Chapter 15.36
SIGNS
Sections:
15.36.010 Compliance with regulations required.
15.36.020 Sign defined.
15.36.030 Posting generally.
15.36.040 Billboard or advertising structure.
15.36.050 Signs on private property.
15.36.060 Notice of sign erection.
15.36.070 Time limit.
15.36.080 Size restriction.
15.36.090 Maintenance—Notice to remove or alter.
15.36.100 Real estate signs—Permitted when.
15.36.110 Real estate signs—Size restriction.
15.36.120 Real estate signs—Notice—Filing.
15.36.130 Real estate signs—Notice—Required information.
15.36.140 Real estate signs—Existing.
15.36.010 Compliance with regulations required.
It is unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to erect or maintain, or cause to be erected or maintained, any sign of any kind or character in violation of the provisions of this chapter. (Ord. 349 § 1, 1976)
15.36.020 Sign defined.
For the purposes of this chapter, “sign” means any name, figure, character, display, advertising device or any other thing of a similar nature used or intended to attract attention, and shall include all parts, portions and materials comprising same. (Ord. 349 § 2, 1976)
15.36.030 Posting generally.
It is unlawful for any person, firm or corporation, except a public officer or employee in performance of a public duty, to paste, post, nail, tack or otherwise affix any card, banner, handbill, sign, poster, advertisement or notice of any kind, or cause the same to be done, on any public curbstone, lamppost, pole, hydrant, bridge, wall, fence or tree upon any public sidewalk, street, alley or other public place, except as required by law. (Ord. 349 § 3, 1976)
15.36.040 Billboard or advertising structure.
It is unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to erect, construct, install or maintain, or to cause or permit to be erected, constructed, installed or maintained, any billboard or advertising structure of any kind upon any public sidewalk, street, alley or other public place, except as required by law. (Ord. 349 § 4, 1976)
15.36.050 Signs on private property.
Nothing in this chapter shall be deemed to prohibit the erection or maintenance on or over property other than public property any sign (other than signs subject to Sections 15.36.100 through 15.36.140 or signs used to identify a construction site in conjunction with an active building permit) so long as such sign is in compliance with the provisions of this chapter. No person, firm or corporation shall erect, construct, install or maintain any such sign without first filing with the city clerk of the town a
notice on erection or maintenance of such sign. In the event that the person filing the notice is not the owner of the property upon which such sign is to be erected or maintained, he shall certify, in writing, to the city clerk that he has obtained the written consent and authorization of the owner of the property to the erection and maintenance of such sign. (Ord. 474 § 1(A), 1992: Ord. 349 § 10, 1976)
15.36.060 Notice of sign erection.
A. All notices of erection or maintenance of signs filed under Section 15.36.050 of this chapter shall be in writing, signed by the notifying party and filed with the city clerk and shall set forth the following information:
1. A brief description of the property on which the sign is to be located, consisting of a legal description of the property, an assessor’s parcel number or a street address;
2. A description of the sign, including dimensions thereof;
3. A statement as to whether there are any other signs presently on the property and the location of such signs in relation to the location of the proposed sign.
B. No sign shall be erected or maintained on any property except as described in the notice. (Ord. 349 § 11, 1976)
15.36.070 Time limit.
Signs erected or maintained in accordance with this chapter (other than signs subject to Sections 15.36.100 through 15.36.140 of this chapter) shall not be maintained for a period in excess of sixty days and in no event shall such signs be maintained more than five days after the date of the specific event, if any, for which the sign was erected. (Ord. 349 § 12, 1976)
15.36.080 Size restriction.
No sign erected or maintained in accordance with this chapter shall exceed nine square feet in area. Except for signs subject to Sections 15.36.100 through 15.36.140 of this chapter, no two or more such signs shall be placed or maintained within two hundred fifty feet of each other on any parcel of real property. (Ord. 474 § 1(B), 1992: Ord. 349 § 13, 1976)
15.36.090 Maintenance—Notice to remove or alter.
All signs, including signs installed prior to the adoption of the ordinance codified in this chapter, shall be constantly maintained in a state of security, safety and good repair. If the building inspector finds that any such sign is unsafe or insecure, or a menace to the public safety, or has been constructed, erected, relocated or altered after the effective date of the ordinance codified in this chapter in violation of the provisions of this chapter, he shall give written notice to the owner or the tenant of the property wherein it is located to remove or alter such sign. If the owner or tenant fails to comply with the provisions of this chapter within one day after such notice, the building inspector may cause such sign to be removed and the cost thereof be paid by the owner or tenant. The building inspector may cause any sign which is an immediate peril to persons or property to be removed summarily and without notice. (Ord. 349 § 14, 1976)
15.36.100 Real estate signs—Permitted when.
It is unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to erect or maintain, or to cause or permit to be erected or maintained in the town any signs advertising real estate for sale, lease or rent, or as sold, leased or rented, excepting the following which, subject to the regulations prescribed in this section, are expressly permitted:
A. The real estate sign of a real estate agent with whom the property is listed;
B. The real estate sign of the owner of the property when such owner is personally handling the sale, lease or rental of the property;
C. The real estate sign on a tract of land advertising the development of the tract;
D. A real estate sign advertising the sale of acreage property. (Ord. 349 § 5, 1976)
15.36.110 Real estate signs—Size restriction.
Not more than one such real estate sign shall be permitted on any lot and the total area of such sign shall not exceed nine square feet; provided, however, that the city council may, in its discretion, grant special permission to erect and maintain signs of a size larger than that specified in this chapter for advertising the development of a tract of land and may also grant special permission to place signs spaced not less than one hundred fifty feet apart advertising the sale of acreage property. For the purposes of this section, one doubled-sided real estate sign which contains the information specified in Section 15.36.100 of this chapter shall be deemed to be one sign. (Ord. 474 § 1(C), 1992: Ord. 349 § 6, 1976)
15.36.120 Real estate signs—Notice—Filing.
No person, firm or corporation shall erect, construct, install or maintain any real estate sign permitted under the provisions of Section 15.36.100 of this chapter without first filing with the city clerk of the town a notice of erection of real estate sign. In the event that the person filing such notice is not the owner of the property upon which such sign is to be erected or maintained, he shall file with the city clerk a written consent and authorization of the owner of the property to the erection and maintenance of such sign. In the event that a prior consent has been filed with the city clerk covering the same property, the person filing the later consent shall, in addition to the owner’s consent, file with the city clerk a statement of the owner rescinding the prior consent. (Ord. 349 § 7, 1976)
15.36.130 Real estate signs—Notice—Required information.
A. All notices of erection of real estate signs shall be in writing, signed by the notifying party and filed with the city clerk and shall set forth the following information:
1. A brief description of the property on which the sign is to be located, consisting of a legal description of the property, an assessor’s parcel number or a street address;
2. A description of the sign, including dimensions thereof;
3. A statement as to whether there are any real estate signs presently on the property and the location of such signs in relation to the location of the proposed sign.
B. No sign shall be erected or maintained on any property except as described in the notice. (Ord. 349 § 8, 1976)
15.36.140 Real estate signs—Existing.
All existing real estate signs which com-
ply with the provisions of this chapter shall be permitted to remain upon the property on which they are located until October 31, 1976, without the necessity of filing a notice thereof; provided, however, that from and after December 1, 1976, notice of the further maintenance of such signs shall be filed as required under the preceding provisions of this chapter. (Ord. 349 § 9, 1976)