(a) The purposes of this chapter are to promote the general health, safety and welfare of the residents of the city by establishing sign regulations, as necessary, to ensure that signs are in harmony with the character of the associated use and surrounding area. A sign may be erected, placed, established, painted, created or maintained in the city only in conformance with the standards, procedures, exemptions and other requirements of this chapter.
(b) As more specifically set forth herein, the purposes of these sign regulations are to:
(1) Promote and maintain attractive, high value residential districts;
(2) Provide reasonable, yet appropriate, conditions for identifying businesses and commercial enterprises;
(3) Control the size, location and design so that signs will be aesthetically harmonious with their surroundings;
(4) Eliminate any conflict which would be hazardous between business or identification signs and traffic-control signs and devices;
(5) Provide review procedures which enable the city to comprehensively evaluate the appropriateness of the sign to the site, building and surroundings;
(6) Assure that signs are located and designed to maintain a safe and orderly pedestrian and vehicular environment; and
(7) Prohibit all signs not expressly permitted by this Zoning Code.
(Ord. 165-99, passed 12-21-1999)