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��i <br /> Ells l Request for Action <br /> liver <br /> To Item Number <br /> City Council 7.1 <br /> Agenda Section Meeting Date Prepared by <br /> Public Hearings August 19, 2013 Chris Leeseber ,Park Planner-Planner <br /> Item Description Reviewed by <br /> Appeal Request by Decklan Group/Granite Shores leremy Barnhart,Deputy Director, CODD <br /> Regarding Interpretation of Sign Regulations for Reviewed by <br /> Free-Standing Sign in Downtown District (633 Cal Portner, City Administrator <br /> Main St), Case No. V 13-04 <br /> Action Requested <br /> Staff recommends the City Council deny the appeal that would allow a new freestanding sign in the <br /> Downtown District (DD) based on Sections 30-860 and 30-872, for the following reasons: <br /> 1. Freestanding and monument signs are not listed as allowed signs in the Downtown District in <br /> Section 30-872. <br /> 2. Section 30-872 is the more specific ordinance and,pursuant to Section 30-860(e),prevails over <br /> the general regulations in Section 30-866. <br /> 3. There are no performance standards in Section 30-872 for free-standing or monument signs. <br /> Background/Discussion <br /> The Board of Adjustments (BOA) reviewed an appeal to staff s interpretation of the ordinance as it <br /> relates to signs in the Downtown District (DD). During the BOA July 9, 2013, meeting, the applicant <br /> provided information that the Board wanted to clarify with the city attorney so they postponed action. <br /> The city attorney's opinion on the ordinance,along with other information was presented to the BOA at <br /> their August 13,2013,meeting. The BOA denied the applicants appeal to staff interpretation; as a result, <br /> the appeal is automatically appealed to the City Council. <br /> As suggested by city staff and the city attorney, if a sign is simply a "good idea", then the Council should <br /> deny the appeal and direct staff to undergo an ordinance amendment to allow signs in the downtown <br /> district,with appropriate standards and criteria. <br /> To approve the appeal,the City Council must determine that the BOA,the city attorney, and city staff <br /> have erred in their interpretation of the ordinance as it pertains to freestanding signs in downtown. <br /> All of the supporting documents and reports supporting staffs recommendation are attached for your <br /> review. <br /> The applicant was notified of their opportunity to include information in the packet for the City Council <br /> to review. <br /> P U W F R 1 0 8 r <br /> �A UR <br />