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Chapter 916: Signs <br /> Page 916-7 <br />6.All properties or businesses, containing nonconforming signage, wishing to conduct <br />site improvements of any kind, shall bring all signage into conformance with City <br />standards when said improvements are valued at more than 50 percent of fair market <br />value of the existing site including structures on said site. This value shall be <br />determined by the City Assessor. <br />916.050 District Regulations <br />The following sections concern signs which require application and permit. Subject to <br />other regulations in specific districts, no sign shall be located closer than 5 feet to any <br />property line. <br />1. R-1 and R-2 Residential Districts: <br />a. Institutional or area identification signs, provided that the gross square footage of <br />sign area does not exceed 24 square feet in the R-1 and R-2 Districts. <br />b.Freestanding signs (monument type only allowed) shall not exceed a height of 8 <br />feet. <br />c. Residential Project Monument Signs. <br />(1) On Private Property. <br />Within residential projects, a residential project monument sign may be <br />located on an outlot which is owned and maintained by the owners of the <br />residential units in the project. The sign and the outlot shall be located and <br />be of appropriate size to protect the sign from vehicular traffic, avoid <br />conflicts with traffic visibility or movement, and avoid conflicts with street <br />maintenance operations. The City may adopt a standard minimum design <br />for such signs, subject to additional requirements based on the proposed <br />location. The City Council may approve such outlots, and may impose any <br />conditions necessary to promote the public health, safety, and welfare of the <br />community. <br />(2) Within Public Right-of-way. <br />Notwithstanding other provisions of this Chapter relating to use of the <br />public right-of-way, residential project monument signs may be located with <br />the public right-of-way under a specific license issued by the City Council, <br />subject to other provisions of this Section and the following: <br />(1) The license provides for ongoing maintenance by the licensee. <br />(2) The license may be revoked, and the sign removed at the expense of <br />the licensee, if the City Council finds that the sign has become a <br />nuisance or a danger to the public health, safety, or welfare of the <br />community. <br />(3) Any such sign shall be located on a raised, curbed island to protect <br />the sign from traffic and street maintenance operations. <br />(4)The City Council determines that the sign does not constitute a <br />hazard to traffic. <br />2. R-3, High Density Residential District and R-4, Manufactured Home District: <br />a. No more than one sign may be erected on the subject property, except that in the <br />case of multiple family residential complexes with more than one building, one <br />sign may be erected per public street frontage.