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ORDINANCE NO. 2004-5-6815
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 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:
(c) General regulations.
(1) All signs shall be constructed of approved materials and shall be designed
to meet the structural requirements of the applicable building code.
(2) All electrical work shall conform to all applicable electrical codes.
(3) No sign shall be erected or maintained at any location where by reason of
its position, wording, illumination, size, shape, or color it may obstruct,
impair, obscure, interfere with the view of, or be confused with, any
authorized traffic control sign, signal or device.
(4) No sign shall contain or make use of any word, phase, symbol, shape,
form or character in such a manner as to interfere with or confuse
vehicular or pedestrian traffic.
(5) No illuminated sign which emits artificial light shall be permitted within
50 feet of property in any residential district unless the sign is attached
directly to the facade of the structure. Measurement determinations shall
be made by the Zoning Administrator.
(6) No portion of any sign shall be located at an elevation of less than 10 feet
measured at a distance of seven (7) feet to a street right-of-way line unless
the sign is attached directly to the facade of the structure and except as
otherwise provided herein. (See Figure #1).
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(7) No sign shall be placed in any public right-of-way, except those signs for
public use and regulatory signs outlined in the MUTCD, except as
otherwise provided herein.
(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 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 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.
(9) Traffic visibility at intersections shall be preserved in accordance with
section 126-65 of the Code of Ordinances.
(10) No exterior wall signs shall be attached to or obstruct any window, door,
stairway or other opening intended for egress, ingress, ventilation and
light.
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(11) No sign shall be attached to any tree, fence or utility pole except by a
governmental body or agency.
(12) All signs shall be adequately maintained. Such maintenance shall include
proper alignment of structures, continued readability of the structure and
preservation of the structure with paint or other preservatives.
(13) All signs placed upon private property must have the written consent of
the owner or his agent. If the application is made by a person other than
the owner in fee, it shall be accompanied by a verified written statement
by the person making the application that the sign is authorized by the
owner in fee and that the applicant is authorized to make application.
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(14) The areas of a free standing sign shall be measured by drawing eight (8) or
fewer straight lines encompassing the extremities of the sign within the
smallest possible area. The area of a free standing sign shall not include
poles, supports, or other structures which are used solely for support and
which do not contain any advertising of any kind. Message signs are
allowed as accessory signs on freestanding signs. The area of the message
sign shall be included in the total allowable sign area. (See Illustration #1).
(15) Interior electronic message signs that change not more than once every
five minutes shall be permitted in the B-1, B-2, B-3, HBD, M-1 & M-2
zoning districts. Interior electronic message signs in these zones can be no
larger than 30% of the window.
(16) Interior electronic signs that change not more than once every 5 minutes
shall be permitted in the B -2-T and H-1 zoning districts. Interior
electronic message signs in these zones can be no lamer than 4 square feet.
Only one such sign shall be permitted per structure.
(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 except as provided for in Sections 126-76(c)(15) and 126-
76(c)(16).
(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.
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(4) Any sign erected by any governmental body or agency.
(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.
(k)
Signs authorized for B-1, B-2, B-3, M-1, M-2, M-3 and HBD Zones. No
signs shall be permitted
in the B-1, B-2, B-3, M-1, M-2, M-3, and HBD Zones in the city except
as provided in subsections (e) and (g) and as provided as follows:
(1)
Flag signs attached to a permanent pole shall be permitted. Such signs
shall not exceed 12 square feet in area per sign face. One flag sign is
permitted per permanent pole. The maximum height of a flag sign shall
not exceed a height of 40 feet from the adjacent grade.
(2)
Streamers which attach to and span between signs, buildings and other
structures are permitted. However, streamers shall not be illuminated; they
shall not be pinned or staked directly to the ground nor attached to any
post or pole that is not a permanent feature of the premises; and streamers
shall not be attached to any utility pole or other device located within a
public right-of-way.
(3)
Private directional signs indicating entrance, exit, or location of parking
shall be permitted provided such signs do not exceed four square feet in
surface area for each sign face and the height shall not exceed 30 inches
from the street level. These signs shall not be placed within the public
right-of-way.
(4)
Only one free standing business sign shall be permitted on any lot,
provided, however, one additional sign shall be permitted for each
additional 300 feet of frontage. One (1) additional free standing business
sign shall be permitted if the business is located at the intersection of two
streets. The size of the sign shall not exceed 1.5 square foot per lineal foot
of street frontage subject to a maximum size of 200 square feet in area per
sign face. The outer edge of the sign shall be set back at least seven feet
from the side lot line. All permitted freestanding signs shall not exceed a
height of 40 feet from adjacent grade, except as maybe otherwise
authorized in the following subsection. Lighted signs are permitted.
(5)
Property zoned B-1, B-3, HBD, M-1, M-2, or M-3 and within 2,000 feet
of the centerline of I-24 shall have the right to construct one free standing
sign permitted under subsection (4) above to a height not to exceed 100
feet in sign height and 300 square feet in area per sign face. For the
purpose of calculating the 2,000 feet from the centerline set forth above.
(See Illustration #2). Lighted signs are permitted.
(6)
Exterior Electronic message signs that change messages not more than
once every five minutes shall be permitted in the B-1, B-3, HBD, M-1, M-
2, and M-3 zones.
(7)
Wall business signs shall be permitted for each tenant or lessee provided
such signs are mounted on the face of a building. The area of wall
business signs shall not exceed 20 percent of square footage of face of
building or face of tenant or lessee space. Lighted signs are permitted.
(8)
No flat wall signs shall project above the roof or parapet line.
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SECTION 2. 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 3. This ordinance shall be read on two separate days and will become
effective upon summary publication pursuant to KRS Chapter 424.
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Tammara S. Brock, City Clerk
Introduced by the Board of Commissioners May 11, 2004
Adopted by the Board of Commissioners May 25, 2004
Recorded by Tammara S. Brock, City Clerk, May 25, 2004
Published by The Paducah Sun, June 1, 2004
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