HomeMy WebLinkAboutSIGNS - 09-00025 - Development Code Amendments - February 2009Sign Ordinance Issues
From a P&Z work meeting - August 9, 2007
Overall intent of sign ordinance
Temporary —definition of temporary
Regulation by zone (Include zone table in ordinance)
Standards (e.g. no poles, size, condition of sign, etc)
Application, permit process
Types of signs (balloons, banners, mobile, A -frame, etc.
Authority, appeal route
Time frame — limitation... Multiple, repetitive signs
Holiday displays
Safety
Political signs
Prohibited signs
SECTION 11. STATEMENT OF INTENT AND PURPOSE:
The objectives of this ordinance are:
• To recognize signs are a necessary means of visual communication for the
public's convenience, and businesses and individuals have the right to identify
themselves and convey messages by using signs, are accessory and incidental to
the use on the premises where the signs are located;
• To provide a reasonable balance between the right of a business or an individual
to identify itself and to convey its message, and the right of the public to be
protected against the visual discord resulting from the unrestricted proliferation of
signs;
•. To insure signs are compatible with adjacent .land uses and with the total visual
environment of the community, and the value of nearby property and economic
health of the community, as a whole, are protected;
• To provide minimum standards for regulating the size, height, structural
materials/requirements and the duration of all signs, including temporary signs,
and displays on the outside of buildings visible from the public right-of-way; and;
• To enable the fair and consistent enforcement of these sign regulations;
By regulating the location, construction, duration, number and maintenance of signs, in
order to enhance the aesthetic environment, promote public safety, health and general
welfare, and for the greater good of the community.
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