Section 20.56.070 Prohibited sign locations.

A. General. Notwithstanding any provision in or right established in this chapter, no sign shall be permitted in any of the following locations.

B. Drains, ditches, flood channels. Except for Official Signs, no sign shall be placed in any ditch, storm drain facility or flood channel, except for signs displayed by a utility regarding any easements or dangers that lie within the drain, ditch or flood channel.

C. Truckee River greenbelt

1. Except as provided in this subsection, no signs are permitted within three hundred feet of (i) the centerline of the Truckee River or (ii) the outer boundary of any area designated as the Truckee River Greenbelt, whichever is greater.

2. Exceptions to the foregoing are:

a. Residential signs

b. Building signs which are not visible from the river.

c. Official Signs.

D. Signs in the public right of way or on public property.

1. No sign shall be displayed in any right of way or on public property except:

a. Official signs.

b. Building markers and building address signs.

c. Directional signs owned by the City or with a permit.

d. Community directory signs owned by the City or with a permit.

e. Signs or copy permanently embroidered, screened, dyed, stenciled or painted into the fabric of umbrellas which are set up in sidewalk cafes in the right of way, provided that the café is operating under an outdoor dining and encroachment permit under Chapter 5.77 of Sparks Municipal Code.

f. Signs located on a Bus Stop that is leased or licensed to the Regional Transportation Commission.

(Ord. 2188, Amended, 09/08/2003, Prior Text; Ord. 2120, Add, 01/14/2002)