Sec. 21-736.1, 21-738, 21-739, 21-740

Signage

• Double-faced signs counted as one

  Double faced signs (two sign faces parallel, back to back, and not more than two feet from each other) shall be counted as one sign.

• Noncommercial message substitution

  A noncommercial message may be substituted, in whole or in part, for the message displayed on any sign which conforms to this article, without consideration of the message content.

• Sign area calculation

  Sign area shall be calculated as the area within a parallelogram, triangle, circle, semicircle or other regular geometric figure including all letters, figures, graphics or other elements of the sign, together with the framework or background of the sign.

• Liability insurance required for signs on right-of-way

  No permitted sign located on or projecting over a city right-of-way shall be erected unless an insurance policy shall have been filed for public liability with a total limit of $600,000.00 per accident/$300,000.00 per person bodily injury/$150,000.00 property damage.

• Permit exceptions

  Repainting or refacing of an existing sign without changing the wording, composition, color or material; or minor nonstructural repairs.

• Sign permit required

  No sign, except those qualifying for permit exceptions, shall be painted, constructed, erected, remodeled, refaced, relocated, expanded or otherwise altered until a sign permit has been obtained.

• V-signs with angle greater than 60 degrees prohibitedProhibitedNot allowed in the district at all, short of rezoning or a variance.

  V-signs (two sign faces on an angle, not parallel) with an angle greater than 60 degrees, shall be prohibited.