19-11016 Amend Salina Code Pertaining to Temporary Signs (Summary published in The Salina Journal on September 11 ,2019)
(Published on the City of Salina's website for a minimum of one week from September Z'4 to October B,
2019)
ORDINANCE NUMBER 19-11016
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 42-508 OF THE SALINA CODE
PERTAINING TO THE REGULATION OF TEMPORARY SIGNS WITHIN THE
CITY OF SALINA, KANSAS, AND REPEALING THE EXISTING SECTION.
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BE IT ORDAINED by the Governing Body of the City of Salina, Kansas:
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Section 1. Amendment. Section 42-508 of the Salina Code is amended to read as
° follows:
Sec. 42-508. Temporary signs, banner signs, and mobile signs.
(a) The following temporary signs shall be exempt from the zoning certificate
(sign permit) requirements of section 42-502, and shall be allowed to
display any commercial or noncommercial message on a property with the
owner's consent in addition to any other signs allowed under this article
and the applicable district regulations:
(1) Two (2) yard signs may be placed and displayed on an individual
residential lot in any RS, R, R-1, R-2, R-2.5, R-3 or MH residential
zoning district.
(2) Two (2) freestanding temporary signs of any type except feather flags,
inflatable signs or banners may be placed and displayed on property
located in any A-1, U, H-M, P, C-1, C-2, C-3, C-4, C-5, C-6, C-7, I-1,
I-2 or 1-3 zoning district and on property occupied by multi-family
apartments, assisted living facilities and nursing homes.
(b) On property located in any A-1, U, H-M, P, C-1, C-2, C-3, C-4, C-5, C-6,
C-7, I-1, I-2 or 1-3 zoning district, or on property occupied by multi-family
apartments, assisted living facilities and nursing homes, temporary signs
allowed under subsection (a) shall not exceed six (6) feet in height or
thirty-two (32) square feet of sign area.
(c) On property located in any RS, R, R-1, R-2, R-2.5, R-3 or MH residential
zoning district, other than property occupied by multi-family apartments,
assisted living facilities and nursing homes, temporary signs allowed
under subsection (a) shall not exceed six (6) feet in height or eight (8)
square feet of sign area.
(d) Notwithstanding any other provision in this article, an unlimited number
of temporary signs may be placed and displayed on private property or the
unpaved public right-of-way for a city street, in any zoning district, for a
period up to forty-five (45) days prior to an election involving candidates
for a federal, state or local election that represent the district in which the
property or public right-of-way is located or involving an issue on the
ballot of an election within the district where the property or public right-
of-way is located. In years during which a primary election is held, any
signs authorized under this subsection with respect to the primary election
may continue to be placed and displayed during the period between the
primary election and the immediately following November general
election. Temporary signs placed and displayed pursuant to this
subsection shall comply with the following requirements:
(1) Temporary signs shall only be placed and displayed by, or with the
permission of, the owner or tenant of such private property or the
private property abutting such unpaved right of way, as applicable.
(2) Temporary signs must be removed within two (2) days following
the election except in years during which a primary election is
held, in which case the signs shall be removed within two (2) days
following the November general election.
(3) No temporary sign shall exceed six (6) feet in height or eight (8)
square feet of sign area.
(4) In all areas on private or public property at any corner formed by
intersecting public streets or public streets intersecting private
driveways, all temporary signs shall comply with setback
requirements contained in Section 35-51, so as not to impede sight
lines or sight distance for safety reasons.
(e) In addition to the temporary signs allowed under subsection (a):
(1) Feather flags may be placed and displayed on property located in any
A-1, U, H-M, P, C-1, C-2, C-3, C-4, C-5, C-6, C-7, I-1, I-2 or I-3
zoning district and on property occupied by multi-family apartments,
assisted living facilities or nursing homes. Two (2) feather flags for
every fifty (50) feet of street frontage, not exceeding a total of six (6)
flags per street frontage, may be displayed on a property for a period
not exceeding thirty (30) consecutive days for up to six (6) events in a
Wooscalendar year. Feather flags shall not exceed thirteen (13) feet in
height, shall be set back from any adjoining street a distance equal to
its height, shall be securely anchored to the ground, and must be
removed by the owner if the flag becomes tattered, torn or damaged.
(2) One (1) inflatable sign may be placed and displayed on property
located in any A-1, U, H-M, P, C-1, C-2, C-3, C-4, C-5, C-6, C-7, I-1,
I-2 or I-3 zoning district and on property occupied by multi-family
apartments, assisted living facilities or nursing homes. An inflatable
sign may be displayed for a period not exceeding fourteen (14)
consecutive days for up to four (4) events in a calendar year. An
inflatable sign shall not exceed twenty (20) feet in height, shall be
securely anchored to the ground, shall be set back from any adjoining
street a distance equal to its height, and must be removed by the owner
if the inflatable device becomes tattered, torn or damaged.
(0 Banners placed over an existing sign face, placed at least eight (8) feet
above ground level on existing poles or other supports which serve
another primary purpose or placed on an existing building, canopy, solid
fence, or other structure located behind the front yard setback line shall be
exempt from the zoning certificate (sign permit) requirements of section
42-502, but shall comply with all of the requirements of this article and the
applicable district regulations.
(g) Mobile signs may be permitted upon issuance of a zoning certificate (sign
permit) and when in compliance with all of the other requirements of this
article, the applicable district regulations, and the following provisions:
IMMO (1) Only one (1) mobile sign shall be allowed on a zoning lot.
(2) Mobile signs shall not exceed thirty-two (32) square feet in area.
(3) Mobile signs shall not be placed within twenty-five (25) feet of an
existing pole sign or ground sign, within fifty (50) feet of another
mobile sign or within the clear vision triangle of any street or
1, driveway.
(4) Mobile signs shall not be placed on the premises of an establishment
which has an existing pole sign or ground sign located in the front
yard.
(5) Mobile sign permits shall be valid for not more than thirty (30) days.
Each establishment may be issued not more than four (4) permits
during a calendar year for a combined total of sixty (60) days.
(6) Mobile signs shall be of rigid construction and anchored or weighted
to prevent movement or overturning by wind.
(7) Electrical lines shall not lie on the ground where vehicular or
pedestrian traffic is permitted. Use of aboveground extension cords is
prohibited. All wiring shall comply with the electrical code of the city.
(8) Use of red, yellow, or green external lighting shall be prohibited. Any
light shall be constant in intensity or color at all times.
(h) Except for temporary signs allowed pursuant to subsection (d), no sign
authorized under this section 42-508 shall be placed or displayed within
..... the public right-of-way.
,Section 2. Repealer. Existing Salina Code Section 42-508 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. 19-11016 Summary
On September 23, 2019 the City Commission passed Ordinance No. 19-
11016. The Ordinance amends Section 42-508 of the Salina Code
pertaining to the regulation of temporary signs within the City of Salina,
Kansas 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 Street, free of charge. This summary is certified by the City's legal
counsel.
Introduced: September 23, 2019
Passed: September 23, 2019
Trent W. Davis, M.D., Mayor
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ATTEST:
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• llison Hamm, Deputy City Clerk
ti The p blication summary set forth above is certified this jeptember, 2019.
Gtg Ben tts•n, Lega Counsel