(A) To protect and enhance the character, property values and stability of new and existing residential neighborhoods and business and manufacturing districts in the city;
(B) To establish a regulatory framework for the use of signs as an adjunct to economic and social activities of the residents, institutions and businesses of the community;
(C) To conserve the taxable value of land and buildings;
(D) To reduce sign clutter and the potential for the distraction of motorists and the degradation of the appearance, of the community that results from an excessive number of signs;
(E) To protect aesthetic values and to establish and maintain standards of community appearance with respect to signs, canopies and awnings;
(F) To provide standards and procedures for the removal, elimination or relocation of signs, which fail to conform to those standards as established herein;
(G) To establish an administrative framework for the enforcement of the standards and regulations established herein;
(H) To further accomplish the general purpose and intent of the Codified Ordinances of the city; and
(I) To promote and protect the health, safety, morals, comfort, convenience and general welfare of the people of the city.
(Ord. 3822, passed 1-11-16)