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ORDINANCE NO. 2004-2-6766
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CH. 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 Sec. 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:
"Sec. 126-76(b) Definitions.
(1) Advertising sign: A sign which directs attention to a business product,
service or activity or entertainment, sold or offered elsewhere than on the
premises where such sign is located. Such sign includes billboards and off
premises signs.
(2) Air inflated sign: A sign which maintains shape by air pressurization.
(3) Business sign: A sign which directs attention to a business profession,
product, activity or entertainment, sold or offered upon the premises where
such sign is located.
(4) Campus sign: A sign which is located within a campus style environment
which shall consist of at least three acres of real property, which would
include a school, college, religious institution, performance hall,
convention center, or other like environment as approved by the Planning
Commission.
C) (4)(5) Directional sign: Any non-commercial sign of an instructional nature
bearing no business advertising and displayed for the convenience of the
public.
(5)(6) Electronic message sign: A sign that changes messages not more than
once every five minutes.
(6)(7) Flashing sign: A sign having an illumination of which is not kept
constant in intensity at all times when in use.
(7)(8) Flag sign: A sign having the characters, letters, or illustrations applied to
cloth or fabric.
(8)(9) Identification sign: A sign which indicates only the name and address of
the building and/or management, and has no direct advertising value.
{x(10) Illuminated indirectly: A sign which is illuminated indirectly by artificial
light from any source.
("(I1)Lighted sign: A sign which is designed to emit artificial light from any
source.
"(12)Mobile sign: A sign which is affixed to a frame having wheels and
capable of being carried, or otherwise portable, and designed to stand free
from a building or other structure. Signs designed to be affixed to the
surface of real estate shall be deemed free-standing signs and not mobile
signs, but the mere removal of wheels or temporary securing of a sign to
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the surface of real estate shall not prevent its being a mobile sign within
this definition.
"(I3)Projecting sign: A sign which is attached directly to the wall of a
building or other structure and which extends in a perpendicular direction
outward.
"(14)Roof sign: A sign attached to the part of a building considered to be the
roof, the roof being that of a building that protects the interior portion of
said building.
"(15)Sign: Any name, identification, description, display, illustration, or
device which is affixed to or represented directly or indirectly upon a
building, structure or land, in view of the general public, and which directs
attention to a product, place, activity, person, institution or business or
otherwise provides information to the public.
"(16)Streamer: A sign made of a string of ribbons, tinsel, pennants, or similar
devices used to attract attention to the premises where it is displayed.
{-6}(17)Surface area of sign: The entire aggregate area of the actual sign surface.
It does not include any structural elements outside the limits of such sign
and not forming an integral part of display. Only one side of a double-
faced sign structure shall be used in computing total surface area. (See
Illustration No. 1).
"(18)Temporary sign: Any sign or display, banner, pennant, valance or
advertising display constructed of cloth, canvas, light fabric, cardboard, or ('
other light materials, with or without frames, intended or customarily
expected to be displayed for a limited period of time only.
"(19)Wall sign: Any sign including a fascia sign which is attached parallel to
the face of a wall of a building or other structure.
SECTION 2. That Sec. 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:
Sec. 126-76(e) Signs permitted in all zones and districts.
Except where such signs may violate some other section of this chapter or any
other applicable provision of the Code of Ordinances of the city, the following signs shall be
permitted in all zones:
(1) Signs located wholly within a building or structure. Interior window signs
shall not obstruct more than 30 percent of the window. Flashing, blinking,
moving, rotating or flapping signs shall not be visible from the public
right-of-way.
(2) Signs affixed to a properly licensed motor vehicle operating upon public
thoroughfares.
(3) Dangerous dog signs as required under section 14-40 of the Code of
Ordinances, provided such signs shall not exceed 18 x 24 inches.
(4) Any sign erected by any governmental body or agency.
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(5) One sign not over one square feet in area identifying home occupations
which are permitted as a conditional use on the premises. The sign
location shall be subject to control by the Board of Adjustment. Lighted
signs are prohibited.
(6) Temporary signs.
(7) Campus signs which have been approved by the Planning Commission. In
approvin such uch signs, the Planning Commission shall consider proper
design standards, the effects on vehicular traffic, and the interests and
concerns of adjacent property owners.
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.
SECTION 4. This ordinance shall be read on two separate days and will become
effective upon summary publication pursuant to KRS
ATTEST:
III
Tammara S. Brock, City Clerk
Introduced by the Board of Commissioners, February 10, 2004
Adopted by the Board of Commissioners, February 24, 2004
Recorded by Tammara S. Brock, City Clerk, February 24, 2004
Published by The Paducah Sun, March 3, 2004
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