Regulations are hereby established to control the type, design, size, location and maintenance of signs in order to achieve the following:
(a) To promote and maintain high quality residential districts and attractive public facilities;
(b) To provide reasonable, yet appropriate, conditions for identifying institutions, businesses, and office and retail establishments.
(c) To provide a safe environment by eliminating any conflict between advertising or identification signs and traffic-control signs which would be hazardous to the safety of the public;
(d) To control temporary signs and prohibit undesirable impacts on property values and neighborhood character.
(e) To guarantee equal treatment under the law through accurate record keeping and consistent enforcement; and
(f) To allow a medium for non-commercial expression balanced against the community's interest to preserve the integrity and aesthetics of the residential community.
(Ord. 2012-20, passed 4-17-2012)