It is unlawful to erect, reconstruct, alter, maintain or place
and no permit shall be issued for the following types of signs:
A. Flashing
signs (signs that contain, include, or are illuminated by flashing,
intermittent or moving light or lights).
B. Flying
signs, such as blimps or kites, designed to be kept aloft by mechanical,
wind, chemical, or hot air means.
C. Inflatable
signs, including but not limited to balloons.
D. Signs
with moving images or structures (except flags or pennants).
E. Searchlights (not associated with a grand opening event or legitimate law enforcement and public safety operations as specified in Section
17.10.210).
F. Signs
which emit any odor, noise or visible matter other than light.
G. Vehicle
Signs. A motor vehicle may not travel on city streets or park on city
streets as a sign or as the base for a sign where the primary purpose
of the motor vehicle is general advertising or advertising for hire.
The following criteria may be used in determining whether the primary
purpose of the motor vehicle is a sign. It is not necessary that any
one or all of the listed criteria are present in order to determine
that a sign is a prohibited vehicle sign:
1. Whether
the sign is painted upon or applied in a permanent manner directly
to an integral part of the vehicle or merely temporarily attached
to the vehicle;
2. Whether
the vehicle is in operating condition, currently registered and licensed
to operate on public streets when applicable;
3. While
the business is open, the vehicle is not moved and the vehicle is
so parked or placed that the signs thereon are displayed to the public;
4. Whether
the vehicle is regularly parked in a location and in a manner so as
to be observed by passers-by;
5. Whether
the vehicle is actively used as a vehicle in the daily function of
the business to which such signs relate; and
6. Whether
the sign includes directional copy that would only be applicable if
parked in the vicinity of the use.
K. Off-site
commercial signs (including, e.g., billboards), except as otherwise
provided by this title.
L. Signs prohibited in public right-of-way per Section
17.17.020.
M. Temporary
signs except those expressly permitted or exempted by this title.
(Ord. 4648 § 2, 2008)
Temporary signs posted or erected in the public right-of-way or within the clear vision triangle which are in violation of Section
17.12.010 may be removed in accordance with this section.
A. City
employees are authorized to remove such temporary signs. Removed signs
shall be taken to the corporation yard. After removal, the employee
shall attempt to notify the owner of the sign or other responsible
party, if such can be ascertained, if the employee believes in good
faith that the sign has monetary value. In cases where a sign contains
the name of a printing firm, the employee shall also attempt to notify
such firm of the fact that the sign has been removed, the location
of the sign, the procedure for retrieving the sign, and the procedure
for challenging the removal of the sign.
B. Any person desiring to retrieve a sign removed by the city may do so upon the payment of an administrative fine of $10.00 for each sign smaller than nine square feet total, and an administrative fine of $20.00 for each larger sign. In lieu of paying such administrative fine, such person may retrieve a sign upon signing an administrative citation issued to him or her for violation of this title. Administrative citations may be appealed in accordance with Chapter
2.50 of the Roseville Municipal Code.
C. Any
temporary sign removed by the city may be considered abandoned if
it is not retrieved within 15 calendar days after the date of such
removal, and may be disposed of by the city without liability to any
person.
D. Temporary
signs which are in violation of this title but are neither on public
right-of-way nor in the clear vision triangle shall not be removed
by city officials without the prior consent of the owner or the issuance
of warrant by a court of competent jurisdiction, but may be abated
by appropriate criminal or civil actions, or both.
(Ord. 4648 § 2, 2008)