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ORDINANCE NO. 2005-11-7029
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 126-76, SIGN REGULATIONS, OF
CHAPTER 126, ZONING, OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF PADUCAH,
KENTUCKY
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY OF PADUCAH, KENTUCKY:
SECTION 1. That Section 126-76, " Sign Regulations", of Chapter 126, Zoning,
of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Paducah, Kentucky, is hereby amended to read as
follows:
126-76c(8) As to signs which are attached to buildings that are located in the
B -2-T, B-2, H-1, and H-2 Zones, such signs shall be permitted to encroach into a public right-of-
way. However, no portion of any sign and no portion of the mounting of any mast of any sign
within the public right-of-way shall be placed at an elevation of less than eight 8) ten feet above
the sidewalk or above the edge of the pavement of the roadway, whichever is higher; nor shall
any portion of any such sign, mast or mounting (in the space above eight 8 ten feet) be placed
nearer than two feet from the traveled portion of the roadway or the vertical space above the
traveled portion of the roadway, as measured from the face of the curb, or if there is no curb,
from the edge of the pavement.
126-76(h) Signs authorized for B -2-T Zone. No signs shall be permitted
in the B -2-T zone in the city except provided in subsections (e) " and as provided as
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follows:
(1) Wall Signs. Signs One wall sign per building facade shall be
permitted provided that such signs shall be constructed so that each letter
thereon runs parallel to the street upon which such business abuts, shall be
affixed to the exterior wall of the building, and shall not protrude from that
wall a distance of more than 18 inches. Wall signs shall be permitted a
sign area not to exceed 1 square foot per lineal foot of street frontage
subject to a maximum size of fifty (50) square feet in area per sign face.
a. Internal illumination shall be permitted only when the letters
themselves are lighted and not the background. Neon signs are not
permitted
b. Wall signs may be indirectly illuminated.
(2) Signs ayboe lig ted.
(2) Projecting Signs. One projecting super building facade on street
frontage shall be permitted provided that such sign mqy project from a
building no more than four (4) feet horizontally and have a maximum area
of six (6) square feet.
a. The projecting sign shall start no more than 6 inches from the
exterior wall of the building.
b. A projecting sign shall be mounted by a metal bracket projecting
from the wall of the building.
C. Projecting signs shall be located within two (2) feet of the
centerline of the building.
d. Projecting signs may be indirectly illuminated.
e. Projecting signs may be made of wood, metal, alucobond,
reinforced canvas or polyurethane foam.
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f. Secondary entrances to separate dwellings or businesses within the
principal structure shall be permitted to have one additional
projecting sign. Such sign shall not exceed one (1) sf in size and
shall be installed above the secondary entrance.
(3) Awning Signs. Sims on awnings shall be limited to lettering displa jnng
no more than the name street number, logo or trademark and principal
business of the occupant of the premise. Letters shall be no larger than
eight (8) inches high.
126 -76(i) -Signs authorized for H-1 Zone.
(2) - A projecting sign shall be permitted provided that such sign is
attached directly to the wall of a building and extends in a
perpendicular direction outward no more than three feet from the
face of the building. The longest dimension of any sign shall not
exceed three feet. The face of any sign shall not exceed six 6 two
square feet with a two -face maximum. One sign per building
facade is permitted. Such signs may only be illuminated indirectly.
SECTION 2. That Section 126-76(p), "Liability insurance required for signs
extending over or into street or public way", of Chapter 126-76, Zoning, of the Code of
Ordinances of the City of Paducah, Kentucky, is hereby abolished.
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SECTION 3. That if any section, paragraph or provision of this ordinance shall be
found to be inoperative, ineffective or invalid for any cause, the deficiency or invalidity of such
section, paragraph or provision shall not affect any other section, paragraph or provision hereof,
it being the purpose and intent of this ordinance to make each and every section, paragraph, an
provision hereof separable from all other sections, paragraphs and provisions.
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SECTION 4. Pursuant to KRS 83A.060, the City Commission suspends the
requirement of a second reading and publication of this Ordinance. As grounds therefore, the
City Commission does hereby declare an emergency to exist due to expedite the approval process
for pending sign requests.
SECTION 5. This Ordinance shall become effective upon the first reading of this
Ordinance.
ATTEST:
Tammara S. Brock, City Clerk
Introduced and adopted by the Board of Commissioners, November 8, 2005
Recorded by Tammara S. Brock, City Clerk, November 8, 2005
Published by The Paducah Sun, November 14, 2005
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