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<br />Case File: OA 06-06 <br />Page 3 <br /> <br />each permit and verify the sign is taken down to refund the applicant's deposit. Staff proposed that <br />there not be a limit on the number of permits, just the duration of the temporary sign located on a <br />property. Staff also question if a "quarter of a year" is too long a duration for such temporary signs. <br />Staff would recommend that it be limited to 30 days. <br /> <br />After the workshop meeting, staff had a more theoretical question and that is, if these signs are <br />generally seen as a negative image within the City, why is it acceptable to have these "temporary" <br />signs on a property for a quarter of the year? The ordinance goes to great lengths to regulate how, <br />where and what size permanent signs can be. Temporary signs are more or less arbitrarily placed on <br />a property without regard to their context. If they are a negative image, why not prohibit them? <br /> <br />Definitions <br /> <br />Staff is recommending that the language for portable signs and temporary signs be changed as not to <br />indicate what they are made of nor give an example of what one might be. Also, staff is <br />recommending that the definitions for both be the same. <br /> <br />Planninz Commission Action <br /> <br />The Planning Commission confirmed their recommendation of allowing temporary signs for 90 days <br />in a calendar year per property. They did discuss putting a limit on how long a single permit could <br />be issued for at one time and recommended that it be for 30 days. The requirement that the signs <br />be placed on an approved surface was agreed to be an easy way to communicate to the public where <br />signs can be located as well as for enforcement. (See Exhibit 2) <br /> <br />They recommended approval of the definitions. (See Exhibit 1) <br /> <br />Recommendation <br /> <br />The Planning Commission is recommending the City Council approve the revised definitions with <br />the following condition: <br /> <br />1. Definitions shall be as stated in Exhibit 1. <br /> <br />The Planning Commission is recommending the City Council approve the ordinance amendment <br />with the following condition: <br /> <br />1. Ordinance shall be as indicated in Exhibit 2. <br /> <br />S:\pLANNING\Case Files\2006\OA \OA 06-06 Signs\OA 06-06_CC-2.doc <br />