8-1 General Provisions

A.    Purpose

Signs are necessary for advertising, providing directions, way-finding, and information, and should be effective for the intended conveyance. The intent and purpose of this Section is to:

1.    Promote the public health, safety, and welfare.

2.    Provide a reasonable opportunity on an equitable basis for advertisement and speech by signs.

3.    Avoid the unnecessary, excessive, and expensive proliferation of signs.

4.    Allow information to be promulgated to the public in a reasonable manner.

5.    Protect the natural beauty and aesthetic attributes of the City.

6.    Avoid safety or traffic hazards and nuisances.

7.    Avoid unnecessary administrative burden for the City.

B.    Enforcement

It shall be unlawful to erect or maintain any sign except in compliance with the requirements of this Chapter.

1.    Signs not in compliance with the provisions of this Chapter are hereby declared to be a nuisance and may be abated by the City in any lawful manner.

2.    Any sign permit may be revoked for violation of this Chapter.

3.    Any sign on City property, including the rights-of-way, in violation of this Chapter may be confiscated by the City without notice.