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Portland City Code ch. 14 (Land Use Code)

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Portland City Code ch. 14 (Land Use Code)
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19-12 | CITY OF PORTLAND LAND USE CODE
 SIGNS

TABLE 19-F: ALLOWED SIGN TYPES BY SIGN DISTRICT
Large
Small Mixed-Use
Residential Mixed-Use Sign Downtown Industrial Open Space
Sign Type Sign District 1 Sign District District Sign District Sign District Sign District
Awning Sign     
Canopy Sign    
Blade Sign   
Directional Sign     
3
Directory Sign     
Marquee Sign  
Building-Mounted

Projecting Sign    
Service Island
  
Canopy Sign
Wall Sign      
Window Sign     
Freestanding
   3  
Directional Sign
Freestanding

Freestanding
2   4  
Directory Sign
Monument Sign   4  
Pole Sign   4  
1
For institutional uses in residential zones, all permanent sign types are allowed except for the following: awning sign, blade sign, canopy
sign, marquee sign, pole sign, projecting sign, service island canopy sign; and window sign.
2
Not allowed in the RN-1, RN-2, IR-1, and IR-2 zones.
3
Not allowed in the B-3 zone.
4
In the B-3 and B-5 zones, freestanding signs are permitted only if the front façade of the building is set back a distance of at least 20 ft.
from either of the front facades of abutting buildings. In the case of a multi-tenant building, the individual tenants’ frontage must be set
back a distance of at least 20 ft. from other tenant’s frontages.

CITY OF PORTLAND LAND USE CODE | 19-13
SIGNS

TABLE 19-G: DIMENSIONAL STANDARDS FOR BUILDING-MOUNTED SIGNS BY SIGN DISTRICT
Sign District Total Area for All Signs (per tenant or façade) Number of Signs (max.)
1 per lot (either freestanding or building-
Single-family lots 2 SF max.
mounted)
Multi-family lots 10 SF max. 1 per street frontage
Residential