HomeMy WebLinkAbout073 - 04/18/1989 - AMENDING CITY CODE RELATING TO CERTAIN DEFINITIONS IN CHAPTER 29 AND TO SETBACKS FOR GROUND SIGNS ORDINANCE NO. 73, 1989
OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS
AMENDING CHAPTER 29 OF THE CODE OF
THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS RELATING TO
CERTAIN DEFINITIONS IN CHAPTER 29 AND TO
SETBACKS FOR GROUND SIGNS
WHEREAS, the Council of the City of Fort Collins has determined that
it is in the best interest of the City to reduce litter, increase the
recycling of reusable material and conserve natural resources; and
WHEREAS, the Council has determined that it is in the City's best
interest to measure the setbacks for ground signs by establishing a sight
distance triangle to ensure the safety of vehicular and pedestrian traffic.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT
COLLINS as follows:
Section 1 . That Section 29-1 of the Code of the City of Fort Collins
is hereby amended as follows:
follows: A. The definition of Junkyard is hereby amended to read as
Junkyard shall mean an industrial use (not permitted in
residential , business or commercial districts) contained within a
building, structure or parcel of land, or portion thereof, used
for the collecting, storage or sale of wastepaper, rags, scrap
metal or discarded material or for the collecting, dismanteling,
storage, salvaging or demolition of vehicles, machinery or other
material and including the sale thereof, in whole or in part. A
junkyard shall not mean a recycling facility.
B. The following definitions are hereby added, to be inserted
alphabetically and to read as follows:
Recyclable material shall mean reusable material , including
but not limited to metals, glass, plastic and paper, which are
intended for reuse or reconstitution for the purpose of using the
altered form. Recyclable material does not include refuse or
hazardous materials.
Recycling facility shall mean a building used for the
collection and/or processing of recyclable material . Processing
means the preparation of material for efficient shipment by such
means as baling, compacting, flattening, grinding, crushing,
mechanical sorting, and cleaning. Such a facility, if entirely
enclosed within a building or buildings, shall be considered a
warehouse.
Section 2. That Section 29-595(a) of the Code of the City of Fort
Collins is hereby repealed in its entirety and reenacted to read as
follows:
(a) Ground signs which exceed forty-two (42) inches in
height, and freestanding signs which do not maintain free air
space between a height of forty-two (42) inches and seventy-two
(72) inches above the adjacent street elevation, shall be set
back from the right-of-way line a distance as established in the
sight distance triangle table contained in this subsection. A
freestanding sign shall not be construed to have free air space
if such sign has a base, the width of which exceeds fifty (50)
percent of the width of its face or three (3) feet, whichever is
smaller. In addition, freestanding signs shall not be located
closer to the right-of-way line than allowed in subparagraph (c)
of this section.
SIGHT DISTANCE TRIANGLE SETBACKS
Type of Street Y Distances X Distances Safe Sight Distances
Arterial Right 135 feet 15 feet 500 feet
Left 270 feet
Collector Right 120 feet 15 feet 400 feet
Left 220 feet
Local Right 100 feet 15 feet 300 feet
Left 150 feet
NOTE: All "X" Distances shall be fifteen (15) feet measured
perpendicular from the projected flowline of the intersecting
street. For explanation of distances, see the diagram below.
These distances are typical sight distance triangles to be used
under normal conditions and may be modified by the Director of
Engineering in order to protect the public safety and welfare in
the event that exceptional site conditions necessitate such
modification.
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Introduced, considered favorably on first reading, and ordered
published this 4th day of April , A.D. 1989, and to be presented for
final passage on the 18th day of April , A.D. 1989.
Mayor
A TEST:
City Clerk
Passed and adopted on final reading this 18th day of April , A.D. 1989.
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Mayor
AT ST:
City Clerk