(A) Purpose. Standards are herein provided for the purpose of extending regulations of the use of land for the erection, construction, placement, replacement, operation, display, location and maintenance of signs and outdoor advertising media; for the purpose of protecting places and areas of historical and cultural importance; for the purpose of increasing safety and lessening congestion in the streets; for the purpose of conserving the value of buildings; for the purpose of preserving residential values; for the purpose of providing improved community appearance and for the purpose of encouraging the most appropriate use of land.
(B) Application. This chapter shall apply prospectively to future permit applications for sign construction and to existing sign structures encroaching on the public right-of-way.
(Prior Code, § 9-401) (Ord. 2018-04, passed 7-18-2018)