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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.
[Ord. No. 2118 §§1 — 3, 8-18-2008]
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.
[Ord. No. 2118 §§1 — 3, 8-18-2008]
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.