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CHAPTER 1263
Signs
1263.01   Short title.
1263.02   Purpose statement.
1263.03   Permit required.
1263.04   Signs exempt from permits.
1263.05   Prohibited signs.
1263.06   General requirements for all signs.
1263.07   Measurement of sign area.
1263.08   Agricultural and residential zoning districts.
1263.09   Commercial and industrial districts.
1263.10   Billboards.
1263.11   Sign illumination.
1263.12   Maintenance.
1263.13   Mandatory sign removal.
1263.14   Abatement of nonconforming signs; notice.
1263.15   Penalty; equitable remedies.
1263.01 SHORT TITLE.
   This chapter shall be referred to as the “Sign Ordinance of the City” or just the “Sign Ordinance.”
(Ord. 10-2020.Passed 11-24-20.)
1263.02 PURPOSE STATEMENT.
   The purpose of this chapter is to permit signs that will not, by way of their own reason, size, location, construction, or manner of display, endanger the public safety of individuals, confuse, mislead, or obstruct the vision necessary for traffic safety or otherwise endanger public health or safety, and to permit and regulate signs in such a way as to support and compliment land use objectives as set forth in this Zoning Code to support a more aesthetic environment within the City.
(Ord. 10-2020.Passed 11-24-20.)
1263.03 PERMIT REQUIRED.
   No person shall erect or substantially alter a permanent sign without first acquiring a permit from the Community Services Department. Drawings showing to scale the dimensions, construction supports, sizes, electrical wiring, component materials of the sign, and method of attachment shall be submitted with the permit application. This requirement shall not be construed to require a permit for the replacement of a sign panel, or the change in copy on a changeable copy sign.
(Ord. 10-2020.Passed 11-24-20.)
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