Amending Chapter 21 Adding Provisions to Signs and Outdoor Advertising

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ORDINANCE NO. SG y'7 -,2 T AN ORDINANCE AMENDING AND SUPPLEMENTING CHAPTER 21 OF THE CITY CODE OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA, 1971, ALSO KNOWN AS ORDINANCE NO. 4990 -68, AS AMENDED, AND GENERALLY KNOWN AS THE ZONING ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA, AS AMENDED, BY ADDING PROVISIONS RELATIVE TO SIGNS AND OUTDOOR ADVERTISING BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA: Section I. That the following references to signs and outdoor advertising be deleted from the City Code of South Bend, Indiana, 1971, also known as Ordinance No. 4990 -68, as amended: Section 21 -8. (a) (8), also known as Section 3. (8); Section 21 -14. (a) (5) (•B) and (6) (A) - (E) inclusive, also known as Section 4.A.B.5.b. and 6.a. - e. inclusive; Section 21 -18. (a) (54), also known as Section 5. (54); Section 21 --19. (13) (B), also known as Section 4 -A. (13) b.; and Section 21 -35. (a) (23), also known as Section 6. (24). Section II. That Section 21 -1 of the City Code of South Bend, Indiana, 1971, also be known as Section 1 of Ordinance No. 4990 -68, as amended, be amended by adding thereto the following definitions: Associated sphere of influence: the area extending from one -half block beyond the boundaries of the Central Downtown Urban Renewal Project Area and bounded by Marion Street on the North, Williams Street on the West, South Street on the South, and Niles Avenue on the East. Building facade: that portion of any exterior elevation of a building extended from grade to the top of the parapet wall or eaves and the entire width of the building elevation, and which may also be referred to as the "building face:" Copy area: the sum of the area of the words or numbers included in the sign copy, exclusive of pictorals, trademarks, or other advertising symbols. Development Review Committee: an advisory committee for the Central Downtown Urban Renewal Area. Display area: the total area upon which sign copy may be placed. In computing the total display area of a sign, mathematical formulas for geometric shapes formed by straight lines drawn closest to the extremities of the sign, excluding any structural members or embellishments, shall be used. Embellishment: an addition to the display area on which a continuation of an advertising message may be placed. Such addition shall not be a continuous border which would constitute an increase in the display area. Standard bases and standard trim shall not be considered embellishments.