The city council recognizes that there are various persons and entities that have
an interest in communicating with the public through the use of signs that serve to
identify businesses and services, residences and neighborhoods, and also to provide
for expression of opinions. The council is also responsible for furthering the city's
obligation to its residents and visitors to maintain a safe and aesthetically pleasing
environment where signs do not create excessive visual clutter and distraction or
hazards for pedestrians and vehicles; where signs do not adversely impact the predominantly
residential character of the city and where signs do not conflict with the natural
and scenic qualities of the city. It is the intent of the council that the regulations
contained in this article shall provide uniform sign criteria, which regulate the
size, height, number and placement of signs in a manner that is compatible to the
residential scale and character of the city, and which shall place the fewest possible
restrictions on personal liberties, property rights, free commerce, and the free exercise
of Constitutional rights, while achieving the city's goal of creating a safe, healthy,
attractive and aesthetically pleasing environment that does not contain excessive
clutter or visual distraction from rights-of-way and adjacent properties; the surrounding
natural coastal environment and residential neighborhoods.
(Ord. No. 2005-12, § 1, 6-6-05)
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