Item 3: Ordinance Revising Sign Code

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[Use of the signs listed in this subsection does not affect the number or type of signage otherwise allowed under EC 9.6000 through 9.6680 of this land use code.] (2) 3 No sign is exempt from the provisions of: (a) EC 9.6615 Prohibited Signs, (b) EC 9.6620 Nonconforming Signs, or (c) EC 9.6640 General Provisions, unless specifically exempted under one of those provisions. 9.6615 Prohibited Signs. Except where qualified as a nonconforming sign, the following signs are unlawful and are declared to be nuisances: (1) Any sign constructed or maintained which, by reason of its size, location, movement, coloring or manner of illumination may be confused with or construed as a traffic control device or which hides from view any traffic control device. (2) Any sign written or placed upon or within a motor vehicle with the primary purpose of providing a sign not otherwise allowed by the sign standards. (3) Any sign constructed, maintained or altered in a manner not in compliance with the sign standards. (4) Balloons and banners (pursuant to EC 9.6605 Reconciliation, [flags, conference and convention] banners[,] exempt under EC 9.6610(2) and signs permitted as public signs are not included within this prohibition); (5) Decorative laser signs, search lights, and flashing signs, except electronic message centers; (6) Inflatable signs other than balloons; (7) Portable signs, except as authorized by a permit within the Downtown Activity Zone and warning signs as permitted by EC 9.6605 Reconciliation; (8) Strings of lights not permanently mounted to a rigid background or otherwise qualified as [holiday] seasonal decorations; and (9) Signs in the public right-of-way not authorized by a governmental agency. 9.6630 Permit Application. (1) An application and related information shall be submitted by the applicant, in a manner prescribed by the city, together with a fee established by the city manager as provided by EC 2.020 City Manager - Authority to Set Fees and Charges. When a person begins construction of a sign requiring a sign permit before the permit is issued, the permit fee shall be doubled. Payment of a double permit fee shall not otherwise exempt the person from liability for other penalties prescribed for a violation of the sign standards. (2) No application shall be considered, nor a permit issued until the applicant has submitted a complete application, including a set of plans for the proposed sign and structural calculations where required. A complete application shall be an application where all required information is provided to allow the city to make a determination on the application. If a sign permit application is not determined complete by the city within 180 days of submittal, it shall expire. (3) The city shall grant or deny a sign permit application within 21 calendar days following receipt of a complete application. (3) 4 When required, the applicant shall submit proof that work will be done by a contractor licensed in compliance with local or state law to perform the specialized tasks required for construction of the proposed sign. Ordinance - Page 4 of 5