Signable area.
Long Beach Municipal Code § 21.15.2770
in effect21.15.2770 - Signable area.
"Signable area", as applied to individual wall signs, shall be the area of one (1) rectangle on a wall, within the required height limits, which is unbroken by major architectural features such as doors, windows, columns or architectural protrusions. Only one (1) signable area is permitted per building elevation per business. Only that portion of the building occupied by the business shall be used in calculating the signable area. A business fronting onto more than one (1) public right-of-way may not combine permitted signable area for one (1) wall with that of another wall for the purpose of placing the combined area, or any part of the combined area, on one (1) wall.
(Ord. C-6533 § 1 (part), 1988)
Source: City of Long Beach, Municipal Code and City Charter (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/ca/long_beach/codes/municipal_code?nodeId=TIT21ZO_CH21.15DE_21.15.2770SIARFetched: 10/28/2026