[Adopted as §§ 4-701 to 4-706
of the 1963 Code (Ch. 7, Art. VII of the 1985 Code)]
[Amended 2-5-1970 by Ord. No. 4188; 7-7-2003 by Ord. No.
5978]
A.
It shall be unlawful to erect any sign or structure, except awnings and canopies provided for in Article II of this chapter, over and across any sidewalk or street, except as follows:
(1)
If the sign or structure, or any part thereof, is
20 feet or less above the level of the sidewalk (and no sign or structure
shall be less than seven feet above the level of the sidewalk), it
shall extend not more than seven feet from the building or lot line
nor closer than 18 inches to the vertical plane of the back edge of
the curb of any street.
(2)
If the sign or structure is 20 feet or more above
the level of the sidewalk, it shall not extend on a vertical or horizontal
line nearer than 36 inches to any white way wire or conductor.
(3)
The sign or structure is constructed of fire-retardant
materials.
B.
No sign or structure for advertising or other purposes
larger than two feet by three feet in size shall be constructed over
or along any sidewalks of the City without the permission and approval
of the City.
C.
Notwithstanding Subsection A or B, it shall be unlawful to keep, construct, erect, alter or maintain any sign or structure over, above or across the sidewalks, streets, alleys or public grounds on Main Street between 17th and Central if any part thereof extends more than four feet from the face of the building or lot line adjoining any sidewalk; or on 18th Street between Broadway and Washington Street if any part thereof extends more than 6 1/2 feet from the face of the building or lot line adjoining any sidewalk; or on Broadway between 17th and Central Street if any part thereof extends more than six feet from the face of the building or lot line adjoining any sidewalk; provided, however, that on appeal to the Building Inspector signs or structures on Main Street between 17th and Central Street may extend to six feet from the face of the building or lot line adjoining any sidewalk if it can be shown by clear and convincing evidence that the sign or structure would not interfere with plantings, decorations or public structures of any kind installed by the City on the street, sidewalk or right-of-way.
It shall be unlawful for any person to attach,
place or fasten any sign, notice or advertisement of any kind to or
upon any telegraph, telephone or electric light poles or any post.
Any sign or structure now installed or erected
which is not in compliance with this article shall be removed by the
owner or occupant of the building to which it is attached within 30
days after receiving written notice from the Building Inspector to
remove or reconstruct the same so as to fully comply with the requirements
of this article, and if not removed or reconstructed within said time
the City may cause the same to be removed and the costs and expenses
of said removal to be assessed to the owner of the sign or structure.
A.
Scope. The provisions of this section shall apply
only to billboards or signs having a surface area of 24 square feet
or more.
B.
Permit.
(1)
No billboards or signs shall be constructed, altered,
resurfaced, reconstructed or moved from one place to another until
a permit is obtained from the Building Inspector.
(2)
The application for a permit shall be filed with the
Building Inspector and shall contain a description of the billboard
and plans and specifications thereof showing the size, location, manner
of construction, and such other information as shall be required by
the City.
(3)
The permit shall be issued if the proposed sign or
billboard will comply with all applicable ordinances.
C.
Consent of adjoining property owners. It shall be
unlawful for any person to erect or construct or cause to be erected
or constructed any billboard or signboard in any block on any public
street in which 1/2 or more of the buildings on each or either side
of the street are used for residence purposes without first obtaining
the consent in writing of the occupants or the residence owners, or
duly authorized agents of the owners, owning a majority of the frontage
of the property on both sides of the street along the block in which
said billboard or signboard is to be erected, constructed or located.
Such written consent shall be filed with the Building Inspector and
made a part of the application above referred to and shall be considered
and approved by the Building Inspector before the permit shall be
issued for the erection, construction, reconstruction, alteration,
resurfacing, location or relocation of any billboard or sign governed
by this article.
D.
Construction. All billboards and signs shall be constructed
in such manner and of such material so that they may be safe and substantial,
and within the fire limits they shall be constructed of metal, and
posts, braces and frames, except horizontal bars which may be of wood,
shall be of angle or tee iron, and all posts shall be set three feet
in the earth and of a concrete foundation not less than two feet square
and three feet deep, according to plans and specifications to be approved
by the Building Inspector. Large, heavy billboards or signs on top
of buildings are hereby prohibited.
E.
Height of billboards. No billboard shall exceed 14
feet in height above the ground, and every billboard shall have an
opening of at least three feet between its edge and the ground, and
such space shall not be closed in any manner.
F.
Sanitation. The owner, lessee or manager of a billboard
or sign, or the owner of the land on which the same is located, shall
keep all grass, weeds, and other growth cut out and cleared between
it and the street and for a distance of 10 feet behind and at the
ends of such billboard. The space behind and in front of the billboard
shall be kept free and clear of all trash, refuse and waste material
of any kind and nature at all times, and all paper and refuse from
such billboard shall be removed from the City.
G.
Distance from streets or buildings. No billboard or
signboard shall be placed or stand at any point nearer than four feet
to adjacent lines or buildings thereon, or nearer than three feet
to any other billboard or signboard, nor shall a billboard be placed,
constructed or maintained nearer than 15 feet to any street, avenue
or alley line.
H.
Area of billboards. No billboard shall exceed 500
square feet in area, provided that a billboard composed of one center
section and two wing sections of continuous construction may be composed
of three sections not exceeding 250 square feet each.
