Mount Shasta Municipal Code Ch. 8.04 Purpose

It is adopted and recognized that preservation and enhancement of the community setting requires graphic regulation to:

(A) Safeguard and enhance the community design;

(B) Protect and enhance the character and natural beauty of the community and promote economic vitality in Mt. Shasta;

(C) Preserve and enhance the night sky for the enjoyment of a pristine nighttime environment, free from light pollution;

(D) Assure the maintenance of graphics;

(E) Ensure graphics which are compatible with the surroundings, and which effectively communicate their message, and encourage graphics which contribute to the visual enhancement of the streetscape;

(F) Safeguard the public health, safety, and general welfare, including elimination of unnecessary distractions which may jeopardize pedestrian or vehicular traffic safety, and provide a reasonable and comprehensive system of graphic controls;

(G) Provide fair and reasonably consistent treatment of all graphic users;

(H) Establish reasonable standards for business identification. (Ord. CCO-18-03, 2018; Ord. CCO-03-04, 2003; Ord. CCO-95-05, 1995. Formerly 8.04.020)