Mural or pictorial signs shall be permitted only in office and general business districts.
The painting of mural or pictorial signs shall be in accordance with the regulations set forth below:
(a) Mural or pictorial signs shall not depict any scene or picture containing advertising or commercial aspects, and such signs shall not contain words, slogans, script, text, letters, numbers or diagrams.
(b) Mural or pictorial signs shall be congruous to the total area of the structure. Such signs shall be aesthetically compatible with respect to the front street line, and compliment the building where displayed in terms of scale, color and pattern. Mural or pictorial signs shall be harmonious with and relevant to, the surrounding environment. No such sign shall be intended, used or have the effect of shocking the visual coherence of the streetscape.
(c) No mural or pictorial sign shall be painted without first obtaining a permit from the Building Commissioner and being approved by the Planning and Design Commission. The fee for the issuance of a permit for the painting of a mural or pictorial sign shall be waived if the permittee is a civic, religious or charitable organization.
(d) In addition to the regulations set forth in this section, the painting and maintenance of mural or pictorial signs shall be in accordance with Section 1145.08
. Mural or pictorial signs which are painted or maintained in violation of the provisions of this section shall be removed as provided in Section 1145.08
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(Ord. 03-37. Passed 11-3-03.)