Section 7-020 General Provisions
A. Permits:
1. Unless exempt from a permit in accordance with Section 7-040 of this Code, permits are required for all commercial signs. Application shall be made to the Community Development Department on applicable forms and include information as required by the Town.
2. In the absence of a master sign plan, each individual sign requires a separate permit.
B. Whenever a business, industry or service using a commercial sign is discontinued, the sign shall be removed or obscured by the person owning or having possession of the property within 30 days after the discontinuance of the business, industry or service.
C. All signs other than wall signs may be back-to-back. Only the size of one side shall count towards the cumulative maximum noted in Section 7-090 of this code.
D. Attachment of any sign to utility poles, traffic control devices or street signs shall be prohibited. Unless specifically provided for in the Code, no sign shall project, overhang or otherwise be located on public property.
E. Any sign to be erected wholly or partially within state highway right-of-way shall be approved by the Arizona Department of Transportation prior to Town consideration.
F. Sign Measurements: The area of the sign shall be determined by measuring the total area of the sign excluding any supporting framework.
G. All commercial signs, other than temporary signs, must receive approval from the Design Review Board prior to placement.
H. Signs shall be maintained and be free of chipping paint, visible cracks or gouges, or general deterioration.
I. The back of all one-sided freestanding signs must be finished with a non-reflective surface.
J. A master sign package for each new commercial, multi-family and residential subdivision, including the type, number, size, locations, materials and colors of the various signs shall be approved by the Design Review Board prior to the issuance of a permit for any sign authorized under this section of the Code. (Prior code § 7-2)