§ 62-8. General sign regulations.

(a)

Sign quality. All signs shall be manufactured or rendered in a workmanlike manner with materials as required by this chapter or as approved by the building official. All text (alpha or numeric characters) shall be rendered to meet a standard recognizable font. All other graphics shall be rendered in a workmanlike manner. Required or permanent signs shall not be painted or rendered to appear to be freehand text or graphics. Temporary window signs may be freehand painted provided they meet with the intent of this chapter.

(b)

Maintenance, repair and removal. Every sign permitted by this chapter shall be kept in good condition and repair. When any sign becomes insecure, in danger of falling or is otherwise deemed unsafe by the building official, or if any sign shall be unlawfully installed, erected or maintained in violation of any provision of this chapter, the owner thereof or the person or firm using the sign shall immediately (in the case of risk of eminent injury to person or property), and, in any other case, not later than ten days after receiving written notice from the building official, make such sign conform to the provisions of this chapter, or shall remove it. If the recipient of the notice fails to comply with the directions of the building official within ten days after receipt of the notice, the building official shall be permitted to remove or cause such sign to be removed at the expense of the owner and/or the user of the sign.

(c)

Obsolete sign copy. Any sign copy that no longer advertises or identifies a use conducted on the property on which the sign is erected shall have the sign copy removed within 30 days after written notification from the building official; and upon failure to comply with such notice, the building official is hereby authorized to cause removal of such sign copy, and any expense incident thereto shall be paid by the owner of the building, structure or ground on which the sign is located.

(d)

Traffic visibility. No sign or sign structure shall be erected near any street in such a manner as to obstruct free and clear vision, nor at any location where by its position, shape, color, degree, manner or intensity of illumination, it may interfere with or obstruct the view of or be confused with any authorized traffic sign signal or device or interfere with vehicular or pedestrian traffic. Pursuant to the foregoing, no sign shall be erected or maintained in such manner as to be likely to interfere with, obstruct the view of, distract from or be confused with any authorized traffic sign, signal, or device. Accordingly, no sign shall make use of the words "stop," "go," "look," "slow," "danger," or any other similar words, phrase, symbol, or character or employ any red, yellow, orange, green or other colored lamp or light in such a manner as to interfere with, mislead or confuse traffic.

(e)

Illumination . No sign shall be illuminated to an intensity to cause glare or brightness to a degree that could constitute a hazard or nuisance. Moving, beacons, revolving or similarly constructed signs shall not be allowed unless otherwise authorized by this chapter. No sign, name plate or similar device located in a residential district or within 100 feet of a residential district boundary shall be of a flashing, intermittent or pulsating type illumination. The elements of illumination on an illuminated signs located in a residential zoning district or located within 100 feet of a residential district shall be installed and maintained on a timing mechanism that shall turn off the illumination from 10:00 p.m. in the evening until 7:00 a.m. the next morning.

(f)

Location . Final location for all signs shall be approved by the building official.

( Ord. No. 3247, § 1, 11-19-2013 )