ORDINANCE NO. 8915

AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF LAWRENCE, KANSAS, AMENDING CHAPTER V, ARTICLE 18, SECTION 5-1841.6 OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF LAWRENCE, KANSAS, 2013 EDITION, AND AMENDMENTS THERETO, PERTAINING TO SIGNS PERMITTED IN COMMERCIAL DISTRICTS, AND REPEALING EXISTING SECTION 5-1841.6.

BE IT ORDAINED BY THE GOVERNING BODY OF THE CITY OF LAWRENCE, KANSAS:

SECTION 1. Section 5-1841.6 of the Code of the City of Lawrence, Kansas, 2013 Edition, and amendments thereto, is hereby amended to read as follows:

5-1841.6

(A)       Signs in Commercial or Industrial Districts, General. From and after March 22, 1995, the installation of a ground sign/pole mounted shall not be permitted in a commercially or industrially zoned district, including districts zoned planned commercial and industrial. One (1) ground sign/surface mounted (monument sign) may be installed on a tract of property with a commercial or industrial zoning designation, including property zoned planned unit developments, pursuant to this Section. The ground sign/surface mounted shall be limited to a height of twelve (12) feet and shall not exceed sixty (60) square feet in surface area, provided that for each additional five (5) feet of setback from the right-of-way property line, the height may increase by two (2) feet, for a maximum height of sixteen (16) feet, and the surface area may increase by an additional six (6) feet, to a maximum not to exceed seventy-two (72) square feet of surface area.

(B)       Same, Base Calculation. The permanent base of the sign shall not contain lettering, logo or insignia, and shall be permanently attached to the sign. The total base width must be at least sixty-five percent (65%) and no more than one hundred and twenty-five percent (125%) of the width of the sign. The base width shall not exceed eight (8) feet for a sign on a lot of less than one (1) acre, provided that a sign on a lot of one acre or more shall have a maximum base width of twelve (12) feet. The square footage surface area limitation established in subsection (A) shall not include the dimensions of the base. For sign structures without a separation materials between the base and the sign, the requirements of this Section shall be determined by establishing the square footage covered by the perimeter of any lettering, logo, and insignia which shall be considered the signage square surface area.

(C)       Same, Multi-Establishments on Five Acres or More.

(1)        A sign located on a lot of five (5) acres or more on a site with more than one (1) separate business or establishment, shall be allowed a maximum additional square footage of twenty (20) square feet in addition to that set forth in Subsection (A) for the sign depending upon the setback of the sign.

(2)        Provided, that as an alternative to the additional square footage set forth in (C)(1) an additional sign with an a maximum of forty (40) square feet surface area may be installed at a secondary entrance facing a different public street than the first sign provided the site is bounded by two (2) or more public streets, has five (5) acres or more, and has more than one (1) separate business on the site.

(D) Gas and Fuel Sales Pricing. Digital display of gas and fuel product and numeric price information for Gas and Fuel Sales (as defined in Chapter 20 of the Code of the City of Lawrence, Kansas) may be incorporated into a ground/surface mounted sign, provided that the total area of the gas and fuel product name and numeric price information shall not exceed twenty-five (25) percent of the sign area. Such display shall be limited to the name of the gas and fuel product and numeric price information only, and shall not flash, scroll, or otherwise simulate movement.

SECTION 2. Existing section 5-1841.6 of the Code of the City of Lawrence, Kansas, 2013 Edition, and amendments thereto, is hereby repealed, it being the intent of the Governing Body that the provisions of this ordinance supersede that section.

SECTION 3. If any section, clause, sentence, or phrase of this ordinance is found to be unconstitutional or is otherwise held invalid by any court of competent jurisdiction, it shall not affect the validity of any remaining parts of this ordinance.

SECTION 4. This ordinance shall take effect and be in full force and effect immediately following its adoption and publication as provided by law.

PASSED by the Governing Body of the City of Lawrence, Kansas, this ___ day of October, 2013.

 APPROVED:

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Michael Dever

Mayor

ATTEST:

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Jonathan M. Douglass

City Clerk

APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY:         

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Toni R. Wheeler

City Attorney

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NOTICE TO PUBLISHER

Publish one time and return one Proof of Publication to the City Clerk and one to the City Attorney.