9.50.040 Permit Requirements and Sign Districts.
A. Sign Permit Required. Unless exempted under this chapter or as authorized by BC 9.50.190, Nonconforming Sign, sign permits are required for:
1. New signs.
2. Alterations to an existing sign.
3. Relocation of a sign.
4. Mural signs.
B. Sign Districts.
1. Sign districts are identified in Figure 9.50.040, Sign District Map.
2. Sign district boundary lines are at the centers of public rights-of-way or the center of a river.
3. The following defines each sign district on Figure 9.50.040, Sign District Map:
a. Sign District 1. Primarily a highway commercial use area and 3rd Street.
b. Sign District 2. Primarily an industrial or commercial use area.
c. Sign District 3. Primarily the downtown business district area and mixed-use areas.
d. Sign District 4. Primarily commercial, mixed-use, industrial and institutional uses adjacent to residential areas.
e. Sign District 5. Primarily a residential use area.
f. Sign District 6. The Bend Parkway encompassing the area within a distance of 300 lineal feet as measured from either side of the Bend Parkway rights-of-way.
C. Sign District Boundaries of Annexed Areas. On the date an annexation becomes effective, the Sign District Boundary Map will be automatically updated with the corresponding sign district defined in subsection (B)(3) of this section; the annexation ordinance will specify which sign district(s) will be assigned.
Figure 9.50.040. Sign District Map
[Ord. NS-2454, 2022; Ord. NS-2400, 2021; Ord. NS-2340, 2019; Ord. NS-2292, 2017]