The League of Women Voters of San Joaquin County supports governmental sign studies and subsequent ordinances for the control of off-premise signs.
Position In Brief:
Support of governmental sign studies and subsequent ordinances for the control of off-premise signs, as follows: density, location, size of display area, size of structure (height, width, distance from ground), and ratio of structure size to parcel size.
Position History:
Adopted in 1974; Reviewed in 2001; Revised in 2011.
Objectives:
- To attract and direct persons to various activities and enterprises, in order to provide for the maximum public convenience and safety.
- To provide a reasonable system of control for signs as part of the comprehensive zoning plan and under the jurisdiction of the appropriate planning commissions.
- To enhance the economic base of the community and each area thereof through the regulation of such things as size, location, design and illumination of signs.
- To reduce possible traffic and safety hazards through good signing.
- To encourage a desirable urban character which has a minimum of overhead clutter
- To relate sign area and height to viewing distances and optical characteristics of the eye.
National Position:
None
State Position:
None
Issues:
League to which this content belongs:
San Joaquin County
