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21 4.0 BACKGROUND 22 4.1 The shopping center property where the temporary apartment leasing sign would be 23 erected is located in Planning District 3, has a zoning designation of Shopping Center 24 (SC) District and a Comprehensive Plan designation of Business (B). 25 4.2 Such freestanding apartment leasing signs are allowed on the apartment property without z6 a permit if they are limited to 35 square feet in area and 8 feet in height. The proposed 2� sign, which is about 32 square feet in area and can be limited to a overall height of 8 feet, 2� would not require any City approvals but for the fact that is not to be located on the 2y Centennial Gardens property. 30 4.3 31 32 33 34 35 36 3� 5.0 3s 5.1 39 Section 1009.02A5 (Sign Regulations) of the City Code contains this definition: "Billboard: A sign that is erected and used for the purpose ... of selling goods/services other than those offered on the premises." While the proposed apartment leasing sign would look nothing like a typical billboard, its off-site location is consistent with the City Code's broad definition of a"billboard", which is prohibited by § 1009.02C (Prohibited Signs); therefore, the proposed sign can only be accommodated with the requested INTERIM USE PERMIT (IUP�. INTERIM USE PERMIT APPLICATIONS Section 1012.09 (Interim Uses) of the City Code establishes the regulations pertaining to INTERIM USE PERMITS. ao a. Section 1012.09A states: The Ciry Council may authorize an interim use of property. 41 Interim uses may not be consistent with the land uses designated on the adopted Land 42 Use Plan. They may also fail to meet all of the zoning standards established for the 43 district within which it is located. 44 b. Section 1012.09B states: The City Council may attach conditions to Interim Use 45 Permits. In reviewing Interim use Permit applications, the City will establish a specific 46 date or event that will terminate the use on the property. The Council will also a� determine that the approval of the interim use would not result in adverse effects on 4� the public health, safery, and general welfare, and that it will not impose additional 4� costs on the public if it is necessary for the public to take the property in the future. 50 C.O STAFF COMMENTS 5� 6.1 The IUP request is prompted by the fact that the Centennial Gardens apartment complex 52 has been subject to significant vacancies related to ongoing renovations. The applicant 53 believes that full (or nearly full) occupancy can be achieved by installing a sign in the 54 proposed location during the next several months, which are the most active apartment- 55 seeking months. 56 6.2 The application indicates that Centennial Gardens would be willing to remove an s7 approved sign by the end of October 2008 (about 5 months after installation). Planning 5� Division staff believes that allowing the sign to be in place through the end of December 59 2008 (about 7 months after installation) would neither have a greater impact nor 6o complicate the enforcement of the IUP compared to the proposed 5-month duration, and 6� the applicant would be appreciative of the extra time to be sure that the apartment 62 occupancy goals can be achieved. PF08-013 RCA 0501908 Page 2 of 4 � �