Chapter 20.58
SIGNS
Sections:
20.58.020 Signs must relate to property where located.
20.58.040 Sandwich board signs.
20.58.050 Improperly located signs-Removal authorized.
20.58.010 Signs-general.
In addition to standards for sign placement found in the district regulations the following standards shall apply to the placement of signs in the city. (Ord. 1002 (Attachment A) (part), 1989)
20.58.020 Signs must relate to property where located.
It is illegal for a property owner, within the city limits, to locate or allow the location of any sign whatsoever upon the real property owned by such property owner, which sign does not relate directly or indirectly to the needs or business of the real property upon which the sign is located. (Ord. 1002 (Attachment A) (part), 1989)
20.58.030 Political signs.
Political signs may be erected by a property owner upon the property owner’s real property. Such sign shall be allowed until seven days after the final election. The city shall retain all right of removal as set by Section 20.58.050. (Ord. 1002 (Attachment A) (part), 1989)
20.58.040 Sandwich board signs.
Sandwich board signs may be erected in front of commercial establishments as long as they meet the following criteria:
(1) Sandwich board signs will be allowed on eight foot or larger sidewalks only;
(2) The maximum allowable size will be thirty inches wide by forty-eight inches tall;
(3) The signs will not be out near the curbs, but rather kept as close as possible to the buildings. (Ord. 1002 (Attachment A) (part), 1989)
20.58.050 Improperly located signs-removal authorized.
Any property owner who erects or allows the erection of a sign upon such property owner’s real property in violation of this chapter shall, within fifteen days of written notice inform the appropriate city official of violation of this chapter, remove said sign. If a property owner, in violation of this chapter fails to remove the sign within the fifteen-day period, the city is authorized to enter upon the property owner’s property and remove the sign, and shall charge the violating property owner a reasonable cost incurred by the city in removing the sign, and the city shall be authorized to dispose of the sign in such a manner that the city deems appropriate. The right of removal of the city encompassed herein shall include the right of the city to destroy the sign. (Ord. 1002 (Attachment A) (part), 1989)