[R.O. 2016 § 535.150; Ord. No. 990-12 § 4, 5-29-2012]
A. All signs erected within the City limits
of Park Hills, Missouri, found not to be in compliance with the provisions
of the prevailing ordinance in force at the time of their erection
or were erected without the proper permits shall be deemed illegal.
1.
Code Violations. If it is found that
a sign is in violation of this Chapter, official notice shall be given
to the owner of the sign or if the owner cannot be located, to the
owner or property management agent of the premises on which the sign
is located or, if the sign erection is not complete, to the sign erector.
Such notice shall state:
b.
That all violations must be brought
into compliance with the requirements of this Chapter and all other
provisions of the Park Hills Zoning Code within the time frame allowed
[five (5) days from the date of such notice for an installed sign
or immediately for a temporary sign or specialty display].
c.
The requirements which must be met.
d.
That any person found to be in violation
of any provision of this Chapter shall be subject to a fine of up
to five hundred dollars ($500.00), up to ninety (90) days imprisonment,
or both. With each day of such violation constituting a separate offense
without further notice being required.
2.
Removal Of Signs In Violation. Any
and all signs that are defined as "prohibited" under the terms of
this Chapter or that are located on public property or public rights-of-way
are subject to immediate removal by City staff without any notice
or warnings being issued.
a.
All signs removed by City staff become
City property and may be destroyed. Under the terms of this action,
the parties from whom the signs are taken will not be entitled to
compensation or remuneration.
[R.O. 2016 § 535.160; Ord. No. 990-12 § 4, 5-29-2012]
A. A permit may be revoked by the Community
Development Department at any time it appears that there is departure
from the plans, specifications or conditions as required under terms
of the permit, that the same was procured by false representation
or that any provisions of this Chapter are being violated.
1.
Notice of such revocation shall be
served upon the owner, his/her agent, contractor or upon any such
person employed on the building or structure for which such permit
was issued via a stop work order which shall be posted in a prominent
location and thereafter no such construction shall proceed.
2.
A new permit application shall be
completed that correctly and completely reflects the departure from
the voided permit(s) and/or plans, specifications or conditions. If
said application is not returned within ten (10) days (for an installed
sign or immediately for a specialty display) of the date of notification,
a referral to the Park Hills Municipal Court may be issued. A referral
may be issued for each subsequent day of non-compliance.
3.
If the sign, as detailed in the revised
permit application, does not meet the standards of this Chapter, the
Community Development Department shall notify the owner or authorized
agent of same and shall allow ten (10) days (for an installed sign
or immediately for a specialty display) for the removal of the sign.
If the sign is not removed within the time allotted, a referral to
the Park Hills Municipal Court may be issued by Code Enforcement as
of the expiration of the grace period and each subsequent day thereafter
until the violation is abated.
4.
Any sign permit under which no construction
work has been commenced within ninety (90) days after the date of
issuance of said permit or under which proposed construction has not
been completed within six (6) months of the time of issuance shall
expire by limitation.
[R.O. 2016 § 535.170; Ord. No. 990-12 § 4, 5-29-2012]
Whenever a commercial sign would
be permitted under this Chapter, a sign bearing a political or other
non-commercial message may be installed in its place, provided it
otherwise complies with this Section. Subject to the landowner's consent,
a non-commercial message of any type may be substituted for any duly
permitted or allowed commercial message or any other duly permitted
or allowed non-commercial message; provided that the sign structure
or mounting device is legal without consideration of message content.
Such substitution of message may be made without any additional approval
or permitting. This provision prevails over any more specific provision
to the contrary within this Chapter. The purpose of this provision
is to prevent any inadvertent favoring of commercial speech over non-commercial
speech, or favoring of any particular non-commercial message over
any other non-commercial message. This provision does not create a
right to increase the total amount of signage on a parcel, nor does
it affect the requirement that a sign structure or mounting device
be properly permitted.
[R.O. 2016 § 535.180; Ord. No. 990-12 § 4, 5-29-2012]
A. All variances, interpretations or appeals sought from the provisions of this Chapter shall follow the procedures outlined in the Park Hills City Code, Chapter
400, Article
VI, Board of Adjustment.
1.
To obtain a variance the applicant
must show that by reason of exceptional circumstances that the strict
application of the terms of the sign regulations actually prohibit
the practical use of his/her property in the manner similar to that
of other property in the zoning district where it is located.