The purpose of this chapter is to protect the general health, safety, morals, and appearance of the community by providing an instrument for protecting the physical appearance of the community and for encouraging high quality, effective outdoor graphics for the purpose of information and identification. Specifically, it is the intent of this chapter to provide businesses in the city with equitable sign standards in accord with fair competition and aesthetic standards acceptable to the community. This chapter is based on the premise that signs are as much subject to control as noise, odors, debris, and other similar characteristics of land use that, if not regulated, can become a nuisance to adjacent properties within the community in general, or depreciate the value of other properties within the community. It is also the intent of this chapter to guarantee equal treatment under the law through accurate record keeping and consistent enforcement.
(Ord. 06-14, passed 10-3-06)