The sign ordinance is intended to establish a comprehensive and balanced system of sign control that accommodates the need for a well maintained, safe, and attractive community and the need for effective communications including business identification. It is the intent of this chapter, to promote the health, safety, general welfare, aesthetics, and image of the community by regulating signs that are intended to communicate to the public and to use signs which meet the county's goals by authorizing:
A. Permanent signs which establish a high standard of aesthetics;
B. Signs that are compatible with their surroundings;
C. Signs that are designed, constructed, installed and maintained in a manner that does not adversely impact public safety or unduly distract motorists;
D. Signs that are large enough to convey the intended message and to help citizens find their way to intended destinations;
E. Signs that are proportioned to the scale of, and are architecturally compatible with, principal structures;
F. Permanent signs which give preference to the on premises owner or occupant; and
G. Temporary commercial signs and advertising displays which provide an opportunity for grand openings and occasional sales events while restricting signs that create continuous visual clutter and hazards at public right of way intersections. (Ord. 10-001, 1-12-2010)