A. Standards Of Construction:
1. Code Compliance: All signs erected in Clearfield City shall comply with the provisions of the currently adopted building codes and the Clearfield City sign ordinance effective at the time the application is submitted.
2. Licensed Sign Contractor Required: No sign, fixture or device involving electrical wiring or connections shall be erected or installed in Clearfield City except by a licensed and bonded contractor.
3. Engineering Required: All sign permit applications shall be engineered to demonstrate conformance with the applicable provisions of the currently adopted building code; and, where required by the chief building official or designee, shall be accompanied by a drawing stamped by a structural engineer licensed by the state of Utah attesting to the adequacy of the proposed construction of the sign and its supports.
4. Durability: All signs must be built of durable and permanent materials.
5. Power Source: Permanent power sources for signs must be concealed underground away from public view.
B. Traffic Safety: No sign or other advertising structure shall be erected which in any manner may be confused with an official traffic sign or signal, or which bears words normally used in such signs, i.e., stop, go slow, caution, danger, warning, etc. No sign or any advertising structure shall be erected which by reason of its size, location, shape, content, coloring, or manner of illumination might be confused as a traffic control device. No sign shall have lighting that impairs the vision of anyone traveling upon a public street or distracts any driver so as to create a public nuisance. Specifically, no sign or group of signs may exceed one foot-candle in brightness as measured at the property line.
C. Clear View: All signs shall comply with the clear view regulations found in section 11-13-10 of this title.
D. Specific Clearance And Location Requirements: The following rules apply for all signs:
1. Freestanding signs shall not extend over any pedestrian or vehicular access area.
2. No part of any sign shall interfere with the use of any fire escape, exit, required stairway, door ventilator, or window.
3. No sign shall be erected or maintained which has less horizontal or vertical clearance from communication lines and energized electrical power lines than that prescribed by the laws of the state of Utah or its agencies.
4. No sign shall be located on publicly owned land or inside street rights of way, except signs owned and erected by permission of an authorized public agency or specifically authorized herein.
5. High profile (freestanding) and low profile (ground or monument) signs shall be located at least their height in distance from side property lines in order to prevent damage to adjacent land in case a sign is toppled by accident or an act of God.
6. Low profile (monument) signs shall be set back at least one foot (1') from the front sidewalk.
E. Maintenance: Every sign shall be kept in complete operating condition. The landscaped area in which any sign is placed shall be kept free from weeds, garbage, and debris. "Maintenance" includes the repair of facades where signs have been removed, the painting, cleaning, repairing of the sign. "Maintenance" does not include structural alterations, cosmetic or style changes or enlargements of face changes.
F. Landscaping: All freestanding or monument detached signs installed in Clearfield City shall be incorporated into a landscape design or planter box.
G. Pole Cover Required: All on premises freestanding signs shall have the structural supports covered or concealed with pole covers (pylon covers) at least thirty six inches (36") wide. The actual structural supports shall not be exposed, and the covers shall be architecturally and aesthetically designed to match the building.
H. Foundations: Sign foundations and footings shall conform to the currently adopted building code.
I. Pedestal Required: All monument signs shall have at least a one foot (1') opaque pedestal designed as part of the foundation that conceals any pole support. The pedestal shall run at least fifty percent (50%) of the horizontal length of the sign, and there shall not be any exposed space between the pedestal and the ground or landscaped area. Variations to this requirement may be approved by the planning and zoning administrator.
J. Lighting: The light from the illumination of signs shall be carefully directed so that the light is not obtrusive or a nuisance to adjacent properties, particularly in residential areas.
K. Building Identification: All buildings shall be identified with a numbered or lettered street address in addition to optional business identification. The letters or numbers shall be at least four inches (4") in height. (Ord. 2009-45, 11-24-2009)