14-19-119 SAFETY AND LOCATION STANDARDS FOR PERMANENT SIGNS

A. Any sign erected in Bountiful City shall comply with the provisions of the current National Electrical Code, International Building Code, the Bountiful City Code and this Code effective at the time the permit is issued. B. Any permanent sign shall be engineered to demonstrate conformance with the applicable provisions of the current International Building Code and, where required by this Code or by the Chief Building Official, shall be accompanied by a drawing stamped by a structural engineer licensed by the State of Utah attesting to the adequacy of the proposed construction of the sign and any supporting device. C. No sign, fixture, or device involving electrical wiring or connections shall be erected or installed in Bountiful City except by a licensed and bonded contractor. D. All permanent signs must be built of durable and permanent materials. E. Permanent power sources for signs must be concealed underground or within a structure and away from public view and immediate access. F. No sign or other advertising structure shall be erected which in any manner may be confused with a public necessity sign, official traffic sign or signal, or which bears words normally used in such signs, i.e., stop, go slow, caution, danger, warning, turn here, turn, etc. G. No sign or any advertising structure shall be erected which by reason of its size, location, shape, content, coloring, or manner of illumination might be confused as a traffic control device. H. No sign shall have lighting which impairs the vision of anyone traveling upon a public right-of-way or distracts any driver or pedestrian so as to create a public nuisance. I. No sign, except for a regulatory sign, shall be located within a clear-view area, as set forth in section 14-16-108 of this Title. J. There are certain situations where a sign poses or may pose an immediate public safety hazard. The following signs are deemed unlawful and hazardous to the public safety, and any employee of the City is authorized to immediately abate, remove or otherwise remedy them: 1. Any sign or related structure which interferes with the safe view of drivers entering a public right-of-way from any driveway or property. 2. Any sign that extends over any pedestrian or vehicular access area, unless specifically authorized by the City. 3. Any sign which interferes with the use of any fire escape, exit, required stairway, door ventilator, or window. 4. Any sign which has less horizontal or vertical clearance from communication lines and/or energized electrical power lines, according the provisions of this Title and the standards of the Bountiful Light and Power Department. 5. Any sign that is located on publicly owned land, inside street rights-of-way, or on public easements, except signs owned and erected by an authorized public agency or that are specifically authorized herein. K. Every sign shall be maintained and kept in good repair, including without limitation, the repair of glass, plastic, or other sign face material which is missing, broken, damaged, or deteriorated and the repair of any pole, frame, support or similar structure which is broken, damaged, or deteriorated. L. Every sign shall be maintained as originally approved in its sign permit. This applies to all components of the sign including the sign copy, except: 1. Portions of changeable copy on approved signs. 2. Changes of copy area only on legally conforming signs. All non-complying signs, and any change to the cabinet, pole, structure, or any other sign element requires a sign permit. M. The maintenance, renovation, or repair of a sign may require a building permit under the current International Building Code. N. Whenever the use of any sign, as determined by the discontinuance of the permitted use for which the sign was used, or the use of the sign frame or sign supporting structure has been discontinued for a period of 45 consecutive days, such sign, sign frame, or sign supporting structure shall be removed immediately. O. All free-standing or monument signs installed in Bountiful City must be incorporated into a landscape design or planter box. Exceptions to this rule must be approved by the Planning Commission. P. All on-premises freestanding signs shall have the structural supports covered or concealed with pole covers (pylon covers). The actual structural supports shall not be exposed for the safety and welfare of any person near the said sign. Q. All permanent signs shall be permanently mounted on foundations and footings which conform to the International Building Code. R. The light from the illumination of any sign shall be carefully directed so that the light is not obtrusive or a nuisance to traffic or adjacent properties; particularly in residential neighborhoods. S. All buildings shall be identified with a numbered or lettered street address in addition to optional business identification. The letters or numbers shall be at least four (4) inches in height as required by the Fire Marshall. T. Any internally illuminated pole or wall sign, including any electronic reader board or panel, shall be installed with an automatic shutoff timer.