HomeMy WebLinkAbout~Master - Regulating Sign Height Near Interstate 35 ORDINANCE NO. 3448
AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND THE MUNICIPAL CODE OF THE CITY OF
AMES, IOWA, BY REPEALING SUBSECTION 5.222(2)(a) WHICH LIMITS
THE HEIGHT OF GROUND SIGNS AND READOPTING THE SAME
REVISED TO PERMIT SIGNS OF GREATER HEIGHT IN THE VICINITY OF
THE INTERSTATE HIGHWAY;REPEALING ANY AND ALL ORDINANCES
OR PART OF ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT;PROVIDING A PENALTY;AND,
ESTABLISHING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
BE IT ORDAINED,by the City Council for the City of Ames,Iowa,that:
Section One. The Municipal Code of the City of Ames,Iowa is amended by repealing subsection 5.222(2)(a)
and readopting the same to state:
"It shall be unlawful to erect or permit any ground sign of a height greater than fifty(50)feet;
except, at points within 1,500 feet of the edge of any part of the right-of-way for Interstate Highway
35 a ground sign may have a height not to exceed 100 feet measured from the base of the sign support
to the top of the sign."
Section Two. All ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith are hereby repealed to the extent of such
conflict,if any.
Section Three. Violation of this ordinance shall be a municipal infraction punishable as provided in Section 1.9,
Ames Municipal Code.
Section Four. This ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage and publication as
required by law.
Passed this 22nd day of July, 1997.
Jill Ripperger,Deputy City lerk Larry R.Curtis, ayor
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