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fumes or sounds, pose a fire hazard or other threat to public health safety and welfare, and <br />may not be used to obstruct or impede pedestrian or vehicular traffic. <br />F. To serve the city's interests in traffic flow and safety, persons displaying signs under this <br />section may not stand in any vehicular traffic lane when a public roadway is open for use by <br />moving vehicles, and persons displaying signs on public sidewalks must give clearance of at <br />least five feet in width for pedestrians to pass by unless the sidewalk in question is less than <br />five feet in width, in which case clearance of sufficient width shall be provided so as not to <br />impede or block pedestrian flow on the sidewalk. Persons holding signs may not block the <br />view or line of sight within the visibility triangle. <br />G. The message substitution policy of Chapter 14.68 applies to this section. However, that policy <br />does not authorize the display of commercial messages on traditional public forum areas <br />within the city. <br />H. The signs authorized by this section do not require a sign permit, but are subject to all other <br />applicable permits and approvals. <br />9.26.060 - Government speech on signs; legally authorized signs. <br />The following signs may be erected and displayed on city property, subject to the rules set herein: <br />A. Traffic control and traffic directional signs erected by the city or other governmental agencies <br />acting in scope of their authority, including temporary traffic and traffic direction signs. <br />B. Official notices required or authorized by law or valid court order. <br />C. Signs placed by the city in furtherance of its governmental functions. <br />D. Signs placed by the city on city property which express the city's own message(s). <br />E. The signs authorized by this section do not require a sign permit, but are subject to all other <br />applicable permits and approvals. <br />9.26.070 - Encroachments. <br />When authorized by Chapter 14.68, private party signs mounted on private property may project <br />into or over city property or the public right-of-way only with an encroachment permit. Sign <br />encroachment permits must satisfy all requirements of the sign ordinance, plus all requirements <br />applicable to encroachments generally, plus all applicable safety codes (building, plumbing, electrical, <br />etc.) and all city rules, regulations and policies regarding encroachments. <br />9.26.080 - Banners. <br />Private parties may place banners on city -owned banner poles and across -the -street banners to <br />promote qualifying special events, subject to the following: <br />A. Local Special Events Only. The banners may be used only to announce and promote special <br />events which take place within zip codes 94022 and 94024; <br />Updated October 2012 - 3 - <br />