1141.02 EXEMPTIONS.

   The provisions of this Chapter shall not amend or in any way interfere with other rules or regulations governing traffic or public safety signs.  These regulations shall not be applicable to any signs erected by the City for public purposes.

(Ord. 2018-94.  Passed 10-21-19.)

1141.03 DEFINITIONS.

   (a)   Sign: "Sign" means a structure or part thereof, or any device attached to land, buildings or any object of any nature, which is displayed for purposes of advertisement, announcement, declaration, demonstration, identification, or expression or to direct attention to a person, institution, organization, activity, place, object, product or business.

   (b)   Signs are herein classified and defined according to the following:

      (1)   "Changeable Copy Sign" means a Sign designed to display multiple or changing messages whether by manual, mechanical or electronic means. Such Signs are characterized by changeable letters, symbols or numerals that are not permanently affixed to the structure, framing, or background allowing the letters, characters, or graphics to be modified from time to time manually or by electronic or mechanical devices. Electronically changed Signs may include either electronic message boards or digital displays.

      (2)   "Directional Sign" means a Sign indicating a direction or a location to which traffic, whether pedestrian or vehicular, is requested to move within the parcel for the purpose of traffic control and public safety.

      (3)   "Marquee Sign"  means a Sign attached to the underside, topside or face of a marquee roof over a walk or permanent awning.

      (4)   "Monument Sign"  means a Sign erected on a free-standing wall or monument not attached to a building with a solid continuous foundation. 

      (5)   "Pole Sign" means a Sign with not more than two faces which is supported wholly by a pole or poles and designed so as to permit pedestrian or vehicular traffic thereunder.

      (6)   "Projecting Sign"  means a Sign erected on or attached to the outside wall of a building and which projects out at an angle therefrom.

      (7)   "Temporary Sign"  means a Sign constructed of cloth, paper, wood, fabric, or other temporary material, with or without a structural frame, and intended or designed for a limited period of display.

      (8)   "Wall Sign"  means a Sign erected on, attached to, painted on the surface of, or integral with the wall of any building, located in a plane parallel to the plane of the wall, and supported by the building.

      (9)   "Wayfinding Sign"  means a Sign used to direct motorists or pedestrians to a specific location or uses.

      (10)   "Window Sign"  means a Sign painted on, attached or affixed to the interior or exterior surface of windows or doors of a building or otherwise intended to be seen through a window or door.

         (Ord. 2018-94.  Passed 10-21-19.)

1141.04 COMPLIANCE AND SIGN PERMIT REQUIRED.

   Signs shall be designed, erected, painted, repainted, posted, reposted, placed, replaced, hung, displayed, altered, reconstructed, moved or maintained, in whole or in part, only in accordance with the provisions set forth in this Chapter.  A Sign permit issued by the Building Commissioner shall be required prior to the erection, display, relocation, replacement, reinstallation, or alteration of any sign, including Temporary Signs, except as otherwise specifically exempted in Section 1141.07 hereof. 

(Ord. 2018-94.  Passed 10-21-19.)

1141.05 SIGN PERMIT APPLICATIONS.

   All applications for Sign permits shall be submitted to the Building Commissioner on forms furnished by the City, shall be signed by the owner or lessee of the property on which the sign is proposed, shall be accompanied by such fee as may be established by Council, and each application shall be accompanied by drawings to scale, showing:

   (a)   The design and layout proposed including the total area of the Sign, the size, materials, character and color of the letters, lines and surface symbols;

   (b)   The method of illumination, if any;

   (c)   The exact location of the Sign in relation to the building, property lines, and rights-of-way;

   (d)   Construction details and specifications as required by the Building Code; and

   (e)   And such additional information as the Building Commissioner may require in order to determine compliance with this Chapter.

      (Ord. 2018-94.  Passed 10-21-19.)

1141.06 REVIEW AND APPROVAL OF SIGN PERMITS.

   Each application for a Sign permit shall be referred to the Architectural Board of Review for consideration.  No Sign permit shall be issued without the approval of the Architectural Board of Review.  (Ord. 2018-94.  Passed 10-21-19.)