20D.150.150 Signs.

20D.150.150-010 Signs Regulations in Shoreline Jurisdiction.

(1)    Signs within the shoreline jurisdictions, except directional, address and interpretive signs, shall be oriented away from, or screened from public shoreline areas and the water body and shall minimize glare into fish and wildlife habitats, buffers, shoreline views, and public access areas.

(2)    The maximum permitted height of a freestanding sign within the shoreline jurisdiction is five feet.

(3)    See Chapter 20D.160 RCDG for additional Citywide sign regulations. (Ord. 2486)

20D.150.150-020 Amortization of Off-Premises Signs Within the Shoreline.

(1)    Any off-premises sign, excluding sandwich board signs, located within the shoreline jurisdiction that was legally established and in use prior to the effective date of this section may continue to be used for five years from the effective date, provided that the off-premises sign is in compliance with all regulations, including sensitive areas and shorelines regulations, in effect when the sign was legally established.

(2)    After the five-year amortization period in subsection (1) of this section has ended, any off-premises sign, excluding sandwich board signs, located within the shoreline jurisdiction that was legally established prior to the effective date of this section shall be a prohibited use and structure and it shall be removed.

(3)    Amortization of sandwich board signs within the shoreline jurisdiction shall be as provided in RCDG 20D160.10-110, Amortization of Sandwich Board Signs. (Ord. 2486)