HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance 27 ORDINANCE NO. ~7
B I LLB 0 A R D OP~ D I N A N C E
blliboa~ds In the 01~y of Col~bta Heidhts.
one (!) dolla~ .... ~ .
~zm~ be coilccte~i f~o~~ eaoil per~tt in accordance with
~e ~ern~ billboard ~ail, for the purpose of 2h!s ordinance~
No siuoie billhead'shall exceed twelve (~) fee~ fro~ t~e !owe~
~de of any m~o!: ~illboard am2 the level of the &r~und. ~'o billboard
s~lt be place[~ at a less ~st~?ce ~an tP~ee (3) feet f~ any
buidi~, p~ovlde.~ however t~m ~ in granting a ~r~it for erectLag a
biles, c, ~he ~u.!~zn~ Zn~pec~or and ~he ~ire ~arshal, at ~heir
~s~etlon, ~nay or may not require an open space of no~ to exceed
~J) feet ~o be left betwoor% sal~ blllb~d ai~d an adjoinin~ building
and wherever any billboa~d is erected on a corner lot wi~n the
limi~s" of ti~ ~i~y of Col~bia Hclghts or ~y co~ne~'~ within the
O~ty faolng on a street on which there is a cartirm or acroso
~ Pailroad track ~uns, if $~Id ~rack ia within fifty (50) feet of
maid cor~]e~ lot, such billiard ~atl Oe set back f~m ~ corner
Of hhe street at least t~enty-flve (2~) feet.
Each ~d e ve~~ person, firm or corporation ~o whom a permit
issued for the erecti~n o£ a billboard shall, durln~ such ~fme as
such billboard tm maintaimed, ke~p f~ in good repair, and ~n a safe
and stable
Section 2. Every person, firm or corporation to ~o~ a permit
for ~e erection cf m billboar~ la Al'anted by tko inspecto~ of
Bui!dincs s~mll palu~ hi~ or their u~ue i~ plain ci~ at the top of
such billboard, tomco}mr with th~ nu~ber of the permit so issued,
and ~eli~i~ry to the g~ntlnL of such pe~mtt by ~e Inspector of
Buildla~s, shall D~rnimh to said insp6ctor specifications ~ivinc ~he
proposed !oca~on,~ size a~. ~aun~r of oou~truc~i~n of sa~' ~ billbo~d.
Se~on Z. i$ ~all be unlawful to post or display on any bill,-
board or advertising ~!gn any Indec?ut, !~m~oral or tasc~_vious pic~urm
or design suc~'~ as would exerC~.~e ~ ~m~oral or i~proper influence
the minds of ~ildrcn or youth.
Se~tlon 4. ~e~ person, f!~ or corporation erectlnc any bill-
board ~tbln the City of Columbi~ ~ei~h~s shall forthwith take away
and remove from the lot ~ whloh it is erected any and all debris,
such aa waste bills, posters or otP~r ~bbisk of shy
Section E. ~en~ver any blttbo~?~ Is found t~o be in an u~afe
oo~!tlou ~ tko inspector of ~?~ildin~.,~, he s~'~l! notify the
%rs or corporation ~Intalnln.::, m~ch billboard to take down or repaim,
~ecti~,n 6. Tb~e contlnucd viotat[~n of any ~rov!sicn of
er~n~e for eao}~, and every day suc]-i ~c!at~,.,n ~ha.t]. ~nt!~ue.
Section 7. Each ar~ every sectlo~a of this o~dinance shall be
considered as Imvln,,~ been independently passed by itself, a:~d s!~all
t. no way be co~i~ed as an induce,~e~ ho ~';e passage of any
Sec$1on ~. Any D~r~o~ wLo silall violate any provision of thim
ordinance s!~ll be subject, upo~ conviction thereof, to ~ fine of no~
~enty-~iv~ ,Aoliar~ (~ ,:,"~-~. '..0) or more ~au cue hundred dollars
(,,~I00...~) fo~, every offe~me, or u~on failure
Imprisonment, not exoooglr~ ninety (~0) amys.
section 9. ~,ll ordinaz~es, or par~ oi" o~i~noes~
with the provisi~.:~s oi~ tlzla ordi~e are hereby repemle~.
· ~ ordi~ance shall ta~e effect ~d be z~'~' force
thirty (ZO} da:r: after i~s publication.
Pa~sed Uov. 25, 1924
~rs. J. oculd
Sec't. to Council
Mayor