4.1-E Enclosure
requirements, certain automotive services.
Land
uses depending in the normal conduct of their business on the frequent ingress
and egress of automobiles, shall be screened by an appropriate ornamental fence
or wall where they abut other uses which are not in the same category.
4.1-F Enclosure
requirements, storage areas.
Areas
used for the storage of building materials and equipment or utility
installations shall be completely screened by appropriate fences, walls, or
hedges or combinations thereof.
4.1-G Surfacing
of parking and loading areas.
All
parking and loading areas, whether public or private, shall be surfaced with a
pavement of sufficient strength to support the vehicular loads thereon and to
provide a durable and dustless surface, graded and drained, to disposed of
surface water, and properly marked and arranged to provide for orderly and safe
maneuvering and storage of automobiles and trucks.
4.1-H Lighting.
All
public areas shall be appropriately lighted to provide for safe and orderly
usage thereof. Where such public areas are located adjacent to residential
uses, all light fixtures shall be so arranged as to deflect the light from
adjoining premises.
4.1-I Maintenance.
All
premises in the KCIA shall be well maintained and kept in orderly and sightly
condition at all times. Structures damaged by fire or other calamity shall
either be repaired or, if repair is impractical, shall be removed within thirty
days of such calamity.
4.1-J
Sign Regulations.
1. Signage
Plan:
A. No
sign shall be permitted unless the following standards are met and unless the
signage plan has been approved by the City Plan Commission and is in accordance
with the signage guidelines adopted by the City Plan Commission.
B. At
the time of approval of a development district, the developer shall submit a
signage plan for all signs within the development district. Such signage plan
shall include specifications for type of signs (wall or monument), size,
materials, type of illumination, landscaping and location as well as any other
standards necessary for proper development. The signage plan shall not be effective
until approved by the Council after recommendation of the City Plan
Commission. Public notice requirements of Sections 80-330 and 80-335 shall not
apply. No sign shall be erected in contravention of the design standards. A
final signage plan for all types of signs shall be submitted to the Director of
City Development for review and approval for each stage or phase of development
prior to issuance of a sign permit. Minor modifications may be approved by the
Director of City Development. For those development districts which have
received approval prior to the date of this amendment, a signage plan as
provided above may be submitted at any time prior to the issuance of a permit
for a sign.
C. Signage
types are described as follows:
(i) For
the purpose of this section, a monument sign shall be defined as a
freestanding sign where the length of the base of the sign is a minimum of
seventy-five (75) percent of the length of the longest part of the sign and
shall not include revolving signs and flashing signs. Monument signs shall not
obstruct the line of vision for passing motorists; further there shall be
provided an area free of any obstruction greater than two (2) feet in height as
measured from the elevation at curb level. No sign shall be located within an
area determined by constructing two overlapping triangles so that the long leg
of each triangle is measured along the edge of pavement one hundred forty (140)
feet, the short leg measured along the adjacent edge of curb fifteen (15) feet,
and the hypotenuse constructed to connect the two legs to form the intersecting
area (hereinafter this area shall be referred to as Area Free of Visual
Obstruction).
The following methods of measurement shall be utilized
for a canopy sign.
(a) If
the sign consists of a panel or letters upon a panel, the area of the panel
shall not exceed the maximum allowable size.
(b) If
the sign consists of individual letters, the area of each word shall be
calculated by drawing a square or rectangle around each word. The sum of the
area of all word(s) shall not exceed the maximum allowable size.
(ii) For
the purposes of this section, a flat wall/fascia sign shall be defined as a
sign which is affixed in some way to an exterior wall of a building or structure
and which projects not more than 12 inches from the wall and presents only one
face with advertising copy to the public. The following methods of measurement
shall be utilized for a flat wall/fascia sign.
(a) If
the sign consists of a panel or letters upon a panel, the area of the panel
shall not exceed the maximum allowable size.
(b) If
the sign consists of individual letters, the area of each word shall be
calculated by drawing a square or rectangle around each word. The sum of the
area of all word(s) shall not exceed the maximum allowable size.
(iii) For
the purposes of this section, a canopy sign shall be defined as a sign which is
affixed to a canopy in some way and which projects not more than 12 inches from
the canopy face and presents only one face with advertising copy to the
public. A canopy is defined as a roof structure without walls which provides
shelter over gasoline dispensers or automatic teller machines (atms). The
following methods of measurement shall be utilized for a canopy sign.
(a) If
the sign consists of a panel or letters upon a panel, the area of the panel
shall not exceed the maximum allowable size.
(b) If
the sign consists of individual letters, the area of each word shall be
calculated by drawing a square or rectangle around each word. The sum of the
area of all word(s) shall not exceed the maximum allowable size.
2. Signage
permitted in Zoning Districts GP-1, GP-2 and GP-3:
A. Temporary
freestanding signs to identify a developer or development:
(i) Identification:
Name and logo of the developer.
(ii) Maximum
area: 500 square feet.
(iii) Maximum
number: One per each 1000 feet of frontage along an interstate highway or
limited access trafficway, such signs shall not occur at intervals less than
2000 feet within the same development.
(iv) Maximum
height: 15 feet.
(v) Location:
30 feet from the property line.
(vi) Illumination:
Internal or external illumination allowed.
(vii) Special
requirements: City Plan Commission approval required. Such signs shall be
removed within 3 years after erection or upon completion of the development
district, whichever occurs first. The City Plan Commission may approve
extensions not to exceed three (3) years.
B. Monument
signs to identify a development district.
(i) Identification:
Name and logo of the development district.
(ii) Maximum
area of sign panel: 75 square feet.
(iii) Maximum
number: One on each side of the public street entering the district from any
major thoroughfare; one freestanding sign to identify the development district
shall be permitted along one major thoroughfare frontage for those development
districts which do not have internal public streets.
(iv) Maximum
height of sign structure: 8 feet.
(v) Location:
10 feet from the property line.
(vi) Illumination:
Internal or external illumination allowed.
(vii) Special
requirements: City Plan Commission approval required.
C. Monument
signs to identify a subdistrict or phase of development district:
(i) Identification:
Name and logo of the subdistrict.
(ii) Maximum
area of sign panel: 40 square feet.
(iii) Maximum
number: One at the primary public street or driveway entrance to the
subdistrict or phase.
(iv) Maximum
height of sign structure: 6 feet.
(v) Location:
10 feet from the property line.
(vi) Illumination:
Internal or external illumination allowed.
(vii) Special
requirements: City Plan Commission approval required.
D. Signs
to identify single-purpose pad sites:
(i) Monument
signs and menu boards, in lieu of one wall sign:
(a) Identification
and Menu Boards: On-premise business advertising.
(b) Maximum
area of sign panel: 30 square feet
(c) Maximum
number: One identification, in lieu of one wall sign and on menu board in lieu
of one wall sign.
(d) Maximum
height of sign structure: 6 feet.
(e) Location:
10 feet from the property line.
(f) Illumination:
Internal or external illumination allowed.
(h) Special
requirements: City Plan Commission approval required.
(ii) Wall
signs for single-purpose pad sites:
(a) Identification:
Name and logo of the building or business with no pricing information allowed.
(b) Maximum
area: The total area of wall signage shall not exceed 5 percent of the area of
the wall on which the signs are located; in multiple story buildings the total
height of the wall shall not exceed 20 feet for computation purposes.
(c) Maximum
number: Four per building, except as noted in item D above.
(d) Maximum
height: N/A.
(e) Location:
Building facade or marquee.
(f) Illumination:
Internal or external illumination allowed.
(g) Special
requirements: City Plan Commission approval required.
(iii) Canopy
signs:
(a) Identification:
The name and logo of the business; gasoline pricing for service stations and
convenience stores.
(b) Maximum
area: The total area of canopy signage shall not exceed 5 percent of the height
of the canopy multiplied by the width of the canopy face on which the signs are
located, the total height of the canopy shall not exceed 20 feet for
computation purposes.
(c) Maximum
number: One per canopy face.
(d) Maximum
height: Canopy signs shall not extend above or below the canopy face.
(e) Location:
Canopies are required to be set back from property lines a minimum of 50 feet.
(f) Illumination:
Internal illumination allowed only.
(g) Special
requirements: City Plan Commission approval required.
E. Signs
to identify individual single tenant buildings:
(i) Monument
signs:
(a) Identification:
Name and logo of the building or business.
(b) Maximum
area: 30 square feet
(c) Maximum
number: One.
(d) Maximum
height: 6 feet.
(e) Location:
10 feet from the property line.
(f) Illumination:
Internal or external illumination allowed.
(g) Special
requirements: City Plan Commission approval required.
(ii) Wall
signs:
(a) Identification:
Name and logo of the building or business.
(b) Maximum
area of sign panel: The total area of wall signage shall not exceed 5 percent
of the area of the wall on which the signs are located; in multiple story
buildings the total height of the wall shall not exceed 20 feet for computation
purposes.
(c) Maximum
number: One.
(d) Maximum
height of sign structure: N/A.
(e) Location:
Building wall or marquee.
(f) Illumination:
Internal or external illumination allowed.
(g) Special
requirements: City Plan Commission approval required.
(iii) Canopy
signs:
(a) Identification:
The name and logo of the business; gasoline pricing for service stations and
convenience stores.
(b) Maximum
area: The total area of canopy signage shall not exceed 5 percent of the height
of the canopy multiplied by the width of the canopy face on which the signs are
located, the total height of the canopy shall not exceed 20 feet for
computation purposes.
(c) Maximum
number: One per canopy face.
(d) Maximum
height: Canopy signs shall not extend above or below the canopy face.
(e) Location:
Canopies are required to be set back from property lines a minimum of 50 feet.
(f) Illumination:
Internal illumination allowed only.
(g) Special
requirements: City Plan Commission approval required.
F. Wall
signs to identify individual tenants in multi-tenant buildings:
(i) Identification:
Name and logo of the tenant.
(ii) Maximum
area: The total area of wall signage shall not exceed 5 percent of the area of
the wall on which the signs are located; in multiple story buildings the total
height of the wall shall not exceed 20 feet for computation purposes.
(iii) Maximum
number: One per building wall.
(iv) Maximum
height: N/A.
(v) Location:
Building wall or marquee.
(vi) Illumination:
Internal or external illumination allowed.
(vii) Special
requirements: City Plan Commission approval required.
G. Directional
signs:
(i) Identification:
See Section 80-20 definitions.
(ii) Maximum
area: 6 square feet.
(iii) Maximum
number: As required to direct pedestrian and vehicular traffic.
(iv) Maximum
height: 3 feet, if directional sign is freestanding; 8 feet, if directional
sign is wall mounted.
(v) Location:
10 feet from property line.
(vi) Illumination:
Internal or external illumination allowed.
(vii) Special
requirements: City Plan Commission approval required.
H. Temporary
signs identifying for sale, for rent, for lease or similar temporary
signs not previously identified:
(i) Identification:
See Section 80-20 definitions.
(ii) Maximum
area: 32 square feet.
(iii) Maximum
number: One per street frontage.
(iv) Maximum
height: 8 feet; 15 feet if the property abuts an interstate highway.
(v) Location:
10 feet from property lines.
(vi) Illumination:
No illumination allowed.
(vii) Special
requirements: City Plan Commission approval required, except for real estate
sale or lease signs.
I. Marquee
signs for theaters shall be permitted in accordance with Section 80-220 of the
Zoning Ordinance; however, signs in the GP Districts shall not be automatic or
animated.
J. Roof
signs, as defined in Section 80-20, are permitted only on buildings used for
manufacturing, processing, packaging, storage or assembly in District GP-1,
Section 2.1.II.A.
(i) Identification:
Name and logo of the building or tenant.
(ii) Maximum
horizontal dimension: Shall not exceed thirty percent (30%) of the wall it
parallels.
(iii) Maximum
number: One per building.
(iv) Maximum
height: Height of the sign and supporting structure shall not exceed eight feet
(8') from the top of the highest parapet.
(v) Location:
The roof sign shall be located on a building roof which is set back 1,000 feet
from property lines.
(vi) Illumination:
Internal and/or external illumination allowed.
(vii) Special
requirements: City Plan Commission approval required.
K. Hospital
signs:
(i) Identification:
Signs necessary for the proper identification of the hospital facilities.
(ii) Maximum
area: The total area of wall signage shall not exceed five percent (5%) of the
area of the wall on which the signs are located; in multiple story buildings
the total height of the wall shall not exceed twenty feet (20') for computation
purposes. Monument signs shall be limited to 80 square feet of area.
(iii) Maximum
number: Three wall signs per building wall. One monument sign per street
frontage and one per driveway entrance for a total number not to exceed two
freestanding signs per street frontage.
(iv) Maximum
height: Monument signs shall be limited to twelve feet (12') in height.
(v) Location:
Monument signs shall have a minimum setback of ten feet (10') from the street
right of way.
(vi) Illumination:
Internal or external illumination allowed.
(vii) Special
requirements. City Plan Commission approval required.
3. Signage
permitted in Zoning District GP-4:
A. Temporary
freestanding signs to identify a developer or development:
(i) Identification:
Name and logo of the developer or development.
(ii) Maximum
area: 100 square feet.
(iii) Maximum
number: One per street frontage.
(iv) Maximum
height: 15 feet.
(v) Location:
10 feet from the property line.
(vi) Illumination:
No illumination allowed.
(vii) Special
requirements: City Plan Commission approval required. Such signs shall be
removed within 3 years after erection or upon completion of the development
district, whichever occurs first. The City Plan Commission may approve
extensions not to exceed three (3) years.
B. Temporary
signs identifying for sale, for rent, for lease or similar temporary
signs not previously identified:
(i) Identification:
See Section 80-20 definitions.
(ii) Maximum
area: 32 square feet.
(iii) Maximum
number: One per street frontage.
(iv) Maximum
height: 8 feet; 15 feet if the property abuts an interstate highway.
(v) Location:
10 feet from property lines.
(vi) Illumination:
No illumination allowed.
(vii) Special
requirements: City Plan Commission approval required, except for real estate
sale or lease signs.
C. Directional
signs:
(i) Identification:
See Section 80-20 definitions.
(ii) Maximum
area: 6 square feet.
(iii) Maximum
number: As required to direct pedestrian and vehicular traffic.
(iv) Maximum
height: 3 feet, if directional sign is freestanding; 8 feet, if directional
sign is wall mounted.
(v) Location:
10 feet from property lines.
(vi) Illumination:
Internal and external illumination allowed.
(vii) Special
requirements: City Plan Commission approval required.
D. Monument
signs to identify individual buildings or principal uses:
(i) Identification:
Name and logo of the building or business or use.
(ii) Maximum
area: 40 square feet.
(iii) Maximum
number: One.
(iv) Maximum
height: 6 feet.
(v) Location:
20 feet from the property line.
(vi) Illumination:
Internal or external illumination allowed.
(vii) Special
requirements: City Plan Commission approval required.
E. Monument
signs to identify residential development or phase of residential development:
(i) Identification:
Name and logo of the development.
(ii) Maximum
area: 40 square feet.
(iii) Maximum
number: One at the primary public street or driveway entrance to the
subdivision or phase. Two on a major thoroughfare.
(iv) Maximum
height: 6 feet.
(v) Location:
20 feet from the property line.
(vi) Illumination:
Internal and external illumination allowed.
(vii) Special
requirements: City Plan Commission approval required.
F. Wall
signs to identify individual buildings:
(i) Identification:
Name and logo of the building or tenant.
(ii) Maximum
area: The total area of wall signage shall not exceed 5 percent of the area of
the wall on which the signs are located; in multiple story buildings the total
height of the wall shall not exceed 20 feet for computation purposes.
(iii) Maximum
number: One.
(iv) Maximum
height: N/A.
(v) Location:
Building wall.
(vi) Illumination:
Internal or external illumination allowed.
(vii) Special
requirements: City Plan Commission approval required.
G. Hospital
signs:
(i) Identification:
Signs necessary for the proper identification of the hospital facilities.
(ii) Maximum
area: The total area of wall signage shall not exceed 5 percent of the area of
the wall on which the signs are located; in multiple story buildings the total
height of the wall shall not exceed 20 feet for computation purposes. Monument
signs shall be limited to 80 square feet of area.
(iii) Maximum
number: Three wall signs per building wall. One monument sign per street
frontage and one per driveway entrance for a total number not to exceed two
freestanding signs per street frontage.
(iv) Maximum
height: Monument signs shall be limited to 12 feet in height.
(v) Location:
Monument signs shall have a minimum setback of 10 feet from the street right of
way.
(vi) Illumination:
Internal or external illumination allowed.
(vii) Special
requirements: City Plan Commission approval required.
4. Signage
for District GP-5. Same as GP-4, except that signs on the premises of a one-
or two-family residence shall not exceed six (6) square feet in area.
5. Signage
for District GP-6. Same as GP-4, except that signs on the premises of a one-
or two-family resident shall not exceed six (6) square feet in area.
6. Signage
for District GP-7. Same as GP-4, except that signs on the premises of a one-
or two-family residence shall not exceed six (6) square feet in area.
7.
Signage for District GP-8. Same as GP-4.
4.2 Extraction
of minerals.
4.2-A General
requirements.
Any
person, firm or corporation having an interest in mineral lands in GP-7 or GP-8
Control Zone may mine minerals therefrom, provided, however, that he shall
comply with all requirements of the Control Zone in which said property is
located, and with the following additional requirements.
Distance
from property lines.
No
quarrying operation shall be carried on or any stock pile placed closer than
fifty (50) feet to any property line.
Distance
from public right of way.
In
the event that the site of the mining or quarrying operation is adjacent to the
right of way of any public street or road, no part of such operation shall take
place closer than twenty-five (25) feet to the nearest line of such right of
way.
Fencing.
Fencing
shall be erected and maintained around the entire site or portions thereof
where, in the opinion of the Codes Administrator, such fencing is necessary for
the protection of the public safety.
Equipment.
All
equipment and machinery shall be operated and maintained in such manner as to
minimize dust, noise and vibration. Access roads shall be maintained in
dustfree condition by surfacing or other treatment as may be specified by the
City Engineer.
Processing.
The
crushing, washing, and refining or other similar processing may be an accessory
use, provided, however, that such accessory processing shall not be in conflict
with the Use Regulations or Performance Standards of the Control Zone in which
the operation is located.
4.2-B Application
- contents, procedure.
An
application for such operation submitted to the Codes Administrator shall set
forth the following information:
(a) name
of the owner or owners of land from which removal is to be made;
(b) name
of the applicant making request for such a permit;
(c) name
of the person or corporation conducting the actual removal operation;
(d) location,
description and size of the area from which the removal is to be made;
(e) location
of processing plant used;
(f) type
of resources or materials to be removed;
(g) proposed
method of removal and whether or not blasting or other use of explosives will
be required;
(h) description
of equipment to be used;
(i) method
of rehabilitation and reclamation of the mined area.
4.2-C Rehabilitation.
To
guarantee the restoration, rehabilitation, and reclamation of mined-out areas,
every applicant granted a mining permit as herein provided, shall furnish a
performance bond running to Kansas City, Missouri, in an amount of not less
than one thousand dollars ($1,000.00) and not more than twelve thousand dollars
($12,000.00), as a guarantee that such applicant, in restoring, reclaiming and
rehabilitating such land, shall within a reasonable time and to the
satisfaction of the Board of Zoning Adjustment meet the following minimum
requirements:
Surface
rehabilitation:
All
excavation shall be made either to a water producing depth, such depth to be
not less than five (5) feet below the low water mark, or shall be graded or
backfilled with non-noxious, non-inflammable and non-combustible solids, to
secure:
(a) that
the excavated area shall not collect and permit to remain therein stagnant
water; or
(b) that
the surface of such area which is not permanently submerged is graded or
backfilled as necessary so as to reduce the peaks and depressions thereof - so
as to produce a gently running surface that will minimize erosion due to
rainfall and which will be in substantial conformity to the adjoining land
area.
2. Vegetation:
Vegetation shall be restored by appropriate seeding of grass or planting of
shrubs or trees in all parts of said mining area, which such area is not to be
submerged under water as hereinabove provided.
3. Banks
of excavations not backfilled: The banks of all excavations not backfilled
shall be sloped to the water line at a slope which shall not be less than three
(3) feet horizontal to one (1) foot vertical and said bank shall be seeded.
Section
B. That the Council finds and declares that before taking any action on the
proposed amendment hereinabove, all public notices and hearings required by the
Zoning Ordinance have been given and had.
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I
hereby certify that as required by Chapter 80, Code of Ordinances, the
foregoing ordinance was duly advertised and public hearings were held.
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Secretary,
City Plan Commission
Approved
as to form and legality:
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Assistant
City Attorney