The Unified Government Commission will meet at 7 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 25, at City Hall, Commission meeting room, lobby level, 701 N. 7th St., Kansas City, Kan.
On the agenda are changes to the ordinances on digital billboards and signs. Changes to the ordinances were worked on by Commissioner Hal Walker and the UG planning staff.
The proposed ordinance permits digital billboards in Kansas City, Kan. There is currently a digital billboard in Wyandotte County on I-70 in Edwardsville, according to the UG.
In order to get permission to have a new digital billboard here, the owner will have to agree to remove twice the amount of square footage in signs that it already owns that are existing nonconforming outdoor advertising signs, according to the proposed ordinance. There are many billboards in the community in disrepair, according to the commission.
Also proposed is an ordinance that sets an occupation tax for all persons engaged in the digital outdoor advertising business.
The proposed occupation tax is $2,500 per year for those working with digital advertising signs of less than 300 square feet, and $10,000 per year for those working with outdoor digital advertising signs of 300 square feet or more.
The UG Planning Commission earlier approved a sign ordinance on a 8-0 vote, but it was returned by the UG Commission to the Planning Commission in order to include Commissioner Walker’s amendments that require removal of twice the square footage of the new digital sign being placed, and to amend the nonconformity section.
Other items on Thursday’s planning and zoning UG Commission meeting include:
• A special use permit renewal for a dirt fill at 7030 Kaw Drive.
• A special use permit for removal of dirt at 3707 Leavenworth Road.
• A special use permit to update exterior signs for The Legends Outlets.
• An ordinance to vacate a tract of land near 800 S. 26th St.
• Appointing two electors to witness destruction of ballots that no longer need to be retained.
• A resolution renewing UMB Bank as a depository.
• A resolution adopting a new cash management and investment policy.
• A resolution authorizing a survey of land to be acquired for the Metropolitan Avenue and 24th Street intersection improvement.
• Reappointment of Joan DeMoss to the Law Enforcement Advisory Board.
• Several Land Bank applications.
Before the 7 p.m. UG Commission meeting, a special session is scheduled at 5 p.m. in the ninth floor conference room at City Hall to discuss labor negotiations and personnel. This special session is not open to the public.
The agenda for the 7 p.m. meeting, which includes the proposed sign ordinances, is online at www.wycokck.org. The 7 p.m. meeting is open to the public.