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<br /> <br />t4fbM. :-/~~~";~_w~. <br /> <br />J"c.- ~ · ,.....~'b~~'\'.MtUJ..;If\C.'. 1~.o~A~ <br /> <br />It REQUEST FOR COUNCIL ACTION DATE: 02-24-97 <br />,wl. (~:t)t.C1. tp WIn&: 11 c. . ITEM NO.: F-6 <br />ent Approval: eviewed: ,~ genda Section: <br />c:Sl- a- ~ Re orts <br />Appeal of City's interpretation of section 4.040 of the City's <br />zoning code relating to the prohibition of flashing signs and the <br />City's enforcement actions relating thereto." <br /> <br />"T\\.\~,' ~CA.()p'...a ()L ~~~~ ~~e*a~ .'-t'9&.k>,.~._O <br />Background: tw~. T\c..t'~ ~ ~~~ ~1u "r'~" ~~~t <br /> <br />· In August of 199f1mage Now applied for a:,signpermittoallow the renovation of , <br />the pylon signJocatedattheRosedale$quareishoppingcenter at1165 County <br />Road C. A part of thatrenovation included.theadditionof an electronic message <br />board on the top Of.'thesigninquestiOn..,'The permit was issued. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />· The City sign code in Section 1 009.03A2 indicatesthafflashing signs are <br />prohibited. It further states that "where the message or graphic content of a <br />sign can be changed by electronic or electronic means, -$uch message may <br />not change n10rethan oriceeVery 24 hours except messages displaying <br />timearidtem perature1'f <br /> <br />· A notation was made on the permit application indicating one message per 24 <br />hour'period: The applicant received a copy of the permit application with the <br />notation on it. <br /> <br />· After construction of the sign, the City staff noted that the electronic message <br />board ,Waspott>E3ingoperatediniciCcordancewiththe;ordinance in that there was <br />not a constahtm,E3ssageC)lJth~~sign whic.b';'pidnotchange more than once every <br />24 hours. Staff contacted the owners and informed them of the non-compliance <br />of the sign. <br /> <br />· The owners and the sign company have appealed staffs interpretation and <br />enforcement actions in this matter. The basis of the appeal is the following: <br />\ <br /> <br />1) The message doesnotchangemoreJhan once every 24 hours. <br />However, because of the limited number of characters that can be on <br />the screen at anyone time, the message has to roll or scroll to get the <br />whole message on. <br /> <br />2) Theowners;and sign compahywere not properly informed of the <br />brdinance>pr6vision'.? \~ ~~ . 'Olj)(... <br />h. "h 10 ... i '^ ~ · ~.. A.~.G.O .rlMe \ "'~~. <br />\M.~ .Jb""""c.cM ,. fIW..a.~ .w ~ \ ... <br />~~ 1>\~ - ~~cl- ~Ji.r <br /> <br />~b ~- Jo~ Mc.t~~ is c;~~&~ ~(){~/t;{I'P/~J ~ <br />, ~ ''r^" ~ ~ L,ftd · <br />~~ - "''4J -to J~~~'11:Ac.t ~ i 1ecAf. ~,.,~~ <br />