Title
Sidewalk Signs - For the purpose of authorizing the Director of Planning and Zoning to revoke or suspend a sign permit approval in certain circumstances; and providing for a delayed effective date of the sidewalk sign permit fee.
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CITY COUNCIL OF THE
City of Annapolis
Ordinance 30-19
Introduced by: Alderwoman Tierney and Alderman Rodriguez
AN ORDINANCE concerning
Sidewalk Signs
FOR the purpose of authorizing the Director of Planning and Zoning to revoke or suspend a sign permit approval in certain circumstances; and providing for a delayed effective date of the sidewalk sign permit fee.
BY repealing and re-enacting with amendments the following portions of the Code of the City of Annapolis, 2019 Edition
Section 21.70.050
SECTION I: BE IT ESTABLISHED AND ORDAINED BY THE ANNAPOLIS CITY COUNCIL that the Code of the City of Annapolis shall be amended to read as follows:
TITLE 21 - PLANNING AND ZONING
Chapter 21.70 - Sign Regulations.
Section 21.70.050 - Standards applicable to all signs.
The following standards apply to all signs whether exempt or permitted:
A. Condition and Appearance. All signs shall be maintained in good condition and appearance.
B. Computations of Area and Height.
1. Area.
a. The area of a sign face (which is also the sign area of a wall sign or other sign with only one face) shall be computed by means of the smallest square, circle, rectangle, triangle, or combination thereof that will encompass the extreme limits of the writing, representation, emblem, or other display, together with any material or color forming an integral part of the background of the display or used to differentiate the sign from the backdrop or structure against which it is placed, but not including any supporting framework, bracing, or decorative fence or wall when such fence or wall otherwise meets the zoning regulations in this title and is clearly incidental to the display itself.
b. The sign area for a sig...
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