A. The purpose of this chapter is to provide standards to safeguard life, health, property and public welfare by regulating and controlling the design, quality of materials, construction, location, electrification and maintenance of all signs and sign structures not located within a building.
B. The regulations of this chapter are not intended to permit any violation of the provisions of this code or of any other lawful city or state ordinance. (Ord. 2447, 1-22-1968; amd. Ord. 3325, 2-13-1984)
As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the meanings ascribed to them:
APPROVED PLASTICS: Only those slow-burning plastics such as cellulose acetate or methyl methacrylate or other plastics of no greater combustibility, as now approved by the Underwriters' Laboratories, Inc., for sign use.
BUILDING CODE: The building code of the city, as adopted in chapter 1 of this title.
BUS STOP BENCH: The structure permitted to be located on public property, bearing advertising and used for public seating purposes, in accordance and controlled by title 7, chapter 2, article B of this code.
COMBINATION SIGN: Any sign incorporating any combination of the features of ground, projecting and roof signs.
CURB LINE: The line at the face of the curb nearest to the street or roadway. In the absence of a curb, the curb line shall be established by the city engineer.
DISPLAY SURFACE: The area made available by the sign structure for the purpose of displaying the advertising message.
ELECTRIC SIGN: Any sign containing electrical wiring, but not including signs illuminated by an exterior nonconnected light source.
GROUND SIGN: Any sign which is supported by one or more uprights, poles or braces in or upon the ground, other than a combination sign or pole sign.
MARQUEE: A permanent roofed structure attached to and supported by the building and projecting over public property.
NONCOMBUSTIBLE MATERIAL: Any material which will not ignite at, or below, a temperature of one thousand two hundred degrees Fahrenheit (1,200°F) during an exposure of five (5) minutes, and which will not continue to burn or glow at that temperature, as specified in the building code.
NONSTRUCTURAL TRIM: The molding, battens, caps, nailing strips, latticing, cutouts or letters and walkways which are attached to the sign structure.
POLE SIGN: Any sign supported wholly by a pole or poles in the ground which are not a part of a building.
PORTABLE SIGN: Any sign consisting of solid materials, whether on a frame, chassis, or wheels, which can be moved from one location to another.
PROJECTING SIGN: Any sign, other than a wall sign, which projects from and is supported by a wall of a building or structure.
PROJECTION: The distance by which a sign extends over public property or beyond the building line.
ROOF SIGN: Any sign attached to roof framing, walls or columns of the building on which the entire advertising display is above the roof level.
SIGN: Any medium, which is used or intended to be used to attract attention to the subject matter for information or advertising purposes.
SIGN STRUCTURE: The supports, uprights, braces and framework of the sign.
TEMPORARY SIGN: Any sign, banner, pennant, valance or advertising display constructed of cloth, canvas, light fabric, cardboard or other like materials, without frames, intended to be displayed for a limited period of time only.
WALL SIGN: Any sign attached to or erected against the wall of a building or structure, with the exposed face of the sign in a plane parallel to the plane of the wall. (Ord. 2447, 1-22-1968; amd. Ord. 3325, 2-13-1984; Ord. 3410, 10-21-1985)
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