Covington, Kentucky Zoning Ordinance - The City of Covington

Article 10. SignsSection 10.01 Scope ............................................................................................... 10-1Section 10.02 General Rules, Regulations and Limitations ................................. 10-1Section 10.03 Special Signs....................................................................................10-4Section 10.04 Sign Permit Required for Erection of Signs...................................10-5Section 10.05 Application for a Sign Permit .........................................................10-6Section 10.06 Sign Permit Fees .............................................................................10-6Section 10.07 Classification of Signs .....................................................................10-6Section 10.08 Permitted Use and Location of Signs ........................................... 10-14Section 10.01ScopeThe regulations set forth herein apply and govern signs in all zones except as otherwisespecifically provided within this chapter.Section 10.02LimitationsGeneral Rules, Regulations and10.02.01 All business and identification signs are considered accessory uses andall advertising signs are considered nonaccessory uses.10.02.02 No sign may be erected, maintained, or continued unless it is in fullcompliance with the regulations for the zone in which it is located; all applicableprovisions and regulations of this chapter; or any other applicable laws, codes, orordinances of legislative body. The [Insert Official] has the duty and authority toremove or cause to have removed any sign not in full compliance with all applicableprovisions and regulations of this chapter or any other applicable laws, codes, orordinances of the legislative body when the owner or agent has failed to complywithin the time specified by the [Insert Official] to make the sign comply. Theowner or agent must bear full costs of such removal and must be billed accordingly.10.02.03 No signs may be erected, maintained, replaced, relocated, repaired, orrestored within a distance of 660 feet of the right-of-way of any interstate highway,limited access highway, or turnpike, except as provided for in KRS 177.830 through177.890 and approved of by the Kentucky Department of Transportation, Bureau ofHighways, District Office Number 6, as amended.10.02.04 No sign constituting a nuisance because of light, glare, focus, noise,animation, flashing, or intensity of illumination as to unduly disturb the use ofsurrounding properties, as determined by the [Insert Official], or causing a traffichazard, may be erected, maintained, or continued in any zone.10.02.05 No radio, phonograph, tape recorder, whistle, bell, gong, siren, orother sound or noise-making or transmitting device or instrument may be allowed,permitted, or continued in connection with any sign nor may it be used separatelyfor advertising purposes in any zone.10.02.06 No sign may be erected, maintained, or continued which constricts theflow of air through any window or door.10.02.07 No sign may be erected, maintained, or continued which ismisleading, fraudulent, obscene, immoral, indecent, or unsightly in character, asdetermined by the [Insert Official].Covington, KentuckyZoning Ordinance Draft: 6/22/05Page 10-1