157.330 Off-premises (billboard) signs.
(A) The approval of off-premise signs shall be by the City Planning Commission (or the county if outside of city limits).
(B) In addition to any other applicable provision of this chapter or other rule or law, off-premise signs will be allowed only by demonstration of all of the following:
(1) Necessity of the sign to identify the business, use or event; or to provide directions;
(2) Determination (solely made by the Planning Commission or if the issue is appealed, the City Council) that the sign is aesthetically appropriate to its surroundings and does not constitute a safety hazard or detracts from neighboring properties;
(3) It is located only within the Commercial (C) Zone and is no closer than 15 feet to a public or private right-of-way or street;
(4) That the permitting of the sign will not be detrimental to the public’s health, safety or welfare or be materially injurious to properties or facilities in the near vicinity;
(5) Does not exceed 32 square feet in size or contain lettering exceeding 12 inches in size; and
(6) If the sign is proposed to be located along State Highway 101, evidence of an approved sign permit issued by the State Department of Transportation as required. Applications for off-premise signs will not be processed until evidence is provided that ODOT has either approved the applicant’s off-premise placement along Highway 101 or that a sign permit isn’t required by them. Approval by ODOT for the placement of an off-premise sign shall not be in lieu of nor constitute approval by the city or county for such signs.
(C) Applications must be made in writing and in addition to the above, must also include:
(1) The name, address and telephone number of the owner of the property and the owner of the proposed sign (if different);
(2) A signed and dated letter of the property owner approving of the proposed placement of the off-premise sign, if the property owner will not be the owner of the proposed sign;
(3) A non-refundable fee as contained in § 35.01 of this code of ordinances; for applications for off-premise signs outside of city limits, the fee shall be that set by the county;
(4) A drawing, to scale, of the proposed sign indicating dimensions, colors, materials, letter size, lighting and proposed location on a property or building as well as the supporting structure; A-frame signs shall not be allowed nor used as off-premise signs; and
(5) The size and dimensions of any other sign located on the subject property and/or building.
(D) The application process shall be a quasi-judicial land use hearing and follow the procedures established in §§ 157.430 through 157.432 of this chapter, including all notification requirements of the applicant(s) and city. If the proposed location of an off-premise sign is outside of city limits but within the city’s UGB, the county shall proscribe the application process to be used. (Ord. 80-2, passed 06/14/2010)