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HomeMy WebLinkAboutORDINANCE 169-57ORDINANCE NO.169 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE NO.;68,OF THE ORDINANCES OF THE TOWN OF ESTES PARX,COLORADO, PASSED AND ADOPTED ON THE 11th DAY OF FEBRUARY, 19.57 AND BEING ENTITLED “AN ORDINANCE ZONING THE TOWN OF ESTES PARK,COLORADO AND REPEALING ORDINANCES NUMBER 152,156,158,and 161 OF THE TOWN OF ESTES PARK,COLORADO”. BE IT ORDAINED by the Board of Trustees of the Town of Estee Park, Colorado,that Ordinance Number 168,passed and adopted on the 11th day of February,1957 and being entitled “An Odinance Zoning the Town of Estee ?ark,Colorado,and repealing Ordinances No.152,156,158 and 161 of the Town of Estee Park,Colorado”,be,and the same is hereby amended to read as follows: Section Six,Accessory Uses,under the Ordinance shall read aa follows: Söction Six,Accessory Uses: A use customarily incidental to a use permitted in any district shall be permitted in any district provided it is located on the same lot. Home occupations engaged in by the occupants of a dwelling,not involving the conduct of a trade or business on the premises,shall be considered an accessory use. The letting of rooms and the providing of table board in a private dwelling shall be permitted as an accessory use. A private garage shall be an accessory use. The etabling,pasturing or keeping of horses shall not be an accessory use hereunder and is hereby forbidden. Signs:Wareali of a sign means the space enclosed by the outer dimensions of a sign.Where a sign is painted,on a wall,the area jf the sign shall be computed by enclosing each letter and image of such sign within sets of parallel lines and taking the area thus enclosed. “Face or wall of building”,means the general outer surface of any main exterior wall or foundation wall of the building,and shall include windows and store fronts. uDouble face”signs shall be considered as one sign.Double face means a sign where the two sides are seperated by not more than 2Lk inches and are parallel to each other. liBuildingu,In addition to the ordinary meaning,includes any structure. ISignH,means any names,figure,character,outline,spectacle, deplay,advertising,billboard,device,or any other tuiing of similar nature to attract attention outdoors,and includes all parts,portions, units and materials composing the same. Permits Required.It shall be unlawful for any person,irm or corporation to erect,construct,maintain,move,alter,ChanL repair place,suspend,or cause the same to be done,any sign or advertjg structure,without first obtaining from the Building Inspector,aitt6fl permit so to do,paying the fees prescribed therefor,and conformur\t0 and complying with all the provisions of this Ordinance. A permit shall not be required for minor repairs,painting on a permitted sign,and normal maintenance,providing,the area of the sign is not Increased and the location of the sign Is not changed to any degree whatsoever.Said permit may at any time be rescinded by the Building Inspector or by the Town Board,should any of the provisions of this Ordinance be violated.All applicants for a permit shall certify the consent and approval of the owner,lessee,or agent having charge of the property on which the sign is to be erected,maintained or attached.The permit fee for each sign shall be Two Dollars.Before issuing a permit,the Building Inspector shall determine that all Ordinances and Regulations will be complied with and that no public hazard will be created. All electric wiring to be used In connection with any sign shall be done by persons licensed to do electric Wiring within the Town,and In accordance with all Ordinancee,rules and regulations relating to electric wiring within the Town.High potential neon gas signs must be of an approved type,using high power factor transformers,and each sign must be provided with an approved master switch located at,on or near the sign and arranged to disconnect all ungrounded wires supplying the sign transformers and acceseable only to the authorized service man. All luminous electric discharge tubes or other lighting,of the fixed position type,of inherent low power factor characteristics shall,at all times be provided with effective power factor corrective equipment and such equipment shall be directly connected in the load circuits without separate fuses or other projection. Signs destroyed by fire,wind,or otherwise,more than 50%of valuation at the time of the loss,as determined by the building Inspector,shall conform with this Ordinance before being replaced. . No sign shall be supported in whole or in part from any street, sidewalk,parkway,public property,or required set—backs within the C—i Commercial District.No sign within the Town shall extend into, above or beyond the curb line of any street or alley. No sign shall extend higher than twenty—four feet above the average grade of the ground surface of the premises immediately below.All signs erected at an angle to the building towhioh it is attached,or to the street line,shall be a minimum of nine feet above the ground level, and shall not extend more than four feet over the sidewalk or required set—back line.No sign shall exceed sixty square feet in areas except flat signs on the face or wall of a building,not extending more than twelve inches from the building.Signs on the face or wall of a building shall not exceed twenty—five per cent of the area of the face or wall. The lettering and advertising matter on all signs within the Town except as herein provided,shall solely deal with and clearly indicate the business done or services rendered upon such premises and none other. No sign shall be placed upon any vacant or unimproved property,except that it deal exclusively with the sale,lease or transfer of such property. No rotating or moving signs shall be permitted. No signs shall be permitted in the R—l Residence District except: Name plates not exceeding two square feet in area,indicating the name of the occupant;identification signs for churches,physicians,dentists, artist,musician,and the letting of rooms,not to exceed six aquare feet in area;one sign for each property or subdivision relating to the sale, lease or rental of said property,not to exceed twelve square feet in area. Nothing herein contained shall prevent the erection and maintenance of official traffic,fire and police signs,directional signs,signals, devices and markings made by and for,the State of Colorado or The Town of Estes Park.Nothing herein contained shall prevent the Town Board from granting a temporary,special,permit on such terms as it may deem proper for signs pertaining to a civic or patriotic special event of .• general public interest.U Except as hereby amended,said Ordinance No.168 shall remain in full force and effect. Passed and adopted this 11th day of March,1957. 7/)cAPPROVED7/ At test -A;7f —/----