Sign regulations, including provisions controlling the type, design, size and location thereof, are established to promote the public health, safety, and general welfare through the provision of standards for existing and proposed signs of all types by:
(a) Enhancing and protecting the physical appearance of the community;
(b) Promoting and maintaining visually attractive residential, commercial, industrial, and other use districts;
(c) Ensuring that signs are located and designed to reduce sign distraction and confusion that may be contributing factors in traffic congestion and accidents, and maintain safe and orderly pedestrian and vehicular environments;
(d) Providing review procedures that enable the City to evaluate the appropriateness of a sign to the site, building and surroundings; and
(e) Prohibiting all signs not expressly permitted by this Chapter.
(Ord. 109-14. Passed 6-23-14.)