A. Signs in Street Right-of-Way or Future Street Right-of-Way. No sign shall be located in or project into the present or future right-of-way of any public street unless other provisions of this section specifically authorize such location or projection.

B. Signs Interfering with Sight Distance. No sign shall be so designed or constructed as to interfere with the sight distance of motorists proceeding on or approaching adjacent streets, alleys, driveways or parking areas, or of pedestrians proceeding on or approaching adjacent sidewalks or pedestrian ways.

C. Signs over Driveways. No sign suspended over or projecting into the area above a driveway located on private property shall be situated at a height of less than 15 feet above the surface of the driveway.

D. Signs over Public Sidewalks and Pedestrian Ways. No sign suspended over or projecting into the area above a public sidewalk or pedestrian way shall be situated at a height of less than eight and one-half feet above the surface of the sidewalk or pedestrian way, and no sign may project more than 75 percent of the distance between the property line and the curb line except for signs attached to the underside of a canopy or other architectural projection.

E. Removal of Signs on Closure of Business. Upon the closure and vacation of business or activity, the owner of the business or activity shall have 120 days from the date of closure to remove all signs related to the business or activity.

F. Window Signs. Window signs shall be considered as a sign and computed as part of the aggregate sign area and number of signs. Any painted-over window shall be considered as a wall.

G. Painted Signs. Signs painted on an exterior wall, window or structure of any kind shall be computed as part of the aggregate sign area and number of signs. [Ord. 519 § 1 (Exh. A), 2010; Ord. 378 § 2 (Exh. 1), 1999.]