HomeMy WebLinkAbout0709ORDINANCE NO. 709 (1977 Series)
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SAN LUIS OBISPO AMENDING
THE MUNICIPAL CODE BY REPEALING ARTICLE VIII, CHAPTER
5, SECTIONS 8600 - 8600.17, ADOPTING ARTICLE IX,
CHAPTER 7, SIGN REGULATIONS, AND REPEALING ALL URGENCY
ORDINANCES RELATING TO SIGNS.
BE IT ORDAINED by the Council of the City of San Luis Obispo as follows:
SECTION 1. The Municipal Code is amended by repealing Article VIII,
Chapter 5, Sections 8600 - 8600.17.
SECTION 2. Chapter 7, Sections 9701 - 9706.2, SIGN REGULAT.IO.NS,. is
hereby added to Article IX, to read as follows: (See attached text.)
SECTION 3. Urgency Interim Ordinances 641 (1975 Series), 655 (1975
Series) and 681 (1976 Series) are hereby repealed.
SECTION 4. This Ordinance, together with the ayes and noes, shall be
published once in full, at least three days prior to its final passage, in
the Telegram- Tribune, a newspaper published and circulated in said City,
and the same shall go into effect at the expiration of thirty days after
its said final passage.
INTRODUCED AND PASSED TO PRINT by the Council of the City of San Luis
Obispo at a Regular Meeting thereof held on the 19th day of July , 1977,
on motion of Councilman Dunin , seconded by Councilman Jorgensen ,
and on the following roll call vote:
AYES: Councilmen Dunin, :Jor -gensen- and" Mayor :Schwartz
NOES: Councilman Gurnee
ABSENT: Councilman Petterson
ATTEST:
i' k- J. H. Fitzpatrick
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Ordinance No. 709 (1977 Series)
Approved as to form: Approved as to content:
WENDT, MITCHELL, SINSHEIMER,
de la MOTTE & LILLEY
City Attorney
City Administrative icer
By Allen Grimes G�
Communit velopment Director
by Asso is a Planner
Ordinance No. 709
FINALLY PASSED this 2nd day of August 19 77,
on motion of Councilman Gurnee seconded by
Councilman Jorgensen on the following roll call vote:
AYES: Councilmen Gurnee, Dunin, Jorgensen, Petterson and
Mayor Schwartz
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ATTEST:
Fitzpatrick, CITY CLERK
ARTICLE IX, CHAPTER 7
SIGN REGULATIONS
SECTION 9701.
GENERAL PROVISIONS.
9701.1.
TITLE.
9701.2.
PURPOSE.
9701.3.
SCOPE.
9701.4.
DEFINITIONS.
9702.
SIGN REGULATIONS.
9702.1.
PERMIT REQUIRED.
9702.2.
EXEMPT SIGNS.
9702.3.
PROHIBITED SIGNS.
9702.4.
SPECIAL PURPOSES.
9703.
SIGN PERMITS.
9703.1.
APPLICATIONS.
9703.2.
BUILDING PERMITS.
9703.3.
ACTIONS OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
DIRECTOR.
9704.
SIGN STANDARDS.
9704.1.
RESIDENTIAL ZONES.
9704.2.
OFFICE ZONE.
9704.3.
COMMERCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL ZONES.
9704.4.
GENERAL STANDARDS.
9705.
NON - CONFORMING SIGNS.
9705.1.
ABATEMENT OF PREVIOUS NON - CONFORMING
SIGNS.
9705.2.
ABATEMENT OF NON - CONFORMING SIGNS.
9705.3.
AMORTIZATION OF NON - CONFORMING SIGNS.
9705.4.
NOTICE TO OWNERS OF NON - CONFORMING
SIGNS.
SECTION 9706.
9706.1.
9706.2.
NON- CURRENT, ABANDONED OR
UNSAFE SIGNS.
NON- CURRENT SIGNS.
UNSAFE SIGNS.
ARTICLE IX, CHAPTER 7
SIGN REGULATIONS
SECTION 9701. GENERAL PROVISIONS.
SECTION 9701.1. TITLE.
This Chapter shall be known and cited as the "Sign Regulations of the
City of San Luis Obispo."
SECTION 9701.2. PURPOSE.
These regulations are intended to:
A. Protect and enhance the character and natural beauty of the
community and its various neighborhoods and districts.
B. Protect those uses which are adequately and appropriately
identified from too many and too large signs in their environs;
C. Protect commercial districts from sign clutter;
D. Protect the public's ability to identify uses and premises
without confusion;
E. Eliminate unnecessary•distractions which may jeopardize
pedestrian or vehicular traffic safety;
F. Assure the maintenance of signs; and
G. Implement the community design objectives expressed in the
General Plan.
SECTION 9701.3. SCOPE.
It is unlawful for any person to construct, maintain, display, or
alter or cause to be constructed, maintained, displayed, or altered, a
sign within the City except in conformance with this Chapter.
SECTION 9701.4. DEFINITIONS.
As used in this Chapter, the following terms and phrases shall have
the indicated meanings:
Area o.f sign means the number of square feet of the smallest rectangle
within which a sign face can be enclosed. In determining the area of an
individual.sign which has more than one face, the greatest area of sign
faces visible from any one point shall be used. The total area of signs
on a site is the greatest area of sign faces which are visible from any
one point.
Billboard means a sign..structure which is made available for lease
or rent.
Building face means the whole of a building visible in an elevation
of the building excluding sloped roof surfaces.
Bulletin board means a sign which accommodates changeable copy and
which displays information on activities and events on the premises.
Directory sign means a sign identifying the location of occupants
of a building or group of buildings which are divided into rooms or
suites used as separate offices or studios.
Exterior - illuminated sign means any sign any part of which is
illuminated from an exterior artificial light source mounted on
the sign, another structure, or the ground.
Free - standing sign means a sign not attached to any buildings and
having its own support structure.
Group quarters means a residential facility in which residents do
not occupy individual dwelling units.
Identification sign means any sign identifying an occupant, apart-
ment, residence, school, church, or certain business uses and not
advertising any product or service.
Interior - illuminated sign means a sign any part of which has
characters, letters, figures, or any portion of the sign face or
outline thereof illuminated from an interior light source.
Height of sign means the vertical distance from average adjacent
ground level to the top of the sign including the support structure
and any design elements.
Lot frontage or frontage means the horizontal distance along a lot
line adjacent to a public street, or the side of a lot adjacent to
a public street.
Marquee sign means a sign placed on the face of a permanent roofed
structure projecting over the building entrance, which is an integral
part of the building (usually a theatre or hotel).
Mission Plaza means the area bounded by Chorro Street, Higuera
Street, Broad Street, and Monterey Street, excluding the faces of
buildings which front on said streets.
Monument sign means a sign which is completely self - supporting, has
its base on the ground, and is generally rectangular in form..
Non - illuminated sign means a sign with no internal or external
artificial light source and only incidentally illuminated by ambient
light conditions.
Non - residential zone means any zone other than an R -1, R -2, R -3, R -4,
or R -H zone.
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Temporary sign means any sign which remains in use not more than
sixty (60) days or such other period limited to the duration of
a condition or activity specified in this Chapter.
Wall sign means a single faced sign painted on or attached to a
building or wall, no part of which extends out from or above a
wall more than six (6) inches.
Window sign means a sign displayed within a building or attached
to the interior of a window but visible through a window or
similar opening for the primary purpose of exterior visibility.
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SECTION 9702. SIGN REGULATIONS.
SECTION 9702.1 PERMIT REQUIRED.
No sign shall be constructed, maintained, displayed or altered within
the City except pursuant to a sign permit obtained as provided in this
Chapter, unless the sign is specifically exempted from permit requirements.
SECTION 9702.2. • EXEMPT SIGNS.
The following signs shall be allowed without a sign permit and shall
not be included in the determination of type, number, or area of signs
allowed in each zone district:
(Under certain circumstances temporary signs and other exempt signs
may require a building, plumbing, or electrical permit. See Section
9703.2.)
Off- premise sign means any sign which directs attention to a business,
service, product, or entertainment not sold or offered or only inci-
dentally sold or offered on the premises on which the sign is located.
Person means any individual, partnership, corporation, association,
or government or any other legal entity.
Planned residential development means a residential use developed
in accordance with Planned Development District regulations of the
Zoning Ordinance.
Political sign means a sign intended to draw attention to or
communicate a position on any issue, candidate, or measure in any
national, state, local, or university campus election.
Price sign means a sign on the premises of a service station, which
contains information on the cost and type or grade of motor fuel
only.
Projecting sign means a sign which extends out from a building face
or wall so that the sign face is perpendicular or at an angle to
the building face or wall.
Railroad Square means the area bounded by High Street, Santa Barbara
Street, Church Street, and the Southern Pacific Transportation Com-
pany railroad right -of -way.
Roof sign means any sign located on or attached to and extending above
the roof of a building.
Shopping center means five (5) or more stores with a minimum area of
fifty- thousand (50,000) square feet, three - hundred (300) feet of
frontage and common off - street parking.
Second story means the highest point of the second floor of a building.
Sign means any visual device or representation designed or used for the
purpose of communicating a message or identifying or attracting atten-
tion to a premise, product, service, person, organization, business
or event, with or without the use of words, visible from outside the
premises on which such device is located.
Sign face means.the visible sign proper including all characters and
symbols (excluding essential structural elements which are not an
integral part of the display) and including non - structural frame.
Sign area: see "area of sign."
Suspended sign means a sign attached to and located. below any
permanent eve, roof, or canopy.
A. Official federal, state or local government flags, emblems, and
historical markers.
B. Official federal, state or local government traffic, directional,
and informational signs and notices issued by any court, person,
or officer in performance of a public duty.
C. Temporary signs warning of construction, excavation, or similar
hazards so long as the hazard exists.
D. One temporary sign not exceeding sixteen (16) square feet used to
indicate owner, builder, architect, and pertinent data regarding
building construction on the building site during construction only. -
E. Temporary holiday decorations.
F. Temporary political signs not exceeding three (3) square feet total
for..each property in residential zones and ten (10) square feet total
for each property in non - residential zones.
G. Temporary signs indicating that the property on which the sign is
located is for sale, rent, or lease. Only one such sign is per-
mitted to face on each street adjacent to the property. Such signs
may be single or double faced and are limited to three (3) square
feet or less on property in residential zones and ten (10) square
feet or less on property in non - residential zones.
H. "No Trespassing" signs each not more than one square foot in size
placed at each corner and each entrance to property and at intervals
of not less than one - hundred (100) feet or in compliance with the
requirements of law. \
I. Identification signs for residences limited to not more than one
square foot for each residence.
J. Parking lot and other private traffic directional signs each not
exceeding five (5) square feet in area and limited to guidance of
pedestrian or vehicular traffic within the premises on which they
are located.
K. Miscellaneous permanent information -signs in non - residential zones,
with an aggregate area not to exceed three (3) square feet at each
public entrance nor ten (10) square feet total, indicating address,
hours and days of operation, whether a business is open or closed,
credit information, and emergency address and telephone numbers.
L. For each service station; not more than one free - standing price
sign for each frontage not exceeding twenty (20) square feet each,
located on the premises,but not within.required street yard areas.
M. Bulletin boards not over twenty -four (24) square feet in area and
;
six (6) feet in height, for public, charitable or religious in-
stitutions.
N. Temporary window signs.
SECTION 9702.3. PROHIBITED SIGNS.
In addition to any sign not specifically in accordance with this Chapter,
the following signs are prohibited:
A. Any sign which simulates or imitates in size, color, lettering,
or design any traffic sign or signal, or which makes use of words,
symbols, or characters in such a manner to interfere with, mis-
lead, or confuse pedestrian or vehicular traffic.
B. Signs attached or placed adjacent to any utility pole, parking
meter, traffic sign post, traffic signal or any other official
traffic control device in accordance with Section 21464 of the
California Vehicle Code.
C. Any sign, except as may be required by-other code or ordinance,
placed or maintained so as to interfere with free ingress to or
egress from any door, window, or fire escape.
D. Private signs, other than permitted projecting signs, located on
or extending over public property without a valid encroachment
permit.
E. Signs erected without the permission of the owner, or his agent,
of the property on which'such sign is located.
F. Temporary signs visible from a public street attached to or
placed on merchandise or materials stored or displayed outdoors.
G. Highly reflective and fluorescent painted signs.
H. Any sign which does not conform with the following clearance.
requirements, provided that further restrictions adopted by the
California Public Utilities Commission shall be followed:
Minimum Clearance of Signs from Conductors
Less Than Greater Than or Equal
750 Volts to 750 Volts
Vertical Clearance
Above Sign 3 feet 8 feet
Below Sign 3 feet Prohibited
Horizontal Clearance
From Conductors 3 feet 6 feet
From Poles 4 feet 6 feet
SECTION 9702.4: SPECIAL PURPOSES.
Unusual site conditions or other design factors may warrant types,
heights and sizes of signs not otherwise permitted by these regulations.
The following signs shall require approval of the Architectural Review
Commission:
A. Signs consisting of or containing any moving, rotating, flashing
or otherwise animated light or component.
B. Roof signs which do not extend above.the highest point of the
roof.
C. Any individual sign, or combination of all signs on any one
property, which exceeds the height or area limitations of the
sign standards hereinafter prescribed for the zoning district in
which the property is located.
D. Off- premise signs including billboards.
E. Any other visual device which does not, in the discretion of the
Community Development Director, comply with the purpose of this
Chapter or the intended interpretation -of these standards.
Application to the Architectural Review Commission shall include reasons
or exceptional circumstances which warrant consideration for exceeding these
standards (e.g., non - conforming use, visual obstruction, unusual building
location on site, etc.). The Architectural Review Commission may approve,
deny or modify an application.
SECTION 9703. SIGN PERMITS.
SECTION 9703.1. APPLICATIONS.
Any person desiring to construct, maintain, or display a sign for which
a permit is required shall submit an application to the Department of Com-
munity Development. Such application shall include plans, drawings, and
other descriptive material sufficient to depict the sign proposal, as well
as all other proposed or existing signing on the same property, and to
enable evaluation.of the proposal's conformance with the sign regulations.
Authorization of the property owner shall be required to submit a sign
permit application.
SECTION 9703.2. BUILDING PERMITS.
Sign permit applications shall be routed to the Chief Building Official.
When, in his determination, a separate building; electrical or plumbing
permit is required, the applicant shall be notified and the sign permit
shall not be issued until such other permits are obtained from the Building
Division of the Community Development Department.
SECTION 9703.3. ACTIONS OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR.
Within fifteen (15) days of receiving a proper application for sign
permit which is not contingent upon action by the Architectural Review
Commission or the issuance of other permits, the Director of Community
Development shall in writing approve, conditionally approve, or deny the
application. The Director may impose only such conditions as will.-assure
compliance with the provisions of this Chapter.
SECTION 9704. SIGN STANDARDS.
For individual sign proposals not subject to architectural review, all
signs shall conform to the following standards for the zone district in
which they are located. For new construction or major remodeling, signs
approved as a result of architectural review as provided in Article IX,
Chapter 5 of this Code, shall be constructed, maintained, and displayed as
indicated in the plans approved by the Architectural Review Commission. The
Architectural Review Commission may impose more restrictive requirements in
order to fulfill the purposes of this Chapter; it may also, upon demonstra-
tion of exceptional circumstances, approve signs which exceed these standards.
SECTION 9704.1. RESIDENTIAL ZONES.
A. The following signs are permitted within the unclassified (U),
Agricultural /Conservation (A /C), Public Facility (PF), Low Density
Residential (R -1), and Medium Density Residential (R -2) Zone
Districts:
(1) One identification sign not exceeding one square foot in
area for each dwelling unit.
(2) One non- illuminated identification sign not exceeding ten
(10) square feet for each frontage of a planned residential
development, multiple family building, group quarters or
institutional use.
B. The following signs are permitted within the Medium -High Density
Residential (R -3) and -High Density Residential (R -4 and R -H) Zone
Districts:
(1) One identification sign not exceeding one square foot for
each dwelling unit.
(2) One identification sign not exceeding ten (10) square feet
for each frontage of a planned residential development,
apartment or condominium complex, group quarters, or insti-
tutional use.
SECTION 9704.2. OFFICE ZONE.
The following signs are permitted within the Professional Office/
Residential (P -0) Zone District:
A. Signs for residential uses as provided in Section 9704.1.
B. Total area of all signs for professional office uses shall not
exceed fifty (50) square feet, including:
(1) One free - standing sign not exceeding - twenty -four (24) square..
feet in area•or eight (8) feet in height.
(2) One wall sign not exceeding five percent (5%) of the building
face or twenty -five (25) square feet, whichever is less, for
each frontage and not including interior illuminated.signs.
(3) One directory sign which is not interior illuminated and not
exceeding one square foot for each room or suite occupied as
a unit.
SECTION 9704.3. COMMERCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL ZONES.
A. Signs for residential uses as provided in Section 9704.1.
B. The following signs are permitted within the Neighborhood Commercial
(C -N) Zone District. Total sign area, exclusive of shopping center
identification signs, not to exceed one hundred (100) square feet,
including.:
(1) One free - standing sign not exceeding twenty -four (24) square
feet in area or twelve (12) feet in height, for uses not
located within s shopping center.
(2) One wall sign per business or tenant for each frontage or
building face having a public entrance not to exceed ten
percent (10 %) of the building face area occupied by the
business or tenant and not to exceed fifty (50) square feet.
C. The following signs are permitted in the Retail Commercial (C -R)
Zone District. Total area of all signs on one premises,
exclusive of shopping center identification signs, shall not
exceed two hundred (200) square feet. The following types of
signs may be placed on each frontage or building face having a
public entrance:
(1) One wall sign ,per business or tenant not to exceed fifteen
percent (15 %) of the building face, nor to be located above
second story and each not to exceed one hundred (100) square
feet.
(2) One suspended sign not to exceed ten (10) square feet.
(3) One projecting or marquee sign not to exceed twenty -four (24)
square feet.
(4) One directory sign as provided in Section-9704.2.B(3).
D. The following signs are permitted within the Service Commercial
(C -H), Research Manufacturing (M -R), and Industrial (M) Zone'
Districts. Total area of all signs shall not exceed two hundred
(200) square.feet, including:
(1) One wall sign for each frontage or building face having a public
entrance not to exceed fifteen percent (15 %) of building face
and not to exceed one hundred (100) square feet nor to be
located above the second story.
(2) One free - standing sign not exceeding fifteen (15) feet in height
or seventy -two (72) square feet in area.
(3) One off - premise sign not to exceed two hundred (200) square feet
in area or twenty -five (25) feet in height,..provided that a use
permit is first obtained pursuant to Section 9200.17 of this
Code.
E. The following signs are permitted within the Tourist Commercial (C -T)
Zone District. Total area of all signs shall not exceed two hundred
(200) square feet, including:
(1) Same as Section 9704.3.D for all uses except those listed below:
(2) For motels, restaurants and service stations:
(a) Wall signs not to exceed seven percent (7%) of building face,
nor to be located above second story and each not to exceed
one hundred (100) square feet.
(b) One free - standing sign not to exceed twenty -five (25) feet
in height or seventy -two (72) square feet area.
F. Shopping Center Identification Signs: With Architectural Review
Commission approval, in addition to the signs permitted for individual
tenants or businesses, shopping centers may have one identification
sign per frontage (or freeway exposure) not to exceed twenty -five (25)
feet-in height or seventy -two (72) square feet in area. Such shopping
center signs shall not be included in the dimensional or area calcu-
lations for individual tenants or businesses.
G. Mission Plaza and Railroad Square: All signs within Mission Plaza
and Railroad Square require approval by the Architectural Review
Commission as provided in Article IX, Chapter 5 of this Code. Signs
within these districts shall contribute to the historical themes and
design character of their settings.
The Architectural Review Commission may allow types of signs other
than those permitted in the zone district standards within these
special districts when such signs are part of a unified design plan
which furthers the purposes of this Chapter.
H. Yards: Except as provided in this Chapter, no signs shall be
allowed within the required yard area. Traffic directional signs
and identification signs not exceeding three (3) feet in height
may be placed in the required yard area. (See Section 9704.4.B.)
SECTION 9704.4. GENERAL STANDARDS.
The following standards apply to signs located in all zone districts:
A: Illuminated signs: Lighting for exterior illuminated signs shall
be so arranged that.it does not create a hazardous glare for
pedestrians or vehicles either in a public street or on any private
premises. Each sign shall be designed so that illumination. ..does
not exceed ten (10) candle power at a distance of ten (10) feet
from the sign.
B. Free- standing and monument signs: Monument signs may be used where
free- standing signs are permitted by the provisions of this Chapter.
Such monument signs shall have the same area limitations as free-
SECTION 9705.3. AMORTIZATION OF NON - CONFORMING SIGNS.
A. Signs which do not conform to the provisions of these regulations
but which lawfully existed and were maintained prior to (the
effective date of this chapter): shall be removed or made to
conform within sixty (60) days written notice by the Department
of Community Development, in accordance with the following
schedule:
Original Value of Sign
Less than $500
$500 to $999
$1,000 to $2,999
$3,000 to $5,999
More than $6,000
Amortization Period
One year
Two (2) years
Four (4) years
Eight (8) years
Ten (10) years
B. The time periods in the above schedule shall commence (upon the
effective date of this chapter.)
C. If a sign becomes non - conforming due to the amendment of these
regulations the period for abatement shall be measured from the
effective date of the amendment.
D. If more than one sign on a premises is or becomes non - conforming,
the original cost of all such non - conforming signs shall be
aggregated for the purpose of determining the amortization period.
E. The owner or user of a non- conforming sign shall, upon written
request of the Department of Community Development, furnish
acceptable proof of the initial cost in the form of (1) an
original bill of sale, (2) a depreciation schedule from state
or federal income tax returns, or (3) a written appraisal by
a sign manufacturer.
SECTION 9705.4. NOTICE TO OWNERS OF NON - CONFORMING SIGNS.
A. Within one year of (the effective date of this chapter) the
Community Development Department shall give written notice to
the owners of signs which do not conform to the provisions of
Ordinance No. 379, adopted August 7, 1967, informing them of the,
nature of the non - conformity and of the City's intent to enforce
Section 9705.1 of these regulations.
B. Within one year o� (the effective date of this chapter) the
Community Development Department shall give written notice to
the owners of signs which do not conform to.the provisions of
these regulations informing them of the nature of the non-
conformity, their responsibilities under Section 9705.3.E,
and of the City's intent to enforce Section 9705.3 of these
regulations.
standing signs but shall not exceed one -third (1/3) the height
of allowed free - standing signs. Monument signs shall not be placed
so as to obstruct visibility necessary for safe vehicular and
pedestrian circulation, but may be placed in required street yard
and /or setback areas.
C. Projecting and suspended signs: Projecting signs, including
marquee signs and suspended signs, shall conform to the following
requirements:
(1) The minimum clearance between the lowest point of a sign and
the grade immediately below shall be eight (8) feet.
(2) The minimum horizontal clearance between a sign and the curb
line shall be two (2) feet; the maximum projection over a
public sidewalk shall be two - thirds (2/3) the width of the
sidewalk or six (6) feet, whichever is less.
(3) The top of a projecting sign shall not exceed the height of
the face of the building by which it is supported.
D. Wall Signs: The distance between the highest point of a wall sign
and the grade immediately below shall not exceed twenty -five (25)
feet
SECTION 9705. NON - CONFORMING SIGNS.
SECTION 9705.1. ABATEMENT OF PREVIOUS NON - CONFORMING SIGNS.
Signs which existed as non - conforming signs under the provisions of
Ordinance No. 379, adopted August 7, 1967, and which do not comply with
the provisions of this Chapter, shall be abated according to the schedule
for such signs established in said ordinance, and the adoption of this
Chapter shall in no way extend such original abatement period.
SECTION 9705.2. ABATEMENT OF NON - CONFORMING SIGNS.
Signs which do not conform to the provisions of this Chapter but
which lawfully existed and were maintained prior to (the effective date
of this Chapter) shall be removed or made to conform within sixty (60)
days after written notice by the Department of Community Development,
when:
A. The use of the premises changes and the exterior of the building
or other site conditions are to be altered; or
B. A sign,is damaged by any cause resulting in replacement or repair
cost equal to or greater than one -half (1/2) of its replacement
value at the time the damage,.occurs; or
C. In accordance with the amortization schedule outlined in Section
9705.3.
SECTION 9706. NON- CURRENT, ABANDONED OR UNSAFE SIGNS.
SECTION 9706.1. NON- CURRENT SIGNS.
Any sign including its supporting structure, which no longer
identifies the current occupant or which otherwise fails to serve its
original purpose after a lapse of three (3) months shall be deemed to
be a public nuisance and shall be removed by the owner of the property
on which it is located upon thirty (30) days written notice by the
Community Development Department.
SECTION 9706.2. UNSAFE SIGNS.
Any sign that, in the opinion of the Chief Building Official,.is
unsafe or insecure, shall be deemed a public nuisance and shall be cor-
rected or removed, together with any supporting structure, by the owner
of the property on)which the sign is located, within thirty ('30) days
written notice by the Community Development Department.