3770 Regulating Billboradsr;
ORDINANCE NO. 3770
(Published in the Salina Journal 1�z _1929)
AN (R DINANCE relating to and regulating the construction and
location of billboards, signboards and board fences on
public streets and property adjacent thereto in the City
of Salina, and providing for and requiring the removal of
billboards, signboards and board fences erected, constructed
or maintained contrary to the provisions of this ordinance,
and providing a penalty for the violation of this ordinance.
BE IT ORDAINED by the Board of Commissioners of the City of Salina,
Kansas:
Section 1. That it shall be unlawful for any person, firm or
corporation to construct or erect any billboard or signboard or any
board fence exceeding three feet in height upon which signs or ad-
vertisements are or may be painted, posted or attached, within sixty
feet of any public street or highway in the City of Salina, Kansas,
or within one hundred feet of any railroad grade crossing, street
intersection, or entrance to a driveway off of any public street
in the City of Salina, or to keep or maintain any such billboard,
signboard or board fence, the erection or construction of which
would be prohibited by the provisions of this ordinance; provided
that this section shall not apply to any sign not exceeding nine
square feet in area, and not exceeding three feet in height, used
solely for the purpose of advertising the sale or rental of the
property upon which such sign is located.
Section 2. It shall be the duty of the owner of any billboard,
signboard or board fence which is kept or maintained on any property
in the City of Salina contrary to the provisions of Section 1 of
this ordinance, and of the owner, tenant and occupant of the land
on which any such billboard, signboard or board fence is kept and
maintained, to remove such billboard, signboard or board fence with-
in thirty days from the date this ordinance takes effect. If any
such person, firm or corporation shall fail, refuse or neglect to
remove any such billboard, signboard or board fence as herein re-
quired, within such time, it shall be the duty of the Street Super-
intendent of the City of Salina to give a written notice requiring
such removal to the owner of such billboard, signboard or board
fence, if the name of such owner can be determined and if such owner
is a resident of the City of Salina and he shall give notice to the
owner, or to the agent of the owner, and to the tenant or occupant
to remove or cause to be removed any such billboard, signboard or
board fence within ten days from the date of the giving of such
notice.
Section 3. If the owner of any such billboard, signboard or
board fence, or the owner, agent, occupant or tenant of the land
upon which the same may be located, shall fail to remove the same
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within the time provided for in such notice, it shall be the duty of
the Street Superintendent of the City of Salina to proceed to remove
the same, and to file a statement of the cost thereof in the office
of the City Clerk, and all billboards, signboards or board fences
which are not removed as provided for herein, within the time pro-
vided for in such notice, are hereby declared to be public nuisances,
the cost of removing the same as shown by the statement of the Street
Superintendent filed as aforesaid shall be assessed against the land
from which any such billboard, signboard or board fence shall be re-
moved by the Street Superintendent as provided for herein and such
cost shall be certified by the City Clerk to the County Clerk and
collected as other taxes are collected; but nothing herein contained
shall be deemed to supersede or take the place of the penalty provided
herein for the violation of this ordinance.
Section 4. Any person, firm or coporation or the agent, representa-
tive, officer or member or director or any person, firm or corporation
who shall violate any of the provisions of this ordinance, or who
shall permit the violation thereof shall be deemed guilty of misdemeanor
qnd for each offense shall be punished by fine not less than $5.00 or
more than $50.00, and each day during which the violation of any part
of this ordinance shall continue shall be deemed a separate off®nae.
Section 5. This ordinance to take effect and be in force from and
after its publication in the official city paper.
Introduced, August 19th, 1929
Passed, August 26th, 1929
Guy T. Helvering
-- mayor -
Attest:
Chas. E. Banker
City Clerk
STATE OF KANSAS )
) SS
COUNTY OF SALINE )
I. Chas. E.,Banker, City Clerk of the City of Salina, Kansas,
do hereby certify that the above and foregoing is a true and correct
copy of Ordinance No. 3770 passdd and approved by the Board of Com-
missioners of the City of Salina, August 26th, 1929; and a record of
the vote on its final adoption is found on page 1�� Journal No. 12
City glerx
(Published in The Salina Journal" "�
'� 1929)
OATINANCE NO. 3770
AN ORDINANCE relating to and regulating the construction and
location of billboards, signboards and board fences on
Public streets and property adjacent thereto in the City
of Salina, and providing for and requiring the removal of
billboards, signboards and board fences erected, constructed.
or maintained contrary to the provisions of this ordinance,
and providing a penalty for the violation of this ordinance.
3: IT MAIMED by the Board of Commis^ioners of the City of Salina
Kansas:
3ectibn 1. That it shall be unlawful for any person, firm
or corporation to construct or erect any billboard or signboard
or any board fence exceeding three feet in height upon which siEns
or advertisements are or may be painted, posted or attached, with-
in sixty feet of any public street or highway in the City of Salina,
Kansas, or within one hundred feet of any railroad grade crossing,
street intersection, or entrance to a driveway off of any'public
street in the City of Salina, or to keep or maintain any such bill-
board, signboard or board fence, the erection or construction of
which would be prohibited by the provisions of this ordinance; pro-
vided that this section shall not apply to any sign not exceeding
nine square feet in area, and not exceeding three feet in hei`ht,
used solely for the purpose of advertising the sale or rental of
the property upon which such sign is located.
Section 2. It shall be the duty of the owner of any billboard,
signboard or board fence which is kept or maintained on any property
in the Citi, of Salina contrary to the provisions of Section 1 of
this ordinance, and of the owner, tenant and occupant of the land
on which any such billboard, signboard or boardfend is kept and
maintained, to remove such billboard, signboard or board fence with-
in thirty ,gays from the date this ordinance takes effect. If any
such person, firm or corporati-n shell fail, refuse or neglect to
remove any such billboard, signboard or boars; fence as herein re-
_uired, 'within such time, it shall be the uty of the Street Super-
intendent of the City of Salida to give a written notice recuiring
such removal to the owner of such billboard, signboard or board
fence, if the name of such oli,ner can be determined and if such
owner is a resident of the City of Sal`na and he shc-11 __,ive notice
to the owner, or to the agent of the owner, and to the tenant or
occupant of the land upon which any such billboard., signboard or
board fence is located, if such owners agent, tenant or occupant
shall be residents of the City of Salina, notifying such owner,
agent, tenant or occupant to remove or cause to be removed any
such billboard, signboard or board fence •within ten days from the
dame of the giving of such notice.
Section 3. If the owner of any such billboard, signboard
or board fence, or the dwner, agent, occupant or tenant of the
land upon which the same may be located, shall fail to remove the
same within the time rovi r, d ed for in c ,su•
1 ch notice, it shall be the
duty of the Street Superintendent of the City of Salina to proceed
to .rerilove the same, and to file a statement of the cost thereof in
the office of the City Clerk, and all billboards, signboards or
board fences which are not removed as provided for herein, L�ithin
the time provided for in such notice, are hereby declared to be
public nuisances, and the cost of removing the same as shown by
t e statement of the Street Superintendent filed as aforesaid shall
be assessed against the land from which any such billboard, sign-
board or board fence shall be removed b, the street Superintendent
as provided for herein and such cost, shall be certified by the City
Clerai to the Count,;- Clerk and collected as other taxes are collected;
but notr_ing herein contained shall be deemed to supersede or take
the Slate of the penalty provided herein for the violation of this
ordinance.
Section 4. Any person, firm or corporation or the agent,
representative , officer or member or director OR any person, firm
or cc)r� orr-ti.olilt violate ony ()f the ' !-•ovic..ons of this
ordinance, or rho shall permit the violation thereof shall be deemed
guilty of misdemeanor and for each offense :,hall be punished by fine
not less than ?5,00 or more than ?50.00, and each Cay during which
the v:iolati n of any part of this ordinance shall continue shall be
deemed a separate offense.
2ecti n 5. This ordinance to take effect and be in force
from and after its publication in thle official city paper.
Introduced, August 19th, 1929
r'assed.,.. August .26th, 1929
Attest:
City Dlerk