Billboards, as defined herein, shall be permitted provided they comply with the following developments, standards, and procedures:
A. Applications for the construction or relocation of billboards shall include an attachment with the signatures and comments of all property owners and residence immediately adjacent to proposed site. If a property owner or resident is unavailable to review the site plan the applicant may submit a signed statement verifying that he was unable to contact the subject property owner demonstrating proof of the attempt to contact such property owner. Post office receipts for certified letters to the various property owners may also be provided to satisfy this requirement.
B. An application for a demolition permit of existing billboards must be filed with the city clerk for later delivery to the building inspector at least forty eight (48) hours before the billboard sign is to be removed. A simple change of content or advertising message shall not be considered a demolition.
C. Billboards shall conform to the following general requirements:
1. Allowable Zone: Billboards shall only be allowed within the two hundred foot (200') corridor on both sides of U.S. Highway 95 as it passes through the city of Grangeville and area of city impact. Furthermore, no billboard shall be located within two hundred feet (200') of an intersection.
2. Maximum Allowable Size: The maximum allowable size of billboards shall not exceed sixty four (64) square feet.
3. Height: The bottom of any billboard shall not be higher than five feet (5') from the ground level and the top shall be no higher than ten feet (10') above the ground level.
4. Spacing Of Billboards: There shall be only one billboard allowed per each individual parcel of property.
5. Public Property: No billboard may be placed on or over public property.
6. Materials: Billboards erected after the effective date hereof shall have structural members of metal or other materials as may be approved by the city building inspector.
7. Construction And Intersections: No billboard shall be constructed within two hundred feet (200') of intersection measured perpendicular to near right-of-way line for the crossing street, on a principal arterial, minor arterial or collector street as designated on the city of Grangeville zoning map.
8. Illumination: Billboards may be illuminated by indirect lighting from the top only and the source of the lighting shall not be observable from any location surrounding the billboard. No billboard shall contain any blinking lights or movable parts, except that tri-action sign faces shall be allowed.
9. Application For Permit: Application for a permit shall be made to the city of Grangeville by filing an application on forms to be provided by the city clerk and ultimately delivered to the building inspector. Such application shall be accompanied by information as may be required to assure compliance with all appropriate laws and regulations of the city.
Specifically, the terms of the uniform building code, the uniform sign code, and all other state and federal regulations concerning billboards shall be applicable to all billboard construction.
D. The building inspector shall have the authority to deny any application for a billboard which does not comply with all appropriate laws and regulations of the city and shall provide written notice along with reasons for the denial. The building inspector shall in writing suspend or revoke a permit when it is found that the permit was issued on the basis of fraud or upon any statement of fact.
E. The application for a permit for billboard location shall be filed as part of a building permit under the terms of the uniform building code.
F. In the event a billboard is damaged, destroyed, or becomes dilapidated or unsightly for any reason such billboard shall be repaired or the debris of the destroyed billboard shall be removed within twenty one (21) days of the damage or destruction occurring.
G. A failure to repair any billboard within twenty one (21) days, which has been allowed to continue as a nonconforming use, shall subject that billboard to demolition and removal by the owner thereof. (Ord. 722, 2-7-2000)