1179.01 CONFORMITY REQUIRED.

   Signs shall be designed, erected, altered, reconstructed, moved or maintained, in whole or part, in accordance with the type, design, size, location, illumination and other provisions set forth in this chapter and in accordance with other applicable codes and regulations of the City.

   (a)   Noninterference with Other Codes. The provisions of this chapter shall not amend or in any way interfere with any other code, rule or regulation governing traffic or other signs erected by public authority within the City.

      (Ord. 99-190. Passed 6-6-00.)

   (b)   Signs Prohibited within Public Right-of-Way. No signs, other than traffic or other signs erected by public authority within the City, shall be permitted to be erected within the public right-of-way. Any unauthorized signs erected within the public right-of-way are hereby declared to be public nuisances and may be abated as such by the City. The Director of Public Service and/or the Building Official of the City or their authorized agents or any City police officer are hereby authorized to remove and destroy any such unauthorized signs so erected within the public right- of-way. (Ord. 2014-139. Passed 12-2-14.)

   (c)   Exemptions. The display of official public notices, the flag or signs erected by a public authority within the street shall not be governed by the provisions of this chapter. Temporary displays or signs in connection with a charity drive shall only be permitted with the consent of Council, provided the same are removed within ten days of the completion of the drive. The license for erection of such signs shall be considered personal to the one erecting the sign and the failure to remove such signs as required shall be deemed a violation of this Zoning Code by the person erecting the same. (Ord. 99-190. Passed 6-6-00.)