(a) Only one Sidewalk Sign shall be allowed per street address. A business that operates at an expanded address shall be allowed only one sign.
(b) A Sidewalk Sign shall be placed on the sidewalk in front of the licensed business, and shall comply in all respects with the approved specifications set out in the application.
(c) A Sidewalk Sign shall not be placed in a street or alley, and shall not be placed on a vehicle or vehicle trailer in a street or alley.
(d) A Sidewalk Sign shall be no larger than six square feet in area per face and no greater than four feet in height.
(e) A Sidewalk Sign shall contain information only for goods and services provided on the premises by the permittee pursuant to the permittee's licensing and may not contain any information or reference for goods or services not provided on the premises by the permittee.
(f) A Sidewalk Sign shall be professionally printed, or handwritten using clean lettering on a dark surface.
(g) A Sidewalk Sign shall not be directly illuminated.
(h) A Sidewalk Sign shall not be displayed when weather creates a potential hazard, including during high wind or heavy rain or snow conditions.
(i) A Sidewalk Sign shall not be bolted, chained, tied, or otherwise affixed to the public way or any object thereon.
(j) A Sidewalk Sign shall be displayed only during hours that the permittee's business is open to the public, and shall be removed from the public way when the permittee's business has closed to the public for the day.
(k) An uninterrupted six-foot clear pedestrian path shall remain after placement of a Sidewalk Sign. This path shall be as straight as possible on a block.
(l) A Sidewalk Sign shall be constructed to allow a ten-inch cane detection.
(m) A Sidewalk Sign shall not be allowed within the Central Business District, as such district is defined in Section 9-4-010.
(n) There shall be no less than a two-foot uninterrupted setback from the face of the curb to a Sidewalk Sign.
(o) A Sidewalk Sign shall not be allowed within 30 feet of an intersection, 20 feet of a crosswalk ramp, or 12 feet of a driveway or alley.
(p) A Sidewalk Sign shall be placed at least 6 feet from any bicycle rack.
(q) A Sidewalk Sign shall not be placed in front of a Loading Zone, Standing Zone, Taxi Cab Stand, Bus Stop, Handicapped Parking Zone, or Curb Cut.
(r) A Sidewalk Sign shall not block or cover a parking payment device, fire hydrant, or grate.
(s) A Sidewalk Sign shall not contain any decorations, accessories, or appendages, including but not limited to: balloons, streamers, pennants, flags, banners, lights, audio or video device, or other items.
(t) A Sidewalk Sign shall contain only a static copy and sign faces, and in no event may a Sidewalk Sign display a dynamic image copy or sign face including, but not limited to, characteristics that appear to have movement or that appear to change, caused by any method other than physically removing and replacing the copy or sign face. Dynamic image copy and sign face includes, but is not limited to, any rotating, revolving, moving, blinking, or animated display, and any display that incorporates rotating panels, LED lights manipulated through digital input, "digital ink", or any other method or technology that allows the sign face to present a series of images or displays.
(u) A Sidewalk Sign shall be constructed of sufficiently sturdy material so that it remains upright on its own and may not be weighted down or supported by any other means, including, but not limited to, sandbags, bricks, cinder blocks, planks, dead weights, concrete molds, or other similar separate means.
(v) The permittee shall temporarily remove a Sidewalk Sign from the public way upon the order of the Police Department, Fire Department, or other authorized City personnel for public safety reasons.
(w) A certificate or decal issued pursuant to Section 10-28-385(d) shall be affixed to a Sidewalk Sign and made visible and unobstructed at all times.
(x) A Sidewalk Sign shall comply with any other operational conditions reasonably required by this article and any rules promulgated thereunder.
(Added Coun. J. 6-25-21, p. 31925, Art. VIII, § 3)