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 Monroe County
 Land Development Code
 Chapter 142. SIGNS

§ 142-1. Purpose and Intent.  

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  • The purposes and intent of this chapter are to:

    (1)

    Facilitate the implementation of goals, objectives and policies set forth in the comprehensive plan relating to sign control, community character and scenic resources and protection of areas from incompatible uses;

    (2)

    Promote and maintain convenience, safety, property values and aesthetics by establishing a set of standards for the erection, placement, use and maintenance of signs that will grant equal protection and fairness to all property owners in the county;

    (3)

    Provide a simple set of regulations that will minimize intricacies and facilitate efficiency of permitting functions and thus assist the regulated public;

    (4)

    Encourage signs that help to visually organize the activities of the county, and lend order and meaning to business identification and make it easier for the public to locate and identify their destinations;

    (5)

    Regulate the size, number and location of signs so that their purpose can be served without unduly interfering with motorists and causing unsafe conditions;

    (6)

    Promote the general welfare, including enhancement of property values and scenic resources, so as to create a more attractive business climate and make the county a more desirable place in which to visit, trade, work and live;

    (7)

    Be fair in that everyone receives equal and adequate exposure to the public and no one is allowed to visually dominate his neighbor;

    (8)

    Authorize the use of signs in commercial and industrial areas that are:

    a.

    Compatible with their surroundings;

    b.

    Appropriate to the type of activity to which they pertain;

    c.

    An expression of the identity of the individual proprietors and the community as a whole; and

    d.

    Large enough to sufficiently convey a message about the owners or occupants of a particular premises, the commodities, products or devices available on such premises, or the business activities conducted on such premises, yet small enough to prevent excessive, overpowering advertising which would have a detrimental effect on the character and appearance of commercial and industrial areas, or which could unduly distract the motoring public, causing unsafe motoring conditions;

    (9)

    To limit signs in noncommercial areas to protect the character and appearance of noncommercial areas.

( Ord. No. 006-2016 , § 1(Exh. 1), 4-13-2016)