Oregon Department of Land Conservation and Development 635 Capitol Street, Suite 150 
Salem, OR 97301-2540 
(503)373-0050 
Fax (503) 378-5518 
www.lcd.state.or.us 
Theodore R. Kulongoski, Governor 
NOTICE OF ADOPTED AMENDMENT 
August 7, 2008 
TO: Subscribers to Notice of Adopted Plan 
or Land Use Regulation Amendments 
FROM. Mara Ulloa, Plan Amendment Program Specialist 
SUBJECT: City of Salem Plan Amendment 
DLCD File Number 017-07 
The Department of Land Conservation and Development (DLCD) received the attached notice of 
adoption. A copy of the adopted plan amendment is available for review at the DLCD office in 
Salem and the local government office. 
Appeal Procedures* 
DLCD ACKNOWLEDGMENT or DEADLINE TO APPEAL: August 25, 2008 
This amendment was submitted to DLCD for review 45 days prior to adoption. Pursuant to 
ORS 197.830 (2)(b) only persons who participated in the local government proceedings leading to 
adoption of the amendment are eligible to appeal this decision to the Land Use Board of Appeals 
(LUBA). 
If you wish to appeal, you must file a notice of intent to appeal with the Land Use Board of Appeals 
(LUBA) no later than 21 days from the date the decision was mailed to you by the local government. 
If you have questions, check with the local government to determine the appeal deadline. Copies of 
the notice of intent to appeal must be served upon the local government and others who received 
written notice of the final decision from the local government. The notice of intent to appeal must be 
served and filed in the form and manner prescribed by LUBA, (OAR Chapter 661, Division 10). 
Please call LUBA at 503-373-1265, if you have questions about appeal procedures. 
*NOTE: THE APPEAL DEADLINE IS BASED UPON THE DATE THE DECISION 
WAS MAILED BY LOCAL GOVERNMENT. A DECISION MAY HAVE 
BEEN MAILED TO YOU ON A DIFFERENT DATE THAN IT WAS MAILED 
TO DLCD. AS A RESULT YOUR APPEAL DEADLINE MAY BE EARLIER 
THAN THE ABOVE DATE SPECIFIED. 
Cc: Gloria Gardiner, DLCD Urban Planning Specialist 
Amy Dixon, City of Salem 
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WITHIN 5 DAYS AFTER THE FINAL DECISION S W J u U "<• 
PER ORS 197.610, OAR CHAPTER 660 - D.VIS.ON 18 T ^ C 0 N S E B V A T | 0 N 
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For DLCD Use Only 
Jurisdiction: City of Salem Local File Number: CA 07-6 
Date of Adoption: July 28. 2008 Date Mailed: August 1, 2008 
Date the Notice of Proposed Amendment was Mailed to DLCD' November 28, 2007 
Is this a REVISED Proposal previously submitted to DLCD: YES x NO Date Submitted: 
Comprehensive Plan Text Amendment Comprehensive Plan Map Amendment 
x Land Use Regulation Amendment Zoning Map Amendment 
New Land Use Regulation Other: 
Summarize the adopted amendment. Do not use technical terms. Do no write "See Attached." 
To exempt signs inside sports complex and stadiums and address administrative and legal issues. 
Describe how the adopted amendment differs from the proposed amendment. If it is the same, write "SAME." If you did 
not give notice of the Proposed Amendment, write "N/A." 
Same 
Plan Map changed from: _NA To: _NA 
Zone Map Changed from' NA To: NA 
Location: City Wide Acres Involved: NA 
Specify Density: Previous: New: 
Applicable Statewide Planning Goals: 
Was an Exception Proposed: YES x NO 
Did the Department of Land Conservation and Development receive a Notice of Proposed Amendment 
Forty-five (45) days prior to first evidentiary hearing? _x_ Yes _ No 
If no, do the statewide planning goals apply? _ Yes _ No 
If no, did Emergency Circumstances require immediate adoption? _ Yes _ No 
Affected State of Federal Agencies, Local Governments or Special Districts: 
Local Contact: Amy Dixon, Associate Planner Phone: (503) 588-6173 Extension: 7404 
Address: 555 Liberty Street SE, Room 305 City Salem Zip: 97301 
Fax Number: (503) 588-6005 E-Mail Address: adixon@citvofsalem.net 
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ENGROSSED 
ORDINANCE BILL NO. 4-08 
AN ORDINANCE RELATING TO SIGNS, AND MAKING CERTAIN HOUSEKEEPING 
CHANGES TO THE SALEM SIGN CODE; AMENDING SRC 62.010, SRC 62.020, SRC 62.040, 
SRC 62.050, SRC 62.030, SRC 62.060, SRC 62.080, SRC 62.090, SRC 62.095, SRC 62.227, SRC 
62.225, SRC 62.190, SRC 62.130, SRC 62.230, SRC 62.180, SRC 62.210, SRC 62.310, SRC 
62.350, SRC 62.440, SRC 62.450, SRC 62.600; AND REPEALING SRC 62.140, SRC 62.150, SRC 
62.160, SRC 62.220, SRC 62.170, AND SRC 62.460; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY 
The City of Salem ordains as follows: 
Section 1. SRC 62.010 is renumbered SRC 62.001 and amended to read as follows: 
^OUJ62.010. Short Title. This §1111111 ordinance shall be known as the Salem Sign 
B I | B B Ordinance, and shall consist of chapter 62 of the Salem Revised Code, and may be so 
cited mid pleaded. 
Section 2. SRC 62.020 is renumbered SRC 62.005 and amended to read as follows: 
Oregon, finds and declares that in order to protect the health, safety, property, and welfare of 
the public, to improve the neat, clean, orderly, and attractive appearance of the community, to 
improve the effectiveness of signs in identifying and advertising businesses, to provide for 
safe and maintenance of signs, to codify existing sign 
to eliminate signs that demand, rather than invite, public attention, 
fit is necessary to regulate the construction, erection, maintenance, 
electrification, illumination, type, size, number, and location of signs. 
Section 3. SRC 62.040 and SRC 62.050 are hereby combined, renumbered as SRC 62.010, and 
amended to read as follows: 
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llli* For the purpose of the 
Salem Sign Ordinance, woi ds used in the picscnt tense include the future, the .singulai 
number includes the plural, the word "shall" is mandatory and not diicctory and lln woid 
"building" includes "structures" except "sign structures." 
62.050. Specific Definitions. 
WM As used in this Chapter, unless the context spedficajlf requires otherwise: 
(|a) "Blanketing" means blocking of-a motorist's view of one projecting sign 
by another projecting sign 
(b) "Duilding Line" means the location of a line extended along the front of 
the majority of buildings located un the same block face. 
i M o C i l y ; o ^ ^ T d i n g 
j person assigned by the director of community 
development to administer and enfurce this chapter. The turn shall alsu mean 
such person's deputy. 
# * ) "Canopy" means a permanent roofed structurefjjwhich may be 
freestanding or partially attached to a b u i l d i n J i i l i i f o r the purpose of 
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lot mean a providing shelter to patrons in automobiles, ; 
(f|e) "Curb line" means the line indicating the edge of the vehicular roadway 
within the overall right-of-way. 
i f ) "Cutout" means every type of display in the form of lcttcis, figures, 
characters, representations, or others in cutout or irregular form attached to or 
superimposed upon an advertising ifsign. 
dÜfb) "Designated arterial and collector" means those streets designated j§ 
the Salem Transportation System Plan adopted 
under SRC 64.230l|and ¡¡¡¡those-streets included in the area bounded by 13th 
Street, Mission Street, the Willamette River, and D Street. 
(gig) "Display surface" means the area M e n a d e available by the sign 
structure for the purpose of K S M I M M M i displaying a message. 
P) "Effect" means electrical animation h 
illumination by electrical means, of lights;] 
) "Animated effect"! 
object, thing, person, animal, or happening ] 
pMif^il- through apparent movement. 
fe "Chaser effect"! 
eye by producing lineal or circular movement. 
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random twinkling of lights, including illumination that forms images, 
words or sentences at the end of the sequence of twinkling lights. 
(§4) "Speller effect,,MniS8iPabn'fliM*àpells spelling out a word, one 
letter, senj^^J number, or character at a time, and may 
"Flashing" means ^^^^^clcctrical animation producing intermittent 
11111 illumination. 
(k) "Frontage, building" means a building fiont facing a street or paiking lui. 
(1) "Frontage, street" means a lot line fronting on a street. Unless the premises 
has onfy une such fiuntage, the width along such lot line must be at least 50 
feet to qualify as a "lìoutage." An access casement shall not qualify as a 
"frontage." Access tu die sheet is not requiicd to establish a "frontage." 
(») "Illuminated sign" means a sign illuminated by an interior or exterior light 
source, which exterior light source is primarily designed to illuminate such 
sign. 
"Integrated shopping center" or "office complex" means a premises 
planned and developed as a unit, l l f f l l with-an undivided or nonfsegregated 
business or service firmsjfrand Pffif oo.es shall 
not include a business which does not participate in the maintenance and 
promotional activities of the M M M center; ffl which fronts on a 
designated arterial or designated collector streets; 
a marked or segregated parking or use area 
fand, if the premises contains offices, that docs not include separate from the 
"integrated shopping eentei" paiking or access areas, pxu voided an office 
complex shall cunlain no retail uutlets. 
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ip) "Interchange, Market Street f H " means the an-area within j 
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feet from the edge of the pavement of the 
main-traveled way, excluding exit or entrance ramps of Interstate Freeway 5, 
and-within ^H^^HI^hOOO feet of the centerline of Market Street that is 
zoned for retail or general business or industrial use. 
dUq) "Marquee" means a permanent f l | | | | | | l roofed structure pr^Sbiiiil 
attached to or supported by tjff trbuildingl 
not ¡¡IJfllfl including a "canopy." 
*) "S^^^ro^^f^M^hicombustiblc material" 
| any-material 
means 
I whidrwill not ignit 
|at, or below, a temperature 
of 1200 degrees F during an exposure of five minutes, and which will not 
continue to burn or glow at that temperature. Test for an "incombustible 
material" shall be conducted as specified in the Uniform Duilding Code. 
(iHk) "Nonstructural trim" means a molding, batten, cap, nailing strip, lattice, 
M letter walkway attached to a sign, structure. 
E i ^ f f i E i S I S S P W S ^ S S l S S t Ä l Ä 
"Pedestrian Pathway" means an area located on a public sidewalk that is 
maintained for the purpose of free and unobstructed pedestrian movement. 
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(Ut) "Person" means an individual, corporation, 
firm, partnership, association, joint venture, joint stock 
company, or other S ^ f t f U f f i ^ ^ P P organized and identifiable group ur 
combination of such persons. 
(u) "Plastic, approved" means a plastic approved by Underwriters Laboratuiy 
for use in construction of an electric sign. 
(v) "Safety Darrier,? means a barrier having a minimum height of 30 inches, 
as measured from the sidewalk surface, for die purpose of guiding visually 
impaired persons. The bottom 18 inches of the barrier, as measured from the 
bottom of the sidewalk surface, shall be constructed of a solid and seamless 
material to assist the visually impaired. 
d | w ) "Sidewalk Intersection" means the sidewalk area located at an 
intersection on a street corner that is created by extending intersecting property 
lines to the edge of a roadway at a street intersection (Appendix 7, Figure 1). 
The sidewalk intersection is a pedestrian-only area with the purpose of 
allowing free and unobstructed pedestrian movement while maintaining a safe 
vision clearance triangle for motor vehicles at roadway intersections. 
a" advertising sign, outdoor advertising sign; 
on-prcmisc sign, display, temporary sign, message, light, emblem, device, 
figure, mannequin, painting, drawing, placard, poster, or otliei tiling that is 
designed, used, or intended for an advertising purpose, or to fj 
to attract the attention of the public 
includes, where applicable, the sign-structure, display surface, and all other 
components, of the sigii.-P^^S^^^^j^B^^pJ^gterythe 
"Sign" includes, but is not limited to. 
(3*9) Temporary signs. A lawn-sign, rigid sign, balloon ut bannci 
which m * n o t permanently affixed or attached to a building, 
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, or the ground 
(|I9) Lawn sign. A temporary sign which is made trprof a 
corrugated plastic, greyboard or similar type material! which 
does not meet an 80 mpli wind load factor. 
(¡§42) Portable Sign. Any sign that is not permanently affixed 
to a building, structure, or the ground; a sign designed to be 
moved from place to place. These signs primarily include, but 
are not limited to, A-frame or sandwich board signs, signs 
attached to wood or metal frames, designed to be 
self-supporting and moveable, and further including trailer 
reader boards. 
(fjp5) Rigid sign. A temporary sign meeting an 80 mph | 
wind load factor and ^ -constructed of materials of a grade and 
quality consistent with the requirements for structural materials 
in the ^iLSSSMer^BI Uniform Duilding Code. 
d i 8 ) Sidewalk Sign. A M M ^ M w r t a b l e and; 
self-supporting, f||iftemporary sign which is made up-of a 
corrugated BH^WBplastic. greyboard or similar type 
material which does not meet an jj|j||flfe6 mph wind load 
factor. These signs primarily include, but are not limited to, A-
frame or sandwich board signs, signs attached to wood or metal 
frames illllllllrdesigned to be self-supporting and moveable, 
but do not including ff|||||||jtrailer reader boards. 
(¡¡|20)Temporary sign display. An attention attracting device 
flags of the United States, State of Oregon, U.S. or state 
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milita^ MiiviiXA, foreign lumitnu» the Uuilul Nalium, ui flag 
of civil, fidlcrna] or charitable oiganizaliunsr 
(&H-) Permanent sign. Any sign 
othei Uian a 
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Building directory. An attached wall sign giving the name 
and room number of the occupants of a building. Where 
secondary signs are permitted, ffpililìfig^^SiÓry it-may be 
included as a secondary sign. 
(ii); Interior isigii. A sigS$M iSHhsiilÓS.h ^ S Ù U P S i f i f ® 
d P ) On-premise sign. A H manor; ( sign which M i l l l M 
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advertises unfy the 
r the goods, business 
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f d c i l i t L a , o c a t e d o n the property, on which the sign is located 
or die sale or lease of such piopcxty; 
M B B & i g n which advutiles guuds, piuducL, businesses, 
service^ ui facilities which are nut sold, manufactured, ui 
distributed un or fi uni the piopcit> ui facilities un which the 
sign h located, and which is suppoited by a substantial 
permanent sign-structure with a display surface or display 
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for the purpose of painting or posting a j 
thereon at periodic intervals j 
. A sign bearing a 
message dealing with political, public interest, public service, 
education, an election, a candidate for election, a ballut 
measure, religious matters, health, or any other noncommercial 
matter is included as an outdoor advertising sign. 
¡goods, products, businesses, 
services, or facilities which are not sold, manufactured, or 
distributed on or from the property or facilities on which the 
sign is locatei 
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) Principal sign. The principal permanent, on-premise 
; motorists or pedestrians, approaching the business 
facility. At least 75 percent of the sign area of a principal sign 
shall be used to identify the business and not more than 25 
percent of the sign shall be used to advertise services or 
products. A principal sign is limited to a freestanding, roof, 
wall, or projecting signor signs located on a wall facade for 
signs, marquee face, canopy face, or sign tower. 
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Secondary sign. An incidental, permanent, on-premise 
2 attached wall sign or sign on the face; or ends of a marquee, or 
3 canopy, or ontrwall facade for signs. 
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5 (1) Attached wall sign. A wall sign which docs not LA Lend 
6 beyond the corners of the building face to which it is attached 
7 or on which it is painted and which does not project above the 
8 higher of the cave line, roof line at the wall, or top of the 
9 parapet wall a distance equal to the lesser of onc-thiid of the 
height of the sign or three feet. 
11 (¡5) Freestanding sign. §f An on-prcmise sign supported by 
12 one or more upright poles or 
1 3 fpiMiM^C in or upon the ground and wholly detached from or 
14 only incidentally attached to any building or other structure. 
15 (S**) Projecting sign. A sign, other than a wall s i g n ^ S 
1 6 which projects beyond the building face to which it is attached. 
1 7 "Projecting" means the distance which a sign extends from the 
18 building face to which it is attached. 
1 9 ( l i i6) Roof sign. A sign erected upon or painted upon the 
2® roof of a building, a roof structure, or a canopy roof. 
2 1 (UN) Under marquee sign. A sign which is erected or 
2 2 maintained under and is supported by a marquee. 
2 3 (122) Wall sign. A sign painted on or attached to or erected 
against the wall or parapet of a building or structure or against 
the faces or ends of a marquee or canopy or on a wall facade 
2 6 for signs with the exposed face of the sign in a plane parallel to 
2 7 the plane of the said-wall or face and projecting not more than 
eighteen +& inches therefrom. "Wall sign" also means and 28 
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includes a principal or secondary sign erected in supporting or 
ornamental columns attached to and located under an 
overhanging roof and which sign is erected in a plane generally 
parallel to the nearest face of the building. 
(¡¡4) Electric sign. A sign containing electrical wiring but not 
including a sign illuminated by an exterior flood light source. 
(¡¡3) Electronic time and temperature sign. A sign employing 
matrix displays) or lighted bulbs, lamps or tubes to announce 
time, temperature, or date. 
(fffG) ^ B B B B I illuminated sign11 means a sign illuminated 
by an interior or exterior light source; which exterior light 
source is primarily designed to illuminate such sign. 
Internally illuminated sign ¡¡¡|||||—a sign Ullwhich is 
wholly or partially illuminated by an internal light source |häJ 
from which source light passes through the display surface to 
(8) Message sign, a sign providing information by means of 
sequential illumination of lights contained in or upon the sign. 
y) "Unobstructed" means an area that-does not have any physical 
standing or sitting. The term ¡[Unobstructedllijgjij shall not include f 
through a pedestrian pathway. 
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'Vehicle Buffer Zone" means an area that runs parallel to and abuts a 
roadway. Its purpose is to create a pedestrian safety zone and unobstructed 
accessibility to parked vehicles (See Appendix 7, Figure 3a and 3b). 
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Section 4. SRC 62.030 is renumbered SRC 62.015 and amended to read as follows: 
1 1 Except as provided in section 62.0G0, of this Cudc, no person shall 
erect, construct, enlarge, alter, repair, move, improve, remove, convert, demolish, 
equip, use or maintain any sign, or cause or permit the same to be done, contrary to or 
in violation of any of the provisions of this Chapter. 
any sign which viulalcs the piuvisiuns of this chaplci. 
fHf Nothing in this Chapter is intended, to-nor shall ^ ^ ^ ^ P M o e r m i t the 
or in any manner unlawful under any other ordinance or state or federa 
law. 
[ÄftdSTftftfté J ni efpr étedjlo' regù 1 at é'on the 
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Section 5. SRC 62.060 is renumbered SRC 62.020 and amended to read: 
6?T020^^«7»rExempt Signs. Except for signs prohibited by this chapter, The following 
signs, symbols, numbers, and notices shall be |||§exempt from the provisions of this Chapter: 
(a) Official traffic signs, signals, and notices. 
(b) Directional signs erected by proper public authority. 
(c) A warning sign erected on private property to warn the public of a danger on or 
prohibiting or limiting access to the premises on which the sign is located, provided 
such sign does not exceed four square feet in area and six feet in height and is not 
located in the vision clearance area. 
(d) Permanent building plaques, corner stones, name plates, and similar building 
identifications. 
(e) House and building numbers, provided that the height of the numerals does not 
exceed six inches. 
(f) Historical markers erected or maintained by public authority or by a recognized 
historical society or organization identifying sites, buildings, or structures of 
recognized historical value and not located in the vision clearance area. 
(g) Notices and signs erected by public officers performing official duties including 
those erected pursuant to law, administrative order, or court order. 
(h) One non-illuminated sign per single family dwelling unit, or per dwelling unit in 
a duplex, in a residential zone not exceeding one square foot in ofsign area, giving 
the name, occupation, or both of the occupant or the home occupation of the occupant 
of the rcsidentially used property. 
(i) Non-illuminated signs not visible from a public sidewalk, street, highway, or 
alley. 
(j) Interior signs. 
(1) Non-illuminated interior signs in commercial and industrial zones 
designed primarily to be viewed from a sidewalk or street when erected and 
maintained inside a building, including, but not limited to, signs attached to or 
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painted on the inside of a window. 
(2) Electrical interior signs J 
I ! ! , provided such sign: is plugged into an approved grounded outlet; is not 
animated; does not flash; burns steady; conforms to the illumination 
requirements of this Chapter; does not exceed eight square feet in sign area. 
(Note: If a sign is wired in with a building's approved electrical wiring in 
conduit and connected to a power source, both an sign permit and electrical 
permit must be obtained.) 
(k) On-premise directional signs designed primarily to be read by a person on the 
premises on which the sign is located and used only to identify and locate an office, 
entrance, exit, telephone, or similar place, service, or route, and limited to eight 
square feet in area. 
(1) Directional signs in commercial and industrial districts, designating an automobile 
service entrance onto the premises, limited to a maximum sign area o f j j j j g l i l l 22 
square feet for freestanding signs. Such signs shall be limited to one per business per 
premise. Other vehicle directional signs designating an automobile entrance onto or 
exits from the property limited to eight square feet in area. If located on a building 
where projecting signs would be permitted, for a principal sign under SRC 62.390, 
such directional sign may project not more than four feet six inches over public 
property. 
(m) For businesses with canopies, including but not limited to gasoline stations, 
square feet of sign area per canopy for the display of temporary signs, 
such signs may be attached to the supporting structure of the canopy providing that 
they are not installed in any manner that would present a hazard to vehicles driving 
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under said canopy. 
(n) Temporary signs located in Wallace Marine Park's Sports Field Complex e^jLed 
services under regulations developed by the director and the building official. 
(o) Temporary signs Mffifjpjjjt^ approved for use in a park f||fwith a permit 
issued under SRC 94.200. 
Section 6. SRC 62.080 is renumbered SRC 62.025 and amended to read as follows: 
constructed, erected, or maintained: 
words, or pictures of an obscene oPp°in°fflaphic v '"decent, or immoral character; 
such as will offend the public morals or decency. 
(b) l p B l i | which violates any provision of ORS Chapter 377, applicable to 
advertising signs. 
(c) 1PSPIIIP which is placed on, affixed to, or painted on a motor vehicle, vehicle, or 
trailer and placed on public or private property with the primary purpose of providing 
a sign not otherwise permitted by this ¡¡¡chapter. 
conform to all other-provisions of this Chapter. 
(e) M B l which is a temporary, portable sign not approved by f§J||§city. 
(f) Which advertises or publicizes an activity, business, product, or service not 
conducted on the premises upon which signs are maintained; except as provided in 
SRC 62.502(3)(f), 62.507 to 62.519.1. 
dg) which l i f f lp l l ira "speller effect." sign that spells out a word, one 
letter, number, or character at a time and may include flashing the completed word or 
words, save and except electronic time and temperature signs. 
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Section 7. SRC 62.090 is renumbered SRC 62.030 and amended to read as follows: 
Sign Permits. 
(a) Except as provided in SRC WBBA02-005 of this chaptci, no person shall 
erect, alter, or relocate any sign, or install electrical parts, wiring, or 
illumination in or upon a sign until 
|a sign permit has been issued by the Duilding Official. 
(b) Each sign shall be a separate fJUfpermit. , provided, 
howevci, a tcmpuiai^ y sign display may be covered by a single appiupriate permit. 
Except for electrical signs, whuc sccondaiy signs arc elected at the same time fui the 
same business and on die same premises, the permittee may apply for one permit to 
cover all such secondary signs; 
(c) Whcic an electrical permit for sign installation is required, it shall be obtained 
from the department of community development, Permit Application Center, prior to 
making the final electrical connection from die sign to the electrical power source. 
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Pursuant to the National Electrical Code, Electrical permits arc required when new or 
used signs arc initially installed and connected; however, a sign removed for repair 
and reinstalled in die same place only requires a sign permit. 
(|d) Applications for a sign permit shall be made in writing upon forms furnished by 
the m ^ S ^ D u i Iding Official. Such ¡¡¡¡^application shall contain the location of the 
sign or display by street and number, as well as the name and address of the sign 
owner and of the sign erector. In addition, Two complete sets of plans for each 
proposed sign prepared in a graphic form must be submitted with each 
permit application, ^ ^ ^ ^ p ^ ^ i ^ ^ i ^ ^ ^ ^ l ^ n l y ' ^ t ^ ^ ^ g ^ g ^ n 
I These plans must be detailed enough 
| to show compliance with itiib C'ha'rtiE'an'd slf||fthe sign 
code. A complete set of plans must include 
. drawn u> .-.c 
) Plot plan drawn to scale, including location of all existing signs and 
sizes. 
(¡P) Elevation(s). 
(f;3) Identification of type of sign, such as painted, wood, metal, neon, 
illuminated, or other. 
(4) Approved testing laboratory number for each illuminated sign. Plans of 
insufficient clarity or detail will be returned to the applicant. 
shall be valid for ¡¡¡¡¡more than days after the date of 
issuance. *** • •B-
(f) Except as provided in subsection (e) of this section work under a sign permit must 
Building Official may 
i fronrthe date of issuance. The 
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extend this time foi up to an additional f|Hlll!45 daysf upon showing 
treasonable cause for the delay and a further showing that the M i p | p » f erection, 
alteration, or other sign-work still complies with this Chapter and other applicable 
provisions of ih^$Henl Revised this-Code. This time limit shall not apply to 
temporary signs: 
(g) Where the applicant applies for a pcnnil to construct a wall facade foi signs, the 
facade shall icquiie a sepaialc sign pcnnil and the facade shall confonn to all 
requirements foi a sign sUuetuxe contained in this Chaplu. Prioi to issuance of a 
permit foi a wall facade for signs, the building official shall have flic plans cheeked 
and approved by flic inspection division of the department of community 
development? 
(fk) The 1111811 Duilding Official shall issue a permit for a sign covered by 
application duly made unless the sign is in violation of the provisions of this Chapter 
or other provisions of this Code. 
fH Sign permits mistakenly issued in violation of this Chapter or of other provisions 
d o The Duilding Offieial may revoke a sign permit if lie finds that there 
was a material and misleading U false statement of fact in the application for the 
permit or notice given to the H H H Duilding Official pursuant to subsection (§) of 
this section. The Duilding Official may revoke a sign pcnnil foi a tcmpoiaiy sign 
display if lie finds thai flic display does not confoim to the piovisiuns of this Chaplei. 
) A person who erects, refferects or structurally alters any sign for 
which a sign permit is required, except a lunpoiary sign oi lempoioiy sign display 
shall notify the WSSSM Duilding Offieial of completion of the work thereon and 
request final inspection. 
(k) Except for a sign lepair pcnnil, a sign pciniit tag issued by the Duilding Offieial 
shall be attached to all signs which icquiie a sign pcnnil. This pio vision shall apply to 
all signs elected aflei August 15, 1967. The tag shall be placed by llic puinillce m 
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accordance with any regulations thereon by the Duilding Official. 
(1) Where the applicant who applies for a permit as required by this section is 
engaged in the business of erecting, altering, or relocating signs, or installing 
electrical parts, wiring, or illumination in or upon signs, there shall accompany the 
application , a certificate of insurance or other acceptable proof of insurance in force 
for the term of the permit in the sum of $500,000 combined single limits either 
commercial or comprehensive general liability insurance. The insurance requirements 
shall not apply to those permit applications to only paint signs. 
Section 8. SRC 62.095 is renumbered SRC 62.035 and amended to read as follows: 
Permit Exceptions. The following signs ^iictivmjf do not require a 
sign permit: 
(a) Exempt signs listed in SRC 62.060 of this chapter. 
y) Lawn signs and rigid signs, 
except as provided in SRC 62.520(e)(2). 
c) The changing of advertising copy or the advertising message on a printed or 
painted sign or sign specifically designed for the use of replaceable copy. 
I) The-Painting, repainting, cleaning, and normal maintenance and repair of an 
! is made. existing sign, unless a substantial structural alteration j 
Section 9. SRC 62.227 is renumbered SRC 62.045 and amended to read as follows: 
¡62.227. Inspections^ Required. The j Duilding Official shall perform the 
inspection upon notification by the permittee, that the construction is ready for 
each inspection. Failure of the permittee to notify the I ^ ^ ^ D u i l d i n g Official of the 
progress of construction for inspection purposes shall be caljse to i evoke result in the 
revocation of the sign permit. A final inspection of all signs shall be made upon completion 
of all construction work and prior to the illumination of any sign. 
Section 10. SRC 62.225 is renumbered SRC 62.050 and amended to read as follows: 
02^^^^62.225. Measurements. The following shall be used in measuring a sign to 
determine compliance with this Chapter: 
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(a) Area or sign area. 
(1) Area shall be measured within lines drawn between the outermost points 
of a sign, but excluding essential sign structure, foundations, or supports. The 
area of all signs in existence at the time of enactment of this ordinance, 
whether conforming or nonconforming, shall be counted in establishing the 
permitted sign area. Where a sign is of a three dimensional, round, or 
irregular solid shape, the largest cross-section shall be used in a flat projection 
8 j for the purpose of determining sign area. 
(2) Where open area is employed between sections or modules forming the 
display surface of an on-premise sign, an additional ten percent of sign area is 
permitted within the perimeter lines drawn to measure the sign. 
(b) Height. Height is measured from the average level of the grade below the sign to 
the topmost point of the sign. 
(c) Clearance. Clearance is measured from the average grade below the sign to the 
lower most point of the sign. 
(d) Gross face area. The gross face area expressed in square feet shall be computed 
by drawing a line around the outermost points of the building face or other surface to 
which the sign is attached, including any wall facade for signs extending beyond the 
building face and measuring the area contained within such lines. Where secondary 
signs are permitted on a frontage other than a street or parking lot frontage, g n ^ P ^ 
§ll|GFA-shall be measured on street frontage only. 
(e) Multiple business occupancies. Where more than one business is housed in the 
same building, only the gross face area of the building frontage, the lineal lut Haulage 
or-the lineal building frontage occupied by the business shall be included in 
determining the size of signs for such business. 
(0 Size. Size includes the height, length, width, and area of a sign, 
(g) Spacing and density. 
(1) For the purpose of applying spacing requirements or density limits to 
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method shall be used in determining setback of an advertising sign fiuin a 
residential sign district. 
(2) The sign or sign location under consideration shall be included as une 
sign. 
(§3) A back-to-back sign is counted as a single sign for the purpose of 
spacing and density limits. 
(4) Where advertising signs are located "in separate blocks," there must be an 
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Section 11. SRC 62.190 is renumbered SRC 62.055 and amended to read as follows: 
5. '62.190. Sign Location for Safety. 
(a) No sign shall be erected or maintained in such a maimer that any portion of its 
surface or supports will interfere in any way with the free use of any fire escape, exit, 
or standpipe. No signs shall be erected or maintained so as to obstruct any building 
opening to such an extent that light or ventilation is reduced below minimums 
required by any applicable law or IRS! provisions of this-Code. 
(b) No sign shall be erected within five feet of an exterior wall in which there are 
openings |^^&vithin the ÜHjarea of the sign unless the sign conforms to all the 
Duilding Code, and unless: (1) the sign is constructed of f 
incombustible materials or approved plastics. 
Section 12. SRC 62.130 is renumbered SRC 62.060 and amended to read as follows: 
¡62.130. Sign Maintenance. 
j® All signs, together with all of their supports, braces, guys, and anchors shall be 
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kept in good repair and be maintained in a safe condition. All signs and the site upon 
which they are located shall be maintained in a neat, clean, and attractive condition. 
Signs shall be kept free from excessive rust, corrosion, peeling paint or other surface 
deterioration. The display surfaces of all signs shall be kept neatly painted or posted. 
.HI No person required to obtain a sign permit under this Chapter shall scatter, daub, 
or leave any paint, paste, glue, or other substances used for painting or affixing cbpff 
photos, or3)thj=i advertising matter f x ^ ^ s j ^ Qr scatter or throw or permit to be 
scattered or thrown any bills, waste matter, paper, cloth, or materials of whatsoever 
kind removed from signs on any public street, sidewalk, or private property. 
Section 13. SRC 62.230 is renumbered SRC 62.065 and amended to read as follows: 
|62.230. Pci milted Materials. 
(a) Materials for construction of signs shall be of the quality and grade as specified 
Code, except as specified in SRC 62.180, 62.230 and 62.240. 
(b) Materials and details of construction for signs shall conform with the following. 
(1) Strucluial steel shall be of such quality as to conform to The Uniform 
Duilding Code. Secondary members in contact with or directly supporting the 
display surface may be fonned of light gauge steel, providing such mcmbus 
arc designed in accoidancc with the specifications of the design of light gauge 
steel as specified in the Uniform Duilding Code and are heated as provided in 
subsection (2) of this section. When formed intcgially with Uie display suifaee 
sccondaiy mcmbus shall not be less dian No. 24 gauge in thickness. When no! 
formed integrally with die display suifaee, the minimum thickness of hot 
rolled steel mcnibeis furnishing stiuctuial support foi signs shall be onc-fouith 
inch except thai if heated as piovided in subsection (2) of this section such 
members shall be not less than one-eighth inch thick. Wood stringers of tliice 
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inches by six inches in rough cut dimension may be used for the support of 
sections of the display surface of outdoor advertising signs. Steel pipes shall 
be of such quality as to conform to the Uniform Duilding Code. If the 
connection is adequate to transfer die stresses in the members, steel members 
may be connected with one bolt treated as provided in subsection (2) of this 
section. 
(2) Structural steel shall be galvanized or shall be given two coats of paint, 
the first to be of red lead or equal. When paint is used, steel shall first be 
cleaned of rust, loose mill scale, and other foreign material. Dolts shall be 
galvanized, plated, or coated so as to resist rust and deterioration. 
(3) Anchors and supports, when of wood and embedded in the soil, or within 
six inches of the soil, shall be of all hcartwood of durable species or shall be 
pressure-U-eated with an approved preservative. Such members shall be 
marked or branded by an approved agency. 
(¡§4) Except for neon tubing, lamps, tubes, or-bulbs,ior neonrtObimy no glass shall be 
used in the face of any sign. 
Section 14. SRC 62.180 is renumbered SRC 62.0075 and amended to read as follows: 
180. Anchorage and ||§i|Supports. 
(a) Members supporting unbraced signs shall be so proportioned that the bearing 
loads imposed on the soil in cither direction, horizontal or vertical, shall not exceed 
safe values. Draccd ground signs shall be anchored to resist the specified wind or 
seismic load acting in any direction. Anchors and supports shall be designed for safe 
bearing loads on the soil and for an effective resistance to pull-out amounting to a 
force of 25 percent greater than the required resistance to overturning. Anchors and 
supports shall penetrate to a depth below ground greater than the frost line. 
(b) Chains, cables, wire, or rope used to attach portable signs to a building, sign 
structure, sign tower, or any other structure, shall not be considered sufficient 
anchorage or support to meet the requirements of this Chapter and shall not be 
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allowed. 
(c) Signs attached to masonry, concrete, or steel shall be safely and securely fastened 
thereto by means of metal anchors, bolts, or approved expansion screws of sufficient 
size and anchorage to support safely the loads applied. 
(d) Unless such wall is designed in accordance with the requirements specified in 
chapter 23 of the Uniform Duilding Code, no anchor or support of any sign or wall 
facade for signs shall be connected to, or supported by, an unbraced parapet wall. 
(e) Roof signs shall be thoroughly secured and anchored to the frame of the building 
over which they arc constructed and erected. Frames for roof signs shall be supported 
on and attached to the building and shall be positively anchored to the main structural 
members of the building which may be designed for this additional load. Sills and 
stringers used for the anchorage of the frames supporting the sign connected to the 
structural framework shall be of timber with a minimum dimension of six inches or o 
structural steel which maybe either galvanized or treated as provided in subsection 
(b) of SRC 62.230. 
(f) Except in the case of signs attached to wood framing with approved lag screws, no 
wooden blocks or plugs or anchors with wood used in connection with screws or nails 
shall be considered proper anchorage. 
1 9 <g)-Unless approved by the BBSMfouilding Official pursuant to SRC 
2 0 62.350, the supports of all signs shall be placed in or upon private property. 
21 Section 15. SRC 62.210 is renumbered SRC 62.085 and amended to read as follows: 
22 6^.^5^62.210. Electric Sign Construction. 
2 3 (a) Electric signs, including outdoor advertising signs with component parts that are 
2 4 electric signs, shall be constructed and installed in conformance with the requirements 
2 5 of the Electrical Code of the City of Salem, Oregon. All wiring connecting 
2i> freestanding signs with a power source shall be underground wiring: 
2 7 (!*>) Electrical signs shall be permanently and rigidly affixed to the sign structure, 
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mechanically activated for animation, but may not be wind-activated. 
(c) All electrical signs or signs with electrical components shall have installed on the 
sign or sign structure a circuit breaker (switch) for each primary circuit. 
(§d) Clearance. The bottom of electric signs and outline lighting enclosures shall not 
be less than ||||||||ifi-6 feet above areas accessible to vehicles 
Exception: the bottom of such f|||ifp|^||encl osures maY be less than sifip^lHi feet 
above areas accessible to vehicles where such enclosures are protected from physical 
damage. 
Section 16. SRC 62.310 is renumbered SRC 62.115 and amended to read as follows: 
(a) Lawn signs shall not exceed a height of tfi.ift^60 inches above grade and may be 
displayed a maximum of two, SSfill66-dav continuous periods per year. 
The date of erection or placement of lawn signs shall be clearly noted on 
signs or sign posts or the earliest date of erection certified to in writing by the sign 
erector to the ^ f f ^ f i Duilding Official. Rigid signs shall not exceed a height of 6 
feet above grade mid may be displayed a maximum of one year. Lawn or rigid signs 
shall be kept neat, clean mid in good repair. Materials used shall not fade, tern-, rip or 
otherwise become unsightly during the period of display. Such signs may not be 
attached to fences, trees, shrubbery, utility poles, or like items mid shall not obstruct 
or obscure permanent signs on adjacent premises. 
(b) No temporary sign shall be internally illuminated or be illuminated by external 
light source primarily intended for the illumination of the temporary sign. 
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project over public property or extend into any landscaped area, or into any vision 
clearance area, required by any provision of this Code. 
(d) No temporary sign shall be erected or maintained which, by reason of its size, 
location, or construction constitutes a hazard to the public. 
(e) Except for temporary sign displays, no temporary sign shall be located in a vision 
this Code; provided, however, the clearance required shall be ten feet instead of seven 
feet: In addition to said vision clearance requirements, no temporary sign exceeding 
four square feet in area fftfresting upon or supported by the ground shall be located 
within an area bounded by a street front property line and a line drawn parallel thereto 
ten feet inside the property line if there is an entrance or exit from the street crossing 
such property line, except as provided in SRC 62.360(d). 
Section 17. SRC 62.350 is segregated and renumbered as SRC 62.120 and SRC 62.280 and 
amended to read as follows: 
62.350. Signs Requiring Council Apptoval Installed Over or Within (he Right-
i and Signs Tei milted in Public Zones. 
(a) Signs requiring council approval. Except as provided in SRC 62.390, no sheet 
clock, sidewalk sign, or sign projecting over a street or sidewalk shall be erected 
unless first approved by the council. The resolution giving approval for such signs 
may contain any condition which the council deems necessary to insure safety, proper 
maintenance, and appearance and removal of such signs when required. 
SjLS' <»iy ti®. 
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(¡P) Wall Signs. One wall sign for each facing or frontage on a street 
or parking lot. Wall signs, which shall be limited to the greater of 
thirty-two square feet or two percent of the gross face area of the 
building face on which it is located. 
(¡¡¡2) Freestanding Signs. One freestanding sign for each frontage on 
a street or parking lot, which shall be limited to five feet in height and 
twenty-four square feet in total sign area. Such signs shall be set back 
at least three feet from a street front property line or the special set 
back area established by the Salem Zoning Ordinance, whichever is 
greater, provided further that where adjacent property is zoned 
residential or commercial office, signs shall be set back at least 20 
twenty feet from the side lot line abutting a CO or residential district. 
Vehicle Directional Signs. One permanent sign to identify each 
motor vehicle entrance onto or exit from the premises shall be 
permitted, which shall be limited to thirty inches in height and four 
square feet in total sign area. 
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(EpE>) Where a commercial use is permitted in a PS district, the signs 
allowed for such a use shall be the same as those permitted in 
subsection (d) of this section, 
(¡¡b) Illumination. Where adjacent property is zoned commercial or 
industrial, signs in PC, PM and PS districts may be illuminated internally or 
externally. No flashing signs shall be permitted. 
(J5) Animation. No sign in a PC, PM, or PS district shall be mechanically or 
electrically animated or wind activated. 
(6) Where a commercial use is permitted in a PS district, the signs allowed 
for such a use shall be the same as those permitted in SRC 62.350(d). 
Signs permitted in Public and Private Educational Services districts (PE). 
(1) The following signs are permitted in PE districts: 
(A) ÌP®M]!Ì 
in SRC 62.350 (b) shall be allowed in PE districts, hi addition. 
[One freestanding sign; j 
¡¡¡¡¡sixteen feet in height and 
thirty-two square feet in total sign area. 
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(2) Illumination. Signs in PE districts may be illuminated internally or 
flashing signs shall be permitted. 
Signs permitted in Public and Private ij^^tti^Sfe^ices lIospital Djistricts 
(PH). 
(1) The following signs are permitted in PH districts: 
All signs permitted and as set 
forth in SRC 62.350(b) shall be allowed in PII disU-icts. hi addition: 
)ne freestanding sign; \ 
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(2) Illumination. Only those signs which designate emergency vehicle 
directional signs and emergency entrances to a building in PH districts shall be 
illuminated. No flashing signs shall be permitted 
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Je) Signs permitted in Public Amusement (PA) Districts. 
¡¡¡I All signs permitted in commercial and industrial districts as set 
fbrth-in SRC 62.502 shall be permitted in a PA District, provided, 
however, that where a PA District is adjacent to a Residential District, 
not be an illuminated sign if it ^ erected or maintained within three 
hundred feet of the boundary of the residential district. 
district, each separate occupancy may have one freestanding sign not 
exceeding thirty feet in height and one hundred square feet in total sign 
area. Each such sign shall be separate and not part of any other sign 
allowed on this property. No such freestanding sign shall be installed 
within one hundred feet of another freestanding sign on the same 
property. Where a PA district is adjacent to a residential district, no 
illuminated sign shall be installed or maintained within three hundred 
feet of the boundary of the residential such a district-
Section 18. SRC 62.440 is amended to read as follows: 
62.440. Wall Facades for Signs. 
(a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, wall facades for signs may 
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extend the full length of the wall to which they are attached but shall not exceed a 
height above the roof line of the wall or the top of the parapet greater than one-third 
of the height of the building where the building is less than B i l l feet in height or 
six feet where the building is over ¡¡¡§|tf+S feet in height. 
(b) If a wall facade for signs extends the full length of the wall, the maximum height 
of the wall facade shall not exceed four feet measured from the roof line directly 
behind the wall to the top of the wall facade. If it is less than full length, there shall 
be | five|feet||ff clearance at the end of a wall and such facade shall conform to Sf^jil 
1 1 1 ® ! ! chapter 38 of the Unifonn Duilding Code. 
(c) The supporting structure for any wall facade for signf shall be completely 
enclosed so as not to be visible from any public street, alley, or adjacent property. 
Section 19. SRC 62.450 is amended to read as follows: 
62.450. Sign Towers. 
(a) Sign towers shall be governed as to materials and construction by 
8 the Unifonn Duilding Code standards for buildings as applicable. 
(b) Width. The width of a sign tower shall be limited as provided in this subsection. 
The horizontal dimension of a sign tower measured parallel to the front or 
street-facing wall of the building on which the sign tower is erected shall not exceed: 
(1) 1111111120 percent of the length of the wall if the sign does not project 
from the wall a greater distance than the horizontal dimension parallel to the 
wall of the building. 
(2) Four feet if the sign tower projects from the wall a distance greater than 
the horizontal dimension parallel to the wall. 
(3) Four feet if the sign tower is erected in the form of a fin on the roof of a 
building and is located generally perpendicular to the front or street facing 
wall of the building. 
(4) Four feet for a combination sign tower which embodies elements of both 
sign towers described in paragraph (b) and (c) of this section. 
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(c) Height. The height of a sign tower measured above a flat roof or the eave line on 
a pitched, hip, or gabled roof, shall not exceed the following: 
(1) For buildings under | f | | | fH-5 feet, six feet;. 
(2) For buildings between ilfi l l lHy and ^en$%five 25 feet in height, the 
greater of nine feet or ¡¡¡¡¡¡fl*© percent of the height of the building. 
(3) For buildings over tweiity-iiv^ 25 feet in height, the greater of t$el$|§12 
feet, six inches or Uiirtj&iH) percent of the height of the building. 
(d) Sign towers shall be used only for on-premise signs. 
(e) Sign towers shall not project over public property or into any area required by any 
provisions of this Code to be landscaped or over a setback line. 
(f) Sign towers shall be located only in areas zoned for commercial or industrial use, 
but shall not be located in a commercial office district. 
(g) Sign towers shall conform to the same clearance and fire access requirements as a 
roof sign under SRC 62.420. 
(h) The supporting structure for any sign tower shall be completely enclosed so as 
not to be visible from any public street, alley, or adjacent property. 
Section 20. SRC 62.600 is amended to read as follows: 
62.600. Appeals; Review by City Council; Procedures and Relief. 
(a) Appeal oj jj tjprsi lini<J 
Hearings Officer. 
Any person whose application for a sign permit has been denied, whose sign permit 
has been revoked, or who has been ordered to alter or remove a sign, may appeal the 
decision of die Duilding Official to die Hearings Officer, by filing a written notice of 
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appeal mlh llic Duilding Official, iiul latu Hum fifkui l u ^ o day, aflu Ihe-date-tht 
deeioiun i, iiiUcd. The notice of appeal shall state the basis of the appeal, and why the 
I l l t lS lDui ld i i ig Official's decision was in error, and shall be accompanied by an 
appeal fee as established by the City Council. Unless called up for review by the City 
Council pursuant to subsection (b) of this section, the Hearings Officer's decision 
shall be final. 
(b) City Council Review. The City Council may by majority vote initiate review of 
a Hearings Officer's decision under subsection (a) of this section, or decision granting 
or denying a variance under SRC 62.597. Review under this subsection shall be 
initiated prior to the adjournment of the first regular City Council meeting following 
City Council notification of the decision. 
(c) Stay of Decision. An order of the H i l f Duilding Offiual lequiring the 
removal of a sign under SRC 62.540, SRC 62.560 or SRC 62.570 shall be stayed until 
a final decision is issued by the Hearings Officer or City Council, as the case may be. 
No stay shall be provided for an order of the j ^ f f l Duilding Offiual requiring the 
removal of a sign under SRC 62.550. 
(d) Procedures; Scope of Review; Constitutional Issues. 
(1) The hearings upon appeal or review shall be conducted using the 
procedures used for a quasi-judicial land use hearing. The hearing shall be de 
novo, but shall be limited to the issues stated in the notice of appeal. 
(2) When an appeal raises an issue involving the application of state or 
federal constitutional law, the municipal court judge shall resolve the 
constitutional law issues on an expedited basis. Notice of the hearing before 
the municipal court judge shall be provided as required by paragraph (1) of 
this subsection. The court shall conduct a public hearing on the constitutional 
issues and may allow the reception of evidence. The City Attorney may 
appear on behalf of the City. Following the hearing, the court shall issue a 
written opinion on the constitutional issues. The court's decision shall be 
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appealable by either party by writ of review to Marion County Circuit Court. 
The City Attorney shall have the authority to initiate an appeal of the court's 
decision on behalf of the City. If no appeal is filed, the Court|| decisions shall 
be binding upon the Hearings Officer, and shall be incorporated into the 
Hearing^ Officer's final decision. If the decision of the Hearings Officer is 
reviewed by the City Council pursuant to subsection (b) of this section, the 
City Council shall be bound by any decision of the Court regarding 
constitutional issues. 
(e) Relief Available. On appeal or review, the Hearings Officer or City Council may 
affirm, reverse, modify or remand a decision for reconsideration. 
Section 21. Repeal. The following sections are hereby repealed: 
62.140. Stress. 
(a) All bracing systems of signs shall be designed and constructed to transfer lateral 
forces to the foundations. For signs on buildings, the dead and lateral loads shall be 
transmitted through the structural frame of the building to the ground in such a 
manner as not to ovcrstress any of flic elements thereof. 
(b) The overturning moment produced from lateral forces shall in no case exceed 
two^thirds of the dead-load resisting moment. Uplift due to overturning shall be 
adequately resisted by proper anchorage to the ground or to the structural frame of the 
building. The weight of earth superimposed over footings may be used in 
determining the dead-load resisting moment. If used, such earth shall be carefully 
placed and thoroughly compacted. 
(c) The design of wood, concrete, or steel members of signs shall conform to the 
requirements of chapters 25 to 27 of the Uniform Duilding Code. 
(d) Loads, both vertical and horizontal, exerted on soil shall not produce stresses 
exceeding those specified in chapter 29 of the Uniform Duilding Code. 
(e) The working stresses of wire rope and its fastening shall not exceed 25 percent of 
the ultimate strength of the rope or fasteners. 
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62.150. Wind Loath. Signs j>hall be designed and comtiuclcd to withstand waul loads as 
set fox tlx in Appendix I, SRC Chapter 62. 
62.160. Seismic Loads. Signs shall be designed and constructed to icsisl seismic Races as 
specified in chaplci 23 of die Unifuim Duilding Cude. 
62.220. Information Required on Sign— 
(a) Every sign ¿hall have placed within cas> view the following infuiinaliuii. 
(1) Name of sign elector; 
(2) Date of eieetiun, 
(3) An appiovcd testing laboratory label for electiie signs appiovcd by the Slate uf 
Oregon; 
(4) City pcrinil lag: 
(b) Such infurnialiun shall be in sufficient size and contrast to be readable fiom a lcasonable 
distance. 
62.170. Combined Loads. 
(a) Wind and ¿seismic loads need not be combined in the design of signs and onl> Qui 
load producing llic larger sU esses need be used. 
(b) Veilieal design loads, except luuf live loads, shall be assumed lu be acling 
simultaneously with the wind or seismic loads. 
62.160. Designated At tuialsfoi Pm pose of Sign Regulation. hi addiliun to sliccls 
designated a, arterial or collccloi sUcels in die Oalcin Transportation System Plan adopted 
under SRC 61.230, llic following sliccts shall be considered as designated ailciials foi the 
purpose of Ihis Chaptei unlyr 
(a) Those slieets included in the area bounded b> 13lh Slreet, Mission SUecl, llic 
Willamette Rnci, and "D" Sliccl. 
SRC Chapter 62, Appendix I is hereby repealed. 
S e c t i o n 22> S a v i n g s C l a u s e ' Amendments to this Chapter do not affect any applications in effect 
prior to the effective date of this ordinance, and do not affect any appeals that are pending upon the 
effective date of this ordinance. 
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Section 23. Severability. Each section of this ordinance, and any part thereof, is severable, and if 
any part of this ordinance is held invalid by a court of competent jurisdiction, the remainder of this 
ordinance shall remain in full force and effect. 
Section 24. Emergency Clause. This act being necessary for the immediate preservation of the 
public peace, health, and safety an emergency is hereby declared to exist, and this ordinance shall be 
in foil force and effect from and after the date of its passage. 
PASSED by the City Council this 28th day of July , 2008. 
ATTEST: 
Qgytyjy City Recorder 
Approved by City Attorney: 
Checked by: V. Woods; A. Dixon 
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