A. No person shall erect or place a Sign without a permit issued by the City unless exempted by the Sign Code.
B. A Sign must be constructed of suitable materials, in accordance with sound structural practices, in compliance with all applicable codes, designed and lettered in a professional manner, and maintained in good repair.
C. Except as specifically allowed by the Sign Code, no Sign shall be erected or placed on public property, within a public right-of-way, in the vision triangle of an intersection, or in such a manner as to obstruct a traffic control device or governmental sign. The “vision triangle” is determined by measuring from the intersection of the edges of two (2) adjacent roadways forty feet (40') along each roadway and connecting the two (2) points with a straight line.
D. No Sign shall be erected or placed on a tree, utility pole, retaining wall, or fence not owned by the Sign owner, or in such a manner as to obstruct a door, window, or fire escape.
E. A commercial Sign is not allowed in a residential zone or on property used for non-transient residential purposes, except for a Sign related to a home occupation for which a certificate has been issued pursuant to the Coeur d’Alene Municipal Code.
F. A Sign which is obscene or which contains an obscene message, as determined by community standards, is prohibited.
G. A Sign must comply with the requirements of the Sign Code in effect at the time the application for the Sign is submitted.
H. The owner of the property on which the Sign is or will be located, the applicant for the Sign permit, the campaign, and the owner of the Sign are jointly responsible for compliance with the provisions of the Sign Code. (Ord. 3698 §3, 2022)