A. These signage standards are comprised of eight subsections that address the purpose and intent of these regulations, the types of signage subject to or excluded from these regulations, the prohibited forms of signage, a subsection on general standards applied to all forms of signage subject to these regulations, a subsection on removal of dilapidated or obsolete signage, and a subsection that sets out a series of standards applied to each specific type of sign.
B. The subsection on general standards applied to all forms of signage (see Section 5.11.6, General Standards Applicable to All Signs) addresses the following topics:
1. Sign permit requirements;
2. Distinctions for public art and murals;
3. Allowance for signs in the right-of-way;
4. Prohibited sign locations;
5. How signage is measured;
6. Changeable copy;
7. Sign illumination;
8. Structural configuration; and
9. Maintenance of signage.
C. The subsection on standards applied to specific types of signs (see Section 5.11.9, Sign Standards by Sign Type) is organized into standardized tables that establish the standards for the following types of signs:
1. Awning Signs;
2. Banners;
3. Electronic Message Boards;
4. Flags;
5. Ground (or monument or pedestal) Signs;
6. Incidental Signs;
7. Political Signs;
8. Projecting Signs;
9. Sidewalk Signs;
10. Subdivision Signs;
11. Supplemental Signs;
12. Suspended Signs;
13. Wall Signs; and
14. Window Signs.
(Ord. 2020-36, passed 12-2-2019)