157.327 General provisions.
(A) It shall be unlawful for any person to place, erect or maintain any sign within the city’s urban growth boundary, except as specifically provided for within this subchapter. If any aspect of the sign is not clearly provided for within this subchapter, application must be made to the City Manager (or county for those properties outside the city) in order for any person to obtain authorization of that aspect.
(B) All signs on any single parcel of land must directly pertain to a permitted use on that property, excepting for open house signs and signs for temporary purposes as contained within this chapter, or off-premises signs contained within § 157.330 of this chapter.
(C) No sign shall be placed, installed or otherwise located in such a manner that could pose a threat to the public’s health, safety or welfare; or be materially injurious to properties, facilities, utilities or persons in the area.
(D) No sign or supporting structure shall be placed, installed or maintained within any public or private right-of-way, alley or driveway, city-owned or leased property, public or private sidewalks or walkways open to public use. This division (D) doesn’t apply to signs owned, installed and/or maintained by the city, county, state or federal government.
(E) Except in the Commercial (C) Zone as noted in division (F) below, the maximum aggregate area of all signs shall not exceed 32 square feet per side for exterior signs and 16 square feet for interior signs visible from the exterior, except where a lesser amount is the maximum permitted by some other provision of this chapter, in which case that lesser amount shall prevail. In calculating the area of signs, the following shall apply:
(1) All faces of multi-faced signs shall be included; not to exceed 64 square feet in aggregate.
(2) For irregular shaped signs, the area shall be that of the smallest rectangle that will wholly contain the sign.
(F) In the Commercial (C) Zone, the maximum aggregate area of all signs shall not exceed 200 square feet per side for exterior signs and 16 square feet for interior signs visible from the exterior. In calculating the area of signs, the following shall apply:
(1) One face of a multi-faced sign shall be included in computing the sign area.
(2) For irregular shaped signs, the area shall be that of the smallest rectangle that will wholly contain the sign.
(G) A-frame signs shall only be allowed within the Commercial (C), Light Manufacturing (LM) and Marine Residential (MR) Zones. Only one A-frame is allowed per parcel of land.
(1) The use of an A-frame must be directly related to the use contained on the property itself and shall only be placed on the same private property. At no time shall A-frame signs be used as off-premises signs. Exception: public-service and/or non-profit organizations may utilize A-frame signs as a temporary community event sign and place such signs on property other than the event’s location as long as placement and removal of said sign is on the same day as the event and placement is not within a right-of-way, sidewalk, driveway or public parking space.
(2) A-frame signs shall only be displayed during normal business hours or while the event, if applicable, is open to the public.
(3) A-frame signs shall be secured against susceptibility to flooding, wind or other weather events.
(4) A-frame signs owned or used by the city to advertise a community event, emergency or traffic information, or such other information that the city determines is in the public interest shall be exempt from this division (G). (Ord. 80-2, passed 06/14/2010; Ord. 2016-01, passed 02/8/2016)