§ 33.21. Sign location.

A.

Obstructions to doors, windows, or fire escapes. No sign shall be erected, relocated, or maintained so as to prevent free ingress or egress from any door, window, or fire escape.

B.

Signs not to constitute traffic hazard. No sign or any part thereof, except authorized traffic signs, shall be located in any government right-of-way. No sign may be located any closer than 20 feet to an intersection as measured from the intersection of the two rights-of-way.

C.

Setback. Unless a more restrictive setback is specified in conditions of zoning or otherwise in this article, all signs shall set back at least ten feet from the right-of-way or 20 feet from the edge of pavement if a private street and no sign shall project over the right-of-way except that standard information signs shall be allowed to be placed on private property up to the edge of the publicly dedicated right-of-way or ten feet off the edge of pavement on a private road with no dedicated right-of-way for a period beginning 90 days before the date of the election and ending with the final determination on each ballot issue or candidate. Freestanding signs shall be a minimum of 25 feet from an intersection as measured from the intersection of the two rights-of-way and shall be a minimum of 35 feet from any other freestanding signs.

(Res. No. 08-0238, 5-7-08)