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sign shall be designed and constructed in conformity with the applicable provisions of the state <br />building code and shall be free of any exposed extra bracing, angle iron, guy wire or cables. The <br />base or support of all permanent ground signs shall be securely anchored to an appropriately <br />designed concrete base or footing per the state building code. <br />4. Load requirements. All signs and other advertising structures shall be designed and constructed to <br />meet all load requirements according to all applicable regulations in the state building code. <br />5. Installation. All signs shall be property properly secured, supported and braced. No sign or any <br />part thereof, or anchor, brace, or guy wire shall be attached, fastened or anchored to any fire escape, <br />fire ladder or standpipe, and no sign or any part thereof, or anchor, brace or guy wire shall be <br />erected or maintained which may cover or obstruct any door, doorway, or window of any building <br />or which may hinder or prevent ingress or egress through such door, doorway or window, or which <br />may hinder or prevent the raising or placing of ladders against such building in the event of fire. <br />All signs or attention-attracting objects devices shall be free of projections that could cause injury <br />to a pedestrian and shall be installed in such a manner to avoid obstruction of a public sidewalk or <br />street or portion thereof. <br />6. Maintenance. All signs, including nonconforming signs, and sign structures shall be maintained to <br />preserve the appearance and structural integrity substantially identical to the new condition of the <br />sign. <br />7. Sign illumination. All illuminated signs shall comply with LEC 105.04.050 (Lighting, Glare <br />Control and Exterior Lighting Standards) and the following requirements: <br />a) Electrical permit. All signs in which electrical wiring and connections to be used shall <br />comply with all applicable provisions of the state electrical code. <br />b) Voltage displayed. The voltage of any electrical apparatus used in conjunction with a sign <br />shall be conspicuously noted on that apparatus. In addition, all electrical signs shall bear <br />the label of approval of a recognized testing laboratory and be equipped with a watertight <br />safety switch that is located where the electrical supply enters the sign. <br />c) External illumination. All external lighting fixtures shall be steady, stationary, fully <br />shielded and directed solely onto the sign, and shall use lighting designed to minimize light <br />spill and glare. Lighting sources shall not be directly visible or cause glare to adjacent <br />public rights-of-way or adjacent private property. <br />d) Internal illumination. Internally illuminated signs shall permit light to shine fully through <br />only the lettering and graphic elements of the sign. The background for such lettering and <br />graphics shall be opaque or translucent and shall transmit light at a level substantially less <br />than that transmitted through the lettering and graphics. If the contrast between the lettering <br />or graphic elements and background does not permit adequate legibility, a translucent white <br />boarder of up to one inch in width may be placed around said lettering or graphic elements. <br />e) Brightness limitation. Except for daytime displays on electronic variable message signs, in <br />no instance shall the lighting intensity of any illuminated sign exceed: <br />1. Three footcandles at the front lot line and one footcandle at all other lot lines, <br />measured three feet above the surface of the ground. <br />2. 50 footcandles measured perpendicular to the face of the sign from a distance equal <br />to the narrowest dimension of the sign. <br />f) Glare. All artificial illumination shall be so designed, located, shielded and directed so as <br />to prevent the casting of glare or direct light up adjacent public right-of-way or surrounding <br />property.