HomeMy WebLinkAboutORDINANCE 03-22ORDINANCE NO.03-22
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 17.66 OF THE ESTES PARK MUNICIPAL
CODE REGARDING NEON-STYLE SIGNS
WHEREAS,chapter 17.66 of the Estes Park Municipal Code (the Sign Code)sets
forth regulations providing for uniform control of signs within the Town;and
WHEREAS,minimizing the adverse effects of signs on nearby public and private
property is a key component of the Sign Code regulations;and
WHEREAS,complaints have been received by the Town regarding the
appearance and quantity of neon-style signs currently present and permitted to be
present in the CD (Commercial-Downtown)zone district;and
WHEREAS,the Board of Trustees of the Town of Estes Park has determined that
it is in the best interest of the Town to amend certain sections of the Municipal Code of
the Town of Estes Park,Colorado related to signage,as set forth on Exhibit A.
NOW,THEREFORE,BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF
THE TOWN OF ESTES PARK,COLORADO AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1:Chapter 17.66 of the Municipal Code of the Town of Estes Park is
hereby amended,by adding underlined material and deleting stricken material,as set
forth on Exhibit A.Ellipses indicate material not reproduced as the Board intends to leave
that material in effect as it now reads.
Section 2:This Ordinance shall take effect and be enforced thirty (30)days after
its adoption and publication by title.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the Board of Trustees of the Town of Estes Park,
Colorado this yOday of
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2022.
TOWN OF ESTES PARK,COLORADO
By:________
Maydr
ATTEST:
I hereby certify that the above Ordinance was introduced at a regular meeting of the
Board of Trustees on the Ic’day of c ,2022 and published by title in a
newspaper of general circulation in the Town of E4tes Park,Colorado,on the j1ay
of
_________,
2022,all as required by the Statutes of the State of Colorado.
nClerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Town Attorney
Chapter 17.66 -Signs
17.66.050 -Exempt signs.
The following signs may be erected without a sign permit.
(12)Neon style signs that do not display a commercial message (e.g.,“open”);
(13)Neon style signs displaying a commercial message,provided that such sign:
a.Is eight (8)square feet or less,
b.Is located and displayed interior to a building,such as behind window glass,and
c.Shall comply with the frequency,duration,and operational standards for on premises EMCs
(Section 17.66110(h));
(124)Incidental signs;
(135)Gravestones or grave markers;
(146)Nameplates in residential districts;
(15)Pennants and festoons;
(168)Yard signs that do not exceed thirty-two (32)square feet in sign display area and seven (7)
feet in sign height,provided they are not located in any public right-of-way7
(17w)Product dispensers and point of purchase displays;
f180)Signs on property being offered for sale or lease,provided that the sign:
a.Is an on-premises sign;
b.Does not exceed the following sign display area measurements:nine (9)square feet
for residentially zoned property,or thirty-two (32)square feet for non-residentially
zoned property;and
c.Is not artificially illuminated;
(1924)Traffic control signs,whether on public or private property (e.g.,parking-lot stop signs),
provided they conform to the standards of the Manual of Uniform Traffic Control Devices
(MUTCD),and provided they do not contain any commercial message or logo;
(2O2)Vehicle signs on properly licensed vehicles used to transport persons or property;
(213)Sign not legible from a public right-of-way,with “not legible”defined as:Less than one (1)
inch height for the largest letter or graphic element on the sign,measured vertically,for every
twenty-five (25)feet of distance from the nearest point in the right-of-way to the nearest letter
or graphic element in the sign;
(224)Temporary window signs;
(235)Messages and graphics transmitted and displayed that are primarily intended for interior
view within a building,and only incidentally visible from outside;
(246)Window signs that cumulatively constitute less than twenty-five percent (25%)of the
window area,excluding neon-style signs;
(25)Signs that are held or carried by person(s)at all times when visible from a public right-of-
way.
17.66.110 -Sign regulations in non-residential zoning districts (A,CD,CO,CH,0 1-1).
(b)Total sign display area per lot or business:Frontage on two (2)or more streets.
(2)The principal street frontage as defined herein shall be allocated two hundred fifty
(250)square feet of total sign display area,
(c)Freestanding signs.
(1)One (1)freestanding sign shall be permitted per property,irrespective of the number
of individual businesses or tenants on said property.For purposes of this subsection,the
term “property”shall refer to a single functional developmental site with common
circulation and off-street parking (if present),irrespective of the number of recorded
lots,parcels,deeds,or similar instruments comprising said property.
(6)Exception:Freestanding signs on corner lots.
a.A property with a corner location (i.e.,with frontage at the point of
intersection of two (2)public streets)may elect to combine its front and side
street sign allocation into a single corner sign with a total of one hundred eighty
(180)square feet of sign display area,measured in accordance with the “sign
display area (multi-faced)”definition herein,provided:
1.The sign is a two-faced sign,oriented diagonally so as to be equally
visible from both streets;
2.The sign is set back at least five (5)feet from the nearest right-of-way;
and
3.The sign does not obstruct the vision of traffic from any direction.
(1)On-premises directional signs.
(2)Any individual on-premises directional sign shall not exceed six (6)square feet of sign
display area2
(h)Neon-style signs.
(1)Neon-style signs shall be counted toward,and may comprise no more than twenty-
five percent (25%)of,the total sign display area.
(2)Any neon-style sign shall not exceed eight (8)square feet in sign display area.
(3)No more than two neon-style signs shall be allowed per business.
(4)Neon-style signs shall remain static with no additional effects (including,but not
limited to,fading,flashing,blinking,twinkling,waving,and rumbling).
(5)Neon-style signs are only permitted in non-residential zone districts.
fth)On-premises electronic message centers (EMC5):Number and type of signs permitted.