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ORDINANCE NO. 79-2960
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTIONS 8.10.35.1 AND
8.10.35.12A.2 OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES BY ADDING
PROVISIONS FOR COMMON SIGNAGE.
SECTION I. PURPOSE. The purpose of this Ordinance
is to allow common signage for uses in the M1, M2
and ORP Zones in addition to individual facia signs
and to provide definitions for measuring sign area.
SECTION II. AMENDMENT.
A. Section 8.10.35.1 is hereby amended by adding
the following definitions:
C.1 BUILDING FRONTAGE. The horizontal length
of the front wall of a building.
L.1. FRONT WALL. The wall of a building upon
which a sign is mounted including
elements of the wall or any member or
group of members which defines the
exterior boundaries of the side of the
building on which the sign is mounted and
which has a slope of 60 degrees or
'greater with the horizontal plane. The
area of the front wall is the building
frontage times the building height.
Where a building contains two or more
uses, the front wall of a building as
used herein shall apply as if each use
were contained in a separate building.
B. Section 8.10.35.12A2 is hereby amended as
follows:
In the event that five (5) or more uses or
buildings are contiguous and individual facia
signs as listed below in Section B.l.a. are
erected, a common major sign of the type
permitted in Section B.l.b. or B.l.c. may be
permitted provided, however, that the
following conditions are met.
a. The area of the common sign shall not
exceed 175 square feet.
b. The area of the common sign shall be
deducted from the total maximum permitted
sign area for all of the individual facia
signs, and
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C. The area of the common sign shall be
deducted an equal amount from the maximum
permitted sign area for each individual
facia sign.
SECTION III. REPEALER. That Section
8.10.35.12A.2 and all ordinances or parts of
ordinances in conflict with this ordinance are
hereby repealed.
SECTION IV. SEVERABILITY. If any section,
provision or part of the Ordinance shall be
adjudged to be invalid or unconstitutional, such
adjudication shall not affect the validity of the
Ordinance as a whole or any section, provision or
part thereof not adjudged invalid or
unconstitutional.
SECTION V. EFFECTIVE DATE. This Ordinance shall
be in effect after its fl nal passage, approval and
publication as required by law.
Passed and approved this 3rd day of July, 1979.
MAYOR
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Ord. #79-2960 It was moved by Neuhauser
Page 3that the Ordinance as read be adopted and dupon oroll call there— were
AYES: NAYS: ABSENT:
�- BALMER
x -- dePROSSE
x x ERDAHL
x NEUHAUSER
x PERRET
x -- ROBERTS
VEVERA
First consideration 6/26/79
Vote for passage: yes: eu auser, erret, Roberts,
Vevera, Balmer. Nays: none. Absent: deProsse, Erdahl.
Movea by deProsse, seconded by Balmer, that the rule requir-
ing ordinances to be considered and voted on for passage at
two Council meetings prior to the meeting at which it is to
be finally passed be suspended, the second consideration and
vote be waived, and the ordinance be voted upon for final
passage at this time. Ayes: deProsse, Neuhauser, Perret,
Roberts, Vevera, Balmer. Nays: none. Absent: Erdahl.
Date of publication _July 11, 1979
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JORM MICROLAB
CEDAR RAPIDS -DES MO RIES