§ 85-9. Sign illumination regulations.

Illuminated signs shall be designed, constructed, and installed to comply with the following standards in order to reduce glare and the general over-wash of light to public rights-of-way and residential uses and to promote the protection of the dark sky.

(1)

Flashing, rotating and intermittent lighting is prohibited except for marquee signs on buildings used solely for theaters for the general public subject to the following conditions:

a.

The marquee shall be designed as to not be dangerous or confusing to motorists on the public right-of-way by its color, wording, design, location, or illumination that would resemble or conflict with any official traffic-control device or which impedes the safe and efficient flow of traffic.

b.

The marquee lights shall be lit only during times the theater is in operation.

(2)

Back-lighted individual opaque channel letterforms shall be softly silhouetted against their background.

(3)

Internally illuminated channel letters and logos with translucent faces, shall contain soft, diffused light sources inside each letter or logo.

(Ord. No. 2017-11 , § 2, 7-17-17)