(A) Maintenance. All signs shall be maintained in a state of good order and repair. If any outdoor advertising sign becomes a danger to the public, or becomes deteriorated or is abandoned, the property owner or owner of the sign shall be notified to remove or repair the sign. If the owner does not comply within thirty (30) days, the planning and zoning director may have the sign removed and the cost assessed to the appropriate property or sign owner, or enforcement action may be taken in accordance with Section 19.100.130(D).

(B) Building Code. All signs shall be constructed, designed, or attached to structures in conformance with the building and electrical codes adopted by the City of Show Low.

(C) Only signs erected by the city, county, state, or federal government shall be in any way supported by a public building or structure or located within a public right-of-way.

(D) Freestanding signs located within a parking area shall incorporate a suitable barrier and/or landscaping, as approved by city staff, around such sign as to prevent vehicles from coming into contact with the sign.

(E) Charitable, Fraternal, or Religious Organization. For charitable, fraternal, or religious organizations located within residential zoning districts, two (2) on-site signs shall be permitted. The total area of such signs shall not exceed thirty-two (32) square feet. For charitable, fraternal, or religious organizations located within commercial or industrial zoning districts, the provisions of this section shall apply. For height regulations, see subsection (K) of this section.

(F) A sign mounted on, painted on, placed on, attached or affixed to a semi-trailer may be allowed to identify a subdivision for which a final plat has been recorded and a sign permit obtained. The semi-trailer must be licensed and regularly used by the subdivision to which the sign refers. Signs painted on, placed on, attached or affixed to a semi-trailer are limited to a maximum of four hundred fifty (450) square feet and are allowed for up to one (1) year from the date the sign permit is issued.

(G) One (1) subdivision sale sign for each street frontage with a maximum of two (2) signs per subdivision at least two hundred (200) feet apart shall be allowed, with a maximum of forty (40) square feet of sign area per sign. These signs shall be valid for either a period of five (5) years or at which point more than ninety (90) percent of the lots are sold within the subdivision. The time period may be extended if no more than seventy-five (75) percent of the subdivision lots have sold. The extension may occur for either a period of two (2) years or at which point more than seventy-five (75) percent of the lots are sold within the subdivision. Signs shall be removed after the expiration of time or sale of the above-listed lot percentages. For height regulations, see subsection (K) of this section.

(H) Subdivision Identification Signs. One (1) sign, containing only the name of the subdivision, not exceeding forty-eight (48) square feet in area, may be erected on each side of any entrance to a subdivision. For height regulations, see subsection (K) of this section.

(I) Apartment House Identification Signs. One (1) sign containing the name of the apartment house, not exceeding forty (40) square feet in area, may be allowed on each street frontage of any apartment complex. These signs shall be only wall signs or monument signs. Monument signs shall not exceed four (4) feet in height. For height regulations, see subsection (K) of this section.

(J) Entrance or Exit Signs. Two (2) signs not more than two (2) square feet each denoting “entrance” or “exit” with business logo shall be permitted at each entrance.

(K) Height Limitations at Streets, Driveways, and Private Walkways. When located within a distance of twenty-five (25) feet of a street and twenty-five (25) feet of a driveway or other street, thus creating a site-visibility triangle, or within two (2) feet from a sidewalk, no sign shall be placed between a height of three (3) feet and seven (7) feet above the level of said street, driveway, or private walkway. When located over a private walkway, no part of any sign shall be less than seven (7) feet above said private walkway. When located over any driveway, no part of any sign shall be less than fourteen (14) feet above said driveway.

(L) Location. No freestanding, projecting, or canopy sign shall be located closer than ten (10) feet from any abutting lot.

(M) Lighting. Lighting shall be so installed so as to avoid any glare or reflection into any building used for residential purposes or into any street, alley, or driveway if such glare or reflection might create a traffic hazard. All exposed neon, freon, incandescent, or similar type of illumination shall be no less than ten (10) feet in height above grade. Below this ten (10) feet in height above grade, any such lighting shall be shielded by transparent or translucent protective material.

(N) Political Signs. Political signs shall be permitted in accordance with state statutes provided the sign is not placed in a location that is hazardous to public safety, obstructs clear vision in the area, or interferes with the requirements of the Americans with Disabilities Act (42 USC Sections 12101 through 12213 and 47 USC Sections 255 and 611), and shall not be placed upon power or telephone poles.

(O) Address Numbers. Refer to Section 18.30.060.

(P) Advertising for sponsors of public transit stops shall be permitted according to industry standards for bus benches and/or weather protective shells, and buses.

(Q) Directory signs are subject to criteria, design standards and locations as established by the City of Show Low city council.

(R) Yard/Garage Sale Signs. Yard/garage sale signs shall be permitted in every zoning district provided they do not interfere with pedestrian or vehicular traffic, are placed and removed on the day of the sale, are no larger than eighteen (18) inches by twenty-four (24) inches in size and contain the date and address of the proposed yard/garage sale. Signs which do not meet this criteria are subject to immediate removal. (Ord. No. 429, § 2, 1-6-98; Ord. No. 2009-08, §§ 1, 2, 6-2-09; Ord. No. 2010-08, §§ 1, 2, 5-4-10; Ord. No. 2014-04, §§ 1, 2, 9-2-14; Ord. No. 2017-04, §§ 1, 2, 3-7-17. 1976 Code § 15-1-45(G))