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January 28, 1998 Plan Commission Minutes Page 8 otherwise interfere with a driver’s operation of a motor vehicle; 2.No sign shall be so illuminated that it interferes with the effectiveness of, or obscures, any official traffic sign, device, or signal, nor shall the illumination be directed toward any residential area. 3.The maximum average lighting intensity level for such sign shall be twenty (20) foot candles. 34-107.6 Permits 1.The Building Commissioner shall not issue a permit, as required under Section 34-103.1 of this Article, without a permit having first been issued by the Missouri Department of Transportation. 2.A one-time permit fee shall be charged, in accordance with the building permit fee schedule for other signs or similar structures, to assure compliance with the wind load and electrical requirements of the University City Building Code. There shall not be any subsequent permit or inspection fees for any such sign. 3.The City shall charge a permit fee equal in amount to its building permit fee for other signs or similar structures to assure compliance with the City wind load and electrical requirements when the sign is first erected, but shall not charge any subsequent permit or inspection fee for such sign. 4.Before a permit is issued, the applicant shall submit the following certification for the appropriate licensed professional regarding the following: Certification from a licensed engineer that the soil and subsoil surface is capable of accepting the projected loads; certification from an electrical engineer to the electrical portion of the sign; certification from a structural engineer as to the structural strength of the sign and certified boundary survey of the site and its setback/clearance zone. 5.Annual Inspection: Owners of all off-premise advertising signs erected after this date shall be required to submit an inspection report from a Missouri licensed engineer as to the signs structural integrity. Such certification shall be done on or before June first of each year. Failure to submit a report shall result in the immediate revocation of the sign’s permit. 34-107.7 Miscellaneous 1.Before a permit is issued, the applicant shall receive approval for a plan for landscaping, billboard lighting and fencing around the proposed Off-Premises Billboard to ensure that the structure will be aesthetically compatible with its surroundings and the aesthetic standard of the community and neighboring property, insofar as may be practicable, as well as safe and secure from trespassers or vandals. Such plans shall be reviewed and approved by the Director of Planning. In determining whether the landscaping plan is reasonably suitable, the Director of Planning shall take into consideration the nature of the location, the impact on surrounding properties, the safety and security of the proposed Off- Premises Billboard, and the relative cost of the landscaping, lighting and fencing to the applicant in relationship to the overall impact upon the property values in the immediate area which would be caused by a lack of such landscaping, lighting and fencing for the wpoffice\wpdata\m-1-28.plc