City of Las Vegas

Las Vegas Zoning Code Chapter 19.14

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Chapter 19.14 SIGN STANDARDS

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Chapter 19.14 SIGN STANDARDS ........................................ - 1 -

19.14.010 CONFORMANCE AND PURPOSE ................................................................... - 1 -

(A) Conformance Required ............................................................................................... - 1 -

(B) Purpose ...................................................................................................................... - 1 -

19.14.020 GENERAL REQUIREMENTS ........................................................................... - 1 -

(A) General ...................................................................................................................... - 1 -

(B) Compliance with City Codes ....................................................................................... - 2 -

(C) Certificate Required .................................................................................................... - 2 -

(D) General Standards ..................................................................................................... - 2 -

(E) Construction Materials and Attachment ....................................................................... - 3 -

(F) Licensed Contractor Required .................................................................................... - 3 -

(G) Maintenance ............................................................................................................... - 3 -

(H) Revocation ................................................................................................................. - 3 -

(I) Measurement of Sign Area -- General ......................................................................... - 3 -

(J) Measurement of Sign Area – Specific Examples ......................................................... - 4 -

(K) Height Computation .................................................................................................... - 5 -

(L) Building Elevation, Determination, and Computation ................................................... - 5 -

(M) Determination of Visibility or Legibility ......................................................................... - 6 -

(N) Freestanding Sign Design Standards .......................................................................... - 6 -

(O) Sign Certificate Application and Contents ................................................................... - 6 -

19.14.030 EXEMPT AND PROHIBITED SIGNS ................................................................ - 7 -

(A) Substitution of Non-Commercial Messages ................................................................. - 7 -

(B) Exempt Signs ............................................................................................................. - 7 -

(C) Prohibited Signs ......................................................................................................... - 7 -

19.14.040 SIGNS PERMITTED WITHOUT A CERTIFICATE ............................................ - 8 -

(A) Decorations ................................................................................................................ - 8 -

(B) Traffic Control Signs on Private Property .................................................................... - 8 -

(C) Official Flags of Governments and Governmental Agencies ........................................ - 8 -

(D) Official Flags of Private Entities .................................................................................. - 8 -

(E) Garage and Yard Sale Signs ...................................................................................... - 9 -

(F) Incidental Signs (Attached or Freestanding) ................................................................ - 9 -

(G) Open House Signs ................................................................................................... - 10 -

(H) Project Flags ............................................................................................................ - 11 -

(I) House of Worship Directional Signs .......................................................................... - 12 -

19.14.050 SIGNS ALLOWED IN ALL DISTRICTS EXCEPT AS LIMITED ...................... - 13 -

(A) Community Interior Directional Signs ........................................................................ - 13 -

(B) Development Entry Statement Signs......................................................................... - 13 -

(C) Building Markers ....................................................................................................... - 13 -

(D) Directory Signs ......................................................................................................... - 14 -

19.14.060 DIMENSIONAL AND OTHER STANDARDS .................................................... -14-

(A) Permitted Signs in Residential Districts (U, R-D, R-E, R-1, R-CL, R-2, and Single and

Two Family Residential Development in the R-PD and PD Zoning Districts) ................ -14-

(B) Permitted Signs in the R-3, R-4, R-5, R-MHP and Multi-family Projects in the R-PD and

PD Zoning Districts. .................................................................................................. - 16 -

(C) Permitted Signs in the C-V, N-S, P-R and O Zoning Districts..................................... - 18 -

(D) Permitted Signs in the C-D Zoning District ................................................................ - 22 -

(E) Permitted Signs in the C-PB Zoning District .............................................................. - 26 -

(F) Permitted Signs in the C-1, C-2, C-M, and M Zoning Districts.................................... - 30 -

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19.14.070 RESIDENTIAL PROTECTION STANDARDS ................................................. - 37 -

(A) Freestanding Signs ................................................................................................... - 37 -

(B) Illuminated Signs ...................................................................................................... - 38 -

(C) Electronic Message Unit, Animated and Flashing Signs ............................................ - 38 -

19.14.080 HISTORIC SIGNS ........................................................................................... - 38 -

(A) Findings ................................................................................................................... - 38 -

(B) Purpose .................................................................................................................... - 39 -

(C) Designation Criteria .................................................................................................. - 39 -

(D) Procedure................................................................................................................. - 40 -

19.14.090 TEMPORARY SIGNS ..................................................................................... - 40 -

(A) Special Event Signs .................................................................................................. - 40 -

(B) Political Signs ........................................................................................................... - 40 -

(C) Subdivision Development Sale Signs ........................................................................ - 41 -

(D) Subdivision Development Continuous Directional Signs ............................................ - 42 -

(E) Subdivision Development -- Weekend Directional Signs ........................................... - 44 -

(F) Construction Signs ................................................................................................... - 45 -

(G) Real Estate Signs Advertising Commercial Property ................................................. - 46 -

(H) Real Estate Signs Advertising Residential Property................................................... - 47 -

19.14.100 OFF-PREMISE SIGNS .................................................................................... - 47 -

(A) Off-Premise Signs Defined ....................................................................................... - 47 -

(B) Special Use Permit Required .................................................................................... - 48 -

(C) Locational Provisions ................................................................................................ - 48 -

(D) Additional Provisions ................................................................................................ - 50 -

(E) Off-Premise Sign Exclusionary Zone….. ................................................................. ..- 51 -

(F) Relocation of Signs Required to be removed for Publicly Funded Improvements…….. -52-

(G) Adjustments, Relocations and Modifications of Signs near Freeways…………...…….. -54-

19.14.110 SIGNS IN PUBLIC RIGHT-OF-WAY ............................................................... - 55 -

(A) Signs Prohibited in Public Right-of-Way .................................................................... - 55 -

(B) Signs Permitted in Public Right-of-Way ..................................................................... - 55 -

19.14.120 CERTIFICATES AND PERMITS ..................................................................... - 56 -

(A) Procedures ............................................................................................................... - 56 -

(B) Removal ................................................................................................................... - 57 -

(C) State Sign Permit Required ...................................................................................... - 57 -

19.14.130 MASTER SIGN PLAN ..................................................................................... - 57 -

(A) Purpose .................................................................................................................... - 57 -

(B) Applicability .............................................................................................................. - 57 -

(C) Master Sign Plan Requirements................................................................................ - 58 -

(D) Procedures ............................................................................................................... - 59 -

(E) Amendments ............................................................................................................ - 60 -

(F) Effect …………………………………………………………………………………………..- 61 -

19.14.140 CERTAIN ILLEGAL AND ABANDONED SIGNS ............................................ - 62 -

(A) Defined..................................................................................................................... - 62 -

(B) Action Required ........................................................................................................ - 62 -

19.14.150 APPEAL .......................................................................................................... - 63 -

19.14.160 NONCONFORMING SIGNS ............................................................................ - 63 -

(A) Applicability .............................................................................................................. - 63 -

(B) Continued Use Allowed ............................................................................................ - 63 -

(C) Nonconforming Signs Defined .................................................................................. - 63 -

(D) Burden of Proof ........................................................................................................ - 63 -

(E) Public Right-of-Way Improvements. .......................................................................... - 64 -

(F) Ownership. ............................................................................................................... - 64 -

(G) Maintenance and Repair. .......................................................................................... - 64 -

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(H) Termination of Nonconforming Signs. ....................................................................... - 64 -

(I) Optional Registration ................................................................................................ - 65 -

19.14.170 VIOLATIONS, REMEDIES, PENALTIES ........................................................ - 65 -

(A) Violations ................................................................................................................. - 65 -

(B) Remedies and Penalties ........................................................................................... - 66 -

19.14.180 ILLUSTRATIONS ............................................................................................ - 68 -

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CHAPTER 19.14 SIGN STANDARDS

19.14.010 CONFORMANCE AND PURPOSE

(A) CONFORMANCE REQUIRED

{Ord 5496 – 07/17/02}

A sign shall be erected, placed, established, relocated, painted, created, or

maintained in the City only in conformance with the standards, procedures,

exemptions and other requirements of this Chapter.

(B) PURPOSE

The goal of this Chapter is to achieve a balance among: the use of signs for

business advertising; the public’s need for signs as aids to way-finding; traffic safety;

community appearance, particularly along its major corridors; and the maintenance

of the residential character of the City’s neighborhoods. In furtherance of that goal,

this Chapter has the following specific purposes:

(1) To improve the quality, visibility, conspicuity and appearance of signs, and the

appearance of properties, thoroughfares and neighborhoods within the City in

accordance with the Las Vegas 2020 Master Plan;

(2) To establish a certification system to allow a variety of types of signs in

commercial and industrial zones and a limited variety of signs in other zones,

subject to the standards and the certification procedures of this Chapter;

(3) To allow without permit or certification certain signs that are small,

unobtrusive, and incidental to the principal use of the respective lots on which

they are located, subject to the substantive requirements of this Chapter;

(4) To address issues related to nonconforming signs;

(5) To provide for temporary signs without commercial messages in limited

circumstances;

(6) To prohibit all signs not expressly permitted by this Chapter; and

(7) To provide for the enforcement of the provisions of this Chapter.

19.14.020 GENERAL REQUIREMENTS

(A) GENERAL

On-premise signs may be allowed on private property in the City in accordance with

this Section.

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(B) COMPLIANCE WITH CITY CODES

In addition to the requirements of this Chapter, all signs shall comply with applicable

provisions of the technical codes of the City of Las Vegas. All signs shall be

attached in compliance with the City Building Code. Signs allowed under this

Chapter, either with or without a sign certificate, shall be erected or placed in

accordance with applicable height, size and setback requirements and shall conform

to applicable lighting standards and other standards, restrictions and conditions set

forth in this Chapter.

(C) CERTIFICATE REQUIRED

Prior to the construction, placement, erection or modification of any on-premise sign

requiring a certificate under the provisions of this Chapter, the owner(s) of the lot or

the owner’s authorized agent shall secure a sign certificate in accordance with the

requirements of this Chapter. No person shall install a sign that requires a

certificate unless the appropriate certificate has been obtained, nor shall any person

permit or cause such a sign to be installed without a certificate.

(D) GENERAL STANDARDS

(1) Conformance with Sign Standards. No sign shall be allowed unless the

size, characteristics and location of the sign conform to the requirements of

this Chapter, and the number of signs on the lot does not exceed the

limitations imposed by this Chapter.

(2) Signs in public right-of-way. Except as otherwise provided in this Chapter,

no sign shall be erected in the public right-of-way.

(3) Required mounting. Except as otherwise provided in this Chapter, all on-

premise signs shall be permanently mounted to a building or freestanding

permanently secured support structure. Portable on-premise signs shall only

be permitted under Section 19.14.090. No sign shall be painted onto a wood

or masonry perimeter fence.

(4) Sound. No sign shall emit any sound as part of the advertising message.

(5) Odors. No sign shall emit any odor as part of the advertising message.

(6) Street addresses. On-premise freestanding or monument signs identifying a

building or complex of structures, located along the street frontage to which

the street address applies, shall display the address of the building or the

range of addresses within the complex. Any other on-premise sign may

incorporate a street address. The area of the street address text shall not be

computed as part of the sign face. All street addresses displayed shall be in

conformance with the “City of Las Vegas Street Naming and Address

Assignment Regulations”.

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(7) Issuance of Certificate. No on-premise sign certificate shall be issued for an

existing or proposed sign unless the sign is consistent with the requirements

of this Chapter (including those protecting existing signs) and is consistent

with any Master Sign Plan in effect for the property.

(E) CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS AND ATTACHMENT

(1) All signs, other than temporary signs conforming in all respects with the

requirements of Section 19.14.090, shall be constructed of durable materials.

(2) All signs shall be permanently attached to the ground, a building or other

structure by direct attachment to a rigid wall, frame or structure, except as

allowed for certain temporary signs in accordance with Section 19.14.090.

(F) LICENSED CONTRACTOR REQUIRED

All signs that require a construction permit under applicable codes shall be installed

by a qualified contractor licensed by the City of Las Vegas and the State of Nevada.

(G) MAINTENANCE

(1) All signs shall be maintained in good structural condition, in compliance with

all building and electrical codes, and in conformance with this Chapter at all

times.

(2) All materials used in sign construction shall be maintained in such a manner

as to be free from fading, peeling, chipping and other states of general

deterioration.

(H) REVOCATION

A sign certificate is revocable if the sign is abandoned or allowed to become unsafe

or dangerous, or is otherwise condemned. The owner(s) shall maintain the sign in

safe condition at all times and shall remove the sign if abandoned.

(I) MEASUREMENT OF SIGN AREA -- GENERAL

See Figures 2 and 3 for illustrations of sign area computation.

(1) The area of a sign face shall be computed by means of the smallest square,

circle, rectangle, triangle or combination thereof that encompasses the

smallest perimeter of the sign’s message.

(2) Except as otherwise provided in this Section, the area of a sign face does not

include any supporting framework, bracing, architectural detail or decorative

fence or wall which is clearly incidental to the sign. Where the supports or

structural elements constitute a commercial symbol, logo, or text, those

elements shall be computed as part of the sign area.

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(J) MEASUREMENT OF SIGN AREA – SPECIFIC EXAMPLES

See Figures 1, 2 and 3 for illustrations of sign area computation.

(1) Sign cabinets. The area of sign faces enclosed in frames or cabinets is

determined based on the outer dimensions of the frame or cabinet

surrounding the sign face.

(2) Freestanding signs. Freestanding signs with more than one face

intersecting at an angle of 60 degrees or less shall be computed by measuring

the area of the largest sign face. Refer to Figure 3.

(3) Cylindrical or spherical signs. The area of a cylindrical sign shall be the

diameter multiplied by the height of the cylinder. The area of a spherical sign

shall be the radius of the sphere squared multiplied by 3.14. Refer to Figure

3.

(4) Three sided signs. The total area of signs with three faces shall be the sum

total area of the two largest faces. Refer to Figure 1.

(5) Four-sided signs. The total area of signs with four sign faces arranged in a

square, rectangle, or diamond shall be the sum total area of the two largest

opposing faces. If the faces are equal in size, the total area of the sign shall

be the sum of two of the intersecting faces. Refer to Figure 1.

(6) Multiple cabinets. For freestanding and projecting signs that contain multiple

cabinets on one structure and oriented in the same direction, the modules

together are counted as one sign face

(7) Signs on a base material. When a sign is on a base material and attached

without a frame, such as a wood board or Plexiglas panel, the dimensions of

the base material are to be used.

(8) Individual elements. When signs are constructed of individual elements

attached to a building elevation, the overall sign display shall be measured by

determining the sum of the area of each square, rectangle, triangle, portion of

a circle or any combination thereof which creates the smallest single

continuous perimeter enclosing the limits of the sign message. Refer to

Figure 1.

(9) Painted wall signs. Painted wall signs shall be measured by determining the

sum of the area of each square, rectangle, triangle, portion of a circle or any

combination thereof which creates the smallest single continuous perimeter

enclosing the limits of the sign elements. Visible area of the building elevation

includes windows and doors, but not openings such as loading entrances.

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(10) Awnings and marquees. When signs are incorporated into awnings, the

sign area is determined by computing the area of an imaginary rectangle

drawn around the sign face. When the ends of awnings or marquees are

parallel or within 60 degrees of parallel and contain sign faces, only one side

is counted in addition to the sign face area on the front.

(11) Changing image sign

(a) Changing image sign features are measured by drawing an imaginary

rectangle around the edge of each of the changing elements. Sign

elements will be measured as one unit when the individual elements are

read as one single message.

(b) When used as a border around an otherwise static sign, changing image

sign elements are measured by drawing a series of rectangles around the

changing elements.

(c) When the changing image sign feature is composed of moving light from a

projected source, including laser light, or other display that has the

appearance of a static element moving across a static background, the

changing image sign element shall be computed by means of the smallest

square, circle, rectangle, triangle or combination thereof that encompass

the limits of the projected image.

(K) HEIGHT COMPUTATION

See Figures 2 and 3 for illustrations of sign height computation.

(1) The height of a sign shall be computed as the distance from the base of the

sign at normal grade to the top of the highest attached component of the sign.

(2) Normal grade shall be the lower of:

(a) Existing grade prior to construction; or

(b) Newly established grade after construction, exclusive of any filling,

berming, mounding or excavating for the sole purpose of locating the sign.

(3) In cases in which the normal grade cannot reasonably be determined, sign

height shall be computed on the assumption that the elevation of the normal

grade at the base of the sign is equal to the elevation of the nearest point of

the crown of a public street or the grade of the land at the principal entrance to

the principal building, whichever is lower.

(L) BUILDING ELEVATION, DETERMINATION, AND COMPUTATION

(1) In general, a building will have four elevations, one for each side. A building

elevation shall include all vertical elements of the building facing in the same

general direction, including articulations and offsets.

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(2) The area of the building elevation shall be the surface area of the elevation,

measured from normal grade (see definition under “height computation”) to

the top of the wall, including windows, doors and other voids but not including

the area of intervening portions of the elevation that face in another direction

and that create offsets, articulations, entries or other architectural features.

(3) The area of a building elevation shall not include any part of the roof or any

part of the wall that deviates from a vertical, 90-degree angle to the plane

surface of the lot, by more than 10 degrees.

(M) DETERMINATION OF VISIBILITY OR LEGIBILITY

Where this ordinance requires a determination of “visibility” or “legibility,” the

standard shall be based on the minimum required eyesight of an adult eligible to

receive a Nevada driver’s license (wearing any corrective lenses required by such

license). Where the height of the person is material to the determination, the person

shall be presumed to be more than five feet and less than six feet tall.

(N) FREESTANDING SIGN DESIGN STANDARDS

The purpose and intent of these criteria are to: improve the appearance of the

vertical elements and supporting structures of freestanding signs, provide for the

use of materials, textures and finishes that complement the architecture of the

principal buildings on the same site as the freestanding sign, and to provide for the

utilization of architectural features and elements that complement the architectural

context of the site on which the freestanding sign is located. In order to further the

purpose of this Section, the vertical elements and supporting structures of

freestanding signs shall:

(1) Be constructed of materials that are similar or complementary to the materials

utilized on the façade of the principal building on the same site;

(2) Utilize architectural features and elements that are similar or complementary

to the architecture of the principal building on the same site;

(3) Utilize colors, finishes or textures that are similar or complementary to the

architecture of the principal building on the same site; and

(4) Consist of either two or more supports or of one continuous support which

maintains the appearance of ground contact for at least three feet or 20

percent of the width of the sign, whichever is smaller.

(O) SIGN CERTIFICATE APPLICATION AND CONTENTS

An application for a sign certificate shall be accompanied by:

(1) A site plan, which clearly depicts the location of proposed the sign;

(2) A description, drawing or picture of the proposed sign; and

(3) A description of the means by which the sign will be fastened or secured.

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19.14.030 EXEMPT AND PROHIBITED SIGNS

(A) SUBSTITUTION OF NON-COMMERCIAL MESSAGES

Any sign authorized in this Chapter may contain non-commercial copy in lieu of any

other copy.

(B) EXEMPT SIGNS

The following signs shall be exempt from regulation under this Chapter:

(1) Any public safety sign, notice or warning required by a valid and applicable

federal, state, or local law, regulation or ordinance;

(2) Non-commercial messages unless otherwise regulated by this chapter;

(3) Any sign inside a building that is not legible from a distance of more than three

feet beyond the nearest boundary line of the premises on which the sign is

located;

(4) Works of art or decorative architectural graphics that do not include a

commercial message and are not symbolic of any commercial business and

are not symbolic of commercial activities taking place on the premises on

which the graphic is located;

(5) Official notices of any court, public body or officer, or any other sign required

by law;

(6) Notices posted by a utility or other quasi-public agent in the performance of a

public duty or by any person giving due legal notice; or

(7) Signs not visible from the public right-of-way.

(C) PROHIBITED SIGNS

The following signs are prohibited:

(1) All signs not expressly permitted or exempted under this Chapter;

(2) Any on-premise sign that is associated with a use that no longer occupies the

premises on which it is located;

(3) Pole signs placed or erected after August 1, 2002 that do not meet the

freestanding sign design standards contained in this Chapter;

(4) A private sign of any kind located on or over any public street, walkway,

parking or other public property except as otherwise provided for in this

Chapter;

(5) Displays that employ white, red or blue rotating lights or any lights that

simulate emergency vehicle lights;

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(6) Except as lawfully permitted as a temporary special event or civic event sign,

beacons, pennants, inflatable signs, tethered balloons, portable signs and

similar attention gaining devices;

(7) Signs placed on parked vehicles or trailers, or parked commercial vehicles

where the vehicle or trailer is not used by the business advertised for the

transportation of persons or goods in the ordinary course of business;

(8) Permanent balloon signs; and

(9) Outdoor, portable electric signs, except as permitted under the provisions for

temporary signs.

19.14.040 SIGNS PERMITTED WITHOUT A CERTIFICATE

The following signs and similar devices are permitted, subject to the specified

conditions, without the issuance of a sign certificate:

(A) DECORATIONS

Signs in the nature of decorations, clearly incidental and customary and commonly

associated with any national, local or religious holiday; provided that such signs are

not displayed for a period of not more than sixty (60) consecutive days nor more

than sixty (60) days in any one (1) calendar year. Such signs are not restricted as

to type, number, area, height, location, illumination, or animation.

(B) TRAFFIC CONTROL SIGNS ON PRIVATE PROPERTY

Any traffic control sign on private property, such as “Stop,” “Yield” and similar signs,

the face of which meets Department of Public Works standards and which contains

no commercial message of any sort.

(C) OFFICIAL FLAGS OF GOVERNMENTS AND GOVERNMENTAL

AGENCIES

Flags of the United States, state flags, municipal flags, flags of foreign nations and

any other flag representing a government or governmental agency, provided that:

(1) The flag is not flown from a pole the top of which is more than 40 feet in

height;

(2) No more than one flag for any one governmental unit or nation is permitted on

each parcel of land; and

(3) No more than four flags are permitted on the same parcel of land.

(D) OFFICIAL FLAGS OF PRIVATE ENTITIES

Official flags of private corporations or other private entities are permitted at the

location of the main headquarters, corporate offices or branch office of the subject

entity provided that:

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(1) The flags do not exceed 60 square feet in area;

(2) The flags are not flown from a pole the top of which is more than 40 feet in

height; and

(3) No more than one flag is permitted on each parcel of land.

(E) GARAGE OR YARD SALE SIGNS

{Ord 5786 – 09/07/05}

Garage or yard sale signs, meeting all of the following requirements, are permitted

in all zoning districts and do not require a sign certificate:

(1) Maximum number. One per event.

(2) Maximum area. No sign shall exceed sixteen square feet in area.

(3) Maximum height. Six feet.

(4) Location. No such sign shall be placed on private property without the

permission of the property owner(s), and no such sign shall be placed on any

public land, including rights-of-way, traffic medians, public sidewalks, public

trails, bicycle paths on City property, in City rights-of-way, or on fixed

structures such as light poles or traffic signals.

(5) Additional standards

(a) No such sign may be used more than 24 hours prior to the start of the

garage or yard sale event.

(b) The property owner(s) shall be responsible for removal of the signs at the

end of the garage or yard sale event.

(6) Illumination permitted. No.

(F) INCIDENTAL SIGNS (ATTACHED OR FREESTANDING)

See Figure 4 for examples of incidental signs.

(1) Non-directional signs.

(a) Maximum number. There is no specific limit on the number of signs.

(b) Maximum area. Incidental signs, including warning and trespassing signs

are permitted without review if they do not exceed four square feet in size

or nine square feet for an incidental sign set back at least 30 feet from the

right-of-way.

(c) Maximum height. Five feet.

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(d) Minimum setback. Five feet from all property lines.

(e) Additional standards, including district variations. Typical incidental

signs include, but are not limited to, “restroom,” “telephone,” “no parking,”

“entrance,” “exit,” and generic directions such as “office,” “ATM,” or

“stores.” No such sign shall carry any commercial message whatsoever in

U, P-D, R-PD, R-D, R-E, R-1, R-2, R-3, or R-4 zoning districts. In any

other district, up to 25 percent of the permitted sign area may contain a

logo or name of the business to which the sign pertains.

(f) Certificate required. No.

(2) Directional Signs. Signs specifically designed to give parking or traffic

directions and other directional information commonly associated with and

related to the permitted use. Such signs shall be limited to:

(a) Type. Wall and freestanding signs.

(b) Maximum number. Two per driveway or vehicular access except that any

such sign not legible from the public right-of-way shall not be counted in

this limitation.

(c) Maximum area. 12 square feet. If the sign includes a business name or

logo, it shall not comprise more than 50 percent of the permitted sign area.

(d) Maximum height. Seven feet.

(e) Minimum setback. Five feet from all property lines.

(f) Illumination permitted. Internal illumination only.

(g) Certificate required. No.

(G) OPEN HOUSE SIGNS

An “open house” realty sign is intended to serve only the short-term customer

directing potential homebuyers to an open house of a dwelling unit “For Sale”. Such

signs are not permanent directional signs.

(1) Maximum area. Nine square feet per open house sign.

(2) Maximum number. Six per event.

(3) Maximum height. No open house sign shall exceed six feet in height.

(4) Sign placement.

(a) Open house signs shall only be placed on private property and shall not be

placed on any public land, including rights-of-way, traffic medians, public

sidewalks, public trails, bicycle paths on City property, in City right-of-way

between the sidewalk and the curb, on signs in the right-of-way, or on fixed

structures such as light poles or traffic signals

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(b) No such sign shall block or overhang any sidewalk or other established

pedestrian walkway.

(c) In order to place “Open House” signs on the private property, other than

the property that is the subject of the open house event, authorization from

the property owner(s) or the owner’s duly authorized agent is required.

(5) Additional standards.

(a) All open house signs shall state “Open House”.

(b) Such signs shall not be used for the sale of any residence for which there

are current signs (either weekend or continuous) unless the residence is a

re-sale and is for sale by owner(s) or listed by an agent other than the

marketing agent for the development.

(c) All such signs shall contain the listing agent’s name and telephone number.

A business card is permissible as long as it is protected from the elements.

(d) No such signs may be displayed more than one hour prior to nor more than

one hour after the period a real estate licensee or broker is on duty at the

home for sale; and

(e) The property owner(s) shall be responsible for removal of the signs at the

end of the open house event.

(6) Illumination permitted. No.

(7) Certificate required. No.

(H) PROJECT FLAGS

Project flags are decorative flags intended to identify a specific development

containing a residential use. These flags do not contain any advertising copy other

than the name or the logo of the development.

(1) Maximum number. 25 flags per development that is 10 acres in area or less,

plus one additional flag for each additional one-half acre in area.

(2) Maximum area. 24 square feet in area.

(3) Maximum height. 24 feet.

(4) Minimum setback. Five feet from all property lines.

(5) Illumination permitted. No.

(6) Certificate required. No.

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(I) HOUSE OF WORSHIP DIRECTIONAL SIGNS

House of Worship directional signs are intended to assist the public in finding their

way to houses of worship or religious services held in nontraditional locations or

facilities. Such signs are not permanent directional signs and may only be used

during the periods stated in this Subsection.

(1) Maximum area. Nine square feet per sign.

(2) Maximum number. Six

(3) Maximum height. No such sign shall exceed six feet in height.

(4) Sign placement.

(a) Such signs shall only be placed on private property and shall not be placed

on any rights-of-way, traffic medians, public sidewalks, public trails, bicycle

paths, on signs in the right-of-way, or on fixed structures such as light poles

or traffic signals.

(b) No such sign shall block or overhang any sidewalk or other established

pedestrian walkway.

(c) In order to place such signs on private property other than the property

containing the house of worship or the premises of the religious services,

written authorization from the property owner(s) or the owner’s duly

authorized agent is required.

(5) Additional standards.

(a) All such signs shall contain the name of the house of worship and its

address;

(b) All such signs shall contain the name and telephone number of the official

of the house of worship responsible for the signs. A business card is

permissible as long as it is protected from the elements;

(c) The house of worship shall be responsible for removal of the signs at the

end of the display period; and

(d) No such sign shall be installed before 6 PM on Friday, and all such signs

shall be removed by 6 AM on Monday (Tuesday when City offices are

closed on Monday due to a holiday).

(6) Illumination permitted. No.

(7) Certificate required. No.

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19.14.050 SIGNS ALLOWED IN ALL DISTRICTS EXCEPT AS LIMITED

(A) COMMUNITY INTERIOR DIRECTIONAL SIGNS

Community interior directional signs are permitted, if approved by the Director, and

are subject to the following:

(1) Maximum number. There is no specific limit on the number of signs.

(2) Sign location.

(a) On private property or within public right-of-way, including median, subject

to approval of an encroachment agreement; and

(b) Placement subject to approval of the City of Las Vegas Traffic Engineer.

(3) Illumination permitted. Direct white light or internal illumination permitted

only.

(4) Certificate required. Yes.

(B) DEVELOPMENT ENTRY STATEMENT SIGNS

Development entry statement signs are permitted, if approved by the Director, and

are subject to the following:

(1) Maximum number. Two signs at each entry to a subdivision, apartment

complex, or identifiable community. The developer may place one sign on

each side of the entry street/drive or one sign in the median, subject to

approval of an encroachment agreement if applicable.

(2) Sign location. Setback five feet from the property line or a location approved

by the City of Las Vegas Traffic Engineer.

(3) Illumination permitted. Direct white light or internal illumination only.

(4) Certificate required. Yes.

(C) BUILDING MARKERS

(1) Maximum number. There is no specific limit on the number of signs.

(2) Maximum area. Four square feet.

(3) Maximum height. NA.

(4) Minimum setback. NA.

(5) Certificate required. No.

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(D) DIRECTORY SIGNS

(1) Maximum number. One freestanding directory sign per building or per

driveway, whichever is greater. One attached directory sign per public

entrance. Directory signs are permitted in addition to other attached or

freestanding signs.

(2) Maximum area.

(a) 24 square feet for freestanding.

(b) 12 square feet or five percent of the building elevation to which it is

attached, whichever is less.

(3) Maximum height. 8 feet if freestanding.

(4) Minimum setback. 25 feet from all property lines, if freestanding.

(5) Additional standards and district variations. Permitted only for

developments utilizing private streets in the U, R-PD, R-D, R-E, or R-1, zoning

districts; permitted in all other districts. Only the word “Directory” should be

legible from the public right-of-way; the directory sign(s) should be located so

that the user can pull out of off-site traffic to read the details of the directory.

(6) Illumination permitted. Direct white light or internal illumination only.

(7) Certificate required. No.

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(A) PERMITTED SIGNS IN RESIDENTIAL DISTRICTS (U, R-D, R-E, R-1,

R-CL, R-2, AND SINGLE AND TWO FAMILY RESIDENTIAL

DEVELOPMENT IN THE R-PD AND PD ZONING DISTRICTS)

(1) Institutional Signs (Attached)

(a) Maximum number. One sign per each building elevation that faces

directly onto a street frontage or an on-site parking area.

(b) Maximum area. 10 percent of the building elevation to which it is

attached.

(c) Maximum height. NA.

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(d) Minimum setback. NA.

(e) Illumination permitted. Direct white light or internal illumination only.

(f) Certificate required. Yes.

(2) Institutional Signs (Freestanding)

(a) Maximum number. One freestanding institutional sign per street frontage

is permitted on the same site as any house of worship, school, or other

institution that is a permitted use in the subject zoning district.

(b) Maximum area. 50 square feet.

(c) Maximum height. Eight feet.

(d) Minimum setback. Five feet from all property lines.

(e) Illumination permitted. Direct white light or internal illumination only.

(f) Certificate required. Yes.

(3) Wall Signs (Residential)

See Figure 10 for an example of a wall sign.

(a) Maximum number. One.

(b) Maximum area. Two square feet.

(c) Maximum height. A wall sign shall not extend more than 12 inches above

top of wall, marquee or parapet to which it is attached.

(d) Minimum setback. NA.

(e) Maximum projection. A wall sign shall not project more than 24 inches

from the building elevation, awning, or marquee to which it is attached;

where a wall sign projects from a building elevation, there shall be no

additional message on the additional horizontal surface created by the

projection.

(f) Additional standards.

(i) Signs shall be an integral part of or be supported by the wall or wall

element (such as awning or marquee) to which they are attached.

(ii) See also Residential Protection Standards in Section 19.14.070.

(g) Illumination permitted. Direct white light or internal illumination only.

(h) Certificate required. Yes.

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(B) PERMITTED SIGNS IN THE R-3, R-4, R-5, R-MHP AND MULTI-

FAMILY PROJECTS IN THE R-PD AND PD ZONING DISTRICTS.

(1) Institutional Signs (Attached)

(a) Maximum number. One sign per each building elevation that faces

directly onto a street frontage or an on-site parking area.

(b) Maximum area. 10 percent of the building elevation to which it is

attached.

(c) Maximum height. NA.

(d) Minimum setback. NA.

(e) Illumination permitted. Direct white light or internal illumination only.

(f) Certificate required. Yes.

(2) Institutional Signs (Freestanding)

(a) Maximum number. One freestanding institutional sign per street frontage

is permitted on the same site as any house of worship, school, or other

institution that is a permitted use in the subject zoning district.

(b) Maximum area. 50 square feet.

(c) Maximum height. Eight feet.

(d) Minimum setback. Five feet from all property lines.

(e) Illumination permitted. Direct white light or internal illumination only.

(f) Certificate required. Yes.

(3) Other Freestanding Signs

(a) Maximum number. One sign per development; however, developments

that have street frontage on two or more streets that are 80 feet or more in

width may have one sign on each such street frontage.

(b) Maximum area. 48 square feet.

(c) Maximum height. 12 feet.

(d) Minimum setback. Five feet from all property lines.

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(e) Additional standards.

(i) All freestanding and monument signs on the same lot or in the same

development shall maintain a minimum separation of 100 feet

measured along the street frontage.

(ii) See also Residential Protection Standards in Section 19.14.070

(f) Illumination permitted. Internal and external illumination. In addition,

signs over 200 feet from any existing residential property or from property

which is designated in the General Plan for future residential development

may be animated or contain an electronic message unit.

(g) Certificate required. Yes.

(4) Monument Signs

See Figure 7 for an example of a monument sign.

(a) Maximum number. One per street frontage.

(b) Maximum area. 60 square feet per sign.

(c) Maximum height. Eight feet.

(d) Minimum setback. Five feet from all property lines.

(e) Additional standards.

All freestanding and monument signs on the same lot or in the same

development shall maintain a minimum separation of 100 feet measured

along the street frontage.

(f) Illumination permitted. Direct white light or internal illumination only.

(g) Certificate required. Yes.

(5) Wall Signs

See Figure 10 for an example of a wall sign.

(a) Maximum number. One per street frontage.

(b) Maximum area. 50 square feet per sign.

(c) Maximum height. A wall sign shall not extend more than 12 inches above

top of wall, marquee or parapet to which it is attached.

(d) Minimum setback. NA.

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(e) Maximum projection. A wall sign shall not project more than 24 inches

from the structure to which it is attached. There shall be no additional

message on the additional horizontal surface created by the projection.

(f) Illumination permitted. Internal and external illumination of wall signs is

permitted except on a building elevation facing and located within 200 feet

of property zoned or shown on the General Plan as planned for single-

family residential (attached or detached) use.

(g) Additional standards

(i) Signs shall be an integral part of or be supported by the wall or wall

element (such as awning or marquee) to which they are attached.

(ii) See also Residential Protection Standards in Section 19.14.070.

(h) Certificate required. Yes.

(C) PERMITTED SIGNS IN THE C-V, N-S, P-R AND O ZONING

DISTRICTS

(1) Arcade Signs

See Figure 5 for an example of an arcade sign.

(a) Maximum number. One per entrance.

(b) Maximum area. Four square feet.

(c) Maximum height. NA

(d) Minimum setback. Refer to Chapter 19.08.

(e) Minimum clearance from the ground to the bottom of the sign. Eight

feet.

(f) Illumination permitted. Internal, external, animated and electronic

message unit signage.

(g) Certificate required. Yes.

(2) Awning Signs

See Figure 6 for an example of an awning sign.

(a) Maximum number. There is no specific limit on the number of signs,

although total area limits apply.

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(b) Maximum area.

(i) The total amount of awning signage allowed per building elevation is

equivalent to 10 percent of the building elevation. In multi-tenant

buildings, the 10 percent maximum sign area for each tenant will be

based upon the portion of the building elevation of the

leased/occupied area only, except as may be approved through a

Master Sign Plan.

(ii) The permitted area of all wall, window and awning signs together

shall not exceed the maximum permitted area for wall signs attached

to the same wall as the awning sign.

(c) Maximum height. NA.

(d) Minimum setback. Refer to Chapter 19.08.

(e) Minimum clearance from the ground to the bottom of the sign. Eight

feet.

(f) Illumination permitted. Internal and or direct external illumination, except

on a building elevation facing and located within 200 feet of property zoned

or shown on the General Plan as planned for single-family residential

(attached or detached) use. Animated and electronic message unit

signage is prohibited.

(g) Certificate required. Yes.

(3) Freestanding Signs

(a) Maximum number.

(i) One freestanding sign per street frontage; and

(ii) No more than one freestanding sign shall be allowed on lots 43,000

square feet or less in area.

(b) Maximum area. 48 square feet, except in the O zoning district.

(c) Maximum height. 12 feet, except in the O zoning district.

(d) Maximum height and area in the O zoning District.

(i) Freestanding signs not exceeding 16 feet in height may be up to 75

square feet in area.

(ii) Freestanding signs not exceeding 20 feet in height may be up to 100

square feet in area.

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(e) Minimum setback. Five feet from all property lines.

(f) Additional standards. See also Residential Protection Standards in

Section 19.14.070.

(g) Illumination permitted. Internal and or direct external illumination, except

on a building elevation facing and located within 200 feet of property zoned

or shown on the General Plan as planned for single-family residential

(attached or detached) use. Animated and electronic message unit signs

are prohibited.

(h) Certificate required. Yes.

(4) Monument Signs

See Figure 7 for an example of a monument sign.

(a) Maximum number. One monument sign per street frontage. For lots

adjacent to a freeway or expressway that have more than 500 feet of

frontage along the freeway or expressway, one additional sign is allowed

along that frontage.

(b) Maximum area. 75 square feet per sign.

(c) Maximum height. Eight feet on a property with less than 100 feet of

frontage; 10 feet on a property with 100 feet or more of frontage.

(d) Minimum setback. Five feet from all property lines.

(e) Additional standards. See also Residential Protection Standards in

Section 19.14.070.

(f) Illumination permitted. Internal and or direct external illumination, except

on a building elevation facing and located within 200 feet of property zoned

or shown on the General Plan as planned for single-family residential

(attached or detached) use. Animated and electronic message unit signs

are prohibited.

(g) Certificate required. Yes.

(5) Wall Signs

See Figure 10 for an example of a wall sign.

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(a) Maximum number. One wall sign per tenant or per building elevation,

which faces a street or on-site parking area.

(b) Maximum area. The total amount of wall signage allowed per building

elevation is equivalent to 10 percent of the building elevation. In multi-

tenant buildings, the 10 percent maximum sign area for each tenant will be

based upon the portion of the building elevation of the leased/occupied

area only.

(c) Maximum height. A wall sign shall not extend more than 12 inches above

top of wall, marquee or parapet to which it is attached.

(d) Minimum setback. NA.

(e) Maximum projection. A wall sign shall not project more than 24 inches

from the structure to which it is attached; where a wall sign projects from a

building elevation, there shall be no additional message on the additional

horizontal surface created by the projection.

(f) Additional standards.

(i) See also Residential Protection Standards in Section 19.14.070.

(g) Illumination permitted. Internal and or direct external illumination, except

on a building elevation facing and located within 200 feet of property zoned

or shown on the General Plan as planned for single-family residential

(attached or detached) use. Animated and electronic message unit signs

are prohibited.

(h) Certificate required. Yes.

(6) Window Signs

See Figure 11 for an example of a window sign.

(a) Maximum number. There is no specific limit on the number of signs,

although size and total area limits apply.

(b) Maximum area. Window signs shall not cover more than 25 percent of the

total area of all windows located on a building elevation. In no case shall

the combined area of both wall signs and window signs exceed the area

permitted for wall signs.

(c) Maximum height. NA.

(d) Minimum setback. Refer to Chapter 19.08.

(e) Illumination permitted. Internal and or direct external illumination, except

on a building elevation facing and located within 200 feet of property zoned

or shown on the General Plan as planned for single-family residential

(attached or detached) use. Animated and electronic message unit signs

are prohibited.

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(f) Certificate required. No.

(7) Additional standards in the C-V zoning district

(a) Non-illuminated letters identifying the name of a public or semi-public

institution may be permanently set on the wall of the building, providing the

sign does not exceed 50 square feet.

(b) Signs on public buildings meeting the foregoing criteria may be permitted

on structures which are a part of the institutional architecture or which are

symbolic of the institution and the permitted square footage and maximum

height limitation of public building signs shall apply only to the written

message.

(c) In addition to the above signs, additional signs may be permitted in

conjunction with public and semi-public institutions subject to the review

and approval of the Planning Commission as to each case.

(D) PERMITTED SIGNS IN THE C-D ZONING DISTRICT

(1) Arcade Signs

See Figure 5 for an example of an arcade sign.

(a) Maximum number. One per entrance.

(b) Maximum area. Four square feet.

(c) Maximum height. NA.

(d) Minimum setback. Refer to Chapter 19.08.

(e) Minimum clearance from the ground to the bottom of the sign. Eight

feet.

(f) Illumination permitted. Internal and or direct external illumination, except

on a building elevation facing and located within 200 feet of property zoned

or shown on the General Plan as planned for single-family residential

(attached or detached) use. Animated and electronic message unit signs

are prohibited.

(g) Certificate required. Yes.

(2) Awning Signs

See Figure 6 for an example of an awning sign.

(a) Maximum number. There is no specific limit on the number of signs,

although total area limits apply.

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(b) Maximum area. The total amount of signage allowed per building

elevation is equivalent to 15 percent of the of the building elevation area.

In multi-tenant buildings, the 15 percent maximum sign area for each

tenant will be based upon the portion of the building elevation of the

leased/occupied area only, except as may be approved through a Master

Sign Plan. The permitted area of all wall, window and awning signs

together shall not exceed the maximum permitted area for wall signs

attached to the same wall as the awning sign.

(c) Maximum height. NA.

(d) Minimum setback. NA.

(e) Minimum clearance from the ground to the bottom of the sign. Eight

feet.

(f) Illumination permitted. Internal and or direct external illumination, except

on a building elevation facing and located within 200 feet of property zoned

or shown on the General Plan as planned for single-family residential

(attached or detached) use. Animated and electronic message unit signs

are prohibited.

(g) Certificate required. Yes.

(3) Canopy Signs

(a) Maximum number. There is no specific limit on the number of signs,

although total area limits apply.

(b) Maximum area. 25 percent of the area of the face of the canopy.

(c) Additional standards.

(i) No electronic message units, video boards or moving signs shall be

placed on the canopy.

(ii) Changeable copy signs with prices or other information not changed

frequently are permitted.

(d) Illumination permitted. Internal and or direct external illumination, except

on a building elevation facing and located within 200 feet of property zoned

or shown on the General Plan as planned for single-family residential

(attached or detached) use. Animated and electronic message unit signs

are prohibited.

(e) Certificate required. Yes.

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(4) Freestanding Signs

(a) Maximum number. One freestanding sign per street frontage on streets

80 or more feet in width.

(b) Maximum height and area.

(i) Freestanding signs not exceeding 16 feet in height may be up to 75

square feet in area.

(ii) Freestanding signs not exceeding 20 feet in height may be up to 100

square feet in area.

(c) Minimum setback. Five feet from all property lines.

(d) Additional standards.

(i) See also Residential Protection Standards in Section 19.14.070.

(e) Illumination permitted. Internal and or direct external illumination, except

on a building elevation facing and located within 200 feet of property zoned

or shown on the General Plan as planned for single-family residential

(attached or detached) use. Animated and electronic message unit

signage is prohibited.

(f) Certificate required. Yes.

(5) Monument Signs

See Figure 7 for an example of a monument sign.

(a) Maximum number. One monument sign per street frontage.

(b) Maximum area. 75 square feet per sign.

(c) Maximum height. Eight feet.

(d) Minimum setback. Five feet from all property lines.

(e) Additional standards

(i) See also Residential Protection Standards in Section 19.14.070.

(f) Certificate required. Yes.

(g) Illumination permitted. Internal and or direct external illumination, except

on a building elevation facing and located within 200 feet of property zoned

or shown on the General Plan as planned for single-family residential

(attached or detached) use. Animated and electronic message unit signs

are prohibited.

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(6) Projecting Signs

See Figure 6 for an example of an projecting sign.

(a) Maximum number. One per entrance.

(b) Maximum area. 32 square feet.

(c) Maximum height. One foot above eave or rafter line, whichever is higher.

(d) Minimum clearance from the bottom of the sign to the ground. Eight

feet.

(e) Minimum setback. A projecting sign may project over the public right-of-

way, provided the projecting sign maintains a minimum setback of three

feet from measured from the back of the curb and such signs do not project

more than six feet from the building elevation to which they are attached.

(f) Additional standards.

(i) Signs shall be located on building elevation.

(ii) Signs shall not be permitted on property that has freestanding signs.

(iii) Signs shall be subject to review by Department of Public Works to

the extent they extend over or near public rights-of-way.

(g) Illumination permitted. Internal and or direct external illumination, except

on a building elevation facing and located within 200 feet of property zoned

or shown on the General Plan as planned for single-family residential

(attached or detached) use. Animated and electronic message unit signs

are prohibited.

(h) Certificate required. Yes.

(7) Wall Signs

See Figure 10 for an example of a wall sign.

(a) Maximum number. There is no specific limit on the number of signs,

although total area limits apply.

(b) Maximum area. The total amount of signage allowed per building

elevation is equivalent to 15 percent of the building elevation area. In

multi-tenant buildings, the 15 percent maximum sign area for each tenant

will be based upon the portion of the building elevation of the

leased/occupied area only, except as may be approved through a Master

Sign Plan.

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(c) Maximum height. A wall sign shall not extend more than 12 inches above

top of wall, marquee or parapet to which it is attached.

(d) Minimum setback. NA.

(e) Maximum projection. Four feet from the structure to which it is attached.

There shall be no additional message on the additional horizontal surface

created by the projection.

(f) Illumination permitted. Internal and or direct external illumination, except

on a building elevation facing and located within 200 feet of property zoned

or shown on the General Plan as planned for single-family residential

(attached or detached) use. Animated and electronic message unit signs

are prohibited.

(g) Additional standards. See also Residential Protection Standards in

Section 19.14.070.

(h) Certificate required. Yes.

(8) Window Signs

See Figure 11 for an example of a window sign.

(a) Maximum number. There is no specific limit on the number of signs,

although size and total area limits apply.

(b) Maximum area. Window signs shall not cover more than 25 percent of the

total area of all windows located on a building elevation. In no case shall

the combined area of both wall signs and window signs exceed the area

permitted for wall signs.

(c) Maximum height. NA.

(d) Minimum setback. NA.

(e) Additional standards. See also Residential Protection Standards in

Section 19.14.070.

(f) Illumination permitted. Internal illumination of signs is permitted except

on a building elevation facing and located within 200 feet of property zoned

or shown on the General Plan as planned for single-family residential

(attached or detached) use. Animated and electronic message unit signs

are prohibited.

(g) Certificate required. Yes.

(E) PERMITTED SIGNS IN THE C-PB ZONING DISTRICT

(1) Arcade Signs

See Figure 5 for an example of an arcade sign.

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(a) Maximum number. One per entrance.

(b) Maximum area. Four square feet.

(c) Maximum height. NA.

(d) Minimum setback. Refer to Chapter 19.08.

(e) Minimum clearance from the ground to the bottom of the sign. Eight

feet.

(f) Illumination permitted. Internal illumination and indirect external

illumination are permitted. In addition, direct external illumination is

permitted on commercial service buildings. Animated and electronic

message unit signs are prohibited.

(g) Certificate required. Yes.

(2) Awning Signs

See Figure 6 for an example of an awning sign.

(a) Maximum number. There is no specific limit on the number of signs,

although total area limits apply.

(b) Maximum area. The total amount of signage allowed per building

elevation is equivalent to 10 percent of the building elevation area. In

multi-tenant buildings, the 10 percent maximum sign area for each tenant

will be based upon the portion of the building elevation of the

leased/occupied area only. The permitted area of all wall, window and

awning signs together shall not exceed the maximum permitted for wall

signs attached to the same wall as the awning sign.

(c) Maximum height. NA.

(d) Minimum setback. Refer to Chapter 19.08.

(e) Minimum clearance from the ground to the bottom of the sign. Eight

feet.

(f) Illumination permitted. Internal illumination of awning signs is permitted.

(g) Certificate required. Yes.

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(3) Canopy Signs

(a) Maximum number. There is no specific limit on the number of signs,

although total area limits apply.

(b) Maximum area. 25 percent of the area of the face of the canopy.

(c) Additional standards. No electronic message units, video boards or

moving signs shall be placed on the canopy. Changeable copy signs with

prices or other information not changed frequently are permitted.

(d) Illumination permitted. Direct external and/or internal illumination only.

Illumination is permitted except when such sign is facing and located within

200 feet of property zoned or shown on the General Plan as planned for

single-family residential (attached or detached) use. Animated and

electronic message unit signs are prohibited.

(e) Certificate required. Yes.

(4) Freestanding Signs

(a) Maximum number.

(i) One freestanding sign per street frontage. Such signs shall maintain

a minimum separation of 100 feet measured along the street

frontage.

(ii) No more than one freestanding sign shall be allowed on lots 43,000

square feet or less in area.

(b) Maximum height and area.

(i) Freestanding signs not exceeding 16 feet in height may be up to 75

square feet in area.

(ii) Freestanding signs not exceeding 20 feet in height may be up to 100

square feet in area.

(c) Minimum setback. Five feet from all property lines.

(d) Additional standards.

(i) See also Residential Protection Standards in Section 19.14.070.

(e) Illumination permitted. Internal and external illumination. In addition,

signs over 200 feet from any existing residential property or from property

which is designated in the General Plan for future residential development

may be animated or contain an electronic message unit.

(f) Certificate required. Yes.

(5) Monument Signs

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See Figure 7 for an example of a monument sign.

(a) Maximum number. One monument sign per street frontage.

(b) Maximum area. 75 square feet per sign.

(c) Maximum height. 10 feet.

(d) Minimum setback. Five feet from all property lines.

(e) Additional standards.

(i) All freestanding and monument signs on the same lot or in the same

development shall maintain a minimum separation of 100 feet

measured along the street frontage.

(ii) See also Residential Protection Standards in Section 19.14.070.

(f) Illumination permitted. Direct external and/or internal illumination only.

In addition, direct external illumination is permitted on commercial service

buildings. Animated and electronic message unit signage is prohibited.

(g) Certificate required. Yes.

(6) Wall Signs

See Figure 10 for an example of a wall sign.

(a) Maximum number. One wall sign per street frontage for each building

with the following adjustments:

(i) Single tenant buildings on parcels adjacent to a freeway or

expressway are permitted one wall sign for each building elevation

with a maximum of four signs per building.

(ii) Multi-tenant buildings are permitted one additional wall sign for each

tenant.

(b) Maximum area. The total amount of wall signage allowed per building

elevation is equivalent to 10 percent of the building elevation to which the

sign is attached. In multi-tenant buildings, the 10 percent maximum sign

area for each tenant will be based upon that portion of the building

elevation of the leased/occupied area only, except as may be approved

through a Master Sign Plan.

(c) Maximum height. A wall sign shall not extend more than 12 inches above

top of wall, marquee or parapet to which it is attached.

(d) Maximum projection. Four feet from the structure to which it is attached.

There shall be no additional message on the additional horizontal surface

created by the projection.

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(e) Minimum setback. NA.

(f) Illumination. Direct external and/or internal illumination only. Animated

and electronic message units are prohibited.

(g) Additional standards. See also Residential Protection Standards in

Section 19.14.070.

(h) Certificate required. Yes.

(F) PERMITTED SIGNS IN THE C-1, C-2, C-M, AND M ZONING

DISTRICTS

(1) Arcade Signs

See Figure 5 for an example of an arcade sign.

(a) Maximum number. One per entrance.

(b) Maximum area. 16 square feet.

(c) Maximum height. NA.

(d) Minimum setback. An arcade sign shall not extend beyond edge of the

building elevation to which it is attached.

(e) Minimum clearance from the ground to the bottom of the sign. Eight

feet.

(f) Illumination permitted. Internal, external, animated and electronic

message unit signage.

(g) Certificate required. Yes.

(2) Awning Signs

See Figure 6 for an example of an awning sign.

(a) Maximum number. There is no specific limit on the number of signs,

although total area limits apply.

(b) Maximum area.

(i) The total amount of wall signage allowed per building elevation is

equivalent to 20 percent of the building elevation. In multi-tenant

buildings, the 20 percent maximum sign area for each tenant will be

based upon that portion of the building elevation of the

leased/occupied area only, except as may be approved through a

Master Sign Plan.

(ii) The total combined area of all wall, window, roof, awning and

marquee signs shall not exceed 20 percent of the building elevation

to which they are attached.

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(c) Maximum height. NA.

(d) Minimum setback. Refer to Chapter 19.08.

(e) Minimum clearance from the ground to the bottom of the sign. Eight

feet.

(f) Illumination permitted. Internal and or direct external illumination of

awning signs is permitted.

(g) Certificate required. Yes.

(3) Canopy Signs.

(a) Maximum number. There is no specific limit on the number of signs,

although total area limits apply.

(b) Maximum area. 25 percent of the area of the face of the canopy.

(c) Illumination permitted. Internal and external illumination, animated and

electronic message units are permitted.

(d) Certificate required. Yes.

(4) Consolidated Sign.

(a) Maximum number.

Parcels of five acres or more in area, or parcels covered by a Master Sign

Plan, that front on a street 80 or more feet in width, and qualify to have

more than one freestanding sign along the same such street frontage, may

consolidate the permitted sign area for all freestanding signs on the same

street frontage into one consolidated sign, or as approved through a Master

Sign Plan. If the development or commercial subdivision elects to

consolidate the permitted freestanding signs, parcels containing individual

freestanding buildings within the development or commercial subdivision

shall be limited to one monument sign per street frontage in addition to the

consolidated sign.

(b) Maximum area. Two square feet per lineal foot of street frontage,

counting frontage on all abutting streets, up to 1000 square feet, or 1,500

square feet if part of an approved Master Sign Plan.

(c) Maximum height.

(i) 50 feet.

(ii) 80 feet, if approved as part of a Master Sign Plan.

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(d) Minimum setback. Five feet from all property lines.

(e) Additional standards.

(i) The erection of a consolidated sign requires a minimum of three

tenants or individual uses on the same site.

(ii) See also Residential Protection Standards in Section 19.14.070.

(f) Illumination permitted. Internal and external illumination. In addition,

signs over 200 feet from any existing residential property or from property

which is designated in the General Plan for future residential development

may be animated or contain an electronic message unit.

(g) Certificate required. Yes.

(5) Freestanding Signs

(a) Maximum number.

(i) One freestanding sign per each 200 lineal feet of street frontage or

portion thereof. The total number of all freestanding and monument

signs shall not exceed one per each 200 lineal feet of street frontage

or portion thereof.

(ii) Corner lots are permitted to have signs for each street frontage and

signs shall maintain a minimum separation of 100 feet measured

along the street frontage.

(b) Maximum area.

(i) The total area of all freestanding and monument signs shall not

exceed two square feet of sign area for each lineal foot of street

frontage. On lots with multiple street frontages, the allowable area

for each street frontage shall be calculated separately unless

consolidated into one sign, then each street frontage shall be added

and total square footage permitted may be allowed in one

consolidated sign.

(ii) Signs within 40 feet of existing developed residential property, or

property designated in the General Plan as appropriate for future

residential development, the maximum sign area shall be 50 square

feet. For each additional foot of setback from the property, the area

of a sign may be increased an additional two square feet, with a

maximum size of 400 square feet unless the site meets criteria for

consolidated freestanding signs.

(c) Maximum height.

40 feet, subject to the following:

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(i) A freestanding sign within 200 feet of the right-of-way line of an

elevated freeway or highway to which it is oriented may be erected

up to 30 feet above the elevation of the elevated freeway or highway

nearest the sign.

(ii) In addition, signs within 200 feet of the right-of-way line and which

can be read from Interstates 15 and 215, US 95 from the north city

limits to the Oran K. Gragson Highway, the Oran K. Gragson

Highway or Interstate 515 may be increased to a height equal to 80

feet, when authorized by the City Council, after review by the

Planning Commission.

(d) Minimum setback. Five feet from all property lines.

(e) Additional standards.

(i) All freestanding and monument signs on the same lot or in the same

development shall maintain a minimum separation of 100 feet

measured along the street frontage.

(ii) See also Residential Protection Standards in Section 19.14.070.

(f) Illumination permitted. Internal, external, animated and electronic

message unit signs are permitted except on a building elevation visible

from and located within 200 feet of property zoned or shown on the

General Plan as planned for single-family residential (attached or

detached) use.

(g) Certificate required. Yes.

(6) Marquee Signs.

(a) Maximum number. One marquee sign per building elevation.

(b) Maximum area.

(i) 20 percent of the building elevation to which it is attached.

(ii) The total combined area of all wall, window, roof, awning and

marquee signs shall not exceed 20 percent of the building elevation

to which they are attached.

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(c) Maximum height. A marquee sign shall not extend beyond the top or

sides of the building elevation to which it is attached.

(d) Minimum setback. May project over public right-of-way, provided

marquee maintains minimum setback of three feet from back of curb.

(e) Minimum clearance from the bottom of the sign to the ground. Eight

feet.

(f) Additional standards.

(i) Shall not be located on a building elevation oriented to adjoining

residential property.

(ii) Subject to review by Department of Public Works, to the extent they

extend over or near public right-of-way.

(g) Illumination permitted. Internal, external, animated and electronic

message unit signage.

(h) Certificate required. Yes.

(7) Menu Boards

(a) Maximum number. If visible from the public right-of-way, two menu board

signs are permitted per drive-through lane where drive-through uses are

permitted.

(b) Maximum area. 60 square feet for freestanding. 24 square feet, or not

more than two percent of the building elevation if attached, but coverage of

the building elevation with all signs in no case shall exceed 20 percent.

(c) Maximum height. Seven feet.

(d) Minimum setback. Five feet from all property lines.

(e) Additional standards. Only the word “Menu” should be legible from the

public right-of-way.

(f) Illumination permitted. Direct white light or internal illumination permitted.

For a site with a Master Sign Plan, other illumination may be permitted in

accordance with the Master Sign Plan.

(g) Certificate required. No.

(8) Monument Signs

See Figure 7 for an example of a monument sign.

(a) Maximum number. One monument sign per each 200 lineal feet of street

frontage or portion thereof. The total number of all freestanding and

monument signs shall not exceed one per each 200 lineal feet of street

frontage or portion thereof.

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(b) Maximum area. 75 square feet per sign.

(c) Maximum height. 10 feet.

(d) Minimum setback. Five feet from all property lines.

(e) Additional standards.

(i) All freestanding and monument signs on the same lot or in the same

development shall maintain a minimum separation of 100 feet

measured along the street frontage.

(ii) See also Residential Protection Standards in Section 19.14.070.

(f) Certificate required. Yes.

(9) Projecting Signs

(a) Maximum number. One per entrance.

(b) Maximum area. 32 square feet.

(c) Maximum height. One foot above eave or rafter line, whichever is higher.

(d) Minimum clearance from the bottom of the sign to the ground. Eight

feet.

(e) Minimum setback. A projecting sign may project over the public right-of-

way, provided the projecting sign maintains a minimum setback of three

feet from measured from the back of the curb and such signs do not project

more than six feet from the building elevation to which they are attached.

(f) Additional standards.

(i) Projecting signs shall not be permitted on property that has

freestanding signs.

(ii) Projecting signs shall be subject to review by the Department of

Public Works to the extent they extend over or near the public right-

of-way.

(g) Illumination permitted. Internal, external, animated and electronic

message unit signage.

(h) Certificate required. Yes.

(10) Roof Signs

(a) Maximum number. One per building elevation.

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(b) Maximum area. 20 percent of the building elevation to which the sign is

most nearly parallel to, up to a maximum of 150 square feet. The total

combined area of all wall, window, roof, awning and marquee signs shall

not exceed 20 percent of the building elevation to which they are attached.

(c) Maximum height. A roof sign shall not extend more than eight feet above

the top of wall, marquee or parapet to which it is attached. The total height

of the building, including the sign, shall not exceed permitted height of the

building in the zoning district in which it is located.

(d) Minimum setback. NA.

(e) Maximum projection. A roof sign shall not project horizontally more than

four feet from the roof to which it is attached. There shall be no additional

message on the additional horizontal surface created by the projection.

(f) Illumination permitted. Internal, external, animated and electronic

message unit signs are permitted except on a building elevation visible

from and located within 200 feet of property zoned or shown on the

General Plan as planned for single-family residential (attached or

detached) use.

(g) Additional standards.

(i) See also Residential Protection Standards in Section 19.14.070.

(h) Certificate required. Yes.

(11) Wall Signs

See Figure 10 for an example of a wall sign.

(a) Maximum number. There is no specific limit on the number of signs,

although total area limits apply.

(b) Maximum area. The total amount of wall signage allowed per building

elevation is equivalent to 20 percent of the building elevation. In multi-

tenant buildings, the 20 percent maximum sign area for each tenant will be

based upon that portion of the building elevation of the leased/occupied

area only, except as may be approved through a Master Sign Plan.

(c) Maximum height. A wall sign shall not extend more than 12 inches above

top of wall, marquee or parapet to which it is attached.

(d) Minimum setback. NA.

(e) Maximum projection. A wall sign shall not project more than four feet

from the structure to which it is attached. There shall be no additional

message on the additional horizontal surface created by the projection.

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(f) Illumination permitted. Internal, external, animated and electronic

message unit signs are permitted except on a building elevation visible

from and located within 200 feet of property zoned or shown on the

General Plan as planned for single-family residential (attached or

detached) use.

(g) Additional standards.

(i) Signs shall be an integral part of or be supported by the wall or wall

element (such as awning or marquee) to which they are attached.

(ii) See also Residential Protection Standards in Section 19.14.070.

(h) Certificate required. Yes.

(12) Window Signs

See Figure 11 for an example of a window sign.

(a) Maximum number. There is no specific limit on the number of signs.

(b) Maximum area. Window signs shall not cover more than 25 percent of the

total area of all windows located on a building elevation. The total

combined area of all wall, window, roof, awning and marquee signs shall

not exceed 20 percent of the building elevation to which they are attached.

(c) Maximum height. NA.

(d) Minimum setback. NA.

(e) Illumination permitted. Internal, external, animated and electronic

message unit signs are permitted except on a building elevation visible

from and located within 200 feet of property zoned or shown on the

General Plan as planned for single-family residential (attached or

detached) use.

(f) Certificate required. No.

19.14.070 RESIDENTIAL PROTECTION STANDARDS

(A) FREESTANDING SIGNS

Any freestanding sign located in a nonresidential zoning district requiring a sign

certificate and located within 200 feet of property zoned or shown on the General

Plan as planned for single-family residential (attached or detached) use shall be

subject to the following dimensional standards. Where these standards and those

shown in Section are in conflict, the more restrictive shall control.

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(1) Maximum height. One-third of the distance of the nearest edge of the sign to

the nearest point on any property planned or zoned for residential use.

(2) Minimum setback. 40 feet from any property planned or zoned for residential

use.

(B) ILLUMINATED SIGNS

Any illuminated sign requiring a sign certificate and located within 200 feet of

property zoned or shown on the General Plan as planned for single-family

residential (attached or detached) use shall be subject to the following additional

lighting standards:

(1) If the sign is located within 40 feet of the property planned or zoned for

residential use and is or will be visible from such property, it may be internally

illuminated or lighted with direct white light;

(2) If the sign is located more than 40 feet from the property planned or zoned for

residential use but within 200 feet of such property and the sign is or will be

visible from such property, it may be interior-lit or lighted with direct white light,

but it shall not contain bare bulbs, exposed neon tube, animation or a

electronic message unit; and

(3) Direct lighting fixtures for such signs shall be aimed up and/or away from the

property planned or zoned for residential use.

(C) ELECTRONIC MESSAGE UNIT, ANIMATED AND FLASHING SIGNS

Electronic message units, animated signs and flashing signs are prohibited within

200 feet of property planned or zoned for residential use unless the design of the

sign or its location and orientation ensure that the electronic message unit, animated

or flashing portion of the sign, or any other light from the sign will not be visible from

the property planned or zoned for residential use.

19.14.080 HISTORIC SIGNS

(A) FINDINGS

The City Council of the City of Las Vegas finds that the historic and cultural

foundations of the City should be preserved as a living part of its community life and

development in order to give a sense of identity and orientation to the people of the

City. A historic sign is a sign that, by its construction materials, unusual age,

prominent location, unique design, or craftsmanship from another period,

contributes to the cultural, historic, or aesthetic quality of the city's streetscape.

These regulations have been formulated to allow those signs to be protected.

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(B) PURPOSE

The intent of this Section is to promote the public welfare by providing protection for

significant signs that represent important aspects of the City’s heritage; to enhance

the character of the community by considering such signs during development; and

to assist owner(s) in the preservation and restoration of their signs.

(C) DESIGNATION CRITERIA

Signs are designated as historic signs by the City Council upon a favorable

recommendation of the Historic Preservation Commission. The Council shall hold a

public hearing to designate a sign as a historic sign. In order to designate a sign as

a historic sign, the Council shall make a finding that the following conditions are met:

(1) The sign and the use to which it pertains have been in continuous existence at

the present location for at least 30 years;

(2) The sign is structurally safe or is capable of being made so without

substantially altering its historical significance;

(3) The continued existence of the sign is encouraged and is beneficial to the

public good; and

(4) At least one of the following conditions shall be met by the sign:

(a) The sign contributes to the historical or cultural character of the streetscape

and the community at large;

(b) The sign is associated with historic figures, events, or places;

(c) The sign is significant as evidence of the history of the product, business,

or service advertised;

(d) The sign is significant as reflecting the history of the building or the

development of the historic district;

(e) The sign is characteristic of a specific historic period;

(f) The sign is integral to the building’s design or physical fabric;

(g) The sign represents an outstanding example of the sign maker’s art due to

craftsmanship, use of materials, or design;

(h) This sign is a local landmark recognized as a popular focal point in a

community; or

(i) The sign contains elements important in defining the character of a historic

district.

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(D) PROCEDURE

(1) The procedure for designation of a sign as a landmark sign shall be the same

procedure for designating a landmark building or landmark site, in accordance

with Section 19.06.090(I)(3).

(2) Nothing in this Section shall prohibit the owner(s) of a designated historic sign

from removing such a sign.

19.14.090 TEMPORARY SIGNS

(A) SPECIAL EVENT SIGNS

See Figure 12 for an example of a special event sign.

(1) General standards.

(a) Special event signs may be approved by the Director for a limited time as a

means of publicizing special events such as grand openings.

(b) Special event signs may include balloons, inflated devices, searchlights,

pennants, portable signs, streamers and other similar devices.

(2) Certificate required.

(a) A temporary sign certificate is required for a temporary special event sign.

(b) The certificate allows the holder to display temporary event signs on the lot

where the event is to occur. Temporary special event signs may be

displayed by the same business license holder on the same lot up to four

times in any one calendar year. The aggregate time of display of such

signs shall not exceed 60 days in any one calendar year.

(B) POLITICAL SIGNS

(1) Maximum area.

(a) Residential districts. 16 square feet per sign; not to exceed a maximum

total area of 80 square feet for all such signs located on a lot containing a

residential use. For all other uses, the maximum total area shall not

exceed 128 square feet.

(b) Non-residential district. 64 square feet per political sign. A political sign

may be substituted for any other lawful sign, or political copy may be used

to replace copy on any existing, conforming sign.

(2) Additional standards.

(a) Political signs shall be placed only on private property.

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(b) Political signs shall be designed and located in such a manner so that such

signs do not interfere with or will be confused with a traffic control signal or

sign, or obstruct the vision of traffic.

(c) Political signs shall not be placed on any public property or right-of-way or

posted on any utility pole or device.

(3) Certificate required. All political signs in excess of 32 square feet require a

sign certificate. Other political signs do not require a sign certificate.

(4) Illumination permitted. Separate illumination of political signs in residential

districts is not permitted. Where a political sign is erected in place of another

permitted sign or political copy is placed on an existing, lawful sign in a non-

residential district, the illumination standards otherwise applying to the sign

shall apply to the political sign or political copy.

(5) Removal.

All political signs that relate to an election shall be removed within 15 days after

the election to which they pertain. Signs supporting a candidate who loses a

primary election or wins a nonpartisan race in a primary election with more than

50 percent of the vote shall be removed within 15 days after the primary

election.

(a) The person or persons who are responsible for the erection, placement or

distribution of any political sign, including the person whose candidacy the

sign supports, are jointly and severally responsible for the removal of the

political sign and the cost thereof.

(b) If any sign is not removed within the time period set forth above, the City

may, upon 5 days written notice to a candidate or other person responsible,

remove and dispose of any such sign. The City shall certify the removal

and may charge the candidate or other person responsible for the City’s

cost for the removal. Removal charges shall be paid within 30 days after

receipt of a statement of charges.

(C) SUBDIVISION DEVELOPMENT SALE SIGNS

(1) Maximum number. One subdivision development sale sign per residential

subdivision per street frontage, with a maximum of two signs per subdivision.

(2) Maximum area. 300 square feet per sign.

(3) Maximum height. 22 feet, or 12 feet above the nearest property line wall.

(4) Minimum setbacks and separations.

(a) 10 feet from any public right-of-way.

(b) 50 feet from any other on-premise, off-premise or subdivision development

sale sign.

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(5) Additional standards. The sign shall be a freestanding sign that is firmly

secured in the ground, as approved by the Building Official.

(6) Illumination permitted. Direct white light or internal illumination only.

(7) Certificate required. Yes. The certificate application shall be accompanied

by:

(a) A site plan that clearly depicts the location of the proposed sign;

description, drawing or picture of the proposed sign and description of the

means by which it will be secured; and

(b) Written authorization for the placement of the sign from the owner(s) of the

property or from the owner’s duly authorized agent on which the sign is to

be located.

(8) Duration of Certificate. The certificate shall be valid for 24 months or until

the last unit or lot is sold, whichever occurs first. At that time, the sign shall be

removed unless a new certificate has been obtained. The property owner(s)

and certificate holder shall each be responsible for maintenance and removal

of the sign.

(D) SUBDIVISION DEVELOPMENT CONTINUOUS DIRECTIONAL

SIGNS

Subdivision development directional signs are not considered “on-premise”

signs or “off-premise” signs and are subject to the following:

(1) Maximum number.

(a) Eight signs per residential subdivision.

(b) A sign structure advertising two or more different subdivisions may count

all the signs on that structure towards the eight sign limit for only one of the

subdivisions advertised on such structure, if the owner(s) or lessee(s) of

the sign files a plan depicting the location and use and details of how all

such signs are allocated.

(2) Maximum area.

(a) Two of the eight permitted signs may be up to128 square feet in area.

(b) Two of the eight permitted signs may be up to 96 square feet in area.

(c) The remaining four of the eight permitted signs shall not exceed 40 square

feet in area.

(d) An embellishment of up to 20 percent of each sign area may be added to

the sign.

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(3) Maximum height.

14 feet, except that any authorized sign that exceeds 40 square feet in size

may be up to of 22 feet in height.

(4) Minimum setbacks and separations.

(a) 10 feet from any public right-of-way.

(b) 100 feet from any other sign or on-premise or off-premise sign.

(c) 660 feet from the nearest travel lane of Summerlin Parkway from Station

499 + 78 to Station 601 + 30.

(5) Additional standards.

(a) These signs are allowed only on vacant developable lots;

(b) For any sign that is proposed within 660 feet of any highway classified by

the State of Nevada as part of the interstate and primary highway system,

a State of Nevada sign permit is required;

(c) Such signs shall not be located more than four miles from the subdivision

to which it is providing direction; and

(d) Each sign shall be a freestanding sign that is firmly secured in the ground,

as approved by the City of Las Vegas Building Official.

(6) Illumination permitted. No.

(7) Certificate required. Yes. The certificate application shall be accompanied

by:

(a) A site plan that shows where the sign will be placed on property; and

(b) A master location plan that indicates where all other subdivision

development directional signs (not including weekend directional signs) for

the subdivision will be placed.

(8) Duration of certificate. The sign certificate shall be valid for 24 months or

until the last unit or lot is sold, whichever occurs first. At that time, the sign

shall be removed unless a new certificate has been obtained. The property

owner(s) and the certificate holder shall each be responsible for maintenance

and removal of the sign.

(9) Landowner(s) consent. Any person placing a directional sign shall obtain

the permission of the owner(s) of the property on which the sign is placed.

Nothing in this ordinance shall be construed to authorize the placement of any

sign without the permission of the landowner(s).

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(E) SUBDIVISION DEVELOPMENT -- WEEKEND DIRECTIONAL SIGNS

Weekend directional signs shall be used to direct traffic to residential projects

only and shall not be employed for non-residential purposes of any kind.

(1) Maximum number. 70 weekend directional signs per residential subdivision.

(2) Maximum area. Four square feet per sign.

(3) Maximum height.

(a) Four feet above nearest street curb.

(b) 32 inches above nearest street curb when within 50 feet of any street

intersection or driveway opening. Where no curb exists, height shall be

measured from edge of adjacent public right-of-way.

(4) Sign placement.

(a) Maximum placement distance of any weekend directional sign from its

respective residential subdivision project shall be four miles as measured

along a radial line whose axis is located at any point on the subject

property.

(b) Minimum spacing between signs relating to the same project is 300 feet,

provided however, two signs may be placed within 10 feet of each other at

locations where the path of travel turns direction.

(c) Signs shall be placed at least 25 feet from any street intersection or

driveway and not block or overhang any sidewalk or other established

pedestrian way.

(5) Additional standards.

(a) Changes in copy and graphics may be made without re-issuance of

certificates; if, the name of the subdivision changes, the developer shall

apply for a new certificate.

(b) Signs may only be installed after 6 PM on Friday or on the day before any

Federal, State, or City holiday that may occur throughout the week, and all

signs shall be removed by 6 AM on Monday or by the same time on the

day after such holiday.

(c) Signs shall be made of plastic, or some other weather resistant material

approved by the Director, and shall be attached to a single metal stake.

Signs mounted on wooden stakes are prohibited.

(6) Illumination permitted. No.

(7) Master sign plan required.

Weekend directional signs shall not be installed unless such signs are

approved as a part of a master weekend directional sign plan. A certificate

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application and sign map shall be presented for each development for which

weekend directional signs are to be employed. The application and map shall

be in a form and include exhibits as specified by the Department of Planning

and Development. The map shall indicate the approximate location on each

street of each sign to be installed and shall include a statement that at the time

of installation no sign is to be installed in violation of the spacing requirements

of this Chapter or to cause any already-in-place weekend directional sign to be

in violation of the spacing requirements. The certificate application shall state

the name and mailing address of the party to be notified in the event of any

violations of this Chapter. A master weekend directional sign certificate may be

issued to cover all weekend directional signs that have been approved as part

of a master weekend directional sign plan.

(8) Insurance required.

Applicants for weekend directional sign certificates shall provide proof of and

maintain comprehensive liability insurance in the minimum amount of

$4,000,000 per occurrence in a form acceptable to the Director. If any sign is

placed in any unimproved public right-of-way, the certificate holder shall

assume full responsibility for any damages or injuries to persons or property

resulting either wholly or in part from the placement of the sign and shall agree

to defend and indemnify the City and hold the City harmless from all liability for

damages or injuries.

(9) Landowner(s) consent. Any person placing a directional sign shall obtain

the permission of the owner(s) of the property on which the sign is placed.

Nothing in this ordinance shall be construed to authorize the placement of any

sign without the permission of the landowner(s).

(10) Violations.

Weekend directional signs that are without proper certification; that are placed

within 25 feet of a street intersection or driveway; that block or overhang

sidewalks and other public pedestrian walkways; or that are left remaining after

the time limitations set forth in this Section may be impounded immediately.

Violations and the recovery of signs are subject to the following charges and

remedies:

Violation

Penalty

1st

$10 per sign if without proper certification. Fee shall be waived if

owner(s) obtains proper sign certificate. If properly certified, warning

only.

2nd

$10 per sign.

3rd

$15 per sign and misdemeanor citation.

4th

Revocation of weekend directional sign certificate.

(F) CONSTRUCTION SIGNS

(1) Maximum number.

(a) One construction sign per development per street frontage.

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(b) Where two construction signs are located on a corner lot, such signs shall

be separated by not less than 50 feet.

(2) Maximum area. 300 square feet in sign area.

(3) Maximum height. 18 feet.

(4) Minimum clearance from bottom of the sign to ground. Eight feet.

(5) Minimum setback. 10 feet from any public right-of-way.

(6) Additional standards.

(a) Construction signs shall be freestanding signs and firmly secured in the

ground, as approved by the Building Official.

(b) Construction signs are not permitted on residentially zoned property.

(7) Illumination permitted. No.

(8) Certificate required.

(a) A temporary sign certificate is required. The certificate application shall be

accompanied by a site or location plan which clearly depicts the location of

the proposed sign; a description, drawing or picture of the proposed sign

and a description of the means by which it will be secured; and

(b) The certificate is valid for up to 12 months or until the construction is

complete, whichever occurs first. At that time, the sign shall be removed

unless a new certificate has been obtained. The property owner(s) and the

certificate holder, if the latter is not the property owner(s), shall each be

responsible for the maintenance and removal of the sign.

(G) REAL ESTATE SIGNS ADVERTISING COMMERCIAL PROPERTY

(1) Maximum number.

(a) One real estate sign per development or property for sale or lease per

street frontage for parcels five acres or less in area, plus one additional

sign for each additional five acres of parcel area.

(2) Maximum area.

(a) Unimproved lots: 32 square feet per sign, or with an approved temporary

sign certificate, such sign(s) may be up to 80 square feet in area for lots

20,000 square feet or less in area, plus an additional 40 square feet of sign

area for each 20,000 additional square feet of lot area. In no case shall the

aggregate sign area of all such permitted signs or the area of a single sign

exceed 300 square feet.

(b) Improved lots: 64 square feet.

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(3) Maximum height. 18 feet.

(4) Minimum setback. 10 feet from any public right-of-way.

(5) Illumination permitted. No.

(6) Additional standards.

(a) Real estate signs on residentially zoned property shall be subject to the

provisions of Section 19.14.070.

(b) The sign shall be a freestanding sign that is firmly secured in the ground,

as approved by the Building Official.

(7) Certificate required.

(a) A temporary certificate is required for signs in excess of 32 square feet.

(b) The certificate is valid until the property or the last unit is sold or leased. At

that time, the sign shall be removed. The property owner(s) and certificate

holder, if the latter is not the property owner(s), shall each be responsible

for the maintenance and removal of the sign.

(H) REAL ESTATE SIGNS ADVERTISING RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY

(1) Maximum number. One per street frontage.

(2) Maximum area.

(a) Six square feet for single and two family dwellings.

(b) 32 square feet for all other allowed uses. Real estate signs exceeding 32

square feet, up to a maximum of 64 square feet may be approved by the

Director by means of a temporary sign certificate.

(3) Maximum height. Six feet for single and two family dwellings, 18 feet for all

other allowed uses.

(4) Minimum setback. Five feet from all property lines.

(5) Certificate required. No.

19.14.100 OFF-PREMISE SIGNS

(A) OFF-PREMISE SIGNS DEFINED

Off-premise signs are to be considered primarily a specific type of land use rather

than as an incidental use to an existing land use. Off-premise signs generally

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produce revenue to the property owner(s) as a land use as compared to on-premise

signs which in themselves do not produce revenue but are incidental to a revenue-

producing land use. However, because of the special characteristics of off-premise

signs as compared to other types of land uses and structures, certain qualifications

and requirements are set forth in connection with off-premise signs as a permitted

use in certain zoning districts.

(B) SPECIAL USE PERMIT REQUIRED

{Ord 5736 – 12-01/04}

{Ord. 5959 – 01/09/08}

(1) Except as otherwise provided in Subsections (F) and (G) of this Section a

Special Use Permit is required for all off-premise signs prior to the

construction, placement, erection or modification of the sign in accordance

with the requirements of this Chapter. A Special Use Permit application shall

be processed in accordance with Section 19.18.060. Furthermore, the

property owner(s), owner(s) of the structure or other responsible person shall

maintain in force, at all times, a sign certificate for the sign in accordance with

the requirements of this Chapter.

(2) The Special Use Permit requirement set forth in Paragraph (1) is in addition to

and independent of any locational provision or limitation contained in this

Section. In determining whether to approve or deny a Special Use Permit

under this Section, the Planning Commission and City Council may consider

the aesthetic impact of the sign on the area and all other aspects of the sign’s

compatibility with the surrounding area, including the existence or

nonexistence of other signage in the area.

(3) In connection with the approval of a Special Use Permit under this Section,

the Planning Commission or City Council may impose a time limit on the

approval or require a periodic review of the sign as a condition of approval,

provided that:

(a) In the case of a time limit, the limit is not less than three years; and

(b) In the case of a periodic review, the review is not sooner than three years

after the approval.

(4) After conducting a review, the City Council may require removal of the sign if it

is demonstrated that conditions in the surrounding area have changed in such

a manner that the sign no longer meets the standards established in Section

19.18.060(L).

(C) LOCATIONAL PROVISIONS

(1) No off-premise signs shall be erected in the public right-of-way.

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(2) No off-premise sign certificate of any kind shall be issued for an existing or

proposed sign unless the sign is consistent with all requirements of this

Chapter (including those protecting existing signs).

(3) Off-premise signs are permitted in the C-1, C-2, C-M and M Zoning Districts

only.

(4) No off-premise sign shall have a surface area greater than 672 square feet,

except that an embellishment of not to exceed five feet above the regular

rectangular surface of the sign may be added if the additional area contains

no more than 128 square feet. Any embellishment may include lettering, text,

numerals or images, but only to the extent that such items do not exceed fifty

percent of any linear side of the sign.

{Ord. 5959 – 01/09/08}

(5) Off-premise signs which are within 660 feet of the right-of-way and which can

be read from Interstate 15, US 95 from the north city limits to the Oran K.

Gragson Highway, the Oran K. Gragson Highway or Interstate 515 shall be no

closer than 750 feet (measured along the highway frontage) to any other off-

premise sign along the same frontage. Each side of the highway shall be

considered a separate frontage. The sign and all other off-premise signs not

oriented toward the same highway shall be no closer than 300 feet in any

direction to any other off-premise sign, wherever located, including an off-

premise sign that is situated outside the corporate boundaries of the City.

(6) The distance to and from a sign shall be measured with reference to the point

on the ground that is directly beneath the center of the sign structure.

(7) Off-premise signs which are within 660 feet of the right-of-way and which can

be read from Interstate 15, US 95 from the north city limits to the Oran K.

Gragson Highway, the Oran K. Gragson Highway or Interstate 515 shall not

be higher than 40 feet except as provided in Subparagraphs (a) and (b) below.

The height shall be measured from the grade at the point of construction to

the top of the sign. The display surface shall not be higher than 30 feet nor

wider than 60 feet.

(a) An off-premise sign within 150 feet of the right-of-way line of an elevated

freeway or highway to which it is oriented may be erected 30 feet above

the elevation of the elevated roadway surface nearest the sign.

(b) An off-premise sign within 150 feet of the right-of-way line of any freeway

or highway to which it is oriented which, at a height of 40 feet, will have a

significant portion of its display surface obscured from view from the travel

lanes of the freeway or highway may be increased to a maximum of 55 feet

when authorized by the City Council.

(8) All other off-premise signs shall be no higher than 40 feet from grade at the

point of construction, except that an off-premise sign within 60 feet of the right-

of-way line of the street to which it is oriented which, at a height of 40 feet, will

have a significant portion of its display surface obscured from view from the

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travel lanes of the street may be increased to a maximum of 55 feet when

authorized by the City Council.

(9) Off-premise signs shall not be located closer than 10 feet to the right-of-way

line of a freeway nor closer than 50 feet to the intersection of the present or

future rights-of-way of any two public roads, streets or highways.

(10) No off-premise sign shall be erected or maintained within 660 feet of the

nearest travel lanes of the Summerlin Parkway from Station 499 + 78 to

Station 601 + 30.

(11) No off-premise sign shall be allowed within 300 feet from the nearest property

line of a lot in the “U” zoning district or any “R” zoning district.

(D) ADDITIONAL PROVISIONS

(1) All structural elements of an off-premise sign to which the display panels are

attached shall be screened from view. Display surface panels which are

removed for the purpose of changing the advertising message shall be

replaced within 30 days with display panels containing a new advertising

message or uniformly painted blank panels.

(2) All off-premise signs shall be detached and permanently secured to the

ground and shall not be located on property used for residential purposes.

(3) For any off-premise sign that is proposed within 660 feet of any highway

classified by the State of Nevada as part of the interstate or primary highway

system, a State of Nevada sign permit shall be obtained and a copy attached

to the application prior to the issuance of a construction permit or sign

certificate by the City.

(4) No sign certificate shall be issued for an individual off-premise sign unless and

until a site plan for the lot on which the sign will be erected has been

submitted to and approved by the Director. The site plan shall include the

following:

(a) An accurate site plan of the lot, at the scale the Director requires;

(b) The location of buildings, parking lots, driveways and landscaped areas on

the lot;

(c) An accurate indication of the location of all existing and proposed off-

premise signs; and

(d) Drawings that allow the computation of the area and the height of any off-

premise signs and which indicate any sign characteristics such as

illumination, embellishment areas or moving parts.

(5) The permittee or holder of a sign certificate shall notify the Director in

advance, by letter or fax and pursuant to Section 19.18.050(F) of any change

in the characteristics of an off-premise sign, such as illumination,

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embellishment areas or moving parts, that are not shown on the approved site

plan, and shall provide any additional supplemental drawings as the Director

may require. Final approval of any changes under this Paragraph (5) shall be

contingent upon final construction inspection and approval by the Department

of Building and Safety regarding structural changes, including approval of any

necessary electrical inspections. In the case of a proposed embellishment,

the proposal shall be processed as in the case of a Minor Site Development

Plan Review under Section 19.18.050(F), except that if the Director does not

respond to the notice, within ten business days following receipt thereof,

regarding whether or not the embellishment complies with this chapter, the

embellishment shall be deemed approved.

{Ord. 5959 – 01/09/08}

(6) No display panel or advertising message may be placed upon a new off-

premise sign structure until:

(a) The Department of Building and Safety has performed all necessary final

construction inspections of the structure and issued a certificate or other

evidence of compliance with applicable codes; or

(b) The applicant has obtained and filed with the City a certification by a

licensed professional engineer that the sign is structurally sound.

(7) Any illumination of an off-premise sign shall be in accordance with the

applicable standards and permit requirements of the City’s Electrical Code

and Administrative Code.

(8) With respect to existing signs for which no final construction inspection and

approval exists, the owner of the sign, upon notice from the City, shall, within

thirty days, obtain either construction inspection and approval by the City or

structural certification, as those items are described in Paragraph (6).

{Ord. 5959 – 01/09/08}

(E) OFF-PREMISE SIGN EXCLUSIONARY ZONE

(1) Off-premise signs are prohibited within the boundaries of the following area:

(a) Bounded on the north by the Las Vegas/Clark County boundary (Moccasin

Road).

(b) Bounded to the east by the Las Vegas/North Las Vegas boundary (Decatur

Boulevard), south to Cheyenne Avenue, then west along Cheyenne

Avenue to Rainbow Boulevard, then continuing south along Rainbow

Boulevard to Sahara Avenue.

(c) Bounded on the south by Sahara Avenue, west to Durango Drive then

continuing south along Durango Drive to Desert Inn Road, continuing west

to Hualapai Way then north along Hualapai Way to West Charleston

Boulevard, then west to the Las Vegas/Clark County boundary.

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(d) Bounded to the west by the Las Vegas/Clark County boundary, then

continuing north to the Las Vegas/Clark County northern boundary.

(2) The prohibition contained in Paragraph (1) of this Subsection does not apply

to any sign which would be within 660 feet of the right-of-way line, and

oriented toward, the following interstate and federal-aid primary routes, as

defined by the Nevada Department of Transportation:

(a) Oran K. Gragson Highway

(b) U.S. Highway 95, south of Ann Road

(c) Interstate 515

(3) The prohibition of off-premise signs within the area described in Paragraph (1)

or within any other area described in this Chapter shall not be deemed or

interpreted:

(a) As an indication that any other particular location is suitable for an off-

premise sign.

(b) To eliminate the need for a Special Use Permit or affect the determination

of compatibility with respect to a proposed sign.

(F) RELOCATION OF SIGNS REQUIRED TO BE REMOVED FOR

PUBLICLY FUNDED IMPROVEMENTS

{Ord 5736 – 12/01/04}

(1) If an off-premise sign is required to be removed by a governmental entity in

connection with the widening of a public roadway or the installation of publicly-

funded improvements, the sign may be relocated without obtaining a Special

Use Permit or Variance that would otherwise be required, but only if:

(a) The applicant can demonstrate that the sign, at its existing or previous

location, received all necessary approvals and permits, and that the

approvals and permits remain valid;

(b) The relocation will be on the same parcel or within the same commercial

subdivision:

(c) The applicant submits for and obtains a waiver, pursuant to Paragraph (4)

below, of any and all requirements and limitations of this Section pertaining

to distance separation and location that cannot otherwise be met by the sign

as relocated;

(d) There will be no increase in the area of the sign to be relocated; and

(e) There will be no increase in the height of the sign, except that:

(i) A sign within one hundred fifty feet of the right-of-way line of an

elevated freeway or highway to which it is oriented may be erected

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thirty feet above the elevation of the elevated roadway surface

nearest the sign; and

(ii) A sign that, at a height of forty feet, will have a significant portion

of its display surface obscured from view from the travel lanes of

the right –of-way to which it is oriented, may be increased to a

maximum of fifty-five feet.

(2) The applicant for relocation of a sign under the provisions of Paragraph (1)

must submit to the Department a written application for administrative

review. The application must include:

(a) A site plan;

(b) An elevation drawing;

(c) Evidence that the sign, at its existing or previous location, received all

necessary approvals and permits, and that the approvals and permits

remain valid;

(d) A request for the waiver of any and all requirements and limitations of this

Section pertaining to distance separation and location that cannot

otherwise be met with the sign as relocated:

(e) A request for any desired increase in the height of the sign that may be

permitted under Paragraph (1)(e);

(f) A justification letter that includes the reason for removal and relocation;

and

(g) Any other information required by the Director.

(3) If the Director determines that the relocation of the off-premise sign;

(a) Conforms to the conditions set forth in Paragraph (1), the Director shall

provide written notice of approval to the applicant, with a copy to the

office of the City Council. Within ten days after the notice is mailed or

delivered, the applicant may proceed to apply for building permits, unless

within that time a member of the City Council files with the Director a

request for the Council to review the approval. If such a request to review

is filed, the application must first be reviewed and approved by the council

prior to issuance of any building permits.

(b) Does not conform to the conditions set forth in Paragraph (1), the normal

Special Use Permit and Variance requirements and limitations will apply.

Any determination by the Director that the relocation of an off-premise sign

does not conform to the conditions set forth in Paragraph (1) is not subject

to appeal.

(4) In connection with an application to relocate an off-premise sign pursuant to

Paragraph (1), the requirements and limitations of the Section pertaining to

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distance separation and location may be waived by the Director, or in

connection with City Council review pursuant to Paragraph (3)(a),

notwithstanding any other provision of this Title, upon a determination that the

relocation, under the circumstances, will not have a materially different impact

on surrounding properties and uses than the existing sign.

(5) Unless otherwise indicated in a written notice of approval pursuant to

Paragraph (3)(a), conditions of approval from any previous Special Use Permit

and Variance applications pertaining to the sign at its existing or previous

location will apply to the relocated sign, and additional conditions may be

added as appropriate.

(6) A demolition permit must be obtained for the removal of an existing off-premise

sign prior to removal. A building permit must be obtained and constructed

related to the relocation of the sign completed within six months after issuance

of the demolition permit, unless the Director grants an extension of time.

(7) For purposes of this Subsection (F), the “relocation” of a sign includes both the

re-erection of a sign at a replacement location and the erection of a new

structure at that location.

(G) ADJUSTMENTS, RELOCATIONS AND MODIFICATIONS OF SIGNS

NEAR FREEWAYS

{Ord. 5959 – 01/09/08}

(1) The Director shall have the authority to grant approval, by means of a Minor

Site Development Plan Review under Section 19.18.050(F), to do any of the

following regarding an off-premise sign within 660 feet of any highway

classified by the State of Nevada as part of the interstate or primary highway

system, and, subject to the provision of Paragraph (3) of this Subsection (G),

no Special Use Permit or public hearing shall be required in connection

therewith:

(a) Adjust the height or angle of an off-premise sign to a height or angle that:

(i) Restores the visibility of the sign to the same or comparable visibility

as before the construction of a noise abatement or highway

improvement project;

(ii) Is not more than 45 feet above the noise abatement improvement

project, measured from the tallest point of the improvement project

to the top of the sign; and

(iii) Is not more than 65 feet from the existing grade at the base of the

sigh to the top thereof;

(b) Relocate a sign to another location on the same existing parcel in order to

achieve visibility that was obstructed by a noise abatement or highway

improvement project; or

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(c) Make a structural modification to allow a digital display on a sign that

adjoins a controlled-access freeway, in compliance with the size

limitations and other applicable requirements of this Title.

2. Application for approval under this Subsection (G) shall require signatures by

both the property owner and the sign owner.

3. Action by the Director under this Subsection (G) shall be subject to the appeal

provision of Section 19.00.070(F) and those governing Minor Site Development

Plan Reviews under Section 19.81.050(F).

4. In the case of an adjustment, relocation or modification that exceeds the scope

of the Director’s authority under Paragraph (1) above, any approval by the City

Council may not be conditioned upon a required periodic review of the sign if a

condition requiring a review was not imposed when the sign was initially

approved. Action by the City Council under this Paragraph (4) will be pursuant

to a Site Development Plan Review with a public hearing rather than by means

of the Special Use Permit process otherwise applicable. A sign approved by

the City Council under this Paragraph (4) shall maintain any nonconforming

status it had immediately before such approval.

19.14.110 SIGNS IN PUBLIC RIGHT-OF-WAY

(A) SIGNS PROHIBITED IN PUBLIC RIGHT-OF-WAY

(1) General Rule.

Signs shall be prohibited in the public right-of-way, except as provided in this

Section.

(2) Presumption.

A sign erected or placed in the public right-of-way and containing an individual’s

name, telephone number, address or identification of a product shall be

presumed to have been erected or placed by or at the direction of the person or

entity associated with that name, business, telephone number, address or

product. That presumption is a rebuttable presumption which the affected

person or entity may disprove by competent evidence in any enforcement

action or administrative proceeding involving such signs. However, in an

administrative proceeding against the affected person or entity, the presumption

is not rebutted if the sign was erected or placed by a person or entity who,

pursuant to contract or otherwise, is acting on behalf of the affected person or

entity.

{Ord. 5994 – 07/16/08}

(B) SIGNS PERMITTED IN PUBLIC RIGHT-OF-WAY

The following signs may be permitted in the public right-of-way:

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(1) Public signs erected by or on behalf of a governmental body to post legal

notices, identify public property, convey public information and direct or

regulate pedestrian or vehicular traffic;

(2) Bus stop signs erected by a public transit company;

(3) Informational signs of a public utility regarding its poles, lines, pipes or

facilities;

(4) Marquee, projecting and suspended signs projecting over a public right-of-way

in conformity with the provisions in Section 19.14.060;

(5) Development entry statement signs and interior directional signs may be

permitted as provided for in this Chapter and provided the sign owner(s)

enters into an encroachment agreement with the City;

(6) Other signs which have been authorized by the City, including but not limited

to signs on bus stop shelters, signs permitted by the approval of an

encroachment agreement or emergency warning signs erected by a

governmental agency, a public utility company or a contractor doing

authorized or permitted work within the public right-of-way. Such signs are

exempted from all requirements of this Chapter.

19.14.120 CERTIFICATES AND PERMITS

(A) PROCEDURES

The procedures contained in this Section shall govern the application for, and

issuance of, all sign certificates under this Chapter.

(1) All applications for sign certificates of any kind shall be submitted to the

Department of Planning and Development on an application form or in

accordance with application specifications published by the Department.

(2) Within 5 days of receiving an application for a sign certificate, the Department

shall review it for completeness. If the application is complete, then the

application shall be processed. If the application is incomplete, then notice

shall be sent to the applicant, within a 5-day period, of the specific ways in

which the application is deficient.

(3) Upon approval, the City will issue a certificate and tag for the sign. The tag

shall be affixed to the sign in a location where it is plainly visible. Absence of

the tag or any record of the issuance of the tag on any sign, which is required

by this Chapter to have a certificate, shall subject that sign to removal in the

same manner as in Section 19.14.140.

(4) A renewable sign certificate for a commercial sign shall lapse automatically if

not renewed or if the business license for the premise expires or is revoked.

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(5) Any sign that is the subject of an application received after the effective date

of this Chapter, or any amendment thereto, shall be subject to all the

provisions of this Chapter and shall not be subject to the nonconforming sign

protections described in Section 19.14.160. For any sign on property annexed

into the City after the effective date of this Chapter, an application for a sign

certificate shall be submitted within three months of the effective date of the

annexation or within such period as may be established in an annexation

agreement between the City and the land owner(s).

(B) REMOVAL

Any sign for which a certificate has lapsed shall be removed immediately. The

owner(s) of the property on which the sign is erected or displayed, the certificate

holder, the owner(s) of the sign, or any person that caused the sign to be installed

shall be jointly and severally responsible for the removal of the sign, provided that

nothing herein shall be construed to allow any private person to enter onto the

property of another person without the permission of the property owner(s).

(C) STATE SIGN PERMIT REQUIRED

For any sign that does not qualify as an on-premise sign and that is proposed within

660 feet of any highway classified by the State of Nevada as part of the interstate

and primary highway system, a State of Nevada sign permit shall be obtained prior

to the issuance of a construction permit or sign certificate by the City. The issuance

of a State of Nevada permit does not take the place of the City’s Special Use Permit

requirement nor compel the granting of a Special Use Permit. Likewise, the

approval of a Special Use Permit by the City does not affect the State of Nevada’s

authority or discretion to deny a state permit.

19.14.130 MASTER SIGN PLAN

(A) PURPOSE

A Master Sign Plan is required for certain types of development in order to allow the

Planning Commission and City Council to ensure the appropriate relationships

among building elevations, signage and circulation. Larger commercial

developments are likely to generate greater impacts on surrounding residential

properties than smaller commercial projects. An effective Master Sign Plan

encourages integrated signage, with an emphasis on wall signs and central

identification signage rather than multiple freestanding signs along the street

frontage. Reducing the amount of sign clutter along street frontages allows the

customer of the commercial center to readily identify establishments that have the

goods and services they seek.

(B) APPLICABILITY

{Ord 5615 – 07/16/03} {Ord 6080 – 02/17/10} {Ord 6088 – 04/21/10}

(1) A Master Sign Plan shall be submitted and approved before any on-premise

signage may be installed for the following:

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(a) Any non-residential project with a site larger than 15 net acres; or

(b) Any non-restricted gaming establishment.

(2) A Master Sign Plan may be submitted for any development or property not

otherwise required to submit a Master Sign Plan to accomplish one or more of

the following:

(a) To establish the requirements and limitations for signs located in the

Gaming and Downtown Centennial Plan Overlay districts, and for signs

related to uses that are not regulated elsewhere in this Chapter and that

are located on property in the Planned Community and Planned

Development Districts;

(b) To establish requirements and limitations for signs in a specific

development that are more restrictive than would otherwise be required by

this Chapter; or

(c) To satisfy a condition or requirement imposed by the Planning Commission

or City Council.

(C) MASTER SIGN PLAN REQUIREMENTS

A proposed Master Sign Plan generally may be submitted in connection with a Site

Development Plan Review. The Master Sign Plan shall be signed by all the owners

or the owner’s authorized agent of the subject property on the form the Director

requires, and shall include the following:

(1) An accurate site plan of the lot, drawn to scale, indicating the location of

buildings, parking lots, driveways and landscaped areas on the lot;

(2) An accurate indication of the location of each present and proposed sign of

any type, whether or not the sign requires a sign certificate, except that

incidental signs need not be shown;

(3) Design drawings which allow the computation of the sign area and the height

of any existing or proposed signs and which indicate any sign characteristics

such as illumination or moving parts;

(4) A copy of any private restrictions or sign criteria which the owner(s) or

developer agrees will govern all signs affected by the Master Sign Plan;

(5) The applicable fees set forth in the Fee Schedule;

(6) If applicable, standards for window signs that indicate the general type of

window signage to be allowed (e.g., paper affixed to window, painted, etched

on glass, or some other material hung inside the window); and

(7) If applicable, a schedule for bringing all existing signs into conformance with

the requirements in the Master Sign Plan.

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(D) PROCEDURES

{Ord 5615 – 07/16/03} {Ord 6080 – 02/17/10} {Ord 6088 – 04/21/10}

(1) Hearing.

The Planning Commission shall review a proposed Master Sign Plan within 65

days after it is properly submitted for review. The Planning Commission, in its

discretion, may hold the Master Sign Plan in abeyance for good cause.

Following the review, the Planning Commission shall make its recommendation

to approve, approve with conditions, or deny the Master Sign Plan. The

decision shall be based upon evidence that makes approval or denial of the

Master Sign Plan appropriate.

(2) Conditions of Approval.

In approving a Master Sign Plan, the Planning Commission may impose the

following conditions, restrictions or limitations as the Commission may

determine to be necessary to meet the general purpose and intent of this Title

and to ensure that the public health, safety and welfare are being maintained.

All signs in the Master Sign Plan shall:

(a) Either conform to all standards for the zoning district in which the sign will

be located, under Section16.14.060, or establish sign requirements and

limitations that are more restrictive than those set forth in this Chapter and

that are consistent with the standards and criteria set forth in the following

Subparagraphs (b) through (g). Master Sign Plans may also be used to

establish the requirements and limitations for signs located in the Gaming

and Downtown Centennial Plan Overlay districts, and the Planned

Community and Planned Development Districts;

(b) Conform to the Residential Protection Standards set forth in Section

19.14.070;

(c) Conform to site plan and development standards regarding circulation and

emergency exit patterns, parking and loading requirements and other

standards related generally to the location of structures within a

development;

(d) Be compatible with the architectural characteristics and spatial

relationships of the buildings on which the signs are attached, and the

placement of freestanding signs on the site, when considered in terms of

location, scale, proportion, color, materials, and illumination;

(e) Be professionally designed and fabricated from materials that meet the

physical demands of an urban setting;

(f) Be creative in the use of two- and three-dimensional forms, iconographic

representations, illumination and graphic design, including the use of color,

pattern, typography, and materials; and

(g) Be designed as attractive and complementary features of the development,

which it serves.

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(3) Effect of Denial; Appeal

A decision by the Planning Commission to deny a Master Sign Plan becomes

final and effective at the expiration of 10 calendar days after the date of the

decision unless, within that period, the applicant appeals the decision by written

request filed with the City Clerk.

(4) Final Action Concerning Appeal or Approval

A decision by the Planning Commission to approve a Master Sign Plan

constitutes final action, unless, with respect to a conditional approval, the

applicant appeals the decision by written request filed with the City Clerk within

ten calendar days after the date of the decision. The City Council shall review

and make the final decision concerning each Master Sign Plan which has been

appealed to the City Council.

(5) City Council Decision

In the case of an appeal, the City Council may approve, approve with

conditions, or deny the Master Sign Plan. In doing so, the City Council shall

consider the decision of the Planning Commission and the evidence presented

at the public hearing. Action by the City Council is final.

(6) Deemed Disapproval

If there is no final action by the Planning Commission or City Council on a

Master Sign Plan within 90 days after the filing of a complete Master Sign Plan

application, exclusive of any period of delay agreed to by the applicant thereof,

it shall constitute a denial of the proposed Master Sign Plan. In the case of a

failure by the City Council to reach final action on a Master Sign Plan, the

applicant may seek direct judicial review of that denial based on the record then

pending before the City Council.

(E) AMENDMENTS

(1) Minor Amendment

{Ord 5615 – 07/16/03}

(a) Applicability. This Minor Amendment process shall apply to any

amendment to a Master Sign Plan which does not propose any of the

following:

(i) Any increase by greater than ten percent in the number or size of

freestanding or consolidated signs requiring certificates;

(ii) Any substantial increase in the size, or illumination of wall, awning,

roof, marquee or permanent window signs located within 200 feet of

property zoned or shown on the General Plan as planned for single-

family residential (attached or detached) use; or

(iii) Any substantial change in the location of wall, awning, roof, marquee

or permanent window signs located within 200 feet of property zoned

or shown on the General Plan as planned for single-family residential

(attached or detached) use.

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(b) Procedure. The applicant shall file an application in writing, with

supporting drawings, specifically identifying the proposed changes to the

approved Master Sign Plan. The Director shall review the application for

completeness, and the applicability of the Minor Amendment process under

this Section, within 5 business days of the date the application is received.

After the Director finds that the application is complete, and that the Minor

Amendment process applies, the Director shall review and act on the

Amended Master Sign Plan application within 15 business days of the date

the application is received. The application shall be reviewed for

consistency with any conditions included in the original Master Sign Plan.

If the “Master Sign Plan with Minor Amendments,” is consistent with any

conditions included in the original Master Sign Plan, the Director shall

approve the application. The Director shall mark the approved plan as

“Master Sign Plan with Minor Amendments,” and indicate the date of

approval. From that date, the amended Master Sign Plan shall be the

official Master Sign Plan.

(c) Resubmission or Appeal. If the Minor Amendment is denied under this

Paragraph (1), the applicant may revise and resubmit the application or

may submit the complete application as a Major Amendment, in

accordance with Paragraph (2). The submission of the application as a

Major Amendment shall be in lieu of any appeal.

(2) Major Amendment

(a) Applicability. Any amendment to a Master Sign Plan, which does not

meet the criteria for a “Minor Amendment,” as set forth in Paragraph (1),

shall be reviewed as a Major Amendment.

(b) Procedure. A Major Amendment Master Sign Plan is accomplished by the

same process and procedures required establishing a new Master Sign

Plan. The proposed Major Amendment shall specifically identify the

proposed changes to the existing Master Sign Plan that is in effect.

(c) Schedule for Achieving Conformance. If any application for a Major

Amendment to a Master Sign Plan is filed for a property on which existing

signs are located, the application for the amended Master Sign Plan shall

include a schedule for bringing into conformance all signs that do not

conform to the proposed amended Master Sign Plan.

(F) EFFECT

{Ord 6088 – 04/21/10}

After approval of a Master Sign Plan, or amended Master Sign Plan, no sign shall

be erected, placed, or altered, except in conformance with the Master Sign Plan,

and the Master Sign Plan shall be enforced in the same way as any provision of

this Chapter.

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19.14.140 CERTAIN ILLEGAL AND ABANDONED SIGNS

(A) DEFINED

(1) The following shall without limitation be considered illegal signs:

(a) A sign erected on public property, including the public right-of-way, in

violation of this Chapter;

(b) A temporary sign for which the period allowed for its display has expired; or

(c) Any other sign for which a time period included as a condition of its

certificate has expired.

(2) The following shall be considered abandoned signs:

(a) Any sign which has ceased to be used to display a message relating to an

on-going business, product, service, idea or commercial activity and where

the owner(s) of the sign has manifested an intention to permanently cease

to use the sign. A sign shall be presumed to be abandoned if it has not

been used to display or support such a message during any continuous

one-year period;

(b) Any on-premise sign pertaining to a building that has been destroyed or

damaged beyond use, and substantial construction work for its repair or

replacement has not begun within six months after such destruction. This

period may be extended by the Planning Commission upon application of

the property owner(s) for good cause shown; or

(c) Any on-premise sign pertaining to a business that has advertised or

otherwise publicly indicated that it is “going out of business,” closing,

moving, or closing at this location by a date that has passed.

(B) ACTION REQUIRED

(1) Abandoned sign faces or sign copy shall be removed from public view by

covering the sign face, replacing the sign face with a blank sign face, or

replacing the sign copy with sign copy that relates to an on-going business,

product, service, idea or commercial activity on-site.

(2) Abandoned sign structures and illegal signs shall be removed by the owner(s)

of the property, the owner’s agent, or the person having the beneficial use of

the building, structure or land where such sign is located within 10 days, in the

case of illegal signs, and 30 days, in the case of abandoned sign structures,

after written notification from the City.

(3) Failure to comply with a notice from the City demanding the removal of an

abandoned sign or an illegal sign within the time period specified in the notice

shall be considered a violation of this Chapter. See also Section 19.14.170.

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19.14.150 APPEAL

Any person aggrieved in connection with the inability to obtain a sign certificate or

by any other decision of any administrative officer or agency based upon or made in

the course of the administration or enforcement of any provision of this Chapter may

appeal the decision to the City Council. An appeal must be in written form and must

be filed in the office of the City Clerk, with a copy to be filed in the office of the

Department of Planning and Development. The appeal must be filed within 10 days

after the administrative decision is made and shall specifically describe the decision

at issue and the basis for the appeal. The appeal shall be considered on the next

available agenda of the City Council. This Section shall not apply to actions on

Master Sign Plans, which shall follow the procedures, including appeals, set forth in

Section 19.14.130.

19.14.160 NONCONFORMING SIGNS

(A) APPLICABILITY

This Section shall not apply to any sign approved by a variance, any sign approved

as part of a Master Sign Plan, any off-premise sign, or any other sign protected from

such provisions by Nevada law.

(B) CONTINUED USE ALLOWED

A lawfully nonconforming sign, as defined in Subsection (C) below, may continue in

use, except as otherwise provided in or authorized by this Chapter. A change in the

information on the face of an existing nonconforming sign is allowed if the change

does not increase the area of the sign face.

(C) NONCONFORMING SIGNS DEFINED

Any sign, other than an off-premise sign, which was constructed in accordance with

the ordinances and other applicable laws in effect on the date of its construction, but

which by reason of its size, height, location, design, or construction is not in

conformance with the requirements of this Chapter or any amendment thereto.

(D) BURDEN OF PROOF

In any matter in which a property owner(s), sign owner(s), sign user or other person

seeks the protection provided to lawful, nonconforming signs under this Section, the

burden of proof shall be on the person seeking such protection to prove:

(1) The date of erection or installation of the sign;

(2) That the sign fully conformed to the sign ordinance then in effect;

(3) That the person erecting the sign obtained all necessary permits for the

erection of the sign; and

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(4) That any changes to the sign have been made in accordance with the

requirements of this Chapter and in compliance with all applicable permit

requirements.

(E) PUBLIC RIGHT-OF-WAY IMPROVEMENTS.

The City may require signs to be modified or moved if streets are widened, or for

other improvements made in the public-right-of-way. If a nonconforming sign or sign

structure is moved under this requirement, it may be re-established on the same site

without being brought into conformance.

(F) OWNERSHIP.

The status of a nonconforming sign or sign structure is not affected by changes in

ownership.

(G) MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR.

Sign maintenance, sign repair, and changing of permanent sign faces is allowed so

long as structural alterations are not made and the sign is not increased in size.

(H) TERMINATION OF NONCONFORMING SIGNS.

(1) Change to a conforming sign. A nonconforming sign or sign structure may

be altered to become or be replaced with a conforming sign or sign structure.

Once a sign or sign structure is brought into conformance or is replaced with a

conforming sign or sign structure, the nonconforming rights for that sign or

sign structure are lost and a nonconforming sign or sign structure may not be

re-established.

(2) Alteration. Except as provided in Subsection (E), sign structures that are

moved, replaced, or the supporting structure is substantially altered, must be

brought into conformance with this Chapter.

(3) Discontinuance. If there is no sign in place on a sign structure or building

wall for 12 continuous months, the nonconforming rights are lost and a

nonconforming sign may not be re-established. If the sign structure or

building wall sign area is unused for less than 12 continuous months, a

nonconforming sign may be re-established.

(4) Removal. Except as provided in this Section, if a sign or sign structure is

permanently removed or intentionally destroyed, replacement signs and sign

structures must comply with the current standards.

(5) Damaged or deteriorated nonconforming signs. If a sign or sign structure

is damaged or allowed to deteriorate to such an extent that the cost of repair

or restoration is fifty percent or more of the cost of replacement of such sign,

replacement signs and sign structures must comply with the current

standards.

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(I) OPTIONAL REGISTRATION

(1) A sign owner(s) or user may register a lawful, nonconforming sign in

accordance with this Subsection. The registration shall be filed on a form

provided by the Director, which form shall require at least the following:

(a) Sign certificate number (if any);

(b) Date of installation of the sign;

(c) Address of premises;

(d) Location of the sign on the premises (drawing or precise description of

location);

(e) Dimensions of the sign;

(f) For a freestanding sign, the height of the sign; and

(g) Photograph of the sign, as it exists at time of filing registration.

(2) The Director shall review the registration within 30 days of receipt and shall

notify the applicant of any inaccuracies or other deficiencies in the registration.

Such inaccuracies or deficiencies shall be noted in the registration file. All

provisions of the registration not subject to such a notice shall be deemed to

be accepted by the City.

(3) In any proceeding in which the legal status of a sign is material, the

unchallenged facts set forth in a registration under this Subsection shall be

presumed to be true; any facts subject to a notice from the Director

questioning the accuracy or other matters shall not receive such protection

unless the applicant amends the registration to cure the deficiencies.

19.14.170 VIOLATIONS, REMEDIES, PENALTIES

(A) VIOLATIONS

Any of the following shall be a violation of this Chapter and shall be subject to the

enforcement remedies and penalties provided for in this Title:

(1) To install, create, erect or maintain any sign in any manner that is inconsistent

with any Master Sign Plan;

(2) To install, create, erect, or maintain any sign in a way that is inconsistent with

any site plan review or aesthetic review governing the sign for the lot on which

sign is located;

(3) To install, create, erect, or maintain any sign requiring a certificate without

such a certificate;

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(4) To fail to display a tag in conformance with Section 19.14.120;

(5) To fail to remove any sign that is installed, created, erected, or maintained in

violation of this Chapter, or for which the sign certificate has lapsed;

(6) To continue any violation. Each day of a continued violation shall be

considered a separate violation when applying the penalty portions of this

Chapter;

(7) To install, create, erect, or maintain any sign prohibited by or in violation of

this Chapter; or

(8) To abandon any sign.

(B) REMEDIES AND PENALTIES

Any sign installed or placed on any property in violation of the requirements of this

Chapter shall be subject to the following:

(1) With respect to any sign that constitutes a hazard to the public or a sign

without proper certification that has been installed or placed on unimproved

property, on public property or within public right-of-way, the sign may be

immediately removed and impounded. The City shall notify the sign owner(s)

or installer (or other responsible person) of the impoundment, if the person or

persons are known to or reasonably can be determined by the City. The

notice shall be given within 5 days after impoundment of the sign, or within the

additional time as may be necessary in order to identify and locate the person

or persons. The City will keep the sign for a period of 30 days following the

sign’s removal, during which time the owner(s) or other responsible person

may reclaim the sign. At the end of the 30-day period, the sign may be

destroyed.

(2) Signs that are not made subject to the impoundment provisions described in

Paragraph (1) above are subject to removal and impoundment 10 days after

appropriate notice has been given, or after such shorter period as the notice

may indicate. Appropriate notice shall be deemed to have been given if the

City provides written notice to the owner(s) or installer of the sign (or other

responsible person). If the notice cannot be given after reasonable efforts to

identify and locate the person or persons, the City may affix a notice of

noncompliance to the sign itself. If the sign has not been removed or brought

into compliance within 10 days, or such shorter time as the notice may

indicate, the City may remove and impound the sign. Following the removal

and impoundment of a sign, the City will keep the sign for a period of 30 days

following the sign’s removal, after which the sign may be destroyed.

{Ord. 5994 – 07/16/08}

(3) In addition to other remedies, the City shall have the right to recover from the

owner(s) or installer of such a sign, or the owner(s) of the property on which it

is located, or any other responsible person, the full costs of removal and

disposal of the sign. The City shall certify the removal and may charge the

owner(s) or installer or other responsible person for the removal, payable

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within 10 days after receipt of a statement of charges or the charges may be a

special assessment and a lien on the property involved and subject to the

provisions of LVMC 9.12.150, 9.12.160 and 9.12.170. It is presumed that the

person or entity whose identity is represented on the sign is a person

responsible for installing the sign, which presumption may be rebutted by

competent evidence. However, the presumption is not rebutted if the sign was

erected or placed by a person or entity who, pursuant to contract or otherwise,

is acting on behalf of the person or entity whose identity is represented on the

sign. {Ord. 5994 – 07/16/08}

(4) Removal pursuant to this Subsection may be accomplished by the City or its

authorized agent.

(5) For any premises on which there is an existing sign that violates any part of

this Chapter, the City may withhold permits for any other signs, including

temporary signs, until the violation has been corrected or the property

owner(s) has entered into a written agreement with the City for abatement of

the violation by a specified date. The provisions of this Paragraph shall not

apply to any sign that is not under the legal control of the applicant for a new

sign, whether as owner(s) or lessee(s). A sign user simply renting one space

on a larger “tenant board” or other sign advertising multiple businesses shall

not be considered to be in control of such sign.

(6) Any violation of this Chapter shall be a misdemeanor. The City may issue a

citation and upon conviction seek imposition of fines in accordance with the

following schedule:

(a) Upon a first conviction, a minimum of $250;

(b) Upon a second conviction within a period of one year, or a first conviction

within a period of one year following a finding of civil liability regarding a

violation of this Chapter, a minimum of $500; and

(c) Upon each subsequent conviction a fine of $1,000.

(7) As an alternative to a criminal prosecution regarding a particular violation, the

City may process the violation as a civil nuisance under LVMC 9.04.04. et

seq. Upon a finding of civil liability, the City may seek an imposition of civil

liability in accordance with the following schedule:

(a) Upon the first finding of civil liability, a minimum of $250;

(b) Upon a second finding of civil liability within period of one year; a first

finding of civil liability within a period of one year following a conviction; or

any subsequent such finding, a minimum of $500.

{Ord. 5994 – 07-16-08}

(8) Each day that any sign has been installed, created, erected, maintained or

abandoned in violation of this Chapter shall be considered a separate violation

when applying the criminal or civil penalty portions of this Chapter.

{Ord. 5994 – 07-16-08}

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The area of a cylindrical

sign shall be the

diameter multiplied by

the height of the

cylinder.

The smallest continuous perimeter that encompasses the

entire coherent message is used, in this case the words

making up the message are intentionally spread far apart.

The smallest continuous perimeter is used that

encompasses the entire message, in this case the

perimeter is adjusted for the smaller height letters.

Figure 3. Measurement of specific sign areas.

Channel Letters

Spherical signs areas are

calculated as if they are

circles: 3.14 X (radius)

2

Spherical Sign

The smallest continuous perimeter that encompasses the

entire coherent message is used, in this case, the words

making up the message are intentionally spread far apart.

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Figure 4 Incidental Signs

Figure 6 Awning Sign

Figure 7 Monument Sign

Figure 8 Projecting Sign

Figure 5. Arcade Sign

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Figure 9 Roof Sign

Figure 10 Wall Sign

Figure 11 Window Sign

Figure 12 Special Event Sign

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Figure 13. Canopy Sign

Figure 14. Freestanding Sign Base Width

The width of the base of

a freestanding sign shall

be at least three feet or

20 percent of the width

of the sign whichever is

smaller.

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