(A) Compliance With Zoning Ordinance, Building Code, National Electrical Code, And Other Ordinances: All sign structures shall comply with the city's zoning ordinance (this title), the building code, the national electrical code, and other city ordinances, as they currently exist or may be amended. The sign permit application must include a statement signed by the applicant which states compliance with these requirements. If the standards as described herein are more restrictive, then the provisions herein shall apply.
(B) Visibility: All signs shall observe all visibility requirements. Signs shall not be placed within visibility triangles. No sign located within eight feet (8') of the curb or future curb line shall have a sign face located between a point three and one-half feet (31/2') and a point eight feet (8') above the top of existing or future curb as determined by the city engineer.
(C) Signs Projecting Into Rights Of Way: No sign shall project beyond the property line except those allowed herein to project over public ways. No sign foundations shall encroach into public right of way. No sign shall project closer than two feet (2') to a vertical line projected from the face of a curb, or if no curb exists, the face of the future curb as determined by the city engineer based on the master street plan. The owner of a sign allowed to project over a public way shall relocate the sign immediately upon written notification by the city of a modification to the public way.
(D) Signs Posted In Specified Areas: Unless otherwise allowed herein, no person shall post or cause to be posted, attach or maintain any sign upon:
1. Any city owned property or right of way without the written permission of the city manager;
2. Any utility easement. Should a property owner be able to demonstrate to the building official and/or franchise utility company that there is no other viable location for a sign other than a utility easement, a sign may be located within the utility easement subject to written approval from the building official and/or franchise utility company and subject to the providing of a letter to the city releasing the city of any liability for repair or replacement of a sign damaged by work occurring within the utility easement;
3. Any tree, light pole, or any utility pole or structure;
4. Any fence, railing or wall, unless otherwise specified herein; or
5. Any sidewalk within the right of way or a sidewalk easement, curb, gutter, or street, except for house numbers or fire lane designation.
(E) Signs Attached To Fire Escapes: No sign shall be attached in any manner to any fire escape or to the supporting members of any fire escape, nor shall it be guyed to or supported by any part of the fire escape.
(F) Accumulation Of Water: All signs shall be constructed so as to prevent the accumulation of water from rain or snowmelt within the sign.
(G) Location Near Utility Line Or Streetlight: No sign shall be erected nearer than two feet (2') from any utility line or any streetlight standard.
(H) Signs Not To Block Or Interfere With Exits Or Windows And Pedestrian And Vehicular Traffic: No sign shall be so erected as to block, partially block, or interfere in any way with a required means or exit from any building nor with any window. No sign shall block, interfere, or otherwise hinder pedestrian or vehicular traffic on a public sidewalk, a public thoroughfare, a fire lane easement, or a driveway required to access parking.
(I) Glass Signs Over Public Property: Signs constructed of glass or other materials which may shatter upon impact are prohibited over public right of way, unless adequately protected to prevent injury if broken.
(J) Identification Marking Required: All temporary signs shall have attached, written, or painted in a weatherproof manner and in a conspicuous place thereon, in letters not less than one inch (1") in height, the date of expiration and the permit number of the sign.
(K) Multiple Signs On A Property Or Building: The permitting of a sign on a property or building shall not preclude the permitting of other types of signs on a property or building unless the signs are expressly prohibited herein.
(L) Illuminated Signs: The light from an allowed illuminated sign shall be arranged, directed and of such intensity that it does not create a hazard on adjacent property, motor vehicles or approved traffic control devices.
(M) Lighting Elements: All lighting elements of exterior signs shall be a minimum of nine feet (9') above the ground unless adequately protected to prevent injury if broken.
(N) Structural Support: Signs that project from the face of a building and that require structural support shall be designed such that the structural support is integral to the overall architecture of the sign and building. (Ord. 2957, 12-8-2008)