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EGty1� ,.,�� Request for Action <br /> River <br /> To Item Number <br /> Mayor and City Council 7.2 <br /> Agenda Section Meeting Date Prepared by <br /> Public Hearings July 3, 2017 Chris Leeseberg, Senior Planner <br /> Item Description Reviewed by <br /> Ordinance Amendment: Downtown Signage Zack Carlton,Planning Manager <br /> Reviewed by <br /> Cal Portner, City Administrator <br /> Action Requested <br /> Adopt,by motion, an ordinance amending Section 30-873 of the city code to permit wall signs above the <br /> stringcourse of the building. <br /> Background/Discussion <br /> City ordinances currently prohibit the placement of wall signs above the stringcourse of buildings within <br /> the downtown zoning district. The standard was intended to place signage in the downtown at a <br /> pedestrian scale,readable on the street level rather than the nearby highway. <br /> During the work session on May 15, 2017, the City Council discussed the possibility of amending the sign <br /> ordinance to permit wall signs in the downtown district above the stringcourse. Staff and Council <br /> reviewed amendment options, and Council directed staff to amend the ordinance to permit signage above <br /> the stringcourse in the downtown zoning district. <br /> The Planning Commission reviewed the proposed amendment during their regular meeting on May 23, <br /> 2017, and directed staff to take an ordinance amendment to the City Council amending the sign <br /> ordinance, and permitting signage above the stringcourse in the downtown district. <br /> The Heritage Preservation Commission reviewed the amendment on May 25, 2017, as it relates to the <br /> character of the downtown area. The commission was comfortable with signage above the stringcourse of <br /> the buildings, but some members expressed concerns with digital changeable copy signs. <br /> Staff recommends amending the ordinance to remove the language prohibiting signage above the <br /> stringcourse. Digital changeable copy signs up to 30 square feet will be permitted according to the size <br /> Emits described in the ordinance,but larger digital signs require a Conditional Use Permit. This is <br /> consistent with how digital signs are treated elsewhere in the ordinance. <br /> Attachments <br /> ■ Zoning Area Exhibit <br /> ■ Ordinance <br /> POWERED 6T <br /> AR <br />