?CITY OF DEQUINCY
ORDINANCE NO. 963
AN ORDINANCE
ESTABLISHING
PROHIBITION OF
ILLEGAL SIGNS
Be it ordained by the City Council of the City of DeQuincy, in legal session convened, Ordinance No. 963 is hereby amended to read as follows:
WHEREAS, the City of DeQuincy desires to update and modernize its Code of Ordinances regarding Chapter 17.5 SIGNS ARTICLE II -In General
THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the City Council that Chapter 17.5 SIGNS ARTICLE II -In General is hereby amended to read as follows:
Sec. 17.5-1. – Illegal Signs.
(a) It shall be unlawful for any person, either directly or by requesting another to do so, to place any sign including supports, frames, and embellishments, within a public right-of-way or to attach, affix, or paint any sign on any utility pole, light standard, utility box or pedestal, tree, rock, or other natural object located within the public right-of-way or on public property without authorization from the city.
(b) The person(s), organization(s), or business(es) named or promoted on the sign posted in violation of this section shall be deemed the owner and also responsible for the violation.
(c) All sign vendors within the parish shall post this Code of Ordinance provision in a conspicuous location within their place of business.
(d) Each sign shall constitute a separate violation. Whoever violates the provisions of this section shall be fined not less than one hundred dollars ($100.00) nor more than one thousand dollars ($1000.00) or imprisoned for not more than six (6) months, or both.
(e) It shall be unlawful for any person or business to violate the provisions of this section within the city
BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED that this ordinance shall become effective immediately upon the signature of the ordinance and all previous ordinances in conflict with this ordinance be and the same are hereby repealed.
Said Ordinance was introduced on the 11th day of March 2024, a notice of Public Hearing having been published on the 3rd day of April 2024, said Public Hearing having been held on the 8h day of April 2024, with the title having been read and Ordinance considered, on motion by Margaret Brown_, seconded by Cameron Smith to adopt the Ordinance. A record vote was taken, and the following result was had:
Yeas: 5
Nays: 0
Absent: 0
Abstain: 0
This Ordinance was declared duly adopted on the 8th day of April 2024.
/s/Eddy Dahlquist,
Chairman of the Council
I have reviewed the above and foregoing Ordinance on this 8th day of April 2024, and do hereby Approve/Veto same.
/s/Riley Smith,
Mayor
I hereby certify that the foregoing Ordinance has been presented to the Mayor on this 8th day of April 2024 at 5:30 p.m.
/s/Sherri Breaux,
Secretary of the Council
and City ClerkI certify that the above and the foregoing constitute a true and correct copy of an Ordinance duly adopted at a meeting of the City Council of the City of DeQuincy held on April 8, 2024, at which a quorum was present and voted in favor of said Ordinance.
Date: April 8, 2024
/s/Sherri Breaux,
Secretary of the Council
and City Clerk
Run: April 17, 2024 (A-5)
