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The criteria established by this Section are adopted under the
zoning authority of the City of St. Robert in furtherance of the more
general purposes set forth in these Land Development Regulations.
This Section is adopted and hereafter amended pursuant to Section
71.288 and Sections 226.500 to 226.600, RSMo.
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A. New Billboards.
1. No new billboards shall be erected within the political boundaries
of the City of St. Robert, except those that meet the requirements
of this Section and only after receiving the proper permit.
2. Such new billboards as may be permitted by this regulation shall
conform to the height, size, lighting and spacing requirement prescribed
by this regulation.
B. Height. The maximum height of a billboard along any interstate
shall be thirty (30) feet and a maximum length of seventy-two (72)
feet.
C. Size. All billboards shall be no greater than eight hundred
(800) square feet in area.
D. Lighting. In addition to the lighting restrictions of Section
226.540(1), RSMo., which shall apply to all billboards in St. Robert,
no billboard shall be so illuminated that it:
1. Interferes with the safety of aircraft flight in the vicinity of
the billboard.
2. Interferes with the use and enjoyment of property of any adjacent
landowners.
3. Allows the illumination source to be directly visible from any right-of-way
or adjoining property.
E. Spacing. All measurements shall be made parallel to the
roadway between perpendiculars extended from the billboard locations
in question.
1. No billboard shall be erected within two thousand (2,000) feet of
an interchange or intersection at grade.
2. No billboard along any freeway shall be erected closer than three
thousand (3,000) feet from another billboard.
3. No billboard shall be erected closer than eight hundred (800) feet
from a mixed-use ("MU") zoning district.
4. No billboard shall be erected closer than one thousand (1,000) feet
from any residential area zoned "R-1", "R-2", "R-3" or "R-M".
5. No billboard shall be erected closer than one thousand (1,000) feet
from any church, school or park.
6. Billboards shall be allowed in general commercial ("C-2") and industrial zoning districts only and shall meet the minimum setback requirements established in Subsections
(E)(1) through
(E)(5) above. Non-conforming situations shall apply.
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A. The
following are expressly prohibited unless specifically stated otherwise
in this regulation:
1. Off-premise billboards that include lights which flash, blink or
turn on and off intermittently, not including time and temperature.
2. Off-premise billboards employing direct, indirect, internal, flashing
or other illumination with light sources or reflectivity of such brightness
that constitute a hazard to ground or air traffic or a nuisance as
determined by the Administrator.
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A. The
St. Robert Board of Aldermen, by regulation and following public notice
and hearing, may designate any of the following areas of special control:
1. Architectural, historic or scenic areas or scenic roadsides.
2. Sign plazas or specific areas designated for aesthetic design controls.
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A. All billboards shall be constructed and maintained in accordance with the criteria set forth in Section
408.013 of this regulation and the building codes of the City.
B. All billboards shall be maintained in accordance with the guidelines delineated in Section
408.011 of this regulation and the building codes of the City of St. Robert.
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Unless otherwise specifically provided for in this regulation
and subject to restrictions and qualifications set forth in this Chapter,
non-conforming billboards that lawfully existed on the effective date
of this regulation may be continued.
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All new billboards shall require a construction permit prior to being constructed, reconstructed, moved, altered, placed or repaired. The permit requirements and fees delineated in Section
408.019 (Permit Application) of this regulation shall govern all new billboards erected within the City of St. Robert.
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If any Section, Subsection, sentence, clause, phrase or portion
of this Chapter is held invalid or unconstitutional by any court of
competent jurisdiction, such portion shall be deemed a separate, distinct
and independent provision and such holding shall not affect the validity
of the remaining portions thereof.
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Any sign, display or device allowed under this Chapter may contain,
in lieu of any other copy, any otherwise lawful, non-commercial message,
including any political message, that does not direct attention to
a business operated for profit or to a commodity or service for sale
and that complies with all other requirements of this regulation.