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(a) Non-premise athletic field signs.
(1) Non-premise athletic field signs are permitted only in special provision sign districts.
(2) Non-premise athletic field signs must be on the same premise as the athletic field and be attached to a scoreboard or the inside of a fence surrounding the field. All signs must be oriented toward the field or its seating areas.
(3) The cumulative effective area of all non-premise athletic field signs attached to a scoreboard may not exceed 240 square feet.
(c) Reserved.
(d) Reserved.
(e) Movement control signs. Movement control signs may be erected at any occupancy or on any premise, other than a single-family or duplex premise, may be attached or detached, and may be erected without limit as to number, provided, that such signs shall comply with all other applicable requirements of this article. No setback is required for a detached movement control sign that does not exceed two feet in height. Unless granted a variance under the provisions of Section 51A-7.703, the occupant of a premise may erect a movement control sign only if the sign:
(1) does not exceed two square feet in effective area;
(2) conveys a message which directs vehicular or pedestrian movement within or onto the premise on which the sign is located;
(3) contains no advertising or identification message; and
(4) has words that do not exceed four inches in height if the sign is an attached sign.
(f) Protective signs. The occupant of a premise may erect not more than two protective signs, in accordance with the following provisions:
(1) Each sign must not exceed 100 square inches in effective area.
(2) Detached signs must not exceed two feet in height.
(3) Letters must not exceed four inches in height. (Ord. Nos. 19455; 20927; 21798; 21855; 21978; 24232; 27253)
Vehicular signs shall conform to the following restrictions:
(a) Vehicular signs shall contain no flashing or moving elements.
(b) Vehicular signs shall have no element with a luminance greater 200 footlamberts.
(c) Vehicular signs shall not project beyond the surface of a vehicle for a distance in excess of 8 inches.
(d) Vehicular signs shall not be attached to a vehicle so that the driver’s vision is obstructed from any angle.
(e) Signs, lights and signals used by authorized emergency vehicles shall not be restricted.
(f) Vehicular signs shall conform to all the regulations for detached signs if:
(1) the vehicular sign is so placed as to constitute a “sign” as defined in Section 51A-7.102; and
(2) the vehicle upon which the sign is located is parked on other than a temporary basis.
(g) The owner of the vehicle upon which a vehicular sign is placed is responsible for ensuring that the provisions of this section are adhered to and commits an offense if any vehicular sign on his vehicle violates this section. If such a vehicleis found unattended or unoccupied, the registered owner of the vehicle shall be presumed to be the actual owner. The records of the state highway department or the county highway license department showing the name of the registered owner of such vehicle shall constitute prima facie evidence of actual ownership by the named individual. (Ord. 19455)
(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), nothing in this article shall be construed to regulate the display of a government sign.
(b) Safe school zone signs must satisfy the following requirements.
(1) Safe school zone signs must be erected within 600 feet of a school.
(2) Safe school zone signs may not exceed five square feet in effective area.
(3) No less than 80 percent of the effective area of a safe school zone sign must be devoted to a governmental message.
(4) No more than 20 percent of the effective area of a safe school zone sign may be devoted to the identification of a sponsor. (Ord. Nos. 19455; 20927; 22061; 22392)
The building official shall not issue a permit for construction, erection, placement, or maintenance of a sign until a site is established in one of the following ways:
(a) A lot is part of a plat which is approved by the commission and filed in the plat records of the appropriate county. All platted lots must have frontage, through fee simple ownership, on a dedicated street.
(b) A lot was separately owned prior to September 11, 1929 or prior to annexation or consolidation, and the lot has frontage, through fee simple ownership, on a dedicated street.
(c) A lot is part of an industrial subdivision in which only streets, easements, and blocks are delineated. The industrial subdivision must be approved by the commission and filed in the plat records of the appropriate county. No specific lot delineation is required, but yard, lot and space requirements will be determined by property lines or lease lines.
(d) Tracts that are governed by a detached sign unity agreement in accordance with Section 51A-7.213. (Ord. Nos. 19455, 21797)
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