HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrd 1996-20 ORDINANCE #96-20
AN ORDINANCE OF THE MAYOR AND COMMON COUNCIL OF THE
TOWN OF FOUNTAIN HILLS, ARIZONA, AMENDING CHAPTER 3,
SECTION 3.01, ESTABLISHMENT OF ZONING DISTRICTS, AND
CHAPTER 6, SECTION 6.04 SIGNS PERMITTED FOR RESIDENTIAL
USES IN THE OSR, R-190, R1-43, R1-35, R1-35H, R1-18, R1-10, R1-10A,
R1-8, R1-8A, R1-6, R1-6A, R-2, R-3, R-4, R-5, C-O, C-1, C-2, C-3, IND-1
AND IND-2 DISTRICTS, SECTION 6.07 SIGNS PERMITTED FOR NON-
RESIDENTIAL USES,AND SECTION 6.08 TEMPORARY SIGNS OF THE
ZONING ORDINANCE FOR THE TOWN OF FOUNTAIN HILLS BY
REVISING THESE SECTIONS TO INCLUDE REFERENCES TO THE
"COMMON COMMERCIAL" ZONING DISTRICT.
WHEREAS The Town of Fountain Hills adopted Ordinance #93-22, on November 18, 1993,
which adopted the Zoning Ordinance for the Town of Fountain Hills; and
WHEREAS The Town of Fountain Hills created the "Common Commercial" zoning district
by Ordinance #95-50 on November 16, 1995; and
WHEREAS Chapter 2, Section 2.01 of the Zoning Ordinance for the Town of Fountain Hills,
provides for a procedure to amend said ordinance, and
WHEREAS The Town of Fountain Hills desires to list the "Common Commercial" Zoning
District in Chapter 3 Establishment of Zoning Districts; and
WHEREAS The Town of Fountain Hills desires to specify sign regulations for uses in the
"Common Commercial" zoning district; and
WHEREAS The procedures detailed in Chapter 2, Section 2.01 of the Zoning Ordinance for
the Town of Fountain Hills have been followed; and
WHEREAS The Town of Fountain Hills has provided notice to the public of these proposed
amendments by advertising these proposed changes in the official newspaper of
general circulation, The Times of Fountain Hills on April 24, 1996, May 1, 1996,
May 8, 1996 and May 15, 1996, pursuant to Arizona Revised Statutes §9-462.04;
and
WHEREAS The Planning and Zoning Commission held a public hearing on May 9, 1996 and
the Town Council held a public hearing on May 16, 1996 concerning these
proposed amendments.
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NOW THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE MAYOR AND COMMON COUNCIL
OF THE TOWN OF FOUNTAIN HILLS, ARIZONA AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Revisions to Chapter 3 Section 3.01 of the Zoning Ordinance for the Town of
Fountain Hills is amended as follows, with the shaded areas showing new
language:
CHAPTER 3
ESTABLISHMENT OF ZONING DISTRICTS AND BOUNDARIES THEREOF
3.01 Establishment of Zoning Districts. For the purpose of this Ordinance, the Town of
Fountain Hills is hereby classified into the following Zoning Districts:
C-C Common-Commercial Zoning District.
Section 2. Revisions to Chapter 6 Sections 6.04, 6.07 and 6.08 of the Zoning Ordinance for
the Town of Fountain Hills is amended as follows, with the shaded areas showing
new language:
CHAPTER 6
SIGN REGULATIONS
6.04 Signs Permitted For Residential Uses In The OSR,R-190,R1-43, R1-35,R1-35H,R1-
18, R1-10, R1-10A, R1-8, R1-8A, R1-6, R1-6A, R-2, R-3, R-4, R-5, C-O, C-C, C-1,
C-2, C-3, IND-1 and IND-2 Districts, In Accordance With The Following:
A. One and Two Family Dwellings.
1. Identification Signs: A sign not exceeding one (1) square foot in area,
giving the name only of the land or building on which displayed, or of the
owner or lessee thereof.
2. Temporary Signs (See Part 6.08 of this Section).
3. On-site Directional Signs: Not to exceed two (2) square feet in area and
three (3) feet in height.
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B. Multi-Family Dwellings.
1. All signs permitted in Part 6.04, A. One and Two Family Dwellings,
above, of this Section.
2. Identification signs for apartments and condominium complexes and such
uses in the Multi-Family Districts as follows:
a. A free-standing sign, not exceeding twenty-four (24) square feet in
area. Such sign shall not exceed ten (10) feet in width or five (5)
feet in height. Such sign must be located at least five (5) feet from
any property line.
b. A wall-mounted sign, not exceeding twelve (12) square feet in
area. Height of such sign shall not exceed ten (10) feet.
C. Subdivision. Permanent Subdivision Identification Signs for
recorded Subdivisions in accordance with the following:
1. Maximum area of such sign to be 24 square feet with a maximum height
of five (5) feet.
2. Such signs to be monument type; i.e., individually mounted letters on a
tikw free-standing wall.
3. Such signs shall be located in a landscaped area of at least two (2) square
feet per each one (1) square foot of sign area.
4. There may not be any identification sign for a subdivision less than ten
(10) acres.
5. There may be one (1) identification sign for a subdivision that is at least
ten (10) acres, but less than fifty (50) acres in size.
6. A subdivision that is at least fifty (50) or more acres in size may have two
(2) subdivision identification signs.
6.07 Signs Permitted For Non-Residential Uses In The Following Districts:
C. C-1 and C-C Districts.
1. Civic organization identification signs same as Part 6.07, A., 2. of this
chapter.
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2. Business signs shall be in accordance with the following regulations:
a. The total aggregate area of one (1) face of all signs on the
premises pertaining to any one (1) business shall not exceed forty
(40) square feet. However, if the portion of the building adjacent
to its lot's street-property line measures more than forty (40) feet
then the aggregate area of one face of all such signs on the
premises may be increased in area to the rate of one (1) square foot
of sign area for each foot of building frontage in excess of forty
(40) lineal feet; but the total aggregate area of one face of all such
signs on the premises shall not exceed eighty (80) square feet for
each business. For corner buildings only the main entrance
frontage shall be so measured.
b. Freestanding identification signs shall be counted as a portion of
the total aggregate sign area of the premises and shall be restricted
to the following:
(1) One (1) freestanding identification for each street upon
which the lot has frontage.
(2) Such signs shall have a maximum area of twenty-four (24)
square feet.
(Irn, (3) Such signs shall not be closer than thirty (30) feet to any
residential district.
(4) A landscaped area shall be provided, on site at the street
frontage at the base of the freestanding sign, with said
landscaped area to have a minimum area of four (4) square
feet for each square foot of sign area.
c. For building complexes or centers, the regulations listed below in
Part 6.07, D., 2. shall apply and preclude those listed heretofore.
For purposes of this Section, a building complex or center shall
mean any number of businesses greater than one whose buildings
share the same site, using common points of ingress and egress to
and from the site.
3. Fuel price signs, for service stations only, in accordance with the
following:
a. Maximum area shall not exceed twelve (12) square feet each and
shall be counted in the total aggregate sign area of the premises as
permitted above.
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b. Maximum height shall not exceed five (5) feet.
c. One (1) freestanding price sign per each street frontage on which
the service station has frontage.
d. A landscaped area shall be provided, on site at the street frontage,
at the base of the freestanding sign, with said landscaped area of
four (4) square feet for each square foot of sign area.
e. The maximum sign area for freestanding signs per street frontage
shall not exceed twenty-four (24) square feet including all
identification and price signs.
4. Menu boards, for drive-in or drive-through restaurants, in accordance with
the following:
a. One (1) freestanding or wall mounted menu board per business
located not less than forty-five (45) feet from the street property
line.
b. Maximum area shall not exceed twenty (20) square feet and shall
be counted in the total aggregate sign area of the premises.
, c. Maximum sign height shall not exceed five (5) feet for freestanding
menu signs.
d. A landscaped area shall be provided, at the base of the free-
standing sign with said landscaped area of four (4) square feet for
each square foot of sign area.
6.08 Temporary Signs. The following signs shall be permitted in all Zoning Districts
according to the following regulations:
D. Flags.
1. United States, state, and corporate flags for registered corporations or flags
of foreign nations.
f. Corporate flags shall be permitted in the C-C, C-1, C-2, C-3, IND-
1, IND-2 Zoning Districts only.
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PASSED AND ADOPTED BY the Mayor and Common Council of the Town of Fountain Hills,
Arizona, this sixteenth day of May, 1996.
FOR THE TOW I I / O . ILLS: ATTESTED TO: ‘
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John M. Cutill. / ayor Cassie B. Hansen, Town Clerk
REVI . ED BY: APPROV D AS TO FORM:
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Paul L. Nordin, Town Manager William E. Farrell, Town Attorney
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