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HomeMy WebLinkAbout0459 Sign Regulations 1996CITY OF CHUBBUCK, IDAHO ORDINANCE NO. 459 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF CHUBBUCK, IDAHO, AMENDING CHAPTER 15.24, SIGN REGULATIONS, TO PROVIDE FOR THE REGULATION OF PERMANENT SIGNS COMMONLY KNOWN AS BILLBOARDS, DEFINING BILLBOARDS AND PROHIBITING FURTHER BILLBOARDS WITHIN THE CITY OF CHUBBUCK EXCEPT FOR THOSE ASSOCIATED WITH A BUSINESS ADJACENT TO OR NEAR THE BILLBOARD; REPEALING PRIOR CONFLICTING ORDINANCES; PROVIDING FOR THE SEVERABILITY OF THE PROVISIONS OF THIS ORDINANCE; PROVIDING T HAT ALL OTHER SECTIONS AND PROVISIONS OF CHAPTER 15 NOT HEREIN AMENDED SHALL REMAIN IN FULL FORCE AND EFFECT; AND PROVIDING WHEN THIS ORDINANCE SHALL BECOME EFFECTIVE. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHUBBUCK, IDAHO: Section 1. Section 15.24.030. The following Section 15.24.030 is added to the Chubbuck Municipal Code: 15.24.030 Regulation of Billboards. A. A billboard is defined as a sign that is an outdoor advertising sign which advertise goods, products or services that are not sold on the premises upon which the sign is located and which sign mounted upon a pole or structure in such a manner that it is directed to vehicular or pedestrian traffic. This definition shall not include any sign that is placed by or at the direction of any political subdivision of the State of Idaho or the United States Government. It shall not include any temporary sign defined in Chapter 15. 24 of the Chubbuck Municipal Code B. All billboards within the City of Chubbuck except those now existing are prohibited. C. Should property be annexed into the City of Chubbuck that has upon it an existing billboard, said billboard shall be removed within five years of the effective date of the ordinance annexing the property. D. Any billboards existing at the time this ordinance is passed may remain but shall not be altered, substantially repaired or relocated, except that the advertising material upon the billboard may be changed as is common in the advertising industry. Ordinance - Page 1 dec chbbck07.056 r E. If a billboard, or any portion of the sign, face, frame or supporting mechanism is damaged, said billboard may not be repaired but must be removed within 30 days of the date of damage. ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS Section 1. Repeal of Conflicting Ordinances. The provisions of any Ordinance of the City of Chubbuck, Idaho, and any provision of the Chubbuck Municipal Code which are in conflict with the provisions of this Ordinance are hereby repealed to the extent of such conflict. All other sections and provisions of Chapter 15 not herein amended shall remain in full force and effect. Section 2. Severability. If any provision of this ordinance is held invalid, for any reason, by any court of competent jurisdiction, such holding shall not affect the validity or enforceability of any of the remaining provisions. Section 3. Effective Date. The rule requiring an ordinance to be read on three separate days, one of which shall be a reading in full, is hereby dispensed with, and this Ordinance shall become effective upon its passage, approval and publication as provided by law. PASSED BY THE COUNCIL AND APPROVED BY THE MAYOR OF THE CITY OF CHUBBUCK, IDAHO, this 27th. day of AUGUST , 1996. A OR ATTEST: CITY CLERK Ordinance - Page 2 dsc chbbck07.056