Ordinance 1104-85 - Laserfiche WebLink

• 7. Signs and lighting a. All signs and displays shall be in compliance with the regulations of the City's Sign Code, Chapter 16.16 E.M.C. , and the regulations of this Ordinance. b. Free-standing signs shall be limited to one (1) per development and shall not exceed fifteen (15) feet in height and forty (40) square feet in surface area. c. Billboards, flashing or rotating signs, roof signs, and signs painted on fences or building facades shall be prohibited. d. Flush-mounted building signs shall not extend above the eave or parapet of any exterior wall and shall not exceed in size five (5) percent of the wall on which it is placed. However, no sign shall exceed a total of eighty (80) square feet in surface area. e. All signs and displays shall be designed as an integral part of the total development and landscape. f. Directional signs such as "enter", "visitors", "shipping", etc. are permitted on site but shall not exceed four (4) feet in height or a total of ten (10) square feet in surface area. g. Area lighting shall provide operational efficiency, improve security, and in general enhance the aesthetics of the development. h. All light sources shall be shielded from adjacent property and be scaled in size and intensity to match the magnitude of the area to be lit. (See City Sign Code, Chapter 16.16.E.M.C.) i. In the event of a conflict between this Ordinance and the City Sign Code, the provisions of this Ordinance shall govern and supersede. Section 2: It is recommended that Section 1 herein be codified as Chapter 19.25, Everett Municipal Code. Section 3: If any section, subsection, sentence, clause or phrase of this ordinance is, for any reasons, held to be unconstitutional or invalid, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this Ordinance. The Legislative Body hereby declares that it would have passed this Ordinance, and each section, subsection, clause or phrase thereof, irrespective of the fact that any one or more sections, subsections, sentences, clauses and phrases be declared unconsitutional or invalid. Section 4: The City Clerk is hereby instructed to file a duly certified copy of this ordinance with the Auditor of Snohomish County, Washington, Section 5: It is the intent of these regulations to provide for and promote the health, safety and welfare of the general public, and not to create or otherwise establish or designate any particular class or group of persons who will or should be especially protected or benefited by the terms of these regulations. It is the specific intent of these regulations to place the obligation of complying with its requirements upon the property owner and applicant and no provision or term used in these regulations is intended to impose any duty whatsoever upon the City or any of its officers, employees, or agents from whom the implementation or enforcement of these regulations shall be discretionary and not mandatory. -5-