(A) No sign shall be allowed unless it conforms to the structural requirements of the building code, and is specifically allowed herein.
(B) Traffic-control signs conforming to the manual of uniform traffic-control devices which are installed or approved by the city shall not be required to conform to these regulations. No traffic-control sign or imitation thereof shall be erected except those approved by the city.
(C) Each building shall display an address number which is not less than three inches (3") in height and plainly visible from the street and such number shall be allowed in addition to the signs permitted herein. The address number displayed shall correspond to the number issued by the city engineer.
(D) Signs on a nonconforming use may be permitted providing they meet the signing requirements of the most restrictive zoning district in which the use would be permitted and providing they do not, in the opinion of the commission, have an adverse effect on adjacent property.
(E) All signs, except permitted off-premises signs, shall pertain only to the use or products located on the same property as the sign.
(F) The light from an allowed illuminated sign shall be arranged, directed and of such intensity that it does not create a hazard, nuisance or other adverse effect on adjacent property, motor vehicles or approved traffic-control devices.
(G) All lighting elements of exterior signs shall be a minimum of nine feet (9') above the ground unless adequately protected to prevent injury if broken.
(H) No sign shall be flashing. Message centers and signs depicting time and/or temperature shall not be considered as flashing or animated.
(I) No sign shall project beyond the property line except those allowed herein to project over a public right of way. No sign shall project closer than two feet (2') to a vertical line projected from the face of a curb, or if no curb exists, the face of the future curb except on a state highway where permitted.
In the event of a change in curb location the owner of a sign allowed to project over a public right of way shall relocate the portion of the sign no longer in compliance upon notification from the city. Signs inside buildings which are not visible from outside the building shall not be limited by this code.
(J) No sign shall be higher than the standard height allowed by this chapter, no higher than thirty five feet (35'), nor shall any sign located within eight feet (8') of the curb or future curb line have a sign face located between a point three and one- half feet (31/2') and a point eight feet (8') above the top of an existing or future curb as determined by the city engineer. A freeway zone of up to one mile in each direction may have an eighty foot (80') tall high rise.
(K) No sign foundations shall encroach into a public right of way.
(L) Temporary special events signs and decorations per premises, with the exception of section 4-3-10 of this chapter, may be allowed for special events, grand openings, or holidays, limited to a maximum of once every three (3) months. Such signs and decorations may be erected seven (7) days prior to a special event or holiday and shall be removed seven (7) days following the event or holiday. For grand openings, such signs may be used for no more than thirty (30) days. Temporary promotional banners may be displayed for a period not to exceed thirty (30) days. No banner shall be comprised of or incorporated into a rigid structure. No permit or fee is required. (Ord. 1150, 12-18-2000)