A. No sign governed by the provisions of this chapter shall be erected, structurally altered or relocated without first receiving a sign permit from the city.
B. All signs shall comply with the following requirements and those specified by zoning district:
1. Construction shall satisfy the requirements of current version of the Uniform Sign Code.
2. Electrical requirements for signs shall be governed by the current version of the National Electrical Code and Oregon Electrical Specialty Code Amendments.
3. Except for exempt signs, all signs shall be securely attached to a building or the ground.
4. All signs, including exempt signs, shall conform to all vision clearance requirements.
5. All signs, including exempt signs, together with their supports, braces, and guys shall be maintained in a safe and secure manner.
6. All illuminated signs shall be internally or indirectly illuminated.
C. The following signs shall be exempt from the application, permit and fee requirements of this title.
1. Impermanent construction and subdivision signs not exceeding thirty-two (32) square feet in area;
2. Directional, warning or information signs or structures required or authorized by law, or by federal, state, county or city authority;
3. Historical site plaques;
4. Official and legal notices issued by any court, public body, person or officer in performance of a public duty or in giving any legal notice;
5. Official flags of the United States of America, counties, municipalities, official flags of foreign nations, and flags of internationally and nationally recognized organizations;
6. On-premise signs not readable from the public right-of-way, i.e., menu boards, etc.;
7. Political signs, provided such signs shall not exceed four square feet in area in residential or commercial/industrial zones respectively or be posted more than forty-five (45) days before the election to which they relate and are removed within fifteen (15) days following the election;
8. Real estate signs not exceeding four square feet in area in residential districts or thirty-two (32) square feet in commercial or industrial districts;
9. Residential identification signs not exceeding two square feet;
10. Structures intended for a separate use such as phone booths, Goodwill containers, etc.;
11. Temporary signs not exceeding four square feet;
12. Window signs.
D. The following signs are prohibited:
1. Flashing and moving signs;
2. Portable signs;
3. Sandwich (“A”) boards;
4. Signs attached to utility, streetlights, or traffic control standard poles or otherwise located in the public right-of-way without a permit;
5. Signs in a dilapidated or hazardous condition;
6. Signs on doors, windows, or fire escapes that restrict free ingress or egress;
7. Signs which purport to be, are an imitation of, or resemble an official traffic sign or signal, could cause confusion with any official sign, or which obstruct the visibility of any traffic sign or signal;
8. Swinging signs;
9. Billboards.
E. All free-standing signs shall comply with the following provisions:
1. One free-standing sign shall be permitted along each street frontage, or each three hundred (300) feet of street front, with one additional free-standing sign allowed on the property.
2. A free-standing sign shall be placed behind the property line and no closer than ten (10) feet to any adjacent private property line.
3. Free-standing signs may project over the public property line, provided they conform to the standards established for projecting signs.
F. All projecting signs shall comply with the following provisions:
1. No projecting sign shall extend above the highest structural component of the building to which it is attached.
2. Signs over the public right-of-way, including free-standing signs, shall conform to the following standards:

No sign shall project within two feet of the curb line.
G. All roof signs shall comply with the following provisions:
1. All roof signs shall be installed or erected in such a manner that no support structure is visible from any abutting public right-of-way.
2. Roof signs may be erected so as to appear from all sides as a wall sign applied to an existing penthouse which appears to be a part of the building itself.
3. Roof signs shall not exceed the highest point of the building or structure. On flat roofs, the roof sign shall not exceed eight feet above the highest point of the building. In no case shall a sign exceed the maximum allowable height of the building within the zone in which it is located.
H. All wall signs shall conform to the following provisions:
1. Wall signs may be attached flat to, or pinned away from the wall, but shall not project more than twelve (12) inches from the wall.
2. Wall signs shall not extend above the height of the wall to which it is attached.
I. Any sign which is not in compliance is an unlawful sign and declared to be a public nuisance.
1. The city may order the removal of any sign erected or maintained in violation of this chapter. It shall give twenty-four (24) hours’ notice in writing to the owner of such sign, or of the building structure, or premises on which the sign is located, to remove the sign or bring it into compliance.
2. The city may remove a sign immediately and without notice if, in its opinion, the condition of the sign is such as to present an immediate threat to the safety of the public, and is authorized to take such steps as may be necessary to remove the sign. Neither the city or any of its agents shall be liable for any damage to the sign.
3. The violation of or failure to comply with any of the provisions of this chapter or the erection, use or display or the allowing of, the permitting of, or the suffering erection, use or display of any sign not in compliance with all the provisions of this title.
4. The remedies provided in this chapter for violations of or failure to comply with provisions of this ordinance shall be cumulative and shall be in addition to any other remedy provided by law. (Prior code § 10.235(2))