HomeMy WebLinkAbout2009.03.02 ORD 2009-427ORDINANCE 2009-427
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 90, ARTICLE IV, SECTION 90-1 DEFINITIONS
THE CITY OF HUGO ORDAINS:
Section 1. The City Council of the City of Hugo does hereby amend Chapter 90, Article IV, Section 90-
1, add the following definitions:
ABANDONED SIGN. A sign that no longer correctly advertises a bona fide business, lessor,
lessee, owner, activity, use product or service available on the premises where the sign is
displayed for a continuous period of 3 months.
ADVERTISING SIGN: A sign that directs attention to a business, profession, commodity,
service, or entertainment not sold or offered on the premises upon which the sign is located.
Advertising signs shall include billboards, poster panels, and other off-site signs.
A TTENTIONA TTRACTING DEVICE. any device with flashing, blinking, rotating or
moving action, or any banner, searchlight, balloons, or pennants designed or intended to attract
the attention of the public to an establishment or to a sign.
AWINNG SIGN. A sign that is painted or attached to an awning.
COMMERCIAL SPEECH: speech advertising a business, profession, commodity, service or
entertainment.
CONSTRUCTION SIGN. Any sign that displays information regarding the construction or
development under construction on the site in which it is displayed.
DIRECTIONAL SIGN. A sign that serves primarily to direct traffic to the location of a place,
area, or activity.
ELECTRONIC GR,4PHICDISPLAYSIGN. A sign or portion thereof displaying electronic
images, graphics, or pictures, with or without text information, defined by a small number of
matrix elements using different combinations of light emitting diodes (LEDs), fiber optics, light
bulbs or other illumination devices.. Electronic graphic display signs include computer
programmable, microprocessor controlled electronic or digital displays. Electronic graphic
display signs are prohibited from flashing or pulsing. This display shall be a static image and no
motion shall be displayed. Electronic graphic display signs include projected images or messages
within these characteristics onto buildings or other objects.
FLAG. A rectangular piece of fabric of distinctive design mounted on a pole used as a symbol
(as a nation), signaling device (nautical), or attention getting device (advertising).
FREESTANDING SIGN. A sign that is self supporting and affixed to a frame structure, not
attached to a building
GRADE OF SIGN. The lowest point of elevation of the finished surface of the ground, paving,
or sidewalk within the area between the sign and a line 10 feet from the sign.
GARAGE SALE SIGN: a temporary, on-site sign advertising a garage, yard, or similar sale.
HANGING SIGN: A sign that is suspended from a ceiling or overhang.
HOME OCCUPATION SIGN: a sign located at a residence advertising a business conducted in
the residence or by a person in the residence.
MONUMENT SIGN. Any freestanding sign with its sign face mounted on the ground and
mounted on a base at least as wide as the sign. A monument sign shall be an on-site sign.
MENU/ORDER BOARD SIGN: a sign installed in a drive-through facility and intended for
drive -though customers that advertises the products available at the facility.
NONCONFORMING SIGN: Any sign that does not conform to the regulations of this chapter.
NON-COMMERCIAL SPEECH:: messages not classified as Commercial Speech which
include, but are not limited to, messages concerning political, religious, social, ideological,
public service and informational topics.
ON-SITE SIGN: a sign which advertises any business, product, person, event or service
conducted, sold, manufactured, or located on the premises where the sign is located.
OFF-SITE SIGN. a sign which advertises any business, product, person, event or service
conducted, sold, manufactured, or located off the premises where the sign is located.
PERMANENT SIGN: Any sign other than a temporary sign.
POLITICAL SIGN: a sign pertaining to an election to any public office or any ballot measure
PROJECTING SIGN: Any sign affixed to an outside exterior wall or soffit of any building and
is not parallel to the plane of the wall or soffit.
PUBLIC SIGN: Any sign display intended primarily to promote items of general interest to the
community such as time, temperature, date, atmospheric conditions, news, and the like. This
does not include any information that would be related to the products or services at the display
site.
PYLON SIGN : A sign that is supported by one or more upright poles or braces
REAL ESTATE SIGN: Any sign about the sale, lease, or rental of land or buildings.
SHOPPING CENTER: Any grouping of two or more principle retail buildings, whether a single
lot or abutting lots, under multiple or single ownership.
SPECIAL EVENT SIGN: Any temporary sign that advertises the sale of a product or service
sold on the premises or otherwise directs attention to a specific site. Special event signs include
banners, portable, pendants, whether or not its mounted to the building or freestanding.
SIGN: A name, identification, description, display, illustration, structure or device that is
affixed to, painted on, or represented directly or indirectly upon a building or other surface and is
legible off the premises. A sign shall also include sign supports and brackets.
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TEMPORARY SIGN. Any sign used only temporarily and is not permanently mounted.
VIDEO DISPLAY SIGN. A sign that changes its message or background in a manner or method
of display characterized by motion or pictorial imagery, which may or may not include text and
depicts action or special effects to imitate movement, the presentation of pictorials or graphics
displayed in a progression of frames which have the illusion of motion, including but not limited
to the illusion of moving objects, moving patterns or bands of light, or expanding or contracting
shapes. Video display signs include projected images or messages with these characteristics onto
buildings or other objects.
WALL SIGN. A sign affixed to the exterior wall, mansard roof, or soffit of a building that is
parallel to the building wall. A wall sign does not project more than 12 inches from the surface to
which it is attached, or extend beyond the top of the parapet wall.
WINDOWSIGN. any sign placed on the interior window, or painted on a window such that it
can be read from the outside of the building.
Section 2. Severability. In the event that a court of competent jurisdiction adjudges any part of this
Ordinance to be invalid, such judgment shall not affect any other provision of this Ordinance not
specifically included with that judgment.
Section 3. Effective Date. This amendment shall take effect upon its passage and publication.
ADOPTED BY THE HUGO CITY COUNCIL ON MARCH 2,20091,-
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ATTEST:
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Michele Lindau, City Clerk