(a) Within Public Right-of-Way. No sign or associated light fixture shall be located within, project into or overhang a public right-of-way, such as a sign upon a utility pole therein, except as otherwise permitted herein.
(b) Obstructions. No sign may obstruct a fire escape, door, window or other entrance or exitway, nor any window surface required for ventilation by any City code.
(c) Traffic Hazards. No sign may by reason of location or location and size obstruct the vision of drivers or obstruct or detract from the visibility or effectiveness of any traffic signal or control device.
(d) Proximity to Electric Wires. No metal sign shall be located within a vertical distance of eight feet, or a horizontal distance of four feet, of electric wires or conductors not attached to the sign, even if such wires or conductors are protected.
(e) Clearance for Metal Electrical Signs. All metal signs with electrical wiring shall have a minimum sign clearance of one and five-tenths feet.
(f) Vision Clearance. Any sign located within the vision clearance triangle as defined herein shall have a minimum sign clearance of eight feet unless the sign height is two and five-tenths feet or less.
(g) Conformity to Existing Sign Setback. The required setback on a lot for a nonexempt free-standing sign for a commercial use or outdoor advertising sign shall be modified if there exists any free-standing sign, outdoor advertising sign, or principal building with a lesser setback located on the same side of the street within 100 feet of the face of the sign measured along the right-of-way of the street to which the sign is oriented. In such case, the required setback shall be the smallest actual setback of any such existing sign or principal building, or five feet, whichever is less.
(Ord. 87-94. Passed 7-27-87; Ord 89-5. Passed 1-23-89.)