§ 17.6.115. Non-accessory signs and billboards.

Non-accessory signs and billboards may be permitted as a conditional use following approval of an application and site plan by the planning commission and subject to the following conditions:

1.

Non-accessory signs and billboards are listed as a permitted use within the zone district or large scale development project, and are not otherwise precluded from placement on the property under the terms of the annexation agreement or other legal instrument.

2.

The maximum area of the sign, including any border or frame shall not exceed 800 square feet.

3.

The maximum dimensions of the sign face areas shall not exceed sixteen feet in height or fifty feet in length, and no portion of the sign shall be higher than thirty-five feet from closest adjacent freeway travel lane surface.

4.

No non-accessory sign shall be located closer than eight hundred feet along the same side of the right-of-way to an existing non-accessory sign or an accessory project identification sign approved in accordance with the provisions of Section 17.5.128.C.4., or the site of a previous non-accessory sign which has been relocated pursuant to the terms of Section 10-9a-511 to 513 UCA Annotated, 1953, as amended. Any request for placement of an additional non-accessory sign closer than eight hundred feet to the prior location of a sign which has been relocated pursuant to 10-9a-511 to 513 UCA shall constitute an expansion of the nonconforming use and is prohibited pursuant to the terms of Section 17.1.5 of this code.

5.

The sign, support members, electrical components shall be constructed in compliance with Volume V of the Uniform Building Code relating to signs, which code is hereby adopted by reference.

6.

Prior to the erection of a sign, a permit therefore shall be issued by the building inspector.

7.

Every sign shall be maintained in good structural condition at all times. All signs shall be kept neatly painted and maintained including all metal parts that are not galvanized or rust resistant. The owner of any property on which a sign is located and those responsible for the conditions of the area in the vicinity of the sign shall keep the area clean and free from noxious or offensive substances, rubbish, and flammable waste material.

8.

A non-accessory sign/billboard may use an electronic display subject to the following:

a.

All electronic displays shall come equipped with automatic dimming technology which automatically adjusts the sign's brightness in direct correlation with natural ambient light conditions at all times. No electronic display shall exceed a brightness level of more than three-tenths foot candles above ambient light as measured using a foot candle (lux) meter, perpendicular to the electronic display sign face at a distance determined by the size of the sign face and called out on Chart 17.5.128-E. Prior to the issuance of any permit for an electronic display, the owner shall provide the city with a certification from the sign manufacturer stating that the sign is capable of complying with the above brightness provisions.

b.

The images and messages displayed must be static, and the transition from one static display to another must be instantaneous with no special effects.

c.

Electronic displays on non-accessory signs and billboards shall not include animation, full motion video, flashing, scrolling, strobing, racing, blinking, changes in color, fade in or fade out in any manner imitating movement, or any other means not providing constant illumination.

d.

Each message shall be illuminated for at least eight seconds before transitioning to a new message.

9.

A minimum annual business license shall be required for each sign. Failure to maintain the sign in the manner identified in subsection 7. above shall be grounds for denial of the license. Failure of the owner to maintain the sign or sign premises, or to secure the required license for a continuous period of one year shall be considered an abandonment of the sign.

10.

The city council may, after ten-day written notice to the owner and following a hearing held thereon, cause to be removed any sign for which a building permit has not been issued or annual license maintained or which is found to be materially, structurally, or electrically defective.

11.

Where the provisions of this section conflict with any state regulations concerning billboards, the more stringent shall prevail.

(Ord. No. 2010-02-07; Ord. No. 2013-03-10, pt. I, 3-26-2013)