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HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance 1173ORDINANCE NO. 1173 AMENDING ORDINANCE 853, CITY CODE OF 1977 PERTAINING TO TEMPORARY BANNERS AND- PENNANTS The City of Columbia Heights does ordain: Section 1: Section 9.117 A(4)(K) and Ordinance Number 853, City Code of 1977, passed June 21, 1977, which reads as follows, to wit: A sign which contains or consists of banners, pennants, ribbons, streamers, strings of light bulbs, spinners or similar devices. is herewith amended to read as follows, to wit: A sign which contains or consists of banners, pennants, ribbons, streamers, strings of light bulbs, spinners or similar devices, except as allowed by §9.117A{5)(o) and §9.117A(3)(k). Section 2: 9.117A(5)(o) of Ordinance Number 853, City Code of 1977, passed June 21, 1977, which is currently reserved, is herewith amended to read as follows, to wit: One temporary on-site banner or pennant advertising the sale, lease or rental of the lot(s) or premises on which such a banner or pennant is situated, provided that the total area of such banner or pennant shall not exceed the ratio of one (1) square foot of sign area for each one thousand (1,000) square feet of building area plus one (1) square foot of sign area for each one thousand (1,000) square feet of lot area. No such banner or pennant need be less than thirty-two (32) square feet. No such banner or pennant shall remain past the date of the offering or be displayed for a period of more than one hundred twenty days (120), whichever period is snorter. At the end of the display period, the site may not display a banner or pennant until at least 240 days have elapsed. Section 3: Section 9.117A(3)(k) of Ordinance Number 853 City Code of 1977, passed June 21, 1977, which is currently reserved, is herewith amended to read as follows, to wit: Standards for Banners and Pennants: (i) No banner or pennant weighing in excess of thirty (30) pounds is permitted unless it is first approved by the building official. (ii) No banner or pennant shall extend over or into any street, alley, sidewalk, or other public thoroughfare a distance greater than four (4) inches from the wall upon which it is erected, and it shall not be placed or project over any wall opening. (iii) No banner or pennant shall be erected so as to prevent free ingress to or egress from any door, window or fire escape, nor shall such sign be attached to any stand pipe or fire escape. (iv) Every banner or pennant shall be attached to the wall with wire or steel cables, and no strings, ropes or wood slats for anchorage or support purposes shall be permitted. Section 4: This Ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after thirty (30) days after its passage. First reading: Second reading: Date of passage: October 24, 1988 November 14, 1988 November 14, 1988 Offered by: Paulson Seconded by: Petkoff Roll call: All ayes I) Hadtrath, Mayor J~/~Anne'Stuc~ent', Counc-l't- Secretary