The purposes of this chapter shall be as follows:

A.

To authorize and regulate identification and directional signs accessory to uses permitted by the zoning ordinance;

B.

To maintain and improve the visual qualities of the town;

C.

To minimize hazards to motorists and pedestrians on public roads.

(Ord. 1967-80 § 1 (6304.1), 1967)

All signs shall comply with the regulations of this chapter in addition to such other requirements as may be imposed in connection with the granting of a variance or conditional use permit or as may be required by other ordinances of the town.

(Ord. 1967-80 § 1 (6304), 1967)

Signs permitted in all districts shall be as follows:

A.

Trespass and warning signs and signals;

B.

Highway and traffic markers and street name signs;

C.

Signs used by public utilities for the safety, welfare, or convenience of the public;

D.

The following public notices:

1.

Official notices issued by any court or public body or officer,

2.

Notices posted by any public officer in performance of a public duty or by any person in giving any legal notice;

E.

One sign of ten square feet maximum size may be placed on each commercial or institutional construction project and shall be removed upon completion of the project;

F.

Construction signs may be placed on residential construction projects provided the total area of signs on any one residential construction project does not exceed ten square feet and provided the signs are removed upon completion or sale of the house.

G.

One real estate sign not exceeding four square feet in area may be placed on each piece of property that is for sale;

H.

Personal name plates not exceeding one square foot in area;

I.

Commemorative symbols, memorial plaques, and historical tablets, placed by historical societies;

J.

Flags, emblems, insignias, and posters of any nation, state, international organization, political subdivision or other governmental agency; and unilluminated, nonverbal religious symbols attached to a building which is a place of religious worship;

K.

Signs designating entrances, exits or conditions of use of parking areas provided no single sign shall exceed eight square feet in area;

L.

Roadside signs for special local events by community or nonprofit organizations limited to periods not exceeding two weeks;

M.

Directional signs for public or semi-public uses.

(Ord. 1967-80 § 1 (6304.2 (A)), 1967)

Signs permitted in C-C, A-P and O-A districts shall be as follows:

A.

Each business, profession, or service is allowed on the same parcel with the establishment two permanent identification signs which direct attention exclusively to that business, profession or service and the goods or services offered.

B.

The maximum total size of permanent identification signs shall be one-half square foot of sign area per one lineal foot of the building frontage, or twenty-four square feet maximum for the two signs combined.

C.

Each business may have one additional sign of one square foot maximum size to describe hours of operation.

D.

A sign relating to a group of establishments, as in a shopping center, may be up to fifty percent greater than the allowed area for a single business, profession or service.

E.

A sign shall not face the side line of any adjoining lot in any R district when such sign is within twenty-five feet of the side line.

(Ord. 1976-149 § 3, 1976: Ord. 1967-80 § 1 (6304.2 (B)), 1967)

The following shall pertain to control of motor vehicle fuel price signs:

A.

The scenic corridor areas comprised of all properties abutting Portola Road, along its entire length, and Alpine Road, along its entire length, are hereby made exempt from the provisions of Section 13531 of the California Business and Professions Code. If, however, fuel price information is included on a sign, then the area for fuel price information may be excluded from the sign area limitations of this chapter; provided, however, that the fuel price information area shall not exceed the minimum standards for such signage provided for in the California Business and Professions Code.

B.

The planning commission shall have the power to establish, as a condition of the use permit for any facility that sells motor fuel to be located in areas identified in subsection A., above, appropriate requirements concerning motor vehicle fuel price signs to be viewed from the adjacent roadway.

C.

All signs containing fuel price information shall be subject to review and approval by the architectural and site control commission either pursuant to a condition of a use permit established by the planning commission or the sign permit requirements of this chapter. In considering any fuel pricing sign proposal, the architectural and site control commission is hereby authorized to reduce the permitted area for other non-fuel price signage below the area limits of this chapter if it finds such a reduction is appropriate to achieve the purposes and objectives of this chapter. The architectural and site control commission is also hereby authorized to require stricter limitations for fuel price sign area if it determines smaller characters than the minimum provided for in the California Business and Professions Code can reasonably be viewed from the adjacent roadway.

(Ord. 2009-379 § 2, 2009)

A. All signs must be appropriate for a rural environment, must harmonize with their surroundings in design and color, and be continually maintained to ensure an attractive appearance.

B.

No signs shall flash, move or change light intensity.

C.

No freestanding signs shall exceed sixteen feet in height.

D.

No sign attached to a structure shall exceed the height of the peak of the roof.

E.

Every sign shall be constructed and maintained to meet legally required clearances from communication and electrical facilities, including but not limited to clearances specified in General Order 95 of the Public Utilities Commission of the state of California.

F.

All temporary signs, excluding displays inside buildings which are visible from outside, must be placed in specific approved sign display locations. These locations shall have a maximum area of one-half the allowable permanent sign area and must be approved by the architectural and site control commission. All temporary signs must be dated and those remaining longer than two months shall constitute a violation of the provisions of this title.

G.

No sign other than a temporary directional or warning sign shall be placed in the public right-of-way without first securing an encroachment permit.

H.

All signs shall comply with applicable provisions of the building code.

I.

No internally illuminated sign shall exceed one square foot in area.

J.

No free standing sign shall be internally illuminated.

K.

No internally illuminated sign shall be placed perpendicular to a public road from which it is visible.

L.

Illuminated signs shall be illuminated with no more than the minimum intensity necessary to permit the public to discern their information.

M.

No sign shall be illuminated outside the hours of operation of the facility to which it is accessory.

N.

In the meaning of this section, "illuminated" includes reflectorized.

O.

No illuminated overhanging signs visible from outside the premises shall be permitted.

(Ord. 1976-149 § 4, 1976: Ord. 1967-80 § 1 (6304 3), 1967)

A. All temporary nonconforming signs must be removed within two months.

B.

All permanent nonconforming signs must be removed or brought into conformance with this title within two years.

(Ord. 1967-80 § 1 (6304.4), 1967)

The design and placement of all signs, except those enumerated in subsections A through J of Section 18.40.030, must be submitted to the architectural and site control commission for approval prior to the installation, construction or erection of any such signs. The applicant, or any interested property owner, aggrieved by a determination of the architectural and site control commission, may appeal to the board of adjustment within ten days from the date of such determination in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 18.66.

(Ord. 1967-80 § 1 (6304.5), 1967)

Violators of the provisions of this chapter shall be notified of such violation by the architectural and site control commission, in writing, which notification shall state the time within which any unauthorized or illegal sign shall be removed, which may be within seven days. In the event such signs are not removed within the time fixed in the written notice, the violator shall be subject to the penalties provided in this title.

(Ord. 1967-80 § 1 (6304.6), 1967)