Chapter 12.12
SIGNS AND BANNERS OVER STREETS
Sections:
12.12.010 Purpose.
The purpose of this chapter is to provide regulations for the allowance of signs and/or banners which are suspended over the public right-of-way on city streets. (Ord. 2786 §2, 1996)
12.12.015 Applicability.
Signs authorized by this chapter shall be allowed only on Main Street between River Road on West Main Street and the underpass of I-5 on East Main Street. (Ord. 2786 §2, 1996)
12.12.020 Regulations.
No person, business or organization shall erect or install a sign or banner which extends across the public right-of-way of city streets without first making application to and receiving written authorization from the city engineer for the installation.
A. The application for permission to install or erect a sign or banner under this chapter shall be in writing and shall specify the proposed location, size, and written message and the period of time requested for maintaining the sign or banner.
B. There shall be a limit of two signs or banners within a four block distance at any one time.
C. No signs or banners will be allowed which are for political candidates or measures, or for promotion of commercial ventures.
D. The city engineer shall approve or deny an application made under this chapter within seventy-two hours of the filing of the application. A denial of any application may be appealed to the city council and shall be heard by the council at its next regularly scheduled meeting. The applicant shall have fifteen days from the denial from which to file a written notice of appeal with the city manager who shall have the matter brought before the council pursuant to this chapter.
E. No sign or banner permitted under the terms of this chapter shall be attached to city property or to any other property without the consent of the property owner. No banner shall be installed prior to fifteen days before the advertised event.
F. All signs or banners suspended over public right-of-way must be removed within forty-eight hours after event being promoted has concluded. Signs or banners installed pursuant to this chapter shall be at a height of not less than fourteen feet above the street or roadway. (Ord. 2786 §2, 1996)
12.12.030 Violation--Penalty.
Any person who violates this chapter shall be punished on conviction by a fine not exceeding five hundred dollars. (Ord. 2786 §2, 1996)