2-3.6 SIGN PERMIT REVIEW

This ordinance regulates to the maximum extent allowed by law. A. EXCEPTIONS. The following signs are not regulated by this ordinance: 1. Signs of a governmental nature for the control of traffic and other regulatory purposes such as street signs, danger signs, railroad crossing signs and signs of public service companies indicating danger and aids to service or safety; 2. Signs, which are associated with public and quasi-public organization functions, which are clearly of a temporary nature; 3. Interior signs; 4. Campaign signs; 5. Flags, emblems, or insignias of any nation or political subdivision; 6. Signs not exceeding one square foot in area and bearing only property numbers, postal box numbers or names or occupants of premises; 7. Legal notices, identification information, or directional signs erected by governmental bodies; 8. Commemorative plaques of recognized historical agencies, or identification emblems or symbols of religious orders provided that no such plaque, symbol or identification emblem exceeds three square feet in area, and such plaque, symbol or emblem is placed flat against a building; and 9. Existing signage, which has been previously approved, shall not be required to comply with this Section insofar as the initial installation is concerned. All other requirements are applicable. B. NONCONFORMING SIGNS. A nonconforming sign shall not be reconstructed, raised, moved, place, extended or enlarged unless said sign is changed so as to conform to all provisions of this Section. Alterations shall not be interpreted to include changing the text or copy of off-premises advertising signs, theater signs, outdoor bulletin or other similar signs which are designed to accommodate changeable copy. C. ABATEMENT. The nonconforming sign provisions of this Section shall not be applicable to prohibited signs. D. PERMITS. Except as provided in this code, it is unlawful to display, erect, relocate, or alter any sign without first submitting a sign permit application to the Planning Commission and obtaining a recommendation for a sign permit from the Planning Commission. When a Cleveland Town sign permit has been issued, it is unlawful to change, modify, alter, or otherwise deviate from the terms or conditions of said permit without prior approval of the Building Official and the Planning Commission. A written record of such approval shall be entered upon the original permit application and maintained in the files of the Building Official. The application for a sign permit shall be made by the owner or tenant of the property on which the sign is to be located, or his/her authorized agent, or a licensed sign contractor and shall be accompanied by the following plans and other information: 1. The name, address and telephone number of the owner or persons entitled to possession of the sign or control of the same and of the sign contractor or erector; 2. The location by street address of the proposed sign structure; 3. A site plan and elevation drawings of the proposed sign, caption of the proposed sign and elevations of building facades if the application is for a wall sign. The site plan shall include the proposed location of the sign in relation to the face of the building or to the boundaries of the lot on which it is situated; 4. Plans for freestanding signs requiring a building permit shall indicate the scope and structural detail of the work to be done, including details of all connections, guy lines, supports and footings, and materials to be used, stamped by a professional engineer licensed in the State of Utah; 5. Application for, and required information for such application, and electrical permit for all electric signs if the person building the sign is to make the electrical connection; and 6. A statement reflecting the signs value as personal property. E. EXEMPT SIGN CHANGES. The following changes do not require a sign permit: 1. The changing of the advertising copy or message of signs specifically designed for the use of replaceable copy; 2. Electrical maintenance, repainting, or cleaning maintenance of a sign; 3. The repair of a sign; 4. Real estate signs no larger than six square feet; 5. Nameplate signs. F. TRAFFIC HAZARDS. Signs or other advertising structure shall not be erected at the intersection of any streets or driveways in such a manner as to obstruct free and clear vision; or at any location where by reason of the position, shape or color, it may interfere with, obstruct the view of or be confused with any authorized traffic sign, signal device, or make use of words, phrases, symbols or characters in such manner as to interfere with, mislead or confuse vehicle operators. 1. At intersection streets and within the clear view area, there shall be no signs allowed, unless a sign is less than three (3) feet in height as measured from the average grade of the intersecting streets. 2. For signs over pedestrian ways, the clearance between the ground and the bottom of any projecting or ground sign shall not be less than eight (8) feet. 3. For signs over driveways for vehicular traffic, the minimum clearance shall be fourteen (14) feet. 4. For signs more than three (3) feet in height and having less than an eight (8) foot clearance, the front setback shall be the same as for buildings in that zoning district. In no case shall the front setback be less than eighteen (18) inches from the front property line as measured from the leading edge of the sign. G. SIGNS OVER PUBLIC PROPERTY. No sign shall be located on publicly owned land or inside street rights-of-way except signs required and erected by permission of an authorized public agency. This restriction shall include, but not be limited to, handbills, posters, advertisements or notices that are fastened, placed, posted, painted or attached in any way upon any curbstone, lamp post, telephone pole, electric light or power pole, hydrant, bridge, tree, rock, sidewalk or street. No projecting sign attached to a building shall project over public property more than four feet and in no case be closer than four feet to curb line or edge of a street, whichever is more restrictive. Ground signs must be setback at least eighteen (18) inches from any public right-of-way.