18.91.060
Extracted standards
6 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Signage
- Abandoned sign period180 days
any sign including its supporting structure, except for an approved off-premise sign, which is located on property which becomes vacant and unoccupied for a period of one hundred eighty days or more, or any sign which pertains to a time, event or purpose which no longer applies, shall be deemed to have been abandoned.
- Animated signs prohibitedProhibitedNot allowed in the district at all, short of rezoning or a variance.
Animated signs which rotate, move, flash, fluctuate, blink or appear to do any of the foregoing, shall be prohibited unless required by law or utilized by a proper governmental agency
- Barber pole heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.30 in
Barber poles of traditional design, not to exceed thirty inches high, which revolve during the time a barber shop is open for business.
- Deceptive signs prohibitedProhibitedNot allowed in the district at all, short of rezoning or a variance.
No sign shall be permitted anywhere or at any time which, by varying the size of print, by wording, by coloration or by any other device, gives a viewer a false or deceptive impression of prices or rates, charges or the services or number of units available.
- Mobile signs prohibitedProhibitedNot allowed in the district at all, short of rezoning or a variance.
The parking on any street, or on public or private property, of any vehicle to which a sign is attached or suspended, or the movement of any such vehicle in and along any street, for the sole or primary purpose of displaying advertising matter, is declared to be a nuisance and a violation of this section.
The following signs are prohibited: 1. Signs affixed to natural features such as trees, rocks, shrubs and the like or utility poles, and the like; 2. Privately owned signs located on or projecting over a public right-of-way; 3. Advertising statuary; 4. All exterior exposed neon signs made of clear tubing; 5. Moving arc lights.
From the ordinance
The following signs are prohibited: 1. Signs affixed to natural features such as trees, rocks, shrubs and the like or utility poles, and the like; 2. Privately owned signs located on or projecting over a public right-of-way; 3. Advertising statuary; 4. All exterior exposed neon signs made of clear tubing; 5. Moving arc lights.