17 - Mural Ordinance for Downtown Historic Area

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"(2) A smaller mural is required to avoid interference by structures, other buildings, trees, or other obstacles with line -of -sight visibility of the display by the vehicular traffic to which the mural is oriented; or "(3) A smaller mural is required to ensure safety in erecting, changing, or maintaining the display or mural structure; or "(4) A smaller mural is required because the structure of the building or wall will not support or otherwise accommodate the mural structure necessary for the display to cover eighty percent (60%) of the wall area. "(e) Maximum Number of Wall Murals. Exclusive of legal nonconforming wall murals or wall signs, the number of and location of wall murals within the Downtown Historic Overlay District shall be at the discretion of the Paris Historic Preservation Commission. "(f) Standards for Wall Placement and Removal. "(1) Wall murals must be located on a side building fagade facing either a public street or a parking area and not on the front building fagade. The wall mural shall be displayed on an exterior wall parallel with the wall surface. "(2) A mounted wall mural shall not project more than sixteen (16) inches from the wall surface if the medium is vinyl or other high-resolution material. "(3) The wall mural shall be set back from each vertical and horizontal end of the wall a minimum distance of six (6) inches. "(4) In no case may the projection depth be such that pedestrian traffic is impeded. "(S) Each wall mural shall be secured in a manner that will require minimal repair to the wall after removal of the mural. The person in control of a wall mural or the owner of the wall shall repair all damage caused to the wall by securing or removing the wall mural.