24.16.070 Subdivision Signs — Imperial Zoning Code

On site subdivision signs and flags advertising the original sale of a subdivision, are allowed within the boundaries of a subdivision subject to the following standards:

l. No sign shall exceed 100 square feet per sign face area; 2. No sign shall be within 100 feet of any existing off site residence;

No more than two such signs shall be placed within any subdivision; and

A. No such sign shall be illuminated.

A total of six (6) flags per street frontage, 2 feet by 3 feet in size, may be located on poles no more than sixteen (16) feet in height at the primary entranceto each subdivision. All flags shall be located within the subdivision property lines and not in the City right-of-way.

Only off-site directional signs which are in conformance with this section may be erected or maintained within the City. Off-site directional signs shall only be permitted for residential subdivisions. The following standards shall apply to the construction and installation of off-site directional signs: 1. The City shall designate an organization for the - administration of the terms of this section except that the organization shall have no enforcement powers hereunder. The duties of the organization under this section include but are not limited to, the following:

a. Timely, equitable and non-discriminatory processing of applications to install a directional sign on a Kiosk;
b. Obtaining sites and approvals for Kiosk locations;
Cc. Timely construction and installation of Kiosks and directional signs; and

d. Maintenance of Kiosks, Kiosk sites and directional signs in a neat, clean and orderly condition,

The duties imposed upon the organization pursuant to this section may be exercised by a third party, subject to prior approval of such third party by the Planning Director.
The design of the Kiosks and directional signs shall be prepared by the organization and submitted to the City for written approval by the Planning Director.

4, Kiosks and directional signs shall conform to the following general standards:
- a. Kiosks shall contain no more than six (6) directional signs per face.
- b. No Kiosk shall have more than one face, except that additional faces, not to exceed three in number, may be approved for specific locations by the Planning Commission.
- C. No Kiosk shall exceed eight (8) feet in height or five (5) feet in width.
- d. Each directional sign shall be nine (9) inches high by five (5) feet long or sixteen (16) inches by high by five (5) feet long. All text within the directional signs shall be of uniform height. Developer’s logos may be placed on the directional sign as long as the logos are incidental to the subdivision name. (Ord. 720, 04/06)
- €. Directional signs may contain the name of the subdivision, developer logo, and directional arrow.
- f. Additional signs, streamers, or flags shall be added or placed on the Kiosk.
g. Kiosk will be permitted in all land-use districts and located on private or public property, subject in each case to written permission by the property owner. Kiosk located in the right-of-way will be subject to written approval by the City.
- h. Approval of the Kiosk shall be in the following manner:
  - (1) ‘By designation as an approved site by the Planning Director;
  - (2) For Kiosks of one face, by the Planning Director; and
  - (3) For Kiosks if two or three faces shall be by the Planning Commission.

i. All liabilities, cost and expenses arising out of the siting, installation and construction of Kiosks and directional signs shall be borne by the organization. The organization shall enter into an agreement with the City, in which it indemnifies, defends and holds harmless the City, in such a form as approved by the Planning Director and the City Attorney. The organization shall provide public liability insurance in the minimum amount. of $300,000 naming the City as additional insured and in such forms and with a company or companies approved by the Planning Director; and the City shall have not liability therefore.
j- In addition to other penalties provided by law, including those set forth in this section, any directional sign erected, constructed, installed or maintained in violation of this section shall be deemed a public nuisance and may be summarily abated as such by the City.