5. PCSR 06-26-2007City of
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Plannin Commission 5
Agenda Section Meeting Date Prepared by
Workshop 06/26/07 Sheila Cartney, Senior Planner
Item Description Reviewed by
Ordinance Amendment regarding sign moratorium erem Barnhart, Plannin Mana er
Reviewed by
Action Requested
Staff recommends support of the ordinance.
Background/Discussion
On February 20, 2007, the City Council adopted a Resolution fox a sign moratorium that prohibits the
issuance of a building permit fox a new or existing advertising signs and electronic changeable copy sign.
The issues that were identified are as follows: safety related too bright, often changing text, changeable
copy signs change too often and are evolving into animated signs, concerns of billboards turning into
huge television screens and lack of clarity in defining animated signs and/or flashing signs.
This memo attempts to memorialize the direction given by the Planning Commission and City Council;
Staff requests the Planning Commission make minor modifications, if necessary, and forward a proposed
ordinance onto the City Attorney and City Council.
Attachments
None
Overview/Analysis
Based on the direction received thus far on this topic, staff recommends the following ordinance. New
text proposed to the existing ordinance is underlined, and text from an existing ordinance to be deleted
would be would be
Proposed Ordnance amendments:
Sec 30-1, Definitions
Animated sign means
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animation, or exhibits noticeable changes in color, intensitE texture shape, pattern or light intensity
Any sign that flashes on or off, winks or blinks with var~g licht~tensity at a greater frequency
than 4 times pex hour.
(This definition combines flashing signs and animated signs into one defuiition).
Changeable copy sign
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. A sign or portion thereof with characters, letters or illusions that can be
chanced or rearranced mechanically or electronically without altering the face of the surface of the
sign; such as reader boards.
Sec. 30-864 Changeable copy.
Unless otherwise specified by this subdivision, a sign may use manual or automatic changeable copy
which may include animated signs with a size limit of 30 square feet, anything larger will require a
Conditional Use Permit.
Time and Temperature signs and fuel price signs are excluded on restrictions of time provided they
only thing advertised.
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