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A. Special sign districts. Special sign districts may be established by ordinance. Special sign districts may have unique regulations applicable to them, which differ from those set forth in this chapter.
B. Specific plans. Sign regulations approved as part of a specific plan take precedence over this chapter within the specific plan area. Particular signage elements not addressed by the specific plan sign regulations shall be governed by this chapter.
C. Planned sign program. Sign regulations approved as part of a planned sign program take precedence over this chapter. Planned sign programs shall be reviewed by staff and subject to consideration and approval by the planning commission.
A. A planned sign program is available for development projects consisting of multi-tenant buildings, non-residential developments with multiple buildings or mixed-use developments. The program shall be reviewed by staff and subject to consideration and approval by the planning commission. A planned sign program:
1. Is intended to allow flexibility in order to achieve exceptional project design through architectural integration of the site, buildings, and signs.
2. Is intended to provide for design compatibility of all signs and to establish and maintain a consistent design theme within a development.
3. Shall be in substantial conformance with the general intent of the regulations of this chapter, but may establish reasonable and appropriate alternatives to the standard provisions of this chapter.
4. Shall establish design standards, including, but not limited to, sign types, placement, size, design, colors, materials, textures, and method of illumination.
5. Shall provide adequate identification and information for the development.
6. Shall provide aesthetic appeal, promote traffic safety, and maintain consistency with other town regulations.
B. A planned sign program application shall be submitted to the planning department and must be accompanied by all items required by the planned sign program application checklist and all applicable fees.
C. All freestanding signs approved through a planned sign program and allowed an increase in either area or height above the basic standards for freestanding signs must be constructed to the standards of exceptional design as defined in this chapter (see subparagraph 17-10-3 A. 17 above).
A. Legal nonconforming signs are allowed, subject to the requirements of this section.
B. Any legal nonconforming sign shall be permitted to remain, so long as it:
1. Is not increased in area or height and remains structurally unchanged, except for reasonable repairs or alterations; or
2. Is not relocated, unless at the request or requirement of the town so as to comply with applicable safety requirements.
C. A legal nonconforming sign shall be rebuilt, repaired, or replaced only in conformance with the provisions of this chapter if it is:
1. Structurally changed, except for reasonable repairs or alterations;
2. Damaged by half or more of the cost to replace the sign as a result of fire, lack of maintenance, or other causes; or
3. Temporarily or permanently moved or removed by any means, including an act of God, except as provided in subparagraph 17-10-13 B. 2 above.
A. The planning manager shall, upon determining that a sign is an abandoned sign, give notice to the sign owner that the sign is deemed an abandoned sign.
B. Within 30 days after receipt of the planning manager’s notice, the sign owner shall take one of the following actions:
1. Remove the sign and its supporting structure;
2. Remove the sign face and replace it with a blank sign face; or
3. Reverse the sign face and not illuminate the sign from the interior.
A. General. Violation of this chapter is a civil infraction and shall be enforced pursuant to chapter 5-7 of the town code.
B. Removal of signs by town; notice; fees.
1. A code compliance officer or other authorized representative of the town may immediately remove or cause the removal of a sign in either of the following circumstances:
a. When the sign is unlawfully placed in the public right-of-way or on public property.
b. When the sign poses an immediate hazard to persons or property.
2. If possible, when exercising its right to immediately remove or cause the removal of a sign, the town shall provide the sign owner with verbal or written notification of the removal at the time of the removal. The notice shall include all of the following:
a. The reason or reasons for the removal.
b. The location where the sign owner may claim the sign.
c. Notification that if the sign owner does not claim the sign within five days of the notice, the town may destroy or reuse the sign.
3. If a sign is placed in violation of this chapter but does not pose an immediate hazard to persons or property and is not located in the public right-of-way or on public property, a code compliance officer or other authorized representative of the town shall provide written notice of violation to the sign owner.
a. The notice shall include all of the following:
i. The reason or reasons the sign is in violation.
ii. Notification that if the sign is not removed within 48 hours of the notice, the town will remove the sign.
iii. The location where the sign owner may claim the sign if it is removed.
iv. Notification that if the sign is removed and the sign owner does not claim the sign within five days of the notice, the town may destroy or reuse the sign.
b. The notice shall be delivered either by personal delivery or, if the town is unable to determine the owner of the sign, by affixing it to the offending sign.
c. If the offending sign is not removed within the 48-hour period, a code compliance officer or other authorized representative of the town may remove or cause the removal of the sign.
4. The town’s cost to remove or store a sign shall be borne by the sign owner in the amount set forth in the fee schedule approved by the council and amended from time to time.
C. Effect. Neither the suspension nor revocation of a sign permit, nor the removal of a sign by the town, shall be a defense against prosecution.
Ordinance 2022.022 amended Section 17-10-15 B.
II. Regulations by sign type
Directory signs are allowed in non-residential area developments and multi-family complexes subject to the following:
A. Each sign premise shall be allowed one directory sign at each entrance on each street frontage.
B. Sign height shall not exceed eight feet.
C. Sign area shall not exceed 40 square feet.
D. Signs shall be located at least 100 feet from any abutting street right-of-way unless a building or other structure blocks the sign’s visibility from the street.
A. Drive-through signs may be freestanding or wall-mounted.
B. Drive-through signs shall be limited to two signs per drive-through lane.
C. Each drive-through sign shall be no greater than ten feet in height.
D. Each drive-through sign shall be located adjacent to a drive-through lane.
E. Drive-through signs may include electronic message displays subject to the requirements and limitations of section 17-10-19 (electronic message displays), except that the display may occupy the entire area of the sign face.
F. Sound emitted by drive-through signs must not be audible from any residential property.
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