The purpose of this Chapter is to promote the public health, safety and welfare through the provision of standards for existing and proposed signs of all types. More specifically, this Chapter is intended to:
(a) Enhance and protect the physical appearance of the community and to protect and enhance property values;
(b) Promote and maintain visually attractive, residential, retail, commercial and industrial districts and to protect and enhance property values;
(c) Ensure that signs are located and designed to reduce sign distraction and confusion that may be contributing factors in traffic congestion and accidents, and maintain a safe and orderly pedestrian and vehicular environment;
(d) Provide review procedures that enable the City to comprehensively evaluate the appropriateness of a sign to the site, building and surroundings; and
(e) Prohibit all signs not expressly permitted by this Chapter.
(Ord. 3-2006. Passed 2-28-06.)