Maysville City Zoning Code
ARTICLE VI
Signs
Section 405.310 Portable Advertising Signs.
[Ord. No. 1996-12 § 16, 9-18-1996]
Portable advertising signs, whether illuminated or not, may be located only in commercial or industrial districts, provided that such sign shall be located at least ten (10) feet from the pavement edge or curbline of the adjacent street or streets. All electrical installations for portable signs shall meet applicable requirements. For purposes of this Chapter, a portable advertising sign shall be considered as a detached, freestanding ground sign. [Only one (1) portable advertising sign may be located on a lot and only when an existing detached, freestanding sign is not located on said lot. See Section 405.330(A)(2), which follows.]
Section 405.320 Signs In General.
[Ord. No. 1996-12 § 16, 9-18-1996]
A.
In addition to other provisions of this Chapter, all signs must also meet all applicable provisions of all applicable regulations of the Missouri Highway and Transportation Department.
1.
The following signs and advertising devices are prohibited:
a.
Signs erected on or over any public right-of-way or easement.
b.
Any sign erected so as to prevent free ingress to or egress from any door, window, or other exitway.
c.
Any sign erected in any location where, by reason of its location, it will obstruct the view of any authorized traffic sign, signal, or other traffic control device. Nor may any sign imitate any official traffic sign.
d.
Any sign erected in a location where it will obstruct vision of the public right-of-way to a vehicle operator during ingress to, egress from, or travel on the public right-of-way.
e.
Any sign attached to any public utility pole, tree, fire hydrant, curb, sidewalk or other surface located on public property.
2.
Directional and informational signs of a public nature and not more than two hundred (200) square feet in sign face area may be permitted adjacent to arterial streets in any zoning district, provided that a special use permit therefor is granted.
3.
When any sign is illuminated, the light or lights shall be shaded or concealed so that they will not interfere with the vision of motor vehicle operators or shine directly on residential property in any residential district.
4.
For the purposes of this Chapter, multiple, joint or combination signs on common supports shall, in the aggregate, be considered as one (1) sign.
5.
Billboards and signs that are not maintained in good repair shall be removed upon the order of the City of Maysville, at the owner's expense.
6.
No sign or billboard shall exceed thirty (30) feet in height unless a special use permit is granted therefor.
7.
The following signs and advertising devices are exempt from the provisions of this Chapter:
a.
Any sign erected and maintained pursuant to and in the discharge of governmental function or required by law, ordinance, or a governmental regulation.
b.
One 910 sign displaying the street number and/or name of the occupant of the premises not exceeding one (1) square foot in area. Such sign may also include identification on any accessory use permitted in the zoning district in which the premises is located.
c.
Signs being manufactured, transported and/or stored, provided that such signs are not used for advertising in any manner at the place or places of manufacture or storage.
d.
Temporary decorations or displays celebrating the occasion of traditionally accepted patriotic, religious or local holidays or events.
e.
Signs located within malls, courts, arcades porches, patios and similar areas where such signs are not visible from any point on the boundary of the premises.
f.
Signs on licensed commercial vehicles, including trailers, provided that such vehicles are not utilized as parked or stationary outdoor display signs.
g.
Temporary off-premises subdivision directional signs, with special use permit only.
Section 405.330 Billboards.
[Ord. No. 1996-12 § 16, 9-18-1996]
A.
On-premises and off-premises billboards [signs exceeding one hundred (100) square feet in sign face area] shall be permitted in accordance with the following provisions and other applicable provisions of this Chapter. For the purposes of this Section, off-premises signs of less than one hundred (100) square feet in area shall be considered as billboards.
1.
"Off-premises signs and billboards" are defined as those that advertise or direct attention to a business, product, commodity, service, entertainment, or like not located, sold, or offered on the premises on which the sign is located.
2.
Only one (1) detached, freestanding ground sign, structure or billboard shall be permitted on any lot or tract, exclusive of any attached on-premises signs in conformance with provisions of the zoning district in which the lot or tract is located.
3.
Billboards shall be permitted only on lots or tracts adjoining Highways 33 and 6 or segments of streets in C-2, C-3, I-1, or I-2 Zoning Districts, and only when their advertisement is directed toward the streets or segments of streets in the districts in which they are authorized.
4.
Billboards may not be erected within one hundred (100) feet of any residential district.
5.
Billboards may not be erected within thirty (30) feet of any adjacent street pavement edge of curbline.
6.
No billboard shall be placed within five hundred (500) feet of another billboard on the same side of the street or within one hundred (100) feet of another detached, freestanding sign on the same side of a street, as measured along the nearest edge of the pavement between points directly opposite the signs. Further, no billboard shall be placed within one hundred (100) feet of another billboard on the opposite side of the street, as measured along the center line of the street.
7.
The maximum area of a billboard sign face, including display area, border and trim, but excluding the base, supports or structural members, shall not exceed three hundred (300) square feet, with a maximum length of thirty (30) feet.
8.
Billboards with a maximum sign face area of up to seven hundred (700) square feet and a maximum length of sixty (60) feet may be permitted in any C-2, C-3, I-1, or I-2 Zoning District when the sign is adjacent to, and within three hundred (300) feet of, Highways 33 and 6 or arterial streets in the authorized district, provided that a special use permit therefor is granted and all other applicable restrictions of this Section and this Chapter, including spacing, are met.
9.
Billboards shall have a minimum clearance of ten (10) feet from the grade of the adjacent street to the bottom of the sign face.
10.
Billboards with two (2) back-to-back faces, either parallel or forming a "V" when viewed from above and with an interior angle of not more than sixty degrees (60°), shall be considered as one (1) billboard, and each sign face may have the maximum square footage allowed for one (1) billboard.