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PART ONE - ADMINISTRATIVE CODE
PART THREE - TRAFFIC CODE
PART FIVE - GENERAL OFFENSES CODE
PART SEVEN - BUSINESS REGULATION CODE
PART NINE - STREETS, UTILITIES AND PUBLIC SERVICES CODE
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PART THIRTEEN - BUILDING CODE
PART FOURTEEN - HOUSING CODE
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1145.18   SIGNS FOR PUBLIC OR SEMI-PUBLIC PURPOSES.
   Temporary signs for churches, schools, community and other public or semi-public institutional buildings shall be permitted, provided the area of such bulletin board or sign does not exceed forty (40) square feet in area and twenty (20) feet in length and comply to the requirements of this chapter. These signs do not require a permit.
(Ord. C85-01. Passed 12-3-01; Ord. C58-05. Passed 7-5-05.)
1145.19   OFF-PREMISES SIGNS.
   All off-premises signs are prohibited within the City limits.
(Ord. C85-01. Passed 12-3-01; Ord. C58-05. Passed 7-5-05.)
1145.20   NONCONFORMING SIGNS.
   Any sign that is nonconforming with this chapter shall be brought into compliance with the enforced sign legislation when there is a change in use of the business or when the sign becomes a hazard as described by this chapter or when a business ceases operation for a period of six (6) months or more.
(Ord. C85-01. Passed 12-3-01; Ord. C58-05. Passed 7-5-05.)
1145.21   REGISTRATION REQUIRED; FEE.
   No person shall construct, install, alter or repair any publicly displayed signs within the City unless the person is the holder of a license then in force, issued by the City, giving the person the right to perform or supervise the work or unless the person has then in his employ a holder of a license then in force supervising the work. The license shall be obtained by request therefor to the Building Department and such request shall be accompanied by a fee of fifty dollars ($50) and meet the requirements of Chapter 1375.
(Ord. C85-01. Passed 12-3-01; Ord. C58-05. Passed 7-5-05.)
1145.22   SIGN LANDSCAPING.
   All ground signs shall be landscaped at their base with acceptable ground cover material in accordance with Chapter 1136 of the Codified Ordinances. The landscape plan shall accompany, and be presented simultaneously, with the related sign plan. However, the landscape plan may be accepted or rejected independent of the sign plan.
(Ord. C85-01. Passed 12-3-01; Ord. C58-05. Passed 7-5-05.)
1145.23   BANNERS.
   Banners shall be permitted only as public or semi-public signs for churches, schools, community or other public or semi-public (such as the Chamber of Commerce, Civic Club, registered nonprofit agencies) buildings or events, not to exceed forty (40) square feet. Banners may not be used by privately held companies or publicly held corporations, except as provided for in Section 1145.14(e). Permissible banners may be erected for not more than thirty (30) days per calendar year. Banners displaying personal messages, such as birthday, births, retirement, graduation, or other personal messages may be erected on private residential parcels for not more than fifteen (15) days in one calendar year.
(Ord. C85-01. Passed 12-3-01; Ord. C58-05. Passed 7-5-05.)
1145.99   PENALTY.
   (EDITOR'S NOTE: See Section 1301.99 for general Building Code penalty.)
(Ord. C85-01. Passed 12-3-01; Ord. C58-05. Passed 7-5-05.)