[R.O. 2008 §225.010; Ord. No. 2257, 1-12-2004]
The provisions of this Chapter shall govern the construction,
alteration, repair and maintenance of all signs and advertising devices
within the City of Olivette. However, where more restrictive in respect
to location, use, size or height of signs and outdoor display structures,
the limitations of the zoning ordinance affecting required light and
ventilation requirements and use of land shall take precedence over
the restrictions of these provisions.
[R.O. 2008 §225.020; Ord. No. 2257, 10-12-2004]
For purposes of this Chapter, the following terms shall be defined
as follows:
An "A" frame or sandwich board which is placed on the sidewalk
or curb.
Any banner, pennant, streamer, tent, balloon, ramp, wind-operated
mechanism, flashing lights and any other type of fluttering or flashing
device or person or animal used for attracting attention.
Copy on a commercial sign describing products, locations
or services being offered to the public.
Any structure entirely supported by the wall to which it
is attached and which has a frame covered by canvas, cloth or other
similar temporary material and which can be retracted or rolled or
in any other manner moved to the structure by which it is supported.
(Cold or forced air) an envelope of material which, regardless
of shape, when filled with or is in constant process of being filled
with normal atmosphere (referred to herein as "cold air balloon")
billows to a point of stretching the envelope to its fullest extension
and causing the envelope to provide moderate retention of the cold
air forced into it.
A temporary paper, plastic or cloth device hung to attract
attention to a business or special event.
Any structure or portion thereof upon which advertising is
placed, painted or printed, advertising or directing a person to a
thing, activity, goods, service or product not located or sold or
offered on the lot upon which the billboard is located. This includes
billboards, detached pole signs on separate parcels, wall signs and
signs otherwise attached to buildings or supported by uprights or
braces of any type on the ground.
The Director of Public Services for the City of Olivette
or designee.
Any structure, other than an awning, attached to a building
at the inner end or support on the outer end.
The City of Olivette, Missouri.
To build, construct, attach, hang, rehang, place, affix or
relocate, including the painting and repainting of permanent window
signs.
Any decorative flag designed to be placed in the yard of
a residence showing only a decorative picture and not conveying any
particular message or support for a cause.
Any official flag of the United States, the State of Missouri,
the County of St. Louis, the City of Olivette or any other legitimate
governmental entity such as a school district or fire district.
Any flag which displays only a registered trademark, logo,
corporate name or any combination of the former three (3) and no other
wording or display of any kind shall be considered a trademark flag.
Any symbol, trademark, insignia, letter or design that is
intended to provide an abbreviated form of identification for a business
or product.
A platted parcel of land regardless of whether the parcel
is improved or occupied.
Any permanent roof-like structure projecting beyond a building
face generally constructed of durable materials such as metal, glass
or plastic.
Any natural person, firm, partnership, association, corporation,
company or organization of any kind.
Any letter, figure, design, symbol, trademark, panel, device,
structure, identification, description, illustration, symbol or statue
designed or intended to convey information to the public in written
or pictorial form and be visible from the outside of a location. This
term includes, but is not limited to, any of the following: awning,
banner, billboard, canopy, flags, marquee, advertising sign, attached
sign, business sign, construction sign, directional sign, flashing
sign, fluttering sign, ground sign, hanging sign, identification sign,
illuminated sign, government signs, memorial signs, tablets, moving
sign, permanent sign, political sign, campaign sign, pole sign, monument
sign, portable sign, projecting sign, real estate sign, roof sign,
subdivision sign, temporary sign, wall sign, window sign, special
displays, standard outdoor advertising structure, time and weather
information and street clock or balloon.
An announcement directing attention toward a business product,
commodity, service or entertainment by means of a banner, pennant,
streamer, tent, balloon, wind-operated mechanism, flashing lights
or any other type of fluttering or flashing device or person or animal
used for attracting attention.
The area of a sign face. The "sign area" of a multi-faced sign is the sum of the sign area of each face,
including structural trim which displays or upon which is displayed
any message, name or symbol of any kind for the purpose of advertising,
announcing, directing or attracting attention from persons located
outside of a building. If a sign is attached to a building or suspended
in any manner, whereby there is no apparent trim or confining border,
the sign area shall be computed by drawing an imaginary straight line
around a generally rectangular margin and measuring the area so encompassed
by these lines.
A wall sign or projecting sign attached to a building wall
or the generally vertical of a mansard type roof.
A sign indicating the name of a company, product, service
or entertainment offered on the premises, including price information.
Any sign which is linked to or shows support for a particular
candidate or a particular ballot question which is currently scheduled
to appear on the ballot during a particular election. This term shall
not include any commercial or non-commercial sign, as those terms
are defined in this Chapter, and shall not include any sign which
contains a message or shows support for a cause which is not linked
to a particular candidate or a particular ballot currently scheduled
to appear on the ballot during a particular election.
These terms are synonymous with "non-commercial sign".
Any sign containing an advertising message describing products,
locations or services being offered to the public.
A temporary sign used during construction of new buildings
or reconstruction of or additions to existing buildings, such as those
identifying the project and denoting the owner, architect, engineer,
contractor and financing institution of the project or any combination
of those entities so named herein.
A sign which indicates a direction for vehicular or pedestrian
traffic or other movement.
An occupational or identification sign containing at least
one (1) name within a single sign and directing vehicular or pedestrian
traffic to a particular location.
This term shall be synonymous with campaign sign.
Any surface of a sign upon, against or through which the
sign message is displayed for the purpose of advertising, announcing,
directing or attracting attention from persons located outside of
a building, provided that the ends (or thickness) of a sign shall
not be counted as a separate sign face unless a message is conveyed
thereon.
An illuminated sign on which artificial or reflected light
is not steady or on which letters, characters or colors change, including
searchlights.
A sign which flutters or is made of flexible materials which
moves with the wind or by some other artificial means including, but
not limited to, pennants, banners, balloons, whirligigs, streamers
and flags.
A sign posted on a residential lot on which the garage sale
is to be held.
Any sign hanging entirely beneath a canopy, portico or marquee.
Any sign which is illuminated by light sources mounted on
or in the sign or at some other location.
A sign identifying a not-for-profit, eleemosynary institution
or government facility.
A sign attached to or illustrated on the generally vertical
plane of a marquee, canopy or awning, respectively. These are considered
to be wall signs.
The permanent part of a building which denotes the name of
the building, date of erection, historical significance, dedication
or other similar information.
A low, permanent structure located on the same lot or parcel
as the use it advertises, and having a support structure that is a
solid-appearing base constructed of a permanent material, such as
concrete block or brick. All other freestanding sign types not meeting
the definition of a monument sign shall be considered pole signs.
See Figure A: Monument Sign.
[Ord. No. 2500 §§1–2, 9-10-2013]
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FIGURE A: MONUMENT SIGN
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Any sign which contains a personal message or shows support
for or identifies a cause or organization. This term shall not include
commercial signs or campaign signs.
Any sign, permanently affixed to the ground or to a building
with concrete or metal devices, which was lawfully erected and maintained
prior to such time as it came within the purview of this Code and
any amendments thereto and which fails to conform to all applicable
regulations and restrictions of this Chapter. Signs which are not
designed to be permanently affixed to the ground or to a building
shall not be considered as non-conforming signs.
A sign firmly attached to the ground, wall or other portion
of a building and not designed or intended to be readily removed or
relocated.
Any detached sign located on the same lot or parcel as the
use it advertises which is supported by one (1) or more stationary
poles longer than two (2) feet above the mean grade line of the ground
at its base not to exceed an overall height of twenty (20) feet above
said grade. This term shall not include non-commercial signs, campaign
signs or real estate signs.
This term shall be synonymous with campaign sign.
A sign that is not permanently affixed to a building, structure
or ground and that may be readily moved or relocated. This includes
signs placed on trucks, trailers or other transportable devices (other
than identification of owner or lessee of said truck or trailer or
other transportable devices and other owner information required by
the United States Department of Transportation or the Missouri Department
of Transportation).
Any sign which projects more than eighteen (18) inches beyond
the plane of the wall on which the sign is erected or attached.
A sign pertaining only to the prospective rental, lease or
sale of the real property on which it is located.
Any sign erected on a roof but excluding marquee and canopy
signs and excluding wall or projecting signs which do not project
greater than two (2) feet above a parapet wall. The generally vertical
plane of a mansard type roof shall be interpreted as the same as a
wall of a building.
The sign face, supports and all other parts associated with
its construction.
A monument sign identifying a subdivision entry, subdivision
name or street names within the subdivision or combination thereof.
All structures by which a sign is held up, including, for
example, poles, braces, guys and anchors.
Any sign intended for a limited or intermittent period of
display.
Any sign permanently affixed or temporarily placed on or
in or attached to a vehicle by magnetic or self-adhesive means.
A sign erected or attached against the wall of any building
with the plane of the face parallel to the plane of the wall below
the roof line. Any wall sign projecting more than eighteen (18) inches
from the wall shall be considered as a "projecting sign".
A sign that is permanently affixed to either side of the
glass of an exterior door or window. A sign will be deemed permanent
if the only change in that sign is the price, regardless of the fact
that the entire sign may be of different size, shape, color or other
factor.
Window signs of less than thirty (30) days' duration, with
no two (2) thirty (30) day time periods running consecutively, up
to thirty percent (30%) of the window area.
Signs not exceeding twenty-four (24) square feet, used for
holidays, public demonstrations or other temporary purposes.
The molding, battens, cappings, nailings, strips, latticing
and platforms which are attached to the sign structure.
The zoning ordinances and maps of the City of Olivette, Missouri.
[R.O. 2008 §225.030; Ord. No. 2257, 10-12-2004]
A.Â
Legal Non-Conforming. Any sign located within the City limits
on the date of adoption of this Code or located in an area annexed
to the City thereafter, which does not conform with the provisions
of this Code, is eligible for characterization as a legal non-conforming
sign, if the sign is a permanent sign, incapable of being moved and
was in compliance with applicable law on the date of adoption of this
Code.
B.Â
Loss Of Legal Non-Conforming Status. A legal non-conforming
sign shall immediately lose its legal non-conforming designation if:
1.Â
The sign is altered in any way in structure, which tends to or makes
the sign less in compliance with the requirements of this Code than
it was before the alteration;
2.Â
The sign structure is relocated to a position making it less in compliance
with the requirements of this Code;
3.Â
The sign structure is altered or enlarged so as to prolong the sign's
useful life or to enlarge the sign face or supports; or
4.Â
The sign is replaced.
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Any sign losing its legal non-conforming status shall be immediately
removed or brought into compliance with this Code.
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C.Â
Legal Non-Conforming Sign Maintenance And Repair. Nothing
in this Section shall relieve the owner or user of a legal non-conforming
sign or owner of the property on which the legal non-conforming sign
is located from the provisions of this Code regarding safety, maintenance
and repair of signs contained in this Code, provided however, that
any repainting, cleaning and other normal maintenance or repair of
the sign structure shall not modify the sign structure in any way
which makes it more non-conforming.
D.Â
Removal Of Legal Non-Conforming Signs. All roof signs not
permitted under this new Chapter shall be removed within one (1) year
from the adoption hereof. All other legal non-conforming signs shall
be brought into compliance with the provisions of this Chapter within
eight (8) years after its adoption.
