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A. Signs Prohibited: Subject to the exceptions set forth in subsection B of this section, no sign shall be placed upon any vacant lot on which no business is being conducted or on unimproved property.
B. Exceptions: Signs dealing exclusively with the sale, lease, or transfer of such property may be permitted subject to any and all of the regulations applicable thereto contained in this chapter and further subject to the following restrictions:
1. Such signs shall not be lighted; and
2. Such signs shall be located not less than ten feet (10') from the street line. (Ord. 80-O-1775, eff. 12-5-1980)
A. Signs shall be limited to not more than three (3) colors. For the purposes of this section, the following rules shall apply to the determination of the number of colors in a sign:
1. The color of the lighting or illumination of a sign shall be considered a color of the sign.
2. In the case of a sign placed on a building surface without any border and with its background the same color as the building surface, the color of the background shall not be considered as a color of the sign.
3. Shades or gradations of color shall each constitute a separate color.
4. Black and white shall not be considered colors.
B. Notwithstanding the restrictions of subsection A of this section, the architectural commission may grant a sign accommodation pursuant to article 9 of this chapter to authorize more than three (3) colors on a sign, including shades of color or gradations of color.
C. Murals or similar displays painted or placed on a building or construction barricade, or a rendering of the project under construction placed on a construction barricade, shall be exempt from the color restrictions contained in this section. (Ord. 80-O-1775, eff. 12-5-1980; amd. Ord. 91-O-2119, eff. 7-5-1991; Ord. 93-O-2181, eff. 11-19-1993)
A. Any perimeter or flood lighting or other external lighting, whether used for illumination or advertisement, which illuminates private land, buildings, signs, or structures, whether built upon or not, shall be permitted only when such lighting is installed on private property and hooded or shielded so that no direct beams therefrom fall upon public streets, alleys, highways, or other private property. Such lighting shall be subject to architectural review pursuant to chapter 3, article 30 of this title. The reviewing authority shall consider the color, design, and placement of the lighting fixtures and the color, design and intensity of the lighting.
B. Except as provided in subsection C of this section, any projected light display or exposed tube lighting element, such as neon, on the exterior of any building or structure that is not subject to regulation as a sign under article 6 of this chapter shall be subject to architectural review pursuant to the criteria set forth in section 10-3-3010 of this title, the architectural commission shall be the reviewing authority for purposes of such review.
C. Notwithstanding the foregoing, existing exposed tube lighting which is otherwise subject to regulation under subsection B of this section, but which can be documented to have been a feature of a building prior to November 20, 1969, is exempt from regulation pursuant to this article and may be refurbished or maintained without architectural review.
In addition, except as provided in this subsection, any exposed tube lighting element, such as neon, or projected light display on the exterior of any building, or any such lighting element or display in the interior of a building which is visible from a public street or alley, shall be subject to architectural review as a sign pursuant to chapter 3, article 30 of this title and shall be considered a sign, or a portion thereof, for the purposes of this article.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, existing exposed tube lighting which can be documented to have been a feature of a building prior to November 20, 1969, is exempt from regulation pursuant to this article and may be refurbished or maintained without architectural review. Furthermore, restoration of exposed tube lighting which is not existing but which can be documented to have been a feature of a building prior to November 20, 1969, is exempt from regulation pursuant to this article, but requires architectural review as a sign pursuant to chapter 3, article 30 of this title. (Ord. 80-O-1775, eff. 12-5-1980; amd. Ord. 93-O-2181, eff. 11-19-1993; Ord. 00-O-2345, eff. 5-19-2000)
A. No sign shall be permitted which, by virtue of the intensity, direction, or color of its lighting or illumination, shall interfere with the proper operation of, or cause confusion to the operator of, a motor vehicle on the public streets.
B. No sign which is lighted or illuminated to an intensity in excess of that of a public street light shall be constructed or maintained within two hundred feet (200') of and facing property in a residential zone. (Ord. 80-O-1775, eff. 12-5-1980)
A. No person shall erect, construct, maintain, or use any real estate sign or construction sign within the city without having permanently affixed thereto in a conspicuous place on the front thereof a self-adhering tag issued by the director of finance administration indicating the year of the permit and such other information as may be deemed to be necessary.
B. Permanent signs shall have plainly marked in a conspicuous place thereon the name and address of the person, firm, or corporation having the permit for the erection, construction, or maintenance of such sign.
C. Any sign advertising the lease, rental, or sale of real estate to which it is attached, or upon which it is attached, or upon which it is located shall indicate whether the name placed thereon belongs to the owner or the agent of the owner of such real estate. (Ord. 80-O-1775, eff. 12-5-1980)
A. No person shall erect, install, maintain, or use any construction sign on any premises, unless the required permits for the construction have been obtained from the city.
B. Construction signs shall be removed prior to the final inspection. (Ord. 80-O-1775, eff. 12-5-1980)
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