18.91.030

Signage

• Advertising statuary

  Statuary shall be considered and regulated as signs.

• Bulletin board maximum percentage30 pct

  Bulletin boards shall not constitute more than thirty percent of the allowable freestanding sign area, nor shall it constitute more than thirty percent of the allowable building sign area for that portion of a building to which it is attached.

• Graphics permit

  Graphics of a permanent nature shall be permitted only upon the approval of a zoning permit by the zoning administrator and shall be regulated by such conditions as may be placed upon such a permit.

• Illumination visibility

  Any attached or detached external source of illumination of any sign shall not be directly visible from beyond the property line of the parcel upon which the sign is located. Illuminated signs shall be maintained in good working condition as originally designed and approved.

• Public safety hazards

  No sign(s) or group of signs shall be placed or operated in such manner as to cause a physical or visibility hazard to the movement of vehicles or pedestrians, or to obstruct or interfere with the view of a traffic sign, signal or other safety device located upon a public right-of-way.

• Sign area computation

  In computing sign area for all signs, any frame, border, other architectural feature or the structure supporting a sign shall not be included.

• Curved surface sign area

  Where a sign is composed of a curved, cylindrical, spherical or other similar continuous surface, the sign area shall be considered as the silhouette of such sign as viewed from any given point.

• Structural safety and maintenance

  All signs and sign structures erected shall: 1. Be constructed and erected in accordance with the most current building, electrical, sign and fire prevention codes of Madera County; and 2. Be maintained at all times in a safe condition, including the replacement of defective parts, painting, repainting, cleaning and other acts for maintenance.

• Theater marquee maximum percentage80 pct

  Exception: Theater marquees may constitute eighty percent of the allowable freestanding or building sign area for that business.

• Clearance from utility lines

  No sign shall be erected or maintained which has less horizontal or vertical clearance from communication or energized electrical power lines than that prescribed by the laws of the state of California or rules and regulations duly enacted by its agencies.