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ORDINANCE NO. 2006-3-1 AN ORDINANCE REGULATING THE EFFECTIVE USE OF SIGNS WITHIN THE CITY OF BATESVILLE, ARKANSAS; PROVIDING FOR DEFINITIONS OF TERMS, ESTABLISHING PERMITTING PROCEDURES FOR PERMANENT AND TEMPORARY SIGNS; PROVIDING FOR AMORTIZATION OF NON-CONFORMING SIGNS; PROVIDING FOR SIGN PERMIT FEES; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. WHEREAS, the City of Batesville, Arkansas (the "City") has experienced a dramatic increase in the number and type of signs that have been erected within the City; and WHEREAS, the Arkansas Highway and Transportation Department is performing major construction projects on state highways within the City which has caused signs to be relocated or removed; and WHEREAS, the Batesville Planning Commission has spent considerable time studying, reviewing and preparing a proposed sign ordinance for the City and has recommended the sign regulations in this ordinance for adoption by the City Council; and WHEREAS, the City Council, upon careful review and consideration, approves and adopts these regulations to be codified in the Batesville City Code; and WHEREAS, these regulations are hereby approved for the health, safety and welfare of the citizens of the City of Batesville. NOW, WHEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BATESVILLE AS FOLLOWS: Section 1: Purposes and Intent. The purposes and intent of these sign regulations are: 1) To encourage the effective use of signs as a means of communications within the City; 2) To maintain and enhance the aesthetic environment and the City's ability to attract sources of economic development and growth; 3) To improve pedestrian and vehicular traffic and safety; 4) To minimize the possible adverse effect of signs on nearby public and private property; and 5) To enable the fair and consistent enforcement of these sign restrictions. 1