§ 17.84.061. Purpose of sign ordinance.

The purpose of this section is:

A.

To promote the public health, safety, peace, morals, comfort, convenience and general welfare;

B.

To protect the social and economic stability of residential, commercial, industrial, resource production, and recreational activities within the county through the orderly, planned use of land and placement of signs;

C.

To permit businesses a certain amount of signage based upon the zoning, lot size, lot frontage length, total building size, and building frontage length, recognizing that a sign's basic function is to communicate a message to the viewer.

D.

To promote the attractive appearance of the county by regulating the design, character, location, type, quality of materials, scale, color, illumination, and maintenance of signs;

E.

To promote commerce and create a more attractive economic and business climate; and

F.

To promote the use of signs that identify land uses and sites without confusion or creating distractions that may cause traffic or safety hazards.

G.

Nothing in this section is intended to prohibit lawful free expression, or to regulate the content of such expression, but only to regulate the size and placement of such signs in order to protect the public health, safety and welfare, and to avoid incompatibility with the surrounding local neighborhood or community.

(Ord. 2002-2 § 28 (part), 2002)