The following regulations regarding the location of signs are generally applicable to all land use categories. Regulations regarding the location of free-standing signs in relation to lot lines are found in Sections 1196.06 through 1196.08 concerning particular zoning districts and land use categories.
(a) Vertical Clearance. The following regulations shall apply to any sign which occupies the vertical space above a pedestrian or vehicular way and which is designed to permit traffic thereunder. The lowest member of such sign shall be at least eight feet above the finished grade of a sidewalk or other pedestrian way and at least fifteen feet above the finished grade of a pavement used for vehicular traffic if such sign is located within eighteen inches of the vertical projection of the pavement edge.
(b) Relation to Traffic Devices. Unless regulated otherwise in the Traffic Code of the City, signs shall not be erected so as to obstruct sight lines along any public way or so as to obstruct sight lines to traffic control lights, street name signs at intersections or signals at railroad grade crossings. Signs visible from the sight lines along a street shall not resemble highway traffic signs or devices or interfere with the effectiveness of any traffic sign or device.
(c) Wall Signs. A wall sign shall not extend above or beyond the wall to which it is attached, and such a sign shall be set back from the ends of the building and party wall lines a minimum distance of three feet. This setback shall be a minimum of two feet for buildings or building units with a principal facade less than sixteen feet in width. Wall signs shall fit within any given frame of the architectural space intended for signage.
(d) Canopy Signs. A sign which is attached to the fascia of a canopy shall not extend beyond the edges of that surface.
(e) Public Property; Utility Pole. Unless approved by the City in a particular location, no private sign shall be placed in or upon any public property, including but not limited to any park, public grounds, sidewalk, tree lawn, street or highway, or utility pole. The City shall remove and dispose of any sign in violation of this section. The penalty for violation of this section is a minor misdemeanor.
(Ord. 153-22. Passed 9-18-23.)