The purpose of this chapter is to provide minimum standards to safeguard life, health, property and public welfare by regulating the design, quality of materials, construction, location, electrification and maintenance of signs and sign structures not located within a building.
(Ord. 1058 § 8, 1993)
The regulations of this chapter apply in conjunction with the regulations contained in PMC Title 19.
A sign shall not be erected in a manner that would confuse or abstract the interpretation of any official traffic sign, signal or device.
(Ord. 1058 § 8, 1993)
The definitions contained in PMC § 19.04.020 apply to this chapter. In addition to those definitions, the following definitions apply to this chapter:
A. 
"Building code"
means the Uniform Building Code promulgated by the International Conference of Building Officials, as adopted and amended by this city.
B. 
"Building official"
means the officer or other designated authority charged with the administration and enforcement of this code or his duly authorized representative.
C. 
"Electrical sign"
means any sign containing electrical wiring, but not including signs illuminated by an exterior light source.
D. 
"Noncombustible,"
as applied to building construction material, means a material which, in the form in which it is used, is either one of the following:
1. 
Material of which no part will ignite and burn when subjected to fire. Any material conforming to UBC Standard No. 4-1 shall be considered noncombustible within the meaning of this section.
2. 
Material having a structural base of noncombustible material, as defined in subsection (D)(1) of this section, with a surfacing material not over one-eighth inch thick which has a flame-spread rating of 50 or less.
"Noncombustible" does not apply to surface finish materials. Materials required to be noncombustible for reduced clearance to flues, heating appliances or other sources of high temperature shall refer to material conforming to subsection (D)(1) of this section. No material shall be classed as noncombustible which is subject to increase in combustibility or flame-spread rating beyond the limits herein established, through the effects of age, moisture or other atmospheric condition.
"Flame-spread ratings," as used herein, means and refers to ratings obtained according to tests conducted as specified in UBC Standard No. 42-1.
E. 
"Approved plastic material"
means plastic having a self-ignition temperature 650 degrees Fahrenheit or greater when tested in accordance with UBC Standard No. 52-3 and (1) a smoke-density rating not greater than 450 degrees Fahrenheit when tested in accordance with UBC Standard No. 42-1, in the way intended for use, or (2) a smoke-density rating no greater than 75 when tested in the thickness intended for use by UBC Standard No. 52-2. Approved practice shall be classified as either CC1 or CC2, in accordance with UBC Standard No. 52-4.
F. 
"Sign permit"
means a building permit issued by the building official for an approved sign or sign structure.
G. 
"UBC Standards"
means the Uniform Building Code Standards, promulgated by the International Conference of Building Officials, as adopted by the city.
(Ord. 1058 § 8, 1993)