Firebaugh City Zoning Code
§ 25-47.1
Purpose.
The purpose of this § 25-47 is to establish procedures for regulating signs, including the type, size, location and construction standards of signs by zone district. Signs have an obvious impact on the character and quality of the City. As a prominent part of the visual environment, they attract or repel the viewing public, affect the safety of vehicular traffic and their suitability or appropriateness helps to set the tone of the neighborhood. The objectives of this chapter include the following:
a.
To reinforce that the sign should serve primarily to identify the general nature of an establishment or to direct attention to a project, activity, place, person, organization, or enterprise.
b.
As identification devices, signs must not subject the citizens of the Firebaugh to excessive competition for their visual attention. As appropriate identification devices, signs must harmonize with the building, the neighborhood, and other signs in the area.
c.
The City of Firebaugh intends to encourage the installation of signs that improve the appearance of the property and the neighborhood and to enhance the economic effectiveness of signs.
d.
The provisions in this chapter provide standards to safeguard life, health, property, and public welfare in keeping with the character of the City of Firebaugh by regulating the size, height, structural design, quality of materials, construction location, electrification, illumination and maintenance of all types of signs and sign structures.
e.
The provisions in this section present criteria indicating whether or not signs conform to the above intentions of suitability and safety.