[CC 1985 § 25-11; Ord. No. 6733 § 2, 10-25-1993; Ord. No. 6746 § 2, 2-7-1994]
Except as otherwise provided in this Chapter, no sign shall
hereafter be erected, constructed, or altered except as provided by
this Chapter, and until a permit for same has been issued by the Building
Inspector.
[CC 1985 § 25-12; Ord. No. 6733 § 2, 10-25-1993; Ord. No. 6746 § 2, 2-7-1994]
A.
Application for permits shall be made on forms as provided
by the City. The permit application shall be signed by the applicant
and when the applicant is any person other than the owner of the property,
the permit application shall also be signed by the owner of the property,
or his/her agent or lessee and shall contain the location of the sign
structure, the name and address of the sign owner and the sign erector,
drawings showing the design, dimensions and locations of the sign
and such other pertinent information as the Building Inspector may
require to insure compliance with the laws of Marshall.
B.
An illuminated sign shall bear the Underwriters Laboratories
label or be built to comply with Underwriters requirements. If, upon
application, it shall appear that the proposed structure is in compliance
with all the requirements of this Article, the Building Code and all
other laws and ordinances of the City, the Building Inspector shall
then issue the permit. If the work authorized under the permit has
not been completed within one hundred twenty (120) days after date
of issuance, the permit shall become null and void. A permit may be
renewed by the Building Inspector and no additional fee shall be collected
for the renewal. In the event the Building Inspector denies the application,
the reasons for denial shall be forwarded to the applicant in written
form, and signed by the Building Inspector.
[CC 1985 § 25-13; Ord. No. 6733 § 2, 10-25-1993; Ord. No. 6746 § 2, 2-7-1994]
Every applicant, before being granted a permit hereunder, shall
pay a building permit fee to the City of Marshall, Missouri. Any changes
made to the sign other than maintenance, shall require a new building
permit.
[CC 1985 § 25-14; Ord. No. 6733 § 2, 10-25-1993; Ord. No. 6746 § 2, 2-7-1994; Ord. No. 7606 § 1, 3-7-2005]
A.
A permit will not be required for the following listed
signs. These exemptions, however, shall apply only to the requirement
of the permit and shall not be construed as relieving the owner of
the sign from the responsibility for its erection, maintenance, and
appearance.
3.
5.
Temporary signs:
a.
Maximum size nine (9) square feet per face area
in residential districts except on the event premises, in which case
the maximum size shall be thirty-two (32) square feet in face area.
b.
Maximum size thirty-two (32) square feet in face
area in commercial and industrial areas.
c.
Shall be placed back of the property line on the
lot where displayed.
d.
It shall be the responsibility of the property
owner to have the signs removed not later than ten (10) days after
the event to which they pertain and they shall not be erected earlier
than forty-five (45) days prior to the event to which they pertain.
The prohibition in this Subsection shall not apply to signs displaying
a political message, although citizens and property owners are encouraged
to give due regard to the duration and proliferation of such signs
to avoid visual clutter of neighborhoods and to avoid blocking sight
restrictions for public safety reasons.
6.
Traffic Or Other Municipal Signs Or Informational
Signs. Legal notice, railroad crossing signs, danger, warning and
such temporary, emergency or nonadvertising signs necessary for traffic
control or as may be approved by the City Council.
7.
Memorial Signs Or Tablets. Names of buildings,
and date of erection when cut into any masonry surface or when constructed
of bronze or other metal.
8.
Temporary Signs Inside Buildings. Inside windows,
or painted on windows or on glass portions of doors of buildings for
the advertisement of a particular item, event, or sale.
9.
(Reserved)
10.
Occupational Signs Or Other Signs. Denoting
only the name and profession of an occupant in a commercial building,
public institutional building, or a resident and not exceeding two
(2) square feet in area.
11.
Flags, Emblems, Or Insignia Of Any Governmental
Body, Decorative Displays. For holidays, or public demonstrations,
which do not contain advertising and are not used as such.
12.
Church Or School Signs. One illuminated or non-illuminated
sign per church or school, on church or school premises, indicating
activities and services therein provided and not exceeding thirty-two
(32) square feet per side. Illuminated signs shall be prohibited in
residential areas.
13.
Residential Development Signs. Residential developments
shall be permitted two (2) detached signs type "C," identifying the
name of the development only for each entrance of the development.
Such sign shall not exceed fifty (50) square feet in area. Said sign
shall be maintained on private property, no closer than ten (10) feet
to the property line.
14.
Small Direction Type Signs. Small signs, not
exceeding three (3) square feet in area, displayed on private property
for the convenience of the public, including signs to identify entrance
and exit drives, parking areas, one-way drives, restrooms, freight
entrances, and other similar signs.
15.
Scoreboards. Scoreboards in athletic stadiums.
16.
Incidental Sign. A small sign, emblem, or decal,
placed within the establishment, informing the public of goods, facilities,
or services available on the premises, e.g., a credit card sign or
a sign indicating hours of business.
[CC 1985 § 25-15; Ord. No. 6733 § 2, 10-25-1993; Ord. No. 6746 § 2, 2-7-1994]
The Building Inspector is hereby authorized and empowered to
revoke any permit issued by him/her upon failure of the holder thereof
to comply with the provisions of this Chapter or any amendment hereto.
