The Uniform Sign Code adopted in Article VI of this chapter is amended as follows:
(A) The definition of “sign” in Section 214 is amended to read as follows:
Sec. 214. SIGN is any medium, including its structure and component parts, which is used or intended to be used to attract attention to the subject matter for advertising purposes including paint or stain on the surface of a building or structure; inflatable devices (balloons); manmade devices shaped like plants or animals; and structures or devices shaped like the products sold on the premises.
(B) Section 215 is amended to read as follows:
Sec. 215. TEMPORARY SIGN is any sign, banner, pendant, valance, advertising display constructed of cloth, canvas, light fabric, cardboard, wallboard or other light materials, with or without frames, displayed for not more than 60 days during any 365-day period.
(C) Section 301 is amended to read as follows:
Sec. 301. A sign shall not hereafter be erected, re-erected, constructed, painted, altered or maintained, except as provided by this code and after a permit for same has been issued by the Community Development Department. A separate permit shall be required for a sign or signs for each business entity, and a separate permit shall be required for each group of signs on a single supporting structure. In addition, electrical permits shall be obtained for electrical signs.
(D) Section 303-3 is amended to read as follows:
Sec. 303. EXEMPTIONS. The following signs shall not require a sign permit. These exemptions shall not be construed as relieving the owner of the sign from the responsibility of its erection and maintenance, and its compliance with the provisions of this code or any other law or regulation:
(1) The changing of the advertising copy of message on a painted or printed sign only. Except for theater marquees and similar signs specifically designed for the use of replaceable copy, electrical signs shall not be included in this exemption.
(2) Repainting or cleaning of and advertising structure or the changing of message thereon shall not be considered an erection or alteration which requires a sign permit unless a structural change is made.
(3) Signs, exempted in the city’s sign regulations.
(E) Section 402-4 is amended to read as follows:
(d) Restrictions on combustible materials. Signs can be constructed of any material approved by both the Fire Department and the Community Development Department. Plastic material used in the construction of electrical signs must be approved by the Community Development Department.
(F) The second paragraph in Section 1401 is amended to read as follows:
(1) Temporary signs may remain in place for a period not exceeding 60 days during any 365-day period.
(2) Commercial temporary signs may remain in place for a period not exceeding 60 days during any 365-day period.
(G) Sections 501, 601, 801, 901, 1001 and 1101 are hereby deleted.
(H) Section 1404 is amended to read as follows:
(1) As used in this section, the term temporary neighborhood sign@ means a temporary sign advertising a garage sale, rummage sale, estate sale, yard sale, a community event such as an organized walk, run, jog, bicycle activity, that is not scheduled by the proponents for a duration exceeding four successive days. Temporary neighborhood signs may advertise off premises events, and may be located on premises only with the specific permission of the owner or occupant of the real property where such signs are placed; provided, however, that a sign advertising or announcing a garage sale, rummage sale, estate sale or yard sale may not be placed in a location that is more than six city blocks, or 2,400 feet from the location of such sale.
Temporary neighborhood signs may be erected and maintained for a period of not to exceed two days before the scheduled event, and shall be removed within 24 hours after the event has concluded. Failure to remove a temporary neighborhood sign as required herein or placement of a temporary neighborhood sign in a location other than as specified herein is a class II Civil Infraction and shall be enforced by the Community Development Director and designee (authorized officer, official or agent of the city).
(`61 Code, § 5.55) (Ord. 907, passed 12-21-1999; Am. Ord. 939, passed 5-20-2003; Am. Ord. 1008, passed 2-1-2011; Am. Ord. 1018, passed 9-3-2013)