[Adopted 1-19-1987 by Ord. No. 5425]
It shall be unlawful for any person, firm, corporation, or partnership to erect, affix, construct, hang, or attach in any way a sign, advertisement, banner, or any other object from or to the canopies or canopy supports owned, maintained, and provided by the City of Parsons in an area known as "Parsons Plaza," except as specifically provided by this article.
Any person, firm, corporation, or partnership must obtain a permit to install, erect, or affix a sign to the canopies referred to in § 500-9 herein. The permit shall be applied for on forms supplied by the Building Inspector and issued by said Building Inspector after having ascertained that the sign complies with all requirements herein. The application must be submitted by the owner of the sign and accompanied by an agreement of said owner to comply with and abide by all requirements of this article.
The sign shall be 16 inches high and five feet wide and eight inches thick. The covers shall be white plastic and the frame shall be aluminum. The lettering on the sign shall be black and the message shall be limited to the name of the business and a logo. The logo shall consume less than 25% of the area of the sign. Upon good cause shown, the governing body of the City of Parsons may grant a variance in regard to this section.
A. 
The sign shall be mounted to the underside of the canopy closest to the building with the bottom of the sign nine feet six inches above the sidewalk.
B. 
Signs shall be located as per sketch on file in the City Engineer's office, with a maximum of four signs per single canopy.
C. 
Signs shall be attached to the canopy sections by utilizing two-inch by two-inch by one-eighth-inch aluminum tubing three feet three inches in length, welded to the sign framing.
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Installation of sign shall be accomplished by a contractor prequalified by the City of Parsons.
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Wiring shall be by a qualified electrician and must meet all codes of the City of Parsons.
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It is understood that in many instances it will be necessary to connect the wiring of privately owned canopy signs to the City's electrical system which provides service to lights and power outlets on the canopy system. Such connections shall be made at the direction and discretion of the City and made only when the existing City electrical system can handle the added load. To compensate the City for energy required to illuminate the privately owned signs, the owner of the sign shall be required to post one year in advance with the City Clerk a payment equal to the annual estimated cost to illuminate said sign during this time period. Failure to pay said fee shall result in electrical service being disconnected to said sign.
The signs must comply in all details with a drawing designated as Exhibit A and on file in the office of the Building Inspector. Said drawings are incorporated by reference and made a part hereof.
The sign shall be kept in good repair. Should owner fail to do so, the sign may be removed by the City 10 days after notification to the owner that the sign needs repair.
Upon the closing of a business, the owner shall have 30 days after said closing to sell the sign to the new occupant or remove the sign. Should the owner fail to do so, the sign may be removed by the City 10 days after notification to the owner. Any assignee of the sign must comply with requirements of this article.
Any sign installed or maintained which fails to comply with the provision of this article may be removed upon 10 days' notice by the City of Parsons and shall become the property of the City of Parsons.
Any person convicted of the violation of the provisions of this article shall be guilty of a Class C misdemeanor.