Person
means individuals, partnerships, voluntary associations, and corporations.
Right-of-way
means all public and city-owned property, utility easements and edgings of roadways.
Signage
means and includes all posted notices, announcements, advertisements and messages, not associated with a commercial business or other such nonprofit organizations, properly located within the city limits which is advertised by any means whereby the public at large is or can be made aware of the type and operations of the business or other such nonprofit organizations.
(Ordinance 103, sec. 2, adopted 11/12/14)
No person shall place a sign in any right-of-way within the city limits without first obtaining a permit therefor. Any person desiring to place a sign shall obtain such permit at the city hall office and state the location of the sign.
(Ordinance 103, sec. 3, adopted 11/12/14)
A sign placement permit shall be limited to one (1) sign per permit; each permit is to cover a period of time not to exceed ninety (90) days. In no event shall any person be issued more than five (5) consecutive permits for the same ninety (90) day period. Should the person placing the sign desire the sign to remain longer than the ninety (90) days allowed, a new permit must be obtained.
(Ordinance 103, sec. 4, adopted 11/12/14)
Signage shall hereby be categorized according to size, wherein such size shall determine the cost of the permit:
(1) 
“Small” sign: A sign up to three (3) square feet in total area.
(2) 
“Medium” sign: A sign larger than three (3) square feet yet no greater than twelve (12) square feet in total area.
(3) 
“Large” sign: A sign larger than twelve (12) square feet yet no greater than sixty-four (64) square feet in total area.
(Ordinance 103, sec. 5, adopted 11/12/14)
The provisions of this article shall not apply to or affect the following persons:
(1) 
Persons acting in accordance within their powers and duties as public officials in the placement of signage relating to official city postings, notices and functions.
(2) 
Persons placing signage upon private property not extending at all onto any right-of-way or other such city or public property.
(3) 
Persons placing garage sale signs within the rights-of-way of the city, provided that such signs are removed no later than three (3) days after the end of the sale. Any such sign violating this provision shall be removed and impounded by city officials, without fines or removal costs being assessed.
(4) 
A properly licensed real estate agent may place up to five (5) signs of the small size category without obtaining permits, unless such real estate agent desires to place more than five (5) such signs. Each additional sign above five (5) will be subject in entirety to the permitting requirements of this article. Persons defined in this subsection are subject to the maintenance requirements of section 4.05.006 of this article.
(5) 
Persons placing, or allowing to be placed, political signs within the rights-of-way of the city, provided that such signs are not placed greater than thirty (30) days before an election, and are removed no later than ten (10) days after such election. Any such sign violating this provision shall be removed and impounded by city officials, without fines or removal costs being assessed. Persons defined in this subsection are subject to the maintenance requirements of section 4.05.006 of this article.
(Ordinance 103, sec. 6, adopted 11/12/14)
Any person duly permitted to place signs of any size, type and number under this article shall be responsible for managing the vegetation growth under and around each such sign to a minimum distance of three (3) feet in circumference and to a height not to exceed twelve (12) inches, as required by section 7.04.001. Any person found in violation of this provision shall be subject to the fine prescribed in this article and have such sign removed and impounded by city officials.
(Ordinance 103, sec. 7, adopted 11/12/14)
Any person violating any of the provisions or terms of this article shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be subject to a fine in an amount in accordance with the general penalty provided in section 1.01.009 of this code for each offense and shall have such sign removed and impounded by city officials, except where a different penalty has been established by state law for such related offense. Any impounded signs shall be returned to the violator upon verified payment of the fine prescribed in this article.
(Ordinance 103, sec. 8, adopted 11/12/14; Ordinance adopting 2023 Code)