18-10929 Amending Salina Code Section 42-518.2 pertaining to Signs in the P District (Summary published in The Salina Journal on March 22, 2018.)
(Published on the City of Salina's website from March 20 to April 3, 2018.)
ORDINANCE NUMBER 18-10929
AN ORDINAiNCE AMENDING SALINA CODE SECTION 42-518.2 PERTAINING TO SIGNS
IN THE P DISTRICT AND REPEALING THE EXISTING SECTIONS.
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BE IT ORDAINED by the Governing Body of Salina. Kansas:
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Section 1. Amendment. Section 42-518.2 of the Salina Code is amended to read as follows:
Sec. 42-518.2. P district.
The following sign regulations shall apply in the P district:
(1) Functional types permitted: Any type listed in section 42-506, except advertising signs,
which shall only be allowed in accordance with subsection (7).
(2) Structural types permitted:
a. Ground signs:
b. Pole signs when used in conjunction with an approved conditional use, on properties
located on a collector or arterial street, athletic stadiums, or public arenas; and
c. Wall signs.
(3) Number of signs permitted:
a. Ground sign:
1. - Secondary schools (high schools) shall have a maximum of one (1) sign per
street frontage.
2. All other zoning lots shall have a maximum of one (1) ground sign.
b. Pole signs: Each zoning lot shall have a maximum of one (1) pole sign as allowed in
subsection (2).b.
c. Wall signs:
1. Secondary schools (high schools) shall have no limit on the total number of
wall signs.
2. All other zoning lots shall have a maximum of two (2) wall signs.
d. Total number of signs: A maximum of four (4) signs is permitted per zoning lot,
except that secondary schools (high schools) shall have no limit on the total number
of wall signs.
(4) Maximum gross surface area:
a. Ground signs:
1. When used in conjunction with an approved conditional use or on properties
located on an arterial or collector street, the maximum gross surface area
shall be sixty-four (64) square feet.
2. For secondary schools (high schools) located on an arterial street, the
maximum gross surface area shall be one hundred (100) square feet.
3. For all other zoning lots, the maximum gross surface area shall be thirty-two
(32) square feet, except as provided in subsection (d) below.
b. Pole signs:
1. When used in conjunction with an approved conditional use or on properties
located on an arterial or collector street, the maximum gross surface area
shall be sixty-four (64) square feet.
2. For all other zoning lots, the maximum gross surface area shall be thirty-two
(32) square feet, except as provided in subsection (d) below.
c. Wall signs:
c. Nall signs:
1. For secondary schools (high schools), the maximum gross surface area for all
wall signs combined shall be one (1) square foot of sign area for each one (1)
foot of building frontage.
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shall be thirty-two (32) square feet.
d. Athletic stadiums and public arenas shall be permitted to have one (1) either ground or
pole sign on the same zoning lot as the athletic stadium or public arena with a
maximum gross surface area of one hundred (100) square feet.
(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 or arterial street,
athletic stadiums, or 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: Signs may be internally or externally illuminated, provided that no direct
light shall be cast upon any residential property. In addition, schools, athletic stadiums,
111 public arenas, community centers, convention centers, governmental buildings and offices,
aquatic centers, and parks and recreation facilities may have as its permitted ground or
pole sign one (1) freestanding electronic changeable copy sign subject to the following
limitations:
a. The electronic message center portion of the sign may not exceed fifty (50%) of the
allowable sign area, except for secondary schools (high schools), where the electronic
message center portion of the sign may cover up to sixty-seven percent (67%) of the
allowable 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.
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h. The sign may be used as an advertising sign if the sign location is eligible for a pole
sign.
Section 2. Repealer. Existing Salina Code Section 42-518.2 is repealed.
Section 3. Effective. This ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its adoption and
publication once in the official city newspaper by the following summary:
Ordinance No. 18-10929 Summary
On March 19. 2018, the City Commission passed Ordinance No. 18-10929. The Ordinance
amends Salina Code Sec. 42-518.2 pertaining to the Public Use District sign regulations to
increase the amount of signage allowed on high school campuses located in the Public Use
Zoning District and repeals the existing section. A complete copy of the Ordinance can be
found at www.salina-ks.gov or in the office of the City Clerk, 300 W. Ash, free of charge. This
summary is certified by the City's legal counsel.
Introduced: March 12, 2018
Passed: March 19, 2018
Karl F. Ryan, Mayor
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ATTEST: ?cilia
Shandi Wicks, CMC, City Clerk pi
The :i on mar' set forth above is certified this/7 day of March, 2018.
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ft A. BenLbl , City Attorney
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