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BILL NO. 2006-107
SPONSORED BY COUNCILMAN Berry
ORDINANCE NO. 1`rt /�_3
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF JEFFERSON, MISSOURI, AMENDING CHAPTER
THREE, SECTION 3-4 OF THE CITY CODE REGARDING ON PREMISES SIGNS BY
ALLOWING PROJECTING SIGNS IN CERTAIN AREAS.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF JEFFERSON, MISSOURI, AS
FOLLOWS:
Section 1. The City Code, Section 3-4, is hereby amended as follows:
See. 3-4. On-premise signs.
A. In the commercial and industrial districts there may be erected or constructed
• after the effective date of this chapter wall signs, projecting signs, pole signs, post
signs, and marquee signs located on the premises of any business. The sign area of
all signs shall not exceed two and one-half square feet of sign area for each one
foot of frontage on any street or highway adjacent to the premises up to one
hundred feet and one-half square foot of sign area for each one foot of frontage
over one hundred feet, except in the C-3 Central Commercial Zoning District the
sign area of all signs shall not exceed one and one-half square feet of sign area for
each one foot of frontage. Frontage on public alleys and municipal parking lots
shall be included in the maximum sign area calculations only when the business
establishment has its only public entrance onto the alley or lot.
1. The square footage of on-premise directional signs which contain no symbolic
or textual advertisement shall be excluded from the maximum allowable sign area.
2. Advertising signs painted on or attached to the inside or outside of windows
shall be included in the maximum allowable sign area.
B. Awning signs. Advertising signs, symbols or emblems may be placed on any
part of an awning which has been constructed in accordance with the Jefferson
City Building Code. Only the image or message area on the awning shall be
included in the maximum allowable sign area. If an awning, when extended,
obliterates the view of a wall sign, the area of the obliterated wall sign need not be
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C. No post sign shall be erected or constructed, after the effective date of this
chapter, if after the erection or construction of such sign there will be more than
one post sign for each one hundred feet of frontage along any street or highway
adjacent to the premises provided however, every premises shall be entitled to at
least one post sign. No post sign shall exceed thirty-two feet in height as measured
from the ground at the base of the sign or from the grade level of the adjacent
street or highway centerline, whichever is higher.
D. Any sign, display of which is required by law or which is erected by a
governmental agency, is permitted in residential areas. Such signs 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; however, the total area of such signs shall not
exceed one square foot of sign area for each ten feet of frontage.
E. Conditional Use signs. On-premise signs in residential districts may be
permitted by the Board of Adjustment when the Board grants a Conditional Use
Permit for a commercial or industrial use.
• F. Signs in planned zoning districts. The location, size and character of on-premise
signs and off-premise directional signs in the PUD, C-4, and M-3 Planned District
shall be established by the Planning and Zoning Commission and the City Council
in the Site Plan review and approval process.
G. Projecting signs may be erected on any building, however, such signs shall not
extend more than one foot into any public right-of-way and must be at least nine
feet above the surface adjacent to the building. Projecting signs may extend not
more than six and one-half feet into any front, side or rear yard.
H. Additional Signs in C-3 District. In the CC-3 district, the C�
Administrator, or his designee, may grant special permission for one
additional si"n• sguare in shape, not to exceed twenty-four inches It twen -
four inches, to gny proper1y which meets the requirements of this section.
1. The sign may be any color but may not be florescent. The sign may be
made of Sign Foam or. wood, and shall be no less than 3/4 inches thick nor
more than 2 inches thick.
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2. Sign may not obscure architectural details such as transoms or arches.
3. Sign must be at least 8 feet above the sidewalk, and not more than 9 feet
above the sidewalk, measured at the lowest point of the sign. Sign must not
obstruct pedestrian traffic. Sign may not rp oject out more than four L41 feet
from the front of the building. The front of the building shall not include any
projections from the 1p ane of the building measured from the point where the
building meets the sidewalk. The bracket supporting the sign shall be black in
color, with a wrought iron finish, made of aluminum, affixed rigidly to the
sign on the top and one side so that the sign does not swing, and of a standard
design as designated by the Lily Administrator.
5. Sign may not be attached to any metal facade.
6. Only one sign shall be permitted for An building.
7. The Lfty administrator may refuse to grant permission for any sign which
in his opinion is not consistent with the overall image of the neighborhood or
which would be detrimental to the use of the sidewalk.
(Code 1977, § 3-4; Ord. No. 10719, § 1, 9-15-86; Code 1983, § 3-4; Ord. No.
11288, § l; 8-21-89)
Section 2. This Ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after the date
of its passage and approval.
Passed: Approved:
Presiding Officer /'�' Mayor
ATTE APP O ED O FORM:
A lerk C4 Counselor
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