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Page 2 of 3 The City Council consensus and direction given during the meeting was to proceed with the above amendments as outlined. Sign Code The City Council has asked for the Economic Development Commission to consider the current sign code to ensure the standards are consistent with current technology and community needs. The sign code applies to both permanent and temporary signs though the initial conversation will focus on permanent signs with temporary signs being addressed later. The recommendations of the EDC will be shared with the City Council at a future work session in order to seek further direction on the proposed revisions. Upon direction of the City Council to proceed with the amendments, a draft ordinance would be brought to the Planning Commission for review and to hold a public hearing and then to the City Council for final approval and adoption. The City’s sign code (Attachment A) outlines the process for the issuance of sign permits, which are required for commercial message signs. The sign code includes sections that establish the intent of the regulations and processes, describe how the regulations shall be applied in the City, and define the relevant terms that appear in the regulations. The code identifies signs that are prohibited and the regulations for the different types of signs and City sign districts as well as the processes sign permit applicants can take to seek flexibility from the sign code. In Section 1240.01, nine sign districts are adopted for the purpose of regulating signs. District 1 – All residential properties zoning R-1 or R-2 District 2 – All non-residential uses in the R-1 through R-4 zoning districts District 3 – All residential properties zoned R-3 and R-4 District 4 – All properties fronting on County Road E east of Highway 51 except for those properties with frontage on Lexington Avenue. District 5 – All properties fronting on Lexington Avenue South of Interstate 694. District 6 – All properties zoned for commercial or industrial use fronting on Lexington Avenue north of Interstate 694, properties along Highway 96, and properties located in the B-1 zoning district. District 7 – All properties in the I-Flex, Gateway Business, or other commercial or industrial district without frontage on a roadway designated above. District 8 – All properties zoned Neighborhood Business. District 9 – The parts of the TCAAP area not fronting on Highway 96. Section 1240.02 includes Table 1: Sign Standards by Sign District (Attachment B). Standards are established for each district by sign type i.e. wall, freestanding, graphic, window and auxiliary signs. The sign standard information is organized in a table format, making it possible to compare across sign types and sign districts. Provisions that are unique to a particular sign type or district are also stated in the same section. Table 1 provides the permitted total sign copy area, subtype, maximum height, and lighting for the various sign types by sign district. Total sign copy area is established as a fixed number of square feet for each sign type and district. Subtypes are described for freestanding signs and include monument and pole. Temporary off-premise sign is also listed though this subtype will be addressed in the temporary sign conversation. Maximum height is also a set number of feet. Lighting standards include external, internal, and backlit.