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<br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />standing ordinances do not share a common numbering system with the Zoning <br />Ordinance or the City Code. <br /> <br />Additionally, the sign districts do not match up with the zoning districts, which can create <br />some confusion. Many of the sign districts cross multiple zoning districts. Having the <br />two sets of regnlations as rclated but separate documents will help make understanding <br />the distinction between the sign and zoning regulations easier for citizens and Staff <br /> <br />It should be noted that if the sign regnlations are in the City Code and not in a section of <br />the Zoning Ordinance, State Statutes would not automatically require the City to hold a <br />public hearing to adopt or make changes to the new Sign Code. The Planning <br />Commission discussed this proposed change, and their consensus was that a public <br />hearing should still be required for changes to the sign regulations. <br /> <br />If the Planning Commission and City Council feel that it is important to retain the public <br />hearing process in the Sign Code, a provision can be added that requires a public hearing <br />to be hcld before any changes are made to the sign regulations. It is not necessary to <br />keep the sign regulations in the Zoning Ordinance to hold a public hearing. A provision <br />for public hearings has been drafted and is included as an attachment to this rcport. <br /> <br />Temporary OJFPremise Signs <br /> <br />Under the old Sign Ordinance, off-premise signs were not permitted. An off-premise <br />sign refers to any sign placed in the public right-of-way or on another person's property <br />(evcn with their pcrmission). A typical off-premise sign is a for-sale, for-rent, garage <br />sale, or open house sign. While the old Sign Ordinance did exempt these types of signs <br />from the permitting process, they were still not permitted to be located off-site. A number <br />of citizens have indicated a desire to be able to place off-premise signs in the public right- <br />of-way and on private property. <br /> <br />At the Planning Commission meeting, three options for temporary off-premise signs were <br />discussed. Two of the options would have permitted off-premise signs only on private <br />property under certain conditions. The third option included provisions for off-premise <br />signs on public and private property. <br /> <br />Based on the discussion at the Planning Commission meeting, Section 1400.18 <br />Temporary Off-premise Signs was added to the proposed sign regulations. This proposal <br />would permit off-premise signs in the public right-of-way and on private property, There <br />are, however, a few remaining issues that need to be addressed: <br />. How many off-premise signs should he permitted for each residential property? <br />. Should off-premise signs be permitted only in residential areas? <br />. How long should off-premise signs be allowed to be posted? <br /> <br />\\Metro-tllct.us\1-rdenhiJls\Planning\Planning Cases\2006\06-014 Sign Code (PENDING)\062006 - CC report - sign ordinance.doc <br /> <br />Page 3 of 5 <br />