§ 15.148.270 — Sign clearance and illumination regulated

15.148.270 Sign clearance and illumination regulated.

The following regulations shall apply to sign clearance and sign illumination: A. All illuminated signs in the A and R zones shall be indirectly illuminated. Directly illuminated signs are allowed in the A and R zones subject to approval of a zoning administrator's conditional use permit. B. In all other zones illuminated signs may be of direct or indirect illumination subject to the provisions of subsection C of this section. C. No sign which has a clearance of less than ten (10) feet between the ground surface and the bottom of the sign shall be directly illuminated with exposed neon tubing or incandescent light globes. Only internal illumination protected by a plastic face or other acceptable material shall be permitted. D. No permit for any sign shall be issued and no sign shall be constructed or maintained which has less horizontal or vertical clearance from communications lines and energized electrical power lines than that prescribed by the laws of the state of California or rules and regulations duly promulgated by agencies thereof. (Ord. 2013-0021 § 64; prior code § 3.05.087)