The purpose of this Chapter is to promote public health, safety, and welfare through the establishment of standards for signs throughout the City. Specifically, it is the intent of this chapter to control the type, design, size, location, illumination, enforcement, and maintenance of signs, in order to:
(a) Reduce the hazards to motorists and pedestrians from the distraction and obstruction that may be caused by unsafe signs, or an excessive amount, or proliferation of signs;
(b) Enhance and protect the quality of all land uses, property values, and aesthetics of the community, through reasonable and appropriate controls relating to size, type, and design of signs;
(c) Ensure appropriate safety of signs through controls on construction and maintenance; and
(d) Ensure fair and consistent enforcement of this Chapter.
(Ord. 08-18. Passed 5-15-08.)