Ord_1606 PASSED (edited for Indoor Entertainment)

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1010.03: GENERAL PROVISIONS 3012 A. Permit Required: The following general provisions are applicable to all signs. It shall be unlawful for 3013 any person to erect, alter, replace, or relocate any sign or other advertising structure without first 3014 obtaining a permit and paying the required fees, except as herein otherwise provided, including those 3015 approved through the Master Sign Plan process. 3016 B. Exempted Signs: The following signs are exempt from the requirements of this Chapter: 3017 1. Signs erected by a public agency in and/or above or overhanging a public right- of-way. 3018 2. The following signs are permitted in residential districts for non-commercial purposes only: 3019 banners, balloons, pennants, spinners, windsocks, streamers, ribbons, whirling devices, or light 3020 bulb strands. 3021 C. Prohibited Signs. 3022 1. No sign will be attached to trees or utility poles. 3023 2. No sign will be painted directly on any exterior building surface. Sign letters and symbols may be 3024 attached directly to a wall by adhesive or mechanical means. 3025 3. No sign will overhang the public right-of-way, sidewalk easement, walkway easement or bicycle 3026 path easement except a bus bench or approved trash container at a designated public 3027 transportation pick-up location. 3028 4. No sign will extend above the roof line of a building (roof sign). 3029 5. Projecting signs must not project further than 30 inches from the wall to which they are anchored. 3030 6. No sign will be installed that by reason of position, movement, shape, illumination, or color 3031 would constitute a traffic hazard by obstructing a driver's vision or by interfering, confusing, or 3032 misleading traffic. 3033 7. No sign will noticeably move either by mechanical means (rotating sign) or as a result of normal 3034 wind pressure. 3035 8. The following specific signs shall be prohibited: off-site, flashing, mobile/portable, roof, rotating, 3036 and painted signs, banners, and billboards. 3037 9. All other signs not expressly permitted by this Chapter. 3038 D. Non-Conforming Signs: All nonconforming signs in existence on June 18, 2012, may continue 3039 subject to the provisions of Chapter 1011 of this Title and State Law. 3040 E. Sign Permit Process: 3041 1. Permit Application: An application for a sign permit shall be made on the application provided 3042 by, or located in the Community Development Department, and state or have attached thereto the 3043 name and address of the applicant or person or company that will be erecting the sign; the 3044 address/location of the building, structure, or lot on which the sign is to be erected; the written 3045 consent of the property owner of the land on which the sign is to be erected; and any other 3046 pertinent information the Community Development Department considers necessary. These 3047 requirements may be waived by the City Planner where they are not applicable. 3048