The purpose of this chapter is to protect and promote the health, safety and welfare of city residents and businesses by regulating the design, construction, and installation of signs in a content neutral manner that does not favor any type of speech over another in order to achieve the following objectives:
A. To provide a reasonable system for controlling signs within the community;
B. To permit signs that are well designed and pleasing in appearance, while allowing latitude for variety, good design relationships, and spacing between signs and adjacent uses;
C. To foster a community character that has a minimum of visual clutter;
D. To enhance the economic strength of the city;
E. To provide on site identification for private enterprises;
F. To provide for public convenience by directing persons to various activities and enterprises;
G. To encourage signs that are compatible with land uses;
H. To minimize light pollution, glare, visual obstructions, distraction, and traffic and safety hazards with the free flow of travel and activity for vehicles and pedestrians;
I. To provide business owners the flexibility to have signs that meet the needs of the individual businesses;
J. To provide aesthetic protection for entry areas and primary corridors of Draper City;
K. To provide protection from visual clutter;
L. To promote public safety; and
M. For the protection and promotion of community appearance. (Ord. 963, 2-15-2011)