City Council Ordinance 150ORDINANCE AMENDMENT NO. 150
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MONTICELLO DO HEREBY ORDAIN THAT
ORDINANCE SECTION 10-3-9 REGARDING PORTABLE SIGNS SHALL BE AMENDED
AS FOLLOWS®
[B] 2. (e) Portable signs, as defined in i below, and other attention
getting devices, as defined in iii -v below, except as
provided for in subsection [C], Paragraph 4.
i. Portable signs shall be defined as an advertising
device not permanently attached to a building,
facade, or pylon. Portable signs include electronic
and non -electronic sign boards on wheels, banners,
as defined in ii below, sandwich boards, hanging
placards, signs mounted on movable standards.
ii. Banners shall be defined as fabric, paper, vinyl,
or similar material which carries a specific message
and which can be hung on a wall, facade, awning,
canopy, suspension cable or wire, etc.
iii. Streamers/Pennants shall be defined as flags, triangular
pennants, spirals, spinners, etc., attached in
series to a single cord or support line which is
then strung or suspended from point to point.
iv. Inflated devices shall be defined as inflatable
devices which may be stationary or airborne (but
tethered) which are intended to attract attention
to a specific location or site.
V. Searchlights - self defining.
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[C] 4. The temporary use of portable signs, decorative attention -getting
devices and searchlights shall require an annual or daily
permit.
(a) An annual permit for portable signs, as defined herein,
shall be granted for a maximum period of twenty (20)
days per calendar year. The applicant shall determine
and specify on the application the days planned for
display, i.e., twenty consecutive days, ten weekends,
etc.
(b) A permit for decorative attention -getting devices shall
be issued for a maximum period of ten (10) days with
a minimum period of one hundred eighty (180) days between
consecutive issuance of such permits for any property
or parcel.
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(c) All portable signs and attention -getting devices must
be well maintained and kept in good repair at all times.
The Building Official shall order the immediate removal
of any device considered to be damaged or in poor condition.
Non-compliance shall be just cause for revocation of
the permit without refund.
(d) All portable signs and attention -getting devices shall
be allowed only on the property or site where the business
or enterprize is situated. No placement shall be allowed
on public rights-of-way.
(e) All portable signs and attention -getting devices shall
be on ground level except that banners and streamers
may be affixed to a building, facade, permanent pylon
sign, or other permanent fixtLre. Airborne inflatable
devices shall be tethered on site.
(f) Not more than two (2) portable signs shall be displayed
at the same time.
(g) Not more than two (2) attention -getting devices shall
be permitted to be displayed in conjunction with any
portable sign.
(h) A decorative attention -getting device may bear the name
of the business, but shall not bear any service, product,
price, etc., advertising message.
(i) Permit fees shall be set by the City Council and shall
be payable upon application for said permit.
Adopted this 27th day of May, 1986.
Arve A. Grimsmo, Mayor
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Thomas Eidem
City Administrator