A. Off-premises advertising devices, unless exempted herein, are subject to the requirements set forth in Table 2.

     B. Exceptions to Table 2.

     1. Development signs shall not be regulated by Table 2, but shall be regulated pursuant to Section 17.116.090.

     2. Gateway signs shall not be regulated by Table 2, but shall be regulated pursuant to Section 17.116.100.

     C. Special Use Permits. The Pueblo County Planning Commission may approve a special use permit for an off-premises advertising device in any zone district in which the device is permitted as a use-by-review. The Commission shall consider matters of public health, safety, and general welfare in its deliberations, specifically including an affirmative finding of the following:

     1. Ownership and liability, including the provision of liability insurance, are established;

     2. Maintenance of the sign and sign site are provided; and

     3. The proposed off-premises advertising device does not significantly reduce the exposure of existing on-premises advertising devices located on surrounding properties.

     D. Spacing. No two off-premise advertising devices on the same side of the roadway shall be spaced less than five hundred (500) feet apart. For the purpose of this subsection, a sign structure having back-to-back sign faces shall be interpreted as one device. Nonconforming off-premises advertising devices and proposed off-premises advertising devices having a valid building permit shall be included in measuring the spacing distance.