Series 108 2007 ORDINANCES/RESOLUTIONS
Section 108-150; Ord. 19432; Amending Chapter 6 of the City Code as it relates to building code regulation of awnings in the Columbia Special Business District
Ordinance No.
19432 Council
Bill No. B 445-06 A
AN ORDINANCE
amending Chapter 6 of the City Code as it relates to building code regulation of
awnings in the
Columbia Special Business District; and fixing the time when this ordinance shall become
effective.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBIA, MISSOURI, AS
FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. Chapter 6 of the Code of
Ordinances of the City of Columbia, Missouri, is
hereby amended as follows:
Material to be deleted in
strikeout; material to be added underlined.
Sec. 6-17. Amendments.
The code adopted by this article is hereby amended by substituting the following
sections in lieu
of those sections with corresponding numbers in the code, or, where there is no corresponding
section in the code, the following sections shall be enacted as additions to the code:
. . .
3202.5 A free standing concrete canopy may be constructed and maintained on issuance
of a
permit by the city council in the following described area:
The north sixteen (16) feet of Broadway street right-of-way, extending from a line parallel
to and
fourteen (14) feet west of the east right-of-way line of North Eighth Street to a line parallel to
and 216 feet east of the east right-of-way line of North Tenth Street. The south sixteen (16) feet
of Broadway street right-of-way extending from a line parallel to and fourteen (14) feet west of
the east right-of way line of South Seventh Street to a line parallel to and fourteen (14) feet east
of the west right-of-way line of South Tenth Street. The east fourteen (14) feet of North Ninth
Street, the west fourteen (14) feet of North Ninth Street, the west fourteen (14) feet of North
Tenth Street, and the east fourteen (14) feet of North Tenth Street, each extending north from the
north right-of-way line of Broadway, a distance of 142.5 feet to the south line of the east-west
alley. The east fourteen (14) feet of South Seventh Street, the west fourteen (14) feet of South
Eighth Street, the east fourteen (14) feet of South Eighth Street, the west fourteen (14) feet of
South Ninth Street, the east fourteen (14) feet of South Ninth Street and the west fourteen (14)
feet of South Tenth Street, each extending south from the south right-of-way line of Broadway a
distance of 142.5 feet to the north line of the east-west alley.
A. Any canopy or other similar structure maintained
in the above described area shall:
1. Be free standing and not supported by any
adjacent building or structure;
2. Have a minimum horizontal clearance of two (2) feet from the curb
line; and
3. Conform to the design, construction, material
and exterior as shown on specifications on
file in the public works department.
B. No canopy or other similar structure may be
constructed or substantially modified in the
above described area without a permit from the city council. The building official may issue a
permit to remove any canopy in the above described area.
The regulations for awnings set forth in this code shall be modified for awnings on buildings
within the boundaries of the Columbia Special Business District as follows:
(1) The following materials are prohibited:
Wood
Vinyl coated, high sheen cotton
Translucent vinyl
Opaque or semi-opaque awnings with back-lighted translucent graphics are permitted provided
the graphics meet all sign requirements.
(2) Any valance on an awning shall not exceed a height of twelve (12)
inches.
(3) Upper floor awnings should fit the height, width and shape of each
window. Such awnings
shall not be placed noticeably higher than the top of the window opening and trim. The bottom
of the valance shall not extend lower than the midpoint of the window. Dome-type and curved
awnings are only allowed on windows that have arched or curved openings. Upper floor awnings
shall not span multiple windows unless the distance between glazed openings is less than
eighteen (18) inches.
(4) Stanchions or columns that support awnings, marquees and signs
are prohibited.
(5) The lower edge of awnings on the ground floor shall be a minimum
of eight (8) feet above
the sidewalk and a maximum of ten (10) feet above the sidewalk.
(6) Awnings shall not extend into or occupy more than two-thirds of
the width of the sidewalk
measured from the building and shall not extend more than seven (7) feet from the building.
(7) Awnings in the Central Business District that were lawful conforming
awnings on
February 19, 2007 but that do not conform with the provisions of section 6-17
shall be allowed
to remain in place indefinitely as lawful nonconforming uses.
(8) Awnings shall be properly maintained.
SECTION 2. This ordinance shall be
in full force and effect from and after its passage.
PASSED this 5th day of March, 2007.