The SOD signage overlay district has been established along the three (3) mile long Freeway 61/151 corridor to:
A. Acknowledge the importance of the freeway corridor as a unique gateway to and through the city;
B. Identify the lands lying along and adjacent to the freeway and extending to the Mississippi River as requiring special attention in terms of visual aesthetics;
C. Protect and enhance the vistas both from and to the city and the Mississippi River valley along the freeway;
D. Eliminate the potential visual clutter viewable from the freeway while allowing the opportunity for signage, where possible, which is appropriate in terms of size, height and spacing; and
E. Create clearly understandable and enforceable regulations for a specially defined district in the city. (Ord. 52-09, 10-19-2009)