§ 18.116.060. Winery signs.

A.

All winery signs, including, but not limited to any sign containing "open," "closed," hours of operation, or identifying sales of wine, shall be governed by use permit or a comprehensive sign plan, and shall be compatible with the design and scale of the winery, its site, structures, and surrounding area.

Figure 18.116.060: Examples of Winery Signs

 

B.

Unless the winery was permitted to conduct public tours or tastings prior to February 22, 1990, a winery that is required to or elects to have a sign identifying the winery at the entrance to or from a public roadway, including a sign attached to or part of an entry structure, must at the same location prominently and legibly post the words "Tours and Tastings by Prior Appointment Only." Any such sign must further conform to any applicable standards adopted by comprehensive sign plan, use permit or commission resolution as to size, placement, materials, legibility and maintenance.

C.

Winery sign design and location shall be consistent with the following standards, unless prior to February 24, 2000, such sign has been approved as part of a use permit, or at any time more restrictive provisions are specified by the applicable use permit or comprehensive sign plan:

1.

One or more freestanding sign faces limited to a combined total of thirty square feet;

2.

One or more wall signs limited to a combined total of twelve square feet; and

3.

A freestanding sign shall have no feature exceeding a height of six feet above the natural grade or four feet above the centerline of an adjoining roadway, whichever is the greater.

(Ord. 1308 § 1 (part), 2008)