[CC 1987 §525.010; Ord. No. 95-2 §1(a), 2-14-1995]
The purpose of these regulations is to encourage the effective
use of signs as a means of communications, to maintain and enhance
the aesthetic appearance of the City, and to facilitate and improve
pedestrian and vehicular traffic safety. These regulations are intended
to promote the public health, safety and general welfare through a
comprehensive set of reasonable standards and requirements. This Article
is further intended to allow for the identification of places of commerce,
the communication of public and commercial information necessary for
efficient and safe traffic movement; to allow for freedom of speech
in a manner acceptable to the community and within good taste; to
protect the public from the dangers of unsafe signs; to lessen hazardous
situations, confusion and visual clutter caused by a proliferation
of signs competing for the attention of pedestrian and vehicular traffic;
and to enhance the attractiveness and economic well-being of the City
of Northwoods. These regulations are not intended to prohibit the
erection or display of a sign with a political message or a sign advertising
a premises for sale, lease or rent.
[CC 1987 §§525.020 — 525.030; Ord. No. 78-18 §§1 — 2, 11-24-1978]
As used in this Article, the following terms shall have these
prescribed meanings:
A sign which names, without the use of illustrations or trademarks,
a major service or commodity offered on the premises on which the
sign is located.
A sign which directs attention to a business, commodity,
industry, or other activity which is sold, offered or conducted elsewhere
than on the premises upon which the sign is located, or to which it
is affixed.
A structure on which notices are posted in the form of removable
letters or posters pertinent to the business on the premises.
A sign pertaining to the construction, alteration, rehabilitation,
or remodeling of real estate.
A sign which is supported by posts or braces in or upon the
ground and which is not attached to any other support. The posts or
other supporting structure shall be considered as a part of the sign,
except that they shall not be included in the gross area.
A sign pertaining only to the use of the premises on which
the sign is located. Depending on the uses permitted in the zoning
district where the sign is located, it may contain any of the following
information: the name of owner, occupant, or management of the use;
the address; the kind of business, profession, service, or activity;
the type or types of products offered.
A sign consisting of individual letters or connected script
lettering that, although mounted against either a building, wall,
or integral architectural building element, stands out in relief from
that surface. The surface on which the letters are mounted may not
be illuminated from behind.
A sign painted on the outside wall or roof of a building
or structure.
A sign normally for temporary use made of paper, cardboard
or a similar material.
A sign indicating the entrance or exit to a parking lot.
A sign stating the regulations for use of a parking lot.
All signs which are not temporary signs.
A sign pertaining to the sale, lease, or rental of real estate.
A sign which is erected, constructed, or maintained on a
roof.
A name, identification, description, display, distinctive
and unusual architectural element or unusual color or combination
of colors, or illustration which is affixed to, or points out, a building
structure, or piece of land, or which directs attention to an object,
product, place, person, activity, institution, organization or business.
The gross area of a sign shall include the entire area within
a single rectangle enclosing the extreme limits of the sign.
The vertical distance measured from the ground below the
sign to the highest point of the sign.
Temporary signs shall include, but not be limited to, real
estate signs, construction signs, banners, pennants and wind propelled
signs.
A sign attached and parallel to a wall or other similar surface
which is an integral part of a building.
A sign painted on or posted in a window.
[CC 1987 §525.040; Ord. No. 78-18 §3, 11-24-1978]
A.
The
following signs are exempt from the provisions of this Article:
1.
Official public notices and notices posted by public officers in
the performance of their duties.
2.
Governmental signs for the control or direction of traffic and other
regulatory purposes.
3.
House numbers, "no parking", "no trespassing", "no solicitation",
"beware of bad dog" signs which are no larger than one (1) square
foot in gross sign area.
4.
Flags, emblems, insignia or posters of any nation, or temporary displays
of patriotic, religious, charitable or civic character.
5.
Any sign not exceeding two (2) square feet in gross sign area which
is used to advertise professional services or home occupations permitted
in the zoning district where the sign is located, if the sign is attached
to a building or is set back at least twenty (20) feet from the nearest
curb line.
6.
A single identification sign for all buildings other than single-family
homes and two-family dwellings not exceeding fifteen (15) square feet
in gross sign area and indicating only the name and address of the
building and the name of the management thereof.
7.
Window signs in commercial districts not exceeding one (1) square
foot in gross sign area for each business located on the premises.
8.
Single identification signs not exceeding four (4) square feet in
gross sign area which are hung below a canopy or awning so long as
they allow a clearance of seven (7) feet from the sidewalk.
9.
Any sign warning the public of immediate danger.
[CC 1987 §525.050; Ord. No. 78-18 §4, 11-24-1978; Ord. No. 95-2 §1(b),(c), 2-14-1995]
A.
The
following types of signs are prohibited in all zoning districts of
Northwoods:
1.
Moving signs of which all or any part of the sign moves or which
appears to move by any means, including fluttering or rotating. This
prohibition includes, but is not limited to, pennants, flags or propellers.
2.
Signs displaying flashing or intermittent lights or lights of changing
degrees of intensity, except for time and temperature signs.
3.
Strips or strings of lights, outlining property lines, sales areas,
roof lines, doors, windows, wall edges or other architectural features
of a building.
4.
Any lot in a residentially-zoned area shall be permitted one (1)
sign with a maximum sign area of six (6) square feet per sign face
and maximum of two (2) sign faces. Such sign may contain a political
message or other information provided it carries no commercial message
other than information advertising the premises for sale, lease or
rent. No permit shall be required for such a sign provided that the
sign is erected by the owner or with the owner's permission.
5.
Signs which are not securely affixed to the ground, or otherwise
affixed in a permanent manner to an approved supporting structure.
6.
Signs attached to, painted on, or placed on any vehicle including
a trailer that is parked on private property. This provision is not
to be construed as prohibiting the identification of a firm or its
principal products on a vehicle operating during the normal course
of business.
7.
Signs visible from a public right-of-way that use the word "stop"
or "danger", or otherwise present or imply the need or requirement
of stopping, caution, the existence of danger, or which for any reason
are likely to be confused with any sign displayed or authorized by
a public authority.
8.
Signs which blend with or can be confused with traffic signals.
9.
Painted wall and roof signs that are visible from the public right-of-way.
10.
Billboards.
11.
Signs remaining thirty (30) days after the person (either owner or
tenant ) to whom the sign refers has vacated the premises.
12.
Signs installed, erected, enlarged or structurally altered in violation
of the provision of this Article.
13.
Signs which have become deteriorated or damaged to an extent that
the cost of the reconstruction of such sign is in excess of fifty
percent (50%) of its replacement value exclusive of foundations.
14.
Signs not lettered in accordance with professional standards.
15.
Other signs not expressly permitted by this Article.
[CC 1987 §525.060; Ord. No. 78-18 §5, 11-24-1978]
A.
The
following types of signs, subject to the limitations prescribed for
them, shall be the only signs permitted in all residential districts:
[CC 1987 §525.065; Ord. No. 95-2 §1(d), 2-14-1995]
Within forty-five (45) days prior to and ten (10) days after
any election held within St. Louis County, temporary political signs
may be allowed with the owner's permission in addition to the permitted
signage allowed on any residentially-zoned lot or parcel of land in
the City. Each lot or parcel of land shall be permitted one (1) or
more single or double-faced signs, although no single sign face shall
exceed twelve (12) square feet. Not more than one (1) political sign
per individual candidate and/or proposition shall be permitted per
lot or site area.
Any and all political signs shall not be placed on the City's
right-of-way, nor may said signs be placed within ten (10) feet of
any adjacent property line.
[CC 1987 §525.070; Ord. No. 78-18 §6, 11-24-1978]
A.
Signs in commercial districts other than those signs specifically exempted by Section 515.030 of this Article and those regulated by Section 515.100 Automobile Service Signs, shall conform to the following provisions:
1.
Area regulations. The total of the gross sign areas
of all the permitted signs, except parking direction and parking regulation
signs, shall not exceed twenty-five (25) square feet in gross sign
area per business occupying the ground floor of the premises. The
total gross sign area may be increased to forty (40) square feet if
the building frontage of the part of the building occupied by the
business exceed nineteen (19) feet and zero (0) inches and this total
gross area may be increased to eighty (80) square feet, if the building
frontage of the part of the building occupied by the business exceeds
ninety (90) feet.
2.
All signs in commercial districts shall be located within the property
line or not less than fifteen (15) feet from the nearest curb line
of the street, whichever is greater, except, when the structure is
within fifteen (15) feet of the curb line at the street, the sign
may be affixed flat against the structure.
3.
A permit must be obtained from the Building Commissioner before the
erection of any sign. The fee for such a permit, except signs in residential
districts, shall be the fee provided by the Building Code of the City,
provided however, that the minimum fee shall be seven dollars ($7.00).
[CC 1987 §525.080; Ord. No. 78-18 §7, 11-24-1978; Ord. No. 08-13 §§1 — 2, 11-25-2008]
A.
One
(1) temporary non-illuminated sign which advertises the property for
sale, lease or rental is permitted for each parcel of property. Said
signs will be located at least twenty (20) feet from the curb line.
B.
Each
such sign shall not exceed thirty (30) inches by twenty-four (24)
inches, but may have two (2) faces.
C.
Each
sign must be mounted in or on the ground and may not exceed a height
of four (4) feet.
D.
A "sold"
sign shall not exceed one (1) square foot and must be removed within
five (5) days following removal of the property from the market.
E.
A permit
must be obtained from the Building Commissioner for real estate signs.
No fee shall be charged for such permit(s).
[CC 1987 §525.090; Ord. No. 78-18 §8, 11-24-1978]
One (1) temporary construction sign is permitted on each parcel
of ground where construction is taking place. The sign shall not exceed
thirty (30) inches by twenty-four (24) inches and must be removed
within five (5) days following completion of the project to which
it refers. Such signs shall be located at least twenty (20) feet from
the closet curb line of the street. A permit must be obtained from
the Building Commissioner for a construction sign. The fee for such
a permit shall be seven dollars ($7.00).
[CC 1987 §525.100; Ord. No. 78-18 §9, 11-24-1978]
A.
For
automobile service and filling stations in any zoning district, only
the following signs are permitted subject to the stated conditions:
1.
A maximum of two (2) oil company signs, only one (1) of which may
be freestanding, shall be permitted. The area of any oil company sign
shall not exceed fifty (50) square feet of gross sign area per face
and shall not exceed a height of twenty-two (22) feet.
2.
All other permanent and temporary signs customarily incidental to
the service and filling station business shall not exceed a total
gross sign area of fifty (50) square feet. On all service and filling
station windows, the area between three and one-half (3½) feet
and seven (7) feet above the sales floor shall remain clear of all
signs.
3.
Price signs shall not exceed one (1) square foot in gross sign area
and shall only be mounted on pump tops or all mounted bulletin board.
[CC 1987 §525.110; Ord. No. 78-18 §10, 11-24-1978]
A.
All
existing signs which are not specifically permitted or which do not
comply with all the provisions of this Article shall be considered
non-conforming signs and may not, after the effective date of this
Article, be enlarged, structurally altered or extended unless such
sign shall be made to comply with all the provisions of this Article.
B.
Normal
repairs and repainting of non-conforming signs is permitted. However,
when a non-conforming sign is damaged or destroyed by any means to
the extent of fifty percent (50%) of its present day replacement value,
it shall not thereafter be restored, unless such sign shall be made
to conform to all the provisions of this Article.
[CC 1987 §525.120; Ord. No. 78-18 §11, 11-24-1978]
A.
The
Building Commissioner may remove any prohibited or non-conforming
temporary signs.
Notice shall be posted at the premises where the sign was located
stating that the sign was removed as evidence of a violation of this
Article; that it will be held by the Building Commissioner and may
be reclaimed at the office of the Building Commissioner by the owner
of the sign with the payment of ten dollars ($10.00) to cover the
cost of removing and storing said sign.
The Building Commissioner, before returning the offending sign,
shall determine that the person reclaiming the sign is the legal owner
and take a receipt for the sign from that person.
If the sign is not reclaimed within thirty (30) days, the Building
Commissioner may properly dispose of the sign.
B.
Permanent Signs. The Building Commissioner shall give written
notice to the owner or person or firm maintaining the sign requiring
the removal or correction of the condition that makes the sign violate
the provisions of this Article.
If a prohibited permanent sign has not been removed or made to conform with the provisions of this Article within three (3) days after notice has been given by the Building Commissioner to conform, the provision of Subsection (A) above shall govern the treatment of said sign.
C.
Flashing And Moving Signs. If, within thirty (30) days after
notice has been given, a flashing or moving sign is not made to conform
with the provisions of this Article, the Building Commissioner may
initiate whatever action is necessary in order to achieve compliance
with the provisions of this Article.
D.
Other Permanent Non-Conforming Signs. Owners of all other
permanent non-conforming signs shall have three (3) years from the
date such signs first became non-conforming with respect to this Article
(or any previous sign provisions), or five (5) years from the date
construction of said signs was completed, whichever period shall terminate
last, to remove them or bring them into conformity with the provisions
of this Article. If this provision is not complied with, the Building
Commissioner may then initiate whatever action is necessary in order
to achieve compliance with the provisions of this Article.
[Ord. No. 14-3[1] §1, 6-24-2014]
A.
The purpose of this Article is to promote and protect the public
health, safety and welfare by regulating signs located within the
overlay district in order to:
1.
Stabilize and reinforce property values to protect private and
public investment;
2.
Preserve and reinforce the natural, historic and architectural
character of the overlay district;
3.
Create a regular and impartial process for those seeking to
erect signs;
4.
Reduce sign distractions and obstructions that may contribute
to traffic accidents; and
5.
Reduce hazards that may be caused by signs overhanging or projecting
over public rights-of-way.
[Ord. No. 14-3 §1, 6-24-2014]
The Natural Bridge Sign Overlay District includes those lots
having frontage on Natural Bridge Road within the boundaries of the
City.
[Ord. No. 14-3 §1, 6-24-2014]
The regulations of the overlay district shall supersede or supplement,
as applicable, the regulations of the City's Sign Code. Where
a conflict exists between the regulations of the overlay district
and the provisions of the City's Sign Code, the provisions of
the overlay district shall control.
[Ord. No. 14-3 §1, 6-24-2014]
A.
The definitions set forth in Section 515.020 of the City's Code of Ordinances are hereby incorporated into this Article.
B.
ABANDONED SIGN
AWNING
BANNER
BUILDING
CANOPY and/or MARQUEE
CODE ENFORCEMENT OFFICIAL
COPY
DIRECTIONAL SIGN
ELECTION SEASON
ELECTRONIC MESSAGE CENTER
ERECT
GOVERNMENTAL SIGN
GROUND SIGN
INFORMATIONAL/INSTRUCTIONAL SIGNS
MONUMENT SIGN
MULTITENANT SIGN
NEON SIGN
NONCONFORMING SIGN
OPEN HOUSE SIGN
PARCEL
PERMANENT SIGN
POLE SIGN
POST AND PANEL SIGN
PROJECTING SIGN
PYLON SIGN
ROUTED SIGN
SIDEWALK SIGN
TENANT
VEHICLE SERVICE CANOPY
VEHICLE SIGN
ZONING LOT
As used in this Article, the following terms shall have the meanings
herein indicated:
Any sign pertaining to a business, use, occupancy, service,
product or activity that has not been conducted or offered on the
premises where the sign is located for a period of ninety (90) consecutive
days.
A roof-like covering extending outward from a building wall
consisting of any pliable material attached to a rigid frame.
A temporary sign composed of lightweight material either
enclosed or not enclosed in a rigid frame, secured or mounted so as
to allow movement of the sign caused by movement of the atmosphere.
Structural entity separated by four (4) or more exterior
walls.
A structure above and sheltering an area or forming a sheltered
walk to the entrance of a building.
A person or persons designated as such by the Board of Aldermen.
The text and/or images displayed on a sign; does not include
graphic treatment in the form of striping or patterns.
Any sign commonly associated with and used to promote traffic
safety by providing information and directions necessary for persons
traveling to and from a property, including signs marking entrances,
parking areas, one-way drives, rest rooms, pickup and delivery areas
and the like.
The period beginning sixty (60) days prior to any election
in which the residents of Northwoods are eligible to vote and continuing
until two (2) weeks after that election.
A variable message sign which utilizes computer-generated
messages or some other electronic means of changing copy. These signs
include displays using incandescent lamps, LEDs, LCDs or a flipper
matrix.
To build, construct, alter, repair, display, relocate, attach,
hang, place, suspend, affix or maintain any sign, and shall also include
the painting of exterior wall signs.
A sign erected and maintained pursuant to and in discharge
of any governmental function or required by any law or ordinance or
governmental regulation. This includes signage for state-run institutions.
Sign that is affixed to the ground, as opposed to a wall
or building.
Signs providing directional information for motorists and/or
pedestrians.
A ground sign generally having a low profile with little
or no open space between the ground and the sign.
A freestanding sign used to advertise multiple businesses
that occupy a common building or zoning lot.
A sign manufactured utilizing neon tubing, which is visible
to the viewer and displayed to the outside of a building for the primary
purposes of identifying a business or service.
Any sign which was lawfully erected and maintained prior
to the effective date of this Article or any amendments thereto.
Temporary ground sign advertising a one-day real-estate open
house.
A piece of real property which is defined on an approved
subdivision map recorded with the St. Louis County Recorder of Deeds,
or is legally defined on a survey map certified by a licensed land
surveyor or engineer.
A sign attached to a building or structure, or to the ground
in a manner that enables the sign to resist environmental loads, such
as wind, and that precludes ready removal or movement of the sign
and whose intended use appears to be indefinite.
A sign that is mounted on a stationary pole or posts and
not attached to any part of a building.
A freestanding sign supported by more than one (1) non-flammable
support that is relatively low to the ground and features empty space
between the ground and bottom of the sign.
A sign that is wholly or partly dependent upon a building
for support and which projects more than eighteen (18) inches from
such building.
A freestanding sign with the support structure enclosed with
a pole cover and/or sign topper.
A freestanding monument sign into which letters or images
are carved or routed.
A moveable sign not secured or attached to the ground or
surface upon which it is located, but supported by its own frame and
most often forming the cross-sectional shape of an A.
Any single business or organization occupying a space in
a building.
A fixed structure of any material projecting from and connected
to a building, column, or post or supported by a frame extending from
a building and/or posts used to cover areas for the servicing of motor
vehicles or as active fueling stations.
Any sign or part thereof on a vehicle parked on a public
right-of-way or public property or on private property so as to be
intended to be viewed from a motorized vehicular public right-of-way,
which has for its basic purpose the providing of advertisement of
products or directing people to a business or activity located on
the same or nearby property or any other premises.
A parcel of land considered or treated as a single unit.
A zoning lot may or may not correspond with a lot of record.
[Ord. No. 14-3 §1, 6-24-2014]
This Article is intended to regulate all on- and off-premises
signs yet to come into existence, which are to be located in the overlay
district. This Article shall supersede all other related signage zoning
regulations in the applicable area.
[Ord. No. 14-3 §1, 6-24-2014]
B.
Number of signs allowed.
1.
No tenant or business may have more than two permanent signs
displayed at any time on or along Natural Bridge frontage, in addition
to exempt signs. This does not include window signs.
2.
Lots with a frontage of three hundred (300) feet or less can
have one (1) freestanding sign, with each tenant or business within
having (1) wall sign.
3.
Lots with a frontage of more than three hundred (300) feet can
have up to two (2) freestanding signs, with each tenant or business
within having (1) wall sign. The freestanding signs must be at least
fifty (50) feet apart.
C.
Except for those signs listed above where no fee is charged, a fee
of twenty-five dollars ($25.00) shall be charged for each sign permit,
or renewal thereof.
[Ord. No. 14-3 §1, 6-24-2014]
[Ord. No. 14-3 §1, 6-24-2014]
All permanent signs with a setback of less than twenty-five
(25) feet must have individual letters whose heights are a minimum
of seven (7) inches and maximum of fifteen (15) inches. If the setback
is between twenty-five (25) feet and fifty (50) feet, the minimum
individual letter height is nine (9) inches and the maximum individual
letter height is twenty (20) inches. If the setback is more than fifty
(50) feet, the individual letter heights must have a minimum of eleven
(11) inches with a maximum height of twenty-four (24) inches.
[Ord. No. 14-3 §1, 6-24-2014]
B.
Signs specifically prohibited are as follows:
1.
Roof signs.
2.
Pole signs.
3.
Pylon sign.
4.
Projecting signs.
5.
Post and panel signs.
6.
Vehicle signs. This Subsection is not intended to prohibit any
form of vehicular signage, such as a sign attached to a bus or lettered
on a motor vehicle or signs that are part of a vehicle such as a construction
trailer, whose primary purpose is not advertising to the public right-of-way.
7.
Flashing, rotating or revolving signs or lights, including roaming
spotlights, with the exception of barber poles and holiday decorations.
8.
Any sign other than an exempt sign placed on any curb, sidewalk,
hydrant, utility pole, or tree.
9.
Any sign erected or maintained which might be confused with
any traffic control device or which might interfere with the vision
or discernment of any traffic sign or which might cause danger to
public travel.
10.
Private signs on public lands and rights-of-way.
11.
Canopy and/or marquee, other than vehicle service canopies.
[Ord. No. 14-3 §1, 6-24-2014]
A.
The following signs are exempt from the provisions or requirements
of this Article:
1.
One (1) self-service identification sign which does not exceed
two (2) square feet per self-service fuel pump island.
2.
One (1) full-service identification sign which does not exceed
two (2) square feet per full-service fuel pump island.
3.
Fuel pump and price signs required by Federal, State or local
legislation.
4.
Street number identification plates.
5.
Historical site markers.
6.
No-trespassing signs.
7.
Governmental signs.
8.
Utility line identification and location signs.
9.
Disabled parking and access signs.
10.
Vacancy/no vacancy signs which do not exceed three (3) square
feet.
11.
Accessory signs identifying such use as parking, no parking
or office, which do not exceed two (2) square feet each.
12.
Holiday decorations erected for and during the particular holiday
they relate to or symbolize.
13.
Open/closed business signs that do not exceed two (2) square
feet.
14.
Street identification, traffic and governmental signs and control
devices required by law, ordinance or regulation.
15.
Official public information signs, memorial signs, building
names, erection dates or similar information cut into masonry or other
permanent surface or constructed of bronze or other noncombustible
material, not to exceed sixteen (16) square feet.
16.
Signs and markers in cemeteries designating graves and memorials.
17.
Informational and direction signs provided to clarify traffic
patterns.
18.
One (1) ground sign of six (6) square feet or less in all residential
districts, sixteen (16) square feet or less in all other districts,
provided that in each instance any such sign is located on private
property with the owner's permission. Additional ground signs
are permitted under this Subsection during the election season, not
to exceed the total number of questions or candidates on the ballot
for that election season.
19.
Real estate and open house signs.
20.
Municipal banners.
21.
Signs put in place by a state-run institution.
[Ord. No. 14-3 §1, 6-24-2014]
A.
The following signs are deemed illegal signs and in violation under
this Article:
B.
The Code Enforcement Official shall cause a notice of such violation to be served on the owner of the building, structure or lot where said sign is located and the lessee or tenant of the part of or the entire building, structure or lot where said sign is located, requiring the owner and lessee or tenant to remove the illegal sign within ten (10) business days. The notice may be served personally or by certified mail, return receipt requested. It shall be unlawful and punishable as provided in Section 110.080 of this Code of Ordinances to maintain or fail to remove an illegal sign. Each day an illegal sign is maintained and each day an illegal sign is not removed shall constitute a separate offense. Owners, lessees and tenants shall be jointly and severally liable for maintaining or failing to remove an illegal sign. Upon failure of said owner or lessee or tenant to remove the sign within ten (10) business days after notice is provided, the City shall be authorized to have its designee(s) enter upon said property and remove therefrom any said illegal sign at the cost of the owner, lessee and tenant. No liability shall attach to the City or its officers, employees, agents or designees in connection with the removal of any such illegal sign.
C.
In cases of emergency, the Code Enforcement Official may cause the
immediate removal of a dangerous or defective sign without notice.
D.
Any sign may be inspected for adequate maintenance, freedom from
any hazardous condition and structural soundness. If a sign is found
to be unsafe, the sign owner shall have thirty (30) days to correct
any defect. If the defect has not been corrected by the expiration
of thirty (30) days, the sign permit shall become null and void and
the sign shall be illegal.
[Ord. No. 14-3 §1, 6-24-2014]
Illumination of signs shall be accomplished by means of shielded
light sources or in such other manner that no glare shall extend beyond
the property lines of the property upon which such signs are located,
and no glare shall disturb the vision of passing motorists or constitute
a hazard to traffic.
[Ord. No. 14-3 §1, 6-24-2014]
A.
All sign fabrication, erection and attachment shall conform to the
requirements of the latest edition of the Building Code adopted by
the City and other applicable codes and regulations.
B.
Lighting fixtures and wiring shall conform to the requirements of
the latest edition of the Building Code adopted by the City and other
applicable codes and regulations, and all electrified signs shall
bear the Underwriters' Laboratories label or approved equal.
C.
Transformers, wires and similar items shall be concealed.
D.
All wiring to freestanding signs shall be underground.
E.
All signs, sign finishes, supports and electrical work shall be kept
in good repair and safe condition, including the replacement of defective
parts, painting, repainting, cleaning and other acts required for
the maintenance of said sign.
[Ord. No. 14-3 §1, 6-24-2014]
A.
Except as otherwise provided herein, it shall be unlawful for any
person to erect, construct, enlarge, move or convert any temporary
sign, or cause the same to be done, without first obtaining a sign
permit for each such sign. These directives shall not be construed
to require any permit for a change of copy of any sign, provided that
the person, place, establishment, business or service identified remains
the same, nor for the repainting, cleaning and the normal maintenance
or repair of a sign or sign structure for which a permit has previously
been issued under this Article, so long as the sign or sign structure
is not modified in any way.
B.
Contents Of The Applications.
1.
Application for a sign permit shall be made, in writing, by
the owners, lessee, occupant or agent for whom the sign is intended.
It shall be accompanied by a set of plans of the sign, drawn or rendered
to scale. Sign plans shall include dimensions, proposed design/copy
and structural details. A map showing the exact location of the proposed
sign shall also be included.
2.
Sign plans shall include a statement that the proposed sign
as shown on the plan is structurally sound and will withstand wind
loads as prescribed by the City's Building Code. Plans shall
bear the signature of the owners, applicant and person responsible
for design of the sign.
3.
The application shall be made to the City or its designee on
forms prescribed.
C.
The proposed sign application, when complete, shall be submitted
to the City or its designee for its review within a period of time
not to exceed thirty (30) days of receipt thereof.
D.
A temporary sign permit will allow the permitted sign to be in place
for a maximum duration of fifteen (15) days. The permit may be renewed
up to two (2) times within three hundred sixty-five (365) days following
the date of issuance.
E.
Construction sign permits will be allowed for a duration of ninety
(90) days. The permit may be renewed up to three (3) times within
three hundred sixty-five (365) days following the date of issuance.
F.
There is a fee of twenty-five dollars ($25.00) for each temporary
sign permit or renewal thereof.
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A.
Intent. The intent of this Section is to allow certain
provisions of this Article to be modified where such modification
will encourage excellence in the planning and design of signs. This
is particularly true in areas where certain types of otherwise prohibited
signs, such as historically inspired wall mural signs, may be desirable.
In addition a sign variance can be acquired to permit neon wall or
freestanding signs. The Board of Aldermen shall make these determinations.
B.
Guidelines. The following guidelines shall be considered
by the Board of Aldermen, in determining whether a variance shall
be issued. The proposed sign should:
C.
Once granted, the sign variance is approved for the duration that
the sign is maintained, including if the approved sign is damaged
and thereafter replaced with a substantially similar sign within one
(1) year.
D.
Any person who is aggrieved by a decision of the Board of Aldermen
may appeal a decision to the St. Louis County Circuit Court within
fifteen (15) days of the decision, by filing an appropriate action
under Chapter 536 RSMo.
[Ord. No. 14-3 §1, 6-24-2014]
If any section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase or portion
of this Article is, for any reason, held invalid or unconstitutional
by any court of competent jurisdiction, such portion shall be deemed
a separate, distinct and independent provision and such holding shall
not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this Article.
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Whenever a commercial sign would be permitted under this Article,
subject to the landowner's consent, a non-commercial sign may
be installed in its place, or vice versa, provided that it otherwise
complies with this Article. Such substitution of message may be made
without any additional approval or permitting. This provision prevails
over any more specific provision to the contrary within this Article.
The purpose of this provision is to prevent any inadvertent favoring
of commercial speech over non-commercial speech, or vice versa. This
provision does not create a right to increase total signage on a parcel,
nor does it affect the requirements that the sign comply in all other
respects with the provisions of this Article.
