(A) It shall be unlawful for any person to erect or construct any sign, signpost, signboard, wood or metal awning, permanent advertisement, arch or any other structure above, over, in or around any part of any street or sidewalk within the public right-of-way in the city without first obtaining permission to do so from the Community and Economic Development Director or designee. Application for such permission shall be in writing and shall contain the name of the person for whose benefit the same is made, the period of time for which such permit is so desired, the place where such structure is to be erected or constructed, the dimensions thereof, the material of which the same is to be composed and the manner of construction. The application shall be accompanied by a blueprint or drawing or tracing of such proposed sign or other structure. An applicant (aggrieved party) whose application for a structure has been denied shall have the right to appeal the decision of the Community and Economic Development Director or designee in accordance with § 156.056 of this code of ordinances.
(B) No sign shall be erected on Main Street between First North Street and Second South Street and on Forest Street or First South Street between First West Street and First East Street supported by a pole or standard erected outside of the property line; provided that, nothing in this division (B) shall make necessary the removal of any sign or structure now in existence so long as it otherwise meets the requirements of this section.
(C) Sandwich boards and other signs of similar construction are prohibited.
(D) Additional signs shall not be added to any sign, pole or standard without permission from the Council, or if located in a redevelopment project area, by the Redevelopment Agency, as provided above, having first been obtained.
(E) All signs must be erected under the supervision of the superintendent of streets and sidewalks. No cement abutment to the support of any sign shall be erected above the ground level on any street or sidewalk. All signs must be properly painted and maintained in a safe condition and a city official shall be appointed to make the provisions of this division (E).
(F) Awnings or canopies shall conform to the provisions of the Uniform Building Code and, if incorporating signage, shall be bound by the maximum cumulative sign area as noted within the sign ordinance.
(Prior Code, § 16.02.030) Penalty, see § 116.999