A. Based on evidence collected by and for multiple communities over many years, the City has determined that Signs can obstruct views, distract motorists, displace alternative uses for land, and affect the aesthetics of a community.
B. The City finds and declares that it is necessary to regulate the construction, erection, maintenance, electrification, illumination, type, size, number, and location of Signs to:
1. protect the health, safety, property, and welfare of the public;
2. improve the neat, clean, and orderly appearance of the City;
3. provide for informational needs of the public;
4. preserve and protect the scenic beauty of the City;
5. promote traffic safety; and
6. promote a healthy business climate in the City.
C. It is the intent of the City to regulate Signs in a manner consistent with the First Amendment to the United States Constitution and Article I, Section 9, of the Idaho Constitution.
D. The provisions of the Sign Code are severable. If any provision, clause, sentence, subsection, word, or part hereof is held illegal, invalid, unconstitutional, or inapplicable to any person or circumstance, such illegality, invalidity, unconstitutionality, or inapplicability shall not affect or impair any of the remaining provisions, clauses, sentences, subsections, words, or parts of the Sign Code or their applicability to other persons or circumstances. (Ord. 3698 §3, 2022)