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<br />Ordinance No. NS-XXX <br />Page 3 of 11 <br /> <br />(a) Number. No more than one (1) A-frame sign that advertises or identifies the <br />business activity shall be permitted for each business establishment. <br />(b) Location. <br />(1) A-frame signs shall be placed within fifty (50) feet of the business <br />establishment entrance when the A-frame sign is located on private <br />property. <br />(2) A-frame signs may only be placed in the public right-of-way when <br />advertising a business establishment that occupies a building directly <br />abutting the public right-of-way and there is no private property setback <br />available to place the A-frame sign. <br />(3) A-frame signs in the public right-of-way shall be placed directly in front of <br />the structure containing, and within five feet, or as close as practicable, of <br />the primary entrance of the business establishment to which the sign <br />pertains. <br />(4) A-frame signs shall not be placed in a manner that obstructs or impedes <br />pedestrian or vehicular traffic, or impedes visibility of travelers, or blocks <br />access to building entrances, fire hydrants, utility boxes, bus stops, or any <br />other public amenity. <br />i. A minimum width of four (4) feet of a clear pedestrian path shall be <br />maintained on walkways, sidewalks, or other required pedestrian paths <br />of travel, at all times, measured from the closest edge of the A-frame <br />sign to any obstruction (e.g., building, planter, utility, street furniture, <br />wheelchair ramp, driveway). <br />ii. A-frame signs shall not be placed within twenty-four (24) inches of a <br />curb face. <br />iii. A-frame signs shall not be placed in any portion of a roadway intended <br />for use or access by automobiles or bicycles, including vehicle travel <br />lanes, bicycle lanes, parking spaces, driveways, loading zones, or <br />alleys. <br />iv. A-frame signs shall not be placed in a location which would restrict or <br />inhibit passengers entering or exiting from any vehicle, including a fixed <br />rail streetcar, bus or passenger automobile. <br />v. A-frame signs on private property shall not be placed in triangular <br />area(s) measured fifteen (15) feet by fifteen (15) feet where a driveway <br />enters onto a street, or in any other area which may reduce the visibility <br />of motorists. <br />vi. On corner lots, A-frame signs on private property shall not be placed <br />closer than twenty-five (25) feet from the point of the intersection of the <br />two property lines that abut the public right -of-way; or in the case of <br />rounded corners, the point of intersection shall be measured from the <br />  <br />  <br />City Council 23 – 7 8/19/2025