(a) Signs shall be designed, erected, altered, reconstructed, moved and maintained, in whole or in part, in accordance with the type, design, size, location, illumination and other provisions set forth in this chapter.
(b) The construction, erection, safety, maintenance and painting of all signs shall be in accordance with this chapter, Chapter 1159 the Design Review Guidelines and with the Building Code. The provisions of this chapter shall not amend or in any way modify other codes, rules or regulations governing traffic signs within the City or other signs erected by or pursuant to public authority within the City.
(c) The display of official public notices and the flag, emblem or insignia of an official governmental body shall not be affected by these regulations. Nor shall signs used for safety purposes relative to the repair or maintenance of streets, sidewalks or of utilities in the public right of way be affected by the provisions of these regulations. Name and informational signs containing emblems of service clubs, places of worship, civic organizations and the like consolidated with a single frame placed on public property with the permission of the Director of Public Service and Development are not subject to these regulations provided such emblems do not exceed three square feet in area, provided the frame does not exceed eight feet above finished grade and further provided the sign is not illuminated. Also exempt from the provisions of the chapter are standard signs approved by the Director which are required to be erected by any law, code, rule or regulation in force and in effect within the City. The provisions of this chapter shall not govern the display of signs which are part of the original construction of a vending machine, newspaper dispensing device or fuel pump.
(Ord. 03-37. Passed 11-3-03.)