§ 20-1265. General location restrictions.

(a)

No sign or sign structure shall be closer than ten feet to any lot line. Signs shall not be located in the sight distance triangle of any private driveway or access. Signs shall not be located in any sight distance triangle of a public intersection.

(b)

Signs on nonresidential property which are immediately adjacent to residential uses or districts shall be positioned so that the copy is not visible along adjoining side and rear yard property lines.

(c)

No sign, other than governmental signs, shall be erected or placed upon any public street, right-of-way, or project over public property unless approved by the city and contingent upon an approved encroachment agreement. Temporary signs may not be erected or placed in a public easement unless approved by the city. No sign shall be placed within any drainage or utility easement without an approved encroachment agreement.

(d)

Signs shall not create a hazard to the safe, efficient movement of vehicular or pedestrian traffic. No private sign shall contain words which might be construed as traffic controls, such as "Stop", "Caution", "Warning", unless the sign, is intended to direct traffic on the premises.

(e)

No signs, guys, stays or attachments shall be erected, placed or maintained on rocks, fences or trees, nor interfere with any electric light, power, telephone or telegraph wires or the supports thereof.

(f)

No sign or sign structure shall be erected or maintained that prevents free ingress or egress from any door, window or fire escape. No sign or sign structure shall be attached to a standpipe or fire escape.

(g)

Window signs shall not cover more than 50 percent of the total window area in which they are located. The area of a window sign shall be interpreted as the total window area for that face of the building. In no case shall the total window sign area exceed the permitted wall sign area defined in this chapter for said district. Buildings with less than 32 square feet of window area are exempt from this provision. Signage visible through windows shall not blink, flash, scroll or have any but constant illumination, when illuminated, nor be excessively bright.

(Ord. No. 231, § 1, 1-9-95; Ord. No. 431, § 5, 9-25-06; Ord. No. 451, § 11, 5-29-07)