Kansas City Zoning and Development Code § 88-317-01 ARTBOARDS
88-317-01 - ARTBOARDS
88-317-01-A. INTENT
The purpose of this section is to allow and encourage the reuse of outdoor advertising signs within the Greater Downtown Area as artboards under certain terms and conditions.
88-317-01-B. STANDARDS
The reuse of an existing or former outdoor advertising sign as an artboard may be allowed as either an accessory or principal use by special use permit subject to the following provisions:
A. No part of the artboard may exceed 20 feet in height as measured from grade.
B. An artboard shall be a freestanding structure, and may not be attached to a building.
C. The structure of the artboard must be sound, and must not contain major indicia of disrepair, including rust, holes, or bending of the pole.
D. The content shall not contain any obscene images or language.
E. No more than 3% of the content shall comprise text.
F. An artboard may not contain a commercial message or logo.
G. An artboard may not use any moving images, electrical or mechanical components, or changing images.
H. The content may not extend past the established boundary of the artboard.
I. An artboard may include a plaque displaying the ownership or sponsorship of the artboard with an area no larger than one square foot.
J. Issuance of a special use permit for an artboard will remove any nonconforming right to use the sign structure as an Outdoor Advertising Sign.
K. Other than the above restrictions, the content of the artboard will not be a factor in the determination of whether it should be allowed.
L. An artboard may only be allowed on a site within the Greater Downtown area.
M. An artboard may only be allowed on a lot containing no other structures or uses.
N. The Board of Zoning Adjustment may impose conditions of approval, including requiring landscaping or other improvement of the property on which the artboard will be located.
88-317-01-C. REVOCATION OF SPECIAL USE PERMIT
In addition to provisions in 88-525-13 Revocation, the special use permit is subject to revocation and the artboard will be ordered to be removed by the Director for any of the following conditions:
A. If an artboard remains blank for a continuous period of 90 days, that artboard is deemed abandoned and the special use permit is revoked and the entire structure must be removed. For purposes of this section, an artboard is "blank" if:
i. There is no content on the face of the artboard; or
ii. The content has become faded or otherwise deteriorated from its original condition in whole or substantial part.
B. If lighting and/or electronic or digital displays are added to the artboard.
C. If more than 50 percent of the structure's area be damaged or destroyed by any means.
D. If an artboard is enlarged or extended, or its height increased.
E. If the faces, poles, supports, and braces of the artboard are not kept in good repair and free from tears, rust, and other indicia of deterioration.
(Ord. No. 150407, § 1, 7-9-2015)