HomeMy WebLinkAbout1994-49 - Adoption of Section 11.065 to the Zoning OrdinanceBILL NO. / ~ ~9
3256E (4/27/94)
ORDINANCE N0.9
AN ORDINANCE ADOPTING SECTION 11.065 OF THE RIVERSIDE
ZONING CODE REGULATING OUTDOOR ADVERTISING SIGNS WHEN THE
PROPERTY IS WITHIN 660 FEET OF THE NEAREST EDGE OF THE
RIGHT-OF-WAY OF ANY INTERSTATE OR PRIMARY HIGHWAY ZONED C-0,
C-1, M-1 OR M-2.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF ALDERMEN OF THE CITY OF
RIVERSIDE, MISSOURI AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1: A new Section 11.065 of the Riverside Zoning
Code shall be adopted as follows:
"Section 11.065 SIGNS PERMITTED IN DISTRICT C-O THROUGH
M-2 WHEN THE PROPERTY IS ADJACENT TO AN
INTERSTATE AND/OR PRIMARY HIGHWAY
Signs permitted exclusively when the property is adjacent
to an interstate and/or primary highway in Districts C-O
through M-2 shall be the following:
(1) OUTDOOR ADVERTISING SIGNS.
(a) PERMIT REQUIRED. No outdoor advertising sign
shall be erected, moved, enlarged, reconstructed,
owned, altered, used or allowed to exist without
a special use permit which may be granted by the
Board of Aldermen after recommendation from the
Planning Commission.
(b) STATE PERMIT. No outdoor advertising sign shall
be newly erected without a permit if required,
issued by the State Highways and Transportation
Commission.
(c) APPLICATION.
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Application for special use permits for
outdoor advertising signs shall be on a form
provide by the City Clerk with the requisite
permit fee attached together with plans
drafted to scale and in sufficient detail to
allow the Planning Commission and Board of
Aldermen to determine whether the
requirements of this ordinance have been
fully complied with in all respects.
(2) In no way shall failure of the City to note
any engineering or structural deficiencies
waive any rights of the City to enforce
compliance with this ordinance.
(3) This application shall be presented to the
Planning Commission.
(4) If the application for a special use permit
is approved by a majority of the Planning
Commission then the application for a
special use permit shall be referred to the
Board of Aldermen.
(5) If the application is approved by a majority
of the Board of Aldermen, the special use
permit shall be issued subject to such
conditions as are contained in this
ordinance or such additional conditions as
may be made by the Board of Aldermen.
(6) Such special use permits may be recommended
by the Planning Commission and may be
granted by the Board of Aldermen.
(d) FEE FOR SPECIAL USE PERMIT FOR OUTDOOR
ADVERTISING SIGNS.
(1) The fee for a special use permit for outdoor
advertising signs shall be Five Hundred
Fifty Dollars ($550.00) per year in advance
for each side of the sign containing
advertising copy.
(2) Nothing contained in the above subparagraphs
shall exempt the applicant from obtaining a
sign permit as required in Section 11.010 of
this zoning order.
(3) In addition to all other fees, a building
permit shall be obtained and a fee of Twenty
Five Dollars ($25.00) paid.
(4) The Planning Commission or Board of Aldermen
may charge a reasonable one time inspection
fee to assure compliance with local wind
load and electrical requirements when the
sign is first erected and a fee for any
necessary legal consultation. In the event
that the Planning Commission or Board of
Aldermen shall require the inspection fee
and legal consultation fee for the City,
then the application shall not be further
considered by either the Planning Commission
or Board of Aldermen until the applicant has
placed in escrow with the City the
appropriate fee assessed by the Board of
Aldermen.
(e) SIZE RESTRICTIONS.
(1) No sign shall be permitted in which the copy
area is larger than one thousand two hundred
(1,200) square feet for each side of the
sign structure. Signs may be placed back to
back, double faced, or in v-type
construction with not more than two (2)
displays to each facing, but such sign
structure shall be considered as one sign.
(f) SPACING.
(1) No outdoor advertising sign structure shall
be erected within five hundred (500) feet of
an existing sign on the same side of the
highway.
(2) Within the City no structure shall be
erected within one hundred (100) feet of an
existing sign.
(3) The spacing between structure provisions of
this section do not apply to signs which are
separated by buildings, natural
surroundings, or other obstructions in such
manner that only one sign facing located
within such distance is visible at any one
time. Directional or other official signs
or those advertising the sale or lease of
the property on which they are located, or
those which advertise activities on the
property on which they are located,
including products sold, shall not be
counted, nor shall measurements be made from
them for the purpose of compliance with
spacing provisions.
(4) No sign shall be located in such manner as
to obstruct or otherwise physically
interfere with the effectiveness of an
official traffic sign, signal or device or
obstruct or physically interfere with a
motor vehicle operator's view of
approaching, merging or intersecting traffic.
(5) The measurements in this section shall be
the minimum distances between outdoor
advertising sign structures measured along
the nearest edge of the pavement between
points directly opposite the signs along
each side of the highway and shall apply
only to outdoor advertising sign structures
located on the same side of the highway
involved.
(g) HEIGHT OF STRUCTURE.
(1) Outdoor advertising signs shall be erected
with a maximum height of thirty (30) feet
and a maximum length of sixty (60) feet
inclusive of border and trim but excluding
the base or apron, supports, and other
structural members. The area shall be
measured as established in rules set by the
Board of Aldermen.
(h) LIGHTING.
(1) The application for special permit shall
clearly detail any lighting to be used on
the sign.
(2) No revolving or rotating beam or beacon of
light that simulates any emergency light or
device shall be permitted as part of any
sign. No flashing, intermittent, or moving
light or lights will be permitted except
scoreboards and other illuminated signs
designating public service information, such
as time, date, or temperature, or similar
information, will be allowed.
(3) External lighting, such as floodlights, thin
line and gooseneck reflectors are permitted,
provided the light source is directed upon
the face of the sign and is effectively
shielded so as to prevent beams or rays of
light from being directed into any portion
of the main traveled way of the interstate
or federal-aid primary highway and the
lights are not of such intensity so as to
cause glare, impair the vision of the driver
of a motor vehicle, or otherwise interfere
with a driver's operation of a motor vehicle.
(4) No sign shall be so illuminated that it
interferes with the effectiveness of, or
obscures, an official traffic sign, device,
or signal.
(i) PERFORMANCE BOND.
(1) At the time the application is approved by
the Planning Commission and prior to the
issuance of the special use permit for an
outdoor advertising sign the applicant shall
post a performance bond to secure that all
of the requirements of the zoning code of
the City of Riverside and the other
ordinances of the City of Riverside have
been and will be fully complied with.
(2) The performance bond shall be in an amount
equal to five (5) times the annual permit
fee.
(3) The form of said performance bond shall be
approved by the Board of Aldermen.
(j) INSURANCE.
(1) After the approval of the special permit and
prior to the issuance of the special permit
the applicant shall provide satisfactory
insurance to the City of liability insurance
coverage of at least 100,000/300,000/50,000
and shall endorse the City as an additional
insured on the policy.
(2) The applicant for the sign is to prove that
the liability insurance is in force when
permit is renewed."
SECTION 2: All provisions of the code of the City of
Riverside, Missouri which are inconsistent herewith are
repealed and amended to conform with this ordinance. The City
Clerk is directed to incorporate the provisions of this
ordinance into the appropriate sections of the City Code.
SECTION 3: If any Section, sentence, clause or phrase of
this Ordinance is for any reason held to be invalid or
unconstitutional by a decision of any Court of competent
jurisdiction, such decision shall not affect the validity of
the remaining portions of this Ordinance.
PASSED THIS ~ DAY OF 4~ 1994.
MAYOR
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CITY CLERK `~nr~Q~~ (J
APPROVED THIS ~ DAY OF
1994.
MAYOR