17.110.050 Minimum requirements for all signs, including signs exempted from permit requirements.
(1) Maintenance. No temporary or permanent sign or other advertising structure shall be inadequately maintained so as to show evidence of deterioration, including peeling, rust, dirt, fading, discoloration, or holes.
(2) Outdated Signs. No sign or other advertising structure shall advertise a business or product which is no longer in existence. Such signage shall be removed from the premises within 30 days after close of the business or removal of the product.
(3) Restriction of Ingress and Egress from Buildings. No sign or other advertising structure shall be constructed, relocated or maintained so as to prevent free ingress to or egress from any door, window, or fire escape. No sign of any kind shall be attached to a standpipe or fire escape.
(4) Traffic Hazards. No sign or other advertising structure shall:
(a) Obstruct free and clear vision at any street or driveway intersection;
(b) Interfere with, obstruct the view of, or be confused with any authorized traffic sign, signal, or device because of its position, shape, or color;
(c) Make use of the words “stop,” “look,” “danger” or any other word, phrase, or symbol or character in a manner that interferes with, misleads, or confuses traffic; or
(d) Restrict ingress to and egress from any driveway.
(5) Unsafe Signs. No sign or other advertising structure shall constitute a hazard to safety or health by reason of inadequate design, construction, repair, or maintenance.
(6) Glare into Surrounding Area. No sign or other advertising structure shall be illuminated with lights which glare into or upon the surrounding area or any residential premises or distract operators of vehicles or pedestrians on the public right-of-way.
(7) Obscene Signs. No sign or other advertising structure shall display any matter in which the dominant theme of the material taken as a whole appeals to a prurient interest in sex, or is patently offensive because it affronts contemporary community standards relating to the description or representation of sexual matters, and is utterly without redeeming social value.
(8) Wind Pressure and Dead Load Requirements. Signs and other advertising structures shall be designed and constructed to withstand a wind speed of 100 miles per hour and to receive dead loads as required in the latest edition of the International Building Code (IBC) or other documents or other codes of the city of Stanwood. (Ord. 1440 § 5, 2017; Ord. 1262 § 1, 2010).