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AN ORDINANCE LIMITING THE PARKING OF SIGNS AT STREET
INTERSECTIONS: DECLARING AN EMERGENCY: AND FOR OTHER
PURPOSES.
Be It Ordained by the City Council of Batesville, Arkansas:
1. No sign or other advertising structure as regulated
by this ordinance shall be erected or continued to be displayed
at the intersection of any street in such a manner as to obstruct
free and clear vision; or at any location where, by reason of
the position, shape, or color it may interfere with, obstruct
the view of, or be confused with any authorized traffic sign,
signal or device. This prohibition is applicable to public
and/or private property where the positioning of said sign would
obstruct clear vision at any intersection.
2. That the term "Sign" or "advertising structure" shall
mean and include every device, frame, letter, figure, character,
mark, plane, point, design, picture, trademark, or reading
matter, which is used or intended to be used to attract attention
or convey information when the same is placed out of doors in
view of the general public.
3. For the purpose of this ordinance, a nonconforming sign
shall be defined as a sign which does not conform with this
ordinance purpose of keeping intersections unobstructed; such
sign (s) shall be removed from said intersection within twenty
(20) days from passage of this ordinance if the sign is a
portable sign; if the sign (s) is of a permanent structure,
said sign shall be removed within six (6) months from the passage
of this ordinance.
4. Any person violating the provisions of this ordinance
j shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction shall
be fined in any sum of not less than $25.00 nor more than $100.00;
with each day of violation of this ordinance being a separate
offense of said ordinance.
5. The condition of certain signs at various intersections
has resulted in serious traffic obstruction dangerous to the
public. Therefore, an emergency is declared and this ordinance
being necessary for the preservation of the public peace, health
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and safety and shall be in full force and effect from and
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PASSED and APPROVED this `Z 2' day of August, 1978.
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