HomeMy WebLinkAbout2006-3-7079ORDINANCE NO. 2006-3-7079
AN ORDINANCE CREATING SECTION 126-84, AWNINGS &
CANOPIES, 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 126-84, Awnings & Canopies, of Chapter 126,
Zoning, of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Paducah, Kentucky, is hereby created to
read as follows:
126-84. Awnings & Canopies.
a) Awnin ss/pies shall be permitted in all zoning districts within the
City of Paducah subject to the following requirements.
b) Awnin s/g Canopies on private property. Awnings/Canopies on private
property shall meet the minimum yard quirements of the zone in which
the awning is proposed to be located.
C) Awnings/Canopies over public areas. Awnings/Canopies overup blic
areas in the City shall be arranged without posts and shall provide a
clearance of not less than seven feet from sidewalk to the lowest point of
the framework, awning cover, including any fringe, apron, skirt, valance
or drop. No awnings/canopies above sidewalk shall be closer to the
vertical plane of the curb than two feet and in no case shall any
awning/canopy project from the face of the building more than eight t feet.
Awnin s/g_ Canopies within the B -2-T & B-2 zoning districts shall
protrude no further than four feet from the face of the building The
Chief Building? Inspector may waive the four feet dimension when
sufficient evidence has been submitted that the proposed
awnings/canopies will not interfere with the emergency access to
underground power sources.
d) Application. No awnings/canopies, except as specifically exempted
herein, shall be displayed, erected, relocated or altered until a permit has
been issued by the Department of Inspection. An application for a permit
shall include, but shall not be limited to the following:
(1) A completed application form.
(2) A site plan and/or building elevations drawn to scale showing the
locations of the proposed location of the awnin s/g canopies on
the lot and/or building, including setbacks.
(3) Detailed awning information includingtape of construction,
method of installation and or erecting and other similar
information.
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.
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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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Mayor
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Tammara S. Brock, City Clerk
Introduced by the Board of Commissioners, February 14, 2006
Adopted by the Board of Commissioners, March 14, 2006
Recorded by Tammara S. Brock, City Clerk, March 14, 2006
Published by The Paducah Sun, March 21, 2006
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