02/21/2000 Ordinances 8563
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ORDINANCE NO. 8563
An ordinance to amend Chapter 31 of the Grand Island City Code; to amend
Section 31-33 pertaining to political ground signs; to repeal Section 31-33 as it presently exists,
and any ordinance in conflict therewith; to provide for publication and the effective date of this
ordinance.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
GRAND ISLAND, NEBRASKA:
SECTION 1. Section 31-33 of the Grand Island City Code is hereby amended to
read as follows:
~31-33. Political Ground Signs
(1) Political grOlmd signs shall include all ground signs used for advertising by or on behalf of any candidate for
political office or advocating a position with respect to any political issue.
(2) Political ground signs shall be free standing, and shall not be in excess of fifteen (15) square feet in size.
(3) Political ground signs may be erected no earlier than four weeks before an election date, and must be removed
no later than five days after the election date.
(4) Political ground signs shall not be allowed on any public property or right-of-way.
(5) Political ground signs at street intersections shall not be placed within the triangle formed by the adjacent
property lines of the two intersecting streets and the line joining points thirty (30) feet distant along property lines
from their point of intersection.
(6) It shall be unlawful to erect political ground signs at any time in violation of the Grand Island City Code.
(7) The Chief Building Official, or his/her designee, shall be authorized to seize and remove all signs in violation
of this section, and dispose of the same without notice.
o The city clerk shall provide copies of this section of the Grand Island City Code to the Hall County Election
Commissioner for distribution to all candidates for political office and persons using political ground signs within
the corporate limits of the City of Grand Island, or other interested persons.
SECTION 2. Section 31-33 as presently existing, and any ordinances or parts of
ordinances in conflict herewith be, and hereby are, repealed.
SECTION 3. This ordinance shall be in force and take effect from and after its
passage and publication, within fifteen days in one issue of the Grand Island Independent as
provided by law.
Enacted: February 21,2000.
Approved as to Form" cqr:
February 22, 2000 .... City Attorney
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ORDINANCE NO. 8563 (Cont.)
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February 22, 2000 ... City Attorney