§ 18.7. Sign review procedures

7.1. All signs erected in a C-2 Central Business District shall be subject to design review approval.

a. Design review approval: The applicant shall submit five copies of the following to the building inspector, all of which shall be under the seal of a registered architect, or members of American Institute of Graphics Arts, or a member of the Graphic Arts Association.

1. Location plans: Site plan of signs within the central business district shall indicate zoning district and location in the downtown.

2. Site plan: shall indicate location of the proposed sign on the building and/or properties.

3. A detailed description of the sign, including elevation, scale, to not less than one-half-inch equaling one foot, description of the materials to be used, and script, with a colored rendering of the layout of the proposed sign.

b. The planning administrator shall present the application with the above information (design review approval) to the planning commission and the downtown development authority, who shall review and approve/disapprove the proposed sign application. In granting design review approval of, or denial of a sign site plan, the record shall be expressed in writing and/or drawings as to the findings of fact and the reason for decision, with a statement of any conditions or limitations to which an approval or denial is subject to. In granting an approval, the planning commission shall make a findings or shall prescribe appropriate conditions and safeguards where applicable to insure the following:

1. The relationship of roadways, sidewalks, parking areas, and other right-of-way, to parking areas in the proposed development and to other right-of-way, both existing and proposed, adjacent to the site and on adjoining parcels, is conducive to the safe, efficient and expeditious movement of vehicular and pedestrian traffic, thereby avoiding undue traffic congestion and promoting public safety.

2. All signs shall be placed in a manner so as to be readily accessible, via public right-of-way, to fire and police protection, and that in any event, no structure shall be placed more than 500 feet from a public right-of-way, unless the accessibility of fire and police protection is otherwise assured.

3. The proposed sign will be compatible with the surrounding neighborhood to the extent that it will not adversely effect the development of adjacent or abutting properties.

4. The proposed sign will conform to all requirements and provisions of this appendix.

5. The location of all proposed landscaping, fences, and lighting are shown, and are not incompatible with, or detrimental to, nearby properties or uses.

6. The height and dimensions of all signs are shown, and are not incompatible with, or detrimental to, nearby properties or uses.

c. Construction review approval: After, gaining design review approval, the applicant shall submit five copies of the following to the building inspector:

1. Site plan;

2. Construction drawings, which may be prepared by a registered architect, or registered engineer, which shall include plans, elevation, construction details, structural information relative to loads, stress, support, and foundations, plus any additional specifications;

d. Building inspector shall review and approve/disapprove the proposed sign application.

e. No permits shall issued until approval has been received by both the administrators of the office of land use and strategic planning and the building and safety engineering division, or his/her designee.

(Ord. No. 2169, § 1, 2-11-04)