These regulations shall apply to signs in all zoning districts.
(A) All signs shall comply with maintenance § S-305 of Volume V of the Uniform Building Code as promulgated by the International Conference of Building Officials. Enforcement of time and penalty provisions shall be conducted by the Building Inspector according to this code of ordinances.
(B) When electrical signs are installed, the installation shall be subject to the State Electrical Code.
(C) No signs other than governmental signs shall be erected or temporarily placed within any street right-of-way or upon any public lands or easements or rights-of-way.
(D) Except as regulated elsewhere in this chapter, the use of portable reader board signs, searchlights and other signs of a temporary nature is prohibited; except that, temporary signs, other than portable reader board signs which are used for the advertisement of political or civic or social non-profit functions, may be permitted upon receipt of a temporary sign permit issued by the City Council. The use of banners and pennants for no more than 12 days in any one year is permitted without permit.
(E) No sign or sign structure shall protrude over public right-of-way, except in a B-3 District.
(F) Any sign on public sidewalks must be at least eight feet above grade, and no closer than two feet from the curb line.
(G) Advertising signs are allowed back to back in B-2 Highway Business Sign Overlay District, I-1 and I-2.
(H) All signs shall display permit number.
(I) All height restrictions on signs shall include height of sign structure.
(J) Sign structure shall not be counted in the square feet of the sign.
(K) If any property use or business changes ownership and type of business or location, or discontinues operation, all signs and structures identifying the business or property use no longer in existence shall be removed or brought into conformance within 180 days. Non-compliance with this division (K) is subject to the provisions of § 153.99 of this chapter.
(L) No sign shall be painted on buildings, fences, trees, stores or similar objects in any district. Windows on storefronts are exempt from this division (L).
(M) No person shall construct, establish or create, and no person shall maintain any stationary exterior lighting or illumination system or any interior system which is intended to be viewed from a public street, highway or other public thoroughfare used for vehicular traffic, which system contains or utilizes:
(1) Any revolving beacon light or revolving units that revolve more than eight revolutions per minute;
(2) Any continuous or sequential flashing operation in which more than one-third of the lights are turned on or off at one time;
(3) An imitation of or resemblance to an official traffic sign or signal, on which bear the words “Stop”, “Go Slow”, “Caution”, “Danger”, “Warning” or similar words; and
(4) Exceptions: these provisions shall not apply to lighting systems owned or controlled by any public agency, aircraft warning lights or electronic information systems which display the time of day and/or the atmospheric temperature or programmable electronic messages of a public service or commercial nature.
(1992 Code, § 330:30) Penalty, see § 153.99