Portland City Code ch. 14 (Land Use Code)

Citation: Portland City Code ch. 14 (Land Use Code)
Jurisdiction: Portland (municipal)
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TABLE 19-T: STANDARDS FOR DIRECTORY SIGNS (FREESTANDING)1
Standard Requirements
12 SF total
Sign area (max.) 1 SF max. per occupant or tenant space (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 per building (excluded from the total number of allowed signs for all freestanding
Number of signs (max.)
signs)
Illumination External illumination or internal illumination

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

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TABLE 19-U: STANDARDS FOR MONUMENT SIGNS1
Sign District

Standard Residential Small Mixed- Large Mixed-
Sign Use Sign Use Sign Downtown Industrial Open Space
District2 District District Sign District Sign District Sign District

Sign area (max.) 50 SF 50 SF 140 SF 16 SF 100 SF 20 SF

Height (max.) 8 ft. 8 ft. 18 ft. 6 ft. 18 ft. 5 ft.

Base width (min.) The base of a monument sign must be at least 60% of the width of the sign.
Non-illuminated, internal illumination, or external illumination
Illumination
Electronic message signs are allowed as a form of illumination where permitted in Table 19-E.
Special provisions Elements to enhance the design of a sign structure may extend above the sign to a max. of 20% of
for sign height the sign’s allowed height, or 12 inches, whichever is greater.

1
The maximum sign area and sign height standards may be further limited by the standards established in Table 19-R. If no value is included in
the table above, then a monument sign is not allowed in that sign district
2
Allowed for institutional uses in residential zones only.

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