Permits shall be obtained for these signs. In issuing a permit, the Executive Director shall collect the prescribed fee in accordance with this chapter.
(A) All poster advertising panels shall be designed to resist a horizontal wind pressure of at least 30 pounds to the square foot with stresses not exceeding those allowed elsewhere in this chapter for the materials used in their construction. Poster advertising panels may be framed with wood standards not less than 4 inches by 6 inches, with back bracing and framing to take a plain surface of sheet metal not less than No. 38 gauge.
(B) All poster advertising panels shall be located entirely within the lot lines and shall not extend further than the building lines. Where panels face 2 streets, the junction point shall be arranged for a cut-off corner of not less than 12 feet to be set at an angle of 45 degrees joined to the sections facing each street.
(C) All panels shall have the owner’s name on a separate board, not to exceed 12 inches high, placed either above or below the panel, and no panel shall bear more than 1 name plate.
(D) All panels erected under the terms of this chapter shall be kept in repair and no fee shall be charged for erection, resurfacing, repair, or maintenance of any poster advertising panel erected by a concern who is licensed.
(E) No person shall scatter, daub, or leave any paste, glue, or similar substance used for pasting materials on any public walk or pavement, or scatter or throw any old bills or waste material removed from panels on any thoroughfare or private ground.
(Ord. 2017-02, passed 2-20-2018; Am. Ord. 2022-06, passed 8-15-2022) Penalty, see § 175.99