(A) Administration.
(1) Purpose. These regulations are designed to protect the public health, safety, and general welfare, create a well-maintained and attractive community, and provide adequate identification, communication, and advertising for signage needs.
(2) Intent. These regulations are intended to meet the following objectives:
(a) Ensure that signs are designed, constructed, installed, and maintained according to minimum standards to safeguard public health, safety, and welfare.
(b) Allow for and promote an attractive environment and positive aesthetics for signage.
(c) Reflect and support the desired ambiance and development patterns of various uses.
(d) Ensure that the constitutionally guaranteed right of free expression is protected.
(3) Applicability. The requirements of these regulations apply to all signs, sign structures, and other types of sign devices located within the city limits, except as specified in (A)(7) below.
(4) No content restrictions. These regulations are viewpoint neutral in that the following applies:
(a) Any sign allowed under these regulations may contain, in lieu of any other copy, any otherwise lawful message that complies with applicable size, lighting, dimension, design, spacing, and permitting requirements.
(b) These regulations are intended to regulate signs in a manner that does not favor commercial speech over non-commercial speech nor regulate non-commercial speech by message content.
(5) Conflicts. Conflicting regulations are addressed as follows:
(a) Where there is a conflict between specific sign regulations and the general sign regulations of this code, the specific sign regulations supersede.
(b) Where there is a conflict between these regulations and the building code, the most restrictive regulation applies.
(7) Exemptions. The following signs are exempt from the regulations herein but may be subject to other codes enacted by the city where applicable.
(a) Signs inside a building or otherwise not visible from a public roadway.
(b) Government signs, including wayfinding signs.
(c) Signs protected by federal law or state statutes.
(d) The flag, pennant, or insignia of any nation, state, county, city or other political entity or any church or religious organization. The display of only one flag of this nature is permitted on any single lot. This section shall not prohibit the display of individual flags of multiple nations, states, counties, cities or other political entities or churches or religious organizations.
(e) Permanent and professionally applied wraps on non-stationary vehicles/equipment in operating condition, currently registered and licensed to operate on public streets, and actively used in the daily operations of the business to which it relates.
(f) Name and address signs indicating the address, number, and/or name of occupants of the premises that do not exceed two square feet in area.
(g) Yard signs less than two square feet in area and a maximum of two per property.
(h) Sign repainting, maintenance, or sign face or content change.
(i) Signs carved into or raised in relief on a building.
(j) Warning signs are limited to one sign per lot to not exceed two square feet in residential areas and one sign per lot to not exceed five square feet in commercial/industrial zoning districts.
(8) Prohibitions. The following signs are prohibited unless specifically allowed by state or federal law, city regulations, or exemptions therein:
(a) Abandoned signs, including sign frames, cabinets, and other sign structures.
(b) Signs placed at the airport approach and departure slope of the Page Municipal Airport.
(c) Billboards, static or digital, including any other type of off-premises signage is prohibited.
(d) Signs that imitate or resemble official traffic lights, signs, or signals and signs that interfere with the effectiveness of any official traffic light, sign, or signal.
(e) Signs projecting above the top of a wall, parapet, or roofline or mounted on a roof.
(f) Mechanically moving signs; environmentally activated signs or other displays with mechanical motion powered by natural, manual, electrical, or other means, including, but not limited to, pennant strings, streamers, spinners, propellers, and search lights.
(g) Strobing or flashing signs; signs that have a change rate or dwell time of less than four seconds are prohibited.
(h) Posters and handbills; and/or any signs temporarily affixed to any structures, trees or other natural vegetation, rocks, or poles.
(i) Signs adversely affecting safety; signs that prevent free ingress or egress from any door, window, or fire exit or that prevent free access from one part of a roof to any other part.
(j) Sign emissions or open flames; signs that emit smoke, visible vapors, particles, sound, or odor or that uses pen flames used to attract public attention.
(k) No mirroring device shall be used as part of a sign.
(l) Inflatable signs: inflatable balloons, spinners, strings of flags and pennants, fixed aerial displays, streamers, tubes, and other devices affected by the movement of the air or other atmospheric or mechanical means, whether attached to signs, vehicles, structures, poles, trees, other vegetation, or similar support structures.
(m) Signs not addressed by the code; where the code is silent or where the rules of this code do not provide a basis for concluding that a sign is allowed, the sign in question is prohibited.
(9) Permits. A permit is required to erect, re-erect, construct, alter, expand, or move all permanent sign types within the city limits. A separate permit shall be required for each sign or group of signs on a single supporting structure. In addition to a sign permit, an electrical permit shall be obtained before erecting, re-erecting, constructing, altering, or moving electric signs. General sign maintenance, such as cleaning, painting or changing a sign's content or a face of the same size that does not alter or change a sign's structure does not require a permit.
(10) Severability. These regulations must be interpreted in a manner consistent with the First Amendment guarantees of free speech. If any provision of these regulations is found by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, such finding shall not affect the validity of other provisions of this chapter which can be given effect without the invalid provision.
(B) General regulations.
(1) Sign design and construction. All signage shall be designed, constructed, and installed by a licensed contractor in accordance with these regulations and applicable building codes.
(a) New sign placement shall be integrated with established locational patterns of similar signs.
(b) No sign, other than an official traffic sign or similar sign, shall be constructed or placed within the boundary of any street or public right-of-way unless specifically authorized herein; authorized by other applicable laws; or permitted by special city authorization.
(c) No sign or sign structure shall be erected or placed in a manner that would obscure visibility or be located in the sight-triangle at street intersections, nor be placed where it may interfere with, obstruct the view of, or be confused with any authorized sign, traffic signal, or device.
(d) Signs shall maintain a minimum distance of six feet horizontal clearance and 12 feet overhead clearance from electrical conductors and communications equipment or lines. Signs and their supporting structures shall also maintain clearance from all surface and underground water, drainage and utilities. Owner is required to verify and WAPA utility requirements.
(e) All sign materials and components shall be of the quality and grade needed to withstand specified wind and seismic hazard conditions in Northern Arizona.
(f) Combustible materials, other than approved plastics, shall not be used in the construction of any electronic signs.
(g) All signs, regardless of materials, shall be securely anchored to withstand the identified wind and seismic hazards that exist in Northern Arizona, as approved by the Chief Building Official.
(2) Sign illumination. Signs may be illuminated as provided by these regulations and as allowed per type within the permanent and temporary sign regulations. All illuminated signs shall adhere to the provisions provided in § 152.059, unless otherwise specified herein.
(3) Sign maintenance. All signs shall be maintained as follows:
(a) The owner or tenant of property on which a sign is located shall be responsible for maintaining the signage in conformance with any conditions on the sign permit and the regulations herein.
(b) A damaged sign base shall be repaired within 30 days of written city notice of violation.
(c) No metal pole cover or sign cabinet shall show effects of rust or rust stains. Any damaged internally illuminated sign cabinet or sign panel shall not be illuminated until repaired.
(d) If a sign is deemed unsafe by the city, or if it is unlawfully installed, placed, or maintained in violation of any building codes or regulations herein, the sign owner or tenant shall bring sign into compliance or remove said sign within ten days after written city notice, or immediately in case of imminent danger. If full compliance has not occurred after ten days, the city may remove, or have the sign removed, at the sole expense of the owner and/or tenant.
(e) The changeable letter panels of a permitted, changeable copy sign shall be subject to the same maintenance requirements as imposed on the sign structure by the sign permit.
(4) Sign measurements. The following will be used to determine sign height and area.
(a) Sign height is determined by measuring from the highest point of a sign/sign structure to the ground surface located directly below the sign.
(b) Sign area of each permitted sign shall be measured as follows and illustrated in Figure 058-A and Figure 058-B.
1. Background mounted sign. Sign copy mounted or painted on a background panel or an area distinctively prepared as a background for sign copy shall be measured as the outside dimensions of the background panel or surface. The base of a freestanding monument sign shall not be calculated as sign area unless the base contains sign copy.
2. Individual mounted sign. The area encompassing sign copy mounted or painted as individual letters or graphics against a wall or the fascia of a building or other structure that has not been painted, textured, or otherwise altered to provide a distinctive background for the sign copy shall be measured as the area enclosed by the smallest shape or combination of shapes capable of encompassing the perimeter of the background area of the sign.
3. Two-part signage. Where a sign consists of individual elements such as letters, symbols, or other graphic objects or representations that are painted, attached to, or otherwise affixed to a surface such as a wall, window, canopy, awning, architectural projection, or any surface not specifically designed to serve as a sign background, the sign area shall be based on the area or sum of the individual areas of the smallest shape or combination of shapes capable of encompassing the perimeters of the individual elements comprising the sign.
4. Sign frame or cabinet. The area of sign faces enclosed in frames or cabinets shall be based on the outer dimensions of the sign face.
5. One-face sign. The total area of the single face only.
6. Two-face sign. If the interior angle between the two faces of a sign is 45 degrees or less, the sign area shall be the total area of one face only; if the angle between two sign faces is greater than 45 degrees, the sign area shall be the sum of the areas of the two faces.
7. Sign with three or more faces. The sign area shall be the sum of the areas of all faces.
8. Irregular-shaped sign. The area of a sign with an irregular shape shall be measured using the appropriate mathematical formula for determining the area of the shape used.
9. Spherical, free-form, sculptural, or other non-planar sign. The signage area shall be the sum of the areas comprising the sign, using only the four vertical sides of the smallest cube that will encompass such sign.
(c) Total aggregate sign area. The total aggregate sign area shall be the sum of all areas of each allowable sign placed on a parcel, with the following restrictions:
1. For all commercial uses, the total aggregate sign area allowable to any business having an external business entrance shall not exceed the greater of 50 square feet or 1.5 square feet per lineal foot of building frontage per business, but in no case shall it exceed 300 square feet, per business. A business with building frontage longer than 200 feet may increase their allowable sign area to a maximum of 500 square feet for that business.
2. All commercial uses having only an external building wall facing a public street shall be permitted exterior signage with a total aggregate sign area not to exceed 50 square feet.
3. Commercial uses having only an internal business entrance and no external wall facing a public street, public-access driveway, or public alley shall be limited to business identification signage on a multi-tenant, external, wall-mounted sign.
4. Building frontage is the side facing a public street, drive or alley. Multi-story building lineal footage is limited to the ground floor lineal footage, except as modified herein.
(5) Flags. Flags are permitted only as follows:
1. For all flags, the size of a flag on a flagpole less than 20 feet tall shall not exceed three feet by five feet, and flags on flagpoles taller than 20 feet shall not be larger than one-quarter the height of the flagpole.
2. Exempt flags under § 152.058(7) do not require a permit.
3. One non-exempt flag per lot is allowed in all zoning districts subject to a sign permit.
(C) Permanent sign regulations.
(1) The Permanent Sign Type Allowance Table-058-C below should be used in conjunction with regulations in the administration and general regulations sections, as well as with the specific conditions stated after the table.
Sign Type | Part of Aggregate Sign Area | P = Permitted N= Not Permitted | Lighting Permitted | |
Use
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Single Family Rural or Residential | Commercial
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Sign Type | Part of Aggregate Sign Area | P = Permitted N= Not Permitted | Lighting Permitted | |
Use
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Single Family Rural or Residential | Commercial
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Awning/Canopy | Yes | N | P | No |
Directional | No | N | P | Yes |
Directory | No | P | P | Yes |
Drive-through | No | N | P | Yes |
Electronic Message Sign | Yes | N | P | Yes |
Freestanding/Mon ument | Yes | N | P | Yes |
Gas-filled | No | N | P | Yes |
Marquee | Yes | N | P | Yes |
Projecting | Yes | N | P | No |
Pylon | Yes | N | P | Yes |
Reader Panel | Yes | N | P | Yes |
Shingle | Yes | N | P | No |
Subdivision Entry Monument | Yes | P | N | Yes |
Wall | Yes | P | P | Yes |
Window | No | N | Y | Yes |
(2) Awning/canopy sign. Awning/canopy signs are permitted as identified in Table-058-C, subject to the following conditions:
(a) Sign copy, including logos, shall not exceed 1.5 square feet per lineal foot of building frontage.
(b) Signs shall only be displayed on ground-floor awnings.
(c) If encroaching over an abutting city right-of-way line, a revocable city encroachment permit or other City Council-granted authorization shall be required.
(3) Directional sign. Directional signs are permitted as identified in Table-058-C, with a maximum of one directional sign permitted per driveway or parking entry and with a maximum area of three square feet and a maximum height of three feet.
(4) Directory sign. Directory signs are meant to assist the public, law enforcement, and emergency personnel locate a particular building or individual unit and are permitted as identified in Table-058-C, subject to the following conditions:
(a) Properties with three or more buildings shall have an internally illuminated directory that shows the street address, layout of the complex, the location of the viewer in the complex, and the unit designations within the complex.
(b) Signs shall not exceed a maximum height of six feet or maximum area of 24 square feet.
(5) Drive-through business sign. Directional signs are permitted as identified in Table-058-C, subject to the following conditions:
(a) No more than two drive-through lane signs are allowed per drive-through lane serving a business establishment.
(b) Signs may be wall or ground mounted.
(c) Signs shall be no greater than 50 square feet in area and seven feet in height. Ground mounted signs shall be constructed with a solid base.
(6) Electronic message sign. Electronic message (EM) signs with intermittent, scrolling, or flashing illumination are permitted as identified in Table-058-C, subject to the following conditions:
(a) Signs must be entirely located on-site.
(b) There shall be no moving or flashing green or red features that could be mistaken as traffic control devices.
(c) The digital message portion of a sign shall not exceed 50% of a sign area.
(d) Signs shall be installed at least 150 feet from a designated crosswalk.
(e) Signs shall not be installed within 350 feet of a residential structure.
(f) EM signs shall be separated from other EM signs by a minimum of 1,000 feet.
(g) All continuous-loop image progression on a sign must have a minimum change interval or dwell time of at least four seconds.
(h) All EM signs shall have automatic dimming controls, either photocell (hardwired) or software-based, to reduce illumination intensity as ambient lighting conditions change.
(7) Free standing monument sign. Freestanding/monument signs are permitted as identified in Table-058-C, subject to the following conditions:
(a) Single-use buildings on a single lot are allowed one freestanding/monument sign per street frontage, or one for every 200 feet of street frontage, whichever is greater. Multiple signs must be at least 100 feet apart.
(b) Single-use buildings, complexes, and centers on a single lot less than five acres are allowed one (1) freestanding/monument sign with a maximum height of eight feet, including any supporting structures, and a maximum area of 40 square feet.
(c) Single-use buildings, complexes, and centers on a single lot larger than five acres are allowed one freestanding/monument sign with a maximum height of ten feet, including any supporting structures, and a maximum area of 60 square feet.
(d) A portion of a freestanding or monument sign may have changeable copy that does not exceed 25% of the total sign area.
(e) Freestanding/monument signs shall have monument-type bases of masonry construction or other architectural-grade material.
(f) Freestanding or monument signs located in the CBD district shall be located on low planter walls or similar and incorporate distinctive elements of the community and/or environment, as approved by the Director.
(g) Address numerals shall be included on all freestanding sign structures. The numerals shall be at least six inches tall.
(h) No part of a freestanding or monument sign shall be located within three feet of the front property line or within six feet of a side or rear property line.
(i) Freestanding/monument signs for residential subdivisions or multi-family developments shall be subject to the following conditions:
(j) The maximum height shall be six feet and the maximum area shall be 24 square feet.
(k) No more than one sign shall be located at each street access to a subdivision or multifamily development.
(l) The text area of a sign may have interior lighting or be back-lit where the source of illumination is not visible. Back-lit, non-opaque panels are not permitted.
(m) The text area of a sign may be illuminated from the exterior of a sign by fully shielded, ground or sign-mounted directional down-lighting only.
(8) Gas-filled sign. Gas-filled signs (neon, argon, krypton, etc.) or signs comprised of LEDs or other technology and designed to mimic the style of gas-filled signs are permitted as identified in Table-058-C, subject to the following conditions:
(a) Gas-filled signs are limited to interior window display only.
(b) The total area of gas-filled signage for any business shall not exceed eight square feet.
(c) No more than four gas-filled signs shall be allowed for any business.
(9) Marquee sign. Marquee signs are permitted as identified in Table-058-C, subject to the following conditions:
(a) They shall only be affixed to a marquee located at the primary entrance of the use.
(b) The colors, materials, and design of a marquee sign shall complement the design of the building(s) it serves.
(c) A marquee sign may be illuminated internally or indirectly from above.
(d) A marquee sign may include a manually, electronically or mechanically changeable message display.
(e) Marquee signs shall not obstruct sidewalks or required ADA-accessible travel paths or impact the visibility of other signs.
(f) Lighting fixtures shall be decorative and architecturally compatible with the buildings they illuminate; marquee signs may contain flashing or blinking elements within the sign area.
(10) Projecting sign. Projecting signs are permitted as identified in Table-058-C, subject to the following conditions:
(a) One projecting sign is permitted for each business front and shall be adjacent to the business it identifies.
(b) Such signs shall only be permitted if they are affixed to a building and do not project into the public right-of-way, unless within the CBD District.
(c) The maximum area for each projecting sign shall be four square feet, except in the IP District where the maximum projecting sign area shall be 14 square feet.
(d) The maximum distance between the wall and the outer edge of a projecting sign shall be four feet, or if above a paved public sidewalk, 50% of the width of the sidewalk, whichever is less.
(e) Such signs shall be located so that the base edge of a sign is not less than eight feet from the sidewalk or ground. Such signs shall require both a city sign permit and if encroaching over an abutting city right-of-way line, a revocable city encroachment permit or other City Council-granted authorization.
(11) Pylon sign. Pylon signs are permitted as identified in Table-058-C, subject to the following conditions:
(a) One freestanding sign shall be allowed per property; additional signs are allowed on a property with street frontage that exceeds 200 feet. If multiple signs are placed on a single street frontage, there shall be a minimum of 100 feet between each sign.
(b) For single-use buildings, the maximum height of a sign shall be 14 feet, including any supporting structures, and the maximum area shall be 50 square feet. For single-use buildings with frontage on U.S. Highway 89 or State Route 98, the maximum height of a sign shall be 18 feet.
(c) For all complexes and centers on a single lot less than five acres, the maximum height of a sign shall be 14 feet, including any supporting structures, and the maximum area shall be 75 square feet. For said complexes and centers with frontage on U.S. Highway 89 or State Route 98, the maximum height of a sign shall be 18 feet.
(d) For all complexes and centers on a single lot greater than five acres, the maximum height of a sign shall be 14 feet, including any supporting structures, and the maximum area shall be 200 square feet. For said complexes with frontage on U.S. Highway 89 or State Route 98, the maximum height of a sign shall be 18 feet.
(e) A portion of a pylon sign may have changeable copy, which shall not exceed 50% of the allowable sign area for single-use buildings and 25% of the allowable sign area for complexes and centers on a single lot.
(f) A minimum setback of ten feet from all property lines shall be established; a minimum setback of 12 feet from adjoining residential properties shall be required.
(g) Sign supports shall comprise at least 30% of total sign width; each single support shall comprise at least 15% of total sign width.
(h) Signs shall be composed of a decorative base, support, and sign face.
(12) Reader panel sign. Reader panel signs are permitted as identified in Table-058-C, subject to the following conditions:
(a) They must have copy that can be changed manually and immediately but may not include electronic messaging.
(b) The reader panel does not exceed the allowed sign area of the sign being replaced.
(c) Reader panel signs shall be covered with clear acrylic or other suitable material to prevent the characters from being dislodged.
(13) Shingle sign. Shingle signs are permitted as identified in Table-058-C, subject to the following conditions:
(a) These signs shall be limited to one per tenant space frontage and located at a point of public access.
(b) The area of a shingle sign shall not exceed five square feet.
(c) A shingle sign shall be in front of the tenant space it pertains to and shall be suspended from a covered porch, walkway, extended roof, or similar architectural element.
(d) A minimum clearance of eight feet shall be maintained beneath a shingle sign.
(14) Subdivision entry sign. Residential subdivision entry signs are permitted as identified in Table-058-C, subject to the following conditions:
(a) These entry signs shall be located at the principal entry or entries to residential subdivisions, including one entry sign on each side of the street leading to the development.
(b) The maximum size (area) of a subdivision entry sign shall not exceed 25 square feet, and the maximum height shall not exceed eight feet.
(c) The subdivision entry sign shall be set back a minimum of three feet behind the right- of-way boundary.
(d) A residential subdivision entry sign may be internally or externally illuminated by downfacing lighting only. Such signs shall be incorporated into the design of an entry wall, which shall be architecturally compatible with other subdivision improvements.
(15) Wall sign. Attached/wall-mounted signs are permitted as identified in Table-058-C, subject to the following conditions:
(a) Attached/wall-mounted signs may only be supported by a building facade or exterior face.
(b) One attached sign per street frontage is permitted per business in all commercial districts.
(c) Attached or wall-mounted signs shall project no more than 12 inches from the wall to which it is attached; halo-illuminated signs must not exceed a 1.75-inch separation from the wall.
(d) Attached or wall-mounted signs shall not extend above the roof, wall, parapet, or fascia to which they are attached.
(e) Attached or wall-mounted signs are permitted on a roof surface if the roof is within 25 degrees of vertical, but no higher than the top of the roof.
(f) Attached or wall-mounted signs shall not exceed 25 feet in height.
(g) Residential subdivisions shall be allowed one attached or wall-mounted sign, not to exceed two square feet in area per parcel.
(h) Residential subdivisions and multi-family developments shall be allowed one attached or wall-mounted sign per entrance, with such signs not to exceed an area of 24 square feet.
(i) Multi-tenant building wall-mounted identification signs are permitted in the commercial and industrial zoning districts, provided the maximum area of multi-tenant signs does not exceed the greater of 50 square feet or 1.5 square feet per lineal foot of combined building frontage for each business, and in no case exceeds 300 square feet per multi-tenant sign.
(16) Window sign. Window signs are permitted as identified in Table-058-C, subject to the following conditions:
(a) A total of four window signs maximum are permitted per business.
(b) Permanent window signs shall be limited to 25% of the total window area.
(c) Permanent window signs shall be prepared by a professional sign company.
(17) Vehicle signs. Signs on a truck, bus, car, boat, trailer or other motorized or nonmotorized vehicle and/or equipment are permitted provided all the following conditions are met:
(a) The primary purpose of such vehicle or equipment is not the display of signs.
(b) Such signs are magnetic, decals, or painted upon an integral part of the vehicle or equipment as originally designed by the manufacturer, and do not break the silhouette of the vehicle.
(c) Vehicle/equipment is in operating condition, currently registered and licensed to operate on public streets when applicable, and actively used in the daily function of the business to which such signs relate.
(d) Vehicles and equipment are not used primarily as static displays, advertising a product or service, nor utilized as storage or shelter.
(e) During periods of inactivity exceeding 48 hours such vehicle/equipment are not so parked or placed that the signs thereon are displayed to the public. Vehicles and equipment engaged in active construction projects and the on-premise storage of equipment and vehicles offered to the general public for rent or lease shall not be subjected to this condition.
(D) Temporary sign regulations.
(1) The Temporary Sign Type Allowance Table-058-D below should be used in conjunction with regulations in the administration and general sections, as well as with the specific conditions stated within this section. Temporary signs do not require a permit.
Temporary Sign Type | Part of Aggregate Sign Area | P = Permitted N = Not Permitted | Lighting Permitted | |
Use
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Single Family Rural or Residential | Commercial
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Temporary Sign Type | Part of Aggregate Sign Area | P = Permitted N = Not Permitted | Lighting Permitted | |
Use
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Single Family Rural or Residential | Commercial
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A-frame | No | N | P | No |
Banner | No | P | P | No |
Development Directional | No | P | P | No |
Residential Subdivision | No | P | N | No |
Sign Walkers | No | N | P | No |
Window | No | N | P | Yes |
Yard | No | P | P | No |
(2) Temporary A-frame sign. A-frame signs are permitted as identified in Table-058-D, subject to the following conditions:
(a) Uses permitted to display A-frame signs may display a maximum of one such sign per public street, driveway or alley frontage. Such signs shall be located on the same property as the use it pertains to or within the right-of-way of the nearest adjacent public street.
(b) Signs shall not be located on the paved portion of any street or sidewalk, or any median.
(c) Such signs shall not be located within a designated parking or loading area; nor be located in a manner that poses a traffic vision or sight-triangle hazard.
(d) A-frame signs must be placed at least one foot behind a curb or public sidewalk. If no curb or public sidewalk is present, signs shall be located at least five feet from the edge of the paved portion of the public right-of-way; businesses within the CBD District may use A-frame signs on public or private sidewalks, provided the portable sign does not obstruct pedestrian walkways and is only placed within the first three feet of sidewalk located immediately adjacent to the curb, leaving a minimum sidewalk clearance of five feet, in accordance with ADA Standards.
(e) No A-frame sign may be greater than 12 square feet per side or four feet in height.
(f) Signs shall be weighted down and constructed of wrought iron, sheet metal, one-inch-thick plastic, or of wood that is at least one inch thick. No other materials are permitted.
(g) Signs shall not be homemade but shall be manufactured by a sign manufacturing company.
(h) Signs shall be clean and in good working order.
(i) Attachments to signs are limited to balloons flown no higher than six feet from the ground. If attachments are used, the A-frame sign must be set back from the curb and/or sidewalk a minimum of three feet.
(j) Landscaping and paved surfaces cannot be modified or damaged to accommodate an A-frame sign.
(k) Signs shall only be displayed during business hours.
(3) Temporary banner sign. Banner signs are permitted as identified in Table-058-D, subject to the following conditions:
(a) In residential districts, banners are permitted for the duration of the special occasion.
(b) For multi-family or commercial uses in residential districts and in the commercial and industrial zoning districts, one banner no larger than 32 square feet is permitted per development or business.
(c) Banner signs shall be securely affixed to the wall or fence of a permanent structure or building, where feasible. No banner shall exceed the height of the prevailing roofline or exceed the building height allowed by the city, whichever is less.
(d) Banner signs shall not be located in a manner that poses a traffic hazard and shall not be placed within the public right-of-way or the sight-triangle at intersections.
(e) Banner signs may be displayed for a maximum of nine days per occurrence, for up to six occurrences per calendar year, with at least 14 days between occurrences.
(4) Temporary development directional sign. Directional signs are permitted as identified in Table-058-D, subject to the following conditions:
(a) Directional signs must be placed at least one foot behind the curb. If no curb is present, signs shall be located at least one foot from the edge of the paved portion of the public right-of-way. Weekend directional signs shall not be placed on sidewalks or within the center medians that divide portions of paved or unpaved roadways.
(b) The area of development directional signs shall not exceed four square feet.
(c) The height of development directional signs shall not exceed three feet.
(d) Signs shall be constructed of heavy duty, weather-resistant material, such as laminated paper, plastic foam core or similar, and anchor stakes may be wood or heavy gauge wire.
(e) Weekend directional signs shall not be attached to any utility pole or box, light pole, street sign, or tree or to any structure within the public right-of-way.
(5) Temporary residential subdivision. Residential subdivision signs are permitted in single-family residential zoning districts for each builder in a recorded subdivision plat only in conjunction with a valid building permit for a model home complex and as identified in Table-058-D, subject to the following conditions:
(a) The principal entry sign allowance is one per entry with a maximum area of 32 square feet and maximum height of ten feet.
(b) The model home complex sign allowance is one per complex with a maximum area of 96 square feet and maximum height of eight feet.
(6) Temporary sign walker sign. Sign walker signs are permitted as identified in Table-058-D, subject to the following conditions:
(a) If within a right-of-way, a sign walker shall be positioned behind the curb or, if no curb is present, ten feet behind the edge of the pavement.
(b) Sign walkers shall not erect or place tents, temporary structures, umbrellas, chairs, or stools within the public right-of-way or adjacent property.
(c) Sign walkers shall not be positioned to obstruct vehicle sight lines.
(d) Sign walkers shall not obstruct the free movement of pedestrians on sidewalks.
(e) Sign walkers shall not stand in the medians of public streets.
(f) The sign worn, held, or balanced by a sign walker shall be a maximum of five square feet in size and may be double sided.
(7) Temporary window sign. Window signs shall not exceed 50% of the total window area.
(a) Holiday decorations are not considered temporary signs and may be displayed on a temporary basis for civic, patriotic or religious holidays.
(8) Temporary yard sign. Yard signs are permitted as identified in Table-058-D, subject to the following conditions:
(a) For residential uses, a maximum of two signs are permitted per property, with a maximum size of two square feet per sign and a maximum sign height of six feet.
(b) For multi-family uses, yard signs shall be limited to one sign per property with a maximum size not to exceed six square feet and maximum height of six feet.
(c) For commercial uses in the residential district and in commercial, industrial, and airport zoning districts, yard signs shall be limited to one sign per property with a maximum area not to exceed 32 square feet and a maximum height of eight feet.
(d) Yard signs shall not be located within any public or private right-of-way unless otherwise specifically allowed by law.
(e) Yard signs may only be located on property that is owned or leased by the person who owns the sign and must not be placed on any utility pole, streetlight, tree or other natural vegetation, or on public property unless otherwise specifically allowed by law.
(Ord. 648-18, passed 11-28-2018; Ord. 703-23, passed 3-22-2023)