06-10337 Signs(Published in the Salina Journal on July , 2006)
ORDINANCE NUMBER 06-10337
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 42 OF THE SALINA CODE BY
AMENDING ARTICLE X, DIVISION 1, SECTION 42-503 PERTAINING TO SIGN
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BE IT ORDAINED by the Governing Body of the City of Salina, Kansas:
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. Section 1. That Chapter 42 of the Salina Code is hereby amended by amending
II Article X, Division 1, Section 42-503 which shall read as follows:
"Sec. 42-503. Sign standards.
(a) The gross surface area of a sign shall be the sum of all surface
areas of all sign faces, except that for signs designed as double faced signs,
with both faces parallel and the distance between the faces does not exceed
two (2) feet, then only one (1) face of the sign shall be considered in
determining the gross surface area. When two (2) or more signs are located
on a zoning lot, the gross surface area of all signs on the lot shall not exceed
the maximum allowable for the district regulations. For computing the area of
any wall sign which consists of letters, numbers and symbols mounted or
painted on a wall, the area shall be deemed to be the area of the smallest
rectangular figure which can encompass all of the letters, numbers or
symbols.
(b) Sign height shall be measured from ground level at the base of or
below the sign to the highest element of the sign.
(c) All signs must conform to the regulations and design standards of
the building code of the city and all wiring of all electrical signs must
conform to the electrical code of the city.
(d) Illuminated signs shall be shaded wherever necessary to avoid
direct casting of light upon property located in any residential district or upon
any public street or park. Any illuminated sign located on a lot adjacent to or
across the street from any residential district, which sign is visible from such
residential district, shall be illuminated only during business hours or
between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 10:00 p.m.
(e) No signs with flashing, pulsating or moving lights or lights which
create the illusion of movement shall be permitted in any residential district
or in the C-1, C-2, or C-4 districts. A sign whereon the current time and/or
temperature is indicated by intermittent lighting is permitted in all districts
except residential districts. Computer -operated electronic message signs are
permitted in all districts except residential, C-1, and C-2 districts. No signs
with moving parts, revolving beacons, strobe lights or signs which emit an
audible sound shall be permitted in any district.
(f) No sign shall block any required accessway or window.
(g) No sign shall be attached to a tree or utility pole whether on public
or private property.
(h) On corner and through lots, each lot line that abuts a street or
highway shall be considered a separate street frontage.
(i) No metal sign shall be located within eight (8) feet vertically and
four (4) feet horizontally of electric wires or conductors in free air carrying
more than forty-eight (48) volts, whether or not such wires or conductors are
insulated or otherwise protected.
0) No sign shall be maintained at any location where by reason of its
position, size, shape or color it may obstruct, impair, obscure, interfere with
the view of, or be confused with any traffic -control sign, signal or device, or
where it may interfere with, mislead or confuse traffic.
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(k) No sign shall be located in any vision triangle formed by the curb
lines of any two (2) intersecting streets, except signs mounted ten (10) feet or
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also section 42-81).
(1) No sign shall be permitted to locate on public property in any
district. In the C-4 district, signs may extend over public property no farther
than six and one-half (6 1/2) feet or to within two (2) feet of the back of the
curb, whichever distance is smaller. Any sign so extending must be a
minimum of ten (10) feet above grade.
(m) All signs which are more than four (4) feet above grade shall be
securely fastened so as to prevent movement.
(n) Any time a sign is removed from its structural support, except for
the purposes of maintenance, repair, replacement, repainting or cleaning, or
due to an act of God, the structural support shall be removed within twenty-
four (24) hours, provided further, that if a sign removed for the purposes of
maintenance, repair, replacement, repainting or cleaning, or due to an act of
God, if not reinstalled within thirty (30) days of the removal, then the
structural support shall be removed within twenty-four (24) hours."
Section 2. That the existing Section 42-503 of the Salina Code is hereby repealed.
Section 3. That this ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its adoption
and publication once in the official city newspaper.
Introduced: June 26, 2006
Passed: July 10, 2006
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ATTEST: Donnie D. Marrs, Mayor
Lieu Ann Elsey, CMC, y Clerk