[CC 1985 § 25-21; Ord. No. 6733 § 2, 10-25-1993; Ord. No. 6746 § 2, 2-7-1994; Ord. No. 7090 § 1, 12-15-1997]
A. 
The following sign standards by district shall apply in the City. The districts are as defined by the Zoning Ordinance and Official Zoning Map. Only signs as described herein and as may be described under Section 415.080, Exemptions, shall be permitted in each particular district.
1. 
District A-1:
a. 
Signs permitted in this district shall include business signs pertaining only to the sale of agricultural products produced on the premises and home occupations, construction signs, identification signs, name plate signs and real estate signs. Both wall signs and detached signs are permitted.
b. 
Only two (2) signs per six hundred sixty (660) feet of frontage are permitted. Construction signs shall not exceed thirty-two (32) square feet, business signs for home occupations and name plate signs shall not exceed two (2) square feet, agricultural business signs shall not exceed twenty (20) square feet, and real estate signs shall not exceed twelve (12) square feet.
c. 
No sign shall exceed thirty-five (35) feet in height and only signs identifying churches, hospitals, police stations, fire stations, and other similar public facilities may be illuminated and then only on one (1) side and only signs, the area of which does not exceed twelve (12) square feet on one (1) side.
2. 
District R-1, R-2, R-3, MH-P, MH-S And Residential Area Of PDs:
a. 
Developments shall be permitted two (2) non-illuminated detached signs, identifying the name of the project only for each entrance of the development. Such sign shall not exceed twenty (20) square feet in area and not more than five (5) feet in overall height. Said sign shall be maintained on private property, no closer than ten (10) feet to the property line.
3. 
District C-1, C-2, And Commercial Areas Of PDs:
a. 
Any single-family, duplex or multifamily units existing in these districts must comply with R-1, R-2, R-3 and residential areas of PDs regulations.
b. 
Each business or commercial establishment shall be permitted only one (1) wall sign, mounted on the building, the total area of which shall not exceed twenty-five percent (25%) of the total area of the facade upon which it is placed. No such sign shall extend above the height of the wall upon which it is mounted. In addition, each business shall be permitted two (2) "Class B" signs, the surface area of which shall not exceed two (2) square feet for each lineal foot of street frontage, provided no single sign shall exceed a gross surface area of one hundred (100) square feet; however, "Class B" signs located within two thousand six hundred forty (2,640) lineal feet of the center line of U.S. 65 right-of-way may have a gross surface area not to exceed seven hundred (700) square feet. One (1) freestanding sign with total measurements not to exceed one hundred (100) square feet, per side, may be placed at one (1) major entrance to a shopping area. This sign shall reflect the shopping center name only. Awnings shall be permitted in this district.
c. 
An office building shall be permitted not more than two (2) non-illuminated wall signs, not more than nine (9) square feet in area per sign, and shall indicate only the name of the building or establishments housed therein. In lieu of one (1) non-illuminated wall sign, each office building may be permitted one (1) illuminated wall sign, but said sign shall not be erected within one hundred fifty (150) feet of a residential district unless lighting is shielded from view.
d. 
No sign shall be placed closer to the front property line than one-half (1/2) the distance of the front yard. In addition, no sign shall exceed district height limitations [thirty-five (35) feet].
4. 
District I-L And I-H:
a. 
Signs permitted in this district shall include business signs, construction signs, identification signs, name place signs and real estate signs. Wall signs and detached signs shall all be permitted.
b. 
Detached signs shall be limited to two (2) signs per lot, no limitation is placed on the number of wall signs. No sign shall exceed two (2) square feet in area for each lineal foot of frontage and in no case shall any sign exceed one hundred (100) square feet per side in gross area.
c. 
No sign in this district shall exceed a height of thirty-five (35) feet.
d. 
One freestanding sign with total measurements not to exceed two hundred (200) square feet per side may be placed at one (1) major entrance to a shopping area. This sign shall reflect the shopping center name only.
e. 
Class B signs located within two thousand six hundred forty (2,640) lineal feet of the center line of the U.S. Highway 65 right-of-way may have a gross surface area not to exceed seven hundred (700) square feet.
f. 
Only the name of the establishment shall be placed on a sign for an industrial use. The total area of the sign shall not exceed twenty-five percent (25%) of the total area of the facade upon which it is placed.
g. 
No sign shall exceed forty-five (45) feet in height unless the building exceeds forty-five (45) feet in height. In such event, the sign may be equal to the height of the building. No sign shall exceed three hundred (300) square feet in area. Signs shall not turn, move or flash.
[CC 1985 § 25-22; Ord. No. 6733 § 2, 10-25-1993; Ord. No. 6746 § 2, 2-7-1994]
A. 
Advertising signs shall be permitted only along highways in Missouri's primary highway system, only in areas zoned A-1, C-1, C-2, I-L or I-H, and shall not be permitted in the following areas:
1. 
Highway 20 (Arrow Street) from U.S. 65 (Lafayette Avenue) to English Avenue;
2. 
The south side of Highway 240/41 from U.S. 65 to Lincoln Avenue;
3. 
Highway 41 from the north City limits to Highway 240 (Santa Fe Trail);
4. 
Odell Avenue from Black Street to Eastwood Street;
5. 
Eastwood Street from Odell Avenue to Lafayette Avenue;
6. 
Lafayette Avenue from Eastwood Street to Boyd Street;
7. 
Boyd Street from Lafayette Avenue to Miami Avenue;
8. 
Miami Avenue from Boyd Street to Highway 240; and
9. 
Highway 240 from Miami Avenue to Highway 65.
B. 
In no case shall advertising signs be constructed closer than five hundred (500) feet apart, per roadway side, and all advertising signs must comply with the Missouri Highway Department's setback regulations.
[CC 1985 § 25-23; Ord. No. 6733 § 2, 10-25-1993; Ord. No. 6746 § 2, 2-7-1994]
Signs that were erected before the adoption of this Chapter may continue to exist and be maintained in a safe manner; however, such nonconforming signs may not be replaced, expanded, enlarged, modified to denote the change in the type of business or a change in ownership or substantially improved other than in compliance with the regulations.
[CC 1985 § 25-24; Ord. No. 6733 § 2, 10-25-1993; Ord. No. 6746 § 2, 2-7-1994; Ord. No. 7752 § 1, 5-7-2007]
A. 
In obtaining a sign permit, the applicant may apply to the administrator for a variance from the specific requirements of this Code. A variance may be granted by the Planning and Zoning Commission, where the literal application of the Code would create a particular hardship for the sign user and the following criteria are met:
1. 
The granting of the requested variance would not be materially detrimental to the property owners in the vicinity.
2. 
Hardship caused the sign user under a literal interpretation of the Code is due to conditions unique to that property, does not apply generally to other properties in the City, and is not based solely upon economic hardship.
3. 
The granting of the variance would not be contrary to the general objectives of this Code.
B. 
In granting a variance, the Planning and Zoning Commission may attach additional requirements necessary to carry out the spirit and purpose of this Chapter in the public interest.
[CC 1985 § 25-25; Ord. No. 6733 § 2, 10-25-1993; Ord. No. 6746 § 2, 2-7-1994]
A. 
The following signs are prohibited (in all districts) and shall be removed in accordance with Section 415.190, Removal.
1. 
Signs containing any indecent, obscene, or immoral matter.
2. 
Signs which are located on any public right-of-way, except that traffic or other nonadvertising signs as provided in Subsection (A)(6) of Section 415.080, Exemptions, shall be allowed in rights-of-way.
3. 
Signs illuminated to an intensity to cause glare or brightness to a degree that could constitute a hazard or nuisance. Revolving, flashing, intermittently lighted or changing color signs shall be a minimum of five-second intervals. Beacons or similarly constructed signs shall not be allowed.
4. 
Any detached sign when any portion thereof extends beyond a vertical plane two (2) feet inside the right-of-way line.
5. 
Illuminated signs erected within one hundred fifty (150) feet of a residential district, unless lighting is shielded from view.
6. 
Signs which are of a size, location, movement, content, coloring, or manner of illumination which may be confused with or construed as a traffic-control device or which hide from view any traffic street sign or signal or which obstruct the view in any direction at a street or road intersection.
7. 
Signs which advertise an activity, business or service that is no longer conducted or advertises a product that is no longer produced shall be removed as provided for in Section 415.190, Removal, except where the owner or lessor of a premises is seeking a new tenant, such signs may remain in place for not more than ninety (90) days from the date of vacancy.