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Subdivision II. - Signs Sec. 30-852. - Purpose, scope, and findings of subdivision. (a) Purpose. The purpose of this subdivision shall be to coordinate the type, placement, and physical dimensions of signs within the different zoning districts,to recognize the commercial communication requirements of all sectors of the business community, to encourage the innovative use of design, to promote both renovation and proper maintenance, to allow for special circumstances, and to guarantee equal treatment under the law through accurate recordkeeping and consistent enforcement.These shall be accompanied by regulation of the display, erection,use, and maintenance of signs. (b) Seope. This subdivision shall not felate to btiAding desigfi, nof shall this subdivision fegulate official tfaffie of go-eeffifnent stgns; the copy and fnessage of signs; window displffys; pfocluet dispensefs and point of pttfehas Of Constfueffon not defined as a sign in seefto 30 4. Scope. It is not the purpose or intent of this Subdivision II to regulate the message displayed on any sign; nor is it the purpose or intent of this subdivision to regulate any building design or any display not defined as a sign or any sign which cannot be viewed from outside of a building (c) Findings. The city finds: (1) Exterior signs have a substantial impact on the character and quality of the environment. (2) Signs provide an important medium that may convey a variety of messages. (3) Signs can create traffic hazards and aesthetic concerns, thereby threatening the public health, safety and welfare. (4) The city's zoning regulations include the regulation of signs in an effort to provide adequate means of expression and to promote the economic viability of the business community,while protecting the city and its citizens from a proliferation of signs of a type, size,location, number and character that would adversely impact upon the aesthetics of the community and threaten the health, safety and welfare of the communit - The regulation of the physical characteristics of signs within the city has a positive impact on traffic safety and the appearance of the community. (Code 1982,§900.22(1);Ord.No. 13-19,§2,12-16-2013) Editor's note—Section 2 of Ord.No. 13-19,adopted Dec. 16,2013,changed the tide of§30-852 from "Purpose and scope of subdivision" to "Purpose,scope,and findings of subdivision." Sec. 30-856. - Notice of violation; order to repair or remove sign. In addition to the remedies authorized in section 30-576, the city may cause the following actions to be taken for violations of this Subdivision: (a) -�"en, in the opinion of the of desipftee, a violation of the code &6sts, the 6 administfatof, of designee, shall issue a wr±tten ofdef to eithef the ownef of the sign of the flne. pfopeft�- on which the sign is placed. The ofdef shall speeiftthose sections of the code invol-ved, ShA desefibe the-,4olation and shall difeet that the violation be coff-pet-ed witlq-iiq -30 da-vs ffofn the date of the ofdef, (b) if-, upon inspection, the administfatof, of desig-nee, finds that a sign is abandoned of is stfuetufally o feqa±nng fep�af of fefnov�d of the sign within 30 da-vs of the d o-F f,In-P of—deff. (a) If a violation of this Subdivision is identified by city administrator, or designee,a written order to either the owner of the sign or the owner of the property on which the sign is placed shall be issued. This order shall specify those sections of this Subdivision violated, shall describe the violation, and shall require that the violation be corrected in accordance with the timeframe described below: Page 1