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Request for Action ToItem Number Planning Commission5.4 Agenda Section Meeting DatePrepared by Public HearingsJanuary 24, 2017BrieAnna Simon, Planner Item Description Reviewed by City of Elk River Zack Carlton, Planning Manager Ordinance amendment updating signage Reviewed by regulations, Case No. OA 17-01 Action Requested Recommend, by motion, approval of an amendments to the citys ordinance as it relates to signage. Background/Discussion Per City Council direction, staff reviewedthe scope and sign enforcement procedures described in the citys sign ordinance. The sign ordinance does not regulate content of signage, rather the size, location, and permitting requirements. However,this section of the code does not provide clear direction for wh exempt from sign regulations, along with the intent of this regulation. Staff reviewed this section of the code and proposes to update the scope of the sign ordinance to read as follows: Sec. 30-852. - Purpose, scope, and findings of subdivision. (b)Scope. It is not the purpose or intent of this Subdivision II to regula any sign; nor is it the purpose or intent of this subdivision to display not defined as a sign, or any sign which cannot be viewe Staff continues to uniformly enforce temporary signs throughout the city. Enforcement and compliance for temporary signs has been difficult to achieve at times due t ordinance. The ordinance currently requires staff to give a property owner 30 days to remove or correct a sign, temporary signs included, that is in violation of the city code or located within the righ-of-way. This notification timeframe often outlasts the permit timeframe of 30 days. Staff reviewed this section of the code to address how best to deal with repeat offenders and limit the amount of time a temporary sign can be located in the public right-of-way before the city corrects the issue. The notice of violation section is proposed to be updated, and read as follows: Sec. 30-856. - Notice of violation; order to repair or remove sign. In addition to the remedies authorized in section 30-576, the city may cause the following actions to be taken for violations of this Subdivision: (a)If a violation of this Subdivision is identified by city adminis a written order to either the owner of the sign or the owner of the property on whi issued. This order shall specify those sections of this Subdivis violation, and shall require that the violation be corrected in accordance with the timeframe described below: