Signs are recognized as important means of communication and
reasonable modes of advertising, and therefore constitute a significant
and specific use of land. Standards for the construction of signs
are herein provided for the purpose of protecting places and areas
of historical and cultural importance; to increase safety and lessen
congestion in the streets; to conserve the value of buildings and
land; to preserve residential values; and to encourage the most appropriate
use of land. Sections 6700 through 6767 shall be known as the sign
regulations.
(Ordinance 48-2004, sec. 1, adopted 6/15/04)
Apartment sign means a sign containing the name of and/or information
about a multifamily dwelling or complex that consists of three or
more dwelling units.
means a pole, ground sign, or wall ground sign, placed on
a nonresidential property, that directs vehicular traffic. The sign
may display arrows, words, or other symbols to indicate direction
of facilities. No goods or services for sale may be listed. No sign
may exceed 15 square feet or as elsewhere listed.
means a sign or part thereof, operated so as to create flashing;
change in light intensity, color or copy or intermittent light impulses
more frequent than one every ten seconds and further provided that
message centers as defined herein shall not constitute flashing signs.
It is further provided that a sign which creates intermittent light
impulses which convey time of day and/or temperature only shall not
constitute a flashing sign.
means an on-premises sign that directs attention to a business,
product, activity or service that is conducted, sold, or offered on
the premises where the sign is located.
means a sign which is supported by two or more columns, poles,
uprights, or braces placed in or upon the ground, or set within a
foundation, and is not a part of a building.
means a sign placed on a premises of an institution containing
the name of and/or information relating to such uses. Uses include
nonprofit, quasi-public or public facilities, schools, religious assembly,
hospitals, or government owned facilities.
as the term is used in Table 6741 hereof, means the illumination
of a sign face by a light source interior or exterior to such sign
face.
means a projecting sign attached to or hung from a marquee
and said marquee shall be known to mean a canopy or covered structure
projecting from and supported by a building, when such canopy or covered
structure extends beyond the building, building line, or property
line.
means a sign which provides public service information, any
similar public interest information and/or related advertising for
a general business located on the same premises through electronically
controlled intermittent light impulses. The term “message center”
shall consist of letters, words or numerals pictures or graphics,
which can either change sequentially or travel across the display
area. The term “message center” is deemed to be a sign
subject to the requirements of Table 6741 hereof according to the
particular use of said message center and the specific requirements
for such uses determined by the classifications contained in said
table.
as the term is used in Table 6741 hereof, means the moving
or rotating of a sign or portion thereof.
means an on-premises sign identifying individual businesses
within a commercial building or buildings.
means any sign no larger than 32 square feet in area containing
a noncommercial message and placed on a nonresidential property. Such
signs shall include, but not be limited to, the advertising of celebrations,
exhibitions, community events, or activities of churches or other
charitable, nonprofit, educational or philanthropic organizations.
means a sign which directs attention to a business product,
activity or service which is not conducted, sold, offered, or located
on the premises where the sign is located.
is a sign whose face exceeds 100 square feet in area, and
is classified as a billboard.
is a sign which has a sign face less than 15 square feet
in area, is less than ten feet in height, and is used only to provide
direction to a final location within five blocks. Such a sign is to
carry no address, phone number or advertisement.
is a prohibited sign which has a sign face greater than 15
square feet, and is not classified as a billboard.
means a sign which is supported by one pole, column, upright
or brace placed in or upon the ground and is not part of a building.
means a sign intended to advance a political statement, cause
or candidate for office.
means a sign constructed upon wheels, casters, skids or otherwise
so designed to be movable from one location to another, including
signs mounted upon a trailer, wheeled, carried, or other mobile structure;
a portable sign which has its wheels removed shall be considered a
portable sign hereunder. The term “portable sign” shall
also include vehicles, trailers, and similar such medium placed on
a property for the purpose of advertising a product, service or other
activity not associated with the location of the vehicle, trailer,
or similar such medium. The term “portable sign” shall
not apply to kiosks, shelters, buses or other such devices approved
by and under the control of the city for transit-related purposes;
or to taxi cabs and privately operated buses; commercial vehicles
used for sales, service, delivery or other such business activity
currently taking place; or, to a temporarily parked vehicle used to
advertise a special event for no longer than 72 hours, and not more
than four times per year.
for the purpose of this section, shall be defined as any
lot or unplatted tract or any combination of contiguous lots under
a single owner, or a tract where two or more owners have adjacent
connecting parking lots.
means a sign which is attached or affixed to any building
wall or structure other than a pole and extends or projects beyond
the building wall, structure, building line or property line more
than 12 inches.
signs means a changeable copy sign with strips attached to
the face of the sign to hold readily movable letters and numerals.
The sign may be internally or externally illuminated (ground or pole
sign only). The area of a reader board sign shall be included in calculating
the maximum allowed sign area.
means any noncommercial sign placed on a residential property
by the owner or occupant of said property. Such signs include, but
are not limited to, special event signs, religious message signs,
school sports signs and home security signs.
means a sign which is erected, constructed, or maintained
on or over the roof or parapet wall of a building.
means any part of a sign, including the base, supporting
columns or braces, display surface, or any other appendage thereto.
means the distance from the property line or right-of-way
line of all streets adjacent to the premises on which a sign is located.
means any temporary on-premises sign of a commercial nature,
no larger than 16 square feet in area, placed on a residential property
by a person, business, or entity that is in the process of performing
a service or construction, or engaging in an event at or sale of said
premises. Such signs include, but are not limited to, garage sale
signs, contractor signs, real estate signs and auction signs.
means any temporary on-premises sign of a commercial nature,
no larger than 32 square feet in area, placed on a nonresidential
property by a person, business, or entity that is performing a service
or construction, or engaging in an event at or sale of said premises.
Such signs include, but are not limited to, special event or sale
signs, contractor signs, real estate signs and auction signs.
means any temporary on-premises sign of a commercial nature,
no larger than 100 square feet in area, advertising vacant lots for
sale within a residential or commercial subdivision, or advertising
a pending residential subdivision or commercial development. Such
signs shall include a contractor’s sign placed during the construction
of a nonresidential project or a residential subdivision.
means a residential sign larger than four square feet and
no larger that 32 square feet.
means a wall, not a part of a building, so erected for the
purpose of placement or display of a sign.
means a sign which is attached or affixed to the wall of
a building or is an integral part of the wall of a building with the
exposed face of the sign in a plan parallel to and not more than 12
inches from said wall; provided, however, that electric wall signs
may project not more than 18 inches from said wall. A wall sign shall
not extend above or beyond the parallel face to which the sign is
attached.
(Ordinance 83-85, sec. 4, adopted 8/6/85; Ordinance 157-96, sec. 3, adopted 11/5/96; Ordinance 49-97, sec. 2, adopted 5/20/97; Ordinance 48-2004, sec. 1, adopted 6/15/04; Ordinance 66-2004, sec. 1, adopted 9/7/04; Ordinance 7-2008, sec. 1, adopted 2/5/08; Ordinance 59-2011, sec. 1, adopted 10/4/11)
No sign shall be erected, placed, displayed, or located except
in accordance with the schedule of sign standards contained in Table
6741 hereof. However, signs required by law shall be exempt from these
requirements.
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TABLE 6741
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Sign Type
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Zone Allowed
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Max. AreaA
(Sq. Ft.)
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Max. Ht.
(Ft.)
|
Class
(See note 3)
|
Street Setback
(Ft.)
|
Spacing
|
Lighting
|
Motion
|
Max. Duration
|
Special Requirement
|
|
Apartment
|
MFR, RMU, LC, GC, CBD
|
80
|
20
|
W, WG
|
Note 1
|
1 per street front or proj.
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Perm.
|
Note 1
|
|
Apartment
|
MFR, RMU, GC, CBD
|
120
|
50
|
G, P, WG, W
|
10
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1 per street front or proj.
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Perm.
|
N/A
|
|
Class I Off-Premises
|
GC, LI, HI, CBD
|
Note 2
|
Note 2
|
G, P
|
Note 2
|
Note 2
|
Yes
|
Note 8
|
Perm.
|
Note 2
|
|
Class II Off-Premises
|
GC, LI, HI, CBD
|
15
|
10
|
P
|
10
|
200' from SF-1, SF-2, or MFR
|
No
|
No
|
Perm.
|
Note 2
|
|
Directional
|
All districts
|
15
|
6
|
G, P, WG
|
Note 1
|
None
|
No
|
No
|
Perm.
|
Note 1
|
|
Gen. Bus.
|
GC, LI, HI, LC, RMU, CBD, RDD
|
Note 5
|
Note 5
|
Note 5
|
Note 5
|
Note 5
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Perm.
|
Note 1 & 4
|
|
Institutional
|
MFR, SF-1, SF-2, LC
|
32
|
20
|
G, W, P, PR, RB, GW
|
Note 1
|
2 per street front
|
Yes
|
No
|
Perm.
|
Note 1 & 10
|
|
Message Center
|
GC, LI, HI, CBD, RDD
|
Note 7
|
50
|
G, P
|
Note 7
|
200' from SF-1, SF-2, or MFR
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Perm.
|
Note 7
|
|
Multi-Tenant
|
GC, LI, HI, CBD
|
120
|
50
|
G, P, WG, W
|
10
|
1 per platted lot per each street front
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Perm.
|
Note 4
|
|
Multi-Tenant
|
GC, LI, HI, CBD, LC
|
80
|
20
|
G, P, WG, W
|
Note 1 & 4
|
1 per platted lot per each street front
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Perm.
|
Note 1 & 4
|
|
Name Plate
|
All districts
|
1
|
None
|
W, PR
|
None
|
1 per business
|
No
|
No
|
Perm.
|
N/A
|
|
Political
|
All districts
|
36
|
8
|
G, P, WG, W
|
10' if taller than 3'
|
None
|
No
|
No
|
N/A
|
Note 9
|
|
Subdivision Entry
|
MFR, SF-1, SF-2
|
200
|
20
|
WG, P, G
|
10
|
2 per entry way
|
No
|
No
|
Perm.
|
N/A
|
|
Noncommercial sign
|
All districts
|
32
|
4
|
G, P, W
|
10
|
1 per lot
|
No
|
No
|
N/A
|
Note 9
|
|
Temporary Commercial Sign I
|
All districts
|
16
|
6
|
G, P, W
|
Note 1
|
None
|
No
|
No
|
10 days after end of work or event
|
Note 1
|
|
Temporary Commercial Sign II
|
All districts
|
32
|
6
|
G, P, W
|
Note 1
|
1 per street front
|
No
|
No
|
10 days after end of work or event
|
Note 1
|
|
Temporary Commercial Sign III
|
All districts
|
100
|
50
|
G, P
|
10
|
1 per street frontage
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
10 days after end of work or event
|
N/A
|
|
Temporary Residential Sign
|
All districts
|
32
|
6
|
G, P, W
|
10
|
1 per lot
|
No
|
No
|
5 days per year
|
Note 6
|
|
Residential
|
All districts
|
4
|
4
|
G, P, W
|
None
|
Note 6
|
No
|
No
|
N/A
|
Note 1 & 6
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1.
Note 1. On-premises signs fronting a public street and
located within ten feet of the property line shall have a clearance
from the surrounding grade to the bottom of the sign face of not less
than nine feet, except that low profile signs may be created within
such area if the top of the sign does not exceed three feet above
the surrounding grade. Poles, columns, or other supports for such
signs shall not exceed 12 inches in dimension measured perpendicular
to the street, and no portion of the sign shall overhang the property
line.
Exception: This requirement shall not apply to directional,
residential or a temporary commercial sign I if such sign placement
does not create a view obstruction to motorists or pedestrians.
2.
Note 2.
A.
Separation
between signs.
A minimum separation must be maintained
between signs as follows:
1.
For
Class I signs, the linear distance between signs shall be 1,500 feet.
The linear distance shall be that distance measured between the same
class of sign where the signs are located on the same side of the
road, street or highway.
2.
The
radial distance between signs shall be 500 feet. The radial distance
shall be that distance between signs where the nearest portion of
the sign is measured to the nearest portion of an adjacent sign.
B.
Separation
from a residential use or residential zoning district. 200 feet from
the nearest residential use, or residential zoning district.
A residential zoning district shall be a zoning district which
allows the placement of a residential use as a permitted use. The
general commercial zoning district, for the purpose of this regulation,
shall not be included as a residential zoning district. However, a
residential use within that zoning district shall be included in the
distance requirement. Separation from existing residential uses shall
not apply when such uses are located within a zoning district that
prohibits residential uses.
For spacing from SF-1 Single-Family Residential (large lot),
SF-2 Single-Family Residential (standard lot), and MFR-Multifamily
Residential Districts, spacing shall be measured from the nearest
portion of the sign to the residential district boundary. However,
when such residential district boundary abuts a public alley or street
right-of-way, the right-of-way width shall be included in the measurement.
C.
Setback
from right-of-way.
25 feet for Class I signs. Ten feet for Class II signs.
25 feet for all other signs under this Note.
D.
Height.
1.
42.5
feet for Class I signs.
24 feet above roof for roof-mounted Class I signs.
For Class I signs, height is measured from grade of roadway
where sign is viewed. Where there exist more than one grade for the
same street, road or system, the measurement shall be made from the
highest grade.
2.
Ten
feet for Class II signs.
For Class II signs, the height shall not exceed ten feet when
measured from installation grade.
E.
Measurement
of height.
1.
Ground
or pole sign within 100 feet of a street abutting the property on
which the sign is located. From the top of the curb of the nearest
street adjacent thereto, or if there is no curb, from a point six
inches above the edge of the road surface, to the top of the sign
structure.
2.
Ground
or pole sign more than 100 feet from an adjacent street. From the
ground at the sign base to the top of the sign structure.
3.
Roof
sign. From the roof level at the base to the top of the sign structure.
F.
Sign
area.
672 square feet; or
807 square feet with protrusions.
3.
Note 3. Classification standards.
G–Ground.
P–Pole.
W–Wall.
PR–Projecting.
RB–Reader Board.
WG–Wall Ground.
R–Roof.
4.
Note 4. Maximum area is the total area of all businesses, tenants or services advertised on one sign structure; however, the total area of multi-faced signs shall be governed by section 6750 B.
5.
Note 5. In the LC Limited Commercial District, general
business signs shall not exceed 80 square feet in face area nor exceed
20 feet in height. Signs shall be limited to one per business or street
frontage when located within 25 feet of the property line.
In the RMU Residential Mixed Use, GC General Commercial, LI
Light Industrial, HI Heavy Industrial, and CBD Central Business districts,
general business signs shall be limited by the following: If located
within ten feet of the property line or the back of the curb, whichever
is greater, the sign face area shall not exceed 80 square feet nor
exceed 30 feet in height. If located at least ten feet from the property
line or the back of the curb, whichever is greater, but less than
25 feet from the property line, the sign face area shall not exceed
120 square feet nor exceed 50 feet in height. If located 25 feet or
more from the property line, the sign face area shall not exceed 900
square feet nor exceed 80 feet in height. Signs shall be limited to
one per business or street frontage when located within 25 feet of
the property line.
See specific zoning district regulations in section 3000 for
additional sign regulations for LO Limited Office, LC Limited Commercial,
RDD River Development, and BA Brook Avenue zoning districts.
Signs proposed within the CBD Central Business district not
in conformance with the provisions of Note 5 herein, and placed on
a wall of a building covering more than ten percent of the face of
said wall, shall be reviewed through the conditional use procedure
as outlined in section 7200.
6.
Note 6. Residential signs, as defined herein, placed
upon a residential lot, shall not have a cumulative area greater than
12 square feet. Each individual residential sign shall be no larger
than four square feet. Temporary residential signs as defined herein
shall not be placed on a residential lot longer than five days per
year.
7.
Note 7. Separation of message center signs from a residential
use or residential zoning boundary. Message center signs as defined
herein shall maintain a separation distance of 200 feet from the nearest
property line of a residential use, or a SF-1 Single-Family Residential
(large lot), SF-2 Single-Family Residential (standard lot), or MFR
Multifamily Residential Zoning District boundary. For spacing from
SF-1 Single-Family Residential (large lot), SF-2 Single-Family Residential
(standard lot), and MFR Multifamily Residential Districts, the distance
shall be measured from the nearest portion of the sign to the residential
district boundary. However, when such residential district boundary
abuts a public alley or street right-of-way, the right-of-way width
shall be included in the measurement. An exception to the 200-foot
separation requirement shall apply if:
A.
Any
image produced by the message center sign remains static (no animation,
movement, scrolling, or flashing) for a period of at least five seconds;
or
B.
It
can be reasonably demonstrated that the sign is not visible from any
residential property within 200 feet of the sign.
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Street setback requirement and height restriction for message
center signs. Message center signs shall be no closer than ten feet
from the property line. If located more than ten feet from the property
line but less than 25 feet from the property line, the sign face area
shall not exceed 120 square feet. If located 25 feet or more from
the property line, the sign face area shall not exceed 200 square
feet. Message center signs shall not exceed 50 feet in height. Message
center signs shall be limited to one per business or street frontage.
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8.
Note 8. Class I off-premises signs shall have no motion
as defined herein. The changing of the sign content through electronically
controlled digital technology is permitted provided that:
A.
Any
image produced by the sign remains static (no animation, movement,
scrolling, or flashing) for a period of at least eight seconds;
B.
A change
of message is accomplished within two seconds;
C.
A change
of message occurs simultaneously on the entire sign;
D.
A default
mechanism is provided that freezes the sign in one position if a malfunction
occurs; and
E.
The
intensity of the display is automatically adjusted to decrease in
low natural or ambient light conditions.
9.
Note 9. A property owner may choose to display a political
or other noncommercial message on any authorized commercial sign,
subject to the payment of fees and regulations applicable to signs
with commercial messages.
10.
Note 10. One of the two allowed institutional signs per
street frontage may display information related to the institution
through electronically controlled intermittent light impulses provided
that a 200-foot separation distance from a residential use is maintained.
An exception to the 200-foot separation requirement shall apply if:
(Ordinance 83-85, secs. 5–8,
adopted 8/6/85; Ordinance
28-86, secs. 16, 17, adopted 4/1/86; Ordinance 64-88, sec. 5, adopted 5/31/88; Ordinance 157-96, secs. 1, 2, adopted 11/5/96; Ordinance 48-2004, sec. 1, adopted 6/15/04; Ordinance 7-2008, secs. 3, 4,
adopted 2/5/08; Ordinance
76-2008, sec. 1, adopted 12/2/08; Ordinance 59-2011, secs. 2, 3, adopted 10/4/11; Ordinance 39-2012, secs. 1, 2, adopted 8/7/12)
Permit required. Unless specifically
exempted, a permit must be obtained from the Building and Code Administration
official for the erection and maintenance of all signs erected or
maintained within the city and in accordance with other ordinances
of this jurisdiction.
Exceptions to permit requirement. The
following signs are exempt from the requirement for a permit:
i.
Directional
signs;
ii.
Noncommercial
signs;
iii.
Political
signs;
iv.
Residential
signs;
v.
Temporary
residential signs;
vi.
Temporary
commercial signs I and II;
vii.
Temporary
commercial signs III when 64 square feet or less in area;
viii.
Wall signs that do not project beyond the face of the wall more than
12 inches;
ix.
Temporary
signs providing legal notice required by law of local, state, or federal
government; and
x.
Seasonal
displays and decorations which do not advertise a product or service.
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Exemptions from the necessity of securing a permit, however,
shall not be construed to relieve the owner of the sign involved from
responsibility for its erection and maintenance in a safe manner and
in a manner in accordance with all the other provisions of this appendix.
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Construction documents. Before any permit
is granted for the erection of a sign or sign structure requiring
such permit, construction documents shall be filed with the Building
and Code Administration official showing the dimensions, materials
and required details of construction, including loads, stresses, anchorage
and any other pertinent data. The permit application shall be accompanied
by the written consent of the owner or lessee of the premises upon
which the sign is to be erected and by engineering calculations signed
and sealed by a Texas-registered professional engineer where required
by the International Building Code.
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Changes to signs. Except that which may be allowed by section 6760, no sign shall be structurally altered, enlarged or relocated except in conformity to the provisions herein, nor until a proper permit, if required, has been secured. The changing or maintenance of movable parts or components of an approved sign that is designed for such changes, or the changing of business names, lettering, sign faces, colors, display and/or graphic matter, or the content of any sign, shall not be deemed a structural alteration.
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Permit fees. Permit fees to erect, alter
or relocate a sign shall be in accordance with the fee schedule adopted
within this jurisdiction.
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Sign maintenance. All signs allowed within
the provisions of this ordinance, including temporary signs, shall
be kept in good condition and repair. Signs damaged or deteriorated
shall be repaired or removed within ten days of notification by the
Building and Code Administration. Failure to comply with the notification
shall constitute a violation.
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(Ordinance 157-96, sec. 3, adopted 11/5/96; Ordinance 49-97, sec. 2, adopted 5/20/97; Ordinance 48-2004, sec. 1, adopted 6/15/04; Ordinance 25-2009, sec. 1, adopted 4/7/09; Ordinance 59-2011, sec. 4, adopted 10/4/11)
A.
No sign
using a revolving beam or beacon of light resembling any emergency
vehicle or traffic control sign shall be permitted. No flashing sign
as defined herein shall be permitted.
B.
No high
intensity light shall be permitted as part of a sign display visible
from an adjacent street in any zoning district. Lighted signs, internally
or externally, shall not cause glare or brightness to a degree that
could constitute a hazard or nuisance, nor cause discomfort to approaching
motorist, nor in anyway obscure the visibility of illuminated traffic
control devices due to their brightness.
C.
Notwithstanding any provisions of this section, no sign shall be erected which constitutes an obstruction to view of operators of motor vehicles on public streets or entering such streets from private property. All signs shall comply with section 102-40, Visibility Sight Triangle, Wichita Falls Code of Ordinances.
(Ordinance 48-2004, sec. 1, adopted 6/15/04; Ordinance 7-2008, sec. 2, adopted 2/5/08)
A.
The area
of a sign shall be computed by drawing a line or lines around the
sign in such a way as to form not more than four regular geometric
figures such as a rectangle, circle, triangle, trapezoid, or ellipse.
The total of these figures shall be the total area of the sign. Support
structures and/or support structure covers shall be included in the
overall calculation of the sign area if the support structures or
covers at any point measured parallel to the ground, has a width or
cumulative width of 24 inches or more. Measurements of the support
structures or covers shall be taken within the same plane as the face
of the sign.
B.
The maximum
sign area prescribed in Table 6741 shall be applied to a sign with
one face. A sign constructed with more than one face shall contain
in the aggregate of all faces not more than twice the maximum area
prescribed in Table 6741. The maximum interior angle between sign
faces shall be 90 degrees.
C.
The height
of a sign shall be measured as follows:
1.
Ground
or pole sign within 100 feet of a street abutting the property on
which the sign is located. From the top of the curb of the nearest
street adjacent thereto, or if there is no curb, from a point six
inches above the edge of the road surface, to the top of the sign
structure.
2.
Ground
or pole sign more than 100 feet from an adjacent street. From the
ground at the sign base to the top of the sign structure.
3.
Roof
sign. From the roof level at the base to the top of the sign structure.
D.
An allowed
portable sign shall be a reader board installed upon a trailer or
skid which has a sign area of not greater than 35 square feet per
side, does not exceed 6.5 feet in total height, does not contain more
than two sides for advertising, and which was designed to be towed
behind a vehicle. A skid-mounted portable sign is also permitted if
conforming to square footage and other requirements herein. A vehicle
used for the purpose of off-premises advertising shall also constitute
an allowed portable sign if in conformance with height requirements
herein, and subject to other applicable provisions herein.
(Ordinance 49-97, sec. 3, adopted 5/20/97; Ordinance 48-2004, sec. 1, adopted 6/15/04; Ordinance 25-2009, sec. 2, adopted 4/7/09)
(Ordinance 157-96, sec. 5, adopted 11/5/96; Ordinance 48-2004, sec. 1, adopted 6/15/04)
A.
Class
I off-premises signs.
1.
Billboard
signs nonconforming with the standards herein addressing location
and spacing shall be allowed to continue in operation and use as long
as no part of a supporting structure or sign face structure is replaced
for any reason. Should a supporting structure or sign face structure
be required to be replaced for any reason, such sign shall be removed
in its entirety. An action or event requiring the removal of a sign
shall not include routine repairs nor changing sign content or advertiser.
2.
Billboard
sign face structures not in conformance with square footage standards
may continue until such time that the sign face structure is in need
of replacement for any reason. Once a sign face structure is removed
or replaced, it shall be placed in compliance with standards herein,
and shall not thereafter be returned to a nonconforming status.
3.
If the
sign is in nonconformance with height standards herein provided, the
replacement or removal of any portion of a sign face structure or
support shall be deemed sufficient to require the sign to come into
conformance with standards herein.
B.
On-premises
signs.
On-premises signs legally existing at the time
of the adoption of the zoning ordinance from which this appendix is
derived, or subsequent amendments, which are nonconforming with the
standards herein, shall be allowed to continue in operation and use.
On-premises signs that are nonconforming in terms of height, area,
or setback, may be structurally altered provided that the original
support structures are used and there is no increase in height or
area, or decrease in setback. Once a support structure is removed
or replaced it shall be placed in compliance with the standards herein
and shall not thereafter be returned to a nonconforming status.
(Ordinance 157-96, sec. 4, adopted 11/5/96; Ordinance 48-2004, sec. 1, adopted 6/15/04; Ordinance 25-2009, sec. 3, adopted 4/7/09)
A.
A trailer
or skid used in conjunction with an allowed reader board shall be
maintained in a condition which does not permit the accumulation of
rust or stains, and is not missing paint on heretofore painted surfaces.
B.
Blank
reader boards with discolored or broken faces, or those which do not
carry advertisement of a business where the sign is located or illegible
advertisement, shall be removed from the premises.
C.
Vehicles
allowed as portable signs shall carry current inspection and licensing,
and shall not have flat tires, damaged glass, damaged body parts,
shall be otherwise complete in their assembly, and shall be maintained
in a condition which does not permit the accumulation of rust or stains,
and is not missing paint on heretofore painted surfaces.
D.
The areas
under and around an allowed portable sign shall have a permit issued
by the building and code administrator.
E.
Allowed
portable signs shall have a permit issued by the building and code
administrator.
F.
Setback
of portable signs shall be subject to requirements shown under Table
6741.
G.
No exterior
lighting of any type shall be permitted, nor shall power be supplied
by a gasoline- or diesel-powered generator.
H.
No banners,
flags, pennants, arrows, balloons or other such devices or objects
shall be attached to any portion of the sign, trailer, skid or vehicle.
I.
An allowed
portable sign shall be anchored or otherwise secured so as to reasonably
prevent damage or injury to life or property as a result of high winds
or other such occurrence, and secured as required by the building
official.
J.
No more
than one portable sign shall be placed on a lot, tract or parcel.
K.
Portable
signs shall otherwise be subject to provisions contained in the Building
Code.
L.
Portable
signs shall be included in calculating the total number of signs per
business.
Editor’s note – Section 4 of Ord. No. 49-97, adopted May 6, 1997, amended appendix C by adding provisions designated as sec. 6755. In order to avoid conflicts in section numbering the editor has redesignated these provisions as sec. 6765. Section 5 of Ord. No. 49-97 provided penalty provisions for the violation of portable sign regulations as follows: There is hereby established a fee and procedure for confiscation and impoundment of signs, vehicles, trailers, or other items confiscated and impounded of $50.00 for the cost of confiscating the sign, and $1.00 per day for impoundment in addition to costs incurred to remove and impound or otherwise confiscate a sign, vehicle, trailer or other item. Signs, vehicles, trailers or other items impounded shall be retained and reasonable efforts made to notify the owners of such confiscation and impoundment. A sign, vehicle, trailer or other item shall be retained for a period of 90 days, at which time the sign, vehicle, trailer or other item shall be disposed of at a public auction, sold for scrap, or otherwise disposed of to recover public cost involved and at the discretion of the city.
(Ordinance 49-97, sec. 4, adopted 5/20/97; Ordinance 48-2004, sec. 1, adopted 6/15/04)
No signs of any kind shall be erected or placed on the right-of-way of any street or alley in the city, nor any public place or city owned property, except for temporary signs, flags or banners authorized under section 6767, traffic-control signs, signals and devices placed by the city under authority of the ordinances of the city, and advisory, safety and useful directional information signs placed by the city under authority of state law. Notwithstanding any other provision of this [ordinance], any sign so erected or placed on the right-of-way of any street or alley in the city in violation of this section shall be subject to immediate removal by the city manager’s designee without notice to the owner or the lessee thereof. No signs of any kind shall be attached to any utility pole located in any street or alley right-of-way or utility easement except by the owner of such pole.
(1966 Code, sec. 7-15; Ordinance
48-2004, sec. 1, adopted 6/15/04)
Notwithstanding the other provisions of this [ordinance], upon
a written request to the city manager or designee, a temporary sign,
flag or banner may be permitted within city-controlled rights-of-way.
Time, place, duration and manner of placement of signs, flags or banners
shall be left to the discretion of the city manager or designee. A
permit shall be required through the Building and Code Administration.
A sign suspended across the street shall be not less than 20 feet
above the street at the lowest point. Such signs, flags or banners
may be used only for the purposes of advertising celebrations, exhibitions,
rodeos, fairs or activities of churches or other charitable, nonprofit,
educational or philanthropic organizations.
(1966 Code, sec. 7-15; Ordinance
48-2004, sec. 1, adopted 6/15/04)
