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AN ORDINANCE
Amending Certain Sections of Title 4, Chapter 12 of
the Evanston City Code Pertaining to Sign, Scoreboard,
Canopy and Awning regulations.
NOW, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF EVANSTON,
COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS:
SECTION 1: That Title 4, Chapter 12 of the City Code of the
City Of Evanston, 1979, as amended, be and hereby
is further amended by the following changes in the
Table of Contents listed at the beginning of
Chapter 12:
CHAPTER 12
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SIGN, SCOREBOARD, CANOPY AND AWNING REGULATIONS
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SECTION:
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Title
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Definitions
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Permit Requirements
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Permits Required
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Application for Erection Permit
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Issuance of Permit
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Permit Fees
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Annual Inspection Permit; Fees
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3-6:
Bond, Insurance Requirements
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Revocation for Cause
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General Regulations
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4-1:
Illuminated Signs to Comply with Electrical Code
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4-2:
Unsafe and Unlawful Signs
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4-3:
Information Required on Signs
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4-4:
Painting, Maintenance Requirements
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4-5:
Wind Pressure and Dead Load Requirements
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4-6:
Removal of Certain Signs
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4-7:
Obstruction to Doors, Windows or Fire Escapes
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4-8:
Signs Not to Constitute Traffic Hazards
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4-9:
Face of Sign to be Smooth
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4-10:
Reflectors, Spotlights and Floodlights; Limitation and
Prohibition
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4-11:
Glass; Limitations
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4-12:
Miscellaneous Advertising Objects Prohibited
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4-13:
Obscene Matter Prohibited
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4-14:
Zoning District Requirements
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4-15:
Nonconforming Signs
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4-16:
Exemptions
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Wall Signs
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Definition
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Construction
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Location
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Erection
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Roof Signs
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Definition
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Construction
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Location
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Erection
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Projecting Signs
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Definition
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Construction
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Obstruction and Traffic Hazards
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Erection
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V-Shaped Signs Prohibited
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Temporary Signs
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Definition
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Construction
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Location
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Erection
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8-5:
Duration of Permits
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Advertising Permitted
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Bond or Insurance Requirements
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Marquees
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Definition
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Construction
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Location
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Erection
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9-5:
Signs Attached to Marquee
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9-6:
Bond or Insurance Requirements
4-12-10:
Free Standing Signs
4-12-10-1:
Number
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Area
4-12-10-3:
Location
4-12-10-4:
Height
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Permanent Mounting
Fixed Canopies and Awnings
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Definition
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Construction
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Location
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11-4:
Erection
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11-5:
Advertising
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11-6:
Permits and Inspections
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11-7:
Bond or Insurance Requirements
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Retractable Awnings
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Definition
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Construction
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Location
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Erection
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Advertising
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Permits and Inspections
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Bond or Insurance Requirements
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Scoreboards
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Definitions
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Construction
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Height and Location
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Erection
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Advertising
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Permits and Inspections
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Bond or Insurance Requirements
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Sign Review and Appeals Board
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Board Creation
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Jurisdiction
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Appeals
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Petition for Appeal
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Transmittal of Record
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Effect of Appeal
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Action of the Board
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Maintenance of Records
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Variations
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Petition for Variation
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4-12- 16-2: Action of the Board
4-12- 16-3: Standards
4-12- 16-4: Conditions
4-12- 16-5: Revocation
4-12- 16-6: Maintenance of Records
4-12- 17: Penalty
SECTION 2: That Section 4-12-2: DEFINITIONS, of Title 4,
Chapter 12, of the City Code of the City Of Evanston,
1979, as amended be and hereby is further amended by
the addition of the following new terms and
definitions:
4-12-2: DEFINITIONS: As used in this Chapter, and unless the
context otherwise indicates:
Comprehensive A set of criteria and a format approved by
Sign Plan the Sign Review and Appeals Board for all
signs to be located in a Special Sign
District.
Facade Any side, surface or wall below the roof of a
building which is parallel or within
forty-five (45) degrees of parallel with a
parcel's frontage on a public thoroughfare,
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and which faces toward and relates to that
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public thoroughfare. If a building has a i
complex shape, then all walls or surfaces
facing in the same direction, or nearly the j
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same direction, are part of a single facade.
Free Standing Any sign which is erected such that it is
Signs detached from a building or structure. !
Frontage A lot line which is coterminous with the
right-of-way of a single public thoroughfare.
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Lot Area The gross surface area of land contained
within or below a premises. It may be a
single parcel or it may include parts of or a
combination of such parcels when adjacent to
one another and used as one.
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Permittee
That person designated on the application for
a sign permit as being responsible for ,
assuring sign maintenance and operation in
conformance with the ordinance and the permit.
Premises A parcel, or contiguous parcels, of land
including related building or buildings,
distinguishable from surrounding parcels and
buildings by ownership or use. A building
and grounds that contains many separate
occupancies is still classified as a single
premises. Several buildings and associated
parcels of land may in fact be a single
premises if their ownership and use are
unified.
SECTION 3. That Title 4, Chapter 12 of the City Code of 4
the City of Evanston, 1979, as amended, be
and hereby is further amended by deleting
Sections 4-12-5 pertaining to GROUND SIGNS,
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and 4-12-8 pertaining to POLE MOUNTED SIGNS,
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and renumbering the remaining sections as set i
forth in Section 1 herein.
SECTION 4: That Title 4, Chapter 12 of the City Code of
the City of Evanston, 1979, as amended be and
hereby is further amended by the addition of
the following new Section on Free Standing
Signs, to be numbered 4-12-10:
4-12-10 FREE STANDING SIGNS:
4-12-10-1 Number - There shall be no more than one
(1) free-standing sign for each frontage of
premises.
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No free-standing sign shall be permitted on a frontage
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unless there is no principal building on the premises,
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or every facade related to the frontage is set back at
least thirty (30) feet from the street right-of-way.
4-12-10-2: Area - Except as conditioned below, the
total sign surface area of a free-standing
sign shall not exceed one quarter percent (0.257.) of
the lot area of the premises, nor a maximum of one
hundred and twenty (120) square feet of sign surface
area.
(A) The maximum sign surface area of a F
free-standing sign on a frontage may not
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exceed twelve (12) square feet unless that
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frontage is one hundred (100) or more feet in
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length.
(B) A fifteen percent (157.) bonus in sign surface
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area shall be permitted for any free-standing 1
sign which is the only free-standing sign on
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a premises on which more than one (1) such
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sign would otherwise be permitted.
4-12-10-3: Location - No free-standing sign shall
extend beyond the perimeter lot line of a
premises or within twenty (20) feet of any circulation
lane which provides access to a public right-of-way.
4-12-10-4: Height - A free-standing sign within three
(3) feet of any perimeter lot line of a
premises may not exceed three (3) feet in height. The
height of any free-standing sign three (3) or more
feet from any lot line may not exceed the distance
between the sign and any lot line,, nor shall the top
of the free-standing sign exceed the maximum elevation
of a principal building on the premises to which it
pertains.
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No free-standing sign shall exceed the maximum sign
. height of fifteen and one half (15.5) feet.
4-12-10-5: Permanent Mountinf, - All free-standing
signs shall be permanently mounted in the
ground. No portable signs are permitted.
SECTION 5: That Title 4, Chapter 12 of the City Code of the City
of Evanston, 1979, as amended, be and hereby is
further amended by adding the following new Sections:
4-12-14, 4-12-15 and 4-12-16; and renumbering the
section entitled "Scoreboards" from Section 4-12-14 to
Section 4-12-13, and the section entitled "Penalty"
from Section 4-12-15 to section 4-12-17:
4-12-14: SIGN REVIEW AND APPEALS BOARD.
4-12-14-1: BOARD CREATION: There is hereby created
a Sign Review and Appeals Board (Board)
to be composed of members of the Planning and
Development Committee.
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I�I (A) Meetings and Quorum - Meetings of the Board
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the absence of the Chairperson the Vice
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j; City as the Board may determine. A majority of 1
the six (6) members of the Board shall be 1
necessary for a quorum at each meeting.
(B) Public Records - All testimony by witnesses at
any public hearing provided for in this Chapter
shall be of public record. The Board shall keep
minutes of its proceedings showing the vote of
each member upon each question, or if absent or
failing to vote, indicating such fact. The
minutes of all hearings and meetings and all
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recommendations, orders, requirements, findings,
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4-12-14-2: Jurisdiction The Board is hereby vested
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authority.
(A) Appeals - The Board shall hear all appeals from any
order, requirement, decision, determination, or i
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interpretation of the Administrative Officer acting
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written findings of fact and decisions for the !
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j (B) Variations - The Board shall hear all petitions
for variations from the provisions of this
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Chapter, make written findings of fact, and
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such petitions for variations.
4-12-15: APPEALS:
4-12-15-1: Petition for Appeal: An appeal may be taken
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person aggrieved by an order, requirement, decision,
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Chapter. ;
(A) Application Deadline - An appeal shall be filed
within thirty (30) days after the alleged !
erroneous order, requirement, decision,
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(B) Application Form - An appeal shall be filed in
writing with the Administrative Officer on a
form supplied by him. It shall be accompanied
by such documents and information as the Board
may by rule require.
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(; 4-12-15-2: Transmittal of Record The Administrative
Officer shall, at the time of filing an i
appeal, forthwith transmit to the Sign Review and
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Appeals Board all of the documents constituting the
j! record upon which the action appealed from was taken.
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4-12-15-3: Effect of Appeal The appeal shall stay all:
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proceedings in furtherance of the action
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appealed from, unless the Administrative Officer
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the appeal has been filed that, by reason of the facts
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�! Administrative Officer's opinion cause imminent peril
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4-12-15-4: Action of the Board
ji (A) Hearing - The Sign Review and Appeals Board
shall hold a hearing on an appeal within thirty
(30) days of receipt of a completed written
application.
(B) Decision - Within thirty (30) days of the close
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findings of fact, and by a majority vote, issue
a decision to grant, deny, wholly or in part, or
modify said appeal.
4-12-15-5: Maintenance of Records The Administrative
Officer shall maintain complete records of
all findings of fact and decisions of the Sign Review
and Appeals Board and all determinations of the City
Council relative to an appeal. All such records shall
be open to the public for inspection.
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4-12-16: VARIATIONS - It is the intent of this Section
permit
to variations from the require--.-
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this Chapter only so as to achieve a parity among
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4-12-16-1 Petition for Variation A petition for a
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variation from any provision(s) of this
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{ (A) Petition Contents - A petition for variation
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' Administrative Officer and shall be accompanied
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necessary to clearly exhibit the practical I�
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The names, addresses and telephone numbers of
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the petitioner, the owner of the property on
which the sign is to be erected or affixed, i
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the owner of the sign, and the person
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responsible for erecting or affixing the sign!
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A description of the requested variation.
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Justification of the requested variation.
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The location of the premises on which the
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sign is to be erected or affixed.
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A site plan of the premises involved, showing;
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accurate placement thereon of the proposed
sign.
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A blueprint or ink drawing of the plans and
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specifications of the sign to be erected or
affixed and method of construction and
attachment to the building or in the ground.
Such plans and specifications shall include
details of dimensions, materials, color, and
weight.
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7. The written consent of the owner of the
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premises on which the sign is to be erected
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or affixed. `
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4-12-16-2: Action of the Board
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(A) Hearing - The Sign Review and Appeals Board
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shall hold a hearing on the petition for `
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variation within thirty (30) days of receipt of
a completed written application.
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(B) Decision - Within thirty (30) days of the close
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of the required public hearing on the variation,
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the Board shall prepare and submit written
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findings of fact, and by a majority vote, issue ?
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a decision to grant, deny, wholly or in part, or i
modify said variation.
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4-12-16-3: Standards Variations shall only be j
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approved to overcome an exceptional i
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condition which poses practical difficulty or I
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particular hardship in such a way as to prevent the
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display of a sign as intended by this Chapter. No
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variation shall be granted unless the Board finds that
the petition meets each of the following standards:
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(A) unique Hardship - The proposed variation will not
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merely serve as a convenience to the applicant,
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but will alleviate some demonstrable and unusual
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hardship which would result if the strict letter
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of the regulations were carried out and which is
not generally applicable to other property
within the City.
(B) Reasonable Return - The property in question
cannot yield a reasonable return if permitted to
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be used only under the conditions allowed
the regulations in this Chapter.
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(C) Not Self Created - The alleged hardship has not j
been created by the petitioner or any person I
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presently having a proprietary interest in the ;
premises. j
(D) Not Harm Public Welfare - The proposed variation }
will not be materially detrimental to the public
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welfare or injurious to other property or
improvements in the neighborhood. j
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(E) Graphic Effectiveness Demonstrated - The
petitioner has demonstrated that all reasonable l
efforts (utilizing color, contrast, lettering
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legibility, illumination, and graphic j
composition) have been made to increase the
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reading effectiveness of the proposed sign i
within the normal requirements of this Chapter. j
(F) Consistent With Intent - The proposed variation
is in harmony with the intent, purpose, and
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objectives of this Chapter.
4-12-16-4: Conditions Such conditions and restrictions
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may be imposed on the premises to be
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fi.tted by a variation as may be necessary to comply
with the standards set forth herein, to reduce or
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minimize any injurious effect of such variation on
other property in the neighborhood, and to implement
the general intent, purpose, and objectives of this
Chapter.
4-12-16-5: Revocation In any case where a variation
has been granted, and where no work
pertinent thereto has been initiated within one (1)
year from the day of approval of the requested
variation, then without further action by the
Committee, said variation shall become null and void.
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4-12-16-6: Maintenance of Records The Administrative
Officer shall maintain complete records of
all findings of fact and decisions of the Committee
relative to a variation. All such records shall be
open to the public for inspection.
SECTION 6: All Ordinances or parts of Ordinances in conflict here
with are hereby repealed.
SECTION 7: This Ordinance shall be in full force and effect from
and after its passage, approval and publication in the
manner provided by law. I
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Introduced: 1986
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Adopted: 1986
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Corporation Counsel
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Approved: 1986
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Mayor
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