This section regulates size, location and illumination of signs
with the interest of safeguarding and enhancing the City's economic
well-being, traffic safety and visual environment.
The following general provisions shall govern all signs:
A. Signs
shall not extend into, over or upon any public street or right-of-way.
A sign may extend over a public sidewalk provided the bottom of the
sign structure shall be at least eight feet above the grade of the
sidewalk and the sign does not project more than three feet into the
public right-of-way. A highway directional or informational sign maintained
and owned by the Oregon Department of Transportation may extend over
a street right-of-way.
B. Signs
or sign supporting structures shall not be located so as to detract
from a motorist's view of vehicular or pedestrian traffic or a traffic
sign.
C. All
signs shall be designed and located so as to prevent the casting of
glare or direct light from artificial illumination upon adjacent publicly
dedicated streets, surrounding public or private streets, or surrounding
public or private property.
D. Sign
area does not include foundation supports and other essential structures
serving as a backdrop or border to the sign. Only one side of a double
faced sign is counted in measuring the area of a sign.
E. Signs
shall not contain flashing, moving, rotating or otherwise animated
parts.
F. All
signs together with their supporting structure shall be kept in good
repair and maintenance.
G. It
is the responsibility of the property owner to remove any abandoned
sign within 30 days of the cessation of its use.
H. Murals
painted directly upon exterior walls are not signs (not windows) and
are exempt from this section. Murals must be professional-grade and
maintained in accordance with the accepted practices of the International
Union of Painters and Allied Trades.
I. Off-site
signs shall be prohibited.
Conditional uses may have one permanent nameplate sign with
up to four square feet of sign area, placed on the exterior of the
structure.
Signs in aquatic zones (A-1, A-2, A-3) shall be limited to 32
square feet in size per aquatic use. Signs are not permitted in the
A-5 zone. The Planning Commission may authorize additional sign requirements
as part of the conditional use permit process.