(a) Signs shall be designed, erected, altered, reconstructed, moved, and maintained, in whole or in part, in accordance with the provisions of this chapter.
(b) The construction, erection, safety, and maintenance of all signs shall be in accordance with this chapter, but the provisions of this chapter shall not amend or in any way interfere with the codes, rules, or regulations governing traffic signs.
(c) The display of official public notices, or the flag, emblem, or insignia of an official governmental body, shall not be governed by the provisions of this chapter.
(d) The effect of this chapter, as more specifically set forth herein, is:
(1) To establish a system to allow a variety of types of signs in residential, commercial, industrial, mixed use, and planned development zones, subject to the standards and the permit procedures of this chapter;
(2) To allow certain signs that are small, not obstructive, and incidental to the principal use of the respective properties on which they are located, subject to the substantive requirements of this chapter, but without a requirement for permits;
(3) To provide for temporary signs in limited circumstances;
(4) To prohibit all signs not expressly permitted by this chapter; and
(5) To provide for the enforcement of the provisions of this chapter.
(Ord. 2022-42. Passed 10-5-22.)