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AN ORDINANCE RI9GULATIldG THE CONSTEtUCTIOR AMID M1IINTENANC$
OF SIGN$t~ARDB
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY Ca<1NCIL OF ~ CITY' `OF ~3T CIS:
SECTION 1. Persons Covered -Hereafter no person, persons, firm,
partnership, association or corporation shall construct or maintain any sign-
board, billboard or other advertising device of axty kind whatever by whatever
denominated except as herein provided on any lends within the City of 1Pest
s without first securing a permit as herein provide8 nor without complying
th all the provisions oP this Ordinance, Amendments thereto or other
applicable thereto.
SECTION ~, Anplication -Before any billboard, signboard or other
device shall be ereete8 or e~ty existing signboard or billboard
altered or removed such person or„persons_,aha].1.m~k~...an appliaa~~+n is writing
to the building inspector and said application shall contain the follo:ving
information and any additional information which the building inspector end/or
inspector shall require. Such application shall include the
i~ormation:
(a) Rice Hams and address of the owner or owners of the proposed
ignboard, billboard or other advertising device.
(b) If a corporati on, the name of the corporation, its officers and
tors and its agent for service in the State of Arkansas.
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(c) The location of the proposed sign or billboard and the legal
iau of the lands on which said signboard or billboard is to be located.
(d) The height, length and other dimensions of the said signboard of
billboard.
(e) Ths material to be used in constructing the soma.
(f) The written consent of the owner or owners of said lands on which
said sign ~~ ®reated.
Such application shall be in the form that may be required by the
city building and/or electrical inspector. The application shall be deemed a
consent by the applicant to the various provisions of this Ordinance including
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the right of the City to charge to the appliaaat the expense of removing or
altering said sign covered by this Ordinance.
3L~CTICi~T 3. Inc~lud,ed -The word "sign" as used herein shall be deemed
to mean arq signboard, billboard or other outdoor advertising devise of any
kind by whatever name denoaninated.
SECTION 4. Conatructiaa~ - Atl signs aha7.1 be constructed of galva-
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nixed iron, enameled iron, copper or other non-corrosive and incombustible
materials except the frame and braces or supports may be of wood. oonatrn.ctiom.
Every such sign shall b• aocurely attached to acid supports and braces sad
firmly assured to prevent being blown down or destroyed by winds.
SECTION 5. 9tren„~th of Construction - Eoery sign and its supports
.shall be capable of withstanding a wind pressure of thirty pounds to the square
fo®t.
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3SCTIt~ii 6. Obstructions - No alga shall bs so orected as to obstruct
at~q street, 811ey or walkway and in such manner acid place that it will sot
hiader the Firs Department nor be deemed a hazard. to the operation of vehicles
by obstructing views or otherwise.
SECTION ?. Permit Fee -The annual fee for s sign permit shall be
based on ten cents (10¢) per square foot of advertising surface. Each permit
shall run Ycr the calendar year and if issued after danuaxy 1st, shall extend
to t he first day of the succeeding year and shall be renewed casually thereafte>~,
and if issued for leas than one year shall be a prorate part of the year for
the permit is issued.
BECTIO~T 8. Permits -When the building inspector shall hens
determined that the proposed sign comaplies with the provisions oP this
Ordinance and it is not otherwise a menace to public safety, he shall issue
a permit upon presentation of a receipt from the City C]e rk stating that the
required permit fee has boon paid.
SECTION 9. Ez! 3ipne -This Ordinance ahal7. not require the
removal oP pre-euiating signs in Qonflict herewith which are in safe condition
but no near alga shall replace an existing sign, and no existing 8iga shall be
altered, remodeled or relocated unless the wane shall meat the requirements of
this Ordinance. Pending cosh alteration, remodeling or relocation of a pre-
existing alga, the onvnors of such sign shall be entitled to an aa~nnal alga
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permit upon payment of permit fees as provided herein until five years after
the passage and approval of this Ordinance provided that all requirements of
this Ordinance are met.
ACTION 10. Inspection - It shall be the duty oP the building
inspector to inspect all signs at regular intervals. Tf any sign, whether
covered by this Ordinance or not, is found to be insecurely fastened, imprope
constructed, erected or placed in a location or in such manner that it might
be dangerous to any individual, individuals or the general public or that it
might becccne a nuisance, or has been improperly maintained or in any ray
conflicts with the provisions of this Ordinance, he shall report this fact to
the owner of the sign. If the sign is not repaired and placed in a safe
condition within five days after such notice, it may be removed or altered to
~~PlY with the requirements of this Ordinance and at the eapense~ of the holder
of the permit or the owner of the sign or the ar~ner of the lands on which said
sign is constructed sad provided further that the building inspector may pause
it to be removed summarily and without notice whenever public safety requires
this to be done immediately.
S~CTIOId 11. Zi bilit~ of the City - The acceptance of fees provided
herein shall not be deemed an assumption of the liability of the City and the
owner of the sign or the lands upon which said sign is erected shall be liable
for any damages and injury that may be caused by any person or property thereby
3gCTICN 12. - This Ordinance shall not be construed to apply
to any sign or signboard having a square footage of less than fifteen square
feet in advertising surface.
9~ECTIOAI 13. Rarservation - The City reserves the right to cause any
sign to be removed at the expense of the grantee of the permit, and should the
sign not b® remoe~ed as directed and upon the finding by the majority of the
City Council that the removal of such sign is necessary for the safety of
persons and property, the City may cause the same to be remov®d at the cost
of the owner of the sign or the o~rner oP the lands on which said sign is
located.
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SECTIC~i:°14. Sleveral - should any clause, section or portion of
this Ordinsace b® declared illegal, unconstitutional or in violation of snsy
statutory authority, the invalidity of such clause or section shall not
invalidate is aay manner the remaining portion of said Ordinance. All
Ordinances and parts of Ordinances in conflict herev~rith are hereby repealed.
SECTIC~i 15. 'Pio„~ lation - wny p®rson, Pirm or corporation that shall
violate any of the provisions of this Ordinance shall b® Yined is a~ay swn of
not more than X100.00, cad each day's violation of the provisions of this
Ordiannce shall constitute a separate offense provided that after the first
conviction under this Ordinance sufficient time shall be given to remedy the
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Passed and approved on the ~-~~ day of-~gtts~, 1946.
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