Sections 8.05-8.11

Art Displays must comply with Table 8.09.02-1.

An Art Display or Mural requires a Sign Permit. If the Art Display or Mural is located in a Historic Overlay District, a Certificate of Appropriateness is also required.

A digital sign must have automatic dimmer software or solar sensors to control brightness for nighttime viewing and variations in daytime ambient light; include systems and monitoring to either turn the display off, show 'full black' on the display, or include a default mechanism that freezes the sign in one position if a malfunction occurs; be designed so that a catastrophic power surge will cause the sign to go dark or to deploy the maximum brightness limitations; and automatically adjust the intensity of its display according to natural ambient light conditions.

Each message on the sign must be displayed for at least 6 seconds duration.

The change of message using dissolve or fade transition must not exceed 1 second of time between each message displayed on the sign.

All fixtures used for the external illumination of signs must be shielded and must direct lighting only to the sign face and not to any surrounding surface.

Hours of operation for illuminated and digital signs are limited to the hours of operation associated with the establishment. The establishment must shut off all illumination and digital content when the establishment is closed.

Each digital sign must have a light-sensing device that will adjust the brightness as ambient light conditions change.

The sign owner must repair or replace light modules on digital signs within 30 days after they become broken, burned-out, or substantially dimmed.

the highest point of the illuminated or digital sign face is limited to 25 feet.

Murals must comply with Table 8.09.01-1.

Murals are not permitted on the front building wall.

Murals may include words, logos, emblems, trademarks, artist and sponsor name, or numbers within the depiction that do not exceed the following cumulative area, whichever is less: 20% of the total size of the mural, up to the maximum allowable mural area; or 5% of the surface area of the wall to which the mural is attached or painted.

Prior to County approval of a Sign Permit, the sign owner must provide the Zoning Administrator the phone number and email address of the property owner and a person who is available to be contacted at any time and who is able to turn off the electronic sign promptly after a malfunction occurs.

The sign area is within a continuous perimeter enclosing the limits of a sign. The sign area includes any frame or other material or color that forms an integral part of the display or is used to differentiate the sign from the sign background against which it is placed. Sign area excludes the structural supports or uprights on which the sign is placed.

The height of a sign, Mural, or Art Display is computed as the linear measurement from the base of the sign at normal grade to the top of the highest attached component of the sign, Mural, or Art Display.

A historic sign is permitted to continue as a legally established conforming sign and may exceed the area or height established by this Chapter and may include any design features otherwise prohibited.

If Chapter 8 requires a Sign Permit, the sign is not allowed to be erected without obtaining a Sign Permit pursuant to Section 10.05.

Within 5 business days of the receipt of the order, the owner or violator must correct the sign based on the Zoning Administrator's order.

The Zoning Administrator may grant 1 extension of time, not to exceed 10 business days, based on a written justification for the need of an extension that is accepted by the Zoning Administrator.

Sign Permits for Temporary Signs are limited to 120 days within a 12-month period.

Wall Signs must comply with Table 8.05-1.

For multistory buildings, Window Signs may be located on the first story of the building or street level. Window Signs are not permitted on the second building story or above.