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EGty1� ,.,�� Request for Action River To Item Number Mayor and City Council 7.4 Agenda Section Meeting Date Prepared by Public Hearin s February 21, 2017 BrieAnna Simon, Planner Item Description Reviewed by Ordinance Amending the City's Sign Code as it Zack Carlton,Planning Manager Relates to Permitted Signage and Enforcement, City Reviewed by of Elk River Cal Fortner, City Administrator Action Requested Adopt,by motion, an amendment to city ordinance relating to permitted signage and sign regulation enforcement. Background/Discussion Case No. OA 17-01 Per City Council direction, staff reviewed the scope and sign enforcement procedures described in the city's 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 what signs will be 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. Itis not the purpose or intent of this Subdivision II to regulate the message displayed on any sign; nor is it the purpose or intent of this subdivision to regulate any building design, or any display not defined as a sign, or any sign which cannot be viewed from outside of a building. Enforcement Staff continues to uniformly enforce temporary signs throughout the city. Enforcement and compliance for temporary signs has been difficult to achieve at times due to the enforcement language in the 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 right-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: POWERED 6T AR