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Department Approval ?f"7Aw" ,4*., Rls�kspvlffi� REQUEST FOR COUNCIL ACTION Date: 05/19/08 Item No.: 7.d City Manager Approval It2111 D2SCT'1pt1011: CONSIDERATION OF AN AMENDMENT TO CHAPTER 1009, SIGN REGULATIONS pertaining to signs which are affixed to City owned light poles (PROJO013) 1.0 BACKGROUND: 1.1 The Roseville Visitor's Association met with City representatives seeking allowance to place welcome /event signs on City owned light poles. The Public works Director discussed the request with the Planning Division and it was concluded that staff would discuss this interest with the Council. 1.2 The City Council and City Attorney concluded that a text amendment to the Sign Regulations chapter of the City Code was necessary to support such a use. 1.3 Public works Department and Planning Division representatives worked with the City Attorney on the language amendment. 2.0 PROPOSAL: a. Chapter 1009, Sign Regulations, does not support the sign sought by the Visitor's Association. Thus the following language was created to be placed within Section 1009.03(8) creating a number 14. Signs which are affixed to City -owned light poles or standards which contain information advertising the City itself or City events, provided the signs have been approved by the City Council and City Public works Director or the Director's designee. 3.0 STAFF RECOMMENDATION: 3.1 The City Planner recommends that the Planning Commission recommend approval of the proposed text amendment as submitted by the City Attorney. 5.0 PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION: 5.1 on May 7, 2008, the Roseville Planning Commission held the duly note public hearing regarding the Sign Regulations text amendment, at which meeting the City Planner sought a modification broadening items within the right -of -way that could have signs approved on them. Page 1 of 2