Portland City Code ch. 14 (Land Use Code)

Citation: Portland City Code ch. 14 (Land Use Code)
Jurisdiction: Portland (municipal)
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1 per use (building-mounted or
All other signs5 16 SF6 8 ft.
freestanding)
1
Lots with multiple street frontages are allowed one freestanding sign for each frontage, provided that the signs are not concurrently visible
from the public right-of-way.
2
Where a lot contains more than one affiliated use or tenant, uses and tenants may be allocated space on a shared sign. Individual uses or
tenants are not allowed to have individual freestanding signs.
3
Only allowed for marine-related uses serving vessel traffic.
4
Standards do not apply to municipal stadiums with more than 6,000 seats. The standards for the Small Mixed-Use Sign District shall apply instead.
5
All signs must be integrated into existing landscape features or visually related to the materials, colors, scale, etc. of existing buildings as
determined by the Building Authority.
6
Product trademarks limited to 5% of total sign area.

CITY OF PORTLAND LAND USE CODE | 19-25
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TABLE 19-S: STANDARDS FOR DIRECTIONAL SIGNS (FREESTANDING) 1
Standard Requirements

Sign area (max.) 3 SF per sign face (excluded from the total allowed sign area for all freestanding signs)
Height (max.) 6 ft. from nearest grade, except 4 ft. at driveway or drive-through lanes
1 at each driveway or drive-through lane, not to exceed 3 signs per lot (excluded from the
Number of signs (max.)
total number of allowed signs for all freestanding signs)
Illumination Internal illumination

1.
The maximum sign area and height standards may be further limited by the standards established in Table 19-R.

19-26 | CITY OF PORTLAND LAND USE CODE
SIGNS