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INTRODUCED BY COUNCILMAN
ORDINANCE NO. tag
AN ORDINANCE REPEALING ORDINANCE NUMBER 6110 REGULATING THE
CONSTRUCTION, INSTALLATION, AND MAINTENANCE OF OUTDOOR
ADVERTISING, BILLBOARDS AND SIGNS WITHIN THE CITY OF JEFFERSON,
AND ADOPTING A NEW ORDINANCE ON THE SAME SUBJECT AND PROVIDING
PENALTIES FOR VIOLATION OF THE ORDINANCE.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF JEFFERSON,
MISSOURI, AS FOLLOWS :
Section 1. Ordinance Number 6110 of the City of Jefferson,
Missouri , is hereby repealed.
Section 2. Purpose. The intent of this ordinance is to
protect the public interest and safety and to enhance and
preserve natural features and aesthetics within the City and to
promote high standards in appearance and effective communication
by necessary outdoor advertising, billboards, and signs, while
preserving residential areas, open views and vistas by effective
regulation.
Section 3. Definitions. As used in this ordinance and in
the interpretation and enforcement thereof, the following words
or xahrases mean:
(a) . Sian. An identification, description, illustration,
or device which is affixed to or represented directly or
indirectly upon a building, structure, or land and which
directs attention to a product, place, activity, person,
institution or business.
(b) . Advertising devices. Banners or streamers affixed to
poles, wires , or ropes , wind operated devices, flashing
lights , and other similar contrivances.
(c) . Back-to-Back sign. An advertising structure with
two closely located s!gns with faces in opposing directions,
spaced less than ten (10) feet apart at the point of
shortest measurement.
(d) . Business sign. Any display, device, figure , plaque,
poster, billboard or sign maintained or used to advertise
or to inform or to direct the attention of the public to
a business or activity conducted upon the premises upon
which such sign is located or to a product or service sold
or rendered thereon.
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(e) . Face. That area of a business sign containing the
advertising information, painting, drawing or message
intended or used to advise or inform, and excluding trim
and supports.
(f) . Face of Building. The total area of the main wall
of a building, including windows, doors and openings,
that abuts the front yard of a building or walls that
are located on the front property line. On corner lots the
face of the building shall include main walls facing the
front yard and side yard or main walls fronting on all
front and side property lines.
(g) . Flashing signs. Any sign, the illumination of which
is not constant in intensity when in use except illuminated
signs which indicate the date, time or temperature , or
other public, service information approved by the Board of
Adjustment, shall not be considered a flashing sign.
(h) . Street _nLghway Frontage. The distance along any
u.i one side of any public street or highway, street or alley,
measured along the right-of-wain line or parallel to the
y, normal right-of-way line where the right-of-way line is not
fixed.
(i) . Marquee Sign. Any sign affixed to a marquee over the
entrance or on the face of a building and supported from
the building.
(j )•.• Moving Sign. Any sign which moves or has moving parts
other than parts which indicate time, temperature; or
other than moving devices which may be approved by the
Board of Adjustment to provide needed public service
information.
W . Off Premise Sign. A business sign which directs the
attention of the public, the business or activity conducted
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the same premises where such business sign is located.
(1) . post Sim. Any business sign which is not attached
to a building but is supported by braces, post, or by any
other means than by attachment to a building improvement.
(m) ., Premises. An area under a single ownership or a
single lease,no part of which is separated from the
other by any land under a different ownnership or lease
agreement.
(n) . Projecting Sign. Any sign which is firmly attached to
a building and extends outward therefrom.
(o) . Roof Sign. Any sign erected, constructed, or
maintained upon the roof of any building.
(p) . Sign Area. The entire area of the actual message or
copy area. It shall include decorative trim or embellish-
ments but shall not include structural elements outside the
limits of such display surface and not forming an integral
part of the display. For back to back type signs, only one
face shall be counted. On all other signs, all faces shall
be counted in computing the sign area.
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(q) . Wall Sicn. Any sign which is painted on or firmly
attached to a wall of any building and which does not
extend beyond the building more than twelve (12) inches.
Section 4. Off Premise Signs.
(a) . No off premise sign face shall exceed six hundred
(600) square feet, nor shall the height of any off premise
sign exceed 30 feet above the ground level at the base of
the signs or the street or highway grade level adjacent to
the -signs, which ever is higher. The highest portion of
any off premise sign may not exceed the height limit of
the district in which it is located.
(b) . After the effective date of this ordinance , off
premises signs may be erected or maintained only in
districts zoned for commercial or industrial uses , but not
in districts zoned for local or neighborhood commercial,
provided such sign is located at least 100 feet from any
residential district, provided that there shall not be
more than one (1) off premises sign in three hundred (300)
feet of street or highway frontage.
Section 5. Business Signs_.
(a) . In the commercial and industrial districts there may
be erected or constructed after the effective date of
this ordinance, roof signs, wall signs, projecting signs ,
post signs, and marquee signs located on the .premises of
any business. The sign area of all signs shall not exceed
one-fifth (1/5) of the total square feet of the face of
the building or two and one-half (2 1/2) square feet of sign
area for each one foot of frontage on any street or highway
adjacent to the premises up to one hundred (100) feet and
one-half (1/2) square foot of sign area for" each one (1)
foot of frontage over one hundred (100) feet, whichever
is greater, except that in computing the square foot of the
face of the building, the faces above 40 feet in height
shill have a permitted sign area of one-tenth (1/10) of the
total square .foot area of the faces over 40 feet.
(b) . No past sign shall be erected or constructed, after
the effective date of this ordinance, if after the
erection or construction of such sign there will be more
than one (.l). post sign for each one hundred (100) foot of
highway frontage along any street or highway adjacent to
the premises or at least one post sign for each premises.
No post signs• shall exceed thirty-two (32.) feet in height
to the topmost point, as measured from the ground at the
base of the signs or from the grade level at the street or
highway adjacent of it, whichever is higher.
(c) . The highest portion of any roof sign may not extend
more than 20. feet above main roof or parapet of a building;
however the highest portion of any roof sign shall not
extend above the height limit of the district in which it is
located.
(d) . Any sign, a display of which is required by law or
erected by a governmental agency is permitted in residential
areas and shall not be included in the determination of
sign area under the provisions of this section. Any sign
erected by a public, educational, religious , or charitable
institution is permitted in residential areas and shall not
exceed one foot of sign area for each -two feet of frontage
on any street or highway adjacent to the premises.
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(e) . Projecting signs may be erected on any building,
however such signs shall not extend more than one (1)
foot into any public right-of-way and must be at least
nine (9) feet above the surface adjacent to the building.
Projecting may extend not more than six and one-half
(6 1/2) feet into any front, side or rear yard.
Section 6. Certain Signs Prohibited.
(a) . After the effective date of this ordinance, there
shall be erected, constructed or exhibited none of the
following:
(1) . Flashing signs
(2) . Advertising devices
(3) . Paper posters applied directly to a wall or pole.
(4) . Portable or temporary signs other than those
specifically permitted herein
(5) . Signs which imitate or appear to imitate any
official traffic sign or device or which appear
to regulate or direct the movement of traffic
or which interfere with the proper operation
of any traffic sign or signal.
(6) . Signs extending into street areas or any other
areas of public ownership except that a
projecting sign no more than 12 inches from the
building may extend over the public sidewalk.
(7) . Any sign on which '*the 'illuminating or lighting
device is so placed as to reflect or shine
directly into the adjacent highways or streets
in such a manner as to hamper the vision of a
motor vehicle operator thereon.
(8) . Proving signs-any sign which moves or has moving
parts other -than parts which indicate time,
temperature or other public service information
approved by the Board of Adjustment.
(b) . Any sign or advertising device in existence on the
effective date of this ordinance which could not be there-
after erected, constructed or exhibited under- the provisions
of paragraph a. , above, shall be removed or modified to
conform with this section within twelve (12) months after
the effective date of this ordinance.
Section 7. Temporary signs. The following temporary signs
are allowed as follows :
(a) . Temporary signs advertising the sale or lease of the
property on which such sign is located may be maintained
provided they be removed within thirty (30) days after the
sale or lease, or the consummation of the disposition sought.
The size of such signs to be as follows :
(1) . In rural and residential districts such
temporary signs shall not exceed 12 square feet
in area.
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(2) . In commercial districts such temporary signs
shall not exceed 64 square feet in area.
(3) . In manufacturing or industrial districts such
signs shall not exceed 128 square feet in area.
(b) . Temporary ground signs advertising future use or
development of property on which such signs are located may
be erected in excess of the above maximums by approval of
the Board of Adjustment.
(c) . Temporary business signs on the site of parking lots
or service stations, either portable or temporarily
attached to a building, pole or other structure, provided
that no business establishment may have more than one (1)
such temporary sign exhibited on its premises at any time,
and no such sign shall exceed twelve (12) square feet in
size.
Section 8. Flags. In any district there may be displayed
any city, county, state, national, United Nations, military or
governmental flag and organizational flags, and in commercial,
and industrial districts not more than two other official business
or organizational flags.
Section 9 . Lighting. All lighting within signs , located on
signs, or directed to signs shall not create more than an
intensity of 80 footcandles of light into any residential
property.
Section 10. Non-conforming Signs.
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(a) . All non--conforming signs, other than those signs
specified under the section headed "Certain Signs Prohibited"
which were erected prior to the effective date of this
ordinance or contracted for with contract submitted to
building commissioner within ten (10) days from the
effective date of this ordinance, shall be removed or made
conforming by January 1, 1982 , or at such later date as is
authorized by U. S. Internal Revenue Service to permit full
amortization of the cost of such sign.
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(b) . If any non--conforming sign is completely destroyed
or damaged to the extent of seventy-five (75) percent of
the sign and its structure, it shall not be permitted to be
replaced.
Section ll. . Permits. After the effective date of this
ordinance, any person, firm or corporation shall obtain a permit
before erecting or constructing any business sign or any off
premises sign. The Electrical Inspector shall inspect all
exterior electrical signs and interior electrical signs that
operate or use 110 volts or more. The permits shall be obtained
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from the Building Official after the payment of a fee which shall
be one dollar ($1.00) for each such sign, plue one dollar ($1.00)
for each transformer on a neon or fluorescent sign.
Section 12. Maintenance of Signs.
(a) . All signs shall be so constructed to be free from
hazards, secure and strongly supported with braces or
cables. They shall be kept in good repair and all surfaces
shall be maintained in good appearance. All electrical
signs shall conform to Electrical Code of Jefferson City.
(b)': The Building Official shall inspect or cause to be
inspected every sign within the city. He shall require the
removal of any sign which he finds to have been erected or
constructed in violation of this ordinance, and shall
require the removal or repair of any sign which is :
(1) . Not securely affixed to a substantial structure
(2) . Not in good repair
(3) . Related of a business or product which is no
longer in operation or available
(4) . Unclean or faded to such an extent as to be
unsightly
(5) . Creating a dangerous or unsafe condition for
traffic or pedestrians
Section 13. Board of Adjustment. The Board of Adjustment
established in Ordinance 5880 , Article XIX, shall be the Board
of Adjustment for this ordinance. Procedures for meetings and
appeals shall be in accordance with Section 1902 and 1903 of
Ordinance 5880 , Article XIX. The jurisdiction of the Board of
Adjustment, shall be in accordance with Section 1904 of Ordinance
5880 , Article XIX, and further, the Board of Adjustment may vary
the sign regulat�Qns applying to business or off premises signs
where topography or existing buildings interfere with usual
visibility as the Board may deem necessary provided the variance
will not permit obstrusive or incompatible signs or injure the
character of a residential neighborhood, open views, vistas or
property values.
Section 14. Enforcement, Violations and Penalty. In case
any sign or advertising device or structure is erected, con-
structed, reconstructed, altered, converted, or maintained in
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violation of this ordinance or other regulations made under
the authority conferred hereby, the Building Official shall
institute proper action or proceedings to prevent such unlawful
erection, construction, reconstruction, alteration, conversion,
maintenance or use , -to restrain, correct or abate such violation
or to prevent any such illegal act, conduct or use. It shall be
the duty of the Building Official to afford the offending party
notice of the specific complaint by United States Certified Mail,
giving said person ten days notice of his violation or antici-
pated violation.
The owner or general agent of a building or premises where a
violation of any provision of this ordinance has been committed
or shall exist, or the owner, general . agent, lessee or tenant
of any part of the building or premises in which such violation
has been committed or shall exist, or general agent, architect,
builder, contractor or any other person who commits , takes part,
or assists in such violation or who maintains any building or
premises in which any such violation shall exist, shall be
deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, punishable by a fine of not less
than Ten Dollars ($10. 00) and not more than One Hundred Dollars
($100.00) for each and every day that said violation continues
after due notice as provided herein, but if the offense be
willful, on conviction thereof, the punishment shall be a fine of
not less than One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) nor more than Two
Hundred Fifty Dollars' ($250.00) for each and every day that Iguch
violation shall continue. Any person who, having been served
1with an order to remc-re any such violation, shall fail to comply
with said order within ten (10) days after such service or shall
continue to violate any provision of the regulations made under
authority of this ordinance in the respect named in such order,
shall also be subject to a civil penalty of Two hundred Fifty
Dollars ($250. 00) .
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Y Section 15 . Nffective Date. This ordinance shall be in
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force and effect from and after its passage and approval.
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Passed ,Approved
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