CHAPTER 7
SIGNS
ARTICLE 6. CONSTRUCTION SPECIFICATIONS AND SAFETY
SECTION:
§3231: Compliance With Building Code
§3231 COMPLIANCE WITH BUILDING CODE
All signs shall comply with the appropriate detailed provisions of the City Building Code and the Uniform Sign Code relative to design and construction, structural integrity and connections and safety. Signs shall also comply with the provisions of the applicable electrical code and the additional construction standards set forth in this Section. (Ord. 756, §2, adopted 1981; amd. by Ord. 822, §1, adopted 1983)
§3232 CONSTRUCTION OF SIGNS
A. Each sign hereafter erected or remodeled shall bear, in a permanent position, clearly legible identification decals stating the firm or corporation responsible for its construction and erection. Electric signs shall be marked with input amperages at the full load input.
B. Each sign shall have a specified sticker provided by the Building Department that identifies the permit number that was originally issued by the Building Inspector, and such sticker must be visibly placed on the frame or outer perimeter of the sign. Within one year of the adoption of this Code all legal signs shall be identified and appropriately marked.
C. No sign shall be erected, constructed or maintained so as to obstruct any fire escape, required exit, window or door opening, unless authorized by special user permit. No sign shall be attached in any form, shape or manner which will interfere with an opening required for ventilation, except in circumstances when not in violation of the Building or Fire Prevention Codes.
D. Signs shall be located in such a way that they maintain horizontal and vertical clearance of all overhead electrical conductors in accordance with the Electrical Code and the regulations of the Public Utilities Commission.
E. Certain signs shall be properly guttered and connected with downspouts to storm sewers so that water will not drip or flow into public sidewalks or streets.
F. All permanent freestanding signs or poles shall be self-supporting structures erected on and permanently attached to concrete foundations. Such structures or poles shall be fabricated only from steel or other such materials as approved by the Building Code.
G. All signs of a building shall be constructed to withstand wind loads of thirty (30) pounds per square foot of the total face area of the letters and other sign surface.
Note: The wind load quoted above is a normal average and must be adjusted for areas subject to unusually high velocity winds and wind conditions.
H. No sign shall be suspended by chains or other devices that will allow the sign to swing due to wind action. Signs shall be anchored to prevent any lateral movement that would cause wear on supporting members or connections. (Ord. 756, §2, adopted 1981; amd. by Ord. 822, §1, adopted 1983)