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Request for Action ver To Item Number Planning Commission 4.1 Agenda Section Fimune eeting Date Prepared by Public Hearings 27, 2017 Chris Leeseber , Senior Planner Item Description Reviewed by Granite Shores — 633 Main Street NW Zack Carlton, Planning Manager ■ Conditional Use Permit for digital changeable Reviewed by copy sign — Case No. CU 17 -13 Action Requested Approve, by motion, the Conditional Use Permit (CUP) with the following conditions: 1. The authorized use shall not begin until the CUP is recorded. 2. If the proposed work described in the application and CUP has not been substantially completed within two years after the CUP's date of issuance, the permit shall expire and become void. 3. If the authorized use ceases for more than six months, the CUP shall expire. 4. The applicant must apply for and receive approval for all required permits before any construction may begin. The changeable copy sign shall not exceed 80 square feet in size. The signs shall be compliant with the standards set forth in Sec. 30 -864 (e). Advertising messages shall only relate to business conducted on the property (633 Main Street) and nonprofit or charitable organizations as defined by Internal Revenue Code section 501(C) (3). All messages must remain static for a period of no less than five minutes, and no flashing or scrolling is permitted. Background/ Discussion The property is zoned Downtown District (DD) where changeable copy signs larger than 30- square feet require a CUP. The applicant is seeking a CUP to install a 79 square foot changeable copy sign. The sign will be placed on the east elevation between the second and third floor windows. The DD district allows one square foot of wall sign per one linear foot of unit width and shall not project out more than eight inches. At the May 23, 2017, Planning Commission meeting, the commission directed staff to take an ordnance amendment to the city council. The city council, on July 3, 2017, will act on an ordinance amendment to allow signage above the stringcourse in the DD. After acting on that item, they will review and act on this application on July 17, 2017. Heritage Preservation Commission The Heritage Preservation Commission reviewed the proposed ordinance amendment allowing signs above the stringcourse during their May 25, 2017, meeting and expressed support for signage above the stringcourse but they were opposed to any changeable copy signs (specifically digital signs) being allowed p 0 W I R 1 0 B Y I Is lWREE