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CHAPTER 1010 SIGN REGULATIONS 2840 SECTON: 2841 1010.01: Purpose and Findings 2842 1010.02: Definitions 2843 1010.03: General Provisions 2844 1010.04: Maintenance, Removal of Signs, Fines 2845 1010.05: On-Premise Signs 2846 1010.06: Sign Area Computation 2847 1010.07: Temporary Signs 2848 1010.08: Real Estate Signs 2849 1010.09: Other Signs 2850 1010.10: Dynamic Displays 2851 1010.11: Master Sign Plans 2852 1010.01: PURPOSE AND FINDINGS: 2853 A. Purpose: The sign ordinance is intended to establish a comprehensive and balanced system of sign 2854 control that accommodates the need for a well-maintained, safe, and attractive community, and the 2855 need for effective communications including business identification. It is the intent of this section to 2856 promote the health, safety, general welfare, aesthetics, and image of the community by regulating 2857 signs that are intended to communicate to the public, and to use signs that meet the City's goals by 2858 authorizing: 2859 1. Permanent signs that establish a high standard of aesthetics; 2860 2. Signs that are compatible with their surroundings; 2861 3. Signs that are designed, constructed, installed, and maintained in a manner that does not adversely 2862 impact public safety or unduly distract motorists; 2863 4. Signs that are large enough to convey the intended message and to help citizens find their way to 2864 intended destinations; 2865 5. Signs that are proportioned to the scale of, and are architecturally compatible with, principal 2866 structures; 2867 6. Permanent signs that give preference to the on-premise owner or occupant; and 2868 7. Temporary commercial signs and advertising displays which provide an opportunity for grand 2869 openings and occasional sales events while restricting signs which create continuous visual clutter 2870 and hazards at public right-of-way intersections. 2871