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A. The purpose and intent of this chapter shall be the following:

1. To regulate the number, location, size, type, illumination and other physical characteristics of signs within the borough to promote public health, safety, and welfare.

2. To improve the visual appearance of the borough while providing for the effective means of communication, consistent with constitutional guarantees and the borough’s goals of public safety and aesthetics.

3. To minimize the possible adverse effect of signs on adjacent public or private property.

4. To provide for the fair and consistent enforcement of the provisions within this chapter.

B. It is not the purpose or intent of this chapter to regulate a sign’s subject matter, topic, function, or purpose. Nor is it the purpose or intent of this chapter to discriminate between similarly situated speakers, to discriminate between events, or to discriminate between messages or viewpoints.

C. The provisions within this chapter are not intended to regulate any building design or any display not defined as a sign, or any sign that cannot be viewed from the outside of a building. Nor are these regulations intended to apply to signs erected, maintained, or otherwise posted, owned, or leased by this state, the federal government, or the Haines Borough. The inclusion of “government” in describing some signs does not intend to subject the government to regulation, but instead helps illuminate the type of sign that falls within the immunities of the government from regulation. (Ord. 18-09-510 § 4)