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INTRODUCED BY COUNCIL MEMBER EDWARDS
Council Bill No. ~ ORDINANCE NO. ~
Series of 1994
TITLE: AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE SIGN CODE OF THE CODE OF
LAWS OF THE CITY OF WHEAT RIDGE RELATING TO
TEMPORARY SIGNS.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WHEAT RIDGE,
COLORADO, THAT:
Section 1. Wheat Ridge Code of Laws, Article IV. Sign Code,
Subsection 26-410(n)(5) is hereby repealed and reenacted as follows:
"(5) Banners are permitted for any nonresidentially-zoned or used
property to advertise special events or sales subject to the
following provisions:
a. May be placed upon a building wall or roof, or a fence but
shall not be attached to landscaping, freestanding posts,
or utility poles.
b. The total size allowed for any single banner or total
combination of multiple banners shall be determined using
the same criteria that applies to Wall Signs. If the
banner is to be affixed to a fence, size shall be the same
as if it was attached to the nearest adjacent building wall
having street frontage.
c. Any banner that becomes discolored, ragged, shredded,
detached, etc. shall be removed or repaired.
(6) Pennants, streamers, and similar devices, and balloons or
other inflatable devices shall be permitted upon
nonresidentially-zoned or used properties only, subject to the
following provisions:
a. Anyone, or a concurrent or successive combination of
pennants, streamers, or balloons or other inflatable
devices shall be permitted to advertise special events or
sales one (1) time per year for up to thirty (30) days, or
two (2) times per year for up to fifteen (15) days each
time.
b. Such devices shall be securely anchored or attached so as to
prevent dislocation, entanglement or encroachment onto
adjacent properties or public streets, or undue hazard to
motorists or pedestrians.
c. Roof mounting is permitted.
d. Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection 26-407(13),
signs regulated pursuant to this subsection 26-410(n)(6)
shall be required to obtain a Temporary Sign Permit.
(7) It is not the intent of these regulations to prohibit or
unreasonably regulate or to require permits for the legitimate
display of traditional winter holiday season decorations
provided however, that such display occurs between November 15
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(year-end) and January 15 (new-year), and provided that such
decorations or display is installed and maintained in a safe
manner.
Section 2. Safetv Clause. The City Council hereby finds, determines,
and declares that this ordinance is promulgated under the general
police power of the City of Wheat Ridge, that it is promulgated for
the health, safety, and welfare of the public, and that this ordinance
is necessary for the preservation of health and safety and for the
protection of public convenience and welfare. The City Council
further determines that the ordinance bears a rational relation to the
proper legislative object sought to be attained.
Section 3. Severability. If any clause, sentence, paragraph, or part
of this ordinance or the application thereof to any person or
circumstances shall for any reason be adjusted by a court of competent
jurisdiction invalid, such judgment shall not affect impair or
invalidate the remainder of the ordinance or its application to other
persons or circumstances.
Section 4. This ordinance shall take effect
publication.
15
days after final
INTRODUCED, READ, AND ADOPTED on first reading by a vote of 8 to 0
on this 14th day of March , 1994, ordered published in full
in a newspaper of general circulation in the City of Wheat Ridge and
Public Hearing and consideration on final passage set for Monday,
April 11 , 1994, at 7:00 o'clock p.m., in the Council Chambers,
7500 West 29th Avenue, Wheat Ridge, Colorado.
READ, ADOPTED AND ORDERED PUBLISHED on second and final reading by a
vote of 8 to 0 , this 11th day of April , 1994.
SIGNED by the Mayor on this 12th day of
April
1994.
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DAN WILDE, MAYOR
Clerk
1st Publication: March 22, 1994
2nd Publication: April 19, 1994
Wheat Ridge Sentinel
Effective Date: May 4, 1994
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APPROVED AS TO FORM BY CITY ATTORNEY
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KATHRYN S HROEDER, CITY ATTORNEY