5. Ordinance 1590 - Zoning Text Amendment - 2nd ReadingREPORT TO.
FRONT:
City of Kalispell
Planning Department
17 - 2 d Street East, Suite 211, Kalispell, Montana 59901
Kalispell Mayor and city council
P.J. Sorensen, Planner II
James H. Patrick, city Manager
Telephone: (406) 751-1850
Fax: (406) 751-1858
Website: kalispellplanning.com
SUBJECT: Second Reading -- Kalispell Zoning ordinance Text Amendment -
address the method of calculating the maximum sign area
allowance for "R," "RA," B-1, and P-1 zones
MEETING BATE: November 6, 2006
BACKGROUND: This is the second reading of a proposed amendment to the Kalispell
zoning ordinance relating to signs. The amendment would adjust the method of
calculating maximum sign area allowance in certain zoning districts. Rather than the
specific per lot cap presently in use, the R-5, "RA," 13-1, and P-1 zones would have a
2:1 ratio, and the R- 1, R-27 R--3, and R-4 zones would have a 1:1 ratio.
The Kalispell city council approved the first reading of the ordinance at their regular
meeting of October 16, 2006.
RECOMMENDATION: A motion to adopt the second reading of the ordinance to
amend the Kalispell Zoning ordinance as recommended by the planning board would
be in order.
FISCAL EFFECTS: Minor positive impacts.
ALTERNATIVES: As suggested by the city council.
Respectfully submitted,
F 4 �.r
P.J. Sorensen
Planner II
Report compiled: October 25, 2006
�J ames H. tric ��`---•j
City Manager
c: Theresa white, Kalispell city clerk
ORDINANCE NO, 1590
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE KALISPELL ZONING ORDINANCE (ORDINANCE
NO, 1460), BY AMENDING SECTION 27,24, SIGN REGULATIONS, AND DECLARING
AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, Ron and Sharon DeMeester have submitted a written request to amend the Kalispell
Zoning Ordinance, by amending Section 27.24, Signs Regulations, and
WHEREAS, the request was forwarded to the Kalispell City Planning Board and Zoning
Commission by the Kalispell Planning Department after having been evaluated under
27.30.020, Kalispell Zoning Ordinance, and
WHEREAS, the Kalispell City Planning Board and Zoning Commission recommended that the
text of the Kalispell Zoning Ordinance be amended by changing, the method used to
calculate the maximum sign area in the R, RA, B-1 and P-1 zones, and
WHEREAS, the City Council has reviewed the KPD Report and the transmittal from. the Kalispell
City Planning Board and Zoning Commission and hereby adapts the findings made in
Report #KZTA-06-4 as the Findings of Fact applicable to this Ordinance.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
KALISPELL AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION I. The City of Kalispell Zoning Ordinance, Ordinance No. 1460, is
hereby amended as follows on Exhibit "A".
SECTION II. All parts and portions of Ordinance No. 1460 not amended hereby
remain unchanged.
SECTION III. This Ordinance shall take effect thirty (30) days after its final passage.
PASSED AND APPROVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL AND SIGNET] BY THE MAYOR OF THE
CITY OF KALISPELL THIS 6TH DAY OF NOVEMBER, 2006.
Pamela B. Kennedy
Mayor
ATTEST. -
Theresa white
City Clerk
CHAPTER 27.24
SIGN REGULATIONS
Sections:
27.24.010
Purpose
27.24.020
Scope
27.24,030
Signs Prohibited
27.24.040
Permits Required
27,24.050
Signs Not Requiring Permits
27.24.060
General Standards for all Signs
27.24.070
Sign Area Allowances
27,24,080
Regulations for Specific Categories of Signs
27.24,090
Permitted Signs in Zones R--1, It-2, R-3, and R4
27-24.100
Permitted Sighs in Zones R-5, RA-1, RA-2, RA-3, B-1, P-1,
and PUD
27,24.101
Permitted Signs in Zone H-1
27.24.110
Permitted Signs in Zones B-2, B-3, B-4, B-5, I-1, and I-2
27.24.120
Construction Standards
27.24.130
Maintenance
27.24,1.40
Sign Permit
27.24.150
Non -Conforming Signs and Signs without Permits
27-24.151
Exemption for Historic Signs
27.24.1 60
Violations
27.24.1.70
Enforcement and Remedies
27.24.180
Removal of Signs by the .Administrator
27.24.190
Appeals
27,24,200
Variances
27.24-070: Sign Area Allowances. The maximum sign area allowance for a
particular property shall be calculated as per subsection (1) or (2) below
unless otherwise specified in this Chapter. Sign area allowances shall only
be applicable to developed properties, and shall include all conforming
and nonconforming signage for which permits have been issued per
Section 27.24.150.
(1). Building Frontage Length
(a, when building frontage is less than 200 feet, the maximum
sign area for the property shall be as fellows:
1) B-2 B-3 B-44 BJ I -I and I-2 zones: three
square feet for each lineal foot of building frontage
length.
2) 11-5 RA-1 RA-2 RAL B-1 and P-1 zones: two
s uare feet for each lineal foot of bui.ldm" fronts e
len h�
3) R-1 i - -3 and R- 4 zones: onesquare foot for
each lineal foot of buflding frontage len h.
4) H-I zone-. see Section 27.24.101
(b). when building frontage exceeds 200 f0
eet, the maximum
sign area shall be equal to the amanmum
sal area calculated under subsection a of this section
plus one square foot for each additional lineal foot of
frontage beyond 200 feet.
(C). In the B-2. B-3 B-4 B-5 1-I and I--2
zones shopping centers or lots containing multiple
businesses or where common signage is shared between
two or more adjacent lots, the calculation of allowable sign
area shall be as per (a) and (b) above, except the square
footage allowance increases to 3-1/2 square feet and 1-1/2
square feet, respectively, provided that a common signage
plan is submitted and approved.
(d). The sign allowance shall be calculated on the basis of the
length of the one buildffig frontage which is most nearly
parallel to the street it faces. In the event a building does
not have frontage on a dedicated public street or has
frontage on more than one street, the owner of a building
may designate the one building frontage which shall be
used for the purpose of calculating the sign. allowance.
(2). Lot Length. In lieu of using the length of building frontage as a
means of calculating sign area allowance, the calculation may be
based on a ratio of one square foot of sign allowance for each
lineal foot of lot frontage along a single public road. The lot
len h method is not all able. In the R-1 B- R-3, and R--4
zonin districts.
(3). Multi -faced Signs. All faces of a multi -sided sign shall be counted
towards the maximum sign area allowance (for example, both. sides
of a double -sided freestanding sign are counted]. Signs shall not
exceed a 30 degree angle.
��. Businesses having approved entrances from more than two
collector streets and/or an arterial highways may submit a signage
plan to the City Council for them approval that exceeds the sign
area allowable in this ordinance. A portion of the proposed s ignage
may be off premise provided the business property does not abut a
third or fourth collector street or arterial highway and such off
premise s ignage does not direct traffic through a residential zone.
27.24.080: Regulations for Specific Categories of Signs.
(1). Freestanding and Ground Signs.
(a). The advertising display area per sign face shall not exceed
200 square feet except as otherwise permitted by Section
27.24.080(3).
(b). A single sign may be permitted on a lot having at least 30
feet of frontage along a public road except up to two signs
may be permitted when the frontage of the lot along a
single read exceeds 500 feet. Under this provision, a corner
lot with frontage along two public roads is eligible for a
sign along each frontage, provided that the signs may not
be located within the same building setback area.
(c. Signs shall be setback from any side property line a
distance equal to the building setback in the given zoning
district. This requirement does not apply to side corner lots
property line. No sign shall be erected or extend over any
public right-of-way.
(d . Heights, area, and front yard setbacks of f ree s tondo
signs in the B-2 B=3 I4B-5 I1 and I-2 zones shall be
permitted in accordance to Table 1. The height, area and
front yard setbacks of freestandine sians m other
districts are established under Sections 27.24.090
27.24.100and 27.24.101 of this ordinance.
TABLE 1
Distance from Street Maximum Height Maacixnurn Size
Right -Of -Way Line Above Grade Allowed Per Face
(Feet) (Feet) (Square Feet)
0-10 1 15 1 60
11-20
20
80
2I -30
22
90
31-40
24
120
41-50
26
150
51 and greater
28
200
(e). Single -faced freestanding and ground signs shall be set
back from the street right-of-way line according to the
provisions of this section (Table 1). When any sign is
placed on property that has only one street frontage, the
rewired setback shall be measured from the street right-of-
way line to which the sign face is most nearly parallel.
When any such sign is placed on property located at the
intersection of two dedicated public streets, the required
setback shall be measured from both street right-of-way
lines.
Double-faced freestanding and ground signs shall be set
back from the street right-of-way line according to the
provisions of this Section (Table 1). Any such setback shall
be measured from the street right-of-way line at the street
to which the sign faces are most nearly perpendicular.
(g). Signs within 50 feet (measured along the street right-of-
way) of an intersection, which exceed 42 inches in height,
shall be set back at least 15 feet frond the street right-o f
way line or shah maintain free air space between a height
of 42 inches above the adjacent street elevation and a
height of 72 inches above said elevation. A freestanding
sign shall not be construed to have free air space if such
sign has a base which is greater than 50% of the width of
its face or three feet wide, whichever is smaller.
h). When electrical service is provided to freestanding signs or
ground signs, all such electrical service shall be
underground.
27-24,090-0 Pernlitted. Signs in Zones R-1, R-2, R-3, and R4.
(1). Signs listed in Section 27.24.050, Signs not requiring permits.
(2). One non -illuminated freestanding or wall sign, not�e��
in connection with a permitted or conditionally
permitted non-residential use. The sign area for signs dese bed in
Section 27.24. 050(3) are allowed pursuant to the standards
contained in that section.
(3). The height of a freestanding sign shall be limited to six feet above
the natural grade elevation and the size shall be limited to ten
square feet per face.
(4). One non -illuminated wall sign flush mounted to the building not to
exceed six square feet in connection with a home occupation.
27.24.100: Permitted Signs in pones R-5, RA-1, RA-2, IAA-3, B-1, and P-1
(I). Signs listed in Section 27.24.050, Signs not requTMg permits.
(2). n • freestanding or ground sign.- The
shall not exceed 24 square feet per sign face and the height shall
not exceed six feet above natural grade, except for B - I zone where
the sign area shall be limited to 3 6 square feet per sign face and
height shall not exceed six feet above natural grade.
(3). wall siLms,eafl9pXsi s and ma.r uee sig&s exce t that there
shall be no more than 44 one non -illuminated wall sign flush
mounted to the building not to exceed six square feet in connect io n
with a home occupation.
27.24.101 Permitted Signs Mn Zone H-1
�I ). Signs listed in Section 27.24.050 - Signs not requiring permits.
(2). Non-residential uses, other than hospitals, are permitted one
freestanding or ground sign and one wall, marquee or canopy sign
per developed lot. The sign area for a freestanding or ground
sign shall not exceed 24 square feet per sign face and the height
shall not exceed six feet above natural grade. Falls signs shall
not exceed 20 square feet per use.
(3). An entrance sign shall be permitted at all parking lot entrances- to
a hospital facility or complex provided the sign does not block
the visibility of incoming or outgoing vehicles. The sign shall not
exceed 14 square feet per face nor six feet in height.
(4). Up to three signs may be permitted in association with a hospital
complex and may be freestanding, marquee (canopy) or wall
signs. Allowable sign area shall not exceed 70 square feet per
face nor six feet in height and will be subject to the Section
27.24.080(1)(d).
(S). Not more than two off premise suns may be permitted at primary
hospital entrance roads to provide direction to a hospital facility
from a major arterial. One sign shall be permitted per intersection
entrance. Each sign shall not exceed 54 square. feet per face nor
12 feet in height. Off premise hospital signs will be allowed on
developed or undeveloped property and will not be counted as
part of the sign type or allowance permitted for that parcel.
(6). One non-illumin.a.ted wall sign flush mounted to the building not to
exceed six square feet in connection with a home occupation.
27.24.110: Permitted Signs Mn Zones B- 2, B-3, B4, B-5, I -I, and. I-2.
(1. Signs listed in Section 27.24.050, Signs not requiring permits.
(2). Freestanding and ground signs.
(3). wall signs.
(4). projecting signs, except on Main Street in the Redevelopment Area
unless the sign is (a) an under --marquee or under -canopy sign; (b)
less than four square feet per face; and (c) otherwise meets the
standards for projecting signs.
(S). Freestanding multiple business sign.
(6). Canopy signs.
(7). Marquee signs.
(8). Off -premise signs except in zoning classification B-4 when the
location and size complies with all other provisions of this
Chapter.
(9). Billboards except in zoning classifications B-4 and B-5 and not
within 1500 feet of the intersection of Main and Idaho streets.