HomeMy WebLinkAbout007 - 02/05/1991 - AMENDING CITY CODE RELATING TO VEHICLE MOUNTED SIGNS ORDINANCE NO. 7, 1991
OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS
AMENDING CHAPTER 29 OF THE CODE OF THE
CITY OF FORT COLLINS RELATING TO
VEHICLE-MOUNTED SIGNS
WHEREAS, the Council has determined that vehicle-mounted signs endanger the
public safety by distracting the attention of drivers from the roadway and by
obstructing the vision of drivers necessary for the maintenance of traffic
safety; and
WHEREAS, the Council has further determined that such vehicle-mounted signs
result in harm to the welfare of the City by creating visual clutter and blight
and by promoting a negative aesthetic impact in the City and by deterring
economic growth and development in the City; and
WHEREAS, the Council of the City of Fort Collins has further determined that
it is in the best interest of the City, in the protection of the public health,
safety and welfare, that vehicle-mounted signs should be strictly regulated and
in some instances prohibited.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS
that Chapter 29 of the Code of the City be amended as follows:
Section 1 . That Section 29-1 of the Code of the City shall be amended by
the addition of a new definition to be entitled "Vehicle-mounted sign" to provide
as follows:
Sec. 29-1. Definitions.
"Vehicle-mounted sign" shall mean any sign (other than an
ideological or election sign) which is painted on, affixed to or
otherwise mounted on any vehicle or on any object which is placed
on, in or attached to a vehicle. For the purposes of this
definition, the term "vehicle" shall include trucks, buses, vans,
railroad cars, automobiles, tractors, trailers, motor-homes, semi-
tractors or any other motorized or non-motorized transportational
device, whether or not such vehicle is in operating condition.
Section 2. That a new Section 29-604 be added to the Code of the City to
provide as follows:
Sec. 29-604. Vehicle-mounted signs.
(a) All vehicle-mounted signs shall be permanently affixed,
painted, magnetically applied or otherwise mounted upon a vehicle
and shall not project more than eighteen (18) inches above the
surface to which they are attached; and any sign which is mounted
upon the roof, hood or trunk of a vehicle and which projects above
such surface upon which it is mounted shall not exceed two (2)
square feet in area per face.
(b) No sign shall be placed or erected in the bed of a truck or
on the deck of a trailer or a truck.
(c) The primary purpose of any vehicle upon which a vehicle-
mounted sign is affixed must be to serve a useful function in the
transportation or conveyance of persons or commodities from one
place to another, including transportation to and from work and such
intermittent delays and stops as are customary in the routine
conduct of the business or activity for which the transportation or
conveyance occurs.
(d) No vehicle upon which a vehicle-mounted sign is affixed may
be parked on any lot for the primary purpose of directing or
attracting the attention of the public to a building, institution,
product, organization, event or location offered or existing
elsewhere than upon the same lot where such vehicle is parked.
(e) Banners displayed on vehicles shall be subject to the
regulations contained in Section 29-601 of this Article.
(f) Vehicle-mounted signs used in connection with a special
event are exempted from the requirements of this Section during the
term of the special event only. Upon the conclusion of the special
event, such signs must either be dismantled, moved to a location
where the sign is not visible from public rights-of-way or made to
comply with the provisions of this Section. For the purposes of
this subsection, the term "special event" shall mean a parade,
circus, fair, carnival , festival or other similar event that is
intended to or likely to attract substantial numbers of persons and
is different in character from the customary or usual activities
generally associated with the property upon which the special event
is to occur.
(g) Vehicle-mounted signs which do not comply with the
provisions of this Section shall be removed or made to conform by
June 15, 1991 .
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(h) This Section shall not apply to signs that are being
transported for installation.
Introduced, considered favorably on first reading, and ordered published
this 15th day of January, A.D. 1991, and to be presented for final passage on
the 5th day of February, A.D. 1991 .
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Mayor
ATTEST:
City Clerk
Passed and adopted on final reading this 5th day of February, A.D. 1991 .
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