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SIGNS
§ 154.275 INTENT.
   The purpose of this subchapter pertaining to signs is to establish reasonable regulations for the design, construction, installation, and maintenance of all exterior signs in areas under the jurisdiction of this chapter in order to:
   (A)   Balance the right of individuals to identify their businesses and to convey messages with the community rights against unregulated billboard or sign construction or placement;
   (B)   Further the objectives of the comprehensive plan;
   (C)   Protect the public health, safety, and welfare;
   (D)   Reduce traffic hazards;
   (E)   Facilitate the creation of an aesthetically pleasing and harmonious community and preserve the characteristics of the commercial, rural, and residential character of the community;
   (F)   Protect property values; and
   (G)   Promote economic development.
(Prior Code, § 13.68)
§ 154.276 PROHIBITED SIGNS.
   After June of 1998, no sign shall be erected or maintained:
   (A)   Which purports to be or resembles an official traffic-control device, sign, or signal, or railroad sign or signal, or which hides from view or interferes in any material degree with the effectiveness of any traffic-control device, sign, or signal, or railroad sign or signal, or which obstructs or interferes with the driver’s view of approaching, merging, or intersecting traffic on a public or private road from a distance of 500 feet away, not including private residential nameplate signs;
   (B)   Which prominently displays the word “stop” or “danger”;
   (C)   On any right-of-way, except as otherwise provided by law or allowed by the Commissioner of the Department of Transportation, Commissioner of the Department of Natural Resources, as outlined in state law, or the City Council;
   (D)   On private land without the consent of the owner or person with legal authority;
   (E)   Which has flashing or moving lights; or
   (F)   Which is structurally unsafe, in disrepair, or is abandoned.
(Prior Code, § 13.69)
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