, parallel to the exterior wall adjacent to the street
which the building abuts, subject to the approval of the
design review board;
F. Design, subject to the approval of the design review board;
G. Lighting, indirect or pan-channeled provided that signs only
be lighted until 10:00 p.m. or until the closing of the
business which it serves or represents, whichever is least
restrictive.
H. Special provisions shall be as follows:
1. A building identification sign will not be permitted
for businesses and organizations having a sign within
this category.
16.22.160 Window Signs
Window signs shall be regulated as follows:
A. Purpose, to identify particular types of services,
products or events;
B. 1. Size, any sign or signs attached or applied to the
inside surface of any exterior window will be
limited to a coverage of fifteen percent of the
total window space. Further, no sign or signs
shall cover more than ten square feet of any window
space,
2. A window space is considered to be the total
area of any single window pane or series of window
panes separated by mullions of twelve inches or less;
C. Height, the top of the sign sha ll be no more than
twenty-five feet above existing grade;
D. Number, each window frontage may contain sign or
signs within the prescribed size limits for each
frontage on street or major pedestrian way with
a maximum of two signs;
E. Location, window signs must be affixed to a glass
surface or a maximum of six inches from the glass surface;
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F. Design, does not apply;
G. Lighting, Indirect or pan-channeled provided that signs only
be 'lighted until 10:00 p.m. or until the closing of the business
which it serves or represents, whichever is least restrictive..
H. Landscaping, not required;
I. Special provisions shall be as follows:
1. In the event that a business or organization chooses
to locate an identification sign on a window in
lieu of a projecting or hanging sign, or a wall sign,
they may do so, subject to the requirements of the
category under which the business falls, subject to
the approval of the design review board.
Section 2. If any part, section, sub-section, sentence, clause or phrase of
this ordinance is for any reason held to be invalid, such decision shall not
affect the validity of the remaining portions of this ordinance; and the Town
Council hereby declares it would have passed this ordinance, and each part,
section, subsection, sentence, clause or phrase thereof, regardless of the fact
that any one or more parts, sections, sub-sections, sentences, clauses, or
phrases be declared invalid.
Section 3. The Town Council hereby finds, determines, and declares that this
ordinance is necessary and proper for the health, safety and welfare of the
Town of Vail and the inhabitants thereof.
Section 4. The repeal or the repeal and reenactment of any provision of the Vail
Municipal Code as provided in this ordinance shall not affect any right which is
accrued, any duty imposed, any violation that occurred prior to the effective
date hereof, any prosecution commenced, nor any other action or proceeding that
has commenced under or by virtue of the provisions repealed or repealed and
reenacted. The repeal of any provision hereby shall not revive any provision of
any ordinance previously repealed or superceded unless expressly stated herein.
INTRODUCED, READ ON FIRST READING, APPROVED AND ORDERED PUBLISHED ONCE
IN FULL THIS 2ND DAY OF FEBRUARY, 1982.
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-'Rodney E / S1 i fer, N~'ayo~
ATTEST:
Colleen Kline, Town Clerk
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INTRODUCED READ AND APPROVED ON SECOND READING AND ORDERED PUBLISHED
WITH CHANGES ONLY THIS 2ND DAY OF MARCH, 1982.
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Rodney E. jSlifer, "ayor
ATTEST:
Colleen Kline, Town Clerk
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