§ 26-84-010. General sign provisions.

(a)

The provisions established by this section shall apply to signs in all base zoning districts. Signs shall further be regulated by additional provisions which may be set forth in other sections of this chapter. In addition, policies and criteria of the general plan, and any applicable specific or area plan, or local area development guidelines shall supersede the standards herein.

(b)

Any sign or advertising structure for which no regulations or provision in such ordinance stands applicable may be considered by the board of zoning adjustments under the normal procedures and determinations of the use permit process, and the board shall approve or deny such applications in harmony and spirit with the purpose and intent of these regulations.

(c)

No person shall erect any sign regulated by this chapter without first obtaining the written consent of the property owner(s) upon which such sign is located and filing such written consent with the planning department.

(d)

No permit for any sign shall be issued and no sign shall be constructed or maintained which has less horizontal or vertical clearance from communication lines and energized electrical power lines that prescribed by the laws of the state of California or rules and regulations duly promulgated by agencies thereof.

(e)

Prohibited Signs. All signs not expressly permitted in Section 26-84-030 or exempt in this section are prohibited. Prohibited signs include, but are not limited to the following:

(1)

Signs in the form of banners, pennants, promotional flags and similar contrivances;

(2)

Signs that consist of, or include, any moving part of any flashing, blinking, animated, fluctuating or otherwise intermittent light;

(3)

Illuminated signs of such brightness as to create hazardous or annoying glare viewed by the general public;

(4)

Signs so located as to prevent free ingress and egress from any door, window or fire escape;

(5)

Signs erected at or near intersections in such a manner as to obstruct free and clear vision, or at any location where by reason of the position, shape or color it may interfere with, obstruct the view of, or be confused with any authorized traffic sign, signal or device;

(6)

Signs attached to trees and poles with the exception of campaign and political signs permitted in accordance with Section 26-84-030 and those placed by governmental agencies for public information purposes.

(f)

Exempt Signs. The provisions of this chapter shall not apply to the following signs, nor shall the area of such signs be included in the area of signs permitted for any site or use.

(1)

Any public notice or warning required by a valid and applicable federal, state or local law, regulation or ordinance;

(2)

Signs of public utility companies indicating danger or which serve as an aide to public safety or which show the location of underground facilities or of public telephones;

(3)

Signs located in the interior of any building or within the enclosed lobby or court of any building or group of buildings, which signs are designed and located to be viewed exclusively by patrons of such use or uses.

(Ord. No. 4643, 1993.)