Sign regulation, including provisions to control the type, design, size, location and maintenance thereof, are hereby established in order to achieve, among others, the following purposes:
(a) To enable the public to locate goods, services and facilities without difficulty or confusion;
(b) To provide a safe environment by prohibiting conditions hazardous to vehicular and pedestrian traffic;
(c) To protect property values, public investment and overall neighborhood character by preventing conditions that have undesirable impacts on surrounding properties;
(d) To permit enforcement and prosecution of the regulations in this chapter, and to create a system of variances and appeals to allow exceptions where justified by hardship;
(e) To identify locations of development and economic activity by permitting signs appropriate to the land use and zoning district of each parcel while insuring that signs will be harmonious with their surroundings.
(Ord. 04-965. Passed 7-6-04.)