Extracted standards
9 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Signage
- Changeable copy sign
Any permitted sign may be a changeable copy sign.
- Design requirement
All signs shall be designed in the simplest form and be free of any exposed bracing, angle iron, guy wires, cables or similar devices.
The height of all signs shall be measured from the highest point of the sign.
- Lighting restriction
In no case shall a lighted sign or lighting device thereof be so placed or directed so as to permit the beams and illumination therefrom to be directed or beamed upon a public street, highway, sidewalk or adjacent premises so as to cause glare or reflection that may constitute a traffic hazard or nuisance.
- Maintenance requirement
The exposed backs of all signs visible to the public shall be suitably covered, finished and properly maintained.
- Maintenance requirement
All signs shall be maintained in good repair, including display surfaces which shall be kept neatly painted or posted.
- Removal time30 days
Any sign located on vacant and unoccupied property, and which was erected for an occupant or business unrelated to the present occupant or business, or any sign which pertains to a time, event or purpose which no longer exists shall be removed within 30 days after the purpose for, or use utilizing such sign has been removed from such property.
- Sign face separation36 inches
The distance between the faces of any double-faced sign, other than a "V"-shaped projecting sign, shall not exceed 36 inches
- Sign face separation12 inches
The separation between the intersecting faces of any multifaced sign shall not exceed 12 inches.
From the ordinance
The following regulations shall apply to all signs in the I zones: 1. In no case shall a lighted sign or lighting device thereof be so placed or directed so as to permit the beams and illumination therefrom to be directed or beamed upon a public street, highway, sidewalk or adjacent premises so as to cause glare or reflection that may constitute a traffic hazard or nuisance. 2. Existing outdoor advertising signs are subject to Section 17.40.210. 3. Subdivision signs are subject to Section 17.40.220. 4. Signs, except outdoor advertising signs, may be single-, double- or multifaced, provided that: a. The distance between the faces of any double-faced sign, other than a "V"-shaped projecting sign, shall not exceed 36 inches; and b. The separation between the intersecting faces of any multifaced sign shall not exceed 12 inches. 5. Any sign located on vacant and unoccupied property, and which was erected for an occupant or business unrelated to the present occupant or business, or any sign which pertains to a time, event or purpose which no longer exists shall be removed within 30 days after the purpose for, or use utilizing such sign has been removed from such property. 6. Any permitted sign may be a changeable copy sign. 7. All signs shall be designed in the simplest form and be free of any exposed bracing, angle iron, guy wires, cables or similar devices. 8. The exposed backs of all signs visible to the public shall be suitably covered, finished and properly maintained. 9. All signs shall be maintained in good repair, including display surfaces which shall be kept neatly painted or posted. 10. Any sign which does not conform to the provisions of this title shall be made to conform or shall be removed as provided in subsection B.4. of Section 17.32.850 except as provided in Section 17.32.850B.4.c. 11. Except where otherwise specifically provided by this title, sign regulations established pursuant to this title shall not apply to signs within a building, arcade, court or other similarly enclosed area where such signs are not visible to the public without entering such facilities. 12. The height of all signs shall be measured from the highest point of the sign.