§ 36-1656. Placement.

All signs shall comply with the following placement requirements:

(1)

No sign shall be placed within any street right-of-way other than:

a.

Governmental signs which are official traffic regulatory signs; or

b.

Campaign signs placed pursuant to section 36-1657.

(2)

No freestanding sign or any portion thereof other than governmental signs shall be placed within 20 feet of the traveled portion of any public street, provided that campaign signs placed pursuant to section 36-1657 may be placed to within ten feet of the traveled portion of a public street.

(3)

No sign shall be erected or placed within 50 feet of any regulatory sign, warning sign, traffic sign or signal, or crosswalk unless the city planner concludes it will not interfere with or confuse drivers or pedestrians.

(4)

No sign shall be erected or placed in the clear view zone; provided, however, that a freestanding sign may be erected if:

a.

At least ten feet of clearance is maintained between the ground and the bottom of the sign and the sign is supported by a single pylon of 12 inches or less in diameter;

b.

The sign and all supporting materials do not exceed three feet in height as measured from the highest point on the curb to the highest point on the sign; or

c.

The sign is not placed within the street right-of-way.

(Code 1970; Code 1992, § 460.03(3))