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CHAPTER 1010: SIGNS <br /> Section <br /> 1010.001 Purpose, intent and findings <br /> 1010.002 Definitions <br /> 1010.003 Administration and enforcement <br /> 1010.004 Non-conforming Signs <br /> 1010.005 Prohibited Signs <br /> 1010.006 General regulations applicable to all zoning districts <br /> 1010.007 Temporary Signs <br /> 1010.008 Zoning district regulations <br /> 1010.009 Substitution Clause <br /> 1010.010 Severability <br /> § 1010.001 PURPOSE,INTENT AND FINDINGS. <br /> (1) Purpose and intent. It is not the purpose or intent of this sign chapter to regulate the message <br /> displayed on any sign; nor is it the purpose or intent to regulate any building design or any display not <br /> defined as a sign, or any sign with a message that cannot reasonably be viewed from off the property on <br /> which the sign is displayed. Rather,the sign chapter is intended to establish a comprehensive and <br /> balanced system of sign control that accommodates the need for a well-maintained, safe and attractive <br /> community, and the need for effective communications. It is the intent of this chapter to promote the <br /> health, safety, general welfare, aesthetics, and image of the community by regulating signs that are <br /> intended to communicate to the public and to use signs that meet the city's goals by authorizing: <br /> (a) Permanent signs that establish a high standard of aesthetics; <br /> (b) Signs that are compatible with their surroundings; <br /> (c) Signs that are designed, constructed, installed and maintained in a manner that does not <br /> adversely impact public safety or unduly distract motorists; <br /> (d) Signs that are large enough to convey the intended message and to help citizens find their <br /> way to intended destinations; <br /> (e) Signs that are proportioned to the scale of, and are architecturally compatible with, <br /> principal structures; <br /> (f) Permanent signs that give preference to the on-premise owner or occupant; and <br /> (g) Temporary commercial speech signs and off-premise signs that provide an opportunity <br /> for special events while restricting signs that create continuous visual clutter and hazards at public <br /> right-of-way intersections. <br /> 1 <br />