35.15.450 Regulations | Clallam County Code

35.15.450 Regulations.

(1) Signs may be permitted in any environment designation consistent with the policies and regulations of this chapter and Program.

(2) Sign development is prohibited in the Natural designation, except for trail marking, hazard warnings, or interpretive scientific or education purposes. Such allowed signs shall be limited in size and number to those required to effect their purpose.

(3) New signs must comply with the Clallam County Zoning Code, CCC Title 33, sign regulations and the exemptions listed there also apply in this Program.

(4) Signs shall comply with the applicable provisions of Chapters: 35.30 CCC, Shoreline Buffers and Vegetation Conservation; 35.35 CCC, Critical Areas within Shoreline Jurisdiction; 35.40 CCC, Mitigation and No Net Loss; and with the applicable articles: Article II of Chapter 35.25 CCC, Clearing, Grading and Filling; Article III of Chapter 35.25 CCC, Public Access; Article IV of Chapter 35.25 CCC, Water Quality and Water Management; and Article V of Chapter 35.25 CCC, Archaeological, Historical and Cultural Resources.

(5) Signs shall be located and designed to avoid adverse impact on shoreline functions and processes. This shall include locating signs outside of shoreline buffers, critical areas or other areas that require substantial vegetation removal, grading or filling.

(6) The following types of signs may be permitted in shoreline jurisdiction, subject to the provisions contained within this Program:

(a) Water navigation signs and highway and railroad signs necessary for operation, safety, and direction;

(b) Public information/interpretive signs directly relating to a shoreline resource, use, or activity;

(d) Signs with changing message; provided, that the information displayed is limited to time, temperature, date, or public noncommercial messages;

(e) National, State, or institutional flags or temporary decorations customary for special holidays and similar events of a public nature;

(f) Temporary directional signs to public or quasi-public events if removed within 10 days following the event; and

(g) Temporary campaign signs indicating support or opposition for a ballot proposition or candidate if removed within 10 days after the election the sign relates to.

(7) The following types of signs shall be prohibited in shoreline jurisdiction:

(a) Signs that impair visual access through view corridors;

(b) Off-premises, detached outdoor advertising signs;

(c) Over-water signs or signs on floats or pilings shall be prohibited, except when related to navigation or a water-dependent use;

(d) Signs that incorporate spinners, streams, pennants, flashing or blinking lights and moving devices, except for public highway and railroad signs;

(e) Animated outdoor advertising signs consisting of devices that move and/or fluctuate in lighting or position;

(f) Signs placed on trees or other natural features; and

(g) Commercial signs for products, services, or facilities located off site.