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The following signs are prohibited and shall be removed within the time periods specified:
(a) Miscellaneous signs and posters. The tacking, pasting, or otherwise affixing of signs of a miscellaneous character, visible from a public way, located on walls of buildings, barns, sheds, trees, poles, posts, fences, or other structures is prohibited, and the sign shall be removed upon notice.
(b) Painted wall signs. Painted wall signs shall be prohibited except that existing signs may remain, provided the signs are maintained. Signs that are not maintained shall be removed or renovated within 60 days upon notice.
(c) Parking of advertising vehicles prohibited. No person shall park any vehicle or trailer on a public right-of-way, or public property, or on private property so as to be visible from a public right-of-way, which has attached thereto or located thereon any sign or advertising device for the basic purpose of providing advertisement of products or directing people to a business or activity located on the same premises or any other premises. This is not intended to prohibit any form of vehicular signage such as a sign attached to a bus or lettering on a motor vehicle.
(d) Nuisance signs. Signs that imitate an official traffic sign or signal or that are of a size, location, movement, content, coloring, or manner of illumination that may be confused with or construed as a traffic control device or that hide from view any traffic, street sign, or signal shall be removed upon notice. Signs that cause a safety or health issue to the public, including creating unsafe traffic conditions by confusing or distracting motorists; or by impairing the driver's ability to see pedestrians, obstacles, or other vehicles; or health concerns to occupants of adjacent and contiguous property by their brightness, size, height, or movement.
(1992 Code, App. B, § 15.57.080) (Ord. 42-83, passed 6-27-1983; Ord. 1-00, passed 1-3-2000; Ord. 9-13, passed 3-19-2013; Ord. 38-21, passed 4-6-2021)
Any sign existing on the date of adoption of this chapter that does not conform with the provisions of this Code is eligible for characterization as a "legal nonconforming sign" and is permitted to remain except as specified below.
(a) The sign has been altered in a fashion exceeding the allowed maintenance standards in subsection (d) below or relocated.
(b) The sign has been brought into compliance with this subchapter.
(c) The sign is abandoned.
(d) Nonconforming signs may be maintained, altered, modified, or reconstructed provided that such changes do not increase the overall sign area or height. Nonconforming signs or portions thereof may be removed for maintenance, modifications, or reconstruction so long as they are replaced in their original positions and orientations upon completion of the work. The alteration of a sign via the addition of changeable copy or the addition of an electronic message center shall not constitute a change to the sign structure so long as the overall sign area is not enlarged; a new sign permit will be required for inspection purposes.
(1992 Code, App. B, § 15.57.090) (Ord. 42-83, passed 6-27-1983; Ord. 37-87, passed 6-1-1987; Ord. 9-13, passed 3-19-2013)
Signs shall be maintained in a safe and legible condition at all times, including the replacement of defective or damaged parts, painting, repainting, cleaning, and other services required for maintenance of the signs. Unsafe signs shall be removed or brought into compliance immediately upon written notice.
(1992 Code, App. B, § 15.57.100) (Ord. 42-83, passed 6-27-1983; Ord. 37-87, passed 6-1-1987; Ord. 9-13, passed 3-19-2013)
(a) Right to approval of permits for conforming signage. If a sign that is the subject of a sign permit complies with all applicable regulations of this Code, the city must issue a permit for the sign.
(b) Appeal from denial. Denial of any request for a sign permit is an administrative decision and is appealable in accordance with the provisions of § 160.583 [Appeals] of this Code.
(Ord. 9-13, passed 3-19-2013)
Appeals to the board of adjustment may be taken by any person aggrieved or by any officer, department, board, or bureau of the municipality affected by any decision of the administrative officer. Such appeal shall be taken within a reasonable time, as provided by the rules of the board, by filing with the officer from whom the appeal is taken, and with the board of adjustment a notice of appeal specifying the grounds thereof.
(Ord. 9-13, passed 3-19-2013)
OFF-PREMISES SIGNS
(a) Like on-premises signs, off-premises signs use private land and the sight lines created by public rights-of-way to inform and persuade the public. In an effort to protect the health, safety, and welfare of the general public, the purpose of this chapter is to prevent the uncontrolled use of off-premises signs.
(b) To fulfill this purpose, the objectives of these regulations are to preserve the overall landscape quality as well as protect sensitive land uses, protect the value of adjacent lands, and promote the safety of those using the public rights-of-way. To these ends, this subchapter provides for Billboard/Off-Premises Sign Opportunity Overlay District in which off- premises signs shall be located.
(c) General standards for maintenance, size, illumination, and separation are provided to promote communication efficiency balanced with safety on public ways. Off-premises signs are along roadways with higher volumes of traffic and need to provide information to people in a shorter amount of time. Signs cannot create traffic hazards by confusing or distracting motorists or by impairing the driver’s ability to see pedestrians, obstacles, or other vehicles.
(1992 Code, App. B, § 15.58.010) (Ord. 42-83, passed 6-27-1983; Ord. 37-87, passed 6-1-1987; Ord. 9-13, passed 3-19-2013; Ord. 88-15, passed 9-1-2015; Ord. 32-24, passed 4-2-2024)
Cross-reference:
Signs and outdoor advertising, see ch. 155
(a) The following section establishes ten (10) Billboard/Off-Premises Sign Opportunity Overlay Districts:
(1) Interstate Opportunity Overlay District: Interstate 29 (I-29) bound by Interstate 90 (I-90) and Interstate 229 (I-229); Interstate 90 (I-90) bound by Marion Road and Interstate 229 (I-229); Interstate 229 (I-229) bound by Interstate 90 (I-90) and Interstate 29 (I-29).
(2) West 12th Street/East 10th Street/Arrowhead Parkway Opportunity Overlay District: The West 12th Street/East and West 10th Street/Arrowhead Parkway Billboard/Off-Premises Sign Opportunity Overlay District shall comprise the area bound by Skunk Creek on the west and Six Mile Road on the east. This opportunity district also includes portions of West 11th Street bound by South Menlo Avenue and South Phillips Avenue; East 11th Street bound by South Phillips Avenue and South Franklin Avenue.
(3) Minnesota Avenue Opportunity Overlay District: Minnesota Avenue bound by West 60th Street North on the north and Interstate 229 on the south.
(4) West 41st Street Opportunity Overlay District: West 41st Street bound by South Marion Road on the west to South Minnesota Avenue on the east.
(5) North Cliff Avenue Opportunity Overlay District: North Cliff Avenue bound by Interstate 90 on the north and East Rice Street on the south.
(6) South Cliff Avenue Opportunity Overlay District: South Cliff Avenue bound by East 10th Street on the north and East 26th Street on the south.
(7) South Western Avenue Opportunity Overlay District: South Western Avenue bound by West 41st Street on the north and Interstate 229 (I-229) on the south.
(8) West 26th Street/South Louise Avenue Opportunity Overlay District: West 26th Street bound by the east side of South Marion Road to South Louise Avenue; South Louise Avenue bound by West 26th Street and Interstate 229 (I-229) on the south.
(9) Russell Street Opportunity Overlay District: Russell Street from Interstate 29 on the west to Minnesota Avenue on the east.
(10) 60th Street North Opportunity Overlay District: 60th Street North bound by Interstate 29 on the west to North Cliff Avenue on the east.
(b) Billboard/Off-Premises Sign Opportunity Overlay District Standards: In addition to the general standards, the following standards shall apply:
(1) Billboard/Off-Premises Sign Opportunity Overlay District changes, expansions, or contractions shall be considered a zoning district change and shall follow the process of a change in zone. Notwithstanding the public notice requirements in §§ 160.653 and 160.654, the city shall not require the applicant to post signs, and the measurement for letters to provide written notice to surrounding property owners shall be from the right-of-way line of the proposed opportunity district.
(2) A lot contiguous with the right-of-way described as the opportunity district shall be considered in the opportunity district.
(Ord. 88-15, passed 9-1-2015; Ord. 5-24, passed 1-9-2024; Ord. 32-24, passed 4-2-2024)
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