Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 350 - COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE COMMISSION › Division 82 - LAND USE ORDINANCE › Section 350-082-0520 - Signs

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
(1) Signs may be allowed where authorized in
			 specified land use designations and consistent with the guidelines in section
			 (2) or (3) below.
(2) GMA Sign
			 Provisions
(a) Except for signs allowed
			 without review pursuant to 350-082-0210, all new signs must meet the following
			 guidelines unless these guidelines conflict with the Manual on Uniform Traffic
			 Control Devices (2012, or most recent version) for public safety, traffic
			 control or highway construction signs. In such cases, the standards in the
			 Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (2012, or most recent version) shall
			 supersede these guidelines.
(A) The support
			 structure shall be unobtrusive and have low visual impact.
(B) Lettering colors with sufficient contrast
			 to provide clear message communication shall be allowed. Signs shall be colored
			 to blend with their setting to the maximum extent practicable.
(C) Backs of all signs shall be unobtrusive,
			 non-reflective, and blend in with the setting.
(D) Spotlighting of signs may be allowed
			 where needed for night visibility. Backlighting is not permitted for
			 signs.
(E) Except for signs along
			 public highways necessary for public safety, traffic control, or road
			 construction and consistent with the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices
			 (2012, or most recent version), the following signs are prohibited:
(i) Luminous signs or those with intermittent
			 or flashing lights. These include neon signs, fluorescent signs, light
			 displays, and other signs that are internally illuminated, exclusive of
			 seasonal holiday light displays.
(ii) New billboards.
(iii) Signs with moving elements.
(iv) Portable or wheeled signs, or signs on
			 parked vehicles where the sign is the primary use of the vehicle.
(F) In addition to subsections (A)
			 through (E) above, signs shall meet the below guidelines according to
			 Recreation Intensity Class (and subject to compliance with 350-082-0700(5)  and
			 350-082-0720):
(i) Recreation Intensity Class
			 1 (Very Low Intensity) - Simple interpretive signs or displays, not to exceed a
			 total of 50 square feet. Entry name signs, not to exceed ten square feet per
			 sign.
(ii) Recreation Intensity
			 Class 2 (Low Intensity) - Simple interpretive signs and displays, not to exceed
			 a total of 100 square feet. Entry name signs, not to exceed 20 square feet per
			 sign.
(iii) Recreation Intensity
			 Class 3 (Moderate Intensity) - Interpretive signs, displays or facilities.
			 Visitor information and environmental education signs, displays, or facilities.
			 Entry name signs, not to exceed 32 square feet per sign.
(iv) Recreation Intensity Class 4 (High
			 Intensity) - Entry name signs, not to exceed 40 square feet per sign.
(G) For recreation facility design
			 projects, signs shall be limited to that necessary to provide relevant
			 recreation or facility information, interpretive information, vehicular and
			 pedestrian direction, and for safety purposes.