Santa Clara County Unincorporated, California · General provision

Chapter 4.40 Signs

Extracted standards

3 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.

Signage

  • Architecture and site approval required

    All new signs and modifications require ASA unless exempt.

  • Sign illumination

    Signs may be illuminated only with continuous (non-blinking) lighting, using neon, external, internal, or halo lighting.

  • Sign maintenance

    Signs must be kept in good repair; message surface removal >90 days requires removal of supporting structure.

From the ordinance

The purpose of this chapter, Signs, is to promote attractive signage that serves as an economic and aesthetic asset, comprehensively addresses aesthetic concerns of the public regarding visual clutter and visual blight in the environment, and ensures that traffic safety hazards are not created.
Chapter 4.40 Signs