12-10640 Public Use Sign Regulations1
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(Published in the Salina Journal on June 15-1 2012.)
ORDINANCE NUMBER 12-10640
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 42, ARTICLE X, DIVISION 2, OF THE
SALINA CODE PERTAINING TO SIGN REGULATIONS FOR USES LOCATED IN THE
PUBLIC USE ZONING DISTRICT.
WHEREAS, the sign provisions of the Zoning Ordinance, Chapter 42, Article X, Division 2
of the Salina Code, have remained basically unchanged since 1991; and
WHEREAS, technology in the sign industry has evolved in the last 21 years as to the use of
electronics and electronic messages; and
WHEREAS, businesses and the City of Salina's own Bicentennial Center have been
utilizing electronic message centers as part of their signage, including off -premise advertising; and
WHEREAS, certain public and community facilities such as schools, athletic stadiums and
public arenas are seeking permission to install electronic message center signs; and
WHEREAS, it is appropriate that Salina's Zoning Ordinance provisions pertaining to
digital and LED signs be updated to reflect the technological advancements in the sign industry.
SO NOW, THEREFORE,
BE IT ORDAINED by the Governing Body of the city of Salina, Kansas:
Section 1. That Section 42-518.2 of Chapter 42, Article X, Division 2 of the Salina Code is
hereby added as follows:
"Sec. 42-518.2. P district.
The following sign regulations shall apply in the P district:
(1) Functional types permitted:
a. Bulletin board signs;
b. Construction signs;
C. Identification signs;
d. Nameplate signs;
(2) Structural types permitted:
a. Ground signs;
b. Pole signs (but only when used in conjunction with an approved conditional
use, on properties located on a collector or arterial street and at athletic
stadiums and public arenas);
C. Wall'signs;
(3) Number of signs permitted:
a. Ground sign: one (1) per zoning lot.
b. Pole sign: one (1) per zoning lot as allowed in subsection (2).
C. Wall signs: two (2) per zoning lot.
d. A maximum of four (4) signs is permitted per zoning lot.
(4) Maximum gross surface area:
a. Bulletin board signs: Thirty-two (32) square feet, sixty-four (64) square feet
when used in conjunction with an approved conditional use or on properties
located on an arterial or collector street.
b. Construction signs: Thirty-two (32) square feet.
C. Identification signs: Thirty-two (32) square feet, sixty-four (64) square feet
when used in conjunction with an approved conditional use or on properties
located on an arterial or collector street.
d. Nameplate signs: Two (2) square feet.
e. Athletic stadiums and public arenas shall be permitted to have a sign up to one
hundred (100) square feet in size. Such signs must be located on the same
zoning lot as the athletic stadium or public arena.
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(5) Maximum height: No height limit is specified for signs placed flat against or
painted on the wall of a building, or other attached signs provided all other
provisions of this section are complied with. Detached signs may not exceed eight
(8) feet in height, except that pole signs for approved conditional uses, properties
located on a collector and arterial street and at athletic stadiums and public arenas
may be up to twenty (20) feet in height.
(6) Required setback: Detached ground signs and pole signs shall be set back at least
ten (10) feet from the front property line.
(7) Illumination: No sign shall be illuminated, except that identification signs and
bulletin board signs may be internally or externally illuminated, provided that no
direct light shall be cast upon any residential property. In addition, schools, athletic
stadiums, public arenas, community centers, convention centers, governmental
buildings and offices, aquatic centers, and parks and recreation facilities may have
one (1) freestanding electronic changeable copy identification or bulletin board sign
subject to the following limitations:
a. The electronic message center portion of the sign may not exceed fifty (50%) of
the total sign area.
b. The sign must set back at least ten (10) feet from the front property line and
must be set perpendicular to the adjoining public street, provided that signs on
corner lots may be set at a forty-five (45) degree angle at street intersections.
c. The sign may not exceed a height of eight (8) feet, except that pole signs for
approved conditional uses, properties located on a collector and arterial street
and at athletic stadiums and public arenas may be up to twenty (20) feet in
height.
d. All electronic message center signs must be equipped with a photo cell dimmer
or some other automatic dimmer control that automatically adjusts for day/night
brightness. The sign owner or sign installer shall provide written certification
from the equipment manufacturer that the sign is so equipped.
e. The sign shall only operate between 7:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m., with the exception
of scheduled public events.
f. No minimum hold time or interval of change shall be required.
g. Text and moving pictorial images shall be permitted, however, no sign shall
have blinking, flashing or fluttering lights or any other illuminating device that
changes the intensity, brightness or color of the sign background.
h. The sign shall be used primarily to convey information about community
events, except that at sign locations eligible for pole signs, signs may also be
used for off -premise commercial business messages."
Section. 2. That this ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its adoption
and publication once in the official city newspaper.
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ATTEST:
Lieu Ann Elsey, CMC, ty Clerk
Introduced: June 4, 2012
,Vssd: June , 2012
an M Ings, Mayor