HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrd.365.08-18-1986 �^• BILL NO. 86-102 ORDINANCE N0. <���5
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 30 OF THE CITY
CODE DEFINING AND REGULATING BILLBOARDS
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CAPE
GIRARDEAU, MISSOURI , AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1 . The purpose of this ordinance is to reduce
hazards to pedestrians and motorists caused by billboards and
to preserve and improve the appearance of the City thereby
improving the quality of life and furthering the goals of
community growth and economic development .
SECTION 2 . Chapter 30 of the Code of Ordinances of the
City of Cape Girardeau, Missouri , is hereby amended by adding
the following definitions to Section 30-3 :
Sec. 30-3 . Definitions .
Billboard: Any sign or structure used or designed
for the outdoor display of commercial or noncommercial
messages the sign face of which exceeds one hundred
� ( 100 ) square feet in area .
Billboard, Back-to-Back : A structure with two ( 2 )
parallel sign faces oriented in opposite directions.
Billboard, V-Type: A structure or structures with
two ( 2 ) sign faces, forming the shape of the letter
"V" when viewed from above, with an angle between the
two ( 2 ) faces of not more than sixty ( 60 ) degrees .
Sign Face: That portion of a billboard, including
the display area, border and trim, but excluding the
base, supports, and other structural members .
SECTION 3 . Chapter 30 of the Code of Ordinances of the
City of Cape Girardeau , Missouri , is hereby amended by
repealing Section 30-29 (a ) ( 4 ) and enacting a new Section
30-29 ( a ) ( 4 ) to read as follows:
Sec. 30-29 (a ) ( 4 )
Billboard or poster panel , provided such billboard or
poster panel is not erected within one hundred ( 100 )
feet of the side and rear yard of a lot in an "R"
District .
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All other subsections of Section 30-29 shall remain in full
� force and effect.
SECTION 4 . Chapter 30 of the Code of Ordinances is further
amended by adding the following section:
Sec . 30-40 . Billboards .
( a) Billboards � shall be allowed only on parcels of
land bordering the following streets:
I-55
Route K
William Street
Independence Street
Broadway
Highway 74
Kingstiigtiway from Bouldercrest Drive to the South
city limits .
(b) No billboard shall be placed within five hundred
( 500 ) feet of another billboard. This subsection
shall not apply to billboards which are located
on opposite sides of the street to which the
billboard is oriented.
^ ( c ) No billboard shall be placed within thirty ( 30 )
feet of a street .
( d) No billboard shall be placed within one hundred
( 100 ) feet of a residential structure.
( e ) For purposes of placing billboards, a V-type
billboard or a back-to-back type billboard shall
be considered one ( 1 ) billboard.
( f ) No billboard shall be located in such a manner as
to obscure an official traffic sign, signal or
device, or obstruct a driver ' s view of
approaching or intersecting traffic.
(g) The maximum area of a billboard sign face shall
be three hundred ( 300 ) square feet . The maximum
lenqth of a billboard sign face shall be thirty
( 30 ) feet .
(h ) There shall be a minimum clearance of ten ( 10 )
feet from grade of the street to which the
billboard is oriented to the bottom of a
billboard sign face. There shall be a maximum
height of thirty ( 30 ) feet from grade of the
street to which the billboard is oriented to the
� top of a billboard sign face .
( i ) Billboards may be illuminated, subject to the
/`* following restrictions :
1 . No revolving or rotating beam or beacon of
light shall be permitted as part of any
billboard. Flashing devices shall not be
permitted upon a billboard. However ,
illuminated billboards which indicate
customary public information, such as time,
date, temperature or other similar
information shall be permitted.
2 . External lighting, such as flood lights ,
thin line and goose neck reflectors , are
permitted, provided the light source is
directed on the face of the billboard and is
effectively shielded so as to prevent beams
or rays of light from being directed into
any portion of the street .
3 . The illumination of any billboard within one
hundred ( 100 ) feet of a residential zone
shall be diffused or indirect in design to
prevent direct rays of light from shining
into adjoining residential districts .
^ ( j ) The following billboards shall not be permitted
to remain or to be erected:
1 . Billboards which have been erected without a
building permit .
2 . Billboards which are not clean and in good
repair .
3 . Billboards which appear to attempt to
regulate, warn, or direct the movement of
traffic or which interfere with, imitate, or
resemble any official traffic sign, signal
or device .
4 . Billboards which are erected or maintained
upon trees or painted or drawn upon rocks or
other natural features .
5 . Billboards which are nonconforming and
damaged or destroyed to an extent of more
than sixty ( 60 ) per cent of fair market
value .
6 . Billboards that prevent ingress or egress
from any doors, windows, or fire escapes .
/� Billboards that are attached to a standpipe
or fire escape .
SECTION 5 . If any section , subsection, sentence, clause,
� phrase or portion of this ordinance is for any reason held
invalid or unconstitutional by any court of competent
jurisdiction, such portion shall be deemed a separate, distinct
and independent provision and such holding shall not affect the
validity of the remaining portions hereof .
SECTION 6 . It is the intention of the governing body and
it is herby ordained that the provisions of this ordinance
shall become and be made a part of the Code of Ordinances of
the City of Cape Girardeau , Missouri , and the sections of this
Code may be renumbered to accomplish such intention .
SECTION 7 . This ordinance shall be in full force and
effect ten days after its passage and approval .
PASSED AND APPROVED THIS 7���� DAY OF , 1986 .
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Francis E. Rhodes , Mayor
ATTEST:
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lvin M. Stoverink , City Cler
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