Article 70 SIGNS

ARTICLE 70
SIGNS

25-70-1 INTENT AND PURPOSE:

The provisions of this article establish general regulations for the use of signs and other exterior advertising formats within the city of Lynwood.

Sign regulations are established to promote the public health, safety, and welfare by safeguarding and enhancing property values; protecting public and private investment in buildings and open spaces; improving the appearance of the city as a place in which to live and work, and as an attraction to nonresidents who come to visit or trade; encouraging sound signing practices as an aid to business, and to provide information to the traveling public; preventing excessive and confusing sign displays; reducing hazards to motorists and pedestrians, and reducing visual blight. It is also the intent of this article to establish sign sizes on the basis of portions or multiples of the standard four foot by eight foot (4' x 8') plywood panel.

The permitted sign area is one square foot of sign area per linear foot of building frontage. (Ord. #1563, §3)

25-70-2 PERMITTED SIGNS:

A. The following listed signs measuring one-half (1/2) panel (16 square feet) are permitted:

1. One real estate sign per building site advertising the sale, rental or lease when the building site is less than two (2) acres in size.

2. Professional nameplates and/or occupational signs.

B. The following list of signs measuring one full panel (32 square feet) are permitted:

1. One real estate sign per building site advertising the sale, rental or lease when the building site is more than two (2) acres in size.

2. Bulletin boards for public, charitable or religious institutions located on their property.

C. The following listed signs measuring two (2) full panels (64 square feet) are permitted:

1. One real estate sign per building site advertising the sale, rental or lease when the building site is more than five (5) acres.

2. Signs of a temporary nature used in conjunction with the temporary location of vegetable and produce stands.

D. The following listed signs measuring four (4) full panels (128 square feet) are permitted:

1. The substantial and permanent signs in the commercial and manufacturing/industrial district relating to the business being conducted on the site.

2. One real estate sign per building site advertising the sale, rental or lease when the building site is more than ten (10) acres.

3. Maximum height to top of freestanding sign sixty feet (60'). (Ord. #1563, §3)

25-70-3 RESTRICTED SIGNS:

A. The following signs are restricted by use permits, location permits and construction permits:

1. Use Permit Restrictions:

a. Directional Signs: Off site directional signs (2 per business);

b. Temporary Directional Signs: Off site temporary directional signs pertaining to subdivisions within the city;

c. Murals: Murals; not used for advertising, subject to approval by the planning commission;

d. Freestanding Signs: Freestanding pylon signs; maximum sixty feet (60'); and Freestanding monument signs; maximum six feet (6') in commercial zones and maximum eight feet (8') in manufacturing zones;

e. Letter Height: Letter height; twenty four inches (24") except logos;

f. Banners: The purpose of this subsection is to provide for the reasonable display of temporary banners for limited time periods. It is recognized that the limited display of temporary banners from time to time is necessary in order to provide for the legitimate promotion of business activities, special sales, civic announcements and other seasonal or special advertisements or information.

(1) Permit Required: No temporary banner or sign shall be displayed unless a temporary banner permit has first been obtained from the director of development services or his/her designee.

(2) Number Of Temporary Banners: An applicant may obtain a maximum amount of one temporary banner permit at any one time, per one location. An applicant may only obtain a maximum of two (2) permits per calendar year, not including city council approval for a special permit to place a banner(s).

(3) Maximum Permit Duration: The maximum time period of any single temporary banner permit shall be sixty (60) days. Permits may be issued for time period durations less than sixty (60) days.

(4) Display Criteria: The following temporary banner display criteria shall apply:

(A) All temporary banners shall be constructed of durable material that will not deteriorate during the time period in which the banner is displayed. Temporary banners which become frayed, torn, faded, or showing similar signs of fatigue or failure shall be deemed to be in violation of these provisions.

(B) All temporary banners shall be securely affixed to the face of the facade of the building housing the business where the business is located. Temporary banners shall not be affixed to fences, light poles, trees, roofs, extended over parking and/or landscaped areas or other similar techniques. No temporary banners shall be affixed on, within, or over any public right of way.

(C) Banners shall not exceed thirty two feet (32') in area and in no event shall a banner conceal more than twenty five percent (25%) of the glass face or window of any building;

g. Temporary Window Signs: Temporary window signs shall be affixed to the interior of the structure windows or glass faces and shall not exceed twenty five percent (25%) of the glass face or window. Such window signs shall be maintained in good condition at all times.

2. Construction Permit Restrictions:

a. All signs higher than six feet (6') from the ground level to the top of the sign must have a building permit issued.

b. All signs with electrical components must have an electrical permit issued.

B. All signs listed in this section must be submitted to the city for review and approval per section 25-70-4 of this article. (Ord. #1572, §9)

25-70-4 APPROVAL PROCESS:

A. Approval processes for the signs listed in the permitted sign section above will consist of meeting the building permit/electrical permit requirements of the city.

B. The approval process for all signs listed on the restricted sign section above will consist of one of the two (2) following methods:

1. Staff Approval: For such signs as will not pose a threat to the public health and safety or which could not impact on the interest of the adjacent property owners, the development services director can either:

a. Approve as submitted;

b. Approve with conditions;

c. Recommend planning commission review.

2. Planning Commission Approval: For such signs as might impact on the interest of adjacent property owners, the planning commission will receive and review the application and conduct public hearings if deemed necessary. The type of signs that might be subject to such review are:

a. Lighted signs adjacent to residential districts.

b. Excessively large signs obstructing the view from residential districts or other commercial properties. (Ord. #1563, §3)

25-70-5 PROHIBITED SIGNS OR COMPONENTS:

A. No flashing sign shall be permitted in the residential districts.

B. No flashing sign shall be permitted if the light emissions can be confused with a standard emergency light or traffic signal.

C. Roof signs.

D. Portable signs including A-frames and sandwich boards.

E. Signs in the public right of way.

F. Painted wall signs.

G. Inflatable signs, balloons or flags. (Ord. #1572, §10)

25-70-6 APPEALS:

A. All staff determinations concerning sign approval or conditional approval may be appealed to the planning commission in accordance with this municipal code. Such appeal may be filed by the person requesting the sign or by a property owner within three hundred feet (300') of the exterior boundaries of the property on which the sign is located.

B. All planning commission determinations concerning sign approval or conditional approval may be appealed to the city council in accordance with this municipal code. Such appeal may be filed by the person requesting the sign or by the property owners within three hundred feet (300') of the exterior boundary of the property on which the sign is located. (Ord. #1563, §3)

25-70-7 POLITICAL SIGNS:

A. Definition: Signs advertising a political candidate, political party, ballot measure, proposition or initiative in any national, state, or local election.

B. It is unlawful for any person to post, place, or affix a political sign:

1. On any property owned, operated, or leased by a public agency;

2. On or within the confines of any public park, recreation area, or other type of landscaped grounds owned or operated by the city or other governmental agency;

3. On any traffic control or directional sign or device, such as stoplights, stop signs, yield signs, one-way street signs, including the supporting post or any such sign;

4. In any public right of way or on public property;

5. Within or on any median island;

6. On any utility pole or wire appurtenance thereof, streetlamp post, or hydrant;

7. On private property without the consent of the property owner or tenant.

C. Sign area (size) shall not exceed eighteen (18) square feet in all zones.

D. Signs may be erected for a period of forty five (45) days prior to and ten (10) days following the election to which they relate.

E. No sign, or any part thereof, shall be supplied with electrical power for any purpose unless a no fee building permit is first obtained from the city.

F. The city manager or his/her authorized agents shall remove any political sign found posted on public property or in the public right of way within the corporate limits of the city, which is in violation of this section.

G. If the city manager or his/her agents remove any political sign advertising a candidate, he/she shall keep a record of the location from which the sign was removed. He/she shall store the political sign in a safe location for at least thirty (30) days. The city manager shall return any political sign upon the request of the candidate. If the candidate does not retrieve any political sign(s) within the thirty (30) days, the signs shall be destroyed. The candidate must provide proper picture identification.

H. If the city manager or his/her agents remove any political sign advertising a measure, proposition, initiative or political party, he/she shall keep a record of the location from which the sign was removed. He/she shall store the political sign in a safe location for at least thirty (30) days. The city manager shall return any political sign upon the request of the measure proponent, the proposition proponent, the initiative proponent, or the political party representative accordingly. If these persons do not retrieve any political signs within the thirty (30) days, the sign(s) shall be destroyed. These persons must provide proper picture identification.

I. Each and every violation of this section shall be subject to a fine of two hundred fifty dollars ($250.00). Fines shall be assessed by the city code enforcement officer. Violations shall be heard, decided and appealed in the same manner as provided for in article 100 of this chapter. (Ord. #1563, §3)

25-70-8 OBSOLETE SIGNS:

Any sign existing on or after the effective date hereof which no longer advertises an existing business conducted or product sold on the premises shall be removed by the owner of the premises upon which such sign is located after written notice to do so. Upon failure to comply with such notice within the time specified in such order, the city is authorized to cause removal of such sign and any expense incident thereto shall be paid by the owner of the building or structure to which the sign is attached, or if the sign is not attached to a building or structure, then such expense shall be paid by the owner of said property. (Ord. #1563, §3)

25-70-9 CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE STANDARDS:

All permanent signs shall comply with the following criteria:

A. All transformers, equipment, programmers, and other related items shall be screened or concealed within the sign structure.

B. To prevent staining and mounting problems, all exterior wall mounted letters shall be mounted a minimum of three-fourths inch (3/4”) from the building or sign wall. The fasteners used to hold the sign/letters shall be of stainless steel, aluminum, brass, or other noncorrosive material.

C. All permanent signs shall be constructed of quality, low maintenance materials such as metal, concrete, natural stone, glass, and acrylics. Techniques shall be incorporated during construction to reduce fading and damage caused by exposure to sunlight.

D. All signs shall be constructed in compliance with any applicable building, electrical, or other code in effect at the time of construction or maintenance.

E. Signs shall be cleaned and/or repaired as necessary to maintain an attractive appearance and to ensure safe operation of the sign. Unacceptable sign conditions include: broken or missing sign faces, broken or missing letters, chipped or peeling paint, missing or inoperative lights, exposed mechanical or electrical components, and missing or broken fasteners. Failure to respond to a written request from the city to perform maintenance work shall result in revocation of the sign’s permit.

All temporary signs and banners shall be made of a material designed to maintain an attractive appearance for as long as the sign is displayed. (Ord. #1563, §3)

25-70-10 PLACEMENT:

A. Signs may be placed on private property only.

B. No sign may be placed on any property owned by a government agency, or on any structure (including trees and utility poles) owned or operated by a government agency or public utility.

C. Signs may not be attached to any other permanent or temporary sign.

D. Signs shall not be erected in any location where the city determines the sign may cause a safety hazard or interfere with any authorized traffic sign. (Ord. #1563, §3)

E. Signs shall not be installed on trees, light poles, fences or landscaping features. (Ord. #1572, §11)

25-70-11 ENFORCEMENT:

A. In addition to the following provisions, violations of this article shall be enforced in accordance with the provisions of this municipal code.

B. The following signs are hereby declared to be public nuisances:

1. Any sign or advertising structure, including flags, unlawfully constructed, placed on, or unlawfully projecting over land owned in fee simple by a governmental entity, or unlawfully on or over a public right of way without an encroachment permit as provided in this municipal code.

2. Any sign declared to be hazardous or unsafe by the city of Lynwood. Hazardous or unsafe signs shall include those which are determined to be capable of causing harm to the public or to property: a) directly, through collapse or deterioration, or b) indirectly, by obscuring sight lines or creating a hazard to pedestrians, motorists, or other persons.

C. A city enforcement officer may move, remove, and/or dispose of a sign or advertising structure that has been declared a public nuisance pursuant to this municipal code. In addition, an enforcement officer may authorize any work required to correct a hazardous or unsafe condition.

D. A city enforcement officer shall charge the cost of moving, removing, disposing, correcting, storing, repairing, or working on a sign or sign structure to any one or all of the following, each of which shall be jointly and individually liable for said expense:

1. The permittee.

2. The owner of the sign.

3. The owner of the premises on which the sign is located.

4. The sign lessee or lessor.

E. The charge for expenses shall be in addition to any penalty for the violation. Recovery of the sign does not necessarily void the penalty.

F. Signs removed by the city which are made of paper, cardboard, lightweight plastic, or similar materials may be discarded immediately. All other removed signs shall be held no less than thirty (30) days after notice and hearing (as provided in this municipal code) by the city, during which period it may be recovered by the owner upon paying the city for costs of removal and storage. If not recovered within the allowed thirty (30) day period, the sign and structure is hereby declared abandoned and title thereto shall vest to the city. (Ord. #1563, §3)

25-70-12 HIGHWAY/FREEWAY ORIENTED SIGNS:

Commercial and industrial uses on parcels immediately adjacent to the I-710 or the I-105 may install signs which meet the following criteria, or as approved by the planning commission:

A. The sign may advertise the name(s) and logo(s) of uses on the same parcel or in the same development as the sign. Advertisement of off-site uses, or the use of off-site signs for advertising, is prohibited.

B. Up to three (3) names/logos may be placed on the sign. Additional names may be placed, subject to approval by the planning commission.

C. Signs may be up to one hundred feet (100') in height, or as approved by the planning commission on a case-by-case basis.

D. Maximum sign area for each sign face shall be four hundred (400) square feet, or as approved by the planning commission. Each sign shall have a maximum of two (2) faces.

E. Developments of up to ten (10) acres may erect one freeway oriented sign. Developments of more than ten (10) acres may erect a maximum of two (2) signs.

F. Highway/freeway oriented signs may not rotate or be animated in any way.

G. “Reader boards” or similar devices for showing changing text and/or graphic messages may be used, subject to approval of a conditional use permit by the planning commission.

H. Highway/freeway oriented signs consistent with this section may be placed on parcels not immediately adjacent to the highway/freeway, if approved by the planning commission.

I. The design and location of all highway/freeway oriented signs shall be subject to the review and approval of the planning commission.

J. Highway/freeway oriented signs may not be used to advertise uses, products, or other items not located on the same parcel or in the same commercial development as the sign.

K. Highway/freeway oriented signs shall be spaced a minimum of five hundred feet (500') apart.

L. Nontraditional Advertising Structure: Any nontraditional structure (e.g., water towers, cell towers, or silos) used or maintained for purposes of posting posters, bills, printed, painted or other advertisement of any kind, are subject to approval of a conditional use permit by the planning commission. (Ord. #1563, §3; Ord. #1662, §1)

25-70-13 ON-SITE DIGITAL DISPLAY SIGN REGULATIONS:

A. Digital Display Sign: A digital sign/display is permitted in any shopping center that meets the minimum development standards of the zoning district in which the subject property is located.

1. Conditional Use Permit: All digital display signs shall be required to obtain a conditional use permit by the planning commission prior to the issuance of a building permit.

2. Number: One digital display sign per property.

3. Area: Digital display sign copy area shall be limited to thirty-two (32) square feet in area.

4. Copy: Digital display sign copy shall be limited to the identification of the businesses and services of the shopping center in which the digital display sign is located. The digital display sign shall not advertise off-site businesses, services, or products.

5. Illumination: The illumination of digital display signs shall conform to regulations established in article 70 as well as state and federal regulations. The city has the authority to ask operators of the digital display sign to lower the intensity of illumination.

6. Projection.

a. No portion of an electronic message center sign shall project into any right-of-way.

b. The vertical clearance from grade to the lowest point of the sign is eight feet (8') for pedestrian use and fourteen feet (14') for vehicular use.

7. Location:

a. Digital display sign shall have a minimum separation of one hundred feet (100') from a residential zone, as measured from the center of the digital display sign to the nearest residentially zoned property line.

b. The minimum distance required between a freestanding sign and a digital display sign shall be one hundred feet (100'). (Ord. #1662, § 1)

25-70-14 OFF-SITE OUTDOOR ADVERTISING DISPLAYS:

A. Notwithstanding any other provision of the zoning code, off-site outdoor advertising displays shall be allowed in all commercial and industrial zones, on any size parcel, whether public or private property, subject to the following criteria:

1. The advertising display shall be included as part of a development agreement, lease agreement or other agreement with the city or its related agencies, including but not limited to the Lynwood parking authority (“related agencies”), and the agreement contains performance, one-time fee, public benefits, or ongoing revenue provisions that allow the city or related agencies to undertake projects, programs, or other activities that improve the visual environment.

2. The advertising display shall be placed within six hundred sixty feet (660') from the edge of the right-of-way of a freeway; except as may be approved in a development agreement, lease or license per subsection A12 of this section, subject to applicable provisions of Business and Professions Code section 5200 et seq.

3. No advertising display shall be placed within five hundred feet (500') from another advertising display on the same side of any portion of a freeway, except as may be approved in a development agreement, lease or license per subsection A12 of this section.

4. The advertising structure shall not exceed the minimum height necessary to provide one thousand feet (1,000') of unobstructed visibility from the main traveled way to each facing on the advertising structure. The minimum height shall be measured above the adjacent freeway grade, or if on a commercial corridor, from ground level.

5. No advertising structure shall have a facing that exceeds one thousand two hundred (1,200) square feet in area with a maximum height of twenty-five feet (25') and maximum length of sixty feet (60'), including border and trim and extensions, and excluding base or apron supports and other structural members. This subsection shall apply to each facing on an outdoor advertising structure. The area shall be measured by the smallest square, rectangle, triangle, circle, or combination thereof, which will encompass the entire advertisement and is made based on the height and the length but not the depth of the advertising copy.

6. No advertising display may be placed that is so illuminated or contains a digital display that it interferes with the effectiveness of or obscures any official traffic sign, device, or signal or violates any applicable law; nor shall any advertising display include any digital display or be illuminated in a manner that includes flashing, intermittent, or moving lights as further prohibited by the provisions of the Business and Professions Code; nor shall any advertising display cause beams or rays of light to be directed at the traveled ways if the light is of an intensity or brilliance as to cause glare or to impair the vision of any driver, or to interfere with any driver’s operation of a motor vehicle.

7. Existing setback and yard requirements of the underlying commercial or industrial zone shall not be applicable to placement of any advertising structure. No minimum setback or yard requirements shall be applied to placement of an advertising display.

8. No advertising display shall be placed or maintained in violation of the outdoor advertising act, chapter 2 (commencing with section 5200) of division 3 of the California Business and Professions Code, or any other applicable state, federal, or local law.

9. Unless otherwise specified in this section, the general sign requirements set forth in the Business and Professions Code shall apply to plans and materials for and to design, construction, street address numbers, identification and maintenance of outdoor advertising displays approved under this section.

10. No person shall place an off-site outdoor advertising structure without first having secured a zoning permit, a sign permit and a building permit.

a. A separate building permit shall be required for each advertising structure whether or not the advertising structure is proposed alone or as one of any number of advertising structures proposed to be placed on the same parcel, contiguous parcels, or any set of related or unrelated parcels that are the subject of a single development proposal.

b. At the discretion of the director of development services, a separate zoning permit shall be issued for one advertising structure or a single zoning permit may be issued for any number of advertising structures proposed on the same parcel, contiguous parcels, or any set of related or unrelated parcels that are the subject of a single development proposal and equally compliant under all applicable Business and Professions Code requirements.

11. No permit of any kind shall be issued for an advertising display without prior approval of an appropriate agreement, by the city council, as described in subsection A1 of this section, and permits per subsection A10 of this section.

a. An application for approval of a zoning, sign and building permit for an off-site advertising structure shall be filed with the city council in accordance with the following provisions:

(1) Any person who has an ownership, license or leasehold interest in the land parcel may file an application for approval of a zoning and building permit for an off-site advertising structure. If submitted by the holder of a license or leasehold interest, the application must include a statement of consent to proceed with the proposed development executed by the holder of an ownership interest and acknowledged before a notary public for the state of California.

(2) The application may request review of one or multiple advertising structures.

(3) The application shall be accompanied by photos of all existing signage and accurate architectural renderings and elevations of proposed advertising structures, as well as a scaled plot plan and elevations showing the locations of all existing structures and improvements on the property, and the proposed advertising structure(s).

(4) At the time of filing the application for permits, the applicant shall pay a filing fee in accordance with a city council approved resolution. This fee shall be in addition to any other required fees for permits relative to development of the property and shall be for the purpose of defraying the costs associated with city review and action on the application.

(5) Any permit issued shall be the property of the applicant.

12. Where any standard imposed by a negotiated development agreement, lease or license differs from the general standards set forth in this section or sections 25-130-5 or 25-135-6, the standards imposed by the development agreement, lease or license shall apply over the general standards as a matter of public interest and in the discretion of the city or its related agencies.

B. The city council may act on the application directly or refer the application to the planning commission for review and recommendations or determination.

1. Before approving any off-site advertising display permit application, the city council, or before recommending approval, the planning commission upon city council referral, shall make the following determination concerning the parcel(s) for which permits are sought:

a. All existing and proposed advertising displays are appropriately scaled to the architectural character of all buildings and structures on the parcel;

b. All existing and proposed advertising displays result in a complementary enhancement to the architecture on the parcel;

c. All existing and proposed advertising displays result in a visually uncluttered appearance;

d. All existing and proposed advertising displays enhance commercial corridors and properties and do not obscure street views of public art, council designated historical buildings, or city council designated projects;

e. All existing and proposed advertising displays minimize potential traffic hazards;

f. All existing and proposed advertising displays are compliant with all applicable provisions of this zoning code, and federal, state and local law relevant thereto.

2. The city council may impose, or the planning commission upon city council referral may recommend, additional conditions as are reasonably necessary to ensure the development is consistent with the general plan, compatible with surrounding land use, meets the provisions and intent of this zoning code, minimizes potential traffic hazards, and otherwise protects the public health, safety and welfare. In making such determinations, findings shall be made that the proposed use is in general accord with the principles and standards set forth in section 25-130-5 or as such standards may be modified for development agreements, leases or licenses per subsection A12 of this section.

3. Without exception, every outdoor advertising display approved under this section shall be subject to the following express conditions and reservations:

a. If an advertising display is illuminated, any illumination shall not impair the vision of travelers on any adjacent highway, including the freeway or commercial corridor. Illumination shall be considered vision impairing when its brilliance exceeds the values set forth in section 21466.5 of the California Vehicle Code, or any successor statute or Caltrans regulation. The city further reserves the right to impose a more restrictive illumination standard in light of ambient lighting in the area of any advertising display.

b. When an advertising display is defaced with graffiti, the display owner shall remove the graffiti within forty-eight (48) hours after telephonic notice by city.

4. The decision of the city council shall be final and conclusive. The city council may refer the application to the planning commission for review and recommendation back to the city council.

5. Except where an outdoor advertising display is considered per subsection A1 of this section, in which case the provisions of subsection A12 of this section apply, any proposed variance to this subsection shall be deemed a major variance and may be approved only if the city council determines that each of the required findings set forth in section 25-135-6 are met.

C. All existing off-site outdoor advertising displays that have previously obtained required permits, and which remain in compliance with the terms and conditions of those permits, but that are not in conformance with the provisions of this section shall become nonconforming uses. The owner of a nonconforming outdoor advertising display may perform normal repairs and customary maintenance to such existing nonconforming advertising displays, including, but not limited to, changing the advertising message and adding an extension to the outside dimension of a facing.

D. All off-site outdoor advertising displays approved under this section and existing nonconforming advertising displays may be relocated by mutual agreement between the display owner and the city council on whatever terms are agreeable to both parties.

1. “Relocation,” as used in this section, includes removal of an advertising structure and construction of a new advertising structure to substitute for the advertising structure removed.

2. The purpose of this subsection is to allow the city to continue to develop in a planned manner without expenditure of public funds while allowing the continued maintenance of private investment and a medium of public communication established in outdoor advertising.

E. Whenever the following terms are used in this section, they shall be construed as defined in this subsection:


ADVERTISING DISPLAY:	Refers to advertising structures and to signs placed for off-site outdoor advertising purposes on advertising structures.
ADVERTISING STRUCTURE:	A structure of any kind or character erected, used, or maintained for off-site outdoor advertising purposes, upon which any poster, bill, printing, painting, or other advertisement of any kind whatsoever may be placed.
DIGITAL DISPLAY SIGN:	Any sign face or panel of an outdoor sign display that displays still images, utilizing LED (light emitting diode), LCD (liquid crystal display), plasma display, fiber optic, projected images or any functionally equivalent technology, and which is capable of automated, remote, or computer control change of the image.
EXTENSION:	An increase in the size of the advertising area up to thirty-three percent (33%) of the total advertising area of the facing which does not exceed the height, length or total area allowed for in subsection A5 of this section.
FACING:	The portion of the advertising structure that contains any poster, bill, printing, painting, or other advertisement of any kind whatsoever.
FLASHING, INTERMITTENT, OR MOVING LIGHT:	A light or message that changes more often than once every four (4) seconds. The illumination or the appearance of illumination resulting in a change of message or advertising copy is not the use of flashing, intermittent, or moving light, unless it changes more often than once every four (4) seconds.
FREEWAY:	A divided arterial highway for through traffic with full control of access and with grade separations at intersections.
MAIN TRAVELED WAY:	In the case of a freeway, the traveled way of each of the separate roadways for traffic in opposite directions is the main traveled way.
NONTRADITIONAL ADVERTISING STRUCTURE:	A structure of any kind or character, erected, used, or maintained for purposes other than advertising purposes (e.g., water towers, cell towers, or silos) upon which any poster, bill, printing, painting or other advertisement of any kind whatsoever may be placed. The term “nontraditional advertising structure” shall not include a building or structure used for the display of on-site commercial messages of commercial uses located at or within said building or structure.
SIX HUNDRED SIXTY FEET (660') FROM THE EDGE OF THE RIGHT-OF-WAY:	Six hundred sixty feet (660') measured from the edge of the right-of-way horizontally along a line perpendicular to the centerline of the highway.

(Ord. #1582, §1; Ord. #1662, §1. Formerly 25-70-13)

ARTICLE 70SIGNS