ACTION REQUESTED:
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Communication from the City Manager and Director of Community Development with a Recommendation from the Planning and Zoning Commission and Staff to ADOPT an ORDINANCE Amending APPENDIX A, the Unified Development Code, Relating to OFF-PREMISE SIGNS.
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BACKGROUND: The current off-premise sign regulations have been in place since 2001 and include permitted and special use signs, a replacement schedule specific to each Council District, and separation requirements from residential properties and other signs.
Staff has reviewed these regulations in order to simplify and provide flexibility for locations without increasing the number of signs. The proposed amendment will:
1) Allow off-premise signs up to 300 sq ft in size as permitted uses in commercial and industrial zoning districts.
2) Allow off-premise signs up 700 sq ft in size as permitted uses in C-2 (Large Scale Commercial) and industrial zoning districts.
3) Replace the Council District replacement schedule with a city-wide cap.
4) Measure the separation requirements radially for residential properties and on a continuous frontage for other signs.
5) Require a major variance for any waiver of these regulations.
The Planning & Zoning Commission found that the request met the Findings of Fact and voted 4 to 0 to approve the text amendment.
See the attached Planning & Zoning Commission case packet and meeting minutes for detailed information.
FINANCIAL IMPACT: N/A
NEIGHBORHOOD CONCERNS (at the Planning & Zoning Commission Meeting): None
IMPACT IF APPROVED: Off-premise sign regulations will be amended as described above.
IMPACT IF DENIED: Off-premise sign regulations will not be amended and the current regulations will remain.
ALTERNATIVES: N/A
EEO CERTIFICATION NUMBER: N/A
WHICH OF THE GOALS IDENTIFIED IN THE COUNCIL'S 2017 - 2032 STRATEGIC PLAN DOES THIS RECOMMENDATION ADVANCE?
1. Not applicable.
WHICH CRITICAL SUCCESS FACTOR(S) FROM THE COMPREHENSIV...
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