HomeMy WebLinkAboutordinance.council.003-63ORDINANCE NO. ~
(Series of 1963)
AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR THE ERECTION OF TEMPORARY OUTDOOR SIGNS,
PRESCRIBING THEIR LOCATION, CONSTRUCTION ANDAREA LIMITATION; PRO-
VIDING FOR THE ISSUANCE AND DURATION OF PERMITS; PROVIDING FOR THE
REMOVAL OF CERTAIN SIGNS; PROVIDING PENALTIES FOR THE ENFORCEMENT
THEREOF AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY TO EXIST.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ASPEN, COLORADO:
SECTION 1: Temporary Outdoor Signs are defined as any
sign, streamer, pennant, valance or display construction of cloth,
canvas, light fabric~ cardboard, wallboard, or other light materials
with or without frames, intended to be displayed for a short period
of time only, advertising special events of a cu.~unity interest.
SECTION 2: For all Temporar~ Outdoor Signs erected, a
permit shall be required. Such permits shall authorize the erection
of said signs and the maintenance thereof for a period of not
mor~ than six (6) days prior to the event advertised; nor more
than twenty-four (24) hours after the termination of said event.
No permit for temporary outdoor signs shall exceed a period of
fifteen (15) days.
SECTION 3: The message, lettering or wording on any
Temporary outdoor Sign shall pertain only to special events of
community interest being conducted within the co~unity. Temporary
Outdoor Signs shall make no reference to sales, auctions or product
advertising bi general and co~ercial business.
SECTION 4: Temporary outdoor Signs shall not exceed
fifty (50) Equate feet in area.
SECTION 5: Every Temporary Outdoor Sign weighing in
excess of twenty (20) pounds must be approved by the Building
Inspector and shall conkorm to' the safety requirements of the
Building Code of the City of Aspen.
SECTION 6: No Temporary Outdoor Sign shall be erected
or located in such a manner as to impair the safety of a moving
vehicle by distracting or obstructing the vision of the driver of
the vehicle. The color, design or location of Temporary Outdoor
Signs shall not cause confusion or interfere with traffic~signs or
signals.
SECTION 7: No Temporary Outdoor Sign shall be erected,
so as to prevent free ingress to or egress from any door, window
or fire escape; nor shall such sign be attached to or obstruct
any standpipe, fire hydrant or fire escape.
SECTION 8: Any sign n~v or hereafter existing which no
longer identifies a bona fide business conducted, product sold or
special event, is hereby declared a nuisance end shall be taken
down By the owner, agent or person having the beneficial use of
said si~n, within ten (10) days after ~rritten notification from
the Building Inspector, and upon failure to comply with such
notice within the time specified in such order, the Building
Inspector is hereby authorized to cause removal of such si~n,
and any expense incident thereto shall be paid hy the owner of
the property on which said si~n was located.
EXCEPTION: Signs of historical character shall not
be subject to the provisions of this section. For the pur-
pose of this section historical signs are defined to be
those signs erected prtor to Jenuary 1, 1945.
SECTION 9: Signs used for the purpose of advertising
the sale of real property shall not be subject to the provisions
of Sections 2 and 3 of this Ordinence; provided however, that said
signs shall be limited to four (4) square feet in area and shall
not be placed in or project into eny public right of way.
SECTION 10: Should any section, clause, or provision of
this Ordinance be declared by court of competent Jurisdiction to
be invalid, such decision shall not affect the validity of this
Ordinance as a whole or any pa~t thereof other then the part
declared invalid.
SECTION 11: Any person found ~uilty of violating this
ordinance shall be fined not less than $5.00 nor more than $300.00.
SECTION 12: An emergency is declared to exist and the
~mmediate passage of this Ordinance is necessary for the public
peace, health end safety of the inhabitants of the City of Aspen,
Colorado, and this Ordinance shall be in full force end effect
five (5) days after its final publication.
INTRODUCED, READ AND ORDERED published as provided by
law by the City Council of Aspenm Colorado, a~.itsre~lar meeting
held at Aspen, Colorado, this / ~ day of
MAYOR
FINALLY passed, adopted and approved on this / day
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ORDINANCE NO.
SERIES OF
I,~, City Clerk
of the City of Aspen, Colorado, do hereby certify that
the aforegoing Ordinance was introduced and read at a regular
meeting of the City Council_of said City of Aspen on the
jf day of ~-, 19~-~ , and by,order of -~
said City Gouncil'was published as.a proposed ordinance as ~,
the law directs and for mo~e than ten days prior to its
passage in the Aspen Times, legal newspaper; and that on
the /~/ day of ~ , 1963 , the said
proposed Ordinance was r~ad and passed by the City Council
aforesaid, the said meeting of said City Council being a
regular meeting, and ordered published in the aforesaid
newspaper as the law directs.
WITNESS my hand and
City of Aspen, Colorado,
1963
the official seal of the
this //~/' day of~ ~j ~