1. Kiosks shall be permitted on vacant private land in all zone districts, provided the property owner’s permission has been granted in writing. Written property owner consent shall grant the city, or the city’s designee, the right to enter the property to remove any kiosk signs not in conformance with the provisions of this section. Such written consent shall be filed with the planning director prior to issuance of a kiosk sign permit.

2. Kiosks shall be constructed of wood or similar material with individual panels provided for placement of subdivision or project names and direction. Architectural design, color, letter style, and any other design elements of the kiosk shall be approved by the planning director. All kiosks allowed by this section that are installed within the city limits shall be in accordance with approved design criteria.

3. Kiosk locations shall be approved by the planning director or appointed designee. A kiosk shall not be placed closer than one thousand feet from an existing kiosk or approved site where a kiosk is to be constructed.

4. Kiosks shall not exceed a height of eight feet and a width of four feet. An individual panel shall be limited to a maximum width of four feet and a height of eight inches. No more than five individual name panels shall be permitted on one side of a kiosk.

5. Kiosks may have more than one face. Two faces are encouraged where the kiosk can be sited to serve traffic traveling in opposite directions, or where it would reduce the amount of kiosks needed to provide adequate direction to residential subdivisions. Two-faced kiosks may be approved by the planning director.

6. A name panel shall be limited to a single line of text that may contain only the subdivision, project, builder or developer’s name, or combination thereof. All panels shall include a direction arrow pointing in the direction of the identified project. Name panels shall conform to all design elements as approved in accordance with subsection (A)(2) of this section.

7. Kiosks shall not be internally or externally illuminated in any manner.

8. Kiosks shall not obstruct the use of sidewalks, walkways, bicycle or hiking trails, and shall not obstruct the free and clear vision of motor vehicle operators, cyclists, pedestrians, or visibility of traffic control signs and lights as determined by the public works director or appointed designee.

9. Kiosks shall be set back five feet from any street right-of-way and a minimum of twenty-five feet from side and rear property lines.

10. Kiosks shall not be placed within a thirty-foot corner cutoff area at street intersections to maintain a safe sight distance for vehicles.

1. Any builder or developer of a new recorded residential subdivision which contains approved lots or homes which have never been sold may apply for a permit to install a kiosk or to place a name panel on an existing kiosk to provide direction to their subdivision.

2. Applications for a kiosk or name panel (including name changes to an existing name panel) shall be made on forms provided by the planning director or appointed designee.

1. The city may delegate portions of or the entire administration of the directional kiosk program to another entity by contract that includes, but is not limited to, installation and maintenance of kiosks, and issuance of permits for kiosks and name panels.

2. Kiosks and sign panels permitted in accordance with this section shall be continuously maintained in good condition by the permit holder or other city-designated entity.

3. The planning director shall maintain a kiosk location plan showing the location of all approved kiosk signs.

4. Sign panels shall be available to all subdivisions selling new homes on a first-come, first-served basis. Sign panels shall be placed on a kiosk beginning with the highest position on the kiosk and progressing downward. Panels shall be grouped based on the direction of travel indicated on the panel.

5. When a panel name is changed or a panel is removed from a kiosk, all lower panels shall be moved upwards so that any new panel is placed on the bottom of its respective directional group on the kiosk.

6. All panel changes shall be approved by the planning director or appointed designee through the permit process.

7. A specific project or builder is limited to one panel for each kiosk. Multiple panels shall not be combined to identify or provide information regarding the same specific project or builder. There shall be no limit on the number of kiosks on which a specific project may be identified.

8. Within ten days after selling the last lot or home, panel signs that identify said project shall be removed from all kiosks.

1. Any permit issued in accordance with this section shall be immediately revoked by the planning director if it has been found that the permit holder has erected and maintained any off-site signage in violation of this section. The planning director shall order any panel currently in place on a kiosk identifying the builder’s/developer’s specific development to be removed immediately after the appeal period has expired if no appeal has been filed, and that builder/developer shall be prohibited from having any off-site directional signs or name panels on any kiosk for that specific development for a period of one hundred eighty days. After the one-hundred-eighty-day period, the builder/developer may be allowed kiosk panels.

2. Any order of the planning director shall be made in writing, addressed to the permit holder, and shall set forth the findings for revoking any permits and the method to appeal the decision. If no appeal is filed, the decision of the planning director shall be final and conclusive.

3. If the city is not the administrator of the kiosk program, the administrator shall immediately notify the planning director regarding any violations of this section and the planning director shall notify the party in violation in accordance with subsection (E)(1) of this section.

1. Any decision of the planning director to revoke a permit may be appealed. No later than ten days from the date of the planning director’s decision, an appeal shall be submitted in writing, along with any required appeal fee, to the planning commission in care of the planning director, setting forth the grounds for appeal. The planning commission shall hear the objections at a regular meeting no later than thirty days following the filing of the objection. The planning commission may sustain, suspend, or overrule the decision of the planning director, which decision shall be final and conclusive.

2. Pending hearing before the planning commission, all signs, kiosks and/or name panels in dispute may remain in place until a final decision is rendered. (Ord. 706 § 3 (Exh. A), 2019).