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Sec. 17.24.030. Sign permits. No sign, except for signs listed in section 17.24.1190 shall be painted, constructed, erected, remodeled, relocated, expanded or have the copy of the sign changed or altered until a permit for such sign has been obtained. No permit shall be issued unless there is full compliance with the provisions of this chapter and other applicable provisions of this code. Sec. 17.24.040. General standards. A. Signs may be erected, altered and maintained only for, and be a permitted use in, the district in which the signs are located; shall be located on the same lot as the permitted uses; and shall be clearly incidental, customary and commonly associated with the operation of the permitted use. B. No sign shall be attached to a tree or utility pole whether on public or private property. C. No sign shall be maintained at any location where bv reason of its position. size. shape or color. it may obstruct. impair. obscure. interfere with the view of. or be confused with. any traffic control sign. signal or device. or mav it interfere with. mislead or confuse traffic. D. No sign shall be located in any vision clearance area. E. Signs shall be permitted only on the same lot or lots of the permitted advertised use. and onlv where clearly incidental. customary or commonlv associated with the operation of the permitted use. F. Anv request for an increase in the maximum allowable height. area. or number of signs must be specifically approved by the planning commission of the city through the same procedure set for approval of a minor PUD amendment. G. Prohibited siJ!n types. Freestanding. roof. off-premises and billboard signs shall not be an allowed sign type. Sec. 17.24.050. Measurement of gF9SS-surface area aBd height of sigB. A The entire area '.',ithiH a single eoB-tinuous perimeter eHelosiHg the .1...... extreme limits of such sigH ineludiHg that portion of the sigH strueture which is visible Em.d ',iewed in the same plane as the sign faee and '.vhieh either: 1. Exeeeds 50 pereeHt of the area of the sign faee; or 2. Is made an integral part or baekground of the display; Em.d shall be iHeluded iH eompMtiHg the total sign area. B. The gross area of a sigH sRa:ll be measured only on OHe side of sueh sign. C. For eomputiHg the area of any '.'Itlll SigH '.',hieh eOHsists of letters mouB-ted or paiHted 01'1 a wall, the area shall be deemed to be the area of the smallest rectangular figrne '.'.'hieR OEm. encompass all of the letters. A. For all two-faced freestanding or projecting signs. the area measurement shall be determined by measurement of one face of the sign only. B. The total measured area of a sign shall include the area of all writing. representation. lines. emblems or figures contained within all modules. together with any air space. material or color forming an integral part or background of the displav if used to differentiate such sign from the backdrop or structure. 6