(A) Signs shall conform to state law when along the state and federal primary highway system.
(B) All signs shall be maintained in a neat and presentable condition and in the event they shall become illegible or their use shall cease, they shall be removed promptly and the area occupied restored to a condition free of refuse and debris within 15 days or be subject to a penalty as set forth in § 154.999.
(C) Signs bearing only property numbers, mailbox numbers, names of occupants of premises or other identification of premises not having commercial connotations shall not exceed two square feet in area.
(D) Flags and insignia of any government are allowed except when displayed in connection with commercial promotion.
(E) Legal notices posted in required place(s) shall be removed within seven days of expiration.
(F) Real estate signs shall be removed within 30 days of the rental/lease or sale closing of the dwelling unit or units.
(G) Projecting signs attached to a building shall not project above the height of the building, shall not extend more than six feet from the face of the building, and shall not extend closer than one foot from the current right-of-way line.
(H) Mounted wall signs placed against the exterior walls of buildings shall not extend more than 12 inches beyond the surface of the building’s wall and shall not exceed 20 feet in height above the mean centerline street grade nor shall such sign break the plane of the roofline.
(I) Projecting signs fastened to or suspended from structures:
(1) Shall not extend more than six feet into any required yard;
(2) Shall not extend more than six feet into any public right-of-way;
(3) Shall not be less than ten feet from all side lot lines;
(4) Shall not exceed a height of 20 feet above the mean centerline street grade;
(5) Shall be a minimum of eight feet above the mean centerline street grade; and
(6) Shall be a minimum of 15 feet above the mean centerline of a driveway or alley.
(J) Roof signs shall not exceed ten feet in height above the roof; shall meet all the yard and height requirements for the district in which it is located; and shall not exceed 300 square feet on all sides for any one premises.
(K) The city reserves the right to expand rights-of-way. In such a case, the removal, modification or replacement of a sign that intrudes upon the right-of-way clear zone, as defined in division (G) above, shall be the responsibility of the affected business.
(L) Where necessary, the city reserves the right to combine sign terminology with regard to regulations and enforcement. More restrictive requirements shall supercede the inferior language.
(Prior Code, § 16.22.01) (Ord. 737, passed - -; Ord. 800, passed - -) Penalty, see § 154.999