The regulations of this division shall apply to any sign that is constructed, erected, posted, or otherwise placed in any location within the right-of-way that is subject to the jurisdiction and control of the City.
Codified by Ord. No. 28-19 (JCC. 7/23/19, Pass. 9/10/19, App. 9/11/19, Pub. 9/20/19, Eff. 10/1/19); Amended by Ord. No. 2020-13 (JCC. 2/18/20, Pass. 6/9/20, App. 6/15/20, Pub. 8/14/20, Eff. 12/9/20).
No sign that is subject to the regulations of this division may be permitted unless authorized by the Department of Public Works as a legal encroachment in the right-of-way. A copy of the valid encroachment permit for the sign must be submitted as part of the application for construction or erection of the sign. All conditions of approval, dimensional or operational standards, and other standards set forth in the encroachment permit shall be incorporated by reference into the permit, and compliance with all such standards shall be a condition of approval for such permit. Any standards set forth in the encroachment permit that are more restrictive than comparable standards set forth in this chapter shall control.
Codified by Ord. No. 28-19 (JCC. 7/23/19, Pass. 9/10/19, App. 9/11/19, Pub. 9/20/19, Eff. 10/1/19); Amended by Ord. No. 2020-13 (JCC. 2/18/20, Pass. 6/9/20, App. 6/15/20, Pub. 8/14/20, Eff. 12/9/20).
Any sign located in the right-of-way that is intended to direct attention to a principal business or principal commodity, service, or entertainment that is conducted, sold, or offered on the premises adjacent to which the sign is located shall be considered to be a business sign associated with such premises and shall be subject to all applicable regulations of this article.
Codified by Ord. No. 28-19 (JCC. 7/23/19, Pass. 9/10/19, App. 9/11/19, Pub. 9/20/19, Eff. 10/1/19); Amended by Ord. No. 2020-13 (JCC. 2/18/20, Pass. 6/9/20, App. 6/15/20, Pub. 8/14/20, Eff. 12/9/20).
Any directional sign located in the right-of-way for the purpose of identifying particular neighborhoods, communities, or other identifiable areas of the City shall be subject to the following:
(1) Construction. Any directional sign located in the right-of-way must be constructed as a monument sign.
(2) Number. Not more than one directional sign, or one pair of identical directional signs, may be located at any point in a right-of-way or within any intersection of two or more rights-of-way.
(3) Area. The area of a directional sign, or aggregate area of a pair of identical directional signs, located in the right-of-way must not exceed 12 square feet.
(4) Height. The height of a directional sign located in the right-of-way must not exceed eight feet six inches.
(5) Clearance. The clearance of any directional sign located in a right-of-way must be not less than two feet.
(6) Illumination. Any directional sign located in the right-of-way may be either non-illuminated or externally illuminated.
Codified by Ord. No. 28-19 (JCC. 7/23/19, Pass. 9/10/19, App. 9/11/19, Pub. 9/20/19, Eff. 10/1/19); Amended by Ord. No. 2020-13 (JCC. 2/18/20, Pass. 6/9/20, App. 6/15/20, Pub. 8/14/20, Eff. 12/9/20).
Any advertising sign located in a right-of-way is subject to the following:
(1) Permissibility. Advertising signs located in the right-of-way are not permissible in low-density residential sign districts or any portion of a right-of-way that is immediately adjacent to, and is on the same side of the street as, a low-density residential sign district.
(2) Construction. Any advertising sign located in the right-of-way must be constructed as a component of a larger freestanding structure, such as a newsstand, bus or transit shelter, bench, or bicycle docking station, that provides a nonadvertising purpose for the benefit of pedestrian or vehicular traffic utilizing the right-of-way, provided that the sign is constructed as an integral component of such structure and does not rest upon such structure’s roof or project out from the façade of any such structure.
(3) Area. The area of an advertising sign located in the right-of-way shall not exceed 18 square feet if illuminated, or 24 square feet if not illuminated.
(4) Height. The height of an advertising sign located in the right-of-way shall not exceed eight feet, six inches.
(5) Illumination. An advertising sign located in the right-of-way may be illuminated, either internally or externally. All sources of illumination for an externally illuminated sign must be fully contained in the frame or case that holds the sign.
(6) Dynamic operation. An advertising sign located in the right-of-way may be dynamic, but shall not be animated.
(7) Spacing. No advertising sign located in the right-of-way may be permitted to be placed 250 feet or less, measured linearly in the direction of the orientation of the sign, from any other advertising sign that is located in the same right-of-way and oriented in the same direction. Such spacing standards shall apply to signs on both sides of any right-of-way that allows for vehicular traffic to travel in one direction, and shall apply to signs only on the same side of a right-of-way that allows for vehicular traffic to travel in two directions.
Codified by Ord. No. 28-19 (JCC. 7/23/19, Pass. 9/10/19, App. 9/11/19, Pub. 9/20/19, Eff. 10/1/19); Amended by Ord. No. 2020-13 (JCC. 2/18/20, Pass. 6/9/20, App. 6/15/20, Pub. 8/14/20, Eff. 12/9/20).